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FormerCTrez said:
@Sifaka, thanks for posting this AP article, but I believe there’s a small error in the reporter’s story, found in the paragraph below:

“Bueckers — who led UConn to last year’s Final Four, where it lost to eventual champion South Carolina — came out after the break and made clear her collegiate career would continue, scoring eight points early in the third quarter to put the Huskies ahead.”

I am depending on my memory here, and I know they UConn lost to Caitlyn Clark’s Iowa team. They were penalized for moving screen by Aaliyah Edwards, during the very last seconds of the game, and Paige had the ball in her hands to shoot.
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The moving screen was called on Nika. I think it should have been a "no call", and not just because I am a UConn fan.
 
Holding the Sooners offense to just 59 points really signals how this UConn defense is for real. OU is fifth in the nation in scoring offense and first in pace, with the team constantly running the floor and getting good looks. Instead, the team scored its fewest points of the season. To put this in some context, Oklahoma had scored over 100 points five times and under 70 just four times.
 
BobbyJ said:
Or maybe his usual exuberance with a live microphone caused him to temporarily forget about El Alfy’s lack of post footwork and fundamentals. At least he’s certainly aware of them now. Hopefully she and the staff can get to work on them this summer. The potential is there, we’ll see if the work is.
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So, Jana had 9 rebounds in 12 minutes of play. Seems like that helped.
 
One of many differences between Caitlin Clark and Paige. If you didn’t view the highlights in Post #68, above, take a look Paige’s first 3-pointer of the game. (About the 7;00 mark) Blatant foul by the OU player that was not called. Paige immediately got up and ran up the court to get back on the defense. Clark would have spent the rest of the quarter whining to the officials about the no-call.
 
my2cents said:
There is no reason to throw the ball into Jana. Nothing good comes from it.
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Yeah, and nothing good will ever come from it if they follow that advice! How about we give her some credit for her effort against Beers and some understanding that posts take a little longer to develop? She is still essentially a freshman and will, I predict, make you change your tune in the coming three years!
 
I am thoroughly impressed with the way the team is playing. I will admit during the season I just wasn’t seeing the killer mentality from the team. But over the last two months or so they have proven me wrong.

I will say this. With Sarah and Azzi having ok to decent games it would seem that our margin of victory means our defense is playing elite, which allows us to withstand the poor shooting durations throughout the game. I also believe that AZZI And Sarah will play better here on out as they gain that experience of playing together and get all the jitters out.

Lastly, I was worried about the contributions from Shade and KK in big moments for us earlier in the season. But they also have proven me wrong. All in all many of my worries I’ve had has been mitigated to a large degree. My only worry now is the interior. We will need some offense from Ice and Jana. As we saw Sarah could get into foul trouble and one or both will have to step up for us as potential inside games against the likes of Betts/Morrow/Prince/Edwards will prove to be a challenge
 
jaydee602 said:
According to the UCONN chat room:
1st half with UCONN down by four: Geno is a horrible,clueless coach
2nd half with UCONN up by 23: Geno is the best coach in WBB
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Never been there.

Personally, I’m more interested in seeing the game than try reading what someone else thinks is happening. :)
 
FormerCTrez said:
@Sifaka, thanks for posting this AP article, but I believe there’s a small error in the reporter’s story, found in the paragraph below:

“Bueckers — who led UConn to last year’s Final Four, where it lost to eventual champion South Carolina — came out after the break and made clear her collegiate career would continue, scoring eight points early in the third quarter to put the Huskies ahead.”

I am depending on my memory here, and I know they UConn lost to Caitlyn Clark’s Iowa team. They were penalized for moving screen by Aaliyah Edwards, during the very last seconds of the game, and Paige had the ball in her hands to shoot.
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Problem is Paige was passive and only scored 4 points the entire 4th quarter while CC scored 8 to give Iowa the win
 
RockyMTblue2 said:
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.
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She is a freshman post coming back from an achilles tear! I’m betting she will still live up to that description. Sure, she has not done so yet but very few posts do as a freshman, especially coming back from having to sit out a year. Let’s see how she looks next season. Meanwhile, star or not, Jana did an effective job on helping to shut down the most dangerous player on that team! I do agree he did her no favors with that description.
 
Jana played Beers really well and they'll need her to play the same against Marshall or Iriafen otherwise Sara could get into foul trouble.
It seems like Jana doesn't have good hand strength but she uses her body well
 
Cuango said:
Yeah, and nothing good will ever come from it if they follow that advice! How about we give her some credit for her effort against Beers and some understanding that posts take a little longer to develop? She is still essentially a freshman and will, I predict, make you change your tune in the coming three years!
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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.
 
MilfordHusky said:
UConn won. ND lost. Tenn lost. I call that a really good day!
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Under woulda/coulda/shoulda, that would have been the ultimate irony. Had KSU pulled the upset, all three teams that beat UConn this season would have been eliminated in one day. Still, two were knocked out, and the third showed it is eminently beatable. Add in the revenge factor, and I think Geno will have his crew ready for the Trojans tomorrow night.
 
jaydee602 said:
Wow! Vegas just posted the opening line for UCONN/ USC.
Believe it or not, the Huskies are favored by 13.5 points!
That is a lot of points even though Juju is out.
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I thought the announcers last night were putting lipstick on a pig. The USC/KSU game was close for most of it, but I wasn't impressed with either team. I kept thinking UConn could handle either one of them. I'm glad it's USC. Our players have been itching for an opportunity to take back that home loss in December. They should be ready.
 
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Majic Hands said:
Never been there.

Personally, I’m more interested in seeing the game than try reading what someone else thinks is happening. :)
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These days, there is so much stoppage time during the game. It gives us plenty of time to read comments on social media or the caustic chatroom.
 
Ozimoto said:
They obviously don't win last night without Paige, but outrebounding OU was a big key as well. Limited their possessions and second chance point opportunities. That was a big part of the win.
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Not obvious to me
 
Jana showed in this game that she can defend a tough big. She still needs to keep the ball high so the little ones can't take it away from her though. The offense made a lot of good decisions in the second half and Paige hit all of her shots. I really don't see this team losing unless they really just have a horrible game and foul trouble.
 
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