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UTSA had a decent plan concocted by Aston which
encouraged UConn to shoot from distance which was unsuccessful in the first half. They were a spirited team; which could not handle UConn’s press but was fine against conventional defense.

A few posters above paid tribute to our “2nd team” guards and forwards without mentioning Kayleigh who relatively quietly, was one of the stars of the game…When she and Bianca entered, the game became comfortable;

Aside from the outstanding, relentless D, the depth of UConn is one of our great strengths…so much talent.
 
So the reason why i feel this game was quite good is that it showed we have many scorers, who, when given the chance, succeed. Foul trouble will happen, and scorers will go cold. We have the players who can fill the gaps. I'm totally fine with this game. In a tight game, let's be real.. we're not playing zone, it's going to be full on in-you-face. Ash, K9 and Blanca showed we have few soft spots to try to exploit.
 
I expected some rust but that 3 point shooting was abysmal at 7-33. Were they infected by the men’s team? Did they practice on 9’9” hoops over the last 12 days? I’ll give them a pass for now and hope it’s better on Monday.
 
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Stagnant said:
That’s too many points. But I think UConn matches up well with them.
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L’Ville handily beat Syracuse by 20+ points twice this season. Considering our game against L’Ville, the spread isn’t that unreasonable.
 
pvdoggy said:
The only thing I would say is that if you shoot FT like that and 3's, you will lose one of these games when it matters.
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fixed it for you
 
Blanca missed two free throws, but then promptly stole the ball at mid court and drove it all the way in for a layup. It was that kind of game.

I wish that Geno's version of "calling the dogs off" did not involve playing a zone defense.

I don't think Azzi will have two games in a row like that.

From the backhanded compliment department, UConn did well to score 90 while shutting things down early and shooting like they did from three.

I stayed for the first half of the second game and UConn should not have a problem with Syracuse, who is without their point guard Dominique Darius at the worst possible time. However, the defense will need to come out and defend Izoje from just beyond the foul line, she has a nice jumper with a high release - and UConn can't allow Schmitt to get open threes.

She had ten all season and then hit five in the second quarter - sending Iowa State up "Schmitt's Creek".
 
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victor64 said:
Pretty harsh but I do agree, watching Serah is difficult at times. She just makes things so
Much more complicated than they need to be.
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I think she has never settled in at UConn, which translates to a lack of self confidence. I know it is hard to figure, but just look at her various interviews and she's the definition of uncomfortable.
 
victor64 said:
Pretty harsh but I do agree, watching Serah is difficult at times. She just makes things so
Much more complicated than they need to be.
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Serah started out scoring and then was taken out. Maybe that affected her play after she came back in. Jana did not play long enough to make a difference.
 
jaydee602 said:
UCONN would probably employ the same strategy. Let Crooks score 20+ points while stifling the rest of her team. And the Huskies would score at will against a slower Iowa State team.
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UConn blew Iowa State off the court last season and Crooks did not hurt them.
 
cleobel60 said:
Agree. Lost points that are free and uncontested can be a bad reason for losing. Hope they get it together. Also a dependable third shooter is necessary. Last year's team had Paige, Azzi, & Sarah, with a little help from KC at the point. This year we have Azzi & Sarah. Allie is excellent shooter but passive on defense. Good teams will do everything to take away Sarah & Azzi. Somebody will have to step up to relieve double/triple teams.
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I would not agree that Allie is “passive” on defense. She is a step slower than our best defenders, but she’s always in a defensive stance, focused on her “man”— her biggest issue is when a quicker player drives on her. She can be beat . . .
 
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We don't look as sharp as the other 1 seeds. Did South Carolina not play their bench at all? Should we still be playing players that won't be seeing the floor in the final four? Blanca and Serah could both use as many minutes as possible to continue to get comfortable with their team. Blanca missed a lot of time and Serah spent a lot of time on the bench this year. They could use as many minutes as possible at this point.
 
Topsail said:
Did you read both of my posts?
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yes + went back and reread, and stand by what i said. i feel that phrasing is a little strong if we both agree the foot was off the pedal on purpose. unless you have money on the game who cares?
 
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Welcome to Geno's magic show. That first half defense didn't just overwhelm Texas, I think it was a trapping exercise with abandon. Three fouls per quarter for Azzi and Arnold, three man traps, this was more than full court pressure. Some of it was new for this team, they must have spent a lot of time putting it together. And, the offense, half court and shooting fell apart. Last year's team excelled in the half court defense, this was new and it might give the opposition coaches something to think about. I don't think Geno wants to show very much in the first rounds, I would be surprised to see that 4th quarter zone against real competition. But, they will use these traps in certain situations. Hopefully he has saved some magic for his offense on Monday.
 
If UCONN beats Syracuse, they will play in the Sweet Sixteen at Fort Worth vs the winner of tomorrow's Maryland/ North Carolina game.
The Terps play the Tar Heels Sunday @ Noon on ESPN.
 
Woof said:
We don't look as sharp as the other 1 seeds. Did South Carolina not play their bench at all? Should we still be playing players that won't be seeing the floor in the final four?
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SCar didn’t pull the starters until the 4th quarter. UCLA struggling against Cal Baptist right now. So make of it what you will.

I disagree that we shouldn’t be playing bench players. You never know what will happen in the tournament and it’s good for every player to be prepared.
 
EricSD said:
Underwhelming performance. Expected much better with the time off, and preparation for the tournament. Foul problems for Fudd and KK in the first half, 3 point shooting, and not much more than 20 minutes of really high quality basketball by the team. And you can't blame the performance on the "layoff". Gave up 38 points in the 2nd half. Other 1 and even 2 and some 3 seeds absolutely blew out other teams.

The 2nd quarter was great tho, and on the good side, Blanca seems to be back. Nice stat filling game by Sarah too. Great game by Ash. Solid game by Kayleigh. And for some good stretches, the defense was REALLY elite. But this team needs to be able to put together close to 35 minutes of great basketball to win the NC.

Survive and advance, but boy was it ugly for a lot of the game.
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While I agree in general with you - I was at the game - i’m not sure how anyone can call that anything but a massacre. GA totally called the dogs off. Could have been 60 even with bad shooting.
 
maple said:
SCar didn’t pull the starters until the 4th quarter. UCLA struggling against Cal Baptist right now. So make of it what you will.
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I think Texas has played as well as any of the 1 seeds so far: they had a big halftime lead and called the dogs off early, while South Carolina ran up the score in the second half. Not that you can usually tell much against 16 seeds. UCLA is pulling away in the 3rd quarter as I'm typing this, after a slow 1st half.
 
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