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UConn - Iowa Postgame Thread

jdote33 said:
Also, and this is revisionist history, and hind sight, but did we have our two bigs out there on clark's second free throw. ultimately if we get that rebound cleanly we have 3 second with the ball advanced at half court. I really thought we were still ok even after the offensive foul call.
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That was a pretty long rebound. Tough to say.
 
That was a terrible call and an awful way for Aaliyah to go out like that.

Paige and Aaliyah looked off all game. They both missed shots they normally make. Had those gone in, the game would have never ended that way. It’s a shame Shade went cold the last few games of the season.

But you couldn’t ask more of the freshman tonight. I hope the team uses this as motivation for next year.

Now let’s hope everyone recovers this summer and we come back better than ever next season
 
Can someone post the last foul called on UCONN that everyone is commenting about?
 
I really thought they'd screen for AE or KKA for a drive. No one stopped KKA when she drove all game. That was the most reliable play all game. Barring that, at least PB needed to attack for the win. That was a very rough call off a timeout, terrible foul call on AE not withstanding.
 
I believe we just witnessed the best ending of the season - they made Final Four, they played great game (with the questionable ending) and they do not have to play SC.
Thank you for the amazing season, Go Huskies!
 
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Sluconn Husky said:
And that decision rankles me the more I think about it. Geno has a bad track record of lousy, end-of-game coaching and I think this adds to it. Nobody wants to hear that, but there's no reason to fart around with a screen. Paige should've had a clearout to make a play off the dribble. And if Geno doesn't trust her to do that then he's conceding Clark is the better player.
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Especially since Iowa did not press
 
ctchamps said:
If Aaliyah played the entire game like she did the 4th quarter UConn wins by double digits. They were the better team.

And still a winnable game under ten seconds.

Great experience for Shade, KK and Ice.

Outstanding defense by Nika. Two games in a row.
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We didn’t have the energy to sustain 40 minutes! Our shot selection was poor, settling. Nika left everything on the floor, she should be on FF all tourney team!
 
Sluconn Husky said:
So? What does that have to do with UConn keeping Iowa in the game for 10 minutes, then the refs taking over, then Geno allowing the game to be in the refs hands instead of Bueckers'?
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Your critical take on this particular team in this particular game after this particular year is way off base. Read the room.
 
bballnut90 said:
Just want to say congrats on a great run in the tournament. I was a Muhl skeptic and man did she prove me wrong tonight. Best defensive job I've seen on Clark all season.
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Agreed. Play her heart out.
 
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cferraro04 said:
Just for the record...it should be stated despite Aaliyah going to the bench in the 3rd quarter. Her stat line was 17 points, 1 block, 5 steals, 3 assists, and 8 rebounds. Three players in double figures, Nika with 9 and Ice with 7. We shot 46 percent from the field, Iowa 45 percent. UConn shot 32 percent from three and Iowa shot 28 percent. UConn shot 75 percent from the foul line and Iowa shot 71 percent. Finally, Bueckers and Muhl equaled Caitlin Clark from downtown. Each player scored three 3-pointers.
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exactly. AE actually ended up playing ok. I think she missed a layup that looked bad but overall she played a solid game. I actually thought the two big lineup was good but it had Ice matched up to much against Stuelke and that's y Stuelke went off a bit. But AE played fine. Same with Paige, basically had the same shooting numbers as Caitlyn but just didn't get to the line like she did so ended up with 4 less points. I just thought she missed some shots she would love to have back and I think she could've forced the issue a bit more.

The last play though. Very interesting discussion, I hear what some of you are saying. It was going to be a tough shot even without the foul call, Stuelke was jumping out with Marshall trailing. I think it was a bit much, they didn't need a 3 as they were only down one. I wish they just let Paige catch it on the elbow and run a pick and roll with AE. Or just run a post up with Paige. But it was like a play going for a 3?
 
willie99 said:
CRIMINAL

Officiating malpractice, how does such an incompetent official get to work this game? He was way in over his head
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The ref who made the awful call on Edwards was not a he.
 
Rdkid said:
Your critical take on this particular team in this particular game after this particular year is way off base. Read the room.
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Your take on my post is inaccurate. My critical take is on Geno's end-of-game coaching decision. Maybe learn to comprehend posts before mouthing off.
 
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UCTitleTown said:
That was a very rough call off a timeout, terrible foul call on AE not withstanding.
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You have maybe the best player in the game and an incredibly clutch one at that, and instead of handing her the ball to make a play--as Iowa would've done with Clark--you set up a play with rotating parts and her OFF THE BALL where many things can go wrong, and then they did.
 
Bigboote said:
UConn outscored Iowa by 5 from the field. Hate it when a team wins just from the stripe.
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Yes. I feel like in some of these tournament games with UConn it’s so obvious the refs are calling the games right when it comes to UConn. Just like the ND games after Stewie left. Maybe we just try to play too pure of a basketball game amd we don’t do enough to initiate contact and do body contortions like other teams to get those extra foul calls.
 
Damn it. It's probably a foul, letter of the law. But I'm certain that exact screen was not called a foul dozens of times throughout this women's tourney. And I don't think it's a matter of just not making that call in that moment. I wouldn't make that call in the second quarter of a 15-point game either. Refs let that slide all the time.

Also wish though the final play would have been less convoluted. Just get it to Paige and let her Jimmy Chitwood it. I also might be a hypocrite with that though. In the D2 men's final last weekend I loved that the winning play was an actual set that led to a screen and a corner J instead of just giving it to the best player and letting him dribble down the clock to launch a stepback three at the buzzer, which is basically the go-to play at all levels now in the final seconds. So maybe it was a good play call tonight, I don't know. But I just can't shake the feeling I'd rather just get it to Paige and let her work.

Incredible season though and certainly didn't expect them to make it this far. Disappointed they won't get a shot at South Carolina. Yeah, they'd have been a longshot but if Tennessee had the chance they had to beat them earlier in the year, of course UConn could have captured lightning in a bottle. Feel the same way about Iowa facing them. Last year I thought it was going to be a mismatch for South Carolina too. But in hoops in a one-game situation you never know. Especially with Clark. In three games against her UConn did a great job on her but other teams...for four years haven't so we'll see.

Really enjoyed watching Edwards and Nika for four years and both went out battling tonight.

Fun season to follow and just hope for better health next year and that this time the season ends with a victory.
 
NYCer20 said:
Also wish though the final play would have been less convoluted. Just get it to Paige and let her Jimmy Chitwood it. .
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I've been informed that this take is critical of the team and not the result of properly reading the room.
 
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Sluconn Husky said:
Your take on my post is inaccurate. My critical take is on Geno's end-of-game coaching decision. Maybe learn to comprehend posts before mouthing off
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I read just fine professor. Your take that we “let” Iowa stay in the game is ignorant. They are a 1 seed for a reason. We were a three seed for a reason - a team that by sheer grit played their way into the Final 4. Did you watch either team this year?
 
Steve Frohock said:
Just look at the status sheet.
Uconn fouls 18: Iowa 9
Uconn fouls shots/made: 4/3 Iowa 10/14
Uconn has been one of the best teams in the country in fewest fouls
All other stats relatively equal.
Hmmmmmmm!
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Of course they couldn’t help but give the golden team some extra chances. I could not believe it when Clark was “fouled” by Shade while taking a 3 — and it’s literally just Clark falling into Shade after taking the shot. Shade doesn’t touch her before that.
 
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Ugh. Watched it again.

Most frustrating part about that last play is that Aaliyah set a great FIRST screen. Marshall just gets wiped out and has a hard time fighting over it, and Paige comes to the three-point line wide open … if that was the play. But since that was the decoy/misdirection, that screen working that well actually blew the play up because Bueckers came back into traffic, where Marshall was waiting.

This screen cap Marshall is just finally getting around Edwards and Paige isn’t even moving hard - she’s just sorta loafing, waiting to cut back to the sideline as the play was designed. If she was cutting hard and Muhl was looking to pass, she’d have had Iowa in trouble.

Our decoy screen was probably the best screen we set for her all night.
 
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