Uconn vs MD

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Uconn is making shots but MD is playing fast and scrappy also the MD bigs are all over the Uconn bigs... The game is close thus far but do you think that Maryland will run out of gas or Uconn will get rolling and blow them out
 
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Maryland looks really good. They don't seem to be missing Brown and Mincy too much. Jones was a beast tonight, and seemingly scored at will. They will be tough.

If there is a trio better than Stewart, Tuck and Jefferson...I have yet to see it. Those three are clutch.
 
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I watched it (most of it at least).

Maryland played well and shot well. UCONN still won by 10, but had to earn it. They knew they were in a fight when it was over.

UCONN is bothered by physicality in the paint. They seem like they are a finesse team and Maryland had a couple of bruisers. They adjusted at halftime though, or Maryland just got tired.

Like the Lady Vols, UCONN is not a very good 3 pt shooting team, but the one sub at the end nailed a clutch shot.

It was an entertaining game where both teams can really score, and play hard on every possession.

The Maryland coach is a tremendous motivator and competitor. Very different from Holly (but also different from Geno and most others).
 
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Maryland could've won this game... Whenever Uconn went on a run Maryland had an answer and they hit crucial shots..Maryland never panicked nor did they hang their heads... I like this Maryland team...
 
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Brenda F is savvy and a great coach. I wish we could get her. Boy can she recruit. Even with the transfers the team looks great.

A former student of mine played at Maryland. She said Brenda is touch, positive and puts up with nothing. She also told me they never hesitate and she coaches to all their strengths. They always believe they can win and there is a.ways a GAME PLAN!,,, Brenda is always willing to change things up and she coaches offensive play as well as defensive play. Imagine that! An offensive minded coach!!

Interesting to see what MD does this year. I can only hope that our Lady Vols can figure it out.

How long do we have to go before we see a positive change? Will Holly ever realize she just does not know how to coach an elite team?

The saga continues!
 
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I meant to say that Brenda is tough! Guess I should check my posts for spelling!

I think I get too worked up!!!
 
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Linda Lee said:
Brenda F is savvy and a great coach. I wish we could get her. Boy can she recruit. Even with the transfers the team looks great.

A former student of mine played at Maryland. She said Brenda is touch, positive and puts up with nothing. She also told me they never hesitate and she coaches to all their strengths. They always believe they can win and there is a.ways a GAME PLAN!,,, Brenda is always willing to change things up and she coaches offensive play as well as defensive play. Imagine that! An offensive minded coach!!

Interesting to see what MD does this year. I can only hope that our Lady Vols can figure it out.

How long do we have to go before we see a positive change? Will Holly ever realize she just does not know how to coach an elite team?

The saga continues!
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If we continue being put in her bracket in the tournament we will continue to lose. I wish we would have made a run at her when Pat retired. Hart wanted a bargain.
 
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Trixietrouble said:
I watched it (most of it at least).

Maryland played well and shot well. UCONN still won by 10, but had to earn it. They knew they were in a fight when it was over.

UCONN is bothered by physicality in the paint. They seem like they are a finesse team and Maryland had a couple of bruisers. They adjusted at halftime though, or Maryland just got tired.

Like the Lady Vols, UCONN is not a very good 3 pt shooting team, but the one sub at the end nailed a clutch shot.

It was an entertaining game where both teams can really score, and play hard on every possession.

The Maryland coach is a tremendous motivator and competitor. Very different from Holly (but also different from Geno and most others).
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It really was a fun game to watch. I thought the Turtles were going to pull it out. Close but not quite. Again UCon is vulnerable from the 3 pt line. The team that is going to beat them is going to put up a load of 3's.

I watched Geno's post game interview on ESPN. He had a couple of interesting (but obvious, now that he said them) observations. First they haven't been able to replace Stokes - the big inside defensive forward. Last night that showed a lot. Also he said they haven't found a replacement for Lewis, last year's 3 pt shooter. Their 3 pt shooting is probably only slightly better than ours. I'm convinced they can be beat & USC is the 1st team that is going to do it.

It was also interesting to hear him talk about their defense. He said something like, "we aren't the smartest bulbs out there". Wow, I think he has the best defensive team in the country.
 
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Sandvol said:
If we continue being put in her bracket in the tournament we will continue to lose. I wish we would have made a run at her when Pat retired. Hart wanted a bargain.
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BS. The Lady Vols faithful threatened to boycott if he didn't hire Warlick...b/c she was Pat's choice no matter her condition. They hamstrung his chance of getting a big time coach. You wanted her, you got her.
 
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meekfan said:
It really was a fun game to watch. I thought the Turtles were going to pull it out. Close but not quite. Again UCon is vulnerable from the 3 pt line. The team that is going to beat them is going to put up a load of 3's.

I watched Geno's post game interview on ESPN. He had a couple of interesting (but obvious, now that he said them) observations. First they haven't been able to replace Stokes - the big inside defensive forward. Last night that showed a lot. Also he said they haven't found a replacement for Lewis, last year's 3 pt shooter. Their 3 pt shooting is probably only slightly better than ours. I'm convinced they can be beat & USC is the 1st team that is going to do it.

It was also interesting to hear him talk about their defense. He said something like, "we aren't the smartest bulbs out there". Wow, I think he has the best defensive team in the country.
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UConn may not be as good an outside shooting team as last year, but they are still pretty good...way better than Tennessee. You have to guard Jefferson, Nurse, Stewart and Tuck of the starters. If they bring Samuelson in for Collier, then all 5 players on the court are solid outside threats. Deshields is the only LV who has made the volume of outside shots to warrant being closely guarded from there.

The SC game will be interesting. Coates is a better version of Brionna Jones, and I expect that she will have a similar kind of game against UConn...only more physical. Wilson has the size and skill to make Stewart work for her points, and make her work on defense as well. Throw in Mitchell, and they should like their chances going into that game. Will be one to keep an eye on for sure.
 
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other thoughts on MD that inside freshman player they have played like a beast....hard to stop her.... and I think MD has top recruiting class in country maybe? They are good into the near future at least
 
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I think UConn loses this season. I think SC might be the team to beat them. There will be a sold out crowd and I think they match up better with UConn than last season.
 
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I'm really not sold on South Carolina as a championship contender this year. If you look at who they've beaten and the manner in which they've beat them nothing really stands out as "UConn level" outstanding.

UK beat Duke and Arizona State by similar margins. Notre Dame handled UCLA more convincingly and Cal also beat UCLA by a similar margin--Cal is not a world beater. UConn destroyed Ohio State.
 
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"Their 3 pt shooting is probably only slightly better than ours"

If you look at the NCAA ranking summary UConn's 3 point game, while not stellar, is significantly better than UT's.

UT avg 3pt/gm 3.3 - ranking 316th
UT 3pt % 22.8% - ranking 331st

UConn avg 3pt/gm 6.6 - ranking 94th
UConn 3pt % 34.7 - ranking 68th

UConn's 3pt FG defense sucks. They are ranked 322nd.
 
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brassie said:
"Their 3 pt shooting is probably only slightly better than ours"

If you look at the NCAA ranking summary UConn's 3 point game, while not stellar, is significantly better than UT's.

UT avg 3pt/gm 3.3 - ranking 316th
UT 3pt % 22.8% - ranking 331st

UConn avg 3pt/gm 6.6 - ranking 94th
UConn 3pt % 34.7 - ranking 68th

UConn's 3pt FG defense sucks. They are ranked 322nd.
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Don't worry, every statistical aspect of the game will rise for UCONN once they start their high school conference schedule.
 
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Maryland had a great game plan and execution. I also give Coach Frese a lot of credit. Not only did she have her team ready, but like the commentators said, many programs turned down playing in the Maggie Dixon Classic vs UCONN. She's a very talented coach and great for the women's game.
 
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Volfan2012 said:
I think UConn loses this season. I think SC might be the team to beat them. There will be a sold out crowd and I think they match up better with UConn than last season.
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Seriously though, does it matter if they lose? At the end of the day, it would be nothing more than an out of conference loss.... nothing more, nothing less. Doesn't mean UConn wouldn't beat them when it counts. I'm pretty sure not all of UConn's 10 national championships were undefeated seasons. There were many that though SC would beat UConn last season. How did that work out? If they do lose, that'll only be their 2nd loss in over 100 games.

Maryland played a great game, but still lost by double digits. On the Maryland board, some were saying Maryland didn't play well....Same could be said for UConn. 14 TO's in the first half? Hardly UConn-like. I don't want to take anything away from the Terps, though. I was impressed by their talent and how they never backed down. They answered every UConn run with one of their own.

UConn has some issues to work out, that's for certain. We have some holes we didn't have last season. I think when the Frosh get some experience and we get Butler back, that will help. My biggest surprise is how poorly we're guarding the 3 this season. I don't think we're quite as bad as it appears however.... we've played against some great shooters, and teams know that they need to jack up a lot of 3's to score with us. Still, that part of our defense needs a LOT of work.

Funny, DePaul fans said "We could have beaten UConn"....Notre Dame fans said the same things, as did some Maryland fans....and yet, they didn't. The SC game will be interesting, for sure.
 
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Defaultuser said:
BS. The Lady Vols faithful threatened to boycott if he didn't hire Warlick...b/c she was Pat's choice no matter her condition. They hamstrung his chance of getting a big time coach. You wanted her, you got her.
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actually I think that is the way Bama Dave operates ,he backed in to hiring coach Jones and it was a stroke of luck that Barnes quit Texas when he did,I do have to say that I think coach Summitt did a good job as far as wanting coach Warlick as her replacement

I know most won't to hear this,but you have to remember that Coach Warlick is still learning on the job as a head coach,I think she will get it all figured out,but it does take time,which most have forgotten about

of course there is nothing like taking over a Legends spot as the head coach,the microscope is on her,but given a little time and I think she will do a fine job of carrying on the Lady Vols tradition of playing winning basketball
 
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BBaller said:
Funny, DePaul fans said "We could have beaten UConn"....Notre Dame fans said the same things, as did some Maryland fans....and yet, they didn't. The SC game will be interesting, for sure.
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It seems to me that ND plays much more aggressive with a 4 guard plus one big than they do playing 3 guards and 2 bigs.

I also see UCONN learning from the wins perhaps more than the other three learn from the losses if any meet again in March/April. That's why they are at the top right now.
 
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