Top 3 Things You Want To See At South Carolina on Sunday. Game is at 1:00 pm on ABC.

[BBallF]

Ok, so it's the last big game against a top 5 team and it is time for us to get it done. Here are my top 3 things:

1) A win, plain and simple, ugly or elegant.

2) Playing loose the whole game as a team.

3) Beginning the late season transformation with Paige and Azzi leading the way.

We need our A game. Let's bring it!

 

[Charliebball]

How about having Paige taking a page out of JuJu Watkins book and scoring 38 points against a highly ranked team.....

 

[Husky fanatic]

1. Go fast, but don’t get rushed
2. Ash contributes double figures
3. Aubrey battles on boards

 

[Vancat]

1. A win
2. Failing that, a close game
3. Failing that, not a blowout

 

[CTBballfan243]

1. Play to the best of their ability.
2. Limit turnovers/ SC fast break points .
3. Keep the score within striking distance and give themselves a chance to win the game.

 

[Bone Dog]

1. Aubrey doing Aubrey things
2. Sarah finding her stroke from 3
3. Kaitlyn and Ash having another great shooting game

I figure it’s time for Paige and Azzi to do what they are capable of without a special wish from me.

 

[Viet Vet]

Same response I gave for the Tennessee game:

1. Boards
2. Boards
3. Boards

 

[Rowdy831]

UConn has a huge problem on offense especially when KK is not on the floor and that is they run their offense way to far from the basket too deep into the shot clock. This results in having to take a lot of difficult shots which quite frankly you can't count on to win.

1. Attack the defense and push them down the lane
2. Be prepared to shoot the ball when you recieve it on the perimeter
3. Jana needs to be a factor on offense and defense

 

[Rowdy831]

Same response I gave for the Tennessee game:

1. Boards
2. Boards
3. Boards

If you are going to play 4 guards plus Sarah you aren't going to rebound very effectively so I would add that rebounds plus TOs forced needs to be equal.

 

[Tonyc]

1. Paige take charge and lead
2. Azzi to shoot the damm ball
3. Focus on execution and run the game plan

 

[and one]

A win. This team, this program really, really needs a win against a top team.

 

[Zarathustra]

1. "everybody eats" on Offense.... remember Nika was just here!
2. Tenacious Defense.... boards, steals, disruptions, shot clock
violations, etc.
3. 40 minutes of UCONN basketball. GO HUSKIES!

 

[HuskieDawg]

1. Paige taking 20 shots
2. Winning the TO battle by a solid margin
3. Limit second chance points

 

[Cornell Lt]

1. Prove me wrong (I think UConn loses)
2. A Sarah comeback game
3. Paige & Azzi 40+ pts

 

[Puppy Love]

1. Ash and KK play outstanding defense.
2. 20 points for Sarah Strong.
3. Jana doesn’t foul out.

 

[JBK]

1) play with grit and fight
2) Azzi and Paige play like top 5 draft
3) Aubrey makes an impact.

 

[Majic Hands]

Play to win.

 

[Conndog]

1) Ash to have a great game and score 10-15 points. This is the game that will prove wrong her detractors
2) Sarah to get 20+ points
3) Azzi on fire with 25+ points

 

[JellyBean]

1). Shooting with confidence. Drives for layups, make or miss. 3-point shots. Just shoot with confidence. No off-balance stuff.

2). Self-Control. No silly fouls. No silly shots.


3). Coaching staff trusting the players. If a healthy player is out there on the floor and they make one or two mistakes, especially if they are bench players, trust them. Don't yank them and then don't play them anymore during the game. Trust them. We need all hands-on deck. One of those bench players could be the key to a win.

 

[YKCornelius]

1. Grit - anticipate everything working against you. Don't back away - relish it. Wish for it!
2. Tenacity - make it an in-your-face battle from start to finish on both sides of the court. No "beautiful basketball". Hagler vs Hearns.
3. Constant movement, no slowing down. Dictate the game - none of the "let it come to you" nonsense.

If UConn wants to go deep in the NCAAs, they need to embrace the above three traits, starting at the Colonial Life Arena. If they lose in Columbia while displaying the above team and individual characteristics, then the prime objective of scheduling the Gamecocks in February will be achieved.

This is Guadalcanal. Go Huskies!

 

[Zarathustra]

1. Grit - anticipate everything working against you. Don't back away - relish it. Wish for it!
2. Tenacity - make it an in-your-face battle from start to finish on both sides of the court. No "beautiful basketball". Hagler vs Hearns.
3. Constant movement, no slowing down. Dictate the game - none of the "let it come to you" nonsense.

If UConn wants to go deep in the NCAAs, they need to embrace the above three traits, starting at the Colonial Life Arena. If they lose in Columbia while displaying the above team and individual characteristics, then the prime objective of scheduling the Gamecocks in February will be achieved.

This is Guadalcanal. Go Huskies!

I must respond that I truly appreciated the UCONN game vs Iowa State.
" I GOTTA BELIEVE" that if the Huskies can put together another 40 minutes
like that, then Geno becomes Michelangelo, and the team becomes a group of
individual Pietas. (Choose your own analogy). We all have our own version of
"Guadalcanal Diary". Go Huskies, break you record for 3 pointers in a game....
again, and again!

 

[Happydad745]

UConn looking and playing like a top 5 team
Less than 10 turnovers
Bueckers being and playing like the All American she is.

 

[msf22b]

I was going to start a new thread, but thought that my comments
might fit here...
I rewatched a bunch of games....

To date...and with relative consistency, this is a team that has not displayed a clear identity...especially on offense. There have been blips...Azzi's last game, but no consistency. No one can be especially confidant that the sort of production required will automatically be displayed against SC...Nor can one be especially confidant that Paige will take over the game...either to compliment Azzi or to replace her output.

Why? Because repeatedly, it hasn't happened. I always dismissed baseball's preoccupation with stats as being over the top...and now BasketB is adopting them as well...but it's as good a predictor as any; better than most...

And what do the stats tell us ...loud and clear...That this year's UConn woman folds against top-ten teams...and plays far poorer than their potential.

Not much discussed here: Are this season's Huskies underachieving?
And if so...to whom should blame be assigned?
the coaching staff? players who don't accept coaching...In this new era in which Paige may be bringing home more Euros than the staff...Is all that money having a negative effect on her relationship with Geno and his assistants.

Or is this whole season a rope-a-dope In which Geno is holding back the ultimate wisdom only to pull it out for the NCAA's...Why do I think not?
Because of the consistent inability for someone or group to step up.
We've seen it three times now; hopefully not a fourth.

what you see is what you've got.
How I'd love to be flat out wrong..