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Baskets in the Paint Final
UConn 29(10-6-8-5)
Temple 13 (0-3-6-4)
 
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Geno: "Overall, we played a phenomenal game against a good team."

The first half results were not sustainable. Like others, I didn't care for our poor second half, especially on defense, but Temple never cut the lead to less than 27. The game as a whole wasn't bad.
 
ericsandiego said:
1st half... A+
2nd half... D+

Say what you will about how hard Temple played, but we lost the 2nd half by 6. That's an entire 20 minutes of basketball. Believe me I realize we were up big time at the half, but just like Geno was not happy with how we played in the first half last game, he should be very displeased with our entire 2nd half tonight. It's good that we haven't peaked yet, that's for sure! ;)
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But he didn't seem to be. he just shrugged his shoulders, and we should. UConn scored the same each half; just that Temple's offense starting making shots they were missing the first half. This is a combination of Temple getting hot (reversion to the mean) and UConn coasting a bit. Hard to be upset about that.
 
Are you kidding me?! Temple out rebounded UConn 42-30!! And Temple pulled down 26 offensive rebounds! Wow! And 11 3's for Temple?

What the heck was going on in that second half? Did Temple figure something out about UConn's defense?
 
Temple made 11 treys; we made only 4. That's a 21-point differential.
 
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I liked Gabby's new hook shot...
A new weapon for her arsenal.
 
Fairfield Fan said:
Are you kidding me?! Temple out rebounded UConn 42-30!! And Temple pulled down 26 offensive rebounds! Wow! And 11 3's for Temple?

What the heck was going on in that second half? Did Temple figure something out about UConn's defense?
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They maintained the intensity better than we did. Plus, they got hot, after being cold in the first half.
 
Ozimoto said:
SC does not have the quickness that Temple has and they don't move the ball as well as Temple was moving the ball in the second half. The sky is not falling.
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Agreed. SC's offense can be constipated at times.
 
Fairfield Fan said:
Are you kidding me?! Temple out rebounded UConn 42-30!! And Temple pulled down 26 offensive rebounds! Wow! And 11 3's for Temple?

What the heck was going on in that second half? Did Temple figure something out about UConn's defense?
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Temple must have won. they got more rebounds.....Isn't that how the game is played? the team with the highest number of rebounds wins?

In the immortal words of Aaron Rodgers: everyone R.E.L.A.X.
 
mntncougar said:
You mean end like this. But it's very true. 51 pts for temple in the half and the last game they played they scored 51 total
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Didn't say it was warranted. But watching the 2nd half Gray is going to be an issue. But once again, watching SC, I ain't sceerd. Not one bit.
 
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MilfordHusky said:
They maintained the intensity better than we did. Plus, they got hot, after being cold in the first half.
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AND we were playing a former coach of Geno's. We are notorious for taking the foot off the pedal in the second half of games against former coaches. Jen, Tonya, Jamelle anybody else?
 
MilfordHusky said:
They maintained the intensity better than we did. Plus, they got hot, after being cold in the first half.
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But UConn just never permits the other team to "get hot" for an entire half. The team adjusts and shuts them down. This never happens. I wonder whether this is a multi-year record of points scored against UConn in a half.

Temple had a 12-game winning streak before South Florida, which it lost by 4 points. And now this strong performance against UConn. I think this Temple team is getting much better.

I might pick this team for an upset or two. Don't be surprised to see them in the Sweet Sixteen.
 
JordyG said:
Didn't say it was warranted. But watching the 2nd half Gray is going to be an issue. But once again, watching SC, I ain't sceerd. Not one bit.
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SC is never scared. The problem is their offense is pretty anemic and inconsistent except for Wilson.
 
Ozimoto said:
SC does not have the quickness that Temple has and they don't move the ball as well as Temple was moving the ball in the second half. The sky is not falling.
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And Geno doesn't like Dawn as much as he likes Tonya.
 
Fairfield Fan said:
But UConn just never permits the other team to "get hot" for an entire half. The team adjusts and shuts them down. This never happens. I wonder whether this is a multi-year record of points scored against UConn in a half.

Temple had a 12-game winning streak before South Florida, which it lost by 4 points. And now this strong performance against UConn. I think this Temple team is getting much better.

I might pick this team for an upset or two. Don't be surprised to see them in the Sweet Sixteen.
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This isn't unprecedented. I remember Dayton shot well from three and was quite competitive in the NCAA tournament a couple of years ago. Yes, Temple scored a lot of points in the second half.

I'm sure the defensive issues will be addressed moving forward. Temple has quickness and they run a coherent offense so I agree with you that they should make some noise in the tournament, especially if they can put two good halves together.
 
I don't think we should discount the return of Crystal in helping that 2nd half burst by Temple. For all the good progress she's made running the offense her defense still lags behind. It seemed like a few of those open threes may have been at her expense. Plus (Despite practice) she may need a game or two to shake off the rust. Also throw in Molly and Kyla for a few minutes and it doesn't shock me the defense slacked off in the 2nd half. And again Temple loosened up because they were getting blown out. It's easier to shoot when the stakes are no longer as high. Geno doesn't sound too bummed out talking at his PC right now.
 
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Ozimoto said:
This isn't unprecedented. I remember Dayton shot well from three and was quite competitive in the NCAA tournament a couple of years ago. Yes, Temple scored a lot of points in the second half.

I'm sure the defensive issues will be addressed moving forward. Temple has quickness and they run a coherent offense so I agree with you that they should make some noise in the tournament, especially if they can put two good halves together.
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http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/stats/2014-2015/ncaar3.html

Back in March, 2015, Dayton only scored 44 points in the first half. In the second half, UConn adjusted, and they only scored 26 in the second half.
 
First and far most, Welcome back Crystal!!
Good game Huskies!! Temple is a good team, so I expected them to fight. Saniya confidence is really growing. Great win #96!!
 
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Loved the game -- love this team!! Now Danger is coming back. Love it.

The 1st half -- I was in complete awe. I mean awe. The 2nd half I liked to see Gabby trying to knock down outside shots. Same with Collier. I happen to think when you completely overwhelm an opponent by playing one way - pound it inside. In the 2nd half they were able to comfortably try to work on other things.

As for the rebounding-- no big deal. We complain about the team getting potentially worn down. A game like this in which we got wiped on the boards-- was it "taxing" on this team? Nah.

These are 20 yo kids and they are a small team. They aren't pros. I couldn't be happier how this team continues to play. And it's good to see we get whooped on some things - especially rebounding. Because once we get in the NCAA's -- it's going to happen. If this team was perfect throughout their conference in every phase all year-- hwo could they "peak" come March? More likely we'd have a false sense of security

I do wonder though- I tend to think a team like Fla State will be very tough on us vs a random size team. But more will be known after the USC game. Can't wait.
 
Fairfield Fan said:
Are you kidding me?! Temple out rebounded UConn 42-30!! And Temple pulled down 26 offensive rebounds! Wow! And 11 3's for Temple?

What the heck was going on in that second half? Did Temple figure something out about UConn's defense?
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Without being confrontive, did you actually watch the game? Temple was jacking up 3s from half court. Not sustainable and not an issue for UConn to worry about.
 
ericsandiego said:
1st half... A+
2nd half... D+

Say what you will about how hard Temple played, but we lost the 2nd half by 6. That's an entire 20 minutes of basketball. Believe me I realize we were up big time at the half, but just like Geno was not happy with how we played in the first half last game, he should be very displeased with our entire 2nd half tonight. It's good that we haven't peaked yet, that's for sure! ;)
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??? Temple got hot and their subs played better than ours. Other than that, one of better games UConn has played this year. 1st half was best I have seen this year.
 
Baylor scored 50 points against UConn in their victory in February 2013. But Temple scored one more.

I've gone back to the 2005/2006 season, and I have yet to find any game in which UConn's opponent scored as many points as Temple did tonight. The Baylor game four years ago was the closest.

This was unprecedented.
 
HopJim said:
Without being confrontive, did you actually watch the game? Temple was jacking up 3s from half court. Not sustainable and not an issue for UConn to worry about.
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Yes, I watched the game. And no team has done this in many years. I looked up the stats. It didn't look "sustainable," but they did sustain it for an entire half.
 
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