UConn - Memphis game thread
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Sinking in Memphis!
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Oh, Cat, you can't criticize him. He gets offended when anyone from the BY calls him out. Seriously...
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Man I hate when SNY cuts off Geno's press conference just to go back to Gary and Kara repeating themselves to fill time.
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Oh, Cat, you can't criticize him. He gets offended when anyone from the BY calls him out. Seriously...
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Required 22 shots but I take your point...
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To those who saw the game: Why were MoJeff's minutes so low? Her numbers seemed awfully good.
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She played a lot but I think Geno also wanted to give meaningful minutes to Banks. For much of the 2nd half Geno went BIG ZONE with Stewie, Stef and Kiah at the back.
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Geno said after the game that the team was tired and he was trying to get the kids who hadn't played a lot more minutes. Banks and Chong subbed in a lot for Moriah. Geno also stated that he left Mosqueda-Lewis in as much as he could so that she could get back into her rhythm.
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Your humor and sarcasm is highly entertaining!!!!
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How does Kiah get only 12 min in a blow out game when it seems like she plays
well when she is in ?
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Classic! I'm really p1ssed I didn't think of that one myself!
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Maybe you should ask Geno. I thought she played really well in the 2nd half. She will never be a scorer but she brings a lot of other things to the table.
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Well she was put in with under a minute left in the first half, so she did get to play most of the 2nd half. Don't forget in the 1st half Memphis was still leading with 11-12 minutes left or something like that before UConn went on that run to put the game out of reach. Also, are you going to take out Stewie or Stef just to get Kiah more minutes? Kiah will get to play a lot more next year obviously. Maybe when there are more blow outs during conference play she'll get more consistent playing time.
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Really? I don't get that sense that is happening, at least not yet. All 11 players got into the game today, and all but Lawlor and Pulido in the first half. Geno started subbing early, though that seems to be the pattern these days. One sub at the first time out, then two more at the second time out, and sometimes only one starter is left on the floor by the 10 minute mark. It's good that Geno can afford to get the younger guys a lot of playing time even as freshmen. I think that really helps in their development and keeps the cycle of excellence going, and that isn't possible at other schools where more games are closer and harder fought.
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Geno is trying to get KML and Tuck on track. We saw some good stuff from both of them but still a little rusty. I thought the Memphis coach did a nice job and her team did a nice job of passing the ball and executing their plays to get shots. They showed a lot of patience and poise. Their coach will build a very good team if she continues doing what she is doing. A slow start but overall a very good team game on both sides of the ball. As well as Kiah plays she has got to become a scorer or Tuck will continue to get more minutes because she can score in a lot of different ways. Tuck was really getting on track knock down treys and scoring inside before she went down with KML. Give her some time to get back on track and we will be even better.
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I like that these AAC teams don't automatically go crawl into a hole at tip off because the team opposite them has a UConn jersey. Let's face it, if UConn were facing some of the old Catholic schools from the Big East, at the 16 minute mark the game would be over with UConn leading by 15-20. These teams come ready to play and aren't scared. Maybe it's better coaching. Who knows. For whatever reason the teams don't look scared and play like they actually have a chance, something you didn't see in the old Big East. Ice mentioned it's because of ignorance, and perhaps that is it. Plus these teams are giving the men a challenge which means either the men aren't that good or these teams in the AAC aren't that bad.
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Oh, Cat, you can't criticize him. He gets offended when anyone from the BY calls him out. Seriously...
i thought that was my job…seemed to have retired.
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