Texas Game Thread

[HoopsFan21]

84-63 1:00 4th

 

[ASweet3781]

I'm having Christine Big Rig Rigby flashbacks with Butler.

 

[JellyBean]

The girls put on a passing clinic tonight! I just love the overall team effort in this game. Just goes back to Dean Smith and his quote "Basketball is a beautiful game when the five players on the court play with one heartbeat." Our girls (UConn) plays with that mind set.

 

[HoopsFan21]

86-65 final - UConn breaks Tennessee's record for most consecutive wins in the NCAA tournament with 22 wins in a row.

 

[pinotbear]

NC will be "Tuck like" mark my words.

I agree, with maybe a smidge more foot speed - tremendous potential.

 

[Kaizen]

I feel the refs have some problems. Otherwise UConn will win by 30.

 

[CocoHusky]

MORGAN TUCK-GLAD WE HAVE HER!

 

[Plebe]

With Atkins McCarty and Higgs, thx has some very good guards

And that's soph, soph, and freshman right there. Adding 2 blue-chip recruits next year.

Next year should be a breakout season for Atkins. Her ankle injury held her back for roughly an entire calendar year.

 

[pinotbear]

I'm having Christine Big Rig Rigby flashbacks with Butler.

A bit of that, and a bit of Kara Wolters "The Big Girl" as a sophomore.

 

[HoopsFan21]

And that's soph, soph, and freshman right there. Adding 2 blue-chip recruits next year.

Next year should be a breakout season for Atkins. Her ankle injury held her back for roughly an entire calendar year.

And we play them in Texas next year, wouldn't be surprised to lose that one. Texas is going to be really good next year. Karen Aston doing big things there.

 

[uconnfan68]

And that's soph, soph, and freshman right there. Adding 2 blue-chip recruits next year.

Next year should be a breakout season for Atkins. Her ankle injury held her back for roughly an entire calendar year.

Agree, they will be formidable next year.

 

[ASweet3781]

A bit of that, and a bit of Kara Wolters "The Big Girl" as a sophomore.

Kara Wolters as a freshman put up like 20 + against a very athletic eventual Champion UNC.

 

[Blueballer]

I'm not surprised it wasn't an easy blowout game. Traditionally this game to get to the final 4 is a tough challenge. The kids are often tighter in this one than at the final 4 itself. Nice contributions from the entire team to get over the hump.

BACK TO THE FINAL FOUR! GO HUSKIES!!

 

[cohenzone]

I'm not surprised it wasn't an easy blowout game. Traditionally this game to get to the final 4 is a tough challenge. The kids are often tighter in this one than at the final 4 itself. Nice contributions from the entire team to get over the hump.

BACK TO THE FINAL FOUR! GO HUSKIES!!

We are spoiled. 20 or more really is a blow out against a good team. Sometimes it just doesn't happen in the first four minutes.

 

[ASweet3781]

I'm not surprised it wasn't an easy blowout game. Traditionally this game to get to the final 4 is a tough challenge. The kids are often tighter in this one than at the final 4 itself. Nice contributions from the entire team to get over the hump.

BACK TO THE FINAL FOUR! GO HUSKIES!!

Not to mention Texas was humiliated last year. Any competitor would take it personally to not let that happen again.

 

[HoopsFan21]

I'm not surprised it wasn't an easy blowout game. Traditionally this game to get to the final 4 is a tough challenge. The kids are often tighter in this one than at the final 4 itself. Nice contributions from the entire team to get over the hump.

BACK TO THE FINAL FOUR! GO HUSKIES!!

Geno did say that this game is the one he thinks is the toughest in the tournament - that last game to get into the final four.

 

[TARZAN22]

UConn great job.
But I have to say, I was impressed with Texas.
Their future is very bright next year. With Atkins and McCarty and Higgs returning.Along with the incoming player's J.Holmes and A.Sutton and J.Underwood and the 6'3 Twins from Canada

 

[Blueballer]

We are spoiled. 20 or more really is a blow out against a good team. Sometimes it just doesn't happen in the first four minutes.

No it isn't /wasn't. Just because the final score is 20 or more it isn't a blowout

 

[pinotbear]

Kara Wolters as a freshman put up like 20 + against a very athletic eventual Champion UNC.

true, true. I'll admit, I'm thinking more of body type and movement - I honestly don't know if Kara was that much more advanced, given the numbers that Nat put up her freshman year in the Big East, or if UConn wasn't as deep in the front court, so Kara was relied upon more heavily. Basically, I don't know how much of the gap in performance and playing time is ability and how much was necessity.

 

[Vowelguy]

funny moment in press conference where Geno punching his finger on the table at the stats sheet while Stewie goes by
She seemed to try to say something back to him,and he just kept punching his finger.

I wish I knew what it was ....

 

[BRS24]

Did they announce regional all-tourney team?

 

[Vowelguy]

I'm gonna guess it was the 5 TOs

 

[GoUconn7961]

Just got home from the game. What a great crowd and atmosphere tonight! Was it as loud on TV?

I felt we were playing tight. TX was very good in person. I never had a doubt we'd win, but in the second quarter I as wondering if we'd guard the 3. Great halftime adjustments by the coaching staff and spectacular play by the seniors - especially Tuck.

 

[Jimbo]

I'm gonna guess it was the 5 TOs

I'm just watching it now. Yeah, if you turn the sound up as they're sitting down, you can see Stewie mouth the words "oh my God," and then she says to Morgan, "Five turnovers!" To which Geno quips, "Yeah, and they didn't count a couple of them. Yeah. Trying to get a triple-double, throwing the ball to the other team the last five minutes…"

 

[Jimbo]

Then later, as Stewie is leaving and Geno is tapping the stat sheet, Stewie says, "At least it was 1 to 1. It could have been worse. It could have been worse." She had 5 assists along with the 5 turnovers, so that explains that.