Doggydaddy's Den: Doggy's Doghouse 2/7/2024

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GO UCONN!!!!!

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Hope you enjoy my UConn/Seton Hall II Pregame Report

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I just love bloopers!!

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I'm a rankings geek Morgan is ranked No. 18 in the class of 2024. I can't wait to see where she lands in the next release of the rankings. She had gone down to 18th after being injured last season. I'm guessing Top Ten.

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Allie Zeibell

25 points (8-22 FG, 6-16 3-PT, 3-4 FT),

9 rebs, 3 assists, 4 steals

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** Designates Upset

Games Tuesday February 6th, 2024

No. 21 Creighton 77 Xavier 46

No. 22 West Virginia 82 Texas Tech 59

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Straight from the Dog

"Want to see where the bracket could change in the next two weeks? Keep a close eye on Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish are the next big potential bracket movers. Sure, winning at UConn was huge, but their next-best wins are Tennessee and Miami -- and until now, Notre Dame has benefited from a light ACC schedule. Six of Notre Dame's seven conference wins came against Pitt (twice), Boston College, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest and Virginia. The Irish's No. 8 NET rating looks impressive, but the resume is a little thin. The next 13 days could change that dramatically. Starting Thursday, the Irish play Louisville, Florida State, NC State and Duke -- all probable NCAA tournament teams. These are the games that will show the way if Notre Dame is to be a serious ACC contender and a potential first- and second-round NCAA host.

My friend Meyers posted this - by the "S" curve

1. S. Carolina

2. Iowa

3. NC State

4. Stanford

5. Texas

6. Colorado

7. UCLA

8. UCONN

9. USC

10. Kansas St

11. Indiana

12. Ohio St.

13. Louisville

14. LSU

15. Gonzaga

16. Virginia Tech

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By PHIL

Milestone watch

• Aaliyah Edwards reached 1604 career points with her 33 points in the St. John’s game. She passed Gabby Williams and Swin Cash to take sole possession of 22nd place, and needs 25 points to tie Barbara Turner.

• Aaliyah Edwards now has 877 rebounds with 13 against St. John’s . She is in sole possession of 14th place, and needs 20 more to catch Olivia Nelson-Ododa.

• Nika Mühl had 578 assists after her 9 assists in the St. John’s game. She is in 7th place and needs 7 more to tie Sue Bird.

• Geno Auriemma now has 1199 wins and needs one more to reach the 1200 plateau.

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SPIDER STATS

Plus one for every assist block point rebound and steal. I don’t add extra for offensive rebounds as it already seems to favor the bigs. Minus one for every missed shot (2, 3 or foul), turnover or foul committed.

UConn 84, St. John’s 41.

Net positives/minutes played: Aaliyah 38/39, Paige 22/36, Nika 12/33, KK 5/39, Ice 4/10, Ashlynn 3/36, Amari 0/1, Ines 0/1, Qadence -2/5.

Aaliyah’s 38 tops this year so far. Get 1200 Wednesday. Survive South Carolina. Win regular season big East. Win big East tournament. Win two NCAA games in Storrs.

Beyond that, gravy.

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UCONN LINKS

Several links are pay sites. Sorry!

How Geno's former players feel about his reaching 1200 wins

UConn vs Seton Hall - how to watch

Geno in search of career win 1200

UConn Coach approaching milestone

KK Arnold inks NIL deal with Black Fives Foundation

UConn vs Seton Hall - what you need to know

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