UConn v. Tulsa — Game Thread

[MilfordHusky]

I thought she traveled on the previous one (from the left side), as she adjusted her feet for a right foot lift off. But I'd have to see it again in slo mo...

On the steal, she took 3 or 4 short steps before shooting.

 

[BigBird]

Next wave of Huskies!

 

[HuskyNan]

Let’s go second team!

 

[bags27]

TN really handing it to ND

 

[GoUconn7961]

Interesting....here we go bench players!

 

[Blue Huskie]

This is a development! New faces. Cool.

 

[eebmg]

R u kidding. I hope it does not backfire.

 

[ASweet3781]

Megan gets to the free throw line right away.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Z, 2 sophs, and 2 frosh.

 

[HoopsFan21]

Bent, Coombs, Megan, Kyla, and Z on the floor

 

[Sluconn Husky]

He did this against Cincy a couple years ago. There were very mixed results.

 

[iri10]

Azura thinking, "Aww man; why do I get to be the one to chaperone them?"

edit: anyway, my backseat, zero-experience, non-coaching opinion is, "If they're unable to comport themselves properly with regard to the starters, why not have them compete against each other?" Leave some small but reasonable amount of minutes for bench players throughout the game, but make it clear that UConn will happily switch up the minutes from one bench player to the next until the actual good ones start showing something. But then, I'm not the HOF coach, I'm just a guy talking nonsense in a forum.

 

[SVCBeercats]

Did a hockey game breakout?

 

[Pride fan]

Who's in? I'm on bus. With no access to the game

 

[oldude]

I'd almost like to see the reserves in there without Z.

 

[HuskyNan]

Who's in? I'm on bus. With no access to the game

Mikayla Coombs, Molly Bent, Meg Walker, Kyla Erwin, Azura

 

[MilfordHusky]

Meg is aggressive.

 

[BigBird]

This is fun to watch...

 

[GoUconn7961]

Honestly - I think Gens is getting tired of how long it takes to develop some players. He is sending a message - get it together faster.. This is UConn Country!

 

[HoopsFan21]

This is fun to watch...

I know we should do this every game

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Oh Molly....

 

[bags27]

Well, I think this is a bit of show-boating on Geno's part. It shouldn't be 4 benchers + Z. He should have worked Meg in first with the starters, then later one or at most 2 more with the starters at a time. The point is to get a a player or two comfortable and effectively working with the starters, not give them artificial playing time en masse.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

They called that shuffle.

 

[HuskyNan]

Well, I think this is a bit of show-boating on Geno's part. It shouldn't be 4 benchers + Z. He should have worked Meg in first with the starters, then later one or at most 2 more with the starters at a time. The point is to get a a player or two comfortable and effectively working with the starters, not give them artificial playing time en masse.

The reserves play the UConn starters every day. This shouldn’t be a problem for them

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Tulsa smartly doubling Azura. That will likely bottle up the offense.