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bantamlaker said:
A lot of deserved praise for Lou in this thread. Does anyone think she deserves consideration for a 10 person All-American team? We know that pre-season hype means a lot in determining the eventual team and Lou certainly had none. If Paige or Azzi had the same stats and meant as much to a top 5 team they would almost certainly be on an All-American team. I think AE is definitely playing at an AA level.
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I hate to be an "I told you so" and I try to avoid doing that, but this time I just can't let it go. Way back on Nov. 6, I posted the following and was lambasted pretty good.

If she (Lou) plays like she did today which one of the pre-season best 5 will she knock out for first team All-American? Of course she won't have the same time and space against the top opponents and we don't know about her defense against the top players she'll face. She can shoot from outside, closer to the basket, she drives and puts it up with either hand, she can pass the ball, and she can grab a few rebounds.

Convince me Clark is better.
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Since then, after almost every game I read post after post praising Lou and her game. Virtually every game I 've seen what I expected to see. I'm not looking for any acknowledgement. However if you think I might have known what I was taking about perhaps those of you who negatively reacted to that post could quietly to yourself agree that I might have been right.

Lou Lopez-Senechal is an outstanding all-around player and deserves some AA recognition.
 
Blakeon18 said:
Regarding Geno taking out Lou late in the 3rd quarter: looked to me that he was having a serious heart-to-heart with Lou
and Nika....sitting next to each other....directed at both...mostly Lou though. They both seemed fine....mentally and
physically after the [friendly] chat. Bet they learned something that will help them going forward.
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He had the whiteboard in his hand I think and was showing them something. Not sure what, but Nika came back in later while Lou got the rest of the day off.
 
Bigboote said:
Who's Isaac?

Thanks as always for your in-person perspective. I always look forward to your comments.
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Thanks for that!

Isaac is not famous. I didn't catch his last name. I think they said he works at UConn. He has a strong voice with lots of range and did a nice rendition.
 
Some observations:
-If you isolate on Lou, she is one of the smartest basketball players I have seen. Constantly moving, she often creates opportunities by making passes, setting picks, or creating mid-range shots when the offense breaks down. She's much more than simply a shooter.
-If the Butler coach gets to 12+ wins (7 year to date) he should get votes for Coach of the Year. His team is small, not overly athletic, and not great shooters but they played hard, boxed out the bigger Huskie players, and didn't give up. Give this guy a few more years and predict they will have a solid team.
-This is the best Huskie motion offense and mid-range game I have seen in some time. Not sure if there are stats for this, but UConn is also driving to the basketball more than I can remember.
-I've mentioned this before, but this one of the most relaxed UConn teams I have seen. Their smiles before the game are infectious and carry through the game.
-Doesn't DeBerry have one of the best smiles in college basketball?
 
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Huskee11 said:
Odd substitution of Ines for Lou with about a minute gone in the third period. That kind of thing is very un-Geno like, but Lou came back in later so all good. If I were a reporter I would ask him about that one.
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Had Lou just picked up her 2nd foul?
 
Fun game but was concerned when Caroline left the game early in the first half. Too much noise? Troubling
 
I think Lou, Aubrey, Aaliyah and Nika have learned -- and execute quite well -- an important principle about driving toward the basket: If you feel the foul coming, never give up on finishing the shot, no matter how impossible it might seem. Many of the shooting fouls they bring would only be floor fouls if they didn't complete that effort. And some of those shots end up going in. Ines tried that late in the game, but she miscalculated, got off a poor shot, and the whistle never came. It takes practice, kid.

And speaking of whistles, the only thing that frightens me, with a short roster going forward, is some night with a whistle-happy ref. So far, great coaching, and super stamina and discipline among the starters, have kept us out of trouble.
 
tkaes said:
I hate to be an "I told you so" and I try to avoid doing that, but this time I just can't let it go. Way back on Nov. 6, I posted the following and was lambasted pretty good.



Since then, after almost every game I read post after post praising Lou and her game. Virtually every game I 've seen what I expected to see. I'm not looking for any acknowledgement. However if you think I might have known what I was taking about perhaps those of you who negatively reacted to that post could quietly to yourself agree that I might have been right.

Lou Lopez-Senechal is an outstanding all-around player and deserves some AA recognition.
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Maybe you will get a "prescient award" also. If you do, I will hate to be an "I told you so", but I will not be able to let it go. ;)
 
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Another fun game to watch, this short handed team really knows how to play. Everyone contributed and it showed with quite a balanced box score. You can see they might need another shooter in upcoming games to spread the floor more. That defensive effort was impressive. Well done!
 
oldude said:
Interesting question. Honestly, I think you can make a case for any one of UConn’s starting 5 for some type of AA honors, starting with Aaliyah. But as you point out, Lou is having an AA season of her own. It’s too bad there isn’t an MVT award (Most Valuable Transfer). Lou would win that award hands down.
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I love watching lou play but if they did have an MVT award surely it would go to Angel Reese of LSU..She's 5th in the nation in scoring and 2nd in the nation in rebounding..probably going to be a 1st team AA..especially since she was 3rd team last year and has improved her game tremendously
 
Cornell Lt said:
Your over thinking it, he doesn't have a choice, he has to play them and I don't think it's because he trusts them.
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I thought Alan and Meg said something during the game about Geno saying the team was going to need a lot more from Amari as the season goes on. Maybe it’s just because he doesn’t have a choice, as you say, but it may also reflect a more substantial change in his thinking.
 
browns said:
I love watching lou play but if they did have an MVT award surely it would go to Angel Reese of LSU..She's 5th in the nation in scoring and 2nd in the nation in rebounding..probably going to be a 1st team AA..especially since she was 3rd team last year and has improved her game tremendously
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oldude said:
Except that Mo would have left her defender sprawling on the floor with a crossover, ankle-breaking move. :cool:
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Ch 3 showed a high school game highlights of a freshman girl for North Haven who did a great Kemba Walker vs Pitt crossover and stepback and nailed it. Hope we’re looking at her.
 
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Amazing, UConn has tons of both kinds of luck, incredibly good luck for the players that we have, the Magnificent Seven, and incredibly bad luck for all of our injured players.
 
Bone Dog said:
I thought Alan and Meg said something during the game about Geno saying the team was going to need a lot more from Amari as the season goes on. Maybe it’s just because he doesn’t have a choice, as you say, but it may also reflect a more substantial change in his thinking.
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I hope it's "a more substantial change in his thinking." As Amari's confidence grows she should begin to look for her shot, instead of just passing the ball off. It would be interesting to see her take more 3s and shots from the top of the key, and to drive to the basket.
 
HuskyNan said:
In the postgame interview he said everyone played well, everyone contributed.
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One big change for Amari, and the one that I think leads to Geno trusting her more and then say she contributes, is her coverage on defense. In the Butler game she stayed in front of her assigned player and competently switched off-- except in one case where Aaliyah was blocked by a screen and the player got through. She also managed to hedge and then get back to the rim in time to defend it. For Geno, you must play defense and that is where Amari is showing her energy and where I think she is catching up to the speed of the game.. Look at last year's games and you will see the opponents driving past Amari because she could not stay in front of her assigned player. Big difference for her in the past few games. When she masters the defense and protects the rim, she will become a regular in the rotation and she is much closer to that goal now than she was at the start of the season.
 
Notyetready said:
One big change for Amari, and the one that I think leads to Geno trusting her more and then say she contributes, is her coverage on defense. In the Butler game she stayed in front of her assigned player and competently switched off-- except in one case where Aaliyah was blocked by a screen and the player got through. She also managed to hedge and then get back to the rim in time to defend it. For Geno, you must play defense and that is where Amari is showing her energy and where I think she is catching up to the speed of the game.. Look at last year's games and you will see the opponents driving past Amari because she could not stay in front of her assigned player. Big difference for her in the past few games. When she masters the defense and protects the rim, she will become a regular in the rotation and she is much closer to that goal now than she was at the start of the season.
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Yes, her defense has definitely improved, and I think she's taking the game much more seriously.
 
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