UConn vs. ECU. Badass Awards go to. . .

[Kibitzer]

Lou, Stewie and Mo. [N.B. No, that's not the Three Stooges!]

Katie Lou for reprising Kaleena (3 pts. at a time);
Stewie for reprising Kiah (another block party); and,
Mo for reprising Diana (by making only the second unbelievable "tip pass" I've seen in a dozen years).​

Nat sure tried to be a Badass but almost overdid it.

 

[Kaizen]

This is a tough one.
I will give to Stewie,. Mo, KLS and Butler.

 

[NVUConnFan]

This is a tough one.
I will give to Stewie,. Mo, KLS and Butler.

Yeah, I like these choices. Big Nat was taking no S*** from that ECU Pirates girl.

 

[johnnyc]

Nat sure tried to be a Badass but almost overdid it.

Overdid it my (bad)ass. Butler gets a badass.

 

[Kibitzer]

Overdid it my (bad)ass. Butler gets a badass.

Maximum three Badass Awards per game.

 

[HardHatGuy#2]

I say we toss one over to ECU. They played as hard as any team has played us this year; they were aggressive, constantly in motion, played strong defense, went hard after the 50/50 balls...all while being down big AND with an extraordinarily short bench. This was a GREAT game for us late in the year, in preparation for the Tournament, doubly so given the disappointing South Carolina game.

If the officials had continued calling a basketball game for the last 7-8 minutes, there is no doubt ECU would have been down to its last player, and one of the remaining would have had 4 fouls. The question is, would they have pulled back on the throttle, or charged forward, knowing they would be risking a forfeit? Too bad we'll never know.

 

[Kibitzer]

I say we toss one over to ECU. They played as hard as any team has played us this year; they were aggressive, constantly in motion, played strong defense, went hard after the 50/50 balls...all while being down big AND with an extraordinarily short bench.

I admire your sentiments but am wary of being too generous when acknowledging opponents' excellence. Think about how distasteful it would have been to honor Badass opponents like Amber Orrange (buzzer-beater for Stanford in That Damn Game) or Mabrey2 for raining treys for ND.

No thanks. Let's keep our Badasses in the UConn family, OK?

 

[Sonny44]

Let's also keep it down to less than three or the "award" gets meaningless.

 

[OldAlum]

I would add in Butler. If you have to take someone out, I would take out Mo. She is, of course, fabulous, and that was a great play, but that play is not my definition of badass.

 

[Kibitzer]

I would add in Butler. If you have to take someone out, I would take out Mo. She is, of course, fabulous, and that was a great play, but that play is not my definition of badass.

I respectfully disagree. The criteria we have used to identify players (and a couple others) as Badasses are actions that tend to disrupt or demoralize opponents. Steals, blocks, rebounds or seizure of 50-50 loose balls are more important than points. Timely dagger-in-the-heart shots (specialties of KML an DT) count big-time. No consideration for dirty play or poor sportsmanship, of course.

That tip pass by Mo was ultimate Badass -- the kind of play to break the spirit of any opponent.

Sorry, we must agree to disagree this time.

Comments welcome.

 

[OldAlum]

Okay. I tend to think of it as more "hardnosed", though not dirty. But I see your point too.