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Message: [QUOTE="Huskee11, post: 4928571, member: 7171"] I was at the game today and it was a great atmosphere, basically a full house. I had the pleasure of walking in from South Garage with Jerry Franklin of Connecticut Public TV fame. He was always on at halftime and other breaks when CPTV carried the games from the mid 1990s until around 2012 or so. I made a point of thanking him for doing that. That was one of the biggest reasons for the growth in popularity in Connecticut for UCWBB. He laughingly noted that UConn was a bit nervous at first that the CPTV's coverage would cut into the fan base of about 1,000 that would actually go to the games! Also saw Svetlana in the bookstore after the game checking out UConn gear. I was thinking she ought to have enough from back in the day. Different Husky, though. I am 6'0" and she has a good two inches on me. Imposing. Still looks like she could go for 30. Jackson State was better than I had expected, made some crazy shots, had some size inside. They competed. I have come to expect the worst from the referees and they certainly delivered today. Vazily is bad, but the woman ref was worse. The Wilson ball looks like a big pumpkin. Not going to go heavy on the analysis - Paige was Paige, Shade was terrific, good to see Aaliyah out there doing Aaliyah-type things. Nika should have had the assist record but her teammates missed a lot of open shots that would have gotten her there. So we will look forward to have it happening on Monday. I would like to see KK stop passing up open shots, only to drive into a black hole. Please, shoot the open three. If you miss, you miss. [/QUOTE]

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