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Some thoughts on the UCLA game:
  • UConn has now conquered the City of Los Angeles with back-to-back victories over USC & UCLA. Just one more mountain to climb on Sunday for the Huskies to earn an unprecedented 12th national championship.
  • OK, who in hell had UConn with a 34-point MOV in Sarge's pool????
  • The game within the game was the war in the low blocks defending Betts. With her parents in attendance, Jana’s defensive effort against Betts was downright heroic. Maybe Geno should make sure that Jana’s parents come to every UConn game. :) When Jana picked up a couple fouls, Ice took her turn on Betts and came up BIG. At times, UConn's guards dived down to harass Betts. She got her points, but she had to work extremely hard for every last one.
  • Azzi didn’t wait around tonight for the 4th qtr to find her shot. She came out on fire, exploding for 19 pts in the 1st half.
  • In the 2nd half, Sarah assumed the scoring load and essentially put the game out of reach.
  • Paige had an uncharacteristically average shooting night, but she was flying around the court on defense like Rodan ;)
  • Some of the dimes UConn dropped tonight were unconscious. Kaitlyn had a couple of beauties and Paige’s incredible “slap pass” to Kaitlyn on the fast break was something I had only seen done before by Larry Bird. :eek:
  • Once again UConn’s defense was suffocating, holding UCLA to only 51 points while forcing 19 turnovers.
  • Against the much bigger Bruins, the Huskies more than held their own on the boards outrebounding Betts and her teammates 34 to 29.
  • UConn now faces SC on Sunday for the national championship. Should UConn win, they would become the first team in history to beat 3 x #1 seeds in route to a championship. I guess there’s a 1st time for everything, :cool: GO HUSKIES!!!
 
When Azzi shoots like she did in the first half, it is over.

Jana effectively defending Betts was unexpected but clearly indicative of what the future may look like. Ice more than held her own. Betts got hers but they weren’t easy.

I don’t know what the overall head to head record is but Geno coaches circles around Close. What a clinic in game preparation.

Paige MAY have had an off night shooting but more than made up for it by being by a complete menace defensively.

Apparently, UCLA had not seen perimeter pressure like UCONN showed.

Both UConn and South Carolina’s Final Four experience showed. The best two programs in the country meet Sunday afternoon.
 
Wow wow wow!!

Just a complete game. I am speechless right now. I said it in the chat but this is the most enjoyable semi-final game I’ve watched since 2016. Put on an absolute clinic.

Enjoy it tonight, ladies, then it’s back to business. Let’s get it!!!!!!!
 
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oldude said:
Some thoughts on the UCLA game:
  • UConn has now conquered the City of Los Angeles with back-to-back victories over USC & UCLA. Just one more mountain to climb on Sunday for the Huskies to earn an unprecedented 12th national championship.
  • OK, who in hell had UConn with a 32-point MOV in Sarge's pool????
  • The game within the game was the war in the low blocks defending Betts. With her parents in attendance, Jana’s defensive effort against Betts was downright heroic. Maybe Geno should make sure that Jana’s parents come to every UConn game. :) When Jana picked up a couple fouls, Ice took her turn on Betts and came up BIG. At times, UConn's guards dived down to harass Betts. She got her points, but she had to work extremely hard for every last one.
  • Azzi didn’t wait around tonight for the 4th qtr to find her shot. She came out on fire, exploding for 19 pts in the 1st half.
  • In the 2nd half, Sarah assumed the scoring load and essentially put the game out of reach.
  • Paige had an uncharacteristically average shooting night, but she was flying around the court on defense like Rodan ;)
  • Some of the dimes UConn dropped tonight were unconscious. Kaitlyn had a couple of beauties and Paige’s incredible “slap pass” to Kaitlyn on the fast break was something I had only seen done before by Larry Bird. :eek:
  • Once again UConn’s defense was suffocating, holding UCLA to only 51 points while forcing 19 turnovers.
  • Against the much bigger Bruins, the Huskies more than held their own on the boards outrebounding Betts and her teammates 34 to 29.
  • UConn now faces SC on Sunday for the national championship. Should UConn win, they would become the first team in history to beat 3 x #1 seeds in route to a championship. I guess there’s a 1st time for everything, :cool: GO HUSKIES!!!
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WOW, WOW, WOW!!!!!!! I thought the SC game was unreal, but this 34-point victory was out of this world! The ladies came to play from the opening tip and the defense on Betts was almost up there with the defense Louisville employed against Griner in the '12-'13 F4. She got 26 points, but it felt like she going got 15. I can't say enough about the coaching staff and how they got the team ready to play. Great all-around job!
 
1. Jana busted her butt in this game, by far the best game she has had this year. I was really impressed with her effort and durability.
2. Sarah does Sarah like things, so damn impressive
3. Uconn's defense was stifling and UCLA had no answer and very few adjustments made by their coach.
 
Demolition Derby

Like I said a game or two ago
UConn has just too many weapons,

If Paige has a shooting off night (the rest of
her game was spectacular)
Someone else steps up...
Imagine if she would have been on
They would have won by 50

Is this the best defensive team that UConn has put on the court?...Perhaps...with under a minute to go...there was no letdown...What a buy in...
 
Can we stop talking about whether UConn can beat a team with a really good big? We can, we did. We embarrassed UCLA. UConn is playing at a level akin to some of the great Huskies teams of old.

I watched the Texas - SC game and was struck by how neither team played defense with real intensity. Such a contract to how UConn plays.

One game left. I'm psyched.
 
Loved every moment of the game. This team is so connected! So many superlatives you can write still would not be enough to describe them. Each person that played did really well, of course led by the big 3, each of whom dominated at different points in the game.
 
I have broken the don't watch curse. What a defensive clinic from the get go! Offense wasn't shabby either. There was no one hesitant or out of sync. UCLA got a lesson in big time ball. By the half there was a look in their eyes that said we aren't coming back from this. Delicious.
 
Azzi took care of business in the first half, and Sarah took it from there, with Paige sinking demoralizing buckets as needed.

Jana and Ice were sublime against the UCLA front court. Kaitlyn and KK and Ash were incandescent on defense.

We couldn't have asked for more from anyone

On the other side, Betts had a great game, scored 26 pts, but only 5 rebounds (because Sarah and Jana hovered up all the rest. No one else on UCLA did anything worth mentioning.
 
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