Syracuse Postgame Thread

[UConnCat]

 

[jaydee602]

Why did Beth Mowins keeps saying next week's games? There are games this week on Saturday and Sunday. Next week is the Elite Eight and the Final Four.

Mowins had a choice of doing play- by- play or giving erroneous information. She chose the latter!

 

[UConnCat]

 

[ScottCT]

Really impressed with Olivia lately. Big kudos to her.

 

[lebronfan23]

If Maryland can blowout Iowa twice I’m 100% sure UConn will do it worse because UConn actually plays defense. I expect an easy against Iowa and Clark to be shut down.

 

[UcMiami]

I checked, and unless I overlooked something, this is by far the biggest margin of loss for Syracuse all year. Louisville beat Syracuse twice by 13-point margins. NC State appears to have played Syracuse only once, at Syracuse, and beat the Orange by only 7 points. Syracuse's worst defeat before tonight was to North Carolina, on the road, by 24 points; later, at home, Syracuse won by 12. So the margin is truly impressive, especially considering that Stanford won its game tonight by only 12 or so.

It should be noted that the margin of victory in tonight's game exceeded either the Championship game in 2016 (with Stewie and company) or the 2017 victory in the same round of the NCAA tournament at Storrs. I re-watched the 2017 game last night and it looked like a complete beatdown, despite Syracuse having good players like Brittany Sykes and Alexis Peterson in that game. But tonight was an even bigger margin. (Of course, I don't think this year's Orange team is as good as its 2017 team.)

I was also REALLY impressed by how well the UConn offense ripped apart the Syracuse zone defense once they got the hang of it in the third quarter. Every point UConn scored in that quarter was in the paint, according to the announcers. Considering that Syracuse has played that zone all year against what should have been good ACC competition, whereas UConn was facing it for the first time in this game, that was and is a serious accomplishment.

It was the coaching.
(at least that is CD's story and she is keeping to it!)

I was actually tracking both games by box score, and Stanford and Uconn were tracking almost identically - slow first quarter and then a dominant second and leading by 15 at the half, and then a short spurt to take it to a 20 point lead at the beginning of the second half. At that moment, the games changed dramatically as Uconn continued a gradual expansion of the lead, whole OkSt suddenly woke up and started to score, and gradually cut into the lead - never got below 10 in the third, and only once did it drop to 9 in the fourth so Stanford was really sweating.

 

[Childhood]

It was the coaching.
(at least that is CD's story and she is keeping to it!)

I was actually tracking both games by box score, and Stanford and Uconn were tracking almost identically - slow first quarter and then a dominant second and leading by 15 at the half, and then a short spurt to take it to a 20 point lead at the beginning of the second half. At that moment, the games changed dramatically as Uconn continued a gradual expansion of the lead, whole OkSt suddenly woke up and started to score, and gradually cut into the lead - never got below 10 in the third, and only once did it drop to 9 in the fourth so Stanford was really sweating.

exactly the same here. How funny the scores are really similar until the 3rd Q.

 

[cbraarj]

Great game but the one thing I would have liked to see them do was attack the basket after breaking the press.

 

[paulied]

I think ONO has finally grown into herself. She finally has learned how to play in big games. Great game by everyone. Syracuse is a legit team not like the Big East. They gave them their worst loss in a long time. Time for Iowa, then maybe the 2nd best team in the country Baylor. Each game gets harder but that's the way its supposed to be. We'll learn alot about this team the next game.

 

[mhshuskies]

If Maryland can blowout Iowa twice I’m 100% sure UConn will do it worse because UConn actually plays defense. I expect an easy against Iowa and Clark to be shut down.

UCONN should dominate in the paint, start one player taller than 6’ and the other taller players are only used sparingly.

 

[j66kicker]

It should be noted that the margin of victory in tonight's game exceeded either the Championship game in 2016 (with Stewie and company) or the 2017 victory in the same round of the NCAA tournament at Storrs. I re-watched the 2017 game last night and it looked like a complete beatdown, despite Syracuse having good players like Brittany Sykes and Alexis Peterson in that game. But tonight was an even bigger margin. (Of course, I don't think this year's Orange team is as good as its 2017 team.)

I was also REALLY impressed by how well the UConn offense ripped apart the Syracuse zone defense once they got the hang of it in the third quarter. Every point UConn scored in that quarter was in the paint, according to the announcers. Considering that Syracuse has played that zone all year against what should have been good ACC competition, whereas UConn was facing it for the first time in this game, that was and is a serious accomplishment.

Tonight was another well-deserved beatdown for Q ? ?

 

[eebmg]

Liv was outstanding. She had confidence on her little 10' shots and she was great boxing out. Really kept Cardoso on her back.

 

[Childhood]

I checked, and unless I overlooked something, this is by far the biggest margin of loss for Syracuse all year. Louisville beat Syracuse twice by 13-point margins. NC State appears to have played Syracuse only once, at Syracuse, and beat the Orange by only 7 points. Syracuse's worst defeat before tonight was to North Carolina, on the road, by 24 points; later, at home, Syracuse won by 12. So the margin is truly impressive, especially considering that Stanford won its game tonight by only 12 or so.

It should be noted that the margin of victory in tonight's game exceeded either the Championship game in 2016 (with Stewie and company) or the 2017 victory in the same round of the NCAA tournament at Storrs. I re-watched the 2017 game last night and it looked like a complete beatdown, despite Syracuse having good players like Brittany Sykes and Alexis Peterson in that game. But tonight was an even bigger margin. (Of course, I don't think this year's Orange team is as good as its 2017 team.)

I was also REALLY impressed by how well the UConn offense ripped apart the Syracuse zone defense once they got the hang of it in the third quarter. Every point UConn scored in that quarter was in the paint, according to the announcers. Considering that Syracuse has played that zone all year against what should have been good ACC competition, whereas UConn was facing it for the first time in this game, that was and is a serious accomplishment.

Our defense is very good. I wonder if UConn is the better defensive team or it is Baylor.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

 

[eebmg]

CD Postgame Presser

 

[eebmg]

Liv Postgame presser

 

[eebmg]

Aaliyah / Paige Postgame presser

 

[Boreifs]

Syracuse was a one trick pony. Once UCONN broke the zone & exploited their weak inside defense, Syracuse had no answer. Their coach never changed defenses or tried to adjust their zone.

His coaching Philosophy is to make opponents adjust. Not a winning formula.

 

[Carnac]

I don’t think CW had to shoot that long 3 that she banked in. I think the shot clock reset to 20.

But you know what? When those kind of shots go in, you smile because you know it’s your day.

 

[BostonBay]

the game changed when Aubrey entered the game in the 2nd quarter. Pressured the perimeter, forced turnovers into layups, and cut the passing lanes. built a comfortable lead at halftime.

Paige was Paige - in complete control. She is the Floor General out there!

 

[PacoSwede]

...I wonder if UConn is the better defensive team or it is Baylor.

i don't. UConn is better, esp. when everyone (as in Nika) is healthy and refs keep outta the way.
you shall see!

 

[FridaFriend]

Renee Montgomery mentioned that she encountered several teams around town and had time to harass the Oregon team.

Always good to see and hear Renee.

 

[BostonBay]

AE continues to impress. She was all over the court & not afraid to shoot. More importantly, she has cut down on the number of mistakes she made at the beginning of the season. I would say she is a Top 5 "Big" in the country right now, even as a freshman.

She adds another dimension that UConn hasnt had the past few years - 2 Bigs that can match up against Baylor, SC & Stanford's size & physical play.

 

[eebmg]

His coaching Philosophy is to make opponents adjust. Not a winning formula.

You think after what we did to the Syracuse zone in 2016, he might reconsider.