Voepel: S. Carolina should have beat UCONN

[CocoHusky]

If SC had hit any of the gimmes in regulation, the narrative would've been different. But they did not, and that opened the door for us to do some impressive stuff, thanks to Paige. (shrugs) That's the way sporting contests are.

And this is exactly what Mechelle said. I don't know how her words could have been so twisted.

 

[MD#12Fan]

It goes both ways. Henderson had the worst game of her career and SC went 1-9 from deep and 8-15 from the line. They also got next to nothing from Saxton and missed a LOT of easy looks. Both teams played like crap offensively and either could've won by 10+ had they shot better.

Of course it does. The thread is about Mechelle Voepel's sort of one-sided view of the discussion we're having. I presented the other side.

 

[Huskygamble19]

I thought she said"UCONN shouldn't have won that game because they are a bad team and bad teams don't deserve to win and they were just lucky to win when Sc is so much better and it isn't fair that UCONN won that game SC was robbed by the officiating".

 

[Urshurak]

If if’s and buts were candy and buts.......

or

if ifs and buts were coconuts

Honestly, I didn’t listen. Couldn’t give two s&$% what she has to say.

 

[chrissaran]

If UConn and SC meet again, do you see Evina scoring zero points? Not on your life.

 

[mbr33ct]

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Mechelle said SC missed 4 lay ups at the end and one should have gone in and therefore SC should have won. The fallacy in that is in the telling. One did not go in. Playing that silly game would have one go back over the whole game to decide what misses should have gone in. I hope she hasn't given Dawn the idea for another banner.

 

[fomalhaut]

There's hardly ever a close game in any sport where something (usually many things) might have gone differently and the other team could have won. Voepel's argument is a complete waste of time.

 

[shiverz45]

UCONN won the game. Why is it that some of you'll seek additional affirmation from the outside? You get triggered by the slightest comment that you deem as negative.

 

[Shorty Dee]

If could've or should've were a pint....I would be drunk!!!

 

[HuskyNan]

UCONN won the game. Why is it that some of you'll seek additional affirmation from the outside? You get triggered by the slightest comment that you deem as negative.

So? Why does it bother you so much you feel the need to call us on it? Seems to be a “thing” with you,pointing out our perceived flaws

 

[oldude]

UCONN won the game. Why is it that some of you'll seek additional affirmation from the outside? You get triggered by the slightest comment that you deem as negative.

In case you haven’t realized, this is a forum where UConn WBB fans come together and talk about our team and games and silly comments like the one made by Michelle Voepel. As such this forum is one hell of a lot like Cockytalk used to be, or Gamecock Central, or whatever forum SC WBB fans hang out in in order to vent.

 

[Waquoit]

SC should have won because they had a better team going into the game. But they blew it. They were lucky to be in the position to miss those bunnies, I'll be disappointed if Muhl makes that horrible pass again.

 

[hart2hart]

Maybe they shoulda won but guess what!
We Won! We made the shots that they didn’t. Hooray for the Huskies, I love the sound of that!

 

[Sifaka]

Mechele could have written a good column, but...



Her editor at ESPN could have sent it back for a rewrite or a re-think, but...
(she/he got fired in the latest ESPN cost-saving staff reduction)


So we get to discuss something not quite good enough to be called a winner.

 

[shiverz45]

So? Why does it bother you so much you feel the need to call us on it? Seems to be a “thing” with you,pointing out our perceived flaws

I just asked the question because it just seems weird to me. I have a theory but I will keep it to myself. Because I like this board for the most part and don't want to ruffle any more feathers.

 

[RedStickHusky]

In sports 'should have' is always a euphemism for 'didn't'. I'll take 'did' every time.

 

[Bajan Best]

UCONN won the game. Why is it that some of you'll seek additional affirmation from the outside? You get triggered by the slightest comment that you deem as negative.

Because typically that comes with the territory of being a 🤸‍♂️ FANactic 🤸‍♀️
Whether it's true or not, who really likes to see someone from the "outside" speak negatively about anything we love in this world? 🤭

But I do agree that some of us here, react way too easily after being triggered...
Bottom line we won the game, 🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️🤸‍♂️... For now, that should be all that matters..⛹️‍♀️🏀😉

 

[Bajan Best]

I just asked the question because it just seems weird to me. I have a theory but I will keep it to myself. Because I like this board for the most part and don't want to ruffle any more feathers.

And there we have it folks!! A "Gamecock" that doesn't want to ruffle feathers
I say, Cmon now I say, don't be a chicken, let them have it... he he
Just let me get my popcorn in the microwave first. 😂

 

[visitingcock]

Shouldda Couldda
DIDN’T
we are are super athletic, poor shooting team. It’s what we are. As everybody knew coming into the season, we don’t have a Tye or Kiki in clutch time and nobody has filled that role.

 

[Reypl21]

I want to know what Dawn was thinking during the game, with her gameplan. At halftime the adjustment was to have her two guards drive in and get UConn in foul trouble? That would work if they were built like Arike. They took shot after shot, and most of them were prayers. On some possessions no one other player touched the ball before they put a shot up. I wanted to see them win, but the gameplan was garbage.

If these two teams meet again, UConn will win by double digits. I called the gameplan garbage, but they still could have won. SC has no shooters, so a rematch would probably have a similar gameplan. There's no way Westbrook goes scoreless again, and I doubt Paige shoots poorly enough again to even be in that position at the end of the game.

 

[freshler40]

In the GT game, only two players were in double figures, not the greatest scoring balance. Seems we pass up a number of shots at times, nobody is willing to shoot and the clock runs down.
It's also noticeable to me that some of our players don't keep and eye on the ball and are surprised it came to them. Our fast break game is missing. Our traps worked well with a number of steals but then we would back off from trying to score to set-up a play. Why to we want the defense to get set before we attack????

Early in this game we had good passes inside that were not scored, just passed it back out. Why?

 

[JonathanXIV]

UCONN won the game. Why is it that some of you'll seek additional affirmation from the outside? You get triggered by the slightest comment that you deem as negative.

Exactly! We should provide our own affirmation. Like putting up a banner for mythical championships.

 

[JonathanXIV]

Shouldda Couldda
DIDN’T
we are are super athletic, poor shooting team. It’s what we are. As everybody knew coming into the season, we don’t have a Tye or Kiki in clutch time and nobody has filled that role.

I agree with your assessment. But it seems that this is what Dawn recruits. I think South Carolina desperately needs a couple of shooters and a point guard. As a UConn fan, I hope you don’t get them.

 

[mbr33ct]

Curios if Mechelle ever came out and say UConn should have won the Miss State OT game, Notre Dame game(s)...and how about that Stanford loss in OT few years back?