One thing I'm worried about is fatigue with this being the first game back from the holiday, the weather and traveling now being short on players is a big deal. I thought the Maryland game UConn did enough to win it was just they ran out of gas.
Definitely. They have lost 3 of last 4 I think.That has been a recurring problem- the scheduling. This is a prime example. You got one day of practice then the plane then the game. With Md and ND it was a Friday game before, then a plane on Saturday then the games against them on Sunday on national TV against a ranked and rabid team. It is very poor planning in my view. It's not like this was a hidden obstacle either. Creighton is going to be out for blood at home.
Opponents are always “out for UConn’s blood”. It’s been like that for decades.That has been a recurring problem- the scheduling. This is a prime example. You got one day of practice then the plane then the game. With Md and ND it was a Friday game before, then a plane on Saturday then the games against them on Sunday on national TV against a ranked and rabid team. It is very poor planning in my view. It's not like this was a hidden obstacle either. Creighton is going to be out for blood at home.
Nika
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Lou
Caroline
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Ayanna
Aaliyah
Let's be real, folks. If we only play six, and one of those six is not Aubrey or Azzi, we aren't going to win.Losing Aubrey is a BIG deal. More so because we are already shorthanded. To offset this, it’s up to Caroline to play well and to play a lot of minutes. If Edwards, Lou, Nika, Dorka and Caroline plays at the top of their game, it should be enough. Ines and Ayanna may need to be ready to give them breathers. We have enough.
What is more important is that all players who play are able to play the next game at full strength.Let's be real, folks. If we only play six, and one of those six is not Aubrey or Azzi, we aren't going to win.
I dare you to go tell that to the players. Rest assured, there isn't a single player on the team that thinks like you do.Let's be real, folks. If we only play six, and one of those six is not Aubrey or Azzi, we aren't going to win.
For sure. I only meant to highlight the nature of the game and scheduling against a team that went to the Elite 8 last year. They are undersized though and Ayanna may be a huge impact player tonight.Opponents are always “out for UConn’s blood”. It’s been like that for decades.
UConn did not schedule the game, the Big East did. The only input they gave the Big East was their OOC schedule.For sure. I only meant to highlight the nature of the game and scheduling against a team that went to the Elite 8 last year. They are undersized though and Ayanna may be a huge impact player tonight.
Guess ya could've moved Christmas to accommodate a damn basketball gameThat has been a recurring problem- the scheduling. This is a prime example. You got one day of practice then the plane then the game. With Md and ND it was a Friday game before, then a plane on Saturday then the games against them on Sunday on national TV against a ranked and rabid team. It is very poor planning in my view. It's not like this was a hidden obstacle either. Creighton is going to be out for blood at home.
The Big East schedule is done by the conference, each team submits their OOC schedule to them and then the schedule is worked around the teams schedules. That is why the conference schedule is always published after teams have finished their OOC scheduling.That’s because this is not true.
Absolutely false. I work at a big East athletics department. The AD had a tone of input because we have to book arenas and balance all the other winter sports team and sometimes professional sports teams schedules if the teams play in a pro sports arena. The Big East doesn’t come back to teams with their finalized schedule, it’s months of back and forth of available dates and times.The Big East schedule is done by the conference, each team submits their OOC schedule to them and then the schedule is worked around the teams schedules. That is why the conference schedule is always published after teams have finished their OOC scheduling.
That’s because this is not true.
So who does the final schedule, the teams or the Big East? The way you put it, the Big East does it, with the help of the teams. My version is just the same as yours, without the little things. The final scheduling is still done by the Big East. So it is not absolutely false.Absolutely false. I work at a big East athletics department. The AD had a tone of input because we have to book arenas and balance all the other winter sports team and sometimes professional sports teams schedules if the teams play in a pro sports arena. The Big East doesn’t come back to teams with their finalized schedule, it’s months of back and forth of available dates and times.