UConn - Minnesota post game thread

[sun]

The last & only time that UConn played Minnesota was in 2021-22 in their very first game at the Battle 4 Atlantis.
The main difference was that C. Williams scored 31 points which led to the final blowout score of 88-58.

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[OldSchooler]

Geno once said, our 3PT defense is running at the wide open shooter with our arms in the air and yelling miss. I guess that defense finally worked in the first half. If Minnesota connected on more of those threes it would have been much closer.

NC State did; Minnesota didn't. Either way, they got those shots off uncontested.

 

[HuskyNan]

The last & only time that UConn played Minnesota was in 2021-22 in their very first game at the Battle 4 Atlantis.
The main difference was that C. Williams scored 31 points which led to the final blowout score of 88-58.

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Yesterday was the fourth time the teams have played

 

[jazz]

Not sure where I said she was a potential AA? What AA status? As I said, I’m very happy with Nika, I was just pointing out that using one game’s performance to declare that she has suddenly become a consistent offensive contributor simply does not work. Having said that, she clearly has worked on both her pull up and three point shots and is much more of a threat than she was in previous season! That is a good thing for this team and I give her full credit for her work!

NM = AA..did you now know this? im not sure anybody was implying that 1 game makes consistent offensive contributor. anyway, NM had a hell of a game and as long as she continues to do what she does and pitch in with 5-6 points, I think that should be enough. It is very rare to have a great defender and a great scorer and NM was not meant to be that. She plays her role as good or better than the rest of the team plays their role at the moment.

NM was pretty good as a freshie as well...check out her shooting stats from three. She has been consistent at roughly 35% plus each year. Now she has a little mid range here and there and takes it to the basket here and there. I wish and hope to see more of that, but I think we should be happy with what she does bring to the game...which is substantial already adn why she was an AA last year.