Doggydaddy's Den: DoggyDaddy's Dailies 1/28/17

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We had a great time at the West Palm Beach Zoo today. My grandson really enjoyed the animals. He was so wide eyed!!!

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Here is my UConn/Houston Pre Game Report. No surprises in this game.

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In some great news, it's being reported that Crystal Dangerfield will be back for the Temple game after sitting out one more game Saturday against Houston. I'm sure she was chomping at the bit to get back on the court. And while UConn has been winning big against the AAC teams they have met while she was out, UConn really needs her to come back. Especially Sanyia Chong, who has been logging big minutes in her absence.

According to sources, she took part in the Huskies' "five spot" drill that ends each practice.

Crystal brings great quickness, penetrating ability and a the ability to find the open player. I'm hoping that her sitting for several games will give her a different look at how to play. Can't wait to see her back in action!!!!

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I linked an article from the Daily Cougar entitled "Cougars aim to end Huskies’ streak ".

It struck me so funny, that I had to see how exactly Houston was aiming to win this game.

It's basically an article describing UConn and some of their players. Then they wrote this -

"The Cougars have been outscored by The Huskies 84.3–34.7 over their past three contests."

Boy, they better have a great game plan, huh.

Then they ended it with this -

"If the Cougars hope to get anything going against the Huskies, they will have to shoot lights-out. UConn has a distinct size advantage and Houston has trouble rebounding when not playing the best team in the nation."

Lol....they struggle to rebound even against teams that are not the best team in the nation. Gotta love the honesty here.

I think the writer could have come up with a better title for this article.

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By David in Naples!!!!!

The five most important and telling statistics in UConn's season, so far, are as follows:

1. The Huskies have 426 assists vs only 193 for opponents. This advantage reflects more than just better shooters playing for the Huskies. UConn players pass the ball more and get better shots. When better players get better shots, more go in. The 426 assists, in half a season, is 22.4 per game. Last season the Huskies averaged 21.6 per game.

2. UConn has made 42% of their three point attempts. The Huskies have made 150 three point baskets on 357 tries. When you try 18.7 threes per game, and make 42% of them, it brings the defense out away from the basket. Opponents have tried 381 threes, but make only 25.7% of their attempts.

3. The offense is scoring 85.3 points per game. The big fear after the Big 3 graduated, was where this year's points would come from. Four UConn starters average about 22, 19, 13 and 12 points per game. Three more combine to score 18 per game. That comes to 84 per game. Last season, these four starters averaged 36 per game and the other three scored 9 per game. So players who scored 45 points per game last season score 84 this year.

4. The Core Four starters have started all 19 games. Add in that Saniya has started 16 games and the line up has been very consistent game to game. The first five for the Huskies play fabulous together at both ends of the court.

5. UConn's defense is made of interchangeable parts. The first five can cover any opponent on the floor. Prove of this is that opponents shoot 25.7% from three and 35.2% overall. Even free throw defense is stellar at 62.8%. These defensive stats are great despite playing 8 ranked teams. They will improve further in the remaining AAC games.

Go Huskies..!!

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