UVA Post-Game Thread

[Fairfield Fan]

Almost a tale of two games or three. Early on, UConn missed easy layup after easy layup. Being height-challenged, they have to make the gimme's. Also ominous that Virginia, not a particularly tall team themselves, were able to come close to UConn in total rebounds. And then there were the double- and triple-teams of ONO. Other teams understand that she has no help coming from the other side. Mob ONO, and she'll have to pass off to the guards for outside shots.

On the other hand, Griffin is beginning to play Gabby-like, just a spark plug who hustles and steals, and fights. She's the key. Walker is beginning to play like a star in her own right.

We'll have to scrap and scrap to win, because we won't have height this season, and we won't always make those open three's.

As Coach Geno put it, our two first-team AA's are gone, this isn't last year's team, and we'll have to find other ways to win.

 

[HopJim]

You are totally RIGHT. Yes, I posted less than positives about KYLA, on Ania I was always positive, Griffin too.
However, had Kyla shown this side of her game NO ONE would have had a negative comment about her game.
As with Ania, because of her First Night 3 shooting it was evident she could drill it.
If Uconn can replicate this game and get better with each game to March--Wow!! I'm a realist, pessimist my glass is 3/4th's dust. But this team has 7 kids now that can fill the needs. Still too short a bench but life isn't fair and Geno has to live with those he has. It is a lot better than my now 1/2 dust glass could expect.
One comment on UConn Fans--they are no different than other teams that have won 11 NC and been to 13 FF's in a row. We expect perfection (not really) when Geno has trouble recruiting and going into a new season with not enough top players to fill the spots---we complain, we pick Geno apart, . After games we second guess--
Would the term Monday Morning Quarterback have been coined if most fans/most team didn't do that????
Face it except for being totally spoiled we are like any other fan of any other team. JUST SAYING.

Broadway, you typically provide balanced assessments that don't overreact to one game. Regarding UConn's current bench, while its great that we have multiple solid subs, the team still has limited rebounding and point guard depth. Much better than past seasons, but no reason to say we have a deep bench-all depends on the match ups.