Doggydaddy's Den: Doggy's Doghouse 3/2/2022

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GO UCONN!!!!!

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HOME SWEET HOME???

Yes, I love my home in Bloomfield. But my blood has thinned out and it's way too cold here!!!

But coming home to see my grandsons warms my heart!!!

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The Naismith Girls' High School All American Teams

1st Team	Rice	Kiki	Kiki Rice	Sr.	PG	Sidwell Friends School	Washington, DC	UCLA
1st Team	Betts	Lauren	Lauren Betts	Sr.	P	Grandview H.S.	Aurora, CO	Stanford
1st Team	Patterson	Ayanna	Ayanna Patterson	Sr.	W	Homestead H.S.	Fort Wayne, IN	UConn
1st Team	Williams	Mikaylah	Mikaylah Williams	Jr.	G	Parkway H.S.	Bossier City, LA
1st Team	Gray	Chance	Chance Gray	Sr.	PG	Winton Woods H.S.	Cincinnati, OH	Oregon
2nd Team	Watkins	Judea	Judea Watkins	Jr.	G	Sierra Canyon H.S.	Chatsworth, CA
2nd Team	Barker	Janiah	Janiah Barker	Sr.	F	Montverde Academy	Montverde, FL	UGA
2nd Team	Gardiner	Timea	Timea Gardiner	Sr.	F	Fremont H.S.	Plain City, UT	Oregon State
2nd Team	Nnaji	Maya	Maya Nnaji	Sr.	F	Hopkins H.S.	Hopkins, MN	Arizona
2nd Team	Beers	Raegan	Raegan Beers	Sr.	P	Valor Christian H.S.	Highlands Ranch, CO	Oregon State
3rd Team	Brady	Isuneh	Isuneh Brady	Sr.	P	Cathedral Catholic H.S.	San Diego, CA	UConn
3rd Team	Gayles	Aaliyah	Aaliyah Gayles	Sr.	PG	Spring Valley H.S.	Las Vegas, NV	USC
3rd Team	Cunningham	Breya	Breya Cunningham	Jr.	P	La Jolla Country Day School	La Jolla, CA
3rd Team	Bransford	KK Arnold	KK Arnold Bransford	Sr.	G	Mount Notre Dame H.S.	Cincinnati, OH	Notre Dame
3rd Team	Watkins	Ashlyn	Ashlyn Watkins	Sr.	P	Cardinal Newman School	Columbia, SC	South Carolina

Boy, it's going to be fun to see Patterson and Brady in Husky Blue in 2022!!!!

And Ashlynn Shade was an honorable mention. We will see her in 2023!! And speaking of Ashlynn!!

The UConn commit really is that good! @AshlynnShade had an incredible State Championship game! Congrats Noblesville on the 4A title! 🏆@MillerNationAD @NobSchools @IndyStarSports @UConnWBB pic.twitter.com/opY4d2edbK
— Check The Score Media (@CTS_SPORTSFILM) March 1, 2022

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GAMES

No. 9 Texas 70 Kansas 60

No. 19 Okahoma 79 Oklahoma State 76

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Straight from the Dog

I got to watch the Vanderbilt-Texas A&M game on the flight home and I was so happy for Shea Ralph getting her first SEC tournament win. They won this game mostly using a big 1st quarter lead and holding off several Texas A&M runs to close the gap. They ended up winning 85-69. They really looked like a UConn team with less talent. Great passing and really good help defense. If Shea can recruit some better talent, she will do damage in the SEC.

I felt bad for Coach Gary Blair, who's team was hammered in his last game of his wonderful career. He handled the loss so well. A great guy.

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Charlie SECreme is finally seeing the light. And maybe reading my Blog.

"The NCAA selection committee's final top-16 reveal on Monday provided more surprises than either of the first two. The most notable? Indiana and Tennessee, which have combined to lose seven of their past nine games, remained on the list. Oregon, Notre Dame and North Carolina didn't make the cut, despite having better records in all the distinctive win categories (record vs. NET top 25, top 50, top 100) than the Hoosiers. Iowa moved into the top 16, which now includes four teams from the Big Ten and four from the Big 12. That makes bracketing a challenge and is the main reason UConn was once again placed outside the geographically friendly Bridgeport Regional. The Huskies' best chance to be placed there is to improve their seed. UConn was No. 9 overall on the committee's list Monday after being No. 11 in the reveal two weeks ago. With Paige Bueckers back, the Huskies are big favorites in the Big East tournament. Don't be surprised if UConn is a No. 2 seed and in the Bridgeport Regional after Championship Week."

Yep, he said it. Don't be surprised...lol.

If (to appease the MOJO gods) UConn wins the Big East tournement and goes into the NCAA tournament 25-5 and on 10 game winning streak and 16-1 in their last 17 games, I can't imagine that Charlies "prediction" not coming true. 2 seed and in Bridgeport.

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By David in Naples

It makes sense to have your best player shoot the most shots. Unfortunately, Paige has been hurt and played only 8 games. As a result, her total shots are only at 102. Good news is she made 58 of them (56.9%). So who is our most prolific shooter?

Christyn has taken an even 300 shots and leads the team. (She has made 46.7%.) What a difference between Paige's 56.9% and Christyn's 46.7%...! So who is 2nd? Surprise...it is Caroline Ducharme at 225 shots..!! (She made 46.2%) Here is the list of the top 9 shot takers:

1. Christyn - 300 shots
2. Caroline - 225
3. Evina - 210
4. Aaliyah - 169
5. Dorka - 158
6. Olivia - 156
7. Azzi - 1528
8. Paige - 102
9. Nika - 99

Amari and Piath are at 29 and 27.

The best shooting % overall is Olivia at 60.9%, Paige at 56.9%, Aaliyah at 52.1% and Azzi at 51.3%. Paige and Azzi take lots of threes, so their numbers are skewed a bit. Most likely, in the Big East tournament and NCAA tourny, the better shooters will take the most shots. With Azzi starting and Paige healthy, that makes sense. Christyn is best driving to the hoop, Caroline is deadly posting up smaller defenders and Dorka works best in very close. Above all, run, run and run some more...

Go Huskies..!!

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