Doggydaddy's Den: DoggyDaddy's Dailies 1/30/17

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A wet and relatively cold day in Florida. But at least we were in an enclosed pavilion to watch my granddaughter Noa compete in her Cheer competition.

As you can see, they won first place!!!!

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It was also great to see my son Jay bond with my grandson and his nephew Logan. So sweet!!!

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Eighteen top 25 games Sunday and three of them ended in upsets. But all were outside the top 15 and to tell you the truth, they weren't big upsets. Check out the links in the top 25 section.

Special shout out to Alexis Jones, who had a triple-double for No. 2 Baylor in their win over Iowa. She had 24 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. Maybe the best guard in the country.

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This is from David in Naples. It wasn't for the Fun with Numbers, but a post on a message board. He nailed it with this one. Thanks for helping me fill my blog with interesting information. Especially when I am so busy in Florida.

Apparently UConn really sucked against Houston. So much so, that a less than Humble fan, at another site, said " If they play the way they did today (except for Gabby), South Carolina will eat their breakfast, lunch and dinner!" Wow, a three course meal at the expense of the Huskies. Wonder if that includes Pie? So how poorly did UConn play?

1. They somehow managed to score 91 points.
2. Kia had 8 assists and 0 turnovers. And 4 steals.
3. Napheesa had a double-double and 5 steals in 26 minutes.
4. For the game, UConn shot 40% from three point range.
5. UConn had 29 assists.
6. Saniya scored 8 points on 50% shooting, had 6 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocked shots.
7. The defense held Houston to 6 points and 10 points in the 1st and 3rd periods & created 25 turnovers.

Well, what about South Carolina, aren't they on a roll and crushing opponents? Not quite, although they did just beat Georgia. You know, 10-10 Georgia that shot 37% in that game, had just 9 assists and 18 turnovers. But, South Carolina was really good, right? Not quite...

1. South Carolina shot 35% for the game.
2. They missed 14 free throws.

3. Coates and Harris, both starters, were each 0-5.
4. South Carolina missed 11 of their 16 three point shots.
5. Davis went 2-11 from the field and missed 4 of her 6 free throws.
6. South Carolina fouled 15 times and Coates and Harris had 4 each.
7. South Carolina scored 11 points in the 1st period, 12 in the 2nd and then really cranked it up for 13 in the 3rd.

It is both sad and amazing what passes for analysis for some UConn fans. The South Carolina game is in Storrs and I hear it is "Bring your own food"....

And another from David -

The list for UConn's top scoring sophomores has all the usual suspects. Leading the pack with 777 points is Breanna Stewart. Just behind Stewie is Maya at 754 points and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis with 670. Kerry Bascom (656) and Nykesha Sales (596) round out the top five. D.T. and Svetlana come in tied for 6th at 564 points.

Shea Ralph and Kara Wolters are on the list, tied for 9th & 10th with 503 points. Current UConn sophomores Katie Lou and Napheesa are moving up, close behind at 431 for KLS and 376 for Pheesa. Before reaching the two tied with 503, KLS needs to pass Renee Montgomery at 479 and Rebecca Lobo at 484.

Of interest, the top three on the list had per game averages of 19.4, 19.3 and 17.6. Katie Lou is currently averaging 21.6 per game.

Go Katie Lou and Pheesa..!!

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By David in Naples!!!!!

1. Fun with Numbers quiz - Name the top three players in UConn season scoring average? Hint, the list does not include Stewie, D.T., Tina or Sue Bird.

It does include Maya (22.8), Kerry Bascom (22.6) and Katie Lou Samuelson (21.6). KLS would have to drop to 20.9 points per game to fall out of 3rd place.

2. Fun with Numbers quiz #2 - Name the only player among the top six season scoring average leaders to appear three times. Hint, it is not Maya. Kerry Bascom is 2nd, 5th (20.5) and 6th (20.0).

Maya shows up again in 9th place with an average of 19.3 pts per game. Stewie should be 7th and 8th at 19.4 points per contest in her Senior and Sophomore seasons.

3. Fun with Numbers quiz #3 - Do any other current players appear in the top 10 season scoring list?

Heading into the Houston game, Napheesa Collier was 10th with an average of 19.2 per game.

4. Fun with Numbers quiz #4 - UConn is currently 20-0. How many times before have the Huskies been 20-0.

The correct answer is 10.

Go Huskies..!!

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