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Sunday, February 5, 2017

DoggyDaddy's Dailies 2/6/17

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Got up even earlier for my granddaughter Noa's cheer competition. They were terrific again and came in second place. So happy for her and her teammates!!!!

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And my grandson Logan has the Number 1 fingers up for both the Patriots and UConn. He is such a great fan!!!

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Another slow start for the Huskies, only taking a 16-11 lead after one quarter. Katie Lou was something like 2-12 in the first quarter. If it wasn't for the great play of Napheesa Collier, they might have even been down for the quarter.

But after that, UConn slowly built their usual big lead. The Huskies really turned it on in the second half, shooting a scorching 24-33 .

I'll try to put together a post game report, but I just want to give kudos to Saniya Chong, who scored 17 points, had 7 assists and no turnovers along with 7 rebounds. She has really come into her own.

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Only one upset in top 25 games and that was fellow AAC member South Florida who lost to Memphis Sunday. There were too many teams in the bottom five of the top 25 that lost to have this impact their rankings too much, but make no mistake about it, this will hurt their seeding. Memphis is not a good team.

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By David in Naples!!!!!

UConn has taken 1,304 shots this season. Surprisingly, opponents have taken nearly the same number, at 1,295 shots. This is a difference of only 9 shots. How then, can UConn have scored 659 more points than opponents? That is an average difference of 31.4 points every game. The answer is accuracy and free throws. 8-)

Of UConn's shots, 393 or 30% have been from beyond the three point arc. Opponents have had to take 431 or 33% from three point range. Interestingly, the Huskies make 41% of their threes, while the bad guys only make 26%. That means 50 extra three pointers for UConn or 150 points. UConn also makes 56.8% of their attempts inside the arc. Opponents only make 39.5% of the closer in shots. That gives another 354 points to the good guys.

The final difference comes at the free throw line. UConn has tried 369 free throws and made 286 or 77.5%. The other guys only have 208 attempts and 131 makes. Chalk up another 155 points for the Huskies. Taking more free throws and making a higher percentage gives UConn 7.4 extra points per game. Add in better accuracy on threes, as well as Gabby & Pheesa down low, and you get the recipe for an 86.1 point per game average. It is not the number of shots you take, but rather the rate at which you make them.

Go Huskies..!!

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UCONN LINKS

Collier, Huskies roll to 97th win in a row Carl Adamec

Athletic Huskies don't always look part Carl Adamec

Chong delivers again as UConn rolls past Tulsa Jim Fuller

UConn Women Find Their Groove, Defeat Tulsa, 96-50 Courant

Uconn senior guard Saniya Chong shines as Huskies win 97th in a row NH Register

UConn Huskies' NCAA-record win streak: 96 and counting ABC News

UConn Women’s Basketball Uses Strong Second Half to Blow Past Tulsa, 96-50 UConn BLOG

Kyla Irwin leaves mark in another UConn victory Centre Daily

UConn women breeze to 97th straight win, 96-50 over Tulsa The Day

Upsets in Red

Late games in Green

No. 1 UConn 96 Tulsa 50 (links in the UConn section)

No. 3 Maryland too much for Indiana, 92-56 Herald Times

Coates leads No. 4 South Carolina past Arkansas, 79-49 USA Today

Dillingham helps No. 5 Mississippi State beat Missouri 70-53 USA Today

Plum scores 28 as No. 10 Washington beats Colorado, 79-75 USA Today

Brown leads No. 11 Oregon State women past Arizona 65=57 KZTV

Greenwell scores 21 in No. 15 Duke women's victory USA Today

No. 17 DePaul women grab season-high 61 rebounds in victory USA Today

20 South Florida Memphis Yahoo Sports

Bruner, No. 23 Arizona State women turn back Oregon 68-63 Yahoo Sports

Peterson, Sykes team for 44 in No. 24 Syracuse women's romp USA Today

No. 25 Kentucky Tops Vanderbilt, 71-63 LEX 18

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Statistical Sites

National Statistics

Rankings and RPI Sites

Realtime Daily RPI

Massey Rankings and Matchups

Jeff Sagarin Basketball Ratings

NCAA D1Women's RPI

ESPN AP and Coaches Poll

ESPN Conference Standings

Warren Nolan RPI and SOS

Message Boards

UConn Territory - The best UConn women's message board ever!!!

College Fans Only - WCBB board where no holds are barred

Vol Nation - Tennessee women's basketball board

CockyTalk - The upstart South Carolina women's basketball board

ND Nation - Notre Dame women's basketball board

Rebkell - WCBB for everyone that thinks they are smarter than everyone else

Videos

BBallnut's Games from the 90's/00's

UConn Women replays

UCONN Information

2016-17 Online Media Guide

UConn 2016-2017 Roster

UConn 2016-2017 Statistics

UConn 2016-2017 Schedule

I'm always open for suggestions. Just please reply to this blog or email me at:

doggydaddy.UConn@gmail.com

Saturday, February 4, 2017

DoggyDaddy's Dailies 2/5/17

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Got up early for my Granddaughter Noa's cheer competition in West Palm. We drove by the airport and saw Airforce One. It was very cool. No sign of the President.

Noa and her team did great. They compete again Sunday before the awards are handed out.

Then spent 3 hours at the pool. I don't want to go home!

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I posted this yesterday -

I didn't write a Pre Game Report for the first matchup between UConn and Tulsa so I'm not going to do that for the second game. But here is the link to my Post Game Report from the first matchup that will give you an idea on how this game should go.

Tulsa was crazy hot from the outside and I'm sure Geno will remind his players of how that occurred. I would expect some really tight defense on the perimeter.

Tulsa put up 17 three point shots in each half and hit 8 of them in the first half and 5 in the second half. I can see them putting up 34 again but no way they make 13 of them.

Last game was a 98-58 win for the Huskies. Look for a larger margin this time on UConn's home court.

UConn by 50+.

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Here is a link to an article about 2017 recruit Megan Walker. There is a video full of highlights. All from one game. At the end of the video, she attempts a dunk.

I was thrilled to see the diversity of her game. She finished with both hands, showed post moves, mid-range jumpers and three pointers. Great hands on defense as well.

Her 6'1" frame is solid, but not muscular yet. When she gets in the UConn weight room, she will get so much stronger.

No transcendent player at UConn like Moore, Stewart, Taurasi? There will be soon.

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Two more upsets in the top 25 Saturday and two close calls. The bottom 5 of the top 25 is so fluid this year.

No. 21 Green Bay lost their second game this week to mid-level mid-major teams. This time they lost to Detroit-Mercy 76-72. Say goodbye to the top 25.

No. 22 West Virginia, who battled No. 2 Baylor in a close game last week, lost to unranked Iowa State 80-55. A 25 point loss to a mid-level BIG 12 team? You have got to be kidding me. They have now lost three of their last four games and are 3-7 in their last ten games. The respect some Power-5 teams get is just pathetic. They better be out of the top 25 on Monday.

No. 12 Texas was in a tough battle with Kansas State, finally putting them away 80-55. Kansas State has had a pretty good season so far. They should be in the top 25 ahead of either Green Bay or West Virginia.

No. 18 Oklahoma won in a close game with Oklahoma State 66-60. I haven't been impressed with Oklahoma although I really like Gabby Ortiz's game.

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By David in Naples!!!!!

Stanford beat USC (the one in California) last night for Tara Vanderveer's 1,000th win. Stanford was in control throughout the game and ended up winning 58-42. They are now 20-3 and #8 in the country. The point in mentioning all this is that Stanford scored 6 points in the whole 4th period. Six..! The number after five and before seven..!! They scored these 6 points against a team with 10 loses. No team ranked 8th in the country should get a win if they only score 6 points in a ten minute period.

The Mendoza line for poor scoring in a quarter should be 15 points. Do that four times and your team has 60 points and a chance to win. Fail to get 15 and you will probably lose. In 84 periods this season, UConn has failed to score 15 points only eight times. And, never twice in one game. The lowest scoring quarter was 10 points against Kansas State in the 4th quarter. UConn was up 28 and scored 75 points for the whole game. The next two worst quarters came against DePaul and Notre Dame when UConn scored only 11 points. In the DePaul game, the Huskies hung 91 on the Blue Demons and were winning by 36 going into the 4th period. Against the Irish, the 11 points was scored in the 2nd period and UConn won with 72 points.

Defensively, UConn has help opponents under 15 points, in a period, 51 times. That includes Notre Dame twice, Texas twice, Baylor twice and Maryland once. This goes a long way in explaining why UConn's defense only allows an average of only 54.7 points per game, while scoring 86.1 per game themselves. In the game on Sunday, see how many times Tulsa can reach the 15 point goal. In the meantime, Stanford should be ashamed they only scored 6 points against a mediocre team.

Go Huskies..!

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UCONN LINKS

UConn's Collier making her minutes count Carl Adamec

UConn's Collier, Samuelson in select company Jim Fuller

UConn women's basketball more athletic than people may think CT. Communication

Gamecocks have work remaining in SEC before turning focus to UConn Post and Courier

Women's basketball: Tulsa visits No. 1 UConn Tulsa World

Napheesa Collier, Tulsa’s Shug Dickson latest stars from St. Louis area Register Citizen

Huskies want more out of Dangerfield American Republican

Upsets in Red

Late games in Green

No. 2 Baylor beats Texas Tech 79-61 for 21st straight win USA Today

K-State women held off by No. 12 Texas Kansas City Star

Mitchell has 32, No. 14 Ohio State women pound Wisconsin USA Today

Ortiz scores 17, No. 18 Oklahoma women top Oklahoma St. USA Today

Urbanick, Detroit women go deep to beat No. 21 Green Bay USA Today

No. 22/23 West Virginia Falls to Iowa State West Virginia Team Site

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Statistical Sites

National Statistics

Rankings and RPI Sites

Realtime Daily RPI

Massey Rankings and Matchups

Jeff Sagarin Basketball Ratings

NCAA D1Women's RPI

ESPN AP and Coaches Poll

ESPN Conference Standings

Warren Nolan RPI and SOS

Message Boards

UConn Territory - The best UConn women's message board ever!!!

College Fans Only - WCBB board where no holds are barred

Vol Nation - Tennessee women's basketball board

CockyTalk - The upstart South Carolina women's basketball board

ND Nation - Notre Dame women's basketball board

Rebkell - WCBB for everyone that thinks they are smarter than everyone else

Videos

BBallnut's Games from the 90's/00's

UConn Women replays

UCONN Information

2016-17 Online Media Guide

UConn 2016-2017 Roster

UConn 2016-2017 Statistics

UConn 2016-2017 Schedule

I'm always open for suggestions. Just please reply to this blog or email me at:

doggydaddy.UConn@gmail.com

Friday, February 3, 2017

DoggyDaddy's Dailies 2/4/17

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We moved out of our vacation condo Friday and into my son's house. We love him and his family, but it doesn't feel like vacation. We will be here until we fly home Tuesday night.

Had a great lunch at Two Georges. And a drink at 11:30. So unlike me....but the buzz was fun!!!

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I didn't write a Pre Game Report for the first matchup between UConn and Tulsa so I'm not going to do that for the second game. But here is the link to my Post Game Report from the first matchup that will give you an idea on how this game should go.

Tulsa was crazy hot from the outside and I'm sure Geno will remind his players of how that occurred. I would expect some really tight defense on the perimeter.

Tulsa put up 17 three point shots in each half and hit 8 of them in the first half and 5 in the second half. I can see them putting up 34 again but no way they make 13 of them.

Last game was a 98-58 win for the Huskies. Look for a larger margin this time on UConn's home court.

UConn by 50+.

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All late games Friday. Other than DePaul/St. John's, it's PAC night.

I'll update the scores as I can, but probably not until Saturday morning.

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I don't usually give out an UGGY award for one quarter of play. I mean, every team has a bad quarter. But this quarter of play deserved special mention.

In the DePaul/St. John's game, where the Blue Demons defeated the Johnnies 54-51, DePaul was absolutely horrible in the fourth quarter.

Let's see what happened.

DePaul scored only 3 points. They were 1-9 from the field, 0-5 on threes, 1-6 on free throws and 5 turnovers.

Sorry, Doug, but your team was just god awful in this fourth quarter and you win an UGGY Award. Congrats!!!

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By David in Naples!!!!!

Katie Lou Samuelson has now scored 455 points this season. That is an average of 21.7 per game. She is within 24 points of Renee Montgomery for 12th place on the UConn sophomore scoring list. KLS is 29
points away from tying Rebecca Lobo for 11th place. If/when she gets to 564 points, Katie Lou will tie Diana and Svetlana for 6th place. Interestingly, Taurasi averaged 14.5 points per game for 39 games & Abrosimova 16.6 per game for 34 games. Both scored well below Lou in their average per game.

If Samuelson were to play 38 games this season and average 21 pts per game, she would finish with 798 points. That would pass Stewie's 777 points for 1st place. If she averages 20 pts per, she would score 760 points and finish 2nd, just ahead of Maya at 754. Any combination of fewer games or a lower average would place her somewhere between KML's 670 (3rd) and Tina's 540 (7th).

Katie Lou's 455 points this season has already passed her freshman total of 408 points. For her career, KLS now has 863 points. At 21 pts per game, she would reach 1,000 career points in 6.5 games. All this, in just her sophomore year.

Go KLS..!!
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