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TeamFirst! said:
He left Caroline in for a while. For once. She needed the confidence boost and look what she can do. That girl has no problem getting good shots off against top competition and she can shoot. It was only a matter of time for Paige to get hurt. Hopefully it isn't bad and they use this as a teaching moment to get her the heck out of games that are already decided. Hopes and prayers for Paige.
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Not afraid of mixing it up under the boards either.
 
Another great game for Paige carrying this team on her shoulders. Hope she is allright. Nice to see Caroline breakout a little bit and also fight for rebounds.

Turnovers like crazy. Lot's of bad passing. Lots of fouls. The reverse of this and ND would have been left behind. Would like to see improvement in ball handling. ND's shooting was one of the lowest so far for them. So, maybe good defense helped here.

For 3 qtrs. I really was not impressed except for Paige. The rest of the team has my wife shouting at the TV.

Good to see Nika score a 3.
 
HuskyNan said:
Because she refuses to come out of games?
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Come on. If Geno wanted her out at that point he could’ve pulled her and given how she was mauled, it isn’t a crazy idea. The fact that Muhl was having a terrible floor game maybe affected him. But given how she was roughed up, this was a non contact injury with nobody near her as so many knee injuries seem to happen. It might have been just something that was going to happen.
 
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Mdoggie said:
Based on my training and experience, I’m going to say with absolute fact. I have no idea what the injury is or how long it will take to recover. I do however hope the rest of the team steps up in her absents.
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It’s pretty hard to replace the best player in the country. Hopefully this isn’t long term.
 
victor64 said:
I am following Nan's edict but there was mulitple head scratching moments.

If it wasn't for Paige's injury and the turnovers, I thought this was the team's best game. Notre Dame is going to win a lot of games.
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What edict is that?
 
BostonBay said:
The ankle buckled/twisted 1st then the knee to compensate - so the knee didnt take the full brunt. Then, she was able to put weight on it afterwards - good sign. if I had to guess, a hyperextended knee and 4 to 6 weeks recovery.
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That's what it looked like to me as well; that the ankle went first then the knee, but you just never know. I'll be nervous until they release the results of the scan I'm sure she'll be getting today/tomorrow.

Overall, really happy with Liv's performance today and Caroline had a breakout Q4. A couple good moments from Nika, and CW was solid at times. Injury aside, that 4Q was some of the best basketball UConn has put together this year.

Will be keeping Paige in my thoughts and sending healing vibes, hoping its not a season-ending injury.
 
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HuskyNan said:
Because she refuses to come out of games?
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Sorry Nan, Geno's the head coach and there is no reason for the team's most valuable player who logs more minutes than any other, being on the court at that point in the game........if she was injured during the heat of the battle I could accept this much more easily..........this is not a new thing for Geno and I have lamented about it many times over the years...........totally inexcusable as far as I'm concerned......
 
I don’t think I’ve seen an injury happen like that in a game. Hopefully she’s alright. It looked more like an ankle or hyperextension, but the knee kinda buckling made it look worse.

Ducharme was really fun to watch in the fourth. Looks like Geno might have another scorer.
 
Geno has a bad habit of leaving his best players in until the final whistle, even during blowouts. After games I speak with my father and lament that I hope one day one his best players don't get injured during such "garbage time". When Paige went down today I just buried my head in my hands and screamed "Oh no! Don't tell me it actually happened!" Not surprisingly, my dad called with the same lament. I just never understood why Geno does that. He's the best coach in college basketball but this makes me crazy. Why not take her out of the game, reduce her minutes, and have her enjoy an ovation for a great game? If we lose Paige we're in BIG trouble. I hope she's ok.... ;-/
 
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HuskyNan said:
You can’t trash player, eg “She’s a waste of a scholarship “, “she sucks”, but you can discuss a player’s play even if some view it as negative. Just don’t get personal about it.


Huh?
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Misinterpreted your post about obituaries. Sorry.
 
GoCardinal said:
I don’t think I’ve seen an injury happen like that in a game. Hopefully she’s alright. It looked more like an ankle or hyperextension, but the knee kinda buckling made it look worse.

Ducharme was really fun to watch in the fourth. Looks like Geno might have another scorer.
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I've seen it plenty of times...and a hyperextension doesn't happen when the knee is bent in its normal direction. Just the opposite.
 
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EdSaid said:
There was a lot flopping today. Twice early against Nika. Maybe basketball should look at the NHL's dive rule. If a player takes a dive in the NHL, he is penalized.
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Actually, Nika pushes off all the time and it should be called a foul.
 
I’ve been waiting to hear a little acknowledgment of ONO’s effort today. A forlorn hope, I guess. I thought this was the best game I’ve ever seen her play in terms of toughness and aggressive rebounding! If she can play like that for the rest of the season, we are going to be very tough to beat!
 
BostonCanuck said:
Given the beating Paige had already taken over the course of the afternoon, and the margin of score by the last minute, why was Paige even in the game at that point?
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Yes, Paige took a beating. It's up to the other guards to step up, and if Paige is really damaged , now they'll have to. The only reason she was still in the game was to stop another ND run, IF Geno didn't have confidence in the other starters to hold the lead. I can't think of another rational reason, but I'm in agreement that the coach should have protected her (20-20 hindsight), given the game's physicality.
 
Cuango said:
I’ve been waiting to hear a little acknowledgment of ONO’s effort today. A forlorn hope, I guess. I thought this was the best game I’ve ever seen her play in terms of toughness and aggressive rebounding! If she can play like that for the rest of the season, we are going to be very tough to beat!
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Agreed! Let's just hope this was her break-out game.
 
Florida Fan said:
Yes, Paige took a beating. It's up to the other guards to step up, and if Paige is really damaged , now they'll have to. The only reason she was still in the game was to stop another ND run, IF Geno didn't have confidence in the other starters to hold the lead. I can't think of another rational reason, but I'm in agreement that the coach should have protected her (20-20 hindsight), given the game's physicality.
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Another ND run??? There were 38 seconds left in the game, and UCONN was up by 18 points!
 
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