Doggydaddy's Den: DoggyDaddy's Dailies 11/30/15

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If you haven't seen it, here is my UConn - Nebraska Post Game Report

And here is my UConn/Chattanooga Pregame Report.

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What an interesting game Sunday between the Tennessee Lady Vols and the Texas Longhorn. I'm pretty sure that this game proved what Geno said at the open practice I attended.

"The difference between the men and women's game is that the men make layups"

Now, I've seen plenty of guys miss layups in the college game. But....never like this game. To tell you the truth, for much of the game, it looked like a CYO or JCC game in Anytown, USA.

A few observations:

-Texas looks pretty much like the team UConn beat by 50 last year.

-Mercedes Russell can only post up much shorter players. She really struggled against the Boyette, Lang duo, going 2-8 from the field and 2-4 from the line scoring 6 points and grabbing 7 rebounds and 5 turnovers. I hope Tennessee fans aren't thinking she is the answer. I was a little shocked by her post game comment "I thought we played great". Huh?

-Deshields is still a little hobbled but she doesn't let it impact her showboating. She will always make the fancy pass when an easy one would do. Deshields took 22 shots for the game. That is almost one third of the 69 for the team. Tennessee was fortunate that she hit a higher percentage than she usually does.

-Warlick is clueless. I mean really clueless. And her players know it. You can see the looks on their faces as she tells them "it's a great opportunity for us, there is a big crowd, they expect you to give everything, I expect you to give everything, you should expect that, you should expect it.....it's time we go....we step up and fight"....Blank, disinterested and uninspired. Maybe she should have told them to make some baskets.

-The Texas freshman Lashaan Higgs is quick and dangerous.

-There were more shots that missed the rim entirely that I have seen in a long time.

-Linnae Harper, Kentucky transfer, was there to visit Tennessee. Do you think she went right home after the game without saying goodbye? Maybe ran????

-Terrible head to head collision between Jones and Cooper for Tennessee with Jones getting the worst of it. She was out for most of last season with concussion symptoms. Don't expect her back soon.

-Texas hit only 59% of their foul shots. The game should have been a blowout if they hit a reasonable amount of free throws.

-Did I mention that Warlick is clueless? In her post game she said "they weren't ballin'" What the hell does that mean? Then she said after talking about big shots by Texas "it kinda inflated our bubble". Oy.

I can't talk about this game without mentioning what a dummy Carolyn Peck is.

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Tough day for the AAC. No. 18 South Florida was beaten by St. Johns 74-70. St. Johns is always a tough team but this was not a good loss for USF. AAC was 1-4 on the day.

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In a rematch of the sweet 16 game I watched in Albany, Dayton beat No. Louisville again 79-66. Louisville is now 1-4 on the season. They should have been out of the top 25 last week but they will definitely be gone after the next polls are released.

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In another uninspired performance, No. 2 South Carolina defeated Hawaii 67-51. They were led by A'ja Wilson, who scored 18 points, Tiffany Mitchell with 14, Bianca Cuevas with 13 and Khadijah Sessions with 11. That's 56 points for those 4 players. The other six players were 3-13 from the field, 0-4 on threes, scoring 11 points with 10 rebounds. You can play a lot of players, but if they don't produce, they are just hurting the team.

What has happened to Sarah Imovbioh, the senior transfer from Virginia. She was expected to fill the void left with the graduation of Welch. But she is only playing 16 mpg and averaging 6.3 points and 7.3 rebounds.

Their other preseason front line impact player was supposed to be Jatari White, the highly rated player from the 2014 HS class who suffered though an injury filled freshman season. She was supposed to bring an inside outside presence even hitting a three in preseason. But she is only playing 13.5 mpg and is shooting 29% from the field. Her scoring average is a paltry 2.7 ppg. I'm sure Staley was expecting more.

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So, without further ado!!!

Ladies and Gents, DD looks at the news........

UConn Prepares for Chattanooga on Monday UConnhuskies.Com

Samuelson Heats Up, And Five Things We Learned In UConn's Win Vs. Nebraska Hartford Courant

High-profile mid-major home games more common with women Yahoo.com

Women’s basketball gameday: No. 1 UConn at Chattanooga New Have Register

Geno Auriemma, Chattanooga coach Jim Foster share strong bonds New Haven Register

UConn reserves show what they can do vs. Huskers Roger Cleaveland

Women's Hoops Central: Mocs vs. UConn Chattanooga Mocs

Stewart keys UConn's 40th straight win Carl Adamac

No.1 UConn Women and Breanna Stewart Face Mocs Monday The Chattanoogan

Upsets in Red

2 South Carolina Hawaii

No. 4 Lady Vols lose 64-53 to No. 8 Texas, ending streak USA Today
Women's college basketball: No. 8 Texas upsets No. 4 Tennessee Dallas News
No. 8 Women's Basketball knocks off No. 4 Tennessee, 64-53 Texas Team Site
Postgame Notes: #8 Texas 64, #4/5 Lady Vols 53 UT Sports

No. 8 Mississippi St. Beats Savannah St. 92-25 ABC News

No. 12 Kentucky Women Cruise Past Jackson State 92-24 ABC News

Purdue drops tournament championship to No. 13 Stanford The Exponent

Dornstauder Leads No. 16 Arizona St. Past Bakersfield 60-47 ABC News

Grant Leads St. John's to 74-70 Win Over South Florida NY Times

Dayton Upsets No. 22 Louisville at Gulf Coast Showcase 79-66 ABC News

Tulsa women lose by one to George Mason in Las Vegas Tulsa World

Comeback Comes Up Short as Southern Illinois women fall to Memphis, 61-58 Salikis

UCF Bows to Butler UCF Team Site

Late Saint Joseph's Surge Dooms Temple Women's Basketball Owl Sports

Grant Leads St. John's to 74-70 Win Over South Florida NY Times

Thanks to Johnny C for sending me many of these numbers!!!

Diamond Deshields Tennessee 24 points 11 rebounds
Victoria Vivians Mississippi State 27 points
Evelyn Akhator Kentucky 20 points 13 rebounds
Courtney Williams USF 28 points
Danaejah Grant St. Johns 27 points
Aliyyah Handford St. Johns 23 points
Amber Deane Dayton 29 points
Mariya Moore Louisville 23 points
Myisha Hines-Allen Louisville 20 points
Joanna Smith Buffalo 26 points
Micahya Owens LaSalle 23 points
Jasmine Nwajei Wagner 20 points
Michelle Holmes American 22 points
Shelby Cheslek Gonzaga 16 points 11 rebounds
Nicole Bauman Wisconsin 24 points
Cheyenne Hendrington Grand Canyon 26 points

Sam Lapszynski Niagara 27 points

Taylor Williams Manhattan 25 points

Ciara Andrews St. Joseph's 27 points

TaQuandra Mike Wichita St. 28 points

Morgan William Miss St. 11 assists

Sajanna Betheae St. Peter's 20 points 10 rebounds

Makala Roper UC Santa Barbara 27 points

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