Tonyc
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Start like a lion and finish like a lamb. That's what MD did. Came out hyped and then settled down and that was it.
That thread about MD and Thomas saying all that stuff. UConn embarrassed MD at home on national tv. MD had to be thinking what a great position to be in. No KML no MTuck early in the season at home they had to be licking their chops and get beat by how many? Second half Dolsen Stokes and Stewart all in foul trouble and UConn wins big. Thomas is very good but nobody else stepped up.
Here it is. Defense and execution and we did both. Geno has a system and you can put any player in that system and they will execute that system because of discipline and trusting the system and UConn will win most of the time. The better the players UConn has the better the system works and the harder it is for opponents' to beat us. See I believe you can give other teams our starting lineup and they couldn't win as many games as UConn does because they don't have the system execution or discipline to run it. JMO
Now I think we can all stop worrying. We are for real even without KML and MTuck. What we do that no other team does is we execute plays and it doesn't matter who shoots it if they're open. We also play torrid defense. The difference between UConn and everybody else is UConn knows how to play a team game. MD has a lot of good players. So do Duke Tenn and a lot of other teams but they don't make it to the FF. The reason is coaching a system, execution and defense. That's the game. Yeah Breanna scored a lot of points in the 1st half but she sat over 5 minutes and UConn had a 5 pt lead. UConn was in foul trouble most of the game. But they continued to play their game. Defense and execute on offense. Uconn didn't look for one player every play. We didn't force shots or make a lot of turnovers. We didn't panic. We got the right shot for the right person and many of those shots were layups, or open shots. We played the game executed on offense and played defense. I keep repeating myself for those who need me to repeat myself so they get it. LOL Yes we are that good. Now I know some of you are worried about Penn St and Ohio St and Duke and Cal. Don't be. We will be fine.
I can guarantee you there a lot of opposing fans from different teams watching thinking UConn will lose. Surprise UConn won big on the road. How do you think those fans and teams think now? Do you think tonight was a good recruiting tool? I think a lot of fans who doubted UConn are believers tonite. I think a lot of hopeful opponent's wishing UConn would lose understand how good this team and our coaches are.
For recruits thinking about UConn. There is nothing to think about. You wanna win? You wanna be the best you can be? You want to be tested? You want to win National Championships? You want to be an All American? UConn is for you. Understand when your being recruited. Opposing coaches will tell you, you will start, they play in a great conference, they want to win a NC but they haven't even won their conference. Lets start at the beginning, win your conference first then talk. There is only one UConn. Take advantage of it. If you have a chance to play for UConn consider it seriously. You'll never get another chance.
That thread about MD and Thomas saying all that stuff. UConn embarrassed MD at home on national tv. MD had to be thinking what a great position to be in. No KML no MTuck early in the season at home they had to be licking their chops and get beat by how many? Second half Dolsen Stokes and Stewart all in foul trouble and UConn wins big. Thomas is very good but nobody else stepped up.
Here it is. Defense and execution and we did both. Geno has a system and you can put any player in that system and they will execute that system because of discipline and trusting the system and UConn will win most of the time. The better the players UConn has the better the system works and the harder it is for opponents' to beat us. See I believe you can give other teams our starting lineup and they couldn't win as many games as UConn does because they don't have the system execution or discipline to run it. JMO
Now I think we can all stop worrying. We are for real even without KML and MTuck. What we do that no other team does is we execute plays and it doesn't matter who shoots it if they're open. We also play torrid defense. The difference between UConn and everybody else is UConn knows how to play a team game. MD has a lot of good players. So do Duke Tenn and a lot of other teams but they don't make it to the FF. The reason is coaching a system, execution and defense. That's the game. Yeah Breanna scored a lot of points in the 1st half but she sat over 5 minutes and UConn had a 5 pt lead. UConn was in foul trouble most of the game. But they continued to play their game. Defense and execute on offense. Uconn didn't look for one player every play. We didn't force shots or make a lot of turnovers. We didn't panic. We got the right shot for the right person and many of those shots were layups, or open shots. We played the game executed on offense and played defense. I keep repeating myself for those who need me to repeat myself so they get it. LOL Yes we are that good. Now I know some of you are worried about Penn St and Ohio St and Duke and Cal. Don't be. We will be fine.
I can guarantee you there a lot of opposing fans from different teams watching thinking UConn will lose. Surprise UConn won big on the road. How do you think those fans and teams think now? Do you think tonight was a good recruiting tool? I think a lot of fans who doubted UConn are believers tonite. I think a lot of hopeful opponent's wishing UConn would lose understand how good this team and our coaches are.
For recruits thinking about UConn. There is nothing to think about. You wanna win? You wanna be the best you can be? You want to be tested? You want to win National Championships? You want to be an All American? UConn is for you. Understand when your being recruited. Opposing coaches will tell you, you will start, they play in a great conference, they want to win a NC but they haven't even won their conference. Lets start at the beginning, win your conference first then talk. There is only one UConn. Take advantage of it. If you have a chance to play for UConn consider it seriously. You'll never get another chance.