Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Doggy's Doghouse 3/27/2024

 




 

     



GO UCONN!!!!!

The Boys and their Dogs - 
Under the UConn blanket!!

GO UCONN!!!!!

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Only a few days left!!

Naismith fan voting has started. You can vote once a day. Paige and Aaliyah are on the ballot.



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We have a few days to decompress after that tough win over Syracuse. I'm sure the team is feeling really good about themselves and they should.

While some fans have given up on Ice after her tough outing against the Orange, I'm hopeful we will see a bounceback game against Duke. 

Of course, I'm working on putting together the UConn/Duke Pregame Report. Hopefully by Thursday.  
  
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A few videos I missed yesterday

Geno Post Game 
Locker room Interview

Aaliya Edwards Post Game 
Locker room Interview

Nika Muhl Post Game 
Locker room Interview

 
Paige Bueckers Post Game 
Locker room Interview

Sweet Sixteen Send Off

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I can never get enough of Paige highlights!!!



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Spider has some great stats about the Naismith Award nominees. He listed 12 categories for Clark, Brink, Watkins and Bueckers. He didn't give a score for each player and just let your eyes tell you who is playing the best. But here is Doggy's scoring system. 4 points for 1st, 3 for 2nd, 2 for 3rd and 1 for 4th. Most points is better!!

Bueckers - 44 
Clark - 30   
Brink - 27
Watkins - 18

It's clear Paige has been the best player in the post season. It's not even close. 

I thought that Spider was missing a few categories I would like to see so I looked it up. 

FG%: Bueckers 53.9, Brink 40.2, Clark 39.8, Watkins 34.7

3PT%: Bueckers 44.1, Brink 30.8, Clark 29.2, Watkins 20.7 

FT%: Clark 90.7, Watkins 79.2, Bueckers 75.0, Brink 47.3

Add in these three categories and Paige's lead expands.

Bueckers - 54 
Clark - 38   
Brink - 34
Watkins - 23

Watkins is really talented but inefficient. And Brink, at 6'4", is shooting 40%? Not good.

It's probably already decided for Clark, but the winner shouldn't be shooting 29% on threes for all the times she shoots it.

Paige Bueckers, hands down!!   

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By PHIL

Sustained Excellence

The NCAA women’s tournament expanded from 48 teams to 64 teams in 1994, where it has remained (other than the modest addition of the first four, added in 2022).

Starting in 1994, exactly one team – UConn — has won its opening game to advance to the round of 32. While being invited to the tournament is an honor, winning games is a better measure of success. No disrespect intended to the weaker conferences where an upset in a conference tournament might send a weak team to the conference tournament. The members of that team have every right to be proud of their achievement, but I’m looking to discuss a tougher standard. Making the tournament and winning games is that tougher standard.

UConn has now won in the round of 32, sending the Huskies to the sweet 16 for the 30th consecutive year (excluding of course 2020 when there was no tournament). Ever since the tournament expanded to 64 or more teams, UConn has made the sweet 16. No other school can make that claim.

In a discussion of sustained excellence, it is only fair to point out that Tennessee also has an impressive claim — they are the only team to have earned an invitation to every single tournament since the NCAA started managing the tournaments in 1982.

Milestone Watch

• Aaliyah Edwards had 11 points in the Syracuse game, which brings her to a career total of 1797 points. She now is tied with Stefanie Dolson in 17th place all time.

• Aaliyah Edwards now has 999 rebounds with 11 against Syracuse. She now needs 8 to catch Gabby Williams in 8th place.

• Nika Mühl has 663 assists after her 5 assists in the Syracuse game. She is the all-time leader is career assists passing Moriah Jefferson!

• Mühl is now the holder of:

o Single game assists record 15 (against NC State 20 November 2022) surpassing Paige Bueckers

o Single season assists record 284 (2022–23) surpassing Sue Bird’s 231

o Career assists record surpassing Moriah Jefferson

• Paige Bueckers now has 785 points this season. This moves her past Maya Moore’s 754 in the 2008-09 season and Napheesa Collier in the 2016-17 season.

• Geno now has 1211 wins.

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SPIDER STATS
 
Plus one for every assist block point rebound and steal. I don’t add extra for offensive rebounds as it already seems to favor the bigs. Minus one for every missed shot (2, 3 or foul), turnover or foul committed.

NAISMITH FINALISTS POST SEASON

5 games, conference tournaments plus ncaa so far

Rebounds: Brink 59, Paige 46, Clark 37, Watkins 37

Assists: Clark 47, Paige 26, Brink 17, Watkins 14

Steals: Paige 16, Clark 11, Watkins 7, Brink 4

Blocks: Brink 20, Paige 14, Watkins 7, Clark 2

Points: Clark 145, Paige 143, Watkins 110, Brink 75

Turnovers: Paige 8, Brink 11, Watkins 27, Clark 31

Fouls: Paige 2, Clark 10, Watkins 14, Brink 18

Missed shots: Paige 53, Brink 56, Clark 69, Watkins 72

Minutes: Paige 185, Watkins 183, Clark 179, Brink 143

Net positives: Paige 182, Clark 132, Brink 90, Watkins 62

Net +per min: Paige .984, Clark .737, Brink .629, Watkins .339

Assist/turnover: Paige 3.25, Brink 1.55, Clark 1.52, Watkins 0.52

You decide!!

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Tournament Section





Date, Time and TV 

Albany 


1 South Carolina vs 4 Indiana Friday, March 29th 5:00 ESPN 


2 Notre Dame vs 3 Oregon State Friday, March 29th 2:30 ESPN


1 Iowa vs 5 Colorado Saturday, March 30th 3:30 ABC


2 UCLA vs 3 LSU Saturday, March 30th 1:00 ABC

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Portland 


1 Texas vs 4 Gonazaga Friday, March 29th 10:00 ESPN 
 
2 Stanford vs 3 NC State Friday, March 29th 7:30 ESPN

3 UConn vs  7 Duke Saturday, March 30th 8:00 ESPN


1 USC vs  5 Baylor Saturday, March 30th 5:30 ESPN

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