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Lots of conversation about that last non-call. Too much for my taste. Hell, even Lebron has his two cents. Just shut up Lebron. You get more calls than any player alive.
"I don't think LeBron has ever won a game on a bad call by the other team, by the other officials...I probably doubt that in his career he's ever won a game and decided to give it back because he looked at it and went 'that was a foul'" - Geno Auriemma pic.twitter.com/WIZVLxGTUc
— UConn Videos (@SNYUConn) March 30, 2021
Here are a few pictures and video clips of other possible fouls that weren't called.
How about this one??
yes, yes she did https://t.co/zzBpSdlMa0 pic.twitter.com/4ts6byGIAk
— Meredith Cash (@mercash22) March 30, 2021
Or this one with a minute left
No call here??
All ball? 😉 pic.twitter.com/bNumgNpyGg
— Kristen Hurley (@KristenHurleyUS) March 30, 2021
And no fouls was called here either
No foul called here. @UConnWBB game was called like that all night. Should be no complaints about last play. pic.twitter.com/bbfPgesQdG
— carl adamec (@CarlAdamec) March 30, 2021
Ok, this blog is the last time I will talk about the foul calls in that game. Bottom line is UConn won, they came back from a 10 point deficit late in the third quarter and held off a furious comeback by a very talented Baylor team. End of story. A very happy ending.
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A very good decision by WBCA. Congrats to Paige and Caitlin
🏆: 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 𝐖𝐁𝐂𝐀 𝐍𝐂𝐀𝐀 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈 𝐂𝐨-𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 @adidas
— WBCA (@WBCA1981) March 30, 2021
Congratulations to Paige Bueckers (@paigebueckers1)!
🔗: https://t.co/2eQog9Ly0a#WBCAwards | @uconnwbb pic.twitter.com/fFg2sWssQq
Hear a few words from the 2021 WBCA NCAA Division I Co-Freshmen of the Year presented by @adidas, @paigebueckers1!#WBCAwards | @UConnWBB pic.twitter.com/u5aYxdU5Z9
— WBCA (@WBCA1981) March 30, 2021
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HEMISFAIR REGION
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1 seed UConn vs 3 seed Arizona Friday 9:30 ET ESPN
1 seed South Carolina vs 1 seed Stanford Friday 6:00 ET ESPN
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Well, South Carolina/Texas game was a poor example of offensive basketball, especially by Texas. Damn, they were just awful. They only had 7 points in the first quarter. That was an offensive explosion compared to the shutout that South Carolina threw at them in the final period. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, Texas scored zero points over the last ten minutes of the game. Even worse, it was actually over the last 12:27.
How did they do that?
0-3 to finish the last 2:27 of the third quarter.
0-14 and 4 turnovers in the fourth quarter
Now, South Carolina is a terrific defensive team. I mean, really good. Amihere came off the bench for them and had 9 blocks. Nope, you are not seeing things.
But Texas has struggled in several games this season and mostly against Baylor a team similar to South Carolina in size and defensive style.
Ok, you guessed it. I'm going to award my first post season UGGY award. To win one of these in the post season, you really have to play poorly. Not just ugly, but FUGLY.
Texas shot 14-61(23%) from the field, 3-15 on threes, 3-6 from the foul line, 15 turnovers and only 34 points. Collier finished her college career with 4 points, shooting 2-10 from the field, They were out-rebounded 47-33. Whew.
So congrats Texas on winning the post season UGGY. It's not easy to be so bad.
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It's not too soon to be thinking ahead. The Huskies will have tough game against an inspired Arizona and if they are fortunate enough to win (did I appease all the MOJO gods?) they could have a rematch with South Carolina. What a great game that would be. Or will it be against Stanford?
Any of these games would be amazing. I'm just looking forward to Friday night to see UConn take on the Wildcats.
And that South Carolina-Stanford game is going to be a war. Two really really good defensive teams going at it hard.
Huskies open as a 13.5 point favorite. Stanford is a 3 point favorite.
I love WCBB!!!!
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By David in Naples
Dear Kim,
I know it is hard to lose a close game to arch rival Uconn. Your team is very talented, and plays super hard. But, stop blaming the last shot taken by your team for the loss. Here is a list of 10 reasons Baylor lost that make more sense than blaming the refs for a non call.
1. Your team missed 40 shots. FORTY. You guys missed 39 other shots before the last one.
2. Your defense allowed Paige to score 28 points. Hold her to 25 and you win.
3. Carrington, your "go to scorer", was 2-12 in the 2nd half and 0-4 from three range.
4. UConn shot 8-17 from deep. That is 47% from a team that hit only 35% all season.
5. Your team missed 7 of 20 free throws. Make 3 freebies and win.
6. Baylor made only 2 threes all game and missed 7.
7. Normally, your rebounding advantage is 19 per game. Against the Huskies, it was only 2 rebounds.
8. Your team had 10 shots blocked by UConn's bigs.
9. You guys scored 24 points in the 1st period and only 28 in the whole 2nd half.
10. Starting with 2 minutes left in the 3rd period, and running about 5 minutes of game time, your team gave up 19 straight points and scored 0.
UConn scored 69 points on 43.3% shooting. Give them credit for playing hard and with determination. Each of the items listed above contributed more to your defeat than the last shot your team took. Deal with it and be mature.
Go Huskies..!!
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