Uconn injured in a game again

[Tonyc]

You know what Im getting tired of UConn players on the floor, and getting injured during games. Its one thing to be physical its another to have your key players sitting because of ruff play. Take it for what its worth but Im getting tired of seeing KML Stef Doty Bria getting bashed around and end up sitting the bench to recover and non calls. I better stop there.

 

[Husky4Life]

I most certainly agree. It is really becoming a serious problem. It seems like top ranked opponents that we play use this tactic as they seem to think this is the only way to beat us. There is a difference between physical play and intentionally injuring an opponent. The latter should not be allowed.

 

[HuskyNan]

I guess you guys didn't see Kelly shoving Loyd around or Stef banging with Achonwa in the paint?

 

[Biff]

I most certainly agree. It is really becoming a serious problem. It seems like top ranked opponents that we play use this tactic as they seem to think this is the only way to beat us. There is a difference between physical play and intentionally injuring an opponent. The latter should not be allowed.

What play(s) did you see where there was intention to injure an opponent? Got any game times of these plays?

 

[Husky4Life]

What play(s) did you see where there was intention to injure an opponent? Got any game times of these plays?

Just speaking in general. The physical play just appears to be a little too physical at times, and yes I agree that UConn has had their share of those plays as well. I don't mind a little physical play but when it's a little too much where it appears a player could potentially get hurt should not be allowed, whether that play comes from UConn or any other opponent.

 

[HuskyNan]

Just speaking in general. The physical play just appears to be a little too physical at times, and yes I agree that UConn has had their share of those plays as well. I don't mind a little physical play but when it's a little too much where it appears a player could potentially get hurt should not be allowed, whether that play comes from UConn or any other opponent.

But you said, There is a difference between physical play and intentionally injuring an opponent. Could you please answer Biff's question - when did that happen during yesterday's game?

 

[Husky4Life]

But you said, There is a difference between physical play and intentionally injuring an opponent. Could you please answer Biff's question - when did that happen during yesterday's game?

I never said there was anything that specifically happened during yesterday's game. Again, I am just speaking in general. I'm just concerned about the safety of players, whether it is UConn or any other school. That is all.

 

[Kibitzer]

Bill Russell knew something about physical play. When called upon to differentiate between basketball and football, he summed it up succinctly: "Basketball is a contact sport. Football is a collision sport."

Deal with it.

 

[Wonkster]

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There's one point I'd like clarified. When a player steps on the foot of an opposing player, is that supposed to be called a foul, whether it happens intentionally or not?

 

[mauconnfan]

Just speaking in general. The physical play just appears to be a little too physical at times, and yes I agree that UConn has had their share of those plays as well. I don't mind a little physical play but when it's a little too much where it appears a player could potentially get hurt should not be allowed, whether that play comes from UConn or any other opponent.

There's physical (like the Huskies, some bumps off screens and under the boards) and there's allowing things that disrupt offensive flow which the refs did for ND yesterday. Women's refs are awful as we know but to allow McBride to hold, grab, hand check as much as she did is crazy.....if they allowed me to do that in my 50's I could still guard people. Same with Michael Jordan....uhh I mean Diggins, she gets phantom calls and gets away with murder on defense. I thought UConn was #1?? Not whining just calling it like I saw it........it needs to be stopped as there is some kind of new rule which allows women to play more physical vs. the better team??

 

[Kibitzer]

I'm into quotes today. Beats mourning.

It's about football, but perhaps some bright soul could transpose it to basketball.

Jack Lambert, the legendary and ferocious 220 lb. linebacker of the Pittsburgh Steelers (HoF, 4 Super Bowls, etc.):

"Football is designed to reward the ones who hit the hardest. If you can't take it, you shouldn't play."

 

[HuskyNan]

There's physical (like the Huskies, some bumps off screens and under the boards) and there's allowing things that disrupt offensive flow which the refs did for ND yesterday. Women's refs are awful as we know but to allow McBride to hold, grab, hand check as much as she did is crazy.....if they allowed me to do that in my 50's I could still guard people. Same with Michael Jordan....uhh I mean Diggins, she gets phantom calls and gets away with murder on defense. I thought UConn was #1?? Not whining just calling it like I saw it........it needs to be stopped as there is some kind of new rule which allows women to play more physical vs. the better team??

I saw Kelly Faris literally shove Loyd out of bounds. It was right in front of the ref and I was astounded it didn't get called. And watch Stef wrap her arm around the offensive player as she fronts her. UConn gives as good as it gets.

 

[huskiemaniac]

You know what Im getting tired of UConn players on the floor, and getting injured during games. Its one thing to be physical its another to have your key players sitting because of ruff play. Take it for what its worth but Im getting tired of seeing KML Stef Doty Bria getting bashed around and end up sitting the bench to recover and non calls. I better stop there.

That is ridiculous...it's a physical game. Some of the old RU/ UC games made yesterday like an old nova game.

 

[Tonyc]

Bumping is part of the game. BB is a physical game. Players ending up on the floor is a foul.

 

[huskiemaniac]

Bumping is part of the game. BB is a physical game. Players ending up on the floor is a foul.

Not always...do you believe tiff was fouled every time she hit the floor? Stewie is on the floor a lot and more often than not she isn't fouled. Maybe they need to practice standing on a balance ball.

 

[01Neaggrad02]

I guess you guys didn't see Kelly shoving Loyd around or Stef banging with Achonwa in the paint?

Nope. I didn't. Of course Stef's banging had nothing to do with the bodies being thrown on her.....

 

[01Neaggrad02]

Not always...do you believe tiff was fouled every time she hit the floor? Stewie is on the floor a lot and more often than not she isn't fouled. Maybe they need to practice standing on a balance ball.

Maybe they need better acting classes like they teach at Notre Dame... so they can draw more foul calls.

 

[huskiemaniac]

Maybe they need better acting classes like they teach at Notre Dame... so they can draw more foul calls.

Maybe so...

 

[speedoo]

You know what Im getting tired of UConn players on the floor, and getting injured during games. Its one thing to be physical its another to have your key players sitting because of ruff play. Take it for what its worth but Im getting tired of seeing KML Stef Doty Bria getting bashed around and end up sitting the bench to recover and non calls. I better stop there.

Tony this is a bad post, leading to a useless thread. You had no basis for implying that Kaleena's injury was caused by ND's rough play, because it was not.

 

[easttexastrash]

KML was not on the bench due to physical play. She twisted her ankle attempting a cross-over dribble. ND's physical play had nothing to do with her injury.

 

[cferraro04]

I guess you guys didn't see Kelly shoving Loyd around or Stef banging with Achonwa in the paint?

Shoving Loyd as she ran through the lane (everybody does that, and it happens to UConn with monotonous regularity) and banging against Achonwa when she is draped all over you and trying to push you out from under the basket in order to get position, isn't the same thing as grabbing and pulling someone down and then falling on top of them or impeding their movement and disrupting the flow of the game by grabbing and bumping them...they have picks for that why don't team use them instead of all the grabbing... I'm just sayin'

 

[metamemoir]

KML was not on the bench due to physical play. She twisted her ankle attempting a cross-over dribble. ND's physical play had nothing to do with her injury.

KML's ankle injury was odd. In the replay it was hard to see what exactly happened. She just suddenly grimaced.

 

[speedoo]

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KML's ankle injury was odd. In the replay it was hard to see what exactly happened. She just suddenly grimaced.

There was nothing odd about it. She simply rolled her right ankle, happens all the time and ND had nothing to do with it.

 

[rjp172]

I can understand the confusion about KML's ankle. Her and McBride's left feet brushed each other, but it was the right ankle that rolled. The first time I watched the replay I focused on where I saw contact, as minimal as it was, then I actually looked at which ankle was hurt and just saw the typical ankle roll. Both teams are physical. We've seen KML throw an elbow (although not intended to knock Peters out by any means), Dolson would bang her backside into you and back you down in a second, Faris isn't considered the player she is because she's all finesse. Heck, Doty and Mallory are running around on one wheel each and would still be going at it with everything they have. I don't think there is anything "dirty" between these two teams. They're both good and the want to win.

 

[metamemoir]

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There was nothing odd about it. She simply rolled her right ankle, happens all the time and ND had nothing to do with it.

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I never said ND had anything to do with it.