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I started to keep track of points as I usually do but after 5 minutes gave it up as it just didn't seem right or respectful to keep track of a turkey shoot. The Metro's gave their all despite not nearly having the skills to compete with UConn and for that they deserve respect. In someways I wish this game hadn't be on cable for all to see. I know, and you know why this game came about but most non-Uconn fans that tuned in didn't and I hate that some came away thinking UConn schedules OC games like this one in the normal course of events a la LSU.

It was really great to see the 3 frosh light it up. Granted the Metro's couldn't guard them very well, but you still have to make the shot and they did.

Ines and Amari were ok in more minutes than they are used to. Patterson showed nothing. None did enough to show they are ready to play in tight games. I'm not trying to be harsh but given that Metro was so overmatched all three should have been able to have their way. This was a good chance for them to shine and show their stuff. Didn't happen.

As a hometown game for AE it was a huge success. She seemed so happy to be playing in front of family, friends and Canadians in general and there were a lot of them.
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Sure I’m an Ines fan and i’m glad she got to play, but no one should be using this game as a yardstick for anything or anyone.

Major props to the Metro program for signing up for a game in which they were basically going to be the Washington Generals.
 
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I started to keep track of points as I usually do but after 5 minutes gave it up as it just didn't seem right or respectful to keep track of a turkey shoot. The Metro's gave their all despite not nearly having the skills to compete with UConn and for that they deserve respect. In someways I wish this game hadn't be on cable for all to see. I know, and you know why this game came about but most non-Uconn fans that tuned in didn't and I hate that some came away thinking UConn schedules OC games like this one in the normal course of events a la LSU.

It was really great to see the 3 frosh light it up. Granted the Metro's couldn't guard them very well, but you still have to make the shot and they did.

Ines and Amari were ok in more minutes than they are used to. Patterson showed nothing. None did enough to show they are ready to play in tight games. I'm not trying to be harsh but given that Metro was so overmatched all three should have been able to have their way. This was a good chance for them to shine and show their stuff. Didn't happen.

As a hometown game for AE it was a huge success. She seemed so happy to be playing in front of family, friends and Canadians in general and there were a lot of them.
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And the fans were really excited to have a chance to see her play. As they say in Canada Basketball it was "Mad Love".
 
oldude said:
A couple thoughts on tonight’s game:
  • It was really nice of TMU to agree to give Aaliyah a homecoming game in Canada. Obviously, they weren’t competitive. This is the first time in all my years as a Husky fan that I was rooting for the other team to score….:confused:
  • After the Butler game one BY’er suggested that Ashlynn was as good a shooter as Azzi. I responded, “not yet.” After she knocked down her first 8 shots tonight, including 4/4 from the arc, I may need to reconsider.
  • UConn’s freshmen were 19/20 in the 1st half. I can’t believe Q actually missed one of her 6 shots…:cool:
  • I don’t recall any Husky ever fouling out of their homecoming game. In addition to putting up 26 & 10 tonight, Aaliyah came perilously close to leaving the game early….:oops:
  • Q is really starting to look more and more like she belongs in the rotation. The Huskies have to get Ice going and my “hoped for” 8-player rotation will be a reality.
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The 8 man rotation is at the top of my Santa wish list too. I think we saw how talented Q is last night. If she played more she would have had 30. Her weakness is still her defense although it was much more Aubreyesque last night. She has to grow into her body also over time but when she does we will have a real big time consistent scorer to join KK and Ash. It may actually come sooner than we think. A game like last night goes a long way in the confidence column. She was instant offense and prolific.

I think KK got the "you need to shoot pull ups and stop forcing the drives " talk from Geno because she showed she has that skill big time last night. As for Ice, she is the X factor and a key to March. I still think it is a conditioning and timing issue from a 1 year lay off. She is not in full game shape yet but I don't think Paige is either yet although who can tell with her. I'm hoping that the month of January with the slate of games scheduled will do a lot for Ice and that by mid February she will be able to have a real impact underneath for us. This is a very exciting team now but we have two big tests ahead of us in Marquette and Creighton so let's enjoy the break and then take this "new" team out for a wild ride to March.
 
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I always thought Ines had Division I skills with athleticism to match. However, with the limited time she normally gets, she forces everything in an effort to make a play.

I am not sure her play last night will influence future playing time this season but it was fun watching her play like a confident, DI point guard.
 
Who gets picked as Frosh of the Week this week? Playing in Canada, does this game factor in the consideration? Have never seen a 3 player win but Shade, Q, and KK would be a deserving start.
 
HopJim said:
Who gets picked as Frosh of the Week this week? Playing in Canada, does this game factor in the consideration? Have never seen a 3 player win but Shade, Q, and KK would be a deserving start.
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I know UConn had 3 pretty amazing games by all 3 freshmen last night, but when you add in Ashlynn’s game vs Butler, I’d say she is a lock for BE FOW.
 
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Geew1992 said:
Amari def contributed. A couple of points, rebs, assists and blocks. The box score isn’t posted yet but I think she had a better game than Ice.
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Ice is playing timid, perhaps because fear of reinjuring. As for Amari, I agree she did better last nite; but, it was still not even close to being good enough to show she deserves to be on the floor when it counts.
 
This is not a game to read anything into at all. Playing bad teams or teams that are clearly not any better than a good HS team should not be a cause for celebration. All this does is allow a team to make a ton of mistakes and have none of them show up in the stat line. UConn is playing better than they were but that is 100% on the play of Aubrey.
 
A good game for building team chemistry. They were having a blast. Yes, the opponent was over matched. We'll see how last evening carries through against Marquette and Creighton, but for now this is a real good way to go into the holiday break.
 
Geosfun said:
Ice is playing timid, perhaps because fear of reinjuring. As for Amari, I agree she did better last nite; but, it was still not even close to being good enough to show she deserves to be on the floor when it counts.
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Suspect that Ice still has some residual effects from her knee surgery, both physical and mental. Hoping she takes advantage of having players like Edwards, Paige, and Griffin around her this year. All are great at shooting layups by using their offhand to shield the ball while shooting it slightly away from the defender's body. Ice is shooting a bit like Patterson, almost pushing the ball into the defender. Ice appears to know what to do but has been slow to make these changes. May be a case where the seniors can be better coaches than Geno's staff.
 
RockyMTblue2 said:
That's a cupcake LSU score, but it got Aaliyah a home game and I'm sure many Canadian's wanted to see Kia's old club again.
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I believe the "cupcake" score was because PITTSBURGH backed out of the original plan for the Husky
celebration of Aaliyah's "senior game". TMU was outmatched but it was not planned, circumstances
dictated a reshuffling of the deck. Many thanks to TMU for taking on the challenge! (and taking it
on the chin!)
 
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HopJim said:
Suspect that Ice still has some residual effects from her knee surgery, both physical and mental. Hoping she takes advantage of having players like Edwards, Paige, and Griffin around her this year. All are great at shooting layups by using their offhand to shield the ball while shooting it slightly away from the defender's body. Ice is shooting a bit like Patterson, almost pushing the ball into the defender. Ice appears to know what to do but has been slow to make these changes. May be a case where the seniors can be better coaches than Geno's staff.
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Ice clearly has the skills to score but she's trying so hard that she's rushing every aspect of her game.........hardly the first freshman to have that issue........it's going to take one or two good games to get her over the hump but I'm confident she'll get there......
 
This game breeds confidence. Yes they were overmatched however this is what we needed. Our early schedule was tuff and having the lineup we have now I think our losses might have faired better. There were no jitters or hesitation. Our kids played their game and they shined. KK with pull up jumpers just what the doctor ordered. Shade the second game shooting lights out. Q played like she was in charge. Alot of good things happened and it seemed a light went on.

Now the long layoff and we come back to a very tuff Marquette team in Hartford. This game was a great way to end the long layoff. Our girls and coaches go home with confidence. Hey as overmatched as it was look at the shooting percentages. Im not sure many kids can shoot like that in practice games. Very impressive.

Coming back we have Marquette and Creighton. 2 tuff games. Expect to be rusty and expect Geno to have them back right after the holiday to get ready. It is truly amazin what a different team we are now that Geno has put the puzzle together. Some of you are concerned about ICE. Dont be. She will come around. It is taking a little longer then the others but remember shes a big who sat out due to injury. Be patient. Right now we are a really good shooting team and very good defensive team. It almost seems over the past few games that we've picked up the scoring that we lost and we are playing much better as a team.

Watching other top teams play their cupcakes makes me wonder. Our tuff game prepared us for last nite. Those who are playing cupcakes are not looking quite as good. JMO
 
Debbie Downer here...I thought that the game was an awesome showing of our shooting, even if Paige only took 6 shots.
But it was another game where our opponents seemingly were able to shoot uncontested 3s. I am not, nor ever been, a BB coach or stayed in a Holiday Inn Express recently, so is this something that needs to be worked on? Personally I think with the way our one on one defense just swarms the offense, it gets hard to keep a hand in everyone's face.
Also I realize that our offense put the game out of reach in the 1st quarter, but still, TMU was able to chuck up 36 3s, making only 7.
Just wondering...
 
Geosfun said:
Ice is playing timid, perhaps because fear of reinjuring. As for Amari, I agree she did better last nite; but, it was still not even close to being good enough to show she deserves to be on the floor when it counts.
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I hope it's not fear of re-injury. She dislocated her patella and had a procedure to correct it. I understand the fear of it happening again but usually the confidence attained by playing fixes the fear. I think it is because she is still out of game shape, needs to be better conditioned, and get her timing back. If she can move more quickly it will go a long way. She was better against Butler and seemed fresher so that supports the conditioning theory. We really need her and she does have good basketball skills and seems like a great teammate. Her timeline is more attenuated than the other freshmen but I do believe by the end of January she will be a different player.
 
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Centerstream said:
Debbie Downer here...I thought that the game was an awesome showing of our shooting, even if Paige only took 6 shots.
But it was another game where our opponents seemingly were able to shoot uncontested 3s. I am not, nor ever been, a BB coach or stayed in a Holiday Inn Express recently, so is this something that needs to be worked on? Personally I think with the way our one on one defense just swarms the offense, it gets hard to keep a hand in everyone's face.
Also I realize that our offense put the game out of reach in the 1st quarter, but still, TMU was able to chuck up 36 3s, making only 7.
Just wondering...
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Every true fan is a coach so no worries. The real test for the "new" team against the 3s will be Marquette and Creighton.
 
Centerstream said:
Debbie Downer here...I thought that the game was an awesome showing of our shooting, even if Paige only took 6 shots.
But it was another game where our opponents seemingly were able to shoot uncontested 3s. I am not, nor ever been, a BB coach or stayed in a Holiday Inn Express recently, so is this something that needs to be worked on? Personally I think with the way our one on one defense just swarms the offense, it gets hard to keep a hand in everyone's face.
Also I realize that our offense put the game out of reach in the 1st quarter, but still, TMU was able to chuck up 36 3s, making only 7.
Just wondering...
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The Bold are not a good team from the perimeter, making only 26.8% of their threes. Geno might have decided to give them that shot, although I have to say they were rushed so for the most part

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Centerstream said:
Debbie Downer here...I thought that the game was an awesome showing of our shooting, even if Paige only took 6 shots.
But it was another game where our opponents seemingly were able to shoot uncontested 3s. I am not, nor ever been, a BB coach or stayed in a Holiday Inn Express recently, so is this something that needs to be worked on? Personally I think with the way our one on one defense just swarms the offense, it gets hard to keep a hand in everyone's face.
Also I realize that our offense put the game out of reach in the 1st quarter, but still, TMU was able to chuck up 36 3s, making only 7.
Just wondering...
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That’s because Geno switched the offense to zone. They weren’t making the same shots in the first half when UConn was playing man
 
Charliebball said:
Ice clearly has the skills to score but she's trying so hard that she's rushing every aspect of her game.........hardly the first freshman to have that issue........it's going to take one or two good games to get her over the hump but I'm confident she'll get there......
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Charliebball- - -I don't think Ice has gotten used to the speed and the physicality of the college game!
 
Rowdy831 said:
This is not a game to read anything into at all. Playing bad teams or teams that are clearly not any better than a good HS team should not be a cause for celebration. All this does is allow a team to make a ton of mistakes and have none of them show up in the stat line. UConn is playing better than they were but that is 100% on the play of Aubrey.
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I have to disagree when it comes to the freshman. For the upperclassman, sure means nothing playing a cupcake but for freshman there is still the mental confidence of seeing the ball go through the hoop or getting the play executed in a live game that can carry forward for them.
 
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