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Oklahoma # 20 comes from behind in the final minute for the "W"! 71 -70!Formerly #3 Texas failed to win the conference championship.
Oklahoma # 20 comes from behind in the final minute for the "W"! 71 -70!Formerly #3 Texas failed to win the conference championship.
Villanova is an awful matchup for Ice. Villanova moves so well without the ball and we switch on screens. She isn't quick enough on defense for a game like that.A tough, physical game played with a six player rotation. And Q only was in 14 minutes. No telling why Ice stayed on the bench while the starters had to gut it out. Too bad Ines and Amari haven't gotten to the point where they could sub in even for a minute or two here and there to give the starters a blow. It is what it is.
Why don't the coaches see this and adjust the playing time? With so many fouls being called, there was plenty to time to sub in and out. Our players need to see early that a game is being closely called. Would like to have our players and coaching staff make better in game changes. Hope we can cut down on turnovers often caused by being stripped or loose ball handling. Our sloppiness prevents any sustained runs and is head scratching at this point in the season.I think our Huskies' legs are shot!
That's why most of their 3's were short and missed a bunch of layups as there is no spring left in their legs!
Even with last week off between games the legs are tired!
I’m guessing they’ll send a joint letter to the head of Big East officials. Neither coach, nor any of the players, could believe the calls last nightAnyone know the gist of the two minute animated conversation between Denise Dillon and Geno at the handshake? Any lip readers watching?
The goal though would be to become a greater matchup problem for the opponent. If Ice was good enough offensively to counteract the defensive shortcomings of a quicker team, she would’ve played. That’ll come with time hopefully.Villanova is an awful matchup for Ice. Villanova moves so well without the ball and we switch on screens. She isn't quick enough on defense for a game like that.
It’s funny that Val Ackerman was there last night.I’m guessing they’ll send a joint letter to the head of Big East officials. Neither coach, or any player, could believe the calls last night
KK always seems....just a little short on the basket. Bounces off the front of rim. Seriously. 3-4 times a game it happens. Since the beginning of the year. I think if they shortened the basked to 9ft-11-7/8" then KK would be the most efficient scorer in the country.Few Thoughts:
*Ugly game but i guess it is better to win an ugly game than lose a beautiful one
*The refs were terrible for both teams. Paige's 4th foul is a joke of a call. if you call that a foul, you had to call what Dalce did a foul as well.
*This was a game that as everyone aside than Paige struggled to score, i was screaming at the TV whenever someone aside then Paige shot the ball
*Paige: An amazing player and she's got the best post moves on the team. When she was sitting on the bench the team looked totally disoriented. We won because we have Paige, and they didn't.
*AE: very strange game. Started so well and then just couldn't hit layups...i assume she just got tired. She does take a lot of abuse under the basket. Still had a double double which became the norm with her.
*Ash: what happened to her 3-point shooting ability? with that said, her 3 in the 4th quarter was huge.
*KK: great on defense but what is up with missing under the basket again and again.
*Nika: when she got injured it felt like the collective heart of UConn Nation stopped for a moment. If was great to have her back in the game and those baskets in the 4th quarter were critical.
*Ice: very few minutes and i assume it was because of the style of play by Vilanova which she is a bit slow for. Did ok in the few minutes she had aside than that shot from the foul line which didn't hit anything.
*Q: got so much potential, needs to get much stronger in the off season. I'm happy that she stopped just hoisting 3 pointers but trying to have a more varied type of game.
*when was the last game that UConn had more turnovers than assists? way too many turnovers and a lot of them were a real head scratcher as in what was she thinking...
*The defense on Olsen was remarkable. in both games this season UConn was able to contain her and while in the first game she had 15, in this game only 6.
*While UConn's offense was not good, the effort on defense was awe inspiring.
*Congratulations for this gritty team for winning the Big East regular season championship!
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I just think that Ash is now on every opposing coaches radar, when preparing for an upcoming game with UConn. In the early part of the season that wasn’t so. The upshot of this now is she is guarded much more closely, gets bumped more, and for all intents and purposes, beaten up more. Around the key her stop and pops are still automatic, as for her 3 pt shooting I think it’s partly the “freshman wall” and opposing players being much more aware of her. That being said, her shooting will improve, thanks to her coaches.Could be. But what I don't understand about Ashlynn is when the 3s aren't dropping, why she doesn't get in a position to take a mid range shot? And without having to dribble into the middle of the lane. Our freshmen often times don't do that very well.
Some of those big shots were made by three freshmen. They can at times, be clutch.It is win, move on, and survive time in the season. That is exactly what they did. Nika and others are going to be sore this morning. Defense won this game. Need to find some more offense besides Paige and Aliyah. Handled that adversity of Paige being unavailable for parts of the third and fourth quarter ok. Nice to see the team lock down defensively and pull away when the score differential got below 10. They didn't panic and some big shots were made. Nice that they didn't play scared when things went sideways.
Geno see's it. However, the 5 players out for the season make it tough for them to come off the bench and play any meaningful minutes.Why don't the coaches see this and adjust the playing time? With so many fouls being called, there was plenty to time to sub in and out. Our players need to see early that a game is being closely called. Would like to have our players and coaching staff make better in game changes. Hope we can cut down on turnovers often caused by being stripped or loose ball handling. Our sloppiness prevents any sustained runs and is head scratching at this point in the season.
We are better on paper than on the court with a few exceptions like Paige.
I think we have to remember KK and Ash are true freshman playing huge minutes for a very good team. No one, anywhere, could have expected them to play as much as they have before the season started. Without them playing good solid basketball the team would not be where it is today.Is it a freshman wall or is it just that every team is simply playing better defense now? Ash and KK played remarkably tough and focused. But they struggled finding open shots, and Ash missed a few open 3s. Tough D will do that to you. Q caught a number of teams by surprise early on and burned them from the perimeter. Those opportunities are fewer these days. But on the positive side she’s taking more midrange shots and driving more.
I really like Q on offense. She shoots, she drives, she rebounds her own misses. On defense, she is less sure of herself, still occasionally gets lost on switches, and finds herself out of position. This is where she needs to grow. On the plus side, she dives for loose balls and is crafty on the defensive boards.
Now I am sure Geno has some type of problem with Ines. This was a perfect opportunity to use her in a game where none of the freshman were playing well and Nika went out. She certainly couldn't have done any worse. She is fast and a good defender and knows the plays, so...?A tough, physical game played with a six player rotation. And Q only was in 14 minutes. No telling why Ice stayed on the bench while the starters had to gut it out. Too bad Ines and Amari haven't gotten to the point where they could sub in even for a minute or two here and there to give the starters a blow. It is what it is.
She was there to present the Regular Season Championship trophy to the Huskies.It’s funny that Val Ackerman was there last night.
How awesome is Paige?
My season seats are behind the UConn bench and many, many times, Ice simply makes poor shot decisions and when she gets yanked out of the game, like last night, Geno or CD have a rather stern discussion with her. To me, for every step Ice takes forward, she takes 2 steps back. Her game is not strong enough yet to justify her taking 18 foot jumpers like she is often prone to do and the coaching staff let her know that again when she was removed.Maybe Geno is sending her a big message!! I realize that she’s trying to gain some stamina after not playing at all last year, but she needs to become a consistent contributor to the team. If she’s able to make 3-4 baskets every game, defend, and stay out of foul trouble, then UConn would become a much better team. I’m still hoping for an improvement from her.