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Doris Burke just had to get in her formula to beating UConn.....Never what UConn must do to maintain their winning streak , but what others must do to beat the Huskies..
 
One ominous point is that RM made 9 3-pointers, and shot 45% from 3. That has been the team's major Achilles heel this year. We had tightened it up, but today...
 
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Fairfield Fan said:
One ominous point is that RM made 9 3-pointers, and shot 45% from 3. That has been the team's major Achilles heel this year. We had tightened it up, but today...
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With our starters, RM couldn't pass the ball or get any open looks. Most of the treys were against the bench or on broken plays. What we saw was part of the reason why RM made the tourney.
 
I wonder what Geno said to that RM player in the post game line that made her turn around & laugh? I wonder if that was their Italian player??
 
Zorro said:
Little Big Horn all over again!
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Doris Burke: "Ya gotta love how hard Robert Morris fought."
 
MilfordHusky said:
With our starters, RM couldn't pass the ball or get any open looks. Most of the treys were against the bench or on broken plays. What we saw was part of the reason why RM made the tourney.
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Exactly. I just checked the play-by-play. They made 5 of their 9 total threes in the fourth quarter, and 2 more came in the last three minutes of the second quarter. Give them credit for playing hard and making them, but most of that came against the bench, so it doesn't mean much in terms of how good our overall three-point defense is.
 
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HGN said:
Doris Burke just had to get in her formula to beating UConn.....Never what UConn must do to maintain their winning streak , but what others must do to beat the Huskies..
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Wow - thin-skinned much? I guess I understand your avatar now...
 
Jimbo said:
I've been combing through the media guide. Apparently UConn has twice scored 68 points in a half, but those were regular season games. The guide doesn't say what our largest half in an NCAA Tournament game was.
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In case anyone was still wondering about this, the UConn NCAA Tournament record for most points in a half is 65 (first half against Hampton in the first round in 2000). The all-time NCAA Tournament record belongs to Oklahoma (66 in the second half against DePaul in 2014, a game that Oklahoma still lost anyway).
 
The 3s were mostly against the backups. When you can't get the ball inside, you don't have much choice. Katie Lou a new career high, Kia an incredible all-around game, Napheesa a very strong performance and Breanna, Mo and Morgan doing what they do. Was disappointed in Natalie's performance. Eleven minutes, zero rebounds, 2 points. She is very unsure when she gets the ball in the post. Lots to work on for next year. All-in-all a great first step.
 
Fairfield Fan said:
One ominous point is that RM made 9 3-pointers, and shot 45% from 3. That has been the team's major Achilles heel this year. We had tightened it up, but today...
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I don't know how to get a breakdown by half but there weren't many in the first half. I think the starters defended them very well. The bench not so much. I can live with that. I have a feeling when it counts we will defend them very well. Not too ominous really.
 
HGN said:
Doris Burke just had to get in her formula to beating UConn.....Never what UConn must do to maintain their winning streak , but what others must do to beat the Huskies..
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When you never lose the question is how does someone beat you, not how do you win.
 
I can see why people were disappointed that RM jacked up, and scored a bunch of 3's in the end, but they also had open looks against the starters. Maybe our starters are a step quicker in closing out but RM hit about 4 3-pointers in a row in the last 5 minutes, and hit about 5 or 6 in the last quarter (it seemed). Keep in mind that next year a lineup of Collier, Butler, Williams, Ekmark and Chong will almost never be on the floor unless it's towards the end of the game. Samuelson and Nurse would have made a huge difference if they'd been in the game in place of Chong and Ekmark...
 
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Sluconn Husky said:
When you never lose the question is how does someone beat you, not how do you win.
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I'm with you.

You can't blame Doris for those types of comments. I know that it's hard to remember sometimes, but UConn fans aren't the only ones watching a UConn game (thankfully!). And her job is to try to keep the telecast entertaining to the non-UConn fan for the entire time as well. I think that Doris, for the most part, does a nice and impartial job. She knew as well as we did that the game was over after the first 2 minutes.

I'm glad that the ladies looked very crisp from the opening tip-off. Let's hope they keep that momentum rolling! :cool:
 
looking at the performance of players other than the big three, I would say Katie Lou, Kia and Collier had a great game. Did anyone notice how listless Gabby was today...only 1 shot taken, two points on foul shots, 5 rebounds and one steal. She did not have the usual energy we have come to expect from her.
 
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Sluconn Husky said:
When you never lose the question is how does someone beat you, not how do you win.
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I just get the feeling she , as well as a lot of others , would just love for anyone to beat the Huskies.
 
HGN said:
I just get the feeling she , as well as a lot of others , would just love for anyone to beat the Huskies.
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I think she'd like more competitiveness, for sure, but I also think she respects UConn's effort and execution.
 
Lou now has 71 treys and is shooting .394 from the arc. That other kid from Mater Dei--what's her name, the one with 3 initials--had 93 on .384 shooting. Lou probably will not match Kaleena's 93 threes, but I hope she can get 20 over 5 more games.
 
HGN said:
I just get the feeling she , as well as a lot of others , would just love for anyone to beat the Huskies.
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You know she's a huge fan of the program, dontcha?

On the flip side, for the growth of women's basketball it would be lovely if someone could/would. Remember all the attention Louisville got? Double that.... not hoping it will happen, but totally recognize the wish.
 
Blueballer said:
I don't know how to get a breakdown by half but there weren't many in the first half. I think the starters defended them very well. The bench not so much. I can live with that. I have a feeling when it counts we will defend them very well. Not too ominous really.
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The box score breaks it down for you.

Half of RMU's second half shots were threes and some were shot from WAY downtown. Good for those kids sticking the shots but several of them were very low percentage.

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