Liv and Edwards played 29 and 26 minutes respectively. While they didn't play the full 40 like our guards, they were out there most of the game. Aubrey played the other 25 minutes. Out of our front court we got a grand total of 9 pts, 10 blocks, and 10 fouls committed.
I recall Rebecca Lobo saying at one point something like the officials let them know early on they were going to let them play! Huh? Call the game with the same RULES in mind for both teams. "Letting them play" is making the players wonder if what they do will be acceptable this time or not and ruins the flow, in my opinion.
And awesome rebounding & defense.
I worry about E having to play 40.
That’s why we need Nika, to platoon Christyn, Evina, and her.
She really did not do as we expected. She was quite fair in her assessment that the foul did not decide the game.
Or all the flopping he does!
As I noted elsewhere, McGraw's Bench has taken over the diatribe and it sounds really really yummy. I think TN is slowly headed in the right direction but not sure about ND and stealing Patterson under their nose maybe sent them tumbling over the edge.
Let’s leave stuff on other sites where it lays.
Ha! That's good!
I know, "she's getting big bucks", but I always hate it when they shove cameras in a losing coach or players face expecting smiles and graciousness after a gut wrenching loss. I'll give Kim and Carrington a pass. Like Geno said, nothing anybody says is going to change anything.
Maybe this has been noted somewhere but wanted to comment on a small but significant effort by ONO. For years, we have watched ONO's tendency to slap down on shots, sometimes getting called for fouls when she didn't touch the defender. On the last play, she stood tall and had her hands straight up (unlike Edwards). I was watching ONO since she was guarding the shooter and there was no contact. If this was who the refs were watching, no wonder they didn't make a call.
Anatomize. I like that word choice. Well done.
The no-call on Carrington's shot was a clear foul. The last two minutes of the game should be officiated the same as the first two minutes. The bad officiating was against BOTH teams........................but that does not excuse bad officiating. "Taking the whistle out" of the mouth at the end rewards illegal play. Remember.......................refs do not commit fouls, players do. It is the ref's job to call the foul.....................during the entire game.
The officiating in this tournament has been bad. They really need to do extensive training for officials in all the conference's. It doesn't help grow the game when people tune in and see so many blown calls.
The enthusiasm of this UConn team is infectious, even for an old curmudgeon like Geno.
Just as they did showing "the play," when there were slow motion shots of most of William's layups, you always saw a arm or two wacking CW across the arm. Don't remember any calls.
