UConn - Robert Morris Game Thread

[HuskyNan]

I just get the feeling she , as well as a lot of others , would just love for anyone to beat the Huskies.

Doris is a friend of Geno's and of the program. Heck, she got a championship ring one year - 2011?

 

[Vowelguy]

I just get the feeling she , as well as a lot of others , would just love for anyone to beat the Huskies.

Where do people come up with this balderdash?

Broadcasters want competitive games! Nothing more.

 

[johnnyc]

I just get the feeling she , as well as a lot of others , would just love for anyone to beat the Huskies.

Well yeah.....that's one of the things that is so impressive about UConn. I remember Jay Bilas made the point that UConn usually is getting the other team's best each game and to add to that many want to see them lose. The team feeds off that. As fans we should embrace it. Would much rather be a fan of a team in UConn's position.

 

[JavaMan]

Here is what Megan Smith, one of RMU's starters said after the game. I imagine this is exactly what it would be like if any of us were on the floor playing against our beloved team as well.

"Obviously we scouted them but you really don't know what a 6-5 girl is like until you're up against her," Smith said. "The tempo was really fast. Their strength -- all of their players were just so strong. It felt like I was battling a post even though they were a guard. Defensively they're all up in your shorts and they never take a possession off. They're always in the passing lanes. They're on point, every time."

High praise, I'd say.

 

[JavaMan]

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[UcMiami]

I cannot believe that the NCAA requires the coaches and players to attend the pre and post game press conferences and then DOES NOT RECORD AND POST THE THINGS!!!!! This just makes me so mad. Regular season annoys me enough but post season - come on.

 

[MJL243]

Robert Morris Women's Basketball Press Conference 2016 NCAA First Round:

 

[Blue Huskie]

Great Video of the RM Coach's last presser. Touching. No doubt he's developed some wonderful young women. Wouldn't be surprised if Geno sends him a bottle of wine.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Over her first 11 games KLS was 12-47 (25%) from three.

Since then she is 59-133, or 44.4%.

 

[OldAlum]

You know, I was not happy with the fourth quarter by the reserves when I was at the game. But after watching that presser, I am glad that he and his players found something positive to go out on.

 

[Huskies Rule]

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...

Not to worry, FF. Robert Morris was not effective from distance against the starters. RM only made 4 3-pointers in the first 30 minutes.
Against our bench it was quite another story, as RM made 5 3-pointers in the 4th quarter alone (with no starters on the floor.), many of them on wide-open looks. Geno was not happy.

[It must also be noted that RM had their starters in for all but the last few minutes of the game.]

 

[Bestiarius]

I saw something in the 1st half that I have not seen this year. Stewie stole the ball near half court, took a dribble or two with no Robert Morris kids in sight, and even though Moriah was 20 feet ahead of her waiting under the basket, Stewie didn't make the pass. She took the layup herself. I think even Moriah was surprised, as she made a gesture toward Stewie anticipating the pass which never came. I was 'shocked,' because it was so uncharacteristic of UConn play.

I think Stewie made the correct play. She had a clear path to the basket. That made the "extra pass" unnecessary and even detrimental to the successful completion of the play.

 

[hoophuskee]

I think Stewie made the correct play. She had a clear path to the basket. That made the "extra pass" unnecessary and even detrimental to the successful completion of the play.

I thought so too. I didn't think it was twenty feet, I thought it was a much shorter distance in which the pass wasn't needed to be made. I remember this play and instantly throw "don't pass it. You're on the move and could throw it away." A pass from a big like Stewie on the move has a small risk of being a turnover. On the other hand if she just kept dribbling it was an automatic two.

 

[hoophuskee]

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!

What if you don't agree with many of her opinions and you think she is more in tune with the NBA than wcbb? I'm not saying her comment about her formula to beat UCONN during this particular game was wrong -- I didn't even hear it.

What if you think the few times she criticizes UCONN (it's okay to do so)/ or the player's -- that she is wrong with that particular criticism? What happens if you disagree with the majority of her criticisms of either player's or UCONN's style? Not even a criticism but for example - how she would like to see the team or player - "slow own" etc? Do you think after a while if someone were to think many of her criticisms (though few in number) are wrong, that it would it be okay to express that she doesn't know what she is talking about IF THERE WERE MANY on average that one felt were wrong?

I watch the NBA and she is fine there. She no longer says for example form years ago; "You can tell Kobe Bryant is great player just by the look in his eyes." No more of that. And that's great! She's fine in NBA.

 

[UConnDan97]

What if you don't agree with many of her opinions and you think she is more in tune with the NBA than wcbb? I'm not saying her comment about her formula to beat UCONN during this particular game was wrong -- I didn't even hear it.

What if you think the few times she criticizes UCONN (it's okay to do so)/ or the player's -- that she is wrong with that particular criticism? What happens if you disagree with the majority of her criticisms of either player's or UCONN's style? Not even a criticism but for example - how she would like to see the team or player - "slow own" etc? Do you think after a while if someone were to think many of her criticisms (though few in number) are wrong, that it would it be okay to express that she doesn't know what she is talking about IF THERE WERE MANY on average that one felt were wrong?

I watch the NBA and she is fine there. She no longer says for example form years ago; "You can tell Kobe Bryant is great player just by the look in his eyes." No more of that. And that's great! She's fine in NBA.

Slow down a little.

The original comment was why Doris talked about the keys she thought it took to beat UConn rather than to talk about how well UConn was doing during our latest magical run. You can feel free to comment about whether you agree with her keys to beat us or not, as anyone else can. But I'm not sure what else people expect her to do in that position, when commenting on live tv in a 40 point game. Do we want her to talk about how great UConn is for the full 40 minutes???

As for her being "more in tune with the NBA", I don't find that as a detraction. Quite the opposite, in my opinion. I see that as additional basketball insight that she can bring to the table...

 

[hoophuskee]

Slow down a little.

The original comment was why Doris talked about the keys she thought it took to beat UConn rather than to talk about how well UConn was doing during our latest magical run. You can feel free to comment about whether you agree with her keys to beat us or not, as anyone else can. But I'm not sure what else people expect her to do in that position, when commenting on live tv in a 40 point game. Do we want her to talk about how great UConn is for the full 40 minutes???

As for her being "more in tune with the NBA", I don't find that as a detraction. Quite the opposite, in my opinion. I see that as additional basketball insight that she can bring to the table...

First off let me say DBurke is a wonderful person. I get that sense. Wonderful - terrific.

The only reason I brought the other stuff up was that for some of us, I hate to say this, but she can get very tiring. So for the poster that was aggravated with her comment, it may also be an accumulation of blows that hit a boiling point.

So you and I can disagree. I don't think her opinions on the NBA translate well to the analysis of UCONN. So if sometimes I or MAYBE others might make a comment about her, and it seems "picky-critical" more than likely it has become "the accumulation of blows" in which some of us- or at least me- feels like she is wrong often, and therefore something needs to be said. Again she is a wonderful person from everything I can tell.

And I'm not being critical of her comment about the formula. I didn't hear it. A comment about KLS I didn't agree with but I let it pass and don't remember the full comment any more and I wasn't sure I heard right. Other than I thought she was wrong - again - but not completely sure so maybe I was wrong - didn't hear her right. So I said nothing.

 

[JRRRJ]

Not to worry, FF. Robert Morris was not effective from distance against the starters. RM only made 4 3-pointers in the first 30 minutes.
Against our bench it was quite another story, as RM made 5 3-pointers in the 4th quarter alone (with no starters on the floor.), many of them on wide-open looks. Geno was not happy.

[It must also be noted that RM had their starters in for all but the last few minutes of the game.]

I wouldn't count the 2 shots from 25+ feet as "open looks". And a couple of the other swishes by RM in the 4th were heaves.

 

[UConnDan97]

First off let me say DBurke is a wonderful person. I get that sense. Wonderful - terrific.

The only reason I brought the other stuff up was that for some of us, I hate to say this, but she can get very tiring. So for the poster that was aggravated with her comment, it may also be an accumulation of blows that hit a boiling point.

So you and I can disagree. I don't think her opinions on the NBA translate well to the analysis of UCONN. So if sometimes I or MAYBE others might make a comment about her, and it seems "picky-critical" more than likely it has become "the accumulation of blows" in which some of us- or at least me- feels like she is wrong often, and therefore something needs to be said. Again she is a wonderful person from everything I can tell.

And I'm not being critical of her comment about the formula. I didn't hear it. A comment about KLS I didn't agree with but I let it pass and don't remember the full comment any more and I wasn't sure I heard right. Other than I thought she was wrong - again - but not completely sure so maybe I was wrong - didn't hear her right. So I said nothing.

Of course everyone has a right to an opinion of her entire body of work. Again, I was referencing the idea that she felt the need to spend some time talking about her formula for beating UConn during her tv broadcast. I think that's completely fair and completely within what we should expect from a color commentator. And as you said, I also get the sense that she's a very good person, and I think it comes out in the way that she speaks about the players and the teams.

If anything, I take it as the ultimate compliment that she and others feel the need to try to come up with a "formula" to beat us. That means that no team has yet to demonstrate it...