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UConn = BIG Game Players and the Best BIG Game Coach in the business, maybe ANY business!

Geno is 8-0 in Nat'l Championship games and 15-3 in #1 vs. #2 games....are you kidding me!!!
 
Lol....Kara Lawson on Duke's defense...'do ya think after 1, 2 or 3.....I mean at what point do you figure you got to find KML at the 3 pt line'
 
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TBS finishes with 24 pts, 11 rbds, 3 blocks (we won't mention the to's)
 
johnnyc said:
Lol....Kara Lawson on Duke's defense...'do ya think after 1, 2 or 3.....I mean at what point do you figure you got to find KML at the 3 pt line'
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I thought that was funny, but so true. Seems like she gets open a lot. Guess that's what happens when everyone is focused on covering Stewart. Teams seem to lose Mosqueda-Lewis in that corner and she's automatic from there.
 
So it wasn't absolutely perfection but it was never in doubt.
Funny that the D was a little suspect.
So who's going to give this team a game?
Notre Dame and our friends at UTenn look like the only conceivable candidates
And I wouldn't hold my breath.
 
msf22b said:
So it wasn't absolutely perfection but it was never in doubt.
Funny that the D was a little suspect.
So who's going to give this team a game?
Notre Dame and our friends at UTenn look like the only conceivable candidates
And I wouldn't hold my breath.
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I just read on the ESPN board that ND will kill UConn. :rolleyes:
 
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HoopsFan21 said:
I thought that was funny, but so true. Seems like she gets open a lot. Guess that's what happens when everyone is focused on covering Stewart. Teams seem to lose Mosqueda-Lewis in that corner and she's automatic from there.
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The UConn ball rotation is so exceptional it causes teams to look foolish, when in fact, there's little they can actually do about it. Pick your poison.
 
Icebear said:
He apparently didn't see the previous two games she played against UCONN.
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I got it the first time Ice.
The problem is size, athleticism and the trio that we can send at her.
just doesn't work, never will.
For me the other D standout was Mo, who made Jones disappear.
 
UConn, you have the lead. Why is there so many forced plays????? It's on the border of crazy. It reminds me of the Dallas Cowboys who had a 23 point lead and instead of playing within themselves, they tried to increase the lead causing turnover after turnover and resulting in Green Bay winning a really ridicul
UCONNfan1 said:
Maybe Duke is just a good team. Man - people really expected a 30 point blowout? This is not Ohio State UCONN is playing. It's the #2 team in the nation.
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UConn had to play really sloppily in the last few minutes of the first half and in a ten minute period(approximately the 17 minute part of the second half to the 7 minute part of the second half) to keep the game close because the only Huskie playing well in that time period was KML. There were forced shots with plenty drives with plenty of time on the clock, lousy entry passes that were easily intercepted and defensive breakdowns though obviously there were also a few moments of good Duke play. It did have a lot more to do with UConn playing poorly and yet we ended up winning by 22 points.
 
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Other than a handful of bad decisions on passes, UC just slapped down the #2 team and did it on the road. Much to like about the game tonight. Post defense and rebounding was very good, and the speed of ball movement was excellent. The reason so many arc shots were open for UConn was that the Dukies were still chasing the previous pass or two. KML looked great, and MoJeff jump started the whole thing. Sure, there are things to get corrected before Sunday. But does anyone really think that won't get done?
 
msf22b said:
I got it the first time Ice.
The problem is size, athleticism and the trio that we can send at her.
just doesn't work, never will.
For me the other D standout was Mo, who made Jones disappear.
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And Mo got a big hug from Geno at the end :)
 
pap49cba said:
Can't believe we are up 20 and people are complaining.
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I think a lot of us have a little Geno in us. We're expecting the girls to focus on play after play after play and although occasionally have a misplay, never to follow up a poor play or decision, with another. We saw UConn have a SERIES of bad plays toward the end of the first half and a series of consecutive poor offensive and defensive series midway through the second half. Do you think these kids are not going to be made aware of these by Geno? My guess is he's not going to even have to tell them what they did wrong, they're going to tell him what they're going to do to eliminate some of these mistakes. UConn girls never play to the score, they play to THEMSELVES and although they're very happy with the win, I can guarantee you they're not happy with some of theirmistakes during the course of the game.
 
Steve Brown said:
Other than a handful of bad decisions on passes, UC just slapped down the #2 team and did it on the road. Much to like about the game tonight. Post defense and rebounding was very good, and the speed of ball movement was excellent. The reason so many arc shots were open for UConn was that the Dukies were still chasing the previous pass or two. KML looked great, and MoJeff jump started the whole thing. Sure, there are things to get corrected before Sunday. But does anyone really think that won't get done?
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I've been rather critical of the game (at least parts of it) and I think, in retrospect that because the Huskies started out playing so really well that it almost looked like they hadn't had any time off. I guess it caught up with some sloppiness during the game and particularly in the second half but it's probably only human nature. That's why it's only fair to point out there was an awful lot of stellar play by Steffi, Breanna, Moriah and particularly KML. I wanted to emphasize that, as well, as I'm sure Geno will. As you've mentioned, there's some work to be done but overall a pretty good, though not great performance.
 
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