Saturday, January 31, 2015

DoggyDaddy's Dailies 2/1/15 Happy February!!





  • Links to everything about UConn women
  • Links to every top 25 score and game recap
  • Links to every AAC score and game recap
  • A list of top performers (Either 20+ points, a double/double or whatever I feel like) 
  • Links to everything you need to find out about a team, a player, every statistic you can think 
  • Links to every relevant WCBB message boards
  • Links to every ranking, rating, SOS, RPI sites 
  • Links to other great Blogs 
 
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In case you missed it, here is the link to the UConn/Temple Pre Game Report

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So, this comment I can't let go. I read somewhere that, and I quote -   
 
"KML isn't playing like someone who want's to be the #1 pick of the WNBA draft? I can't help but think she disappears in games and isn't playing with the urgency of a senior."   
 
The timing of these comments appear to be curious. Sure, she was coming off a weaker offensive game. But the 4 games before, she averaged 19 points a game and she was 14-22 on 3's.

Was the point that she wasn't selfish enough in order to pad her stats to improve her draft position? That is so against what UConn is all about. UConn and Geno hammer that home every day.

As long as they are winning, I'm sure that KML is not concerned with her stats.

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I guess it's Triple Double week.
 
Kia Stokes UConn - 10 points 11 rebounds 10 blocks
Katlin Engle Drake - 14 points 11 rebounds 10 assists
Cheyenne Parker Mid Tenn - 18 points 17 rebounds 11 blocks
 
Awesome performances, ladies!!!!
 

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I was channel surfing and came upon the Texas Tech/Kansas State game on one of the foxsports network.
 
It was 35-34 Texas Tech with 11:07 left in the game. I went to stir the spaghetti sauce and put away the laundry and it was 37-35 Kansas State leading. Someone must have hit a three pointer that I didn't see but the time on the clock was under 8:00. I have now watched another 3 minutes and finally
Texas Tech tied the score with 4:40 left in the game to a drive to the basket.
 
In the last 4:40 I saw two baskets (none by TT), three airballs, a few TO's, and a lot of wasted movement that don't lead to open shots.
 
The Final score was 41-38 with Kansas State outscoring Texas Tech 7-3 over the last 11 minutes of the game. Texas Tech missed a 3 at the buzzer to tie. And after the game the announcer said "and the rims were so so tight today". Lol...yeah...it was the rims.
 
I had to add this game to the UGLY game of the day award. It's rare you have two teams so ugly.
 
I'm sorry, but there is no way these teams are any better than anyone in the AAC other than maybe the bottom two teams in the conference. The next time someone says an AAC game looks like a HS game, they need to watch a reply of this game.      
 
 
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Ugly Game Of The Day
 
We have an early entry and I doubt there will be another contender.
  
High Point University his a low point in their game Saturday against Liberty.
 
They only scored 41 points. I thought that was ugly.....
They only shot 21% from the field. I thought that was ugly... 
They shot 0-10 on three's. I thought that was ugly.....
They had 23 turnovers. I thought that was ugly...
 
All together, it was so UGLY I'm awarding the Panthers TWO Uggys!
 
Congrats HPU Panthers!!!! You win the UGOTD, UGOTD awards.  
 
CO-UGGY
 
It's hard to have this game be honorable mention. It was so ugly that I have to award them the award as well. Co-uggy of the day!!
 
As  I mentioned above, the Texas Tech/Kansas State game was just horrid. So ugly I had trouble watching the last 11 minutes when I tuned it. It actually hurt my eye. What I do for you!!!
 
So, here are the ugly numbers -
 
Kansas State - 41 points, 32% from the field, 29% (5-17) beyond the arc, 19 turnovers
Texas Tech - 38 points, 24% from the field, 11% (3-26) beyond the arc, 13 turnovers
 
Congrats to the Wildcats and Red Raiders for setting WCBB back a few decades.
 
Honorable Mention
 
Incarnate Word - 34 points, 27% from the field, 0% (0-8) on three's and 23 turnovers
Bucknell - 41 points, 35% from the field, 7% (1-15) on three's and 25 turnovers
USC - 35 points, 25% from the field, 11% (1-9) on three's and 15 turnovers    
 
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 So, without further ado!!!  

      
Ladies and Gents, DD looks at the news........

 
 
  

Upsets in Red

 




Thanks to my friend JohnnyC who sends me these numbers when he can.

Gabrell Washington Sacred Heart 29 points
Olivia Jones - Mid Tenn 31 points
Cheyenne Parker Mid Tenn 18 points 17 rebounds 11 blocks
Chrisstasia Walker Louisiana Tech 11 points 10 assists
Crystal Bradford C. Michigan 29 points 14 rebounds
Jas'Mine Bracey C. Michigan 16 points 16 rebounds
Anna Stamolamprou Robert Morris 28 points
TeJahne Malone C. Connecticut St. 22 points 16 rebounds
Erika Livermore FDU 23 points 12 rebounds

Justin Taylor W. Carolina 28 points
Whitney Bunn Furman 15 points 12 assists
Raquel Scott Holy Cross 31 points
Jen Dumiak American 30 points 11 rebounds
Kriten Sharkey Buffalo 24 points 11 rebounds
Mariah Clarin S. Dakota St. 21 points 12 rebounds
Vicky McIntyre Oral Roberts 32 points 17 rebounds
Ally Malott Dayton 30 points
Jillian Alleyne Oregon 30 points 25 rebounds
Keiana Gilbert Chattanooga 13 points 10 rebounds
  Joy Adams Iona 23 points 24 rebounds
Fantasia Hilliard Sacramento St. 11 assists
Stacey Barr Idaho 30 points
Lexi Eaton BYU 27 points 13 rebounds
Deven Hunter Oregon State 15 points 10 rebounds
Jamie Weisner Oregon State 21 points
Annie Tarakchian Princeton 15 points 10 rebounds 6 assists

 
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Message Boards
 

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Interesting Blogs

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John Altavilla's blog, Hartford Courant
 
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Uconn at Temple Game II Pre-Game report


Wishing I was still blogging from Boynton Beach like I was the last time
these two teams met instead of freezing cold Connecticut



UCONN versus Temple
Day: Sunday
Date: February 1st, 2015
Location: McGonagle Hall,
Philadelphia, PA
 Time: 2:00
TV: ESPN2

UConn 19-1 (8-0)
 Temple 10-11 (5-2)
 Overview

In the first meeting, UConn defeated Temple by a 92-58 score. Tuck led them with 24 points with both Stewart and KML having excellent games. Nurse was HOT going 4-5 on three's. I thought Temple played as well as anyone against UConn for long periods in the last meeting. It was clearly not a close game, but Temple ran their offense and did a great job taking care of the ball.
  
Temple welcomes the Huskies to McGonigle Hall while on a three game winning streak after losing to UConn 2 weeks ago. The three wins were all against weaker conference opponents. But still, they have won 6 out of their last 9 games and are playing some of their best ball of the year.  

UConn is coming into this game on an 18 game winning streak and they seem to get better every game. I'd be remise if I didn't mention Stokes triple double against East Carolina in their last outing. Geno has been struggling with how to disperse the minutes, but he seemed happier after the ECU game.        
 
UConn Starters
 
11 Kia Nurse 6' Freshman Guard

She was so aggressive in the last game, I feared for her physical being. She has no regard for her body and it was apparent in two play, one with her diving for a loose ball and one taking a hard charge. She would run through a brick wall for this team.

Last Temple game - 13 points on 4-7 shooting, 4-5 on 3's, 5 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 TO, 1 steal in 21 minutes.

2014-15: MPG 24.7, FG% .551, 3PT% .468, PPG 11.9, RPG 3.6, APG 3.2, 37 steals, 0 blocks

4 Moriah Jefferson 5'7" Junior Guard

 I'm sure she will remember how poorly she shot in this game. She was all over the floor in the ECU game and had several incredible finishes around the basket.
 
Last Temple game - 2 points on 1-6 shooting, 0-1 on 3's, 0 rebounds, 5 assists, 0 TO, 1 steal in 20 minutes. 
 
2014-15: MPG 26.2, FG% .575, 3PT% .500, PPG 11.7, RPG 2.5, APG 4.7, 48 steals, 3 block



23 Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis 5'11" Senior Forward

The Rock is still rock solid. While some might think she should shoot more in order to enhance her WNBA draft position, I love how she lets the game come to her. She just wants the team to get better and if that means the occasional game where she takes a back seat to others, so be it. You can't have a better teammate than that. 
 

Last Temple game - 17 points on 7-10 shooting, 2-3 on 3's, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 TO, 0 steals in 31 minutes.
 
2014-15: MPG 28.1, FG% .536, 3PT% .509, PPG 14.2, RPG 4.3, APG 2.7, 23 steals, 2 blocks
 
3 Morgan Tuck 6'2" Sophomore Forward

She killed it in the last Temple game and her FG percentage has been rising ever since. She is coming off another complete game against ECU with 17 points 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Last Temple game - 24 points on 11-12 shooting, 0-1 on 3's, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 TO, 1 steal in 23 minutes.
 
2014-15: MPG 25.3, FG% .593, 3PT% .171, PPG 14.5, RPG 5.2, APG 2.9, 13 steals, 8 blocks
 
30 Breanna Stewart 6'4" Junior Forward

It looks to me that Stewie is trying to dominate the post on the offensive end and after she does she takes her game outside. It's a new Stewart posting so hard in the box and calling for the ball. She used to post and when she was "nudged" she would move on. Not any more. I love the tougher Breanna.  

Last Temple game - 18 points on 9-19 shooting, 0-4 on 3's, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 TO, 1 steal, 1 block in 21 minutes.
2014-15: MPG 27.7, FG% .544, 3PT% .339, PPG 16.8, RPG 6.9, APG 3.3, 38 steals, 43 blocks



                 UConn Bench


41 Kiah Stokes 6'3"  Senior Center
 
TRIPLE DOUBLE!!!!!! I can't mention it enough. If she really has seen the light and knows she has to be more aggressive and actually does something about it, turn out the lights, the party is OVER. I really enjoyed the post game interview with her. She is a great kid and has the tools to be the BEST center in the country. Talk about making a case for the WNBA. I think she knows what she has to do.

Last Temple game - 9 points on 3-8 shooting, 5 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 TO, 1 steal, 7 blocks  in 21 minutes.
 
2014-15: MPG 20.8, FG% .523, 3PT% .500, PPG 5.6, RPG 8.2, APG 1.0, 12 steals, 93 blocks
 
12 Saniya Chong 5'8" Sophomore Guard
 
Chong is getting better and better at her role on this team. I've seen her make several plays that she wasn't ready to make in the past. She just seems stronger mentally and physically. I am hoping for another building block game for her.  
 
Last Temple game - 4 points on 2-5 shooting, 0-2 on 3's, 4 rebounds, 1 assists, 0 TO, 1 steal in 24 minutes.
2014-15: MPG 20.1, FG% .439, 3PT% .339, PPG 5.9, RPG 2.3, APG 1.7, 11 steals, 5 blocks


 
15 Gabby Williams 5'11" Freshman Guard

She goes left for two, right for two. She has the angle bank shot down to a science when she goes to the basket. She is still rebounding above everyone else. She just has to prove she can do what she is doing against tougher competition and that won't happen until South Carolina.
 
 Last Temple game - 5 points on 2-8 shooting,  10 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 TO, 2 blocks in 21 minutes.
2014-15: MPG 16.5, FG% .611, 3PT% .000, PPG 8.4, RPG 6.0, APG 1.3, 27 steals, 8 blocks


22 Courtney Ekmark 6' Freshman Guard
 
Well, she HAS to do better against Temple this time. She really has been playing well. She has great intensity and seems to know where to be on both offense and defense. She is starting to get it. 
 
Last Temple game -  zeros across the board in 10 minutes.
 
2014-15: MPG 14.1, FG% .267, 3PT% .222, PPG 2.0, RPG 2.1, APG 1.0, 4 steals, 0 blocks


UConn Complete Stats



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Temple Starters
 
 
13  Mama Traore 6'1" Junior Forward
 
Last UConn game - 0 points on 0-2 shooting, 3 rebounds, 0 assists, 0 TOs in 17 minutes.
 
2014-15: MPG 16.3, FG% .286, 3PT% .000, PPG 2.2, RPG 4.1, APG 0.5, 11 steals, 4 block

 

22 Tanaya Atkinson 5'9" Freshman Guard
 
Last UConn game - 0 points on 0-4 shooting, 0-1 on 3's, 4 rebounds, 0 assists, 1 TO in 19 minutes.
 
2014-15: MPG 28.3, FG% .403, 3PT% .410, PPG 11.0, RPG 7.0, APG .8, 24 steals, 4 blocks


1 Erica Covile 6'1" Junior Guard
 
Last UConn game - 13 points on 4-12 shooting, 1-4 on 3's, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 TO, 2 steals in 38 minutes. 
 
    2014-15: MPG 29.8, FG% .439 3PT% .314, PPG 11.3, RPG 9.3, APG 1.6, 32 steals, 12 blocks




23 Tyonna Williams  5'6" Senior Guard
 
Last UConn game - 10 points on 2-11 shooting, 2-10 on 3's, 3 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 TO in 28 minutes.
  
2014-15: MPG 31.8, FG% .317, 3PT% .284, PPG 9.7, RPG 2.5, APG 3.0, 19 steals, 4 blocks



15 Alliya Butts 5'4" Freshman Guard
 
Last UConn game - 14 points on 5-14 shooting, 4-9 on 3's, 0 rebounds, 0 assists, 5 TO, 2 steal in 22 minutes.
 
 
 2014-15: MPG 22.9, FG% .331, 3PT% .360, PPG 11.3, RPG 2.2, APG 2.1, 44 steals, 1 block
Temple Bench
2 Feyonda Fitzgerald 5'7" Sophomore Guard
 
Last UConn game - 16 points on 7-17 shooting, 0-5 on 3's, 0 rebounds, 4 assists, 0 TO in 30 minutes.
  
2014-15: MPG 28.6, FG% .325, 3PT% .257, PPG 12.1, RPG 2.6, APG 2.7, 24 steals, 1 block

21 Kadijiah Berger 5'10 Freshman Guard
 
Last UConn game - 3 points on 1-6 shooting, 1-5 on 3's, 5 rebounds, 1 assists, 0 TO, 2 steals in 22 minutes.
 
2014-15: MPG 16.3, FG% .271, 3PT% .321, PPG 3.1, RPG 2.5, APG 1.1, 13 steals, 2 block
 
35 Safiya Martin 6'4" Sophomore Center
 
Last UConn game - 2 points on 0-1 shooting,  2 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 TO, 1 steal in 24 minutes.
 
 2014-15: MPG 23.4, FG% .433, 3PT% .000, PPG 3.3, RPG 5.2, APG 0.2, 6 steals, 22 blocks


42 Taylor Robinson 6'4" Sophomore Center 
 
DNP in the last UConn game
 
2014-15: MPG 14.1, FG% .466, 3PT% .000, PPG 4.5, RPG 2.9, APG .3, 8 steals, 7 blocks
  
 
 Temple Stats



 Game Analysis
 
Temple showed last time that they will come out shooting threes if they have a crack of an opening. They put up 34 of them. Unfortunately for them they only made eight. They did try to get to the rim and surprisingly they got to the foul line 15 times. But they still don't have the inside game to do any damage. We saw what I expected last time they met, a typical Cardoza team. Disciplined, smart, and hard working. I expect that again. I'm sure they will make some adjustments now that they have film from that first matchup.

UConn was able to do whatever they wanted on offense in the first game. The starting frontline went 27-41 the field and including Stokes and Williams, took 57 of the 75 shots UConn attempted. I would think you would see a lot more of that. Geno seems to have found his rotation style in the last game. I'll be curious to see if he can repeat that against a more disciplined team in Temple.


Final Prediction
 
Temple has a punchers chance of keeping it closer than last time. They WILL take their 30+ three point shots. But they need to make 40% to do that. The talent disparity is just too great for it to be anything more than that.

I'll repeat my prediction from the last meeting. 80's to 50's is my final. 30+ win for UConn. Only because Cardoza is the coach.  
   

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Friday, January 30, 2015

DoggyDaddy's Dailies 1/31/15





  • Links to everything about UConn women
  • Links to every top 25 score and game recap
  • Links to every AAC score and game recap
  • A list of top performers (Either 20+ points, a double/double or whatever I feel like) 
  • Links to everything you need to find out about a team, a player, every statistic you can think 
  • Links to every relevant WCBB message boards
  • Links to every ranking, rating, SOS, RPI sites 
  • Links to other great Blogs 
 
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In case you missed it, here is the link to the UConn/Temple Pre Game Report

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Quiet night in WCBB as most Friday nights are. Only three top twenty five games but I was happy to see that Princeton at Harvard was on TV. I've been wanting to see them play.
 
Harvard's Temi Fagbenle, a one time UConn recruit, is a very good player. She had 13 points in this game. Long and lean, she has a great motor. She reminded me of Swin Cash without the midrange game.
 
I love Princeton's Blake Detrick's game. She shoots the ball like Katie Lou Samuelson with her catch and quick release from beyond the arc. She was 4-6 in this game and finished with 18 points. And she is also a very good defensive player. Constantly jumping into the passing lane for steals. 
 
As you would expect they play smart basketball. They run a motion offense with a lot of screens and take every open three pointer. And boy, do they whip the ball around the perimeter to find the open shooter. They are a pleasure to watch.
 
Looking at the rest of their schedule, there isn't an Ivy league school that will come close to beating them. They are beating the ever-loving crap out of their opponents. Which means that Princeton will come into the NCAA tourney undefeated and will end the season with only one loss. Amazing. 
 
Their only issue is size. They play 6'3" Taylor Williams and 6'2" Alex Wheatley as their main forwards and everyone else is 6' or less. But as Louisville showed Baylor a few years ago, hot 3 point shooting can beat a size advantage.   
       
I believe they will be a handful for many teams and an Elite Eight appearance is not out of the question. I'd love to see them player a few of the poor shooting SEC teams in the tourney. I guess you can say I'm impressed and they are officially the team other than UConn that I will be rooting for the rest of the season. GO TIGERS!!!!!
     

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I linked an article in the UConn section where it reports that UConn will offer student-athletes enhanced scholarships aimed at covering the full cost of attending college.
 
It's clear this is in response to the NCAA granting the Power Five conferences, allowing them to create some of their own rules – specifically those related to student-athlete welfare issues. Full-cost-of-attendance scholarships were approved in one of the first votes by the major conferences.
 
The rules allow but don't require the other teams to follow the rules set by the Power Five conferences. And some schools can't afford this. The article gives the details on the dollar amounts. I'd suggest you read it. It shows that while UConn is not in a Power Five conference, they will act like they are. And any recruiting advantage a Power Five team might have because of this disappears with this decision by UConn.   

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Ugly Game Of The Day
 
In staying with the Ivy League theme, we had the winner of the Uggy coming from the Pennsylvania Dartmouth game.
 
The Quakers beat the Big Green 55-39.
 
39 points on 27% shooting, 17% from beyond the arc and 15 turnovers. I guess you can be ugly and smart.
 
Congrats Dartmouth on winning today's UGOTD award.......your very own UGGY!!!!   
 
Honorable Mention
 
Georgetown University - 52 points 31% from the field, 21% on 3's, and a whopping 27 turnovers. After 4 consecutive 20 win seasons, Georgetown is falling off the face of the earth. The previous 3 seasons they got worse every year. Their record was 15-16 two years ago, 11-21 last year and they dropped to 4-17 this year after the DePaul hammering. Now THAT's UGLY!!! 
 
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 So, without further ado!!!  

      
Ladies and Gents, DD looks at the news........

 
 
  

Upsets in Red




NO GAMES TONIGHT


Thanks to my friend JohnnyC who sends me these numbers when he can.


Ivey Slaughter Florida State 10 points 13 rebounds
Aaliyah Whiteside Georgia Tech 16 points 10 rebounds
Alexis Harris Providence 18 points 12 rebounds
Lauren Okafor James Madison 16 points 11 rebounds 
Taylor Manuel Loyola (Ill) 12 points 17 rebounds
Diana Pierre Southern Illinois 18 points 18 rebounds
Caroline Coyer Villanova 26 points
Kenzie Williams Missouri State 27 points
Lizzie Wendell Drake 43 points
Katlin Engle Drake 14 points 11 rebounds 10 assists
Dorothy Adomako Georgetown 20 points 10 rebounds



 
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Rankings and RPI Sites
 







 



UCONN Information
 







 



Message Boards
 

UConn Territory - The best UConn women's message board ever!!! 

College Fans Only - WCBB board where no holds are barred

Vol Nation - Tennessee women's basketball board     

ND Nation - Notre Dame women's basketball board

Rebkell - WCBB for everyone that thinks they are smarter than everyone else




Videos
 



 


 

Interesting Blogs

 Women's Hoops Blog By ThisJustIn
 

John Altavilla's blog, Hartford Courant
 
Jim Fuller's blog, New Haven Register
 

 

I'm always open for suggestions. Just please reply to this blog or email me at:




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