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hoopsfan22 said:
I could have done without Martin's 3 point barrage. I'd have been fine if she just put up her average points per game and it would not have diminished my enjoyment of this game one bit.
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For some unknown reason, some players have a good game against UConn. The Huskies get everybody's best effort. Today was martin's turn to feel her oats. The next game, she won't shoot like that. Their next game (13) NC St. Dec 1, will be formidable, but they won't be UConn. Everybody want to take down the Huskies.
 
Bone Dog said:
This would explain a lot. She was as tenacious as ever on D, and she took the ball to the rim in the second minute of the game -- the new Nika!!! -- but she seemed to be a little less in charge on the floor, and the team seemed a bit adrift at moments. I think this shows, yet again, how much the team depends on her.
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I said in chat that she seemed to be losing focus at times. This maybe offers an explanation. She played well on both ends but had some uncharacteristic lapses... Hope it doesn't linger, in many ways she's our most irreplaceable player.
 
AE was simply a beast today..really really impressive..She's confident in her mid range shot and it shows.. Yes Caroline hit 3/6 from the arch today but I love it when she posts up ..at 6'2" she's a force underneath..Patterson looks better and better each game..Nika played Clark as well as anyone can..hope Geno talks to Azzi and tells her to take at least 15 shots in the first half from now on so we can have a decent lead at half time..great team win and they were really resilient and didn't get down when they fell behind by 11
 
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HuskyNan said:
IMO, it was more a case that they couldn’t figure out the triangle and two that Rebecca illustrated so well. Geno figured it out and corrected the problem at halftime, though

Really good coaching job by Geno today
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Yes!! Geno earned his salary today. Does anyone one know if the women will attend the men's game later today and fly back with them, or are they already on their way back? My guess is both teams arrived together, they leave together. No need to pay for two charters coming back.
 
Super game from AE both offensively and defensively in shutting down Cziano, plus the solid rebounding. She was clearly the POG.

It's hard to see how this game was close when we shot 55% overall and had 16 more rebounds. Do we have to shoot over 50% to win? That was a weird game.

Personally, I want AE, Caroline, Aubrey and Lou on the court for 30 minutes a game and I'd bribe the ref to let Azzi play 45 minutes. Here we are with all these great players injured and we are still beating 3 top teams so far this year. For the year we are shooting well over 50% overall and around 40% from 3 as a team! Beating three top 10 teams doing it.

I don't think this team is going to see a lot of zone defenses. Azzi alone is a one person wrecking crew. She might have the best 3 point shot in women's basketball AND the best pull up jumper. Geno has a point though about scoring from the paint. We need it at least some and AE might just be emerging as a true star before our eyes.
 
Hayven said:
Great game for November. If Iowa can consistently get that 3 from their other players not names Clark, they can be a final 4 team.
Boy I hope this game was a stepping stone for CD. We need her offense and moxy.
Aaliyah is the player we all expected her to be. I’m glad we have Azzi and other teams don’t.
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Looking again at her stat line, she had a heck of a game today. Very impressive.
 
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JeannoCT said:
Just wow. So many great performances all at different times. And all were important. Great win.
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Agreed. There were many great performances today. Some saw the game as a struggle for UConn at times. I saw it differently. I saw Iowa play hard and shoot the lights out. UConn had 3 unforced turnovers in the first half which was the difference in the score at the half.
I've give credit to Iowa. It's not so much that UConn was out of sync, but that Iowa was in sync. Give credit where credit is due. Iowa stepped up and went toe-to-toe with UConn in the first half.

They were not able to sustain the intensity and scoring in the 2nd half. That and Azzi woke up and found her stroke in the 3rd quarter. Iowa won the first half. UConn won the second half. It's waaaayyyy to early to expect UConn or anyone other team to play a "perfect" game this early in the season. I'll look for perfect games in February and March not November.
 
bkart1978 said:
Caroline does SO many things on the court - underrated post defense, tie-ups, three-pointers, midrange shots, she’s an excellent finisher and I love love love her post-ups on smaller guards. So good to see her back.
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When not dealing with an injury. Caroline is the most well rounded player.
 
uconnfan68 said:
They blew the whistle whenever someone breathed on Clark. She sure fell a lot for someone so strong.
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Yes. So Strong. Everyone who heard one of Holly Rowe's pointless in-game stories knows how strong.
 
mhshuskies said:
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The camera operator for this presser was an AMATEUR. I got dizzy from him/her moving the camera around the room searching for the person asking the question (whom they never found) instead of just leaving the camera pointed at the podium. :confused: Good help is sometimes hard to find. It was hard to enjoy the Q & A because of the incessant camera movement.
 
What a game!! Love these types of games. Shows the character of the team. Who is going to step up when the pressure mounts and who is going to shy away in the big moment. This game, our girls stepped up! Key buckets by Caroline. Azzi played a masterful game. Love that young lady! Her shot was dropping from deep early in the game. She took her game inside and started dropping that deadly mid-range shot. Butter! Knocked down a few of those and then she was back in rhythm. Well done, Azzi. Like I said in the Chat, Azzi knows her game better than anyone of else. She knows what is going to get her going and she did just that.

Caroline. It was great to have her get those minutes and be able to have a decent game out there. Welcome back, Caroline!! Hopefully the game legs are back.

Aaliyah. MVP of the Tournament. 1). Well-deserved honor. You deserved it. 2). I do not care what anyone says, you are having a fantastic year. Your confidence is off the charts! Keep it going young lady. Keep up the great work on both ends of the floor. This Phil Knight award is only the beginning. Stay hungry out there.

The whole team kept their poise out there. They didn't panic. They just regrouped at halftime and played their game. Enjoy a few good days of practice and rest and good luck against Providence on Friday.

Congrats, UConn!! Great game.
 
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brownale said:
Iowa started 4 seniors. This may have been Clark's last chance to beat UConn unless they meet in the NCAAs.
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If we play them again it won't be this close. Remember that we were missing Dorka and they had a low scoring guard go 6-6 from beyond the arc. That will never happen again, plus Azzi did not have her normal shooting game and CD is just starting her road back. We have as good of an 8 person rotation as any team in the country, actually ours is better!
 
eebmg said:
This play to me was the most amazing for many reasons



1) Caroline just coming off her own 3pt shot gives up the chance for the go ahead 3pt shot for a better 3pt shot to Lou in the corner

2) Caroline could have been in ball hawk mode just back from a long layoff and passed to her "minutes" competitor.
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And I love the fact that LLS recognized Caroline at the end of the clip with a low five-this is a real team.
 
Bills Fan said:
If we play them again it won't be this close. Remember that we were missing Dorka and they had a low scoring guard go 6-6 from beyond the arc. That will never happen again, plus Azzi did not have her normal shooting game and CD is just starting her road back. We have as good of an 8 person rotation as any team in the country, actually ours is better!
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I seriously thought at one point she might challenge KLS's 10 for 10 from 3. Seemed like she couldn't miss.
 
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uconnever said:
Lazy passes, poor awareness on defense. We have to clean these things up before it costs us a game. They are mental lapses that I know were better than, we just lose focus too often. And Nika was right, she needs to be better and is hard on herself because she is a perfectionist and is damn near perfect when she plays the way she knows she can. I like that about her. 13 assists is incredible but she’s thinking about the 6 turnovers and our offense looking out of sorts at times. Those are easily fixable and she knows it. Without those small errors she’s a god and I think she will only get better, imagine that. Lou’s shot is good but she takes too long to shoot and tight defense on her and she has a huge problem. Scares me, this makes Caroline really important because I’m afraid Lou will have some games where she is a non factor. Love her and she’s a hell of a shooter but just my thought that that will be a problem against certain teams in the future. The refereeing was terrible, our girls couldn’t go near Clark without being called for a foul. Lots of fights and an incredibly gutsy win. All of the bad things I saw and to still fight back and get the win was really really impressive. I can help but think that we will only get better because the things I saw besides Lou’s low release can be fixed. I guess for Lou she just has to figure out how to get herself the space she needs to get her shot off be a she can shoot it, it just takes a year for her to release it.
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To me, I don’t think Lou has a slow shot at all.
 
Carnac said:
That's right!!! It was reported today that Dorka will miss the next two games (Providence Dec 2 (Gampel) & @ Notre Dame Dec 4).
She won't be needed for those tow games. If you're on UConn's schedule, now IS NOT a good time to play them, they're on a roll. :confused:
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I hate to disagree with the all-knowing Carnac, one of the BY's best posters, but I think she will be missed in the ND game. They have a lot of height up front.
 
Carnac said:
Agreed. There were many great performances today. Some saw the game as a struggle for UConn at times. I saw it differently. I saw Iowa play hard and shoot the lights out. UConn had 3 unforced turnovers in the first half which was the difference in the score at the half.
I've give credit to Iowa. It's not so much that UConn was out of sync, but that Iowa was in sync. Give credit where credit is due. Iowa stepped up and went toe-to-toe with UConn in the first half.

They were not able to sustain the intensity and scoring in the 2nd half. That and Azzi woke up and found her stroke in the 3rd quarter. Iowa won the first half. UConn won the second half. It's waaaayyyy to early to expect UConn or anyone other team to play a "perfect" game this early in the season. I'll look for perfect games in February and March not November.
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That makes sense. Iowa deserves full credit.
As for the 4th Q many have observed that Clark looked gassed.
If she was wearing one of those monitors my guess is she ran a lot more steps than normal trying to shake Nika.
 
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Carnac said:
For some unknown reason, some players have a good game against UConn. The Huskies get everybody's best effort. Today was martin's turn to feel her oats. The next game, she won't shoot like that. Their next game (13) NC St. Dec 1, will be formidable, but they won't be UConn. Everybody want to take down the Huskies.
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They have good games because UConn double teams the star player and chooses a low scoring player to leave open. Kudos to Martin for making the Huskies pay
 
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