USC Post Game

[Centerstream]

Azzi 3 pointer...from a different angle

 

[hoophuskee]

Like piranha on a roast. Who said that? I think it was a BE coach.

I think it was Vic Schaefer after UCONN annihilated Miss State in NCAA's. OFC the very next year - I beleive it was the next-- the pirahna apparently had no food and drowned.

 

[uconnfan68]

Good enough to be All Conference almost everywhere.

14-7-3, with a few blocks and steals. She just looked a little off at times. Never really saw that before. Maybe new shoes…

 

[uconnfan68]

14-7-3, with a few blocks and steals. She just looked a little off at times. Never really saw that before. Maybe new shoes…

And finally read more of this thread. So she was ill. Hopefully it’s over now.

 

[Blond D.]

Sarah seemed to be sliding around a lot. Maybe trade those Kobi's in for some Stephen Curry shoes.

 

[David54]

Azzi, maybe her most complete game as a husky. A dominating defensive performance and even with the questionable whistles only 1 pf.

 

[fomalhaut]

How good do you have to be to get 14-7-3-3-3 with bad shoes and a stomach ailment?

 

[Monte]

I am just glad that this game is over. Yes, there were many good things, some bad things, and some odd things going on.
I am looking forward to the rest of the season!

 

[hoophuskee]

I am just glad that this game is over. Yes, there were many good things, some bad things, and some odd things going on.
I am looking forward to the rest of the season!

But it was a great game, right? They just beat the number 16 team on their home floor and had a 39 point lread.

 

[tomcat]

Well, that was kinda an anticlimax.
On the one hand, it was fun to see UConn's defense stifle USC. On the other, it just didn't seem like USC had any real weapons, at least in the first half. Blanca was amazing. Sarah had (by her standards) a not-so-good game. It was nice to see Ashlynn get her shot back. We knew it'd come, but having her as a weapon does make a difference. I'm sure Jazzy is going to be good at some point, but I was really not impressed with her. There was a lot of pre-game talk about her being the next incarnation of Juju, and it just didn't seem to be true, Will she be good? Sure. Will she be extraordinary? Not so sure.

 

[Bone Dog]

I’ve now watched the game twice — Hulu let’s me record it — and I think this is one of those teams that could be compared to any of the great husky teams of yore. I’m not saying it’s better or worse than any particular team. But they should definitely be in the conversation. It’s a lot of things that make me say this, not least of which is that the scoring comes from everywhere. It’s not just Azzi and Sarah, great as they are. And the intensity of the defensive effort is really eye opening.

 

[Geew1992]

Finally saw Sarah’s C game.

What exactly was C about it??

 

[RoadMaster]

Swipe..

 

[RoadMaster]

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[RoadMaster]

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[HuskyNan]

 

[HuskyNan]

 

[Bone Dog]

Swipe..

I just love the third photo, of Jana trying to breathe courage directly into Kayleigh. This is definitely a team that all loves each other. What a joy to see.

 

[Forego]

I hear what you’re saying as I thought today Blanca “announced her presence” to the national collective but you seem to forget about the 2015-16 season when a lithe freshman named Napheesa Collier was off the bench on THAT LOADED TEAM. I actually think freshman Blanca is much better than freshman Phee. Phee had a phenomenal improvement her sophomore year.

Without making any comparisons between Phee and Blanca, Phee played her entire freshman season with a torn labrum.

 

[hookshot]

Like piranha on a roast. Who said that? I think it was a BE coach.

The ́ow Texas Coach

 

[BBallF]

I hear what you’re saying as I thought today Blanca “announced her presence” to the national collective but you seem to forget about the 2015-16 season when a lithe freshman named Napheesa Collier was off the bench on THAT LOADED TEAM. I actually think freshman Blanca is much better than freshman Phee. Phee had a phenomenal improvement her sophomore year.

I can't even imagine Blanca with "phenomenal improvement".

 

[oldude]

Azzi, maybe her most complete game as a husky. A dominating defensive performance and even with the questionable whistles only 1 pf.

With Sarah having a less than “Sarah like” game for whatever reason: illness, new shoes, whatever….Azzi may have just reinserted herself into the NPOY discussion?

 

[BBallF]

In general, compared to the other great defensive UConn teams, this one seems to rely more on "gambling" than most of them. We've got multiple highly skilled pickpockets - I can't recall many other UConn teams stripping as many balls away from the opponent. Sarah and Blanca are especially adept.

They both have great length and tremendous timing on defense. They each have the quickness of a guard at 6'2" and intuitive basketball sense which is so natural to them that they probably don't even realize they have it. It is just a pleasure to watch.

 

[oldude]

I’ve now watched the game twice — Hulu let’s me record it — and I think this is one of those teams that could be compared to any of the great husky teams of yore. I’m not saying it’s better or worse than any particular team. But they should definitely be in the conversation. It’s a lot of things that make me say this, not least of which is that the scoring comes from everywhere. It’s not just Azzi and Sarah, great as they are. And the intensity of the defensive effort is really eye opening.

I am slowly but surely leaning into the idea that this team may be the best defensive team that UConn has ever put on the court. The Huskies depth, connectedness, relentless effort, size and quickness make them an absolute nightmare for everyone they face. What other team in WBB could hold a talented USC team to just 17 points in the 1st half?

 

[my2cents]

Of course……….the refs, the refs, the refs,

STOP.

BLOCK