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Just gonna put it out there: the Domers are your kryptonite. Not sure why, but they always rise to play their best against you. Paige et al will bounce back from this. The only game that truly matters is the last one of the season.
 
tchalla1 said:
There's absolutely no correlation with Nika fouling out and UConn losing. We were soundly defeated and Nika's performance tonight was marginal. Wow, you talk about disassociated logic...
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You obviously did not watch the same game the rest of us did.
 
TCC Kid said:
Let us not take down Nika. For most of 4 years she played hard and played well. In 99 games out of 100 I want NIKA in the game. She shall always be one of my 50 top Uconn players ( Geno has had so many).
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We all love her but she would get zero time if she was on ND
 
SLY63 said:
We want her in the game too, that's why fouling out like she did was so disappointing
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0 points yikes. Hard to win big games when its 4 vs 5 on offense
 
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maple said:
I don't know what to say.

But I knew that a different ND team should show up today compared to Thursday and look what happened. Sigh.

Missed bunnies and some absolutely devasting mental errors that just killed us every time we started to get momentum. You just can't have that, especially from the upperclassmen. There was one time when Paige tried to get cutesy with an extra pass when the easy bucket was right there ... why? Just why? Please just shoot the ball. Please just make the easy layups.

I love Nika but fouling out early into the 4th quarter is just plain terrible.

I don't understand how Syracuse was able beat ND twice and yet UConn just looked absolutely lost at time. The fact that they killed us on rebounding and points in the paint is just so hugely frustrating. How does that even happen?

Felt so positive about how much progression the team made this year and now I just feel like it's gonna be another out at the S16 again. Yes we're back to killing everyone in the BE but we haven't really been able to win the big games this year and it's worrying.

I know it's a young team and all that, but Hidalgo is also a freshmen. She put up 34 points! She practically single-handedly beat us, when we weren't beating ourselves with dumb fouls and/or TOs. And ND has also suffered from injuries as well, so it's not just us.

Not good. I don't know what they need to do but the SCar game is going to be a nightmare if they don't figure some stuff out before then.

I am trying really hard not to be a doomer but it's another bad big game. We are not where we need to be.
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The South Carolina game wasn't going to be great--with out a good 6 ft 5. Peter has proved his principle once again. You go as far as the talent shall take you--a different game without Ayanna, Caroline, AZ
 
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For some reason, I'm least annoyed by this loss. Paige struggled but she had been super hot for the last couple weeks. I thought Ashlynn and KK played well. AE played well. It's funny, I thought the secret to this team was that Paige and Nika basically would be able to do whatever was needed game to game to push the team to victory. But it was kinda the opposite tonight. Both did not have too much of an impact on the game. Obviously Hannah Hidalgo was incredible. This was a first team all american type performance from her. Westbeld was really good as well. Nat Marshall and Sony played relatively well. I like ND's roster, I'm a bit surprised how much they struggled in ACC play.
I think the 4 guard lineup was not great, and then I thought Ice and other bigs really struggled with ball screens. It's strange to have two great defensive point guards but struggle so much againsy guards so much. Kiki Rice, Saniya Rivers, Hidalgo just seemed to have field day on us.
Overall, this loss was a bit of a gut punch in that losing by double figures at home to a team ranked less than you is not great. But I think Paige's shooting night and Nika's performance are a bit of an aberration. The only thing that slightly bugs is that in the interviews prior to the game, it seemed like the team was downplaying the rivalry. I do think this game meant something to ND, they seemed into it, as every team is to play us.
 
maple said:
I have to agree. I don't believe that Paige should have to do everything. But I NEED her to start just dominating from the start. She is the best player on the floor, she needs to own it. I love that she is unselfish but sometimes the greats need to just step up and be great.

We literally had a discussion the other day on the BY about where Paige stacks up against the UConn greats. She doesn't take over like a DT or Maya or Stewie. NONE of those players were selfish players but they just knew when it was time to step up. Clark does it too.
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She needs to play the point and always have the ball in her hands. - like Clark
 
maple said:
I have to agree. I don't believe that Paige should have to do everything. But I NEED her to start just dominating from the start. She is the best player on the floor, she needs to own it. I love that she is unselfish but sometimes the greats need to just step up and be great.

We literally had a discussion the other day on the BY about where Paige stacks up against the UConn greats. She doesn't take over like a DT or Maya or Stewie. NONE of those players were selfish players but they just knew when it was time to step up. Clark does it too.
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This point is especially glaring when facing against an opponent who has a super talented player who does dominate from the start. Hildago never stopped trying to look to shoot and score. Never.
 
Dognusty said:
You couldn't cheat the pick and fade. So you no paint help. Corner couldn't slide down because of shooter in the corner. When they did try to help Westbeld got wide open looks. I thought they should have played zone more.
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Agreed. Sorry to see little coaching adjustments in this game when it was apparent that some was needed.
 
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oldude said:
All I can say is that ND had a great game plan and they executed it. Hidalgo is a phenomenal young talent. I’m not going to assign blame to any Husky players. ND deserves all the credit. They simply outplayed UConn tonight.
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I agree--Hidalgo was amazing. I can understand maybe the 34 points, but how does UConn give up 10 rebounds to a 5'6' guard?
 
WLT1717 said:
One freshman scored above her avg and is among the top freshman in the nation. Are you paying attention?
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Shade was 0 for 6 from 3 point range and that is a key part of our offense. All her missed attempts were short.
KK played OK, but forced too many shots and was ineffective on defense.
Ice & Q were non- factors.
I love our freshman. But they got little help from the Senior & tonight was a learning experience.
 
UConn obviously couldn't stop Hidalgo (tbh, not sure if anyone can)...but ND couldn't stop Edwards. Heading into the 4th quarter she had 22pts on 10-14 shooting.

And yet in the fourth quarter, Edwards scored 1pt, on 1-2 FT shooting. She had ZERO FG attempts (minus the one she got fouled on).

Did she lose steam?
Did UConn forget to find her?
Did ND change up their defense?

It was bizarre.
 
Blueballer said:
I think the phrase "bad game" fits much better. It happens. And ND played very well coming off a loss.
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I don't think that fits either. It wasn't that they just played poorly, it was that they couldn't play well against this team. The length bothered them, the speed of Hidalgo killed them, the defense that the freshmen don't play well enough created opportunities on switches for Westbeld all game long. A game like this shows all of our weaknesses, including Ice's lack of development and speed, our thin bench, our size disadvantage, and our lack of a defensive stopper. We needed Aubrey, more size and power underneath, Caroline and Azzi's scoring and the list goes on. You are what you are though so we will see but you can't have one of your starters have a game like Nika did and win. Not going to happen.
 
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This is who we are now. Parity and injuries have evened the playing field. Offensively too much dribbling and the switching on defense (help out) was abysmal. Our youth shows when we have to play from behind but I love UCONN … men and women … caution all who criticize that this team will be a tough out come tournament time. It hurt tonight but I believe we are better … much better … than we showed.
 
Dognusty said:
You couldn't cheat the pick and fade. So you no paint help. Corner couldn't slide down because of shooter in the corner. When they did try to help Westbeld got wide open looks. I thought they should have played zone more.
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Agree, a game where zone might have been an answer
 
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TCC Kid said:
Let us not take down Nika. For most of 4 years she played hard and played well. In 99 games out of 100 I want NIKA in the game. She shall always be one of my 50 top Uconn players ( Geno has had so
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Bad game for Nika but she still had tied for the 2nd most rebounds with 4..even though she hardly played..what does that tell you
 
TCC Kid said:
The South Carolina game wasn't going to be great--with out a good 6 ft 5. Peter has proved his principle once again. You go as far as the talent shall take you--a different game without Ayanna, Caroline, AZ
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I didn't think it was going to be great, and I wasn't expecting a win, but I was hoping the Huskies could hang with them well enough.

If they play like they played tonight it's going to be a repeat of SC's opening blowout of ND.
 
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