UConn-Oklahoma post game thread

[ctfjr]

Let’s hear it for Ash’s game today. 12 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals and just generally being a gnat on defense

and one head dent - hope it wasn't as bad as it looked!

 

[MSGRET]

I usaully despise Dee Kantner's style of officiating. It seems like she has her own rule book.
But today, she allowed hard contact & that enabled UCONN to ramp up their stifling defense.

You knew it was going to be a rough game when Beers plowed into Paige on her 3pt shot and the foul wasn't called.

 

[Bills Fan]

I don't know if anyone else recalls but when she was recruited Geno really oversold her. With a lot of words he essentially said she's amazing. That did her no favors. There are times I just have to shake my head at Geno.

But remember that was before her terrible injury, which took away a full year of practice and IMHO is still hindering her skills. I look for her to make a big step forward next year.

 

[MSGRET]

Jana only played 12 minutes so the narrative that she shutdown Beers is not very accurate
In those 12 minutes she had 9 rebounds which
Was fantastic had 3 fouls missed all 3 shot’s including a layup missed both foul shots and
Had trouble holding onto the ball
It’s fair to say that she played very hard put a big body on Beers and helped the team win

She hadn't eaten or drank anything since sunrise, so the body isn't fueled up like the rest of the team. Why don't you go half a day and then go out and play a physical game and see how well you perform.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Just noticed that ESPN's Creme going into the 8 continues to rank our Huskies No. 1.

"The Huskies have won their three NCAA tournament games by an average of 42 points and easily retain the top spot in the rankings heading to the Elite Eight."

Women's Elite Eight rankings: All four top seeds advance, but UConn is still the 1

The women's Elite Eight is set. Which team has impressed the most? Which No. 1 seed has plummeted?

www.espn.com

This from a guy largely impervious to UConn's charms during much of the season. But credit to him for coming around. Incidentally he has USC as 7 in the line up and JuJu's ACL had to have had a profound impact there.

 

[Zarathustra]

Am I the only one who thinks this is a nothing burger? She answered the press's questions in a professional manner. She was very complimentary of Paige. She was emotional in talking about how proud she was of her team. So what that she didn't give an "opening statement"?

To start, I'm bias about Paige. I was not so much influenced about
the Sooner's H.C. not making an "opening statement" as her response
to the reporter's question about (and I'm paraphrasing here): Q: "What did
you think about your options when Paige Buecker turned on her "HEATER"?
I expected, in my biased viewpoint, some thoughtful and H.C. analysis about
Paige's performance. What I thought I heard was: A: "You know she's so
good...she's really good....". I (biased that I am) thought she could be
more generous to the ALL American who just TORCHED her Sooners out
of the TOURNAMENT! The Sooners played off Paige on some of her
made three pointers (mistake!), and the Sooners never made any adjustments (that I could see) to the "top of the key" screens that freed up Paige for
one intermediate jumper after another, after another, after another!
It was (during the game) that I thought this (remember, I'm no coach). Paige was
great, the SOONER's defensive strategy (IMHO) was open to
question (which was what the interviewer/reporter was asking, no?).
Maybe the coaches and players were just tired of hearing Paige's
shots swish through the net cords? End of my rant... I'm just a little sorry for it.
GO PAIGE, GO SARAH, GO AZZI, GO ASH... tickle the cords: again, and again!

 

[cancontent]

To start, I'm bias about Paige. I was not so much influenced about
the Sooner's H.C. not making an "opening statement" as her response
to the reporter's question about (and I'm paraphrasing here): Q: "What did
you think about your options when Paige Buecker turned on her "HEATER"?
I expected, in my biased viewpoint, some thoughtful and H.C. analysis about
Paige's performance. What I thought I heard was: A: "You know she's so
good...she's really good....". I (biased that I am) thought she could be
more generous to the ALL American who just TORCHED her Sooners out
of the TOURNAMENT! The Sooners played off Paige on some of her
made three pointers (mistake!), and the Sooners never made any adjustments (that I could see) to the "top of the key" screens that freed up Paige for
one intermediate jumper after another, after another, after another!
It was (during the game) that I thought this (remember, I'm no coach). Paige was
great, the SOONER's defensive strategy (IMHO) was open to
question (which was what the interviewer/reporter was asking, no?).
Maybe the coaches and players were just tired of hearing Paige's
shots swish through the net cords? End of my rant... I'm just a little sorry for it.
GO PAIGE, GO SARAH, GO AZZI, GO ASH... tickle the cords: again, and again!

The question was about how her team recalibrates when a player like Paige goes on a heater. She was more than complimentary but the question wasn't about Paige, it was about her team and how they reacted.

 

[DemonDeac22]

I hope she develops into the player that she can be. But the time for to her improve her game is at practice, not in games. If she catches the ball, big IF, she just throws the ball in the general direction of the hoop, with not much of chance to go in. The ball seems to have the effect of a taser on her, as she drops it and flops all around.

Jana has come a long way in her first year playing US college basketball and that was demonstrated on Saturday against OU. She played solid defense, she had 9 rebounds in only 12 minutes and she set great screens near the free-throw area to get Paige open looks. Basketball isn’t always about scoring - it’s just as important to do the little things. I’m confident Jana’s scoring will improve tremendously with time.

 

[Centerstream]

You knew it was going to be a rough game when Beers plowed into Paige on her 3pt shot and the foul wasn't called.

I'm watching the Oklahoma replay and guess what...when Paige made her first three and was run over by Beers, guess who the trailing ref was signaling the three was good? Dee Kantner who was on the same sideline just feet behind Paige. Of course Geno was yelling at the ref that had been under the basket for the shot, as she ran down the court trailing the players.
ufb.