Doggydaddy's Den: Doggy's Doghouse 11/9/17

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Tough day of Shopping at the Mall

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I was pretty harsh on Tennessee's performance against Carson-Newman even though they scored 121 points and won by 47.

Sometimes though, it's not what you do, it's how you do it. I talked about their low number of assists.

Compare how they did to what UConn did for the entire season last year.

UConn - 863 assists on 1,210 baskets. That is 71.3%.

Tennessee - 19 assists on 52 baskets. That is 35.5%.

For a couple of minutes in the first half I counted how many passes Tennessee made per possession. I never got more than 3. Mostly one and then that player would make a 1-1 move to try to score.

Let's see if they do better on Sunday against East Tennessee State. Last year they played and the Lady Vols beat the Lady Buccaneers 83-58.

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By David in Naples!!!!!

Everyone knows the UConn players are unselfish and share the basketball. After all, last year the Huskies crushed the assist record for a single season with 863 assists on 1,210 baskets. That is 71.3%..!! They averaged 23.3 assists per game. And, that was in 37 games, not the 38-40 games the team has played the past few years. The result of this unselfishness is multiple players scoring points and a balanced result in the box score. Key on one player, someone else kills you... 8-)

Consider the "made baskets" for the starters plus Z against Ashland. KLS had 9, Pheesa also 9, Z had 8, Kia had 7, Gabby 5 and Crystal with 3. This was with no one playing more than 21 minutes. Throw in Megan Walker with 6 and you have the perfect ladder with 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 made shots. Talk about balance.

In two exhibition games so far, UConn has a ridiculous 63 assists on 87 baskets. That is 72.4%. Yes, they were exhibition games against weaker opponents. But, with a deeper bench and 5-8 scoring options, the assist record from just last season may go down again. Let's hope so....

Go Huskies..!!

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UCONN LINKS

Pretty quiet on UConn recruiting front - for now Jim Fuller

Geno Auriemma Says Last Year's Loss Was 'Exactly What Needed To Happen' Courant

Gabby Williams Named to The Cheryl Miller Award Watch List UConn Team Site

UConn Newcomers: Women's Basketball Team Has Newfound Depth Courant

WCBB LINKS

Back at home, Courtney Ekmark combining basketball with law school at ASU AZ Central

Morgan William's Giant-Killing Shot Is Still Shaking Up Women's Basketball SI

Geno Auriemma and UConn are ready for another ride to the top ESPN

2017-18 Women's Basketball campaign tips off this weekend PAC-12

Can Mississippi State's women's basketball team do it again? Jackson Ledger

Stanford women’s basketball: Heralded freshmen will have to wait their turn SF Gate