Doggydaddy's Den: DoggyDaddy's Dailies 2/3/17

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One more beautiful day in Florida. We are getting closer to coming back to cold cold cold Connecticut.

Golfed again today. Shot a 40-44 for an ok 84. Weird course. It's called Park Ridge, but the nickname is "the dump". It's built on top of an old landfill. Nice conditions, and a light wind moves along the occasional methane smell. It's one of the few courses around with different elevations.

Then dinner with my lovely wife at a place called "Fish Depot". It's a fun place to eat! I had some incredible fish tacos. I recommend it highly if you are in the Boynton Beach area.

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If you haven't seen it here is UConn/Temple post game report.

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Here is a fun video from the AAC on playing for Geno. Enjoy!!

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Congrats Katie Lou!!!!!!!!

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A ton of Top Twenty-Five games Thursday night. Here is my take on a few of them.

No. 4 South Carolina bounced back from a loss to Tennessee with a 75-63 win over No. 25 Kentucky. Alana Coates had a monster game with 20 points and 18 rebounds. A'ja Wilson had 20 points, 9 rebounds and 5 blocks. Great game for the front court. The rest of the team? Meh. As for Kentucky, I haven't been impressed with them all season and now they have lost two straight after beating up on several weak SEC opponents. Out of the top 25 they go again. I don't think they will be back.

In a crazy back and forth game with a wild ending, No. 19 NCST upset No. 9 Louisville in overtime 72-70. Each quarter was like a new game. The first quarter went to Louisville 24-10, the second quarter went to NCST 18-7, the third quarter stayed with NCST 24-14 and the final quarter went back to Louisville allowing them to tie the game with 6 seconds left on Asia Durr's two free thows, 16-9 . With 10 seconds left and the score tied at 70, Louisville turned the ball over. NCST took advantage of that and Miah Spencer hit a shot at the buzzer to win it. Whew!

In a game that should knock them out of the top twenty-five, Mid-Major Green Bay lost to a pretty bad Oakland team 74-71. It was a horrible finish for the Phoenix. They had tied the game up at 71-71 before Sha'Keya Graves stole the inbounds pass and scored while being fouled for the final margin. A terrible loss for Green Bay.

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By David in Naples!!!!!

All UConn fans know that Napheesa Collier is playing well this season. Just how well..?? Pheesa has more assists than turnovers, 42 vs 29. She also has more steals than turnovers, 43 vs 29. Even more amazing, she has more blocked shots than turnovers, 37 vs 29. Collier has more offensive rebounds than turnovers, 52 vs 29 and more made free throws than turnovers, 55 vs 29. Why compare everything to turnovers? Turnovers are the most visible mistake a player can make. You had the ball, now they have the ball.

Pheesa's 29 T.O.'s come in 620 minutes on the court. That is a turnover every 21.4 minutes. The only starter with fewer turnovers is Saniya with 19. What else is Napheesa doing well..? She is 2nd in points with 401, 2nd in rebounds with 174 and 1st in made baskets with 169. Inside the three point arc, Collier is shooting 70%..!! Let me repeat, 70% on shots from the field, inside the arc, for the whole season so far..!! That's Phee-nominal..!!

Go Huskies..!!

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