Lou scored double digits in her limited minutes. She is a work in progress in D so let’s give her some timeAs a team, even though we shot well tonight, I sense that everyone not named Azzi will struggle to score against top competition. We still need Caroline to take it to another level.
Edwards had 11 points & 8 rebounds.No, I think he is right. Edwards is soft and slow, Dorka is soft and weak. Didn’t matter tonight, but it will. I want to be wrong, but am predicting points from the bigs will be hard to come by in March. And they both give baseline easily.
You would think there would not be any doubt for the Badass award but you're forgetting this is the Boneyard.Now we know for sure what kind of team we have. Everyone showed up to play!! Nobody disappeared. Azzi stepping up to lead her team with a new career high of 32 points. No doubt who the BADDASS was tonight. I wonder if the Texas players still think this was "just another game?" A sellout game tonight per Bob Joyce.
You make it sound like the Huskies wouldn’t have scored if Azzi hadn’t. Geno would have run something else for whoever had the hot hand if that were the case. The team shot 55% (51%without Azzi) and 50% from three. it’s not like there was only one person that could scoreWe did shoot well and it was a great win but it took a career night from Azzi to beat Texas without Rori Harmon. Notice that Harmon’s replacement had a horrible game. With Harmon, this game would be tied. We should score well overall but to optimize our chance of winning the NC I still think we need Lou, Azzi and Caroline in the primary minutes lineup. Caroline has shown that she can score against any team.
The Longhorns had some uncharacteristically bad defensive lapses against Azzi, I don't care how many shots she's missed, you don't leave her open
A healthy Paige and Azzi will be amazing to see next year! Good luck covering them.
I've been critical of Muhl in the past, but I thought tonight was probably her best game I've seen her play.
Aaliyah is looking like her freshman year self. I thought her two missed free throws at the beginning of the game was a bad sign of things to come, but fortunately she shrugged that off her shoulders.
Dorka battled hard, but Taylor Jones was giving her the business all night. Not sure why Vic left her on the bench so long in the 4th quarter, that was a real headscratcher?
Aubrey!!! You would never believe she was recovering from back surgery. She looks better than ever.
Random note, the broadcasters at the beginning of the telecast misidentified someone else as Swin Cash From what I could see, I'm thinking it was Ashley Battle? Whoever it was, she was sitting next to Asjha Jones.
Didn’t you just describe Texas?UConn's lack of interior defense kept Texas in the game too long and could be a major problem against good teams with size.
You nailed it. Who knows? We might have seen more of Lou and/or Caroline if Geno needed scoring. Every game will have its own personality.You make it sound like the Huskies wouldn’t have scored if Azzi hadn’t. Geno would have run something else for whoever had the hot hand if that were the case. The team shot 55% (51%without Azzi) and 50% from three. it’s not like there was only one person that could score
You lost me on Edwards! Admittedly, she doesn’t have blazing speed but I certainly don’t think she’s slow. As for being soft, I’m not sure if we watched the same game! Dorka, I concede, is not as strong as I had hoped (nor as fluid) but she was going against a bigger stronger opponent in just her second game since her injury. I felt like she settled in and played better in the second half though. As for the baseline, that can be fixed (to the extent it is a problem). This is where the loss of Ice really hurts us! She could have made a big difference by March!No, I think he is right. Edwards is soft and slow, Dorka is soft and weak. Didn’t matter tonight, but it will. I want to be wrong, but am predicting points from the bigs will be hard to come by in March. And they both give baseline easily.
…against the #3 team in the country.I worked so missed the game. I read some posts here and thought UConn had lost. Phew.
Second game of the season, players in new roles and there's a lot to work on. Oh, and a win.
Yes, that too.…against the #3 team in the country.