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I agree Tony, the UConn D will disrupt them and the profusion of weapons on O will confound them.
 
I thought from the start of tonight's game that Blair's bigs looked pretty lackluster. I'm missing his implied similarity to ours. On the other hand if DS doesn't consider 'going inside', it will be a long night for her and her charges.
 
JoePgh said:
If UConn gets a decent lead, he will use Stokes like she was Mariano Rivera -- to put a plug in the basket to stop any thoughts of a comeback. And that will probably work.

But if the Gamecocks get a significant lead and UConn has to come back, then Kiah won't see the floor while the comeback attempt is being made. And that could give UConn problems on inside defense.

I agree with the poster who said that Morgan Tuck's effectiveness will determine how the game goes. If she can score against their bigs and not be beaten overhead on defense, UConn will win. If Geno has to limit her minutes because either or both of those premises proves to be invalid, then UConn may lose.

On the other hand, if KML / Moriah / Kia Nurse hit from the 3-point line as they have been in recent games, then UConn will win almost regardless of what happens in the paint. If the points in the paint are roughly equal for both teams, then UConn should win.

As the A&M game winds to a close with the Gamecocks up by 18 (less than the LV's margin of victory over A&M), the announcers just mentioned that 22 of 27 field goals by South Carolina have been made in the paint. That is not a balanced offense. If they aren't more balanced on offense against UConn, their chances of victory will diminish greatly.
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If the Huskies were to get behind, what makes you think that Stokes wouldn't be in the game. It's quite possible if they got behind, she'd be the remedy for them, since her defensive pressure might initiate a great deal of fast break baskets. Everyone knows that over the years, UConn's defense has been a catalyst for their offense. The fact that SHE doesn't score that much doesn't mean that she isn't a big attribute to the teams offense. How many times has she come in the game and the game tide has turned. Didn't that happen with Notre Dame this year, where she and Morgan and Nurse led the team to victory after the Huskies fell behind early by ten points, 28-18???? The answer is a resounding YES!!!!!
 
Dawn and her troops know a little bit about playing D, themselves, as evidenced by years of top ten defenses, even when we didn't have particularly good teams at USC. Dawn's favorite term is "cut off the head".
 
Hope said:
Should it be further rather than farther? I'll have to watch the movie FINDING FORRESTER again, just to be sure.
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No, you are correct. Kara needs to watch it tho
 
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TXam has no real offense to win this game!
SoCar in every game I've seen them play this year seems to play undisciplined BB! they seem to just wing it most of the time and depend on their athleticism for most of their offense!
UCONN being a more disciplined offense will score more and UCONN's best defense in the USA will force SoCar into many to's!
Doris & Dave talking about SoCar talking about UCONN as if it's a normal situation, I think the game being at Gampel when SoCar is basically untested will make a huge difference, first time on the hot seat, shock & awe! Banners & 10,000+ screaming fans will take their toll!
SoCar needs to be more battle tested.
I think Dawn Staley's first time coaching in THE BIG GAME, she's feeling her oats, she's too cocky & arrogant and Geno will take her down a peg or 2!
 
cockhrnleghrn said:
Dawn and her troops know a little bit about playing D, themselves, as evidenced by years of top ten defenses, even when we didn't have particularly good teams at USC. Dawn's favorite term is "cut off the head".
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You know what happens when you cut the head off of a Hydra?
 
South Carolina can make a game of it, if Tuck, Stewart and Stokes get into significant foul trouble that requires them to sit significant minutes on the bench. Have to think South Carolina will attempt to get the ball into their bigs at the beginning of the game to make that happen. If the UConn bigs don't get into foul trouble and are able to score their average points per game, don't see South Carolina winning.
 
Wbbfan1 said:
South Carolina can make a game of it, if Tuck, Stewart and Stokes get into significant foul trouble that requires them to sit significant minutes on the bench. Have to think South Carolina will attempt to get the ball into their bigs at the beginning of the game to make that happen. If the UConn bigs don't get into foul trouble and are able to score their average points per game, don't see South Carolina winning.
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I can practically guarantee that Dee Kantner will referee this game. Almost as sure as death and taxes...
 
Aluminny69 said:
I can practically guarantee that Dee Kantner will referee this game. Almost as sure as death and taxes...
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Probably, but I've grown to hate her a lot less in the last couple of years. Seeing her on the list of officials pre-game you knew UConn would be in foul trouble, but that hasn't really been the case recently. So either UConn suddenly got way better at not fouling after being pretty good at it for decades in games that Dee didn't officiate, Dee went to ref improvement school, or the godfather sat her down for a little chat.
 
Aluminny69 said:
I can practically guarantee that Dee Kantner will referee this game. Almost as sure as death and taxes...
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Dee is the best in the business. If she had referreed the Alabama Auburn game last week there would have probably been no fight.
 
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Wbbfan1 said:
South Carolina can make a game of it, if Tuck, Stewart and Stokes get into significant foul trouble that requires them to sit significant minutes on the bench. Have to think South Carolina will attempt to get the ball into their bigs at the beginning of the game to make that happen. If the UConn bigs don't get into foul trouble and are able to score their average points per game, don't see South Carolina winning.
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???

Stokes averages about 20 minutes a game. IS that significant minutes she already sits? You think her fouls are going to cause her to sit more than that?
 
cockeghrn said:
Dee is the best in the business. If she had referreed the Alabama Auburn game last week there would have probably been no fight.
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The best in what business?! As a Tenn LadyVol fan...I can't stand Dee! Lol
 
IMO I think tthis will be another blow out by UCONN ! You HAVE to hit your shots in order to have ANY chance against UCONN and the way SC has struggled to score.....well I just don't see a close game! Sure DS has the horses to compete, but the discipline UCONN displays on both sides of the ball will pale in comparison to any athleticism SC will be able to put on the floor.
 
cockhrnleghrn said:
Dawn and her troops know a little bit about playing D, themselves, as evidenced by years of top ten defenses, even when we didn't have particularly good teams at USC. Dawn's favorite term is "cut off the head".
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They do seem to pay attention on the defensive end and I've no doubt Staley demands that from her teams.....the only problem I see is, it's just not as easy to cut off 5 heads that can go for 20-30 on any given night.
 
TAM's guards turned the ball over 12 times. SC won the rebound battle 43-29 and
beat TAM from the FT line 24-10.
 
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HoopsFan21 said:
Probably, but I've grown to hate her a lot less in the last couple of years. Seeing her on the list of officials pre-game you knew UConn would be in foul trouble, but that hasn't really been the case recently. So either UConn suddenly got way better at not fouling after being pretty good at it for decades in games that Dee didn't officiate, Dee went to ref improvement school, or the godfather sat her down for a little chat.
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I'll bet it's the June Corteau influence ;)
 
Wbbfan1 said:
South Carolina can make a game of it, if Tuck, Stewart and Stokes get into significant foul trouble that requires them to sit significant minutes on the bench. Have to think South Carolina will attempt to get the ball into their bigs at the beginning of the game to make that happen. If the UConn bigs don't get into foul trouble and are able to score their average points per game, don't see South Carolina winning.
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You say that SC's best shot requires the benching of UConn's entire starting front line? I read that to mean that South Carolina can win as long as they don't play UConn.

I think South carolina's day is coming. But not on the 9th. Notre Dame lost a lot of games to the Huskies before they learned to play with the same intensity for 40 minutes. There's nothing in the SEC to prepare them.
 
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Wbbfan1 said:
South Carolina can make a game of it, if Tuck, Stewart and Stokes get into significant foul trouble that requires them to sit significant minutes on the bench. Have to think South Carolina will attempt to get the ball into their bigs at the beginning of the game to make that happen. If the UConn bigs don't get into foul trouble and are able to score their average points per game, don't see South Carolina winning.
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UConn is #2 in the nation as the least fouling team at 12.2 and USCar is just a little further behind at 14.3. Unless the posts from both teams decide to come out swinging for some untold illogical reason, neither is getting in foul trouble. We can cook up all sorts of fanciful situations that happen once in a green moon, and I could say that UConn will be in trouble because Stokes will suddenly decide to start tossing up 3s and will not be able to stay at her current 50% rate. Silly for silly.

Maybe we should try to imagine what the game will be like if both teams go to their usual strengths and play a more normal game rather than going into fantasy land for the Huskies' 20th game of the season. Problems that can hit a team in the second game of the season in mid November should be worked out when you get a ways into February.
 
Bestiarius said:
After reading many Tenn game threads, it seems as though the opinion is all officials are prejudiced against Tenn.
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Ok....well that's not MY opinion...I just don't like Dee! I've seen threads on this board where people have said the same thing...so is it safe to say that ALL officials are prejudiced against UCONN...pick with another LadyVol fan cause I'm not the one.
 
UConn has only played one Top Ten team thusfar, ND, and they were without their second best player, Brianna Turner. SC hasn't payed any Top Ten team. So, we don't really have much to go on.

I have lamented elsewhere on the dearth of head to head games among the top ten. Maybe that's how some teams get to the top ten, they don't play anyone else at that level.
 
Princeton or ND? In either case, it's a UConn 3-peat. At least, Princeton won't try to flop its way to a title.
 
DobbsRover2 said:
UConn is #2 in the nation as the least fouling team at 12.2 and USCar is just a little further behind at 14.3. Unless the posts from both teams decide to come out swinging for some untold illogical reason, neither is getting in foul trouble. We can cook up all sorts of fanciful situations that happen once in a green moon, and I could say that UConn will be in trouble because Stokes will suddenly decide to start tossing up 3s and will not be able to stay at her current 50% rate. Silly for silly.

Maybe we should try to imagine what the game will be like if both teams go to their usual strengths and play a more normal game rather than going into fantasy land for the Huskies' 20th game of the season. Problems that can hit a team in the second game of the season in mid November should be worked out when you get a ways into February.
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It is silly to think that Stokes wouldn't be able to keep up 50%. If she starts jacking up 3s, she's going 4-8.
 
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