UConn-Oklahoma post game thread

[CL82]

If I have it right, Ramadan ends tomorrow evening. I hope they will all have a celebratory meal.

I'm sure Paige will be grateful.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

I'm sure Paige will be grateful.

This would be dry wit @CL82 ?

 

[CL82]

Not just Jana, Sarah & Ice covered Beers well.

And really, who doesn't love Ice covered Beers?

 

[CL82]

This would be dry wit @CL82 ?

Something like that.

I consider it more of a pithy acknowledgment that our superstar player who who earns roughly $1 million a year in NIL and is the likely first pic of the WNBA draft chose to wake up every morning during Ramadan well before sunrise to make breakfast for her freshman teammate. To me, that's pretty damn cool.

In a world full of self-absorbed superstars, we landed a selfless one. She just impresses the heck out of me.

 

[CL82]

While yesterday’s games all teased promise of upsets, today delivered in spades!
Thank you @RockyMTblue2 for posting the OU presser and yeah, that was very disappointing by Coach B on skipping the opening statement. I lost a bit of respect on that.
As noted by many, DEFENSE travels and our women are locked in! Pack the paint again on Monday and watch KK torture Kayleigh Heckel.
Texas A&M may have the 12th Man but we may well have our 12th TITLE…
.

(I'm just saying...)

 

[Bigboote]

And really, who doesn't love Ice covered Beers?

Well, there was Doc with his “beer float” in Cannery Row.

 

[yhun89]

Us and UCLA are the only team who really "blew out" our opponents. And we likely would've beat OK by 30 instead of 20 if Paige hadn't sat down.

I feel good about our odds. We took down a damn good Sooners team with 2/3 of PSA on an off night offensively. Jana and Sarah did an amazing job containing Beers, holding her to 3-11. On the glass, she had her 10 REB but boy, did she have to fight for them.

Something was up with the rim we shot on in the first half. In the second half, the Sooners couldn't make anything, just like we couldn't in the first... of course it could've also been our defensive pressure.

Next up: USC. Howell and Smith massively stepped up so we'll need to work on containing them. Avery wasn't too shabby against us in December. I still think we can win though, as now the defensive attention at the backcourt (KK and Shade) can swarm those two like they've never seen before.

 

[jcoton56]

My only comment on the game is that Paige came out of the locker room for the second half and left her conscience behind. She was cold. Brutally efficient and relentless. She made OK play UConn’s way. Go Huskies!

 

[Zonepress]

The narrative that says that Jana was ineffective on defense against Beers. I agree that Beers is a better passer than Jana at this point in Jana's career, and that she is a better low post scorer. However, in this thread you were challenging the claim that Jana did a good job of holding Beers in check. She did. This does not mean that she did so alone, or that there were no other defenses deployed against Beers. Two explanations (for the fact that Beers only scored 10 points) can be true at once.

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

 

[Bone Dog]

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

Well put. The last sentence is the one that really matters.

 

[FormerCTrez]

By-the-way, does anyone remember Helen Darling, the former Penn State star? Well, she’s the mom of triplets, and her daughter Neveah Tot, plays for Oklahoma. I believe the boys play for one of the Florida schools.

PS: Please forgive me if this is already mentioned here on the BY

 

[uconnfan68]

Something like that.

I consider it more of a pithy acknowledgment that our superstar player who who earns roughly $1 million a year in NIL and is the likely first pic of the WNBA draft chose to wake up every morning during Ramadan well before sunrise to make breakfast for her freshman teammate. To me, that's pretty damn cool.

In a world full of self-absorbed superstars, we landed another selfless one. She just impresses the heck out of me.

ftfy

 

[FormerCTrez]

Do you think Oklahoma fans are tired of facing UConn basketball in NCAA tournament games?

Yes, i think they’re exhausted about it!!

 

[CL82]

Well put. The last sentence is the one that really matters.

Jana is a young player. When you look at her, physically, she doesn't look like an adult yet. What we saw of her this year is pretty much her baseline. She is just going to keep getting better, and better, and better... Watching basketball players develop over their careers is one of the things that I really enjoy about college basketball. Watching Jana become the player she ultimately will be is going to be a blast for UConn basketball fans. I think she's going to be pretty special.

(On the men's side in particular, NIL and unlimited transferring has created de facto free agency that has made it much less likely that a player will spend their career with one team. That is a shame.)

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Something like that.

I consider it more of a pithy acknowledgment that our superstar player who who earns roughly $1 million a year in NIL and is the likely first pic of the WNBA draft chose to wake up every morning during Ramadan well before sunrise to make breakfast for her freshman teammate. To me, that's pretty damn cool.

In a world full of self-absorbed superstars, we landed a selfless one. She just impresses the heck out of me.

Yeah, I got it about 20 minutes later. The chef gets a break. And yes Paige is a great player, but even a greater leader and teammate.

 

[Zarathustra]

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.

It definitely looked like a "let them play" type of game/officiating. Someonewill have
to ask ASHLYNN what she remembers about the game!!

 

[cancontent]

My only comment on the game is that Paige came out of the locker room for the second half and left her conscience behind. She was cold. Brutally efficient and relentless. She made OK play UConn’s way. Go Huskies!

Accurate.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

I watched the game again this morning. I think UConn fans predominated. Great support. On this watch though I was even more struck at how cold everyone but Ash was. Hard to tell in the 4th though 'cuz everyone had received the memo: FIND PAIGE.

 

[DEpup]

I'll give my 2 cents on the Beers defense sub thread. I think having a near full roster with a higher number of healthy players versus previous years is what really kept Beers and Vann in check. We had 3 front court options along with skilled guards who could help. That constantly changed how the defense appeared so OU front court players weren't able to get a rhythm.

And I know he only played 8 but he had more healthy skilled options to choose from than in the past.

 

[Cornell Lt]

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

And for being one tough women for getting up from that hellacious fall

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Jana is a young player. When you look at her, physically, she doesn't look like an adult yet. What we saw of her this year is pretty much her baseline. She is just going to keep getting better, and better, and better... Watching basketball players develop over their careers is one of the things that I really enjoy about college basketball. Watching Jana become the player she ultimately will be is going to be a blast for UConn basketball fans. I think she's going to be pretty special.

(On the men's side in particular, NIL and unlimited transferring has created de facto free agency that has made it much less likely that a player will spend their career with one team. That is a shame.)

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.

 

[yhun89]

I’m glad Aubrey didn’t play this game. She could’ve gotten hurt going for rebounds. Much rather we save her so we can sic her on USC Monday.

 

[yhun89]

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.

I mean we do have to remember she’s off an Achilles injury. That’s gotta do some damage to your courage and mobility.

Ice had a similar year last year coming off her patella injury. Looked timid, didn’t really have any confidence. Fouled everyone. Give Jana some time. Ice learned to control her foul prone body, Jana will too.

Geno did oversell her 100% though. At for now.

 

[DEpup]

I agree. I think Geno is saving Aubrey. I wonder if they know her body can only take a game or two.

 

[FormerCTrez]

Couldn't believe it that Okla Coach asked them to waive her opening statement.

I think it’s a juvenile move by the head coach, but I can understand her emotions. With her team up in the first half, she thought they’d end UConn’s post season. But then Geno rallied his team, and Paige and the Paigettes reminded Jennie B. why the Huskies rule the Sooners during the NCAAs.