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UCONNfan1 said:
I think UCONN has committed about 15 fouls this half too. Yes that's an exaggeration, but they are fouling most every time down the court. I'm not sure what Geno's demeanor will be at half time, but he should either sit there and say nothing, or blast the team.
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11 ., so not much of an exaggeration
 
19 threes, and 12 twos. Interesting mix
 
How can this team committ 11 fouls to only 3 for Holy Family in 16 minutes.
Plus 19 three point shot attempts out of 31 shots.

What happened to our bigs, they should be getting the ball and dominating play and drawing fouls.
 
Phil said:
I haven't eliminated the possibility that Geno has concluded- we can kill them inside. So what would that prove? Let's see if we have an outside game.
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Possibly, but Stef is posting up and no one's even looking inside. I think the dribble penetration and kick outs are good plays. But jacking up 1 three after another is going to bite them when the 3's aren't falling.
 
I don't think this would be happening without Geno approval.
 
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44-29 with 3:42 to go. Dolson with the turn around basket.

There has been almost no attempt to get the ball inside, everyone is jacking up 3's.

Stewie for 3; 47-29. Holy Family hits a deep 3 for 47-32.
 
Stef, Stokes and Stewie all on the court together

ST3
 
oddly, KML is shooting the worst
 
Stewie with a block and Banks returns for a fast break 2. 50-35 UConn after another HF 3.
 
Moriah, Stewart, Faris, Banks and Doty are all 50% or better for threes.
 
I'd actually be very curious how Holy Family did last year and how good they are. They have hit 7 3-pointers this half. Obviously the man to man defense is not working but Geno stubbornly keeps them playing it. I guess he's trying to teach them a lesson because if your goal is to play good defense and figure out how to stop the other team, Geno's not doing it.

HF is on pace to score 80 points against UCONN. A division 2 team who is on pace to put up 80 points against our defense. I don't even know the words for how horrible that is.
 
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Stewie and Stokes with a 2 each and another HF 3. 54-38 with 1:15 to fo.
 
Suddenly, back to back to back twos
 
2 FT's by Stewie and UConn up 56-38. Dolson scores under the basket 58-38.

HALFTIME: 58-38
 
10 turnovers and 11 fouls against UCONN. UCONN basically on pace to score 120, but how on earth do they give up almost 40 points in a half to a Division 2 team? I know I keep harping on it, but that's just crazy.
 
Wouldn't you like to be a fly on the wall in the locker room?
 
HF is nationally ranked at #9 among Div II. They are well coached.
 
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I bet they don't score more than 20 in the second half unless Geno benches the starters to prove a point.
 
UCONNfan1 said:
10 turnovers and 11 fouls against UCONN. UCONN basically on pace to score 120, but how on earth do they give up almost 40 points in a half to a Division 2 team? I know I keep harping on it, but that's just crazy.
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OK - let's restore some order here. It seems as though folks are expecting this team, in their second exhibition game of the season to play as though it is March.
They are playing in XL for the first time.
They are playing their second game.
HF is a much better team than the previous opponant
Geno could be trying things out.

I think that managing our expectation down a bit and cut these girls some slack is job one. ANd remember this please:

The upside is that this team is going to keep getting better...much, much better
 
UConn did ease up on the TO's & fouls as the game went on.
 
Stewie has one of the smoothest strokes I have ever seen on a shooter. She downed a couple from beyond the arc and it seems as we got close to the end of the half, Geno had her moving to the hoop. I love watching this kid.
 
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HF's players are obviously small but they are quick with the ball and screen well on the perimeter. They work the ball like an experienced team. If you're not quick to hedge or switch on the screen it doesn't matter if you're 5 inches taller than they are--they will have a brief opportunity to shoot off of the well-executed screen. Likewise if you hedge and are not quick enough to get back on your [man]. When we have bigs like Stef outside helping, it can be tough for her to recover quickly enough. A couple of times the ball has gone back to her [man] after she helped and an open jumper was taken.

They have taken advantage of good screens and good ball movement to knock down some easy 3's and a few tough ones.

On offense we have been quick to take the open 3, which is a double-edged sword. This is a talented team from behind the arc so we will undoubtedly take a lot of 3's all season long, but we continue to miss opportunities for entry passes. KML had a couple of very nice ones. Otherwise, I notice that UCONN's perimeter players are pretty far out when they rotate the ball--this makes for a poorer passing angle and also gives the defense more time to react. What we haven't seen is very much dribble penetration to a spot, followed by an entry pass. We have seen some dribble penetration with mixed success by MoJeff and Banks.

Some pretty decent outside shooting except for KML who is a bit off.
 
RadyLady said:
OK - let's restore some order here. It seems as though folks are expecting this team, in their second exhibition game of the season to play as though it is March.
They are playing in XL for the first time.
They are playing their second game.
HF is a much better team than the previous opponant
Geno could be trying things out.

I think that managing our expectation down a bit and cut these girls some slack is job one. ANd remember this please:

The upside is that this team is going to keep getting better...much, much better
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I get your point but this is a Division 2 team. I don't care how much 'better' they are than the previous team. I'm sure the 2nd half will be much different, but giving up 40 points in a half is what you'd expect Baylor to score, not Holy Family...
 
UCONNfan1 said:
I get your point but this is a Division 2 team. I don't care how much 'better' they are than the previous team. I'm sure the 2nd half will be much different, but giving up 40 points in a half is what you'd expect Baylor to score, not Holy Family...
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See previous post
 
RadyLady said:
OK - let's restore some order here. It seems as though folks are expecting this team, in their second exhibition game of the season to play as though it is March.
They are playing in XL for the first time.
They are playing their second game.
HF is a much better team than the previous opponant
Geno could be trying things out.

I think that managing our expectation down a bit and cut these girls some slack is job one. ANd remember this please:

The upside is that this team is going to keep getting better...much, much better
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Not to mention the 2nd exhibition game which stands in the way of the games that really count, in front of a sparse crowd on a snowy night against an opponent that is highly motivated. UConn looks like a team going through the motions and wanting to get this game out of the way. The players think they don't need this rehearsal since they're ready for opening night and the coaches know better and realize this is not how you get better.

Some of the posts in this thread are why I rarely read game threads. It only took til the 1st half of the 2nd exhibition game for a fan to accuse Geno of being stubborn. And because he insisted on the team playing man to man defense! Some stuff you just can not make up.
 
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