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Was Kiah Stokes ineffective today when she was in ?

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In a game that was well in hand in the last 10 min, I would have thought that the bench would
see more minutes and give the starters some rest. Kiah only getting 10 min seems very low,
especially after KML injury.
 
Louisville played mostly a small lineup. Kiah instead of KML was not a good matchup for UConn which is why Geno put KML back in the game when she said she was good to go.
 
UConnCat said:
Louisville played mostly a small lineup. Kiah instead of KML was not a good matchup for UConn which is why Geno put KML back in the game when she said she was good to go.
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And even when he took Lewis out, he put Chong in to match up better than with Stokes.
 
UConnCat said:
Louisville played mostly a small lineup. Kiah instead of KML was not a good matchup for UConn which is why Geno put KML back in the game when she said she was good to go.
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But then why have Dolson play 39 min of the game, if match up was a problem. Couldn't Kiah have spare Stef some
of those minutes ?
 
pvdoggy said:
But then why have Dolson play 39 min of the game, if match up was a problem. Couldn't Kiah have spare Stef some
of those minutes ?
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What are you talking about? Your OP mentioned KML's injury and why didn't Kiah play more in KML's position. That was answered. Playing Kiah + Dolson + Stewart created the matchup problem.

Now, if you're saying Kiah should have subbed in for Dolson, well my answer to that is that the offense runs 100 times better with Stef on the floor.
 
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She posted up down low a lot but never got the ball (some of those times she got pushed off the block). She did get the ball when she was at or near the top of the key including the time the shot clock was running low. I thought she was going to shoot a three. Still, I saw too many times when she was out rebounded because she wasn't quick enough or the ball slipped away from her. I think if Geno thought she was playing better, she would have played more. Now that we have cupcake cities for a few weeks, I hope she can get some more opportunities offensively -- not jumpshots but post ups where she has to move around or over an opponent. Obviously, I have no idea what goes on in practice, but I would just like to see her take advantage of her physical gifts more often.
 
UConnCat said:
Now, if you're saying Kiah should have subbed in for Dolson, well my answer to that is that the offense runs 100 times better with Stef on the floor.
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Agree.... The offense runs 100 times better with Stef, but with the game clearly in control, you would think your
big starter could get some rest, especially hen you lead by about 20 pts consistently in the last 10 min. It's not like
the game was ever in doubt in the last 10 min.
 
USF is not going to be a cupcake, especially at home. They are athletic and play hard. If their senior center did more, they could be a very dangerous team. I'll be there next Sunday, but I don't see a blowout of thirty or more points.
 
For me this is all about getting Kiah comfortable in shooting shots that are comfortable for her... She did take and made one shot today somewhere around 15 ft which had to please her and the coaches (me too).

Get her confidence up and we will see more productive time...
 
pvdoggy said:
In a game that was well in hand in the last 10 min, I would have thought that the bench would
see more minutes and give the starters some rest. Kiah only getting 10 min seems very low,
especially after KML injury.
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After a great win like todays why this ?
 
I though Kiah played fine today, but Geno said something about Seniors after the last home game that sort of surprised me - he said he wants to give Stef all the minutes he can especially at Gampel because she has so few games left.
Also ... he had this game and the last game of the season that will have a 'playoff' atmosphere - full house, tough opponent relatively close game - in which to prepare his starters for what is to come in the post season so sort of like the Rutgers game I think he wanted to really ride them hard.
Last thought - don't give Louisville any 'happy thoughts' about closing down the stretch. This group of Louisville players has never played Uconn to single digits and mostly not been in games - with two likely and three possible games down the line, not coasting into the finish I think was important - he also didn't put in the walk-ons at the end.
 
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CTyankee said:
For me this is all about getting Kiah comfortable in shooting shots that are comfortable for her... She did take and made one shot today somewhere around 15 ft which had to please her and the coaches (me too).

Get her confidence up and we will see more productive time...
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Ctyankee- I think Kiah is the only one responsible for getting her confidence up. Draining 12-18' shots will go a long way to that end!
 
chrissaran said:
USF is not going to be a cupcake, especially at home. They are athletic and play hard. If their senior center did more, they could be a very dangerous team. I'll be there next Sunday, but I don't see a blowout of thirty or more points.
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cant wait to see your "score prediction" :p
 
Geno-ista said:
Ctyankee- I think Kiah is the only one responsible for getting her confidence up. Draining 12-18' shots will go a long way to that end!
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Amen... She has to keep throwing them up... and in!!!
 
chrissaran said:
USF is not going to be a cupcake, especially at home. They are athletic and play hard. If their senior center did more, they could be a very dangerous team. I'll be there next Sunday, but I don't see a blowout of thirty or more points.
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I do
 
pvdoggy said:
Agree.... The offense runs 100 times better with Stef, but with the game clearly in control, you would think your
big starter could get some rest, especially hen you lead by about 20 pts consistently in the last 10 min. It's not like
the game was ever in doubt in the last 10 min.
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Seems it was more important to send Kiah another message.
 
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CTyankee:
<<... Kiah comfortable in shooting... did take and made one shot ...around 15 ft...."

Yes!!
It was a beauty. Receive, square, elevate, shoot... BAM!
No thought... No hesitation... I glanced up to check her uniform number...
It was sooo much akin to a Morgan response from the key, but no.. t'was #41!!

That's it Kiah... Don't go, automatically, to the passing mode. Listen to yer teammates on NOT thinking... not hesitating yourself out of great setups. Even if your shot is off... you ARE the broadest-shouldered, bad-assed, 'bounder in place for the put back.
Pull some of the old tapes and see what happened, about a year & a half ago, when Stef started stepping out and popping at 18+. The other team's 5 has to start closing to cover & the middle opens for the slashers...
 
I think Kiah played "ok" like some of you have suggested. However, playing "ok" at this point in her junior year and at this time of the year is not accetable. As a fan of Kiah, I know she can do and give more or maybe I am completely wrong. Everytime she steps foot on that floor I truly wish her the best.
 
If she can get stronger, I think she will get in better scoring position down low. She should never get pushed off the block, but she does. Stef uses her body to get in great position. Hopefully, she will learn that. Yes, I am rooting for her too, big time.
 
damned if she do... defintely damned if she dont, kid hit a jumper now we want her to make hook shots from half court... give the kid a break

Im sure you were awesome at everything you did
 
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Kiah's strength is in her rebounding & blocking shots. What's frustrating is that once she rebounds the ball off the backboard, the ball is not secured & opposing players, a number of times, steal the ball from her. Nevertheless, she has great potential !
 
bschwartz said:
If she can get stronger, I think she will get in better scoring position down low. She should never get pushed off the block, but she does. Stef uses her body to get in great position. Hopefully, she will learn that. Yes, I am rooting for her too, big time.
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I agree she should never get pushed off the block but at times she appears to post up with the intention of knowing she's not getting the ball. there have been numerous times this season where she posts up like she should ..defender is buried and yet the guards don't give it to her. I think we all want her to be a beast.....the key is does Kiah want to be one...? It's all about confidence and communication. She needs to let her guards know that she was /is open on occasion and to look for her. If she by chance gets the ball in the post she is actually pretty efficient.
 
From what I see Kiah is just fine. Geno is working the other ladies in anticipation of the NC. He needs them to figure themselves out as well as Geno figuring out how to best use them. Kiah is no problem and a known quantity. He can count on her to perform, but the other players need to be better coordinated. Geno knew that Kiah could have cut off Louisville's mid range game, but he needed to see if anyone else could do it and what he has to do to help them along. Don't count Geno out when certain players play and others don't. It's not always about who is being punished. Count on LV's midrange game being non-existent next time we play them. IMO...
 
watanabe said:
From what I see Kiah is just fine. Geno is working the other ladies in anticipation of the NC. He needs them to figure themselves out as well as Geno figuring out how to best use them. Kiah is no problem and a known quantity. He can count on her to perform, but the other players need to be better coordinated. Geno knew that Kiah could have cut off Louisville's mid range game, but he needed to see if anyone else could do it and what he has to do to help them along. Don't count Geno out when certain players play and others don't. It's not always about who is being punished. Count on LV's midrange game being non-existent next time we play them. IMO...
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Couldn't have said it any better.Geno always has his reasons for who plays when and against who and as you said it is not always a punishment but how certain players mesh
 
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