UConn-Duke postgame thread

[HuskyNan]

 

[Huskie837]

Trying to run out the clock almost cost them but survive and advance..

 

[Kaizen]

Paige + KK +AE have 48 pts of the total 53 pts ...

 

[Inthepaint]

Ugly winning beats pretty losing

 

[EasyEd]

It looked like Paige was really tired the second half. Hope she gets some good rest.

 

[hussybulldog]

That was close at the end, only one basket in 6 min

 

[RoadMaster]

 

[Nolefan]

That was UGLY .. senior committing 3 silly fouls and the team trying to fold under pressure . .. 2 days and USC is next hopefully we shoot better .. Paige looked gassed in the 4th and soon as Edwards went out early 3rd the offense had no rhythm and only I scorer on the floor .. give credit to Duke they play tough D and very athletic..

 

[PAHuskeyFan]

That game was simply Butt Ugly. Hard to believe these Teams were in Sweet Sixteen.

Hopefully Southern Cal watched and is now Way OVER CONFIDENT about what they will see on Monday.

GO HUSKIES!!!!!!!

 

[oldude]

I just have 3 words:

DEFENSE!!!
TOUGHNESS!!!
PAIGE BUECKERS!!!!

Make that 4 words….

 

[jcoton56]

Its all about survival now.

 

[Urshurak]

Gutsy win with no bench. Fatigue almost got them. Duke climbed back in after down 20.

It will take a significantly better offensive performance to get past USC.

One note, with AE on bench, Duke scored at will. Ice ain’t it folks. Not sure who replaces AE next year, but that’s a problem.

 

[fomalhaut]

ESPN's sloppiness is unbelievable. They posted the final score in the upper left corner as Duke 45, USC 53. And the final box score credited Brady with 15 steals.

 

[and one]

An odd game and we move on. Defense outstanding. Scoring was an issue. The offense can't have another game like this one if we are to go any deeper. What the heck, we won and I'm greatful for that.

 

[Bone Dog]

Paige Awesome!
Aaliyah Awesome despite 4 fouls.
KK Awesome with 12 pts.
Nika Awesome with 8 assists and 6 rebounds.
Ice Awesome for holding down the fort when Aaliyah had to sit.
Ash is always awesome, but tonight was not a shooting night for her.

But most of all, the team looked really tired. Exhausted even. I'm not sure they can go much further than this, so it may be time to celebrate what they've achieved. Please don't hate me for saying it. They have been awesome this season, playing under a crushingly cruel fate. I love our Huskies!

 

[augustaTC]

Survived is so right. Paige had (for her) an off night. Girls looked sloppy and tired and out of sync. Am so happy and proud of them for what they've accomplished this year. Will be praying for all on Monday but my expectations aren't high.

 

[Longtime fan]

It looked like Paige was really tired the second half. Hope she gets some good rest.

She does need rest, but when?

 

[Rb335]

Sometimes I’d like to see them play to win, not play not to lose. But in March it’s survive and advance. Improvement already on last year, outperformed out seed line, and not done yet.

 

[uconnever]

Yeah we looked nervous and Duke as well, it should never have finished that close. Great season elite 8 with all the injuries. I have watched a lot of USC this year out of curiosity this year and I think we can beat them, but not if we play like today. They actually are similar to us as in it’s kinda JuJu and everyone else. The key is our role players have to be better than theirs. Which from what I saw all year, is possible but you never know.

 

[huskeynut]

Win and advance. That's all that counts.

 

[omshanti]

Glad they won the game, phew. As ugly as it was it could have been worse, could have lost. They almost gave it away…

 

[Longtime fan]

Paige Awesome!
Aaliyah Awesome despite 4 fouls.
KK Awesome with 12 pts.
Nika Awesome with 8 assists and 6 rebounds.
Ice Awesome for holding down the fort when Aaliyah had to sit.
Ash is always awesome, but tonight was not a shooting night for her.

But most of all, the team looked really tired. Exhausted even. I'm not sure they can go much further than this, so it may be time to celebrate what they've achieved. Please don't hate me for saying it. They have been awesome this season, playing under a crushingly cruel fate. I love our Huskies!

I agree totally. They have exceeded expectations and really have little chance against a deep USC team. But that's why they play the games.

 

[mattlow710]

Finally, Win.......
Actually I still believe that we will overcome USC and move to the F4

 

[msf22b]

It looked like Paige was really tired the second half. Hope she gets some good rest.

Everyone was tired, I saw a real tired shoulder droop from Nika in the 4th...

Apologies for being dismissive of the coaching...but I knew when to take Edwards out...the last 2 or 3 minutes of the 2nd quarter...even the announcers expected it.

Arnold had a fine game; made some big plays.
Ice was ok.

 

[PAHuskeyFan]

SO... Does anyone think we won the Sarah Strong Sweepstakes with the win over Duke? Sure hope so. Another big for next year sure would be good.

 

[Bone Dog]

Finally, Win.......
Actually I still believe that we will overcome USC and move to the F4

I like you just for saying this.

 

[REB1094]

A win is a win?

 

[jaydee602]

I know why Geno did it, but taking the air out of the ball really hurt our offense. It gave Duke time to set up and pressure the ball. A couple of quick baskets might have given UCONN some breathing room.

 

[maple]

It was not pretty … but you don’t get points for style! A win is a win and that’s all that matters now!!

Battled through another tough, tough game. I’ll leave the complaints at the door for now. Just happy to be back in the E8 given everything this team’s been through this year.

 

[Childhood]

6 players rotation is really hard for UConn for the next 3 games.