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Centerstream said:
How many points did our PG score tonight? Asking for a friend.
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Set shot 3’s no doubt they helped but she does not punish the D by attacking and kicking. She is a game manager and a good one but on a team that does not have one kid that can beat someone off dribble is a problem. This UCONN team is athletically challenged.
 
maple said:
At least Iowa is losing to the 7th ranked team in the nation. We got outplayed on every level by a team that probably wouldn't even win the WNIT.
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And, if you think being a ranked team and getting beat 96-68 is better then have at it. My point stands, the team lost but the season is not over.
 
Geno in the post game saying this might be the worst team at getting a 3pt play the old fashioned way. Struggle to drive to the basket and get to the line. Is it the lack of practice? Just a lack of toughness? Fear of getting a charging call? All three? (Probably.)
 
We still have 2 more conference games and a possible but now from the looks of the team, daunting 3 games in 3 days left to go. At this point, whatever happens during that span, we are still in the NCAAT. Looking forward, the week and a half sabbatical between the BET and the start of the NCAAT will be important and I hope beneficial to the team. It will give them ample time to reflect, refocus, re-evaluate themselves, and refresh and recharge mentally, physically, emotionally, spiritually whatever the case may be.
 
SARG 2011 said:
And, if you think being a ranked team and getting beat 96-68 is better then have at it. My point stands, the team lost but the season is not over.
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The season's not over, but I would rather see us lose to a team who has been considered our "equal" or better this season. A loss is a loss but some losses look worse than others.
 
maple said:
Geno in the post game saying this might be the worst team at getting a 3pt play the old fashioned way. Struggle to drive to the basket and get to the line. Is it the lack of practice? Just a lack of toughness? Fear of getting a charging call? All three? (Probably.)
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None of the above sadly it’s lack of quickness.
 
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CONNCAN said:
How much was tonight's outcome on the Players getting outplayed or Geno getting out-coached?
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This team scored a lot when they were able to run. If not, this 4 high offense is not working when teams pack it in and we cannot shoot.
Nika not much of a threat and I know we all love Nika - but she is a different player when she is not going 100mph. That is where we miss Paige. Better shooter - passer and can drive to the hoop. Defense cannot play off her.
Aubrey lost her confidence to score
CD is hurt.
Teams hold and put their best defender on Lou. so
Dorka is playing guard more than the post.
AE is not effective when their is no room to drive
Ayanna may never recovery from this year
CD had a one good game pre concussion but was mostly struggling and we often were wondering if the surgeries took a toll.
Potential legends have been hurt more than they have been able to play.
I have been thinking how lucky we were to have a Stewie who did not miss many games in 4 years.
Geno’s partner CD has better rotations when she coached this year and the team seemed to relax and flow better -
I do believe this team has one more run in them but it will need a break through.
 
geno trying to motivate his exhausted team with that comment. let St. johns celebrate their well deserved win. We will be BACK.
 
topogigio said:
I say it's time to get off the "mentally and physically tired" train (me included) The team was just plain awful tonight! What is so difficult about boxing out, and going after a rebound (maybe following up a shot once), really going after a loose ball., or playing good defense, St. John players were on the floor, scrapping for the ball, and the Huskies were bending over at the hip, reaching for the ball to come to them.
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topogigio said:
Offense is slow, and too much standing around.
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That particular problem— very un-Uconn-- has been true since injuries have decimated the team.
 
SJF said:
Not having a PG that can breakdown a defender and get to the bucket is the biggest problem on offense.
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Right……all the missed bunnies were caused by the lack of penetration…..unreal. The fact is Uconn had an acceptable amount of TOs, shot pretty well from 3 but were 14 for 41 on 2 point attempts, many of them from very close in. And that poor % was aided a bit by the two pretty much uncontested layups Uconn got in the last 30 seconds.
 
bantamlaker said:
Many posts mentioning mental fatigue, pressure, lack of joy, etc. I assume there is a good sports psychologist affiliated with the team. Geno needs to make use of him or her now.
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For him, or the players?
 
This team is exhausted. The play is lethargic missing several lay ups and playing soft undisciplined defense. They showed against SC and Villanova what they can do, now it is up to the coach to make sure he rests them enough to finish the season strong. It is telling when his team is playing like they did tonight and he still didn't put his bench in so his starters could watch a little ball and get their focus.

Geno is funny to me. Most of the time he is a genius and at others he completely ignores what he sees on the floor. This team is capable of beating any team in the country but they will only do it if they get meaningful contributions from players that aren't playing right now. The hourglass is getting low so it will be interesting to see where they go from here.
 
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I recall Geno saying that the team hasn't had a chance to get better due to (injuries) lack of practice time. Geno will prepare them best he can but seems this team may need both help and luck to get back to the final four.
 
I mentioned this in the chat but I think it bears repeating. It's not just the lack of scoring on the first shots. SC isn't great with scoring on their first shot, but they rebound well and consistently get 2nd, 3rd, 4th chances. Or at least draw a foul. And they are good with defensive boards as well as offensive. If we could rebound better then it would make up for a lot of other deficiencies.

But like Geno said in postgame, you are what you are at this point. Sometimes they have brilliant rebounding games. Most of the time ... not. Like everything else about this season, the lack of consistency kills them.
 
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Dillon77 said:
Nika scored 13 points on 4-8 shooting from the floor and 3-4 from the line. She also had 4 rebounds, but only 3 assists, which is way below her average.
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But only beat her defender one time and got to the bucket but she missed the layup.Lou needs 1-2-3 screens to get open I am a Nika fan but her lack of penetration game is a detriment
 
Geno seems to really be calling out his team in his presser, instead of the toughest team that he called them earlier in the season, with not much mention of being tired, physically or mentally. He said today's game is more physical than Creighton and Villanova game and the players just did not respond. I did not think today's game is anywhere near as physical as the other two. That presser certainly has a very different feel but he did give a lot of credit to St John's. Can't wait to hear what Nika has to say next if they will carry it.
 
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pvdoggy said:
Geno seems to really be calling out his team in his presser, instead of the toughest team that he called them earlier in the season, with not much mention of being tired, physically or mentally. He said today's game is more physical than Creighton and Villanova game and the players just did not respond. I did not think today's game is anywhere near as physical as the other two. That presser certainly has a very different feel but he did give a lot of credit to St John's. Can't wait to hear what Nika has to say next if they will carry it.
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topogigio said:
I say it's time to get off the "mentally and physically tired" train (me included) The team was just plain awful tonight! What is so difficult about boxing out, and going after a rebound (maybe following up a shot once), really going after a loose ball., or playing good defense, St. John players were on the floor, scrapping for the ball, and the Huskies were bending over at the hip, reaching for the ball to come to them. Offense is slow, and too much standing around. I have to stop before I get carried away!
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Agreed. Coach CD knows how to give the Bench confidence and rotate them in and out.
We have 9 scholarship players and do not want to hear we are tired anymore. We think we have 5 and do not practice and it shows -
The 4 high offense is not as effective when teams crowd the middle.
We need to adapt -
 
Dillon77 said:
Nika scored 13 points on 4-8 shooting from the floor and 3-4 from the line. She also had 4 rebounds, but only 3 assists, which is way below her average.
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Sorry, I know her stats, I was being sarcastic in my reply and forgot to use an emoji.
 
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