UCF postgame

[CocoHusky]

A close line is when someone extends their arm out on the side, runs fast, and connects their forearm to the person'ns throat or torso area.. aka close line.

aka a clothes line?

 

[oldude]

Because a 21 point beat down was a SIGNIFICANT improvement over the 37 & 36 point beat downs in the regular season. 26 wins is the most in program history. UCF is heading to the tournament. There was many reason for celebration in Orlando.

Again, I will reiterate my point. UCF knew they were going to the Big Dance when they beat Cincinnati in the semis, and that was the appropriate time for the celebration. What do you think Geno would have done if his bench players started celebrating during a 20 pt loss?

 

[BobbyJ]

She does seem to be in a permanent state of disgust on the sideline.

Worst body language of any coach I've seen. Acts like her kids are inept and not worthy of her superior intellect.

 

[Vowelguy]

So , you do not get it either I guess. What I see there is a drawing of what is called in some parts of the country a clothes line. Homophones don't count in basketball. I was genuinely asking what a close line meant in reference to the game and ONO. Perhaps a phrase I have not encountered? I still do not know. But thanks for muddying the already turbid waters!

It's a clothes line. Basically an arm out horizontally wacking someone across the throat. Kind of like if you ran into a low-hanging clothes line in the backyard.
Term most commonly used in wrestling.

 

[CocoHusky]

Again, I will reiterate my point. UCF knew they were going to the Big Dance when they beat Cincinnati in the semis, and that was the appropriate time for the celebration. What do you think Geno would have done if his bench players started celebrating during a 20 pt loss?

Geno is not coaching UCF so let's not turn this into what would Geno do. UCF celebrated pretty well when they beat Cincinnati last night.

 

[uconnfan68]

Well... as long as we are going by the those unwritten rules isn't there also one that says that UCONN should have pulled ALL the starters after going up by 20 with less than 1 Minutes Left. 4 Staretrs were in the game until the :46 remaining?

They don’t have enough players to sub out all starters. Only dressing 9.
I wouldn’t have cared if Geno pulled them or not. He only did it to get everyone in the scorebook. Perhaps he expected the traps of his bench players? It was very physical, and mostly not called all night.

 

[uconnfan68]

Geno is not coaching UCF so let's not turn this into what would Geno do. UCF celebrated pretty well when they beat Cincinnati last night.

What would you do then?

 

[UConnNick]

No problem with UCF celebrating their return to the Big Dance, but there is a time and place for everything. Celebrate after beating Cincinnati in the semis. How is it appropriate to celebrate during a 20 pt beatdown in the conference finals?

Because they're 18-21 year olds who've never accomplished anything like going to the NCAA tourney before. These AAC teams have zero expectations of beating UConn (0-120), so why not enjoy themselves during the game? Just because you're getting beat shouldn't mean you're required to remain emotionless and stapled to the bench. That's like saying cheerleaders should just shut up and sit there if the team they rep is down by 20.

 

[Blue Huskie]

POSTGAME Pressers Link

 

[Plebe]

If they catch a cold 3 seed they can get to the S16 but unlikely. They make up for less skill and talent with high-energy physicality. They go 10 deep and will bang all game. And surprisingly I watched them play uptempo vs Cinci and they were good in transition.

FWIW, UCF gave Syracuse (a likely 3-seed now) all they could handle on a neutral court. Led by 5 early in 4Q and had a 2-point lead with 3:00 to play but ended poorly and lost by 5.

UCF was thoroughly unconvincing throughout conference play, struggling to hard-fought wins against lesser competition. But hey, when you go 26-3 against all teams not named UConn, you've done pretty well. Kudos to them, and kudos to Coach Abe and Nykesha Sales for raising a team from irrelevancy to an NCAA at-large bid in a mere three years.

 

[oldude]

Geno is not coaching UCF so let's not turn this into what would Geno do. UCF celebrated pretty well when they beat Cincinnati last night.

Coco, I'm not buying it. UCF's bench antics were part of the same mindset from the last UCF game, when one of their players started trash talking Lou when they were also getting hammered by UConn. Lou's response, "Look at the score!" It's not even celebrating, but more of an "in your face" defiant response to getting your ass kicked. You show class whether you win or lose. In my mind, there are no exceptions.

 

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[Vowelguy]

Well... as long as we are going by the those unwritten rules isn't there also one that says that UCONN should have pulled ALL the starters after going up by 20 with less than 1 Minutes Left. 4 Staretrs were in the game until the :46 remaining?

Actually typically, the losing team waves the white flag and pulls its starters first.

 

[hoopsfan22]

 

[Husky40]

One more thing on the UCF bench behavior... I think it indicates the immature losers mindset the players (at least those players) had. They never believed they could win this game. If they really believed it, the reaction would be disappointment, sadness and frustration for having failed at something really big and important. Hopefully a teaching moment later, but if that were going to happen it would have started right then and there.
To be clear, I don't expect anyone to "bend the knee" or "kiss the ring", just have a little class.

#ClassUp #ActLikeYouBelong

Well said!

 

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[Huskee11]

My takeaways:

1. Napheesa’s highlight reel from this game is something no one else in WCBB could put together. Polished inside moves. Great catches and finishes in traffic. An amazing coast to coast take for a hoop. She will make a great pro.

2. Mikayla took Wright totally out of the game when she was in there. Hoping she can play some defense against a premier guard like that in Albany or Tampa.

3. Not a great shooting night, would have won by 30+ if we hit the open shots. UCF does play good defense, though. We made a lot of uncharacteristically silly passes.

4. Some weird foul calls, especially one on Crystal at mid court. On that play, though, I was just happy she got up. I don’t know how they looked on tv, but some of the calls on ONO seemed ticky tack or phantom in person.

5. Our defense was very intense, especially in the first half. CW has improved on keeping players in front of her.

6. There have been a number of comments in this thread about the behavior of the UCF bench, some critical, some giving them a pass. IMO, their behavior was appalling. Arrogant, mocking, preening, distasteful. Their Coach doesn’t seem bothered by it at all.

 

[Shenandoah]

Well... as long as we are going by the those unwritten rules isn't there also one that says that UCONN should have pulled ALL the starters after going up by 20 with less than 1 Minutes Left. 4 Staretrs were in the game until the :46 remaining?

Geno couldn't pull ALL the starters, as we only dressed 9 players...

 

[hoopsfan22]

 

[vtcwbuff]

The real question is Why Did the REFS put up with (by the rules) unsportsmanlike behavior--A T on the bench, 2 and they get ejected. Why????

Why did the refs allow UCF bench players on the court during their disgusting celebrations. WTF were they celebrating anyway?

 

[hoopsfan22]

Interesting that in the press conference video there is a glitch right as Coach Abe was answering the question about the handshake line interaction. Such a great Geno press conference in the second half of that video, especially the NCAA tourney rant at the end.

 

[vtcwbuff]

Probably her response to Auriemma waiting until 45 seconds left to sub when he'd been up 20 for the whole second half.

Maybe he waited to sub because of the bush league behavior of her bench. If you were at the game and watched their performance from the anthem to the final buzzer you'll know what I'm saying.

 

[Carnac]

Correction - UPDATE - Monday March 11 - The Samuelson & Collier watch as they try to pass #3 Tina Charles (2346) on the UConn career scoring list.

They were ranked #4 (Lou) and #5 (Pheesa) on the career scoring list through the Houston game.

Saturday (post ECU) - Lou DNP remains at 2259 career points. Needs 88 pts needed to pass Charles.
Saturday (post ECU) - Collier 2214+37 = 2251 career points. Needs 95 pts needed to pass Charles.

Sunday (post USF) - Lou DNP remains at 2259 career points. Needs 88 pts needed to pass Charles.
Sunday (post USF) - Collier 2251+23 = 2274 career points. 73 pts needed to pass Charles.

Post UCF game - Collier 25 + 2274 = 2299. Collier needs 48 points (thanks Sgt) to pass Charles.
Lou DNP remains at 2259 career points. Needs 88 pts needed to pass Charles.

Because of the lower seeded (lesser talented) teams UConn will host the first two rounds of the tournament at Gampel, and because these will be the last two games Collier will ever play there, I'm predicting Collier will get those 48 points that weekend, and go out with a bang as she takes her final curtain call, waives good-bye to her loyal and adoring fans, and leaves the floor for the final time as #3 (behind Maya Moore & Breanna Stewart) on UConn's career scoring list.

 

[eebmg]

So much effort by the BY to analyze UCF's tactics and behavior and no analysis or commentary of our teams interviews. Bizarre.

It is too late to go into all the cool tidbits I gathered in perhaps the best set of interviews and post game pressers I can recall but I will give a few I found amazing

1) The student athletes Geno had in the presser were Pheesa (no surprise) and Christyn (Big surprise to me). Check out what Christyn does when she leaves with Pheesa. and Geno's reaction.

2) A shocking question to Christyn in her personal interview about whether playing in the weak AAC affected her decision to come to UConn. Bad Ass question. Her answer without batting an eye was. No, not really. I knew they prepare us so much in practice to go play the best OOC.

3) Geno's description of Liv and Christyn's foibles on their respective learning curves are hilarious. As good as his Maya schtick

 

[hoopsfan22]

2) A shocking question to Christyn in her personal interview about whether playing in the weak AAC affected her decision to come to UConn. Bad Ass question. Her answer without batting an eye was. No, not really. I knew they prepare us so much in practice to go play the best OOC.

With that little smile at the end I was half expecting her to drop a "bless your heart" when answering that question.

 

[CL82]

I was genuinely asking what a close line meant

When the betting line is 3 pts or less in favor of the home team?

 

[donalddoowop]

When will UConn run an effective play at the end of a quarter. They should be much better at that than they are. That could hurt them in the tourney as it did in the last two FF. Other than that, I was pleased with what I saw.