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ThisJustIn said:
Messy transcription of CD post game:

1200 wins .
Thank you. Doesn’t feel..we’re not big celebrators of stuffl like rthat. Big number… Kids made a sign “I’m Number Three” At some point you’ll look back and go wow. Not tonight. Another game coming up. I know the’re s not going to be1200 more (laughs)

It was ugly. SH makes you play that way. Open looks, just didn’t make’em. When we did, we went on a run. Up 17 didn’t feel like a strong lead. They run stuff like SJ - run stuff to end of clock, control tempo.

Stop fouling. We can’t do that. That’s just dumb. Play the way the game is being officiatied and be smarter.

On the run: Paige big factor. Good defense.

Also – how we’re getting shots. I thought AE was great on the backboard. We've been better on offensive rebounds last two games. Geno challenged our guys. More going to the glass. We’ll need it next geame.

AE Is playing real well. Making good decisions under double/triple – score before it comes, or kick it out.

Debbie: Four shirts around her – doesn’t faze her. Out runs people down floor.

CD: Have to take advantage of that – down court. Avoid half court offence.

Defense on SH?

Bains (got 4pts ) Grey (got 2pt) We concentrated on them. (They had 11 threes/banked in last game) The threes made this game NOT from usual group.

Finsihed the game on a good note - last group good on both ends.

Re: SC They're a really good team (outside shooters/offense). Go in have a game play, hopefully execute and give us a chance to win.

Rotation is 7 (Last time it happened – Debbie's time) Odd mix. No one to fill gap with some experience. Nothing we can do to change that. Fresh have played a lot of minutes. Hopefully at this point of season they’re past freshmen.

All five injured on bench –

CD: there’s a lot of points sitting there Everyone’s doing well. Good when they’re around – part of the team. Being separate, doing solo rehab is really hard. Keeping connected to the team - doing good job of doing that…
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Thank you for these transcriptions
 
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Centerstream said:
Thanks Nan but I was thinking of the "by quarter" player stats. (I'm sure I am clear as mud :).)
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The play by play is separated into quarters but you have to do the work to get the data you want
 
oldude said:
A couple thoughts on tonight’s game:
  • If you’re going to come out laying bricks on offense in the 1st half as UConn did, shooting just 33% from the field, it certainly helps to hold your opponent to only 9% shooting and just 12 pts. :cool:
  • Aaliyah was an absolute force in the paint, once again. With so many missed shots, I was surprised she only collected 15 rebounds.
  • Fortunately, Ashlynn kept firing away until she got hot from the arc, which is exactly what you want a shooter to do.
  • Nice to see Paige shake off whatever it was that afflicted her in the 1st half and start playing like Paige Bueckers in the 3rd qtr.
  • The Huskies are working really hard at both ends of the court. The starters are all getting a lot of minutes, and the cavalry isn’t coming. The rest of the season is going to be all about TOUGHING IT OUT for this UConn team.
  • I thought it was interesting that Amari got some PT with the starters. With SC up next, who knows?
  • Not sure what to expect on Sunday, but I’m too invested in UConn WBB not to hope for a small miracle? ;)
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“The rest of the season is going to be all about TOUGHING IT OUT for this UConn team.”

And for every other team as well…
 
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Gimme a U, gimme a G,,,,you get the rest but put one in the win column. Maybe good to get this out of our system going into Sunday?
 
Centerstream said:
I don't know where to find the actual stats, but while watching the game, it seemed to me that the refs called as many fouls in the second quarter as the other quarters combined. I mean didn't SH reach bonus territory before 3 minutes had elapsed??? And then they reviewed the stats at halftime and returned to calling some and not calling some.
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Honestly, I don't think this team is running on all 8 cylinders. Paige shoots 13 times in a game that is close until the 4 quarter, Nika and KK seem to always be in foul trouble, and other than Edwards no one seems to be real consistent. I do realize we have lots of people injuries and that is never good, but it is not easy to watch, sometimes.
 
Happydad745 said:
Honestly, I don't think this team is running on all 8 cylinders. Paige shoots 13 times in a game that is close until the 4 quarter, Nika and KK seem to always be in foul trouble, and other than Edwards no one seems to be real consistent. I do realize we have lots of people injuries and that is never good, but it is not easy to watch, sometimes.
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Seriously? I can't believe that is true looking at the box score after 3 quarters.
 
We won handily against a so so team dispite having a bad offensive first half. That's the good news. The bad news is against good teams a halfs worth of bad shooting will be a killer. Nights when shots don't fall happen in basketball. Not a huge deal but it can't become a trend. I had really hoped we'd be up 30 at the half so the starters could get a nice rest before the SC game and Q, Ice, Amari and Ines could get more court time. Not to be.

Who is the Jonathan puppet lady? A Boneyarder? If not, why not?
 
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I am surprised that so many of you are embracing the "ugly game" or "ugly win" narrative about this game. The only ugly thing about this game (from UConn's standpoint) was the shooting percentage (overall and on 3's). It's an example of basketball's oldest fallacy -- that shooting well = playing well, and the corollary that shooting poorly = playing poorly. It ain't true, and Geno takes every opportunity to point that out.

Among the non-ugly aspects of the game for UConn were the low turnovers (just 10 for the game), the 20 assists on 27 made field goals, and the 30 points in the paint (considering that Seton Hall only scored 34 points overall, and only 10 in the paint). Also, the 45 rebounds including 14 offensive rebounds aren't too shabby either. Nor were the 18 fast-break points (compared to 2 for Seton Hall).

So the "ugliness" comes down to shots not falling. For the most part, the shots weren't bad ones -- they just didn't go in. You have to count on the law of averages to fix that over the course of a game, as it eventually did -- UConn shot 16-for-30 (53%) in the second half.

Some of you mentioned fouls, and KK in particular was conforming to the "dumb freshman" stereotype in that respect. But even so, 15 total fouls for the game is not an unusually high number, and no one other than KK had more than 3 fouls.
 
Ugly? Sure, but when is a NCAA Women’s basketball game judged by prettiness?

Seton Hall games are usually low scoring. This one was. It’s the way they play. The outcome never seemed to be in jeopardy, and that’s with Paige held to just a few points in the first half.

UConn won and I made a wonderful batch of hot and sour soup for supper. I’m happy.
 
Lots of good posts here. My view of last two games is that there were way too many sloppy plays, passes and fouls. It’s not the total team fouls but when they occur. Lots of repeated fouls by players within minutes of each other. Paige, KK , Nicky, Ice all seem to be sloppy handling the ball.
KK shoot a pull up jumper! Ice move your feet on offense! I fear SC will feast on this loose play. It’s a shame Innes gets so few minutes. but rides the pine.
Hopefully they rest and tighten their game up for SC.
 
LwrcasefaN said:
You want to see ugly....go watch the Georgetown vs Marquette game. Second quarter and both teams haven't reached double digits!
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After Q1, Georgetown led Marquette by 7-4. G’town scored only 7 in Q2 as well.

G’town shot 25%; MU was a scintillating 34% (0-9 from the arc). Eek!
 
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It was a win...and Geno did get #1200 putting him at number three within striking distance of the two HF coaches ahead of him. However, I was hoping that this game would be instrumental in UConn's preparation for South Carolina. To some degree it was helpful...I mean Ashlynn did have a career number of three-point shots...we will need a few of them on Sunday. Aaliyah was able to put together two back-to-back monster games...a very good sign. Paige may have had an off-game offensively but her play in the second half was inspirational. Her three steals, two blocks, five assists, and four rebounds to go along with her incredible defense were instrumental in holding Seton Hall to 22 percent from the floor and only 8.7 percent from three. Nika hit her average in points but her 6 assists, 5 rebounds, 1 steal, and 1 block were also instrumental in making this game one of UConn's defensive masterpieces. Beating a team by 33 points isn't chopped liver... And, let's not forget no one fouled out. We can't afford to lose players to fouls going forward...we simply do not have a deep enough bench to be able to absorb the loss of one of our starters.

I am optimistic for this weekend...we caught a break with Kamilla Cardoso being with her national team...but SC is very deep, they have size and talent. It will not be easy in Columbia...let's hope the basketball gods are kind to us this weekend.
 
Happydad745 said:
Honestly, I don't think this team is running on all 8 cylinders. Paige shoots 13 times in a game that is close until the 4 quarter, Nika and KK seem to always be in foul trouble, and other than Edwards no one seems to be real consistent. I do realize we have lots of people injuries and that is never good, but it is not easy to watch, sometimes.
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The game was not close after the first quarter. The Huskies led by 12 at the end of Q1 and didn’t drop below that number in Q2. The lead was 17 at halftime. In Q3, the scoring drought let the lead drop to 12 briefly but then it up to 23 points at the end of Q3. In Q4, the lead was never below 25 points.

Geno has only said a zillion times that basketball is a game of runs. As long as UConn keeps playing teams with a pulse, there’s always a risk they’ll go on a run. It’s a given but what isn’t is how the Huskies will react. They overcame a team mini-shooting slump and inconsistent reffing to rout Seton Hall by 33 points. The team is young and the freshmen had to learn how to overcome obstacles and they just passed another test. It’s all good.

Im happy for Q hitting her shots, too. She was pretty handy on the boards late in the game vs the Seton Hall starters. Nice job, Q
 
This game was hard to watch at times. We gathered together with more balanced scoring and improved bench activity in the second half. Ten turnovers are a magic number. Even the five minutes of the bench in the fourth quarter never missed a beat.
Hoping Ice and KK gain more confidence around the hoop rather than playing with their mind made up as to what to do. Ice had the ball in great low position many times and could have put up an easy lay-up but quickly passed to the corners. This sort of worked but why not make a good move and attempt to score inside. Getting the ball to her was the hard part, just fake or turn and finish. Edwards has great footwork down low and makes this look easy and often goes to the foul line to boot.
Congratulations to Geno. His side-kick and staff have grown the Husky brand in ways that are amazing. THANKS!
 
HuskyNan said:
Geez, it was a 33 point win, people. It doesn’t have to be a Rembrandt, I’m good with a Picasso
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Exactly. All that was wrong ladt night was a cold shooting half. Good looks were missed. That’s hoops. So we won ny 33 instead of 50. That game tells us zero about how we will play against SC where we will be underdogs anyway and totally unlikely SC shoots as lousy as Seton Hall
 
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