Top 3 Things You Want To See Monday Night Against Villanova

[BBallF]

To quote Ms. Taurasi many years ago- "Total Domination". These however are my top 3 specific things:

1) Defense, defense, defense- It's actually been beautiful to watch. Absolutely no quarter given to the only conference team to beat us in a long, long, long time.

2) We can win with Azzi, Paige and Caroline scoring 8 points combined but let's not make a habit of it. To get to the FF and beyond, all 3 of them have to get back on track. While Azzi and Paige looked tired today, CD is just not getting the ball where and when she should. Let's fix that.

3) Destroy them underneath with our height and power and own the glass on both ends.

That should do it.

 

[UConnCat]

Azzi needs to make shots.

I know her shooting form is perfect but all that matters is the ball going in the basket.

I know she's a freshman but that didn't matter to Paige, or Kaleena, or Maya.

Azzi played the 2nd most minutes today and Geno ran plays in the 2nd half to get her open shots. He knows how important she is to team's success in the NCAAT.

 

[MilfordHusky]

1. A decisive win to show that the earlier loss to Villanova was an anomaly.

2. Force Nova to play more uptempo than they want by trapping them and turning them over.

3. Solid shooting inside the arc, outside the arc, on layups, and on free throws. It's time to play crisply and as error free as possible.

 

[nastynatty]

To quote Ms. Taurasi many years ago- "Total Domination". These however are my top 3 specific things:

1) Defense, defense, defense- It's actually been beautiful to watch. Absolutely no quarter given to the only conference team to beat us in a long, long, long time.

2) We can win with Azzi, Paige and Caroline scoring 8 points combined but let's not make a habit of it. To get to the FF and beyond, all 3 of them have to get back on track. While Azzi and Paige looked tired today, CD is just not getting the ball where and when she should. Let's fix that.

3) Destroy them underneath with our height and power and own the glass on both ends.

That should do it.

Post up CD!!! Screen for Paige to get into the key & either hit the mid-range or draw the defense and kick it to Azzi. BOOM.

 

[Ex Nutmegger]

1. Paige starting

2. A blowout by UConn

3. No new injuries

 

[JJTB]

ONO + AE + Dorka = a one sided victory! No way Villanova controls the lane!

 

[HopJim]

1. Siegrist's first 3 shots blocked by ONO. Keep her thinking.
2. Get the ball to Caroline when she is open on cuts to the basket. Shooters often start making their 3-pointers after a few layups.
3. Nika keep making 1-2 3's a game. Will help keep the defense off others.

 

[JSB60]

1. No injuries
2. Win
3. Paige having a good game, preferably starting

 

[Next 12]

DEFENSE! Shut them down......OFFENSE! No mercy......ATTITUDE!..... We belong here; you don't. GO HUSKIES!!!

 

[JellyBean]

Pretty much the same intensity and energy the team had against Marquette.

 

[Linart]

Azzi needs to make shots.

I know her shooting form is perfect but all that matters is the ball going in the basket.

I know she's a freshman but that didn't matter to Paige, or Kaleena, or Maya.

Azzi played the 2nd most minutes today and Geno ran plays in the 2nd half to get her open shots. He knows how important she is to team's success in the NCAAT.

I remember a game very early in the season where Azzi was having a killer night from the 3 point line. Paige or someone else would feed her as soon as she got open and it went in 5 out of 7 times. I thought to myself, "Wow. This is going to be easy!"

Uh, not.

 

[Cornell Lt]

1) 4 quarters of execution and effort
2) Hold Siegrist to under 20 pts
3) Win by 17

 

[GoUconn7961]

1. Limiting Siegrist's points
2. Total Domination in the paint and on the boards
3. Make Villanova regret their chant of "We Want UConn"

 

[Cuango]

Caroline rarely fails to score when she posts up in he lane! I’d like to see a bit more of an effort to get her the ball.

Defensive intensity.

Azzi and Paige back on track.

 

[dtbtbtb]

1. Win
2. Win Big
3. 5 players in double figure scoring

 

[Topdawg]

1. Defense! Make it hard for their top scorers.
2. Offense! Keep the ball moving. Preferably more inside-out than around the circle. Take open shots
3. Defense! Snap up all of the rebounds.

 

[Zarathustra]

1. a win
2. no injury
3. a complete game, intense defense, and balance
scoring! Go Huskies!

 

[housekeys]

1. Defense.
2. Come out hot at the start and take as large a lead as possible.
3. Make foul shots and few turnovers.

BTW, many have heard of the saying, "the best offense is a good defense". It is easy to see that in games (steals leading to points etc.). But the converse is also true; "often, the best defense is a good offense". This is not so easy to see because it manifests itself mentally. Making shots early and often (see point 2 above) puts the pressure and stress on the other team's offense. Hurried shots are a signal of the affect. Geno has made reference to this as did one of the commentators yesterday, so this is not some sort of "secret", but I think important in this game.

Anyway, it should be a good game, and regardless, Vilanova deserves to be in the tourney.

 

[HuskyinWRNY]

pedal to me metal all game
strong defense
villanova routed

 

[Husky fanatic]

1. Azzi and Caroline contribute on offense
2. Hold Siegrist to 13 points
3.The bigs rule

 

[Longtime fan]

To quote Ms. Taurasi many years ago- "Total Domination". These however are my top 3 specific things:

1) Defense, defense, defense- It's actually been beautiful to watch. Absolutely no quarter given to the only conference team to beat us in a long, long, long time.

2) We can win with Azzi, Paige and Caroline scoring 8 points combined but let's not make a habit of it. To get to the FF and beyond, all 3 of them have to get back on track. While Azzi and Paige looked tired today, CD is just not getting the ball where and when she should. Let's fix that.

3) Destroy them underneath with our height and power and own the glass on both ends.

That should do it.

We can't win against top 8 teams if AZZI is 1-9 from the floor.

 

[Barkin Out]

1 AE continue to physically dominate her opponents - she was a beast yesterday
2. Fudd 3 pt % revert to her mean
3 CW off to another strong start with at least 8 pts in Q1.

 

[CTBballfan243]

I'd like to see more minutes for Paige, Azzi, and Ducharme. UConn needs to start getting the NCAA rotation dialed in. Shorten the bench so our best players can start getting into a good rhythm. Those three players should be playing a minimum of 30 minutes a game once we get into the NCAA tournament.

 

[sun]

1. Work on committing less mistakes of all types.
2. Don't cause turnovers with bad passes.
3. Make more midrange shots.