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UConn vs ND in the second game on Friday night

PAHuskeyFan said:
Concur with all... but weird thing...he cant say "Ododa" but has no trouble with Ogunbowale... :rolleyes:
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Easily fixed. Somebody just needs to tell Andy it rhymes with...

Oh!
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MilfordHusky said:
And that likely includes 1,500 for Shepard at Nebraska. Should we count Victoria Vivians' 6,000 points from 7th to 12 grades?
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yup thats the dumbest stat I hear them make... Turner has been around for 8 seasons already
 
dwalks93 said:
I actually think the game will come down to which team maintains its composure.

Last year in the FF UConn looked hesitant and uncomfortable. Between unfavorable whistles, which made the game choppy, and inability to get into an offensive flow UConn just looked out of sorts. There is a lot of pressure being the favorite and UConn seemed afraid of losing.

Fast forward to our earlier match up this year and its a total role reversal. Muffet seemed like she was more interested in fighting with Geno than in coaching. Arike completely lost her focus on the game and instead wanted to scream at the UConn coaching staff. ND players seemed more interested in physically bullying UConn players than in winning. Suddenly the favorite became the hunted and ND wilted.

At the end of the day I will take UConn because we have Geno. Geno seems to have a special ability to get under Muffet's skin and that emotion will spill over into her team. IMO Geno seems to be able to turn it off and on while Muffet can't let it go.....a team feeds off its coach and if a coach is displaying negative emotions it will transfer over.
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neither Geno nor Muffet will make a basket friday night
 
vtcwbuff said:
I guess I don't understand. Most BY posters complain that there is too little interest/coverage of WCBB. Much of that is aimed at ESPN. Yet when a network tries to generate interest by promoting a rivalry (that may or may not exist) the very same people whine about it.
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I would rather they promote the members of the teams and the quality of the game being played vs. some silly feuding between coaches. That is just background noise and dismisses the hard work that goes on and off the court to making these teams competitors and rivals. Let's shine the light on the players vs. the coaches.
 
shinobimono said:
So he wasn't upset about a ND player taking down Danger and potentially injuring her. He wasn't upset about any of it. Wow, I guess it's all part of the game. I think it does upset him, but he needs to show that opponents' actions don't get to him.
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Geno knows what to say and when to say. Feeding into what went on wouldn't be productive for him, or the team. I bet he was fuming in his office the day after. But better to "go high" at this point.
 
Jlong231 said:
Lol I probably should, I was hoping that they would be the first game, hopefully are luck is better this year
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Maybe if you called in sick and stayed home to watch the game you could turn the juju around..ever think of that!?
 
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DaddyChoc said:
neither Geno nor Muffet will make a basket friday night
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So coaching doesn’t matter? Coaches help provide the motivation and focus for a team.

IMO earlier this year ND allowed UConn to get in their head and it kept them from playing their game. If a coach is angry and emotional his/her team will likely mimic those emotions in their play.

Muffet is a very good coach and probably realizes she didn’t have her team mentally prepared to play UConn last time..it will be interesting to see if ND comes in with a different mentality. That said, Geno is a master at gamesmanship and I think he really effects Muffet. Geno can be a really hard noise to block out...
 
buddy said:
Not at all. The game will be probably be fixed in ND's favor by ESPN. They need the ACC to win as they will be hyping the ACCN during the game as much as possible. The officials will favor ND as usual as they are likely paid off by ESPN. The NCAA hates UConn and Geno. You should not worry if I were you. It will be a miracle if UConn wins as the odds are stacked against them. Ogunbawale could murder someone in the game and it will be the victims fault. Remember last years discrepancy in fouls. I suspect it will be worse this year.
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I bet that you don't believe that mankind has ever landed on the moon either.
 
pvdoggy said:
I bet that you don't believe that mankind has ever landed on the moon either.
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The moon landing by the US was likely staged. There are evidence based theories on that. The Russians were there and the aliens who live on the dark side of the moon told them to get out.
 
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pvdoggy said:
I bet that you don't believe that mankind has ever landed on the moon either.
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First off, I'm not the OP, but I get your drift, that was my initial reaction. But let me say this, I'm not averse to conspiracy theories, yet I do believe the US landed on the moon. The two are not mutually exclusive. Conspiracies do exist, there's a whole body of law that deals with conspiracies and police have to determine if a crime was a conspiracy (whether there were accomplices or not). Just sayin' :cool:
 
buddy said:
The moon landing by the US was likely staged. There are evidence based theories on that. The Russians were there and the aliens who live on the dark side of the moon told them to get out.
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What about the Chinese who recently landed on the dark side of the moon? Were they chase away as well? Inquiring mind wants to know.
 
DaddyChoc said:
yup thats the dumbest stat I hear them make... Turner has been around for 8 seasons already
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And that's a not accurate statement, too. This is her 5th year, no different than if she red shirted her freshman year
 
DaddyChoc said:
yup thats the dumbest stat I hear them make... Turner has been around for 8 seasons already
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And does Jess having points at another school not make her an offensive threat and part of a dynamic offense this year? She actually was fairly average at Nebraska and wasn't such a threat until MM started coaching her.
 
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Just curious if anyone knows how many late semi final games UCONN has won as opposed to the earlier semi final games? I think Geno would much rather prefer they play the earlier games based on comments he's made in the past. I think this game is a toss up and I am hoping they will be able to withstand Notre Dame's runs. If it goes down to the wire, hopefully we'll have luck on our side.
 
hoopfan515 said:
Just curious if anyone knows how many late semi final games UCONN has won as opposed to the earlier semi final games? I think Geno would much rather prefer they play the earlier games based on comments he's made in the past. I think this game is a toss up and I am hoping they will be able to withstand Notre Dame's runs. If it goes down to the wire, hopefully we'll have luck on our side.
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This game will not go down to the wire. The team that wins will win easily by double digits.
 
HuskyNan said:
It was hyperbole for a humorous effect. I’ve said the same thing about Kitja Laksa at USF
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Argonaut said:
Hyperbole is a lost art. But there is no way they’d approve a Jess Shepherd caliber of player for UConn next year — because it’s UConn.
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It’s a hard knock life for the hyperbolic.
 
pvdoggy said:
What about the Chinese who recently landed on the dark side of the moon? Were they chase away as well? Inquiring mind wants to know.
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They did not land a manned spacecraft. We really don't know what happened, if anything. I am not sure if their moon landing was real. Can you really believe what they say?
 
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Robin said:
What makes you say that? Last year was by a bucket in OT
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I just don't see any of these final four games going down to the wire. Especially, any game Uconn plays. They will either win convincingly or lose convincingly. 3 straight final four games going down to the wire? Nope!
 
Britt87 said:
I just don't see any of these final four games going down to the wire. Especially, any game Uconn plays. They will either win convincingly or lose convincingly. 3 straight final four games going down to the wire? Nope!
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Its weird to think that.... But I completely agree. At least for the ND UConn game. I think that both teams can blow the other out. I think one team will have an A game and the other will have a B game. I hope it's close, as the would be good for the sport... But I feel like it's gonna at least be a double digits win for one team.

I actually am picking Oregon to beat Baylor. I like Oregon's offense. Sabrina is a star! That game will be close I think, no blowouts. Sabally needs to have a huge game, and so does Boley. If Richards guards Sabrina, Corzola and Boley have to step up. Richards is a lockdown defender, whoever she isn't guarding should attack. That was the game plan last year for ND. Crystal and Kia guarded AO and Mabrey, while Williams was checking Shepard. Young was simply attacking KLS (bad ankle) in the first quarter and set the stage for the rest of the game.
 
Reypl21 said:
Its weird to think that.... But I completely agree. At least for the ND UConn game. I think that both teams can blow the other out. I think one team will have an A game and the other will have a B game. I hope it's close, as the would be good for the sport... But I feel like it's gonna at least be a double digits win for one team.

I actually am picking Oregon to beat Baylor. I like Oregon's offense. Sabrina is a star! That game will be close I think, no blowouts. Sabally needs to have a huge game, and so does Boley. If Richards guards Sabrina, Corzola and Boley have to step up. Richards is a lockdown defender, whoever she isn't guarding should attack. That was the game plan last year for ND. Crystal and Kia guarded AO and Mabrey, while Williams was checking Shepard. Young was simply attacking KLS (bad ankle) in the first quarter and set the stage for the rest of the game.
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Yeah, like I said earlier, UConn will have quite the time defending ND. They are really just going to have to outshoot them. That's the only way they win this game.
 
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