Temple Game Thread

[ASweet3781]

Atrocious half. Start like this against South Carolina and we're toast.

LOL Good lord.

 

[JavaMan]

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[Blueballer]

SC looks at the 2nd half and just felt their fears melt away.

Did you watch them play? They've got plenty of their own issues.

 

[EricLA]

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!

 

[Pastahusky98]

SC looks at the 2nd half and just felt their fears melt away.

*rolls eyes so far back that they detach from my face*

 

[bags27]

what oldude said: Geno said Kia is "nursing" a bad ankle. what gives?

 

[Ozimoto]

Atrocious half. Start like this against South Carolina and we're toast.

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.

 

[mntncougar]

Atrocious half. Start like this against South Carolina and we're toast.

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

 

[MilfordHusky]

I think that would only make Geno keep them off the floor if were a close game. Otherwise "trial by fire". If they practice good they will play some.

I don't know how Molly and Kyla practiced this week, but we saw in the second half that Temple is capable of getting steals and hitting threes in short order.

 

[Fairfield Fan]

WOW!!! I have never seen a team torch the UConn defense like this. Ever. Temple just scored 51 points in the second half. I don't know how competitive they've been this year, but they are clearly capable of pulling off some major upsets. They just scored more points in a half against UConn than almost anyone has in many years. Has anyone done that against UConn before?

These kids can hit 3's, they can drive inside, they can get rebounds. I am REALLY impressed with Temple. I suspect that they're getting better. Watch out for Temple in the tournament.

I know they only scored 18 in the first half. But once they got going, UConn couldn't stop them.

WOW!!!

 

[ochoopsfan]

Baskets in the Paint Final
UConn 29(10-6-8-5)
Temple 13 (0-3-6-4)

 

[JavaMan]

 

[MilfordHusky]

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.

 

[bags27]

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!

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.

 

[Fairfield Fan]

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?

 

[MilfordHusky]

Temple made 11 treys; we made only 4. That's a 21-point differential.

 

[msf22b]

I liked Gabby's new hook shot...
A new weapon for her arsenal.

 

[JavaMan]

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[MilfordHusky]

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?

They maintained the intensity better than we did. Plus, they got hot, after being cold in the first half.

 

[oldude]

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.

Agreed. SC's offense can be constipated at times.

 

[bags27]

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 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.

 

[JordyG]

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

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.

 

[Blueballer]

They maintained the intensity better than we did. Plus, they got hot, after being cold in the first half.

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?

 

[Fairfield Fan]

They maintained the intensity better than we did. Plus, they got hot, after being cold in the first half.

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.

 

[Blueballer]

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.

SC is never scared. The problem is their offense is pretty anemic and inconsistent except for Wilson.