Why Saturday's Game Is So Important

[BBallF]

Regarding your:

1) Now that they have beat us, particularly given that they traveled clear across the country to our home, you would expect the Trojans to be more favorably placed in the bracket. However, they still have Conference play and likely to lose some. We still have Tenn and So Car both on the road. Lots of games before now and the tournament to determine seeding but this one sure would have helped!

2) Yes, big viewership and fanfare. And I could hardly stand listening to the announcers blathering!

3) Back to #2, Watkins vs Bueckers, “Hurrah for our TV ratings, blah, blah, blah” … thanks Fox, but basketball is a team game.

4) So, about those other players, and the ‘Team Game’, as it turns out the USC team was better than ours, at least last night. It was close in the end, but overall we were not the best team. And had it been our team flying in Los Angeles, I don’t know that we would have even been in the ballpark of their score.

In conclusion with your conclusion, I agree, this was a showcase game and we got beat. This was one of our three hallmark games on the roster. Or at least one of the three that when the schedule came out I saw to be the most challenging and also the most eyeballs!

Notre Dame on the road, So Car on the road, and USC at home. When I saw that I thought, would it ever be great to win all three of those games! Without a doubt we would be the Number 1! In the pit of my stomach, I thought we would win one of the three…. well, we are down to the Gamecocks on the road.

With nothing else but Tenn and So Car to showcase between now and then, when it comes to the Bracket, we are probably looking at a #2 seed in what will likely be a tough regional.

Yeah unfortunately I agree. I saw Tennessee play at Barclay and they handled Iowa and are tough. Just a very disappointing result last night after the ISU blow out.

 

[uconnfan68]

Regarding your:

1) Now that they have beat us, particularly given that they traveled clear across the country to our home, you would expect the Trojans to be more favorably placed in the bracket. However, they still have Conference play and likely to lose some. We still have Tenn and So Car both on the road. Lots of games before now and the tournament to determine seeding but this one sure would have helped!

2) Yes, big viewership and fanfare. And I could hardly stand listening to the announcers blathering!

3) Back to #2, Watkins vs Bueckers, “Hurrah for our TV ratings, blah, blah, blah” … thanks Fox, but basketball is a team game.

4) So, about those other players, and the ‘Team Game’, as it turns out the USC team was better than ours, at least last night. It was close in the end, but overall we were not the best team. And had it been our team flying in Los Angeles, I don’t know that we would have even been in the ballpark of their score.

In conclusion with your conclusion, I agree, this was a showcase game and we got beat. This was one of our three hallmark games on the roster. Or at least one of the three that when the schedule came out I saw to be the most challenging and also the most eyeballs!

Notre Dame on the road, So Car on the road, and USC at home. When I saw that I thought, would it ever be great to win all three of those games! Without a doubt we would be the Number 1! In the pit of my stomach, I thought we would win one of the three…. well, we are down to the Gamecocks on the road.

With nothing else but Tenn and So Car to showcase between now and then, when it comes to the Bracket, we are probably looking at a #2 seed in what will likely be a tough regional.

They’ll all be tough brackets, and it will still take 6 wins.

 

[JellyBean]

For me, Saturday's game was not that important. This loss to USC hurts but it is not that big of a loss. Losing to Marquette or Xavier hurts. Losing to St John's hurts. This loss to USC does not hurt our seeding in the NCAA, which is like three months away. A lots of basketball left in the season. Seeding does not matter right now. Control the wins that you can now.

 

[ritarivas89]

The USC loss was disappointing b/c you want to see the team win big games. However, the ladies showed fortitude by coming back. We’re seeing that couple teams have rotations with as much talent which is a different dynamic to see. So it was great too see the grit and determination to fight back against a team equally as talented.

 

[ritarivas89]

Also, it still makes me SMH seeing Qadence in the bench getting zero minutes in the type of big games that make top players come to UConn. That Saturday was also important b/c you see who on the team Geno trusts at this point, and it’s painfully clear that Qadence is not one of those players.

 

[Steelerone]

I think you’ve misread the room. People aren’t “agonizing” over her, they simply are hoping she can finally be healthy for more than a few games here and there. Furthermore, many, most, I would say, are hoping this not merely for the anticipated effect on the team but simply because we feel empathy for this poor girl, who possesses all this God given talent but who has been injured for most of her UConn career! We just want her to be able to play the game she loves with her friend who will be leaving at the end of this season! Sure, we also hope she will help our team win but I believe most of us simply want her to finally get a break!

Sorry but I don't think I misread the room. I agree with much of what you said but if you think the term "agonizing" doesn't describe what is often written in the boneyard then you're misreading the room.