That's exactly right. KK and KC took a combined 18 of our 70 shots from the field which is 26% meaning that they combined to take more than 1 out of every 4 shots our team took and they moistly shared the minutes ( only 6 minutes more than the 40 minute game). Do you really want that number of shots from the point guard position when you have Paige, Sarah and Azzi?
I don’t disagree. But I also believe that your pg has to be able to shoot the basketball or it negates the effectiveness of the pg. Nika was not a great shooter, but she worked at it to the point where she shot over 40% from the arc as a senior.
A current discussion topic on this forum is the upcoming TN and SC games. In a recent presser Geno himself said he is not that concerned with out of conference games. That almost means that winning against them is not as high a priority to him as it is for us rabid Boneyarders.
I don’t believe for a second that Geno is not concerned with the games against TN & SC. I do believe that he wants to take the pressure off his team in those games. Win or lose, UConn still has to finish out their conference schedule and get ready for the Big Dance.
UConn seems to often have "off" shooting nights against better competition.........that's a function of better defense, better athletes etc.........it's up to UConn's defense to respond in kind........that's the difference between winning and losing......
beating Tennessee and South Carolina is the difference between a one seed and a two/three seed in the big tournament.....that matters....
I think that if UConn beats TN, that pretty much locks up a #2 seed, assuming they run the table in the BE. If the Huskies can also take down the Gamecocks in Columbia, which is a monumental challenge, I do agree that would result in a #1 seed for UConn.
i assume they've been working on that since october. if they haven't gotten it by now, will they ever?
They really don't have an inside game so plan B is to continue to shoot from outside. Sarah can play inside but when struggling outside why not put in a big line up and bang? As far as good defense goes, I thought Creighton made KC make the threes and she missed every shot that wasn't a layup in that game. That allows 5 of their defenders to defend 4 of your players and that makes it tough on the 4.
I'd like to buy a "U", Pat!
Because defensively their two bigs are comparatively slow, can't guard anyone in space, and foul a lot in the post. Tenn. and SC would run them off the floor.
That sounds like something I’d expect to hear from a SC.
wow. if that's right, uconn is lucky to not to have 5 losses 'stead of 2. the pathetic trey shooting is even a bigger flaw than i thought.Not sure what plan B is when you dont have an inside game and you're not a great 3-point shooting team.
3-pt % against the 5 best opponents (UNC, Ole Miss, ND, USC, Crei): 24, 21, 19, 26, 20.
Co-sign. I agree we are not a good 3 point shooting team. There is enough data now to reach that conclusion. The games we shot really well in are outliers; and we should not anticipate them imo.
Is there a standard for rim tightness? How do you adjust the rim for tightness? Are rims tested before gametime for tightness?
Totally. Neither KC nor KK are strong outside shooters which is why they always try to force the drives. You want a PG who is a scoring threat from the outside, and can also drive, but you don't want that PG taking 25% of the shots when we have who we have on this team. Part of this also is Paige not being as assertive as she should but I think as we move on down the schedule the sense of urgency by the sheer passage of games and time will take over her will. I think if we get to a Paige with her current physical form and skills but with a true senior mentality we will get to the NC game. We just need to get the ball to her.....all the time.
This is true. I remember reading as a kid that the dynasty Celtics had very fast nets at the old Boston Garden.
Plan B is the stop and pop 15 footers but we have to use our picks and screens more wisely.Not sure what plan B is when you dont have an inside game and you're not a great 3-point shooting team.
3-pt % against the 5 best opponents (UNC, Ole Miss, ND, USC, Crei): 24, 21, 19, 26, 20.
I thought so too, and the ball bounced off a little funny. Of course, if you swish your threes the rim doesn't matter. I also felt they passed up a lot of open threes, maybe gunshy from the early misses.
Uh-oh. We’re in big trouble when the team plays an away game at South Carolina. They use Wilson basketballs. I think UConn uses Nike basketballs.
I believe you are over-rating the quality of the Creighton team. "Tight rims?" C'mon guys. This game showed a lot of flaws in the UCONN team. They will become less obvious when Geno settles on a fixed rotation for the Big Dance. But we have two stars, not three.
What do we know about KCs career percent from the arc at Princeton, was it over or under 40% ? Muhl had solid mechanics but a very slow delivery, so she could only make shots at 40% when she was wide, wide open (which is OK). Chen was Princeton's primary offensive threat and likely (like Paige) didn't see many wide open opportunities
I believe it was Geno who was exhorting the quality of the Creighton team. If you read his presser, he mentions they should be in the top 25 and how well their team veterans play together. I will look forward to hearing more from him regarding the status quo.
she shot 33% as a senior, around 26 or 28% as a junior. Overall shot around 48% as a senior, and I think around 42% as a junior. She knew she had to work on her shot when she came here. She has, but you can only improve so much in one year.
As I’ve said in another thread, Kaitlyn was an average 3-pt shooter at Princeton, at best. Her strength on offense was getting to the midrange or all the way to the basket where she was very effective.