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Please read the articles I linked in the UConn section about UConn recruiting. Especially the Mike Anthony article in the Courant. He really puts it all in perspective. A perspective that so many on the UConn message boards and even some of my faithful Facebook readers as well.
“...You just go through some cycles, you know, where the kid you want is a long shot,” Auriemma said. “They say ‘Well why don’t you take some other kids?’ I don’t want them. But you have to do something, so we’ve got a really good player. Aubrey Griffin’s really good. She fits us perfectly. And then other kids, for whatever reason, you just don’t get them… Sometimes you don’t, and this was one of those years that we didn’t. That doesn’t mean next year we won’t.”
There is not much more that I can add to this discussion. I'm really tired of the attention that recruiting has gotten when we have such a wonderful team to watch and root for THIS season. There is a big game for the Huskies Sunday. Maybe it's time to talk about the Notre Dame game? They are destroying No. 14 Iowa in similar fashion that UConn destroyed No. 15 DePaul. It should be a great game when No. 1 and No. 2 meet!
Notre Dame really poured it on Iowa winning 105-71 and they made it look easy. In some ways they are a mirror image of UConn. They have great starters and play them often with the bench there to only give the occasional blow when the game is still in doubt.
But unlike UConn, who loves to pass the ball around, Notre Dame is different this season. They love to put up a ton of shots.
One note - I can only imagine the screaming from UConn fans if they had played three starters 4 minutes into the fourth quarter with a 30+ point lead, and two starters still in with 3 minutes left in the game. That is what Notre Dame did. It's a good reason why they had 105 points and UConn "settled" for 99.
Here is my UConn/Notre Dame Pre Game Report.
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Well, another ranked SEC loses. No. 17 Texas A&M lost to unranked Lamar 74-68. Lamar has played another ranked SEC team in Mississippi State and lost 104-53. Is Texas A&M that bad? Well, they did play their best player, Chennedy Carter. I haven't been able to find out why she didn't play. Injury? Discipline? I'm sure that made a difference but still. Another instance of an overrated SEC team losing to an unranked team. They next play AAC team Houston on the road. The Cougars are not a bad team, so it should be interesting to see how the Aggies bounce back. Another loss in this game and maybe they are bounced from the Top 25.
Please read the articles I linked in the UConn section about UConn recruiting. Especially the Mike Anthony article in the Courant. He really puts it all in perspective. A perspective that so many on the UConn message boards and even some of my faithful Facebook readers as well.
“...You just go through some cycles, you know, where the kid you want is a long shot,” Auriemma said. “They say ‘Well why don’t you take some other kids?’ I don’t want them. But you have to do something, so we’ve got a really good player. Aubrey Griffin’s really good. She fits us perfectly. And then other kids, for whatever reason, you just don’t get them… Sometimes you don’t, and this was one of those years that we didn’t. That doesn’t mean next year we won’t.”
There is not much more that I can add to this discussion. I'm really tired of the attention that recruiting has gotten when we have such a wonderful team to watch and root for THIS season. There is a big game for the Huskies Sunday. Maybe it's time to talk about the Notre Dame game? They are destroying No. 14 Iowa in similar fashion that UConn destroyed No. 15 DePaul. It should be a great game when No. 1 and No. 2 meet!
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Notre Dame really poured it on Iowa winning 105-71 and they made it look easy. In some ways they are a mirror image of UConn. They have great starters and play them often with the bench there to only give the occasional blow when the game is still in doubt.
But unlike UConn, who loves to pass the ball around, Notre Dame is different this season. They love to put up a ton of shots.
One note - I can only imagine the screaming from UConn fans if they had played three starters 4 minutes into the fourth quarter with a 30+ point lead, and two starters still in with 3 minutes left in the game. That is what Notre Dame did. It's a good reason why they had 105 points and UConn "settled" for 99.
Here is my UConn/Notre Dame Pre Game Report.
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Well, another ranked SEC loses. No. 17 Texas A&M lost to unranked Lamar 74-68. Lamar has played another ranked SEC team in Mississippi State and lost 104-53. Is Texas A&M that bad? Well, they did play their best player, Chennedy Carter. I haven't been able to find out why she didn't play. Injury? Discipline? I'm sure that made a difference but still. Another instance of an overrated SEC team losing to an unranked team. They next play AAC team Houston on the road. The Cougars are not a bad team, so it should be interesting to see how the Aggies bounce back. Another loss in this game and maybe they are bounced from the Top 25.
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By David in Naples!!!!!
Some great stats from last night’s victory over DePaul.
* Season high 99 points, including 53 in the first half.
* another double-double for Napheesa. 24 pts & 10 rebs.
* 12 points by the bench to go with 9 rebounds in 36 minutes.
* Team went 10 of 19 from three range, 53%.
* Lou heating up from 3 range... 5-6 shooting.
* Christyn took 9 shots & made 7..! 15 points
Big test Sunday against Notre Dame..!!
Go Huskies..!!
* Season high 99 points, including 53 in the first half.
* another double-double for Napheesa. 24 pts & 10 rebs.
* 12 points by the bench to go with 9 rebounds in 36 minutes.
* Team went 10 of 19 from three range, 53%.
* Lou heating up from 3 range... 5-6 shooting.
* Christyn took 9 shots & made 7..! 15 points
Big test Sunday against Notre Dame..!!
Go Huskies..!!
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