Doggydaddy's Den: Doggy's Doghouse 11/7/19

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Cute and cuter!!!

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The season is about to start and like every year, there are questions that need to be answered about the team. Here is Doggy Daddy's list!!!

1. Will Camara play again for UConn after having surgery? I read somewhere she is expected to be out 6-8 weeks.

2. Will Westbrooks appeal be accepted? The group that hears her appeal is not the same idiots that rejected it in the first place. Hopefully the AD's have a better grasp on what is good for the player.

3. Which freshman will be the starter when they play Sunday? It certainly looks like Makurat, but Griffin has been outstanding and is knocking on the door.

4. Will the forgotten seniors, Irwin and Bent, get regular minutes or will it be clean up time in blowouts that is in their future?

5. Was the Adebayo we saw in the two exhibition games be the player we see once the season starts or will she show the skills that made her a double double machine last year against weaker competition?

6. Can Dangerfield stay healthy and fresh and can Geno keep her minutes down so that happens?

7. Will Geno play all nine players available double digit minutes?

8. Will Williams show everyone that she is the most skilled player on the court?

9. Can Nelson-Ododa stay out of foul trouble? It will be necessary for that to be the case for UConn to have success this season.

10. Will Walker finally break out of her deferring shell and be the leader on the court that UConn needs?

I'm so looking forward to seeing the answers develop as the season progresses.

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Tennessee is playing their second game of the season after a tough win against East Tennessee State
72-68. Yes, THAT East Tennessee State. But that didn't stop the Lady Vol fans from holding on to their dreams of returning to the Top 25 again.

In their second game, the Lady Vols were playing another "directional" school, Central Arkansas. I believe that they have 2 players over 6' but no one over 6'1". Not a good thing when you go up against a big Tennessee team.

And Tennessee showed their dominance, running out to a 14-6 lead. But then the subs came in for the Lady Vol starting 5 and the team clearly fell apart, getting outscored 12-6 to finish the quarter. After a
7-6 start to the second quarter, Tennessee went on a 7-0 run to finish the half up 8 points.

A quick 10-2 run to start the third quarter gave the Lady Vols a 16 point lead and the rout was on! It was Tennessee's physical advantage that allowed them to totally shut down the Sugar Bear offense. After 18 points in the first quarter, Central Arkansas was only able to score 18 points the rest of the way. Tennessee ended up winning 63-36. Not exactly an offensive display. Well, I guess that depends on which meaning you use for "offensive".

There definitely is some talent on this team. Horston, their freshman guard, was the No. 2 ranked player out of HS last year. She showed her skills here. Davis, their supposed star, had a tough outing in a game she should just dominate. New coach, same offense. Looking forward to when they play better teams.

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Speaking of better teams, Tennessee goes to visit Notre Dame on Sunday for their annual meeting. The game will be on ESPN2.

The Irish are down to 7 scholarship players available with the health issues of Abbey Prohaska (Blood clots in her lungs) and now a knee injury to starting center Mikayla Vaughn. Vaughn is supposed to be out for 6-8 weeks.

It could get really ugly for the Irish this season. I will predict a Tennessee win on Monday. Battle of two mediocre teams where both will soon be out of the top 25.

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