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Geno has stated often in the past that nothing is ever good enough and people expect a lot from them. He must read the boneyard. lol... We won, it wasn't perfect, but it's a win and i'll take it. Stop complaining about how he coaches... unless anyone here has won 12 national championships?? no?? lol...
 
HuskyNan said:
These seasons are fun to watch, and GREAT to see in person, but it's tough to be a mod. There are lots of cranky-pants on the board when UConn doesn't win by 40.
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THAT, your Huskiness, is why we pay you the big bucks!
 
I wonder if Nurse is sick. She certainly did not play well, by her own standards. During one of the time outs, I saw her coughing multiple times into her shoulder. I'm guessing her less than stellar play was a product of a cold/brief illness.
 
HardHatGuy#2 said:
I believe the point of this post was the mis-communication with Nurse on the foul. It appeared that Geno thought the team had another foul to give, and they did not. This is usually the responsibility of one of the assistant coaches; I expect that one of them will be running laps or fetching tea for Geno, tomorrow.

I will note that Geno was very calm for most of the game, while the officials were tanking the game. I almost looked like that Stanford game not too long ago, where he looked like he was OK losing the game to end the streak and take the pressure off. ALMOST...he didn't look that way after the SNAFU with Nurse and the foul.
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I saw the Marissa telling Geno how many fouls they had.
 
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hoophuskee said:
Don't the other 38 minutes count?

Yes he was awful the last 2 minutes.

But what the other 38? Why do you forget about that?
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To be fair, the other 38 weren't perfect either (as a previous poster already mentioned), leaving Gabby in with 2 fouls in the first quarter to pick up her third. Love it when coaches show trust in their more experienced players, but this was her first game in this big of a role and a tough time to so intentionally show that trust. Easy for me to say I wouldn't have done the same; I watched from my living room couch, not the sideline.

Still, I do hear you and, bottom line, I agree with your point 100% that Geno coached a good game otherwise. I found myself impressed throughout with his reactions to and flexibility moving on from careless turnovers and early season "out of sync" moments. Of course, the normal expressions of frustration when truly warranted, but that kind of patience from a four time defending national championship coach is noticeable. This team needs that from him. They all understand there are big adjustments being made and some really impressive moments in the second half of their first game attempting to make them.
 
vowelguy said:
I have no idea what you're talking about. Unless autocorrect changed my spelling and a mod corrected it.
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That was probably it because you had written Ching instead of Chong. Lol
 
HuskyNan said:
These seasons are fun to watch, and GREAT to see in person, but it's tough to be a mod. There are lots of cranky-pants on the board when UConn doesn't win by 40.
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I'll thank you to leave my pants out of this. Rants? Not so much. ;-)

Sorry. Just feeling quippy after a near-disaster was averted.
 
JordyG said:
There were some iffy calls, but mostly the officiating was better than average, which is a plus for WCBB.
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BOY, do I have to disagree with that. Officiating was terrible. The calls ranged from mass fouling with no call to silly touch fouls. Several times the whistle sounded WELL after the play, as if the officials either didn't know who was supposed to make a call OR had to make a call because there was just too much contact to ignore. The was no flow to the game largely because of the whistles (40 fouls called!). Late in the game the whistles were mostly silent (apart from "intentional" fouls), which didn't match the rest of the game. The refs protected Thomas 2-3 times down the stretch when she should have fouled out.

No, this was not a good performance on their part. Yes, it may have been the first game of the season for them, but they are professionals; they don't get to play that card.
 
bags27 said:
And it wasn't his fault that Natalie couldn't effectively boxout on that last foul shot.
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My take on that was that she did a good job boxing out, but got mauled by the FSU player. All I could say when looking at that play was that it was PAINFULLY clear who hit the ball last based on the motion of the player's arms, and that Natalie was lucky to get out of that play with her uniform intact.

Unquestionably two blown calls in one by the officials; either it was a foul by FSU, or OOB to UConn. All at a time where one official's assignment is to first watch the entry into the lane for violations, and second to watch for contact on the block, and they were in perfect position to do so,

Maybe they sneezed at an inopportune moment.
 
Didn't someone predict Connecticut would start 0 and 4?Guess that ends that prediction pretty quick!
 
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I stayed off the BY on purpose during the game knowing we might have some "excited" posters. Then it was on to the Giants plus switching to Stanford beating up on Texas.

So, from a fan standpoint - a great game! For WCBB - a great game!!!

Young and somewhat inexperienced UConn showed what they are made of. They don't quit, they will scratch and claw the entire game. They played with passion! There were times last night were we caught glimpses of what this team is capable of. Napheesa was a beast and I'm not surprised. Lou was up and down but came through in the second half. Gabby has a 50/ 50 night. Kia was defintely subpar. Crystal showed a little moxie. Molly did a nice job. Sinaya played and showed her game, especially in the second half. And Natalie played well and we need her to build on last night.

Young team learning to play together in a hostile environment and coming away with a win is great. You know they are not satisfied with their perfomance. Things will improve. This will be an exciting season!!

And kudos to FSU. They are a very good team that will win their big share of games.

Now let's bring on Baylor. They will find out what a hostile environment Gampel really is.
 
uconnever said:
Agree. I think we need Nurse to score more and we can compete with most or all of the top teams. I expected Chong and Lou to score but if we get Pheesa,Gabby and Nurse scoring....then we will be better than I thought. As a side note.....I forgot South Carolina had those two transfers. If they gel well....then the title should be theirs. I think convincingly.
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Nurse is always tough---but she has good days and better days. I've been writing about how good Collier was in the USA's games--you saw against UFS how good she can be--thats how she attacked the basket for USA. I hope we have just seen the beginning of a great career. Chong really impressed me. When she had to she took charge--as a Senior that is what she has to do.
Gabby tried too hard--she'll settled down and not try to do too much same with katie Lou.
All in all except for part of the first half--UConn Women did us proud.
 
AussieHusky said:
The name is Chong!


While I agree with you for the most part, I would be remissed if I don't ask you how you knew?
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Watching the last 1 minute--Geno kept checking with Marissa--at one point he checked with her --walked towards the team then checked immediately again with Marissa--that is when a bit of the game management unraveled. Since all worked out in the end--I see no reason to make anything from it. If we expect perfection during times of stress--we need to move to heaven--I'm told everything is perfect there. I though the total coaching staff was involved with this game--in the first Half CD and Marissa got into the time outs--marissa had geno change the focus of one play from klS to Gabby--i was impressed Geno did what marissa told him to do.
If we believed in Geno for 11 Championships 17 Final 4's --it's foolish not to believe in him NOW.
 
mdakota said:
Geno has stated often in the past that nothing is ever good enough and people expect a lot from them. He must read the boneyard. lol... We won, it wasn't perfect, but it's a win and i'll take it. Stop complaining about how he coaches... unless anyone here has won 12 national championships?? no?? lol...
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Over the years--I have noted that Geno or someone on his staff reports to him what is written (then in the Courant) in the Boneyard because you can tell from his comments --he does not like some of the comments. Geno does not have very think skin.
Put yourself in his position win 11 NC upteen Conference titles 17 final 4's and "FANS" second guess, nit pick, make coaching suggestions
your skin would lose it's thickness too. His life goes from adoration to damnation depending on a single WBB game.
 
BroadwayVa said:
Over the years--I have noted that Geno or someone on his staff reports to him what is written (then in the Courant) in the Boneyard because you can tell from his comments --he does not like some of the comments. Geno does not have very think skin.
Put yourself in his position win 11 NC upteen Conference titles 17 final 4's and "FANS" second guess, nit pick, make coaching suggestions
your skin would lose it's thickness too. His life goes from adoration to damnation depending on a single WBB game.
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If Geno's skin is impacted in anyway by anything that is written here on the BY, he should not be! If anything, Geno is probably like the rest of us, laughing his ass off.
If by chance Geno is reading, I want to know why Natalie Butler wasn't a starter-last year.
 
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Sluconn Husky said:
Wasn't thrilled with the intentional fouling either. Thought it was poor strategy to begin with considering how much time was left. Things like Nurse's inadvertent foul on the shot happen when you make players foul intentionally.
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They had fools to GIVE. You use them to take away time and disrupt the opponent, granted the Nurse's inadvertent fool was unfortunate but she should have know were shed was (beyond 3 pt line).
 
HuskyNan said:
These seasons are fun to watch, and GREAT to see in person, but it's tough to be a mod. There are lots of cranky-pants on the board when UConn doesn't win by 40.
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I'm living in South Carolina for the winter, so I'll use a southern expression- bless your heart, Nan, for moderating-and thanks.
 
Teacherdeb said:
I'm living in South Carolina for the winter, so I'll use a southern expression- bless your heart, Nan, for moderating-and thanks.
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I think "bless your heart" isn't so much a compliment, but I appreciate the sentiment.
 
LouS said:
They had fools to GIVE. You use them to take away time and disrupt the opponent, granted the Nurse's inadvertent fool was unfortunate but she should have know were shed was (beyond 3 pt line).
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Agree, giving those fouls was a brilliant strategy. Execution, not so much. Partly due to communication problems. Those can be easily fixed. I'm sure Geno will talk the team through what he was trying to accomplish there at the end. (They probably realize it already, but in the heat of the moment, things didn't work as they should have.)

More coaches should do this. 1) in close games getting to the bonus so that if you need to foul to try 3 for 2, you are able to 2) with fouls to give disrupting the offense is a good thing, make the team inbound the ball 3) if you're ahead it takes away the 3 ball (or should, Nurse :rolleyes:) only giving the team a chance for 2 FTs and then they foul and it becomes a FT shooting contest while your team is in the lead. Don't give them the chance to tie or take the lead.
 
LouS said:
They had fools to GIVE. You use them to take away time and disrupt the opponent, granted the Nurse's inadvertent fool was unfortunate but she should have know were shed was (beyond 3 pt line).
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They weren't taking away time. All they were doing was adding up the foul count, fouling Chong out of the game, and eventually putting Nurse in a bad position. To my knowledge Geno hasn't stated whether or not he told Nurse to foul. Either way, it was a 3-pt game with plenty of time left. Just make FSU work and defend the perimeter. The Noles weren't exactly shooting lights out in the game and at worst you get the ball back with time remaining.
 
meyers7 said:
Agree, giving those fouls was a brilliant strategy. Execution, not so much. Partly due to communication problems. Those can be easily fixed. I'm sure Geno will talk the team through what he was trying to accomplish there at the end. (They probably realize it already, but in the heat of the moment, things didn't work as they should have.)

More coaches should do this. 1) in close games getting to the bonus so that if you need to foul to try 3 for 2, you are able to 2) with fouls to give disrupting the offense is a good thing, make the team inbound the ball 3) if you're ahead it takes away the 3 ball (or should, Nurse :rolleyes:) only giving the team a chance for 2 FTs and then they foul and it becomes a FT shooting contest while your team is in the lead. Don't give them the chance to tie or take the lead.
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Exactly what I thought and saw. Good strategy. Breakdowns in communication & execution 1) Can't have Saniya who was having a brilliant second half commit her 5th foul when you have fouls to give. 2) The instruction to Kia to commit a foul should have said to do it before the ball was inbounds as FSU did to Napheesa just a few seconds before. 3) Kia ( Same as Saniya) should not be using her 5th foul that way.
 
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meyers7 said:
if you're ahead it takes away the 3 ball (or should, Nurse :rolleyes:) only giving the team a chance for 2 FTs and then they foul and it becomes a FT shooting contest while your team is in the lead. Don't give them the chance to tie or take the lead.
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Not with that much time left. And not with a 7-player rotation in heavy foul trouble. Maybe with 5 seconds or so to go. Also, they weren't taking the lead down three.
 
The refs were what made this game close. How about that foul call on Dangerfield in the 4th quarter when she didn't even touch anyone? The early fouls took uconns aggressiveness on defense away in the first half which was the turning point in the game.
 
AussieHusky said:
That was probably it because you had written Ching instead of Chong. Lol
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thank God he didn't write "Cheech" ... !

:p

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When Geno was questioned about this team's lack of experience & height, he remarked, nevertheless, he was going to have a 'lot of fun' coaching this team'. I did not get that impression last evening. It also seemed that the coaches were asleep, on the bench, in regard's to the team foul count. However, congratulations to the players on there first season win !
 
CocoHusky said:
If Geno's skin is impacted in anyway by anything that is written here on the BY, he should not be! If anything, Geno is probably like the rest of us, laughing his ass off.
If by chance Geno is reading, I want to know why Natalie Butler wasn't a starter-last year.
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Typical of you---always picking an argument with me!! I have asked him about Butler . If I knew you were interested I would have informed him it was YOU who wanted to know--then I could have saved my hearing a bit. A direct reply was @#$%%#@@ mind your own business!! It was very COLORFUL Language--(Coco --as you know me and many don't this is obviously ALL tongue in cheek)
 
bizarro aj said:
The refs were what made this game close. How about that foul call on Dangerfield in the 4th quarter when she didn't even touch anyone? The early fouls took uconns aggressiveness on defense away in the first half which was the turning point in the game.
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I agree--with the way it was being called Uconn was lucky to field 3 players for the second half. 20 fouls when was the last time Uconn had that many?? 3 fouls on Gabby in 4 minutes?? Second half was better but --the call on Crystal was immoral.
 
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