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My 3 comments, Kib:

1) Geno is a tricky dude, going well into Q2 in a very uncharacteristic, suffocating zone D, and then he unfairly confused the Buckeyes further by starting Q3 with his usual killer man-to-man. which McGuff wasn't ready for and resulted in a major sweating episode for him and his enormous sidekick.. That was cruel, Geno. It was nice, however, to see McGuff chill out and relax several minutes into Q3 when he realized the futility and inevitable doom.

2) Commentator Beth Mowins was a disgraceful ESPN shill who went entire minutes at a time ignoring the game and doing a disservice to all those who expected her to do her job and talk about the game, not all that irrelevant crapola. Stephanie White is great, but rarely had a chance to get an intelligent word in edge-wise.

3) I loved watching Stewie take a moment while running off the court after the game to sign an autograph for a very young girl (and obviously really smart) clad all in OSU red.
 
johnnyc said:
Sometimes we don't take notice of some things Geno says because they are not headline grabbers but how many times has he said he is looking forward to seeing what this team can be? He has also mentioned a few times how impressed he was with Nurse and Williams from practices. We really shouldn't be surprised on what went on tonight.
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This is it for us. This is the pinnacle year of UConn WCBB in my opinion, so I'm just going to savor this one more than the others.
 
BroadwayVa said:
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Absolutely correct, right on, naturally.
I was impressed with Geno using Collier and KLS early . Also when Stewie went out the score changed little (negatively)
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Lou subbed in for a guard as Saniya would have done had she been healthy. I saw something in KLS tonight that reminded me of why she is so highly regarded: she seemed to be catching on not only to how UConn plays but the WAY the Huskies play. As she gains confidence and regains her shooting stroke, she WILL pan out as the next great UConn player.
 
Huskies Rule said:
My 3 comments, Kib:

1) Geno is a tricky dude, going well into Q2 in a very uncharacteristic suffocating zone D, and then he unfairly confused the Buckeyes further by starting Q3 with his usual killer man-to-man. which McGuff surely didn't expect and resulted in a major sweating episode for him and his enormous sidekick.. That was cruel, Geno. It was nice, however, to see McGuff chill out and relax several minutes into Q3 when he realized the futility and inevitable doom.

2) Commentator Beth Mowins was a disgraceful ESPN shill who went entire minutes at a time ignoring the game and doing a disservice to all those who expected her to do her job and talk about the game, not all that irrelevant crapola. Stephanie White is great, but rarely had a chance to get an intelligent word in edge-wise.

3) I loved watching Stewie take a moment while running off the court after the game to sign an autograph for a very young girl (and obviously really smart) clad all in OSU red.
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Stewie would give you the shirt off her back. Heck, she might even offer up her bed to a stranger and sleep on the couch! Geno said that Stewie is reserved and if she was more like Maya or DT, she might be the best ever. Anyone catch that quote? Geno also said she can touch 11 feet, and in practice can drop in a put-back and on the next trip down the court make a 24 ft jump shot.
 
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Watching ESPN2 in the half, when they talked about Stewie. I found the following words in the left bottom of the screen is amazing:
Stewart, world class set skill
 
Huskies Rule said:
My 3 comments, Kib:

1) Geno is a tricky dude, going well into Q2 in a very uncharacteristic, suffocating zone D, and then he unfairly confused the Buckeyes further by starting Q3 with his usual killer man-to-man. which McGuff wasn't ready for and resulted in a major sweating episode for him and his enormous sidekick.. That was cruel, Geno. It was nice, however, to see McGuff chill out and relax several minutes into Q3 when he realized the futility and inevitable doom.

2) Commentator Beth Mowins was a disgraceful ESPN shill who went entire minutes at a time ignoring the game and doing a disservice to all those who expected her to do her job and talk about the game, not all that irrelevant crapola. Stephanie White is great, but rarely had a chance to get an intelligent word in edge-wise.

3) I loved watching Stewie take a moment while running off the court after the game to sign an autograph for a very young girl (and obviously really smart) clad all in OSU red.
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As usual, your comments are more enriching than mine -- so thanks.

And BigPetunia had perhaps the most insightful post of all -- pointing out how remarkable it was to win the game by playing suffocating defense, yet scoring 100 points!

I was really disappointed in Beth Mowins, whom I had regarded as one of the best.

I have the feeling that McGuff is a terrific recruiter but the jury is still out about his coaching skills.

Finally, a confession. My expectations of Gabby were short of what we are all seeing -- which is a reincarnation of Ashley, Kalana, and Kelly -- with better hops!
 
HoopsFan21 said:
Stewie would give you the shirt off her back. Heck, she might even offer up her bed to a stranger and sleep on the couch! Geno said that Stewie is reserved and if she was more like Maya or DT, she might be the best ever. Anyone catch that quote? Geno also said she can touch 11 feet, and in practice can drop in a put-back and on the next trip down the court make a 24 ft jump shot.
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I liked that anecdote. Her hand is a foot over the rim on one play, and the next possession, she nails a 24' stepback. Even Maya would be proud of that.
 
Bayareahusky said:
i expected more from kelsey..... she had a bad shooting night.... and of course, our D had much to do with that
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the defense deserves credit for shutting down Mitchell. Kelsey does too, with her crazy shot selection.

Ohio State went on a 9-0 run when Mitchell left the game. The Ohio State has no discipline, unless they learn how to play defense and handle the ball, they are going nowhere .
 
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John Glass said:
the defense deserves credit for shutting down Mitchell. Kelsey does too, with her crazy shot selection.
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It wasn't a matter of crazy shot selection. There was no thought of selection st all -- she just kept jacking them up. :rolleyes:
 
huskyd said:
Lou subbed in for a guard as Saniya would have done had she been healthy. I saw something in KLS tonight that reminded me of why she is so highly regarded: she seemed to be catching on not only to how UConn plays but the WAY the Huskies play. As she gains confidence and regains her shooting stroke, she WILL pan out as the next great UConn player.
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Geno said in the presser that Lou was 'under the weather' tonight.
 
What is scary is how good they all looked tonight in game 1. They will evolve and improve over the next 4 1/2 months.

This was the first college game for Lou and Collier. There was a dropoff from the starters, but great experience for both of them. Rest of the bench also looked really good and will get better.

They will still need to figure things out when adding Butler, Boykin and Chong back into the mix.

I like the start. It is going to be fun ride.
 
Geno did say in his post-game that his team should look like they've played together before, because they have, a lot.
 
I'm not sure anyone noticed, but Saniya Chong played for three minutes in the game. I was surprised to see her. Obviously, her injury can't be that bad.

Also, I have a question for those who saw the game. I've noticed that when ESPN covers the games, their sound can be awful. I could barely hear Mowins and White over the noise of the crowd. And I've had that experience before. It was a little better in the second half when the OSU fans quieted down due to the score. But at the beginning, I could barely hear the announcers. And it's certainly not my TV or my sound system which are first rate. Anyone else notice this?
 
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RoyDodger said:
I'm not sure anyone noticed, but Saniya Chong played for three minutes in the game. I was surprised to see her. Obviously, her injury can't be that bad.
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That was up to Saniya. Geno said she hadn't practiced in a week, but left it up to Saniya whether or not she played tonight. It will be good to get another player back and healthy.
 
Junior guard Saniya Chong, who had been sidelined recently due to IT Band Syndrome, was not expected to play due to the practice time she missed but she did get enough done in the last day or two to take part in warmups before the game and checked into the game late in the fourth quarter.

"I was surprised because at shootaround today she went through it and all of a sudden, 'hey if she feels good coming out of this, she wants to play,'" Auriemma said. "I was the most shocked person in the gym because I thought there was no way she was going to play. I said to myself I am not going to play her, she hasn't practiced in a week. I gave her a choice and said. 'do you want to play a little bit?' and she said yes. Now we can get started when we get back so it was a pleasant surprise for me."

http://elmcitytoeaglevillenhr.blogspot.com/
 
Kaizen said:
Junior guard Saniya Chong, who had been sidelined recently due to IT Band Syndrome, was not expected to play due to the practice time she missed but she did get enough done in the last day or two to take part in warmups before the game and checked into the game late in the fourth quarter.

"I was surprised because at shootaround today she went through it and all of a sudden, 'hey if she feels good coming out of this, she wants to play,'" Auriemma said. "I was the most shocked person in the gym because I thought there was no way she was going to play. I said to myself I am not going to play her, she hasn't practiced in a week. I gave her a choice and said. 'do you want to play a little bit?' and she said yes. Now we can get started when we get back so it was a pleasant surprise for me."

http://elmcitytoeaglevillenhr.blogspot.com/
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It was great to see her in there.
 
RoyDodger said:
I'm not sure anyone noticed, but Saniya Chong played for three minutes in the game. I was surprised to see her. Obviously, her injury can't be that bad.

Also, I have a question for those who saw the game. I've noticed that when ESPN covers the games, their sound can be awful. I could barely hear Mowins and White over the noise of the crowd. And I've had that experience before. It was a little better in the second half when the OSU fans quieted down due to the score. But at the beginning, I could barely hear the announcers. And it's certainly not my TV or my sound system which are first rate. Anyone else notice this?
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Luckily, you're not missing much. At away games in noisy stadiums (SC is shockingly loud), I often turn off the sound so I can focus on the game w/out distraction. The Huskies, however, don't seem to mind what's going on around them . . .
 
All teams want to win; some teams expect to win; UConn DOES win. This is what separates teams.
 
Kibitzer said:
As usual, your comments are more enriching than mine -- so thanks.

And BigPetunia had perhaps the most insightful post of all -- pointing out how remarkable it was to win the game by playing suffocating defense, yet scoring 100 points!

I was really disappointed in Beth Mowins, whom I had regarded as one of the best.

I have the feeling that McGuff is a terrific recruiter but the jury is still out about his coaching skills.

Finally, a confession. My expectations of Gabby were short of what we are all seeing -- which is a reincarnation of Ashley, Kalana, and Kelly -- with better hops!
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Pretty good stuff. But you are selling Gabby short. Ashley, Kalana, Kelly were good and as good as Kelly was on Defense, my opinion is that Gabby is better. None could jump and rebound like Gabby. Gabby's shooting skill (now) exceed those of Kelly until Kelly's 3rd year. It would be nearly impossible for Diggins to "stuff" Gabby. I too was WRONG on my assessment of Gabby --I knew she was good against poor teams or undersized team or not good in big game---those thoughts are GONE.
I agree McGuff is a good recruiter--may in time become a good Div 1 coach--but he failed miserably to get his hot shots --shots..
 
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Kibitzer said:
It wasn't a matter of crazy shot selection. There was no thought of selection st all -- she just kept jacking them up. :rolleyes:
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She has been successful with CRAZY Shot selections--until she met Nurse and Jefferson..
 
Our starting five are really really good. I have to say that i thought Saniya played more than 3 minutes. I think Saniya looked good when she was out there. She is playing within herself and if she can be consistent, she might be a fantastic 6th man. It's going to take time like always for the freshman to learn the system, but you can see the talent they have already.
 
Huskies Rule said:
My 3 comments, Kib:

1) Geno is a tricky dude, going well into Q2 in a very uncharacteristic, suffocating zone D, and then he unfairly confused the Buckeyes further by starting Q3 with his usual killer man-to-man. which McGuff wasn't ready for and resulted in a major sweating episode for him and his enormous sidekick.. That was cruel, Geno. It was nice, however, to see McGuff chill out and relax several minutes into Q3 when he realized the futility and inevitable doom.

2) Commentator Beth Mowins was a disgraceful ESPN shill who went entire minutes at a time ignoring the game and doing a disservice to all those who expected her to do her job and talk about the game, not all that irrelevant crapola. Stephanie White is great, but rarely had a chance to get an intelligent word in edge-wise.

3) I loved watching Stewie take a moment while running off the court after the game to sign an autograph for a very young girl (and obviously really smart) clad all in OSU red.
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YOU rule with these comments.. Very good. Tricky poster..
 
Huskylove3 said:
Our starting five are really really good. I have to say that i thought Saniya played more than 3 minutes. I think Saniya looked good when she was out there. She is playing within herself and if she can be consistent, she might be a fantastic 6th man. It's going to take time like always for the freshman to learn the system, but you can see the talent they have already.
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I'm conflicted, confused, and mentally challenged---5th man/woman??? Gabby some games --Natalie some games?? Or does Gabby own the spot (my choice)-. 6th person --Butler, Chong, Collier, KLS or Gabby???
All I can say is---As a coach I'd love to have Geno's problems of selecting 5,6,7,8,9, 10, 11 players for games. It gets to be a mix and match season of who is what number in what game.
Few mentioned the fact that when Stewie was out for 6 minutes plus--the level of play didn't drop off at all--
Give Geno huge points for playing Collier and KLS as many minutes in a game this big this early... He has confidence..
 
A couple of things - Rebecca commented last night that she had viewed a recent practice. Geno was his normal, demanding self as was the entire coaching staff. She noted that when things didn't go as anticipated, he didn't shout or rant, he coached, explained & encouraged. She said he really, really, likes this team! That was evident in his post game comments last night.

So - when Sinaya, Natalie & DeJanie are all healthy, Geno has his starters and a 6 deep bench. Now that is scary. He will, as he usually does, turn games into a chess match. The five on the court will match the need at the time. He will be able to go big up front, Natalie, Stewie and Morgan or go small with the likes of Moriah, Kia, Gabby, Napheesa or KLS or Sinaya with Morgan or Stewie. How are teams going to plan for this one?

Well you can start by asking McGuff who admitted that he didn't ecpect UCONN to start last night's game in a zone. Game - set - match!!!!!!
 
HoopsFan21 said:
Stewie would give you the shirt off her back. Heck, she might even offer up her bed to a stranger and sleep on the couch! Geno said that Stewie is reserved and if she was more like Maya or DT, she might be the best ever. Anyone catch that quote? Geno also said she can touch 11 feet, and in practice can drop in a put-back and on the next trip down the court make a 24 ft jump shot.
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Not to disagree with you or Geno----but I always thought, from the day she arrive, that Maya was then and still is the nicest kid, young woman to every play the game or in life.
Stewie being from the cold Syracuse NY is still trying to thaw out from that cold. When she thaws --she'll lose her reservations. Look out world..
 
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