Monday, December 12, 2022

Doggy's Doghouse 12/12/2022



 



                                                                                                                          
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GO UCONN!!!!!

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I was going to do my usual, looking for things to post in the blog. But by friend Ken put this together and it saved me a ton of time. Thanks Ken!!!!

“I couldn’t be prouder of my team and how we represented ourselves out there,” UConn head coach Geno Auriemma said postgame. “I think it was a gutsy, amazing performance by them. And it’s Connecticut, there’s ‘atta girl for doing well and not coming back with a win, but except for on the scoreboard there were a lot of wins out there today for us. I’m happy for them and I’m excited for for how good we’re going to be in the future.”

“I think the root was definitely just new lineups playing with one another,” Aaliyah Edwards said of the turnovers. “We had to kind of grind it out together and figure out how we can stay connected while being more aggressive and keeping our intensity. But we tried to limit the turnovers and to execute our plays.”

“We missed a lot with Nika out,” Edwards said. “I feel like her being a great facilitator for us, getting us organized and also just bringing the energy. But I think Inês did a great job helping us, running our plays and getting us what Coach wants us to do. A lot of people also did step up and make some great plays for us, great possessions. So I think that we battled it out.”

“The game did kind of turn it a little bit when Lou got her third foul,” Auriemma said. “The way Lou plays she impacts the game so many different ways. And she missed I think the whole second quarter and that was the one quarter that there was a big difference between the two teams. And you don’t have many options on the bench to replace somebody like that, so right now we’re managing it as we go along.”

“For long, long stretches of the game, it was exactly what we had hoped it would be and it played out exactly the way we wanted it to play out,” Auriemma said. “Unfortunately we just couldn’t sustain it for the entire 40 minutes. As the game wore on, I think we got a little bit worn down, but more mentally than physically. ... We made a lot of mental errors late there in the game. But at the same time, they made some big, big shots late in the game that were a big difference in the outcome. ... Big threes that went in that really were back breakers.

Ines had never played before more than about 200 fans and more than 60X that showed up for the game yesterday:

Coach Frese was excited, but conciliatory:


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With all the struggles that Amari DeBerry has been having in getting into the rotation, she has showed great improvement the last few games. UConn needed her for  minutes and she came through. I think we will see more of this!!

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And some more about Ines. 



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GAMES

UPSETS IN RED

NO GAMES UNTIL WEDNESDAY

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Straight from the Dog

It was so great to see the last two players on the bench got to contribute more than finishing out blowouts. 

So, will they see time then Fudd, Muhl and Juhasz are back?

I think yes. With Ines, UConn now has a competent back up point guard. Something that wasn't available or maybe trusted before. What Bettencourt did against Maryland was pretty much unbelievable. She played 29 minutes on the road against a top 20 team in front of 12K+ fans on national TV. Think about that. And she aquitted herself very well. Getting 10-15 minutes backing up Nika will be a piece of cake.

With DeBerry, UConn now has more options. Edwards can get rest now as the Huskies can go big with Juhasz and DeBerry playing High/Low games. 10+ minutes per game is very possible.

I left off Patterson, but she is improving. She still plays like a freshman, making way too many mistakes. She is clueless on where to be on defense, being weak with her switches. But she will continue to get better and be a regular part of the rotation.      

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So, what will the regular rotation be when everyone is back? Well, everyone but Paige and Ice?

Starters - Fudd, Muhl, Lou, Edwards, Juhasz  is my best guess.

Bench - Griffin, Ducharme, Patterson, Bettencourt and DeBerry.

Over the next few weeks, with Fudd still out, the team will continue to get deeper and deeper.

Can't wait to see it. Let's RUN THE TABLE UCONN!!!!  
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I'm a big fan of a redemption tour, so right now Notre Dame and Maryland are two of the inhabitants. I'd love Maryland in the sweet sixteen and Notre Dame in the Elite Eight. Sound like a plan?? 

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