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Post by rockymtblue2 on Mar 23, 2024 16:45:36 GMT -5
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Post by swash on Mar 23, 2024 16:50:49 GMT -5
Jo Basilli hates UConn. He does this every time. That was clearly not a foul.... It is Vaszili, but agree. He seems to have a thing against UConn. Or is just generally a bad ref it isn't BS? or Be Silly?
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Post by yetanotherwilliams on Mar 23, 2024 19:30:07 GMT -5
Ice and Aaliyah getting time together. Nice to see. They lose a lot of quickness when Ice replaces one of the guards; I think I'd prefer that, while Ice may need to give some of the guards a short break, I think the offense looks smoother when only one of the bigs is in the game. For years their offense has tended to stall at times when their movement without the ball tailed off. For all their good qualities, Carolyn and Aubrey sometimes fell into that trap. The current quartet of guards is *really* fun to watch. They're all very active without the ball and the quality of the shots they've been getting since the first of the year has been terrific -- and when the shots are going in, as they were today, thanks largely to Ashlynn, they are going to be really tough to beat.
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Post by linkster on Mar 23, 2024 19:37:44 GMT -5
Shades 3rd period was outstanding. 6-10 (2-4) 14 pts. Bueckers and Muhl sensed she was in a zone and kept feeding her. Most hot periods last no more than one period. So if one of the 1st year players can perform like that for a period in every game then UConn can be playing in the E8 and beyond.
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Post by yetanotherwilliams on Mar 23, 2024 19:40:49 GMT -5
Nika, 7 is her number today: 7 points and 7 assists! I believe that she needed 8 to tie Moriah Jefferson for the UConn career assist title. Did any of the announcers or studio people mention that? If they did I missed it. I kept waiting for them to say that she needs three (two, one) more assist to tie the record, but never did hear it. Full disclosure, I had some family distractions during the game.
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Post by yetanotherwilliams on Mar 23, 2024 19:48:55 GMT -5
if the first half, Aaliyah took at least 2 shots to the face. This forum did not go nuts over it. In fact, we barely complained. Although the comment about her mask getting called for a foul was excellent. You're comparing oranges to apples. If you can show me Edwards getting an elbow to the face, even somewhat similar to the one she hit the opposing player with, I would agree with you, but you can't. Because she wasn't hit with an elbow to the face. The refs reviewed the play and the TV crew agreed. It was a flagrant foul. I thought so, too. But Aaliyah did get hard in the mask on (at least) two plays, and reacted in obvious pain on at least one occasion. It's still not right to clobber an opponent, but one can certainly understand her frustration.
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Post by yetanotherwilliams on Mar 23, 2024 19:56:09 GMT -5
I'll tell you , JS is better thn alot of our BE teams. They wouldn't have been last in the conference ... but they wouldn't have made the tourney if they were in the BE. I'm not so sure. I thought they played us better than any of the Big East teams. In the second half UConn only outscored them by one point, 37-36. They had a horrible stretch in the first quarter (a 16-0 run, IIRC) but after that they held their own pretty well, I thought, playing against a storied team in a storied gym.
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Post by swash on Mar 23, 2024 21:43:37 GMT -5
They wouldn't have been last in the conference ... but they wouldn't have made the tourney if they were in the BE. I'm not so sure. I thought they played us better than any of the Big East teams. In the second half UConn only outscored them by one point, 37-36. They had a horrible stretch in the first quarter (a 16-0 run, IIRC) but after that they held their own pretty well, I thought, playing against a storied team in a storied gym. similar level to PC and Georgetown, I think.
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Post by yetanotherwilliams on Mar 24, 2024 0:35:46 GMT -5
I'm not so sure. I thought they played us better than any of the Big East teams. In the second half UConn only outscored them by one point, 37-36. They had a horrible stretch in the first quarter (a 16-0 run, IIRC) but after that they held their own pretty well, I thought, playing against a storied team in a storied gym. similar level to PC and Georgetown, I think. I don't know. UConn beat Providence by 44 and Georgetown by 41 at home, and by 33 and 36 respectively in the Big East Tournament - without Aaliyah, for a big chunk of the Providence game and all of the Georgetown game.
One game doesn't tell the whole story, but, as Geno said in one of the pressers, winning 18 consecutive conference games and then three tournament games in any conference bespeaks an enviable level of consistency and maturity, which are the products of good coaching. Jackson State doesn't have the outside shooting of Creighton or Marquette at their best, but outside shooting is streaky -- and that's why neither Creighton nor Marquette got to the finals.
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Post by McHuskyFan on Mar 24, 2024 9:30:20 GMT -5
You're comparing oranges to apples. If you can show me Edwards getting an elbow to the face, even somewhat similar to the one she hit the opposing player with, I would agree with you, but you can't. Because she wasn't hit with an elbow to the face. The refs reviewed the play and the TV crew agreed. It was a flagrant foul. I thought so, too. But Aaliyah did get hard in the mask on (at least) two plays, and reacted in obvious pain on at least one occasion. It's still not right to clobber an opponent, but one can certainly understand her frustration. I disagree. If the incompetent zebras are not doing their job to keep the players from being injured by the opposing team, I would not be opposed to a player sending a message. No, Aaliyah didn’t get an elbow to the face, but given her condition any (and definitely multiple uncalled) blows to the face are extremely painful. And when those fouls are not whistled … they will continue to occur. So Aaliyah took it in her hands to keep her teammates from harm … something Joe & his useless referee pals were unable to do.
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Post by yetanotherwilliams on Mar 24, 2024 9:56:52 GMT -5
I thought so, too. But Aaliyah did get hard in the mask on (at least) two plays, and reacted in obvious pain on at least one occasion. It's still not right to clobber an opponent, but one can certainly understand her frustration. I disagree. If the incompetent zebras are not doing their job to keep the players from being injured by the opposing team, I would not be opposed to a player sending a message. No, Aaliyah didn’t get an elbow to the face, but given her condition any (and definitely multiple uncalled) blows to the face are extremely painful. And when those fouls are not whistled … they will continue to occur. So Aaliyah took it in her hands to keep her teammates from harm … something Joe & his useless referee pals were unable to do. ===== If Aaliyah reacted in the way you say, i.e. vengefully, then it clearly was an intentional and flagrant foul and the referees were right to call it. I wouldn't characterize her response in quite that way. I absolutely agree with you that she was fouled at least twice with no call, but one can't have players dispensing Cardozo-like justice as you suggest. Two wrongs do not make a right and the players should let the coaches take up the matter with the officials. If Geno gets kicked out of the game for protesting too vehemently, CD can carry on quite capably, and all we've lost was perhaps a few technical foul shots. If Aaliyah gets kicked out of the game for responding over-emotionally, it might be her last play in a UConn uniform and seriously jeopardize the team's chances of continuing in the tournament. Again, I'm not saying she threw that elbow with the specific intention of hitting that girl in the face to "right" the earlier missed calls, and I do think that she had every right to feel aggrieved. I think her thought process was probably something like, 'well, if the refs are going to allow rough play at one end, then maybe I can get away with a rough play at the other end. Players *do* have to adjust to the officials' level of tolerance for physical play. But in this case, Aaliyah, who is a wonderful young woman and a terrific player, over-reacted and the officials were right to call the flagrant foul. If they don't call a foul there, things could get escalate even further and possibly get completely out of control. I'm sure nobody wants that. Surely it's much better for the officials to get control of the game too late than not at all.
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Post by swash on Mar 24, 2024 10:12:36 GMT -5
I thought so, too. But Aaliyah did get hard in the mask on (at least) two plays, and reacted in obvious pain on at least one occasion. It's still not right to clobber an opponent, but one can certainly understand her frustration. I disagree. If the incompetent zebras are not doing their job to keep the players from being injured by the opposing team, I would not be opposed to a player sending a message. No, Aaliyah didn’t get an elbow to the face, but given her condition any (and definitely multiple uncalled) blows to the face are extremely painful. And when those fouls are not whistled … they will continue to occur. So Aaliyah took it in her hands to keep her teammates from harm … something Joe & his useless referee pals were unable to do. Intentional foul was correct, but I believe it was accidental on Aaliyah's part. Thought I saw that she stopped to say something to that player in the lineup, and both smiled. I think it would take a lot to get Aaliyah mad enough to do something like that on purpose. Besides, if you're sending a message, it should be less subtle than that. Think Butler vs Eastern MD. Whoops! Ran you over like a Mac truck. Share an instantant of glare and continue up the court.
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Post by magic on Mar 24, 2024 10:31:06 GMT -5
Foe those of you who think JS is the equal of Hoyas or Providence you are crazy. both Boler and Jackson are really good players that I think woud have great success in BE. They played hard without dirty play. After watching some of the first round crap eleswhere in women's tourney, JS could have easily given Huskies a close battle on a neutral floor. KK looks like she has hit a performance wall. Ever since ND game she has not looked confident. Needs to expand her game during off season. Bit of a one trick pony right now.
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Post by UConnChapette on Mar 24, 2024 11:43:11 GMT -5
I had to watch the game on my phone without sound. Trying to catch up. Were any potential recruits there? It's a good time, with spring break for lots. Pictures were posted of Lara Somfai sitting with the UConn players during the Arizona v Syracuse game.
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Post by swash on Mar 24, 2024 21:00:18 GMT -5
Foe those of you who think JS is the equal of Hoyas or Providence you are crazy. both Boler and Jackson are really good players that I think woud have great success in BE. They played hard without dirty play. After watching some of the first round crap eleswhere in women's tourney, JS could have easily given Huskies a close battle on a neutral floor. KK looks like she has hit a performance wall. Ever since ND game she has not looked confident. Needs to expand her game during off season. Bit of a one trick pony right now. Only difference was JS needed a neutral court? That's a pretty big stretch, no? I am happy with my assertion. That's what my eyes see. Maybe someone can check Massey and other measures.
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