UConn blowouts

[huskeynut]

UConn has had some great teams and great players. and as usual, posters have their favorite team(s), favorite player(s) and favorite recruit(s). And the debate on these will always continue.

As for this team, I will wait until the season is over. There are another 20+ games to play. That's a lot of baseball. Anything can happen to us and our opponents.

I do think this team can bring home #13.

 

[MSGRET]

UConn has had some great teams and great players. and as usual, posters have their favorite team(s), favorite player(s) and favorite recruit(s). And the debate on these will always continue.

As for this team, I will wait until the season is over. There are another 20+ games to play. That's a lot of baseball. Anything can happen to us and our opponents.

I do think this team can bring home #13.

I know you meant to say basketball and not baseball.

 

[Cuango]

This is a wonderful team, and it could well run the table all the way to the NCAAs. However if/when it gets to the last rounds, it will be up against some very strong teams. UCLA is better than last year and will try for revenge. SC is strong and will try for revenge.

Most of all, Texas has Vic Schaefer and his team is based on the same "great defense and quick transition scores" that UConn's is. I was at the UConn- MS State game, Vic's team at the time, that ended on a heartbreaking last second UConn loss. I don't know that I would want to bet against a strong Schaefer-coached team, regardless of opponent.

Vic Schaefer is no one to mess with! I believe he is currently the second best coach in Women’s Basketball! Very close between him, Kim, and Dawn, with Jeff Walz not too far behind. Shea is coming up fast as well. As far as the younglings, I would point to Molly Miller (Az State) as a future great one. I also was impressed with the Michigan coach’s adjustments when we played them. Finally, future great; Caroline Ducharme!

 

[tomcat]

I don't believe you mean what you say. Otherwise I'll be more than happy to bet you "even" if they match up. I do believe when teams get to FF anyone can win. But I'll bet you "even." Care to make the bet? If a core player gets hurt for either team we can back out.

This is a tremendous team. Whether they go undefeated or not or don't win it all or not etc, they are still a tremendous team. It's a weird thread. The team is terrific. Why we want to get wrapped up in "best ever" that some "fans" say and knock down the enthuisiasm for an undefeated number 1 ranked team that on average is winning by 38ppg showing that the team is just tremendous anyway is odd. But I like to bet a little. So, if you're offering, I'll take you bet. For the record I do think Texas is the number 2 team to win it all.

I don't do bets, and the expression is not one that was meant to be taken literally. When someone says that, they are respecting the person they're talking about. I used to say the same thing about Pat Summit, but when it came time to predict the results of a UConn-TN matchup, I always predicted UConn, and was right more often than not. The "best ever" discussion is really all theoretical and opinions, anyway, so you're right: It detracts from the accomplishments of the team on the floor. And while it's really possible for this team to remain undefeated into the NCAAs, what happens then is anyone's guess, depending on injuries, momentum and one team having a very good or bad game at the right or wrong time. Any talk of going undefeated over the entire span of the season is really bad juju, IMHO.

 

[BBallF]

I do think you can reasonably say that at this point in the season this team is the deepest and best defensive team we have ever had.

 

[Bone Dog]

on UCLA, they don’t have a cohesive offensive plan so I am not at all worried about Cori. Texas though, is legit and is the second best team in the country.

Exactly my sense of things. Far from being stronger, UCLA really looks weaker to me. Texas, by contrast, actually looks improved.

 

[Gael]

I do think you can reasonably say that at this point in the season this team is the deepest and best defensive team we have ever had.

When we look at the end of the season, I suspect it will be hard to match the offensive and defensive stats of the 2014-15 team. Here are many of their key stats and national rank in those stats. (Sorry for the formatting problems.)

Statistic	Value	Rank
Wins	38	1 / 349
Win %	97.4%	1 / 349
Possessions per 40 Min	70.4	180 / 349
Points per Game	89.3	1 / 349
Points per 100 Poss	126.4	1/349
Opp Points per Game	48.6	1 / 349
Opp Points per 100 Poss	68.9	1 / 349
Margin per Game	40.6	1 / 349
Margin per 100 Poss	57.4	1 / 349
Losses	1	1 / 349

Field Goal %	54.0%	1 / 349
2-Point %	60.4%	1/349
3-Point %	40.6%	1/349
Effective Field Goal %	60.5%	1 / 349
Points per Scoring Attempt	1.24	1 / 349
Points per Play	1.06	1 / 349

​

Assists per Game	21.2	1 / 349
Assists / Turnovers	1.75	2 / 349
Blocks per Game	7.9	1 / 349
Block Rate	18.6%	1 / 349
Fouls per Game	11.4	2 / 349
Foul Rate	13.7%	1 / 349

​

Def Rebounds	1,181	1 / 349
Total Rebounds	1,701	1 / 349
Assists	828	1 / 349
Steals	394	3 / 349
Blocks	309	1 / 349

The top eight players on the 2014-15 team were Breanna Stewart, Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Morgan Tuck, Moriah Jefferson, Kia Nurse, Gabby Williams, Saniya Chong, and Kiah Stokes, who, in my opinion, were a stronger rotation than this season's top eight . . . so far. Let's see how the teams compare at the end of this season.

The 2009-10 UConn team set what I believe is the all-time D1 PPG defensive record (in the shot clock era) by holding opponents to 46.2 PPG over an undefeated 39-0 season.

 

[Next 12]

When we look at the end of the season, I suspect it will be hard to match the offensive and defensive stats of the 2014-15 team. Here are many of their key stats and national rank in those stats. (Sorry for the formatting problems.)

Statistic	Value	Rank
Wins	38	1 / 349
Win %	97.4%	1 / 349
Possessions per 40 Min	70.4	180 / 349
Points per Game	89.3	1 / 349
Points per 100 Poss	126.4	1/349
Opp Points per Game	48.6	1 / 349
Opp Points per 100 Poss	68.9	1 / 349
Margin per Game	40.6	1 / 349
Margin per 100 Poss	57.4	1 / 349
Losses	1	1 / 349

Field Goal %	54.0%	1 / 349
2-Point %	60.4%	1/349
3-Point %	40.6%	1/349
Effective Field Goal %	60.5%	1 / 349
Points per Scoring Attempt	1.24	1 / 349
Points per Play	1.06	1 / 349

​

Assists per Game	21.2	1 / 349
Assists / Turnovers	1.75	2 / 349
Blocks per Game	7.9	1 / 349
Block Rate	18.6%	1 / 349
Fouls per Game	11.4	2 / 349
Foul Rate	13.7%	1 / 349

​

Def Rebounds	1,181	1 / 349
Total Rebounds	1,701	1 / 349
Assists	828	1 / 349
Steals	394	3 / 349
Blocks	309	1 / 349

The top eight players on the 2014-15 team were Breanna Stewart, Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Morgan Tuck, Moriah Jefferson, Kia Nurse, Gabby Williams, Saniya Chong, and Kiah Stokes, who, in my opinion, were a stronger rotation than this season's top eight . . . so far. Let's see how the teams compare at the end of this season.

The 2009-10 UConn team set what I believe is the all-time D1 PPG defensive record (in the shot clock era) by holding opponents to 46.2 PPG over an undefeated 39-0 season.

One of the BEST analysis I have ever seen. THANK YOU and I REALLY enjoyed the post. I feel the same about this years team ( 2025/2026). I posted just 10 minutes ago that this team will have the SAME breakdown as the 2014/2015 team not as you did, just in general . I posted it on Team Player Breakdown against Marquette if any one wants to see it.GO HUSKIES!!!!!!