UConn vs. Louisville - Game Thread

[Samanthabrown3]

Starters have tons of minutes. Students calling for Tierney.

 

[UConnChapette]

Will anyone challenge us this year (yawn....) This team needs to lose a few

No, they don't.

 

[huskeynut]

# of fouls: BS 4, SD 4, BH 3, MJ 1, KML 1, KS 1, SC 1

Many ticky tack calls.

 

[ASweet3781]

Will anyone challenge us this year (yawn....) This team needs to lose a few

You miss the Baylor game?

Let's hope KML is 100%. If she's not many teams will challenge us.

 

[Samanthabrown3]

carl adamec ‏@CarlAdamec 4m
You know those refs Geno talks about that thinks every blocked shot is a foul? Remember the name Bryan Brunette.

 

[ASweet3781]

Starters have tons of minutes. Students calling for Tierney.

Team got fatigued in the final 8 minutes or so. Stopped rebounding, some fatigue fouls.

 

[UConnChapette]

carl adamec ‏@CarlAdamec 4m
You know those refs Geno talks about that thinks every blocked shot is a foul? Remember the name Bryan Brunette.

Gotta love Carl for calling out the refs AND naming them!

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Where did everyone go?

 

[Vowelguy]

Yikes Bria almost the same play that injured KML. Also blocked, but Fortunately Bria didn't go down.

 

[NutmegDog]

Held Shoni to 9 points. She will be very motivated on March 3rd

 

[JellyBean]

UCONN!!!!

Huskies!!!!

The March to Excellence continues

 

[Icebear]

Lol finally someone mentions stefanies fake tanning

Its not fake Stef is so tough lays out to tan on the snow banks.

 

[huskeynut]

Held Shoni to 9 points. She will be very motivated on March 3rd

Not sure it will make any difference.

 

[Zorro]

You miss the Baylor game?

Let's hope KML is 100%. If she's not many teams will challenge us.

Like whom?

 

[Vowelguy]

Held Shoni to 9 points. She will be very motivated on March 3rd

Good.

 

[pap49cba]

Rich Elliott ‏@elliottctpost 2m
.@bre_stewart30 24 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and two blocks to lead #UConn to an 81-64 win over @UofLWBB. #bleedblue

Team had 13 to's. We are so doomed!

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Stewie's post game interview. She accurately says team let down near the end and they cannot do that. Louisville got all the 50-50 balls, etc. Offense went sorta flat.

 

[UConn_Top_Dog]

Time to watch the men now! whoop whoop!!!

 

[phil sampieri]

Geno took the air out of the ball with 5 minutes left and that always breaks the flow of the game.

 

[Phil]

Stef is so tough...the sun doesn't tan her, she tans the sun!

The most interesting player in the world.

 

[Icebear]

Stef is so tough...the sun doesn't tan her, she tans the sun!

The most interesting player in the world.

I just wish I was young enough and in college to ask her out. It would be a great time.

 

[EricSD]

Well we got the lead up to 22 and then let our foot off the gas pedal for the last 8 minutes. Certainly not the end result i expected - i thought the final margin would be between 25-30...

 

[FairView]

I just wish I was young enough and in college to ask her out. It would be a great time.

I'm impressed by your confidence, but what makes you think she'd say yes?

 

[Icebear]

I'm encouraged by your confidence, but what makes you think she'd say yes?

You don't realize how good looking I was in college.

 

[Hongster]

You don't realize how good looking I was in college.

Then why are you looking like a sleepy bear?

 

[Icebear]

Not sleepy. That is my double face palm.

 

[GG]

Why does Ward and Lobo (the great) keep saying that coach Walz is not going to tip his hand now. He is waiting for the next meeting between us and Louisville on Big Monday? We all know that they are going to junk up the game.

I agree. Is he waiting for the second game? With all due respect, that makes no sense to me.

 

[Zorro]

I'm impressed by your confidence, but what makes you think she'd say yes?

He has faith.

 

[UcMiami]

I agree. Is he waiting for the second game? With all due respect, that makes no sense to me.

I think the thinking is - I am down my starting PG, I am trailing at the half by 11 and this game is important but not essential so I am not necessarily going to try everything possible in the second half to make this a game and give them more information. Hopefully in two weeks I have my PG back, I'm at home, and we play a better first half.
I also think Geno probably kept some wrinkles in the bag for later games. Both these guys know that they are probably playing three times before the NCAA and may play again in the NCAAs. Neither of the regular season games really matter that much to either team in the big plan.

 

[CCinCT]

I think the thinking is - I am down my starting PG, I am trailing at the half by 11 and this game is important but not essential so I am not necessarily going to try everything possible in the second half to make this a game and give them more information. Hopefully in two weeks I have my PG back, I'm at home, and we play a better first half.
I also think Geno probably kept some wrinkles in the bag for later games. Both these guys know that they are probably playing three times before the NCAA and may play again in the NCAAs. Neither of the regular season games really matter that much to either team in the big plan.

No doubt Walz will use the time to develop a closer relationship with the refs