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Post by justinesguy on Mar 31, 2021 11:01:42 GMT -5
I have three trigger points: 1) Saying a player chocked. That will always get my ire up. 2) Singling out one player as the cause of a loss. While it may technically make the difference between a win and a loss, there are 40 minutes in a game to make sure it doesn't come down to that single play. 3) Singular focus on one player throughout a game thread, focusing on every one of their mistakes, to the exclusion of every other players mistakes. Every player makes mistakes, bad fouls, airballs, missed free throws. The differences that I find annoying are sometimes subtle. Things I can live with: 1. We needed those free throws 2. Bad pass there 3. Bad decision on that shot 4. Shouldn't have tried to pass into the post that time 5. Payer X was wide open in the corner for that shot 6. That may be the game 7. Maybe Player X needs a rest, she is looking tired. 8. Maybe Geno should put in Player X to change up the offense/defense Things I get ticked about: 1. Choke (Player or Team) - Just not cool 2. Player X cost us the game - 5 players on the court at a given time, 40 minutes in the game. Why is it necessary to single out one player? I can guarantee you no one on the UConn team will come up to that player and say to them "Great, you just cost us the game". A team game means a team win or a team loss. 3. Player X should be benched in favor of Player Y - Two things here. Benching, to me, means punishment. Just because we don't like the way a player is playing and we think that player is ineffective Geno may think otherwise. They have three coaches on the bench (usually four) keeping tabs on what each player is doing. Let them make that call. Plus, it also smacks of favoritism, particularly when the player they want put in is someone who would not see playing time in a close game unless it was because many ahead of her fouled out. Again, the differences for me are subtle. And, in fairness, I know that in the heat of a game when something happens we are quick to put thoughts from brain to fingers and don't always think through what we type. But there is the option to edit, or even delete when we have cooled down. Wow I almost hit the trifecta with u. Sorry brotha
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Post by UConnChapette on Mar 31, 2021 11:04:45 GMT -5
I have three trigger points: 1) Saying a player chocked. That will always get my ire up. 2) Singling out one player as the cause of a loss. While it may technically make the difference between a win and a loss, there are 40 minutes in a game to make sure it doesn't come down to that single play. 3) Singular focus on one player throughout a game thread, focusing on every one of their mistakes, to the exclusion of every other players mistakes. Every player makes mistakes, bad fouls, airballs, missed free throws. The differences that I find annoying are sometimes subtle. Things I can live with: 1. We needed those free throws 2. Bad pass there 3. Bad decision on that shot 4. Shouldn't have tried to pass into the post that time 5. Payer X was wide open in the corner for that shot 6. That may be the game 7. Maybe Player X needs a rest, she is looking tired. 8. Maybe Geno should put in Player X to change up the offense/defense Things I get ticked about: 1. Choke (Player or Team) - Just not cool 2. Player X cost us the game - 5 players on the court at a given time, 40 minutes in the game. Why is it necessary to single out one player? I can guarantee you no one on the UConn team will come up to that player and say to them "Great, you just cost us the game". A team game means a team win or a team loss. 3. Player X should be benched in favor of Player Y - Two things here. Benching, to me, means punishment. Just because we don't like the way a player is playing and we think that player is ineffective Geno may think otherwise. They have three coaches on the bench (usually four) keeping tabs on what each player is doing. Let them make that call. Plus, it also smacks of favoritism, particularly when the player they want put in is someone who would not see playing time in a close game unless it was because many ahead of her fouled out. Again, the differences for me are subtle. And, in fairness, I know that in the heat of a game when something happens we are quick to put thoughts from brain to fingers and don't always think through what we type. But there is the option to edit, or even delete when we have cooled down. Wow I almost hit the trifecta with u. Sorry brotha We're good. Nothing to worry about.
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Post by bulkey on Mar 31, 2021 11:14:47 GMT -5
I have three trigger points: 1) Saying a player chocked. That will always get my ire up. 2) Singling out one player as the cause of a loss. While it may technically make the difference between a win and a loss, there are 40 minutes in a game to make sure it doesn't come down to that single play. 3) Singular focus on one player throughout a game thread, focusing on every one of their mistakes, to the exclusion of every other players mistakes. Every player makes mistakes, bad fouls, airballs, missed free throws. The differences that I find annoying are sometimes subtle. Things I can live with: 1. We needed those free throws 2. Bad pass there 3. Bad decision on that shot 4. Shouldn't have tried to pass into the post that time 5. Payer X was wide open in the corner for that shot 6. That may be the game 7. Maybe Player X needs a rest, she is looking tired. 8. Maybe Geno should put in Player X to change up the offense/defense Things I get ticked about: 1. Choke (Player or Team) - Just not cool 2. Player X cost us the game - 5 players on the court at a given time, 40 minutes in the game. Why is it necessary to single out one player? I can guarantee you no one on the UConn team will come up to that player and say to them "Great, you just cost us the game". A team game means a team win or a team loss. 3. Player X should be benched in favor of Player Y - Two things here. Benching, to me, means punishment. Just because we don't like the way a player is playing and we think that player is ineffective Geno may think otherwise. They have three coaches on the bench (usually four) keeping tabs on what each player is doing. Let them make that call. Plus, it also smacks of favoritism, particularly when the player they want put in is someone who would not see playing time in a close game unless it was because many ahead of her fouled out. Again, the differences for me are subtle. And, in fairness, I know that in the heat of a game when something happens we are quick to put thoughts from brain to fingers and don't always think through what we type. But there is the option to edit, or even delete when we have cooled down. Wow I almost hit the trifecta with u. Sorry brotha nah, JG. You can sometimes be a PitA (we all can be!), but you is good people.
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Post by justinesguy on Mar 31, 2021 11:51:22 GMT -5
Wow I almost hit the trifecta with u. Sorry brotha nah, JG. You can sometimes be a PitA (we all can be!), but you is good people. Thanks buddy, I think haha. If this was TOB I would have been banned 4 times. I think we’re winning it all this year. Any word on Nika?!
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Post by UConnChapette on Mar 31, 2021 11:56:12 GMT -5
I doubt we will hear about Nika until tomorrow press conference or even game day. She looked to be getting around pretty good on the bench vs Baylor and in the post game celebration. Looked like she was out of the boot.
I hope she does. It has to be killing her to sit and watch instead of being out there on the court.
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Post by radylady on Mar 31, 2021 19:39:08 GMT -5
I have three trigger points: 1) Saying a player chocked. That will always get my ire up. 2) Singling out one player as the cause of a loss. While it may technically make the difference between a win and a loss, there are 40 minutes in a game to make sure it doesn't come down to that single play. 3) Singular focus on one player throughout a game thread, focusing on every one of their mistakes, to the exclusion of every other players mistakes. Every player makes mistakes, bad fouls, airballs, missed free throws. The differences that I find annoying are sometimes subtle. Things I can live with: 1. We needed those free throws 2. Bad pass there 3. Bad decision on that shot 4. Shouldn't have tried to pass into the post that time 5. Payer X was wide open in the corner for that shot 6. That may be the game 7. Maybe Player X needs a rest, she is looking tired. 8. Maybe Geno should put in Player X to change up the offense/defense Things I get ticked about: 1. Choke (Player or Team) - Just not cool 2. Player X cost us the game - 5 players on the court at a given time, 40 minutes in the game. Why is it necessary to single out one player? I can guarantee you no one on the UConn team will come up to that player and say to them "Great, you just cost us the game". A team game means a team win or a team loss. 3. Player X should be benched in favor of Player Y - Two things here. Benching, to me, means punishment. Just because we don't like the way a player is playing and we think that player is ineffective Geno may think otherwise. They have three coaches on the bench (usually four) keeping tabs on what each player is doing. Let them make that call. Plus, it also smacks of favoritism, particularly when the player they want put in is someone who would not see playing time in a close game unless it was because many ahead of her fouled out. Again, the differences for me are subtle. And, in fairness, I know that in the heat of a game when something happens we are quick to put thoughts from brain to fingers and don't always think through what we type. But there is the option to edit, or even delete when we have cooled down. or simply wait before you post....I have done this many times when I write something and then wait before I post or delete. I sometimes keep several windows of this forum open during games so I don't hamstring myself waiting for my mind to be made up about a post.
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Post by radylady on Mar 31, 2021 19:41:24 GMT -5
It was a tough game, soup to nutz. There would have been many reasons/causes for the loss, had we lost, and I stand by my post indicating that if what's-her-name didn't go down with that injury, the outcome would have been way different, and it was Paige who she was on during her time on the floor. Anyway, I get where you are coming from re Baylor. Truth to tell, I break out giggling when I see the eyelashes - seriously, what are they THINKING? You don't need close ups to see them. And Baylor is super aggressive, and the zebs just don't call it all...or at all. BTW, my private name for the girls who sport the lashes are the ![Betty Boops](https://images.app.goo.gl/9r9jxzmFJ2JErBBF6) .... ![](https://images.app.goo.gl/9r9jxzmFJ2JErBBF6) Question to you- would the LOL look ( your familiar with LOL dolls??) be tolerated at UCONN? If I recall tattoos needed to be covered up. Would Geno let the girls express them selves? Or tell them hell no??!! Ha. LOL dolls?
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Post by justinesguy on Mar 31, 2021 20:04:05 GMT -5
Question to you- would the LOL look ( your familiar with LOL dolls??) be tolerated at UCONN? If I recall tattoos needed to be covered up. Would Geno let the girls express them selves? Or tell them hell no??!! Ha. LOL dolls? Ha. Look it up. It’s the big thing with kids these days. LOL Dolls and Roblox.
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