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While some other observers might fault or pick at other things, one stat that really has an odor is 64% from the line. That is just wretched, and it has little or nothing to do with anything UCF did. Against a better team at tourney time, that flaw could be “fatal.”

Edit- 7 of 11 isn’t that bad, even if the percentage is. My bad.
 
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Incidentally part of me wonders if Geno sometimes sidles up to the officials before the game: "Psst. Let 'em play tonight, why don't you." Intentionally trying to stiffen up his players. :D
 

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Geno on subs: "A couple of those guys actually tried to make a play ....To their horror it actually worked" Funny!
 

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While some other observers might fault or pick at other things, one stat that really has an odor is 64% from the line. That is just wretched, and it has little or nothing to do with anything UCF did. Against a better team at tourney time, that flaw could be “fatal.”

Edit- 7 of 11 isn’t that bad, even if the percentage is. My bad.

I believe UCF's knock um around style had a lot to do with it. Our guys were thrown off. This was a game with too many fouls to whistle or that seems to have been the thinking of the whistles.
 

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A couple thoughts:
  • This kind of game is exactly what the Huskies need, because it's what they'll get when they go up against the top teams in the SEC like SC & MS St, and they've got better players.
  • For the sake of the AAC, I'm hoping Coach Abe can continue to turnaround UCF and maybe even push UConn
  • At some point, Geno needs to get more bench players into the regular rotation
 
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Geno going off in the post-game about his players expecting the refs to bail them out because they can't make a bucket anytime anyone touches them and he's calling the head officials to tell them that it's their job to help out the UConn Huskies players.
 

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Congratulations UConn Huskies!! This game wasn't pretty, but UCF is a very tough team. Nykeshia "Precious" Sales did a good job, scouting her former school for this game. The hugs were so special and sweet afterwards, between Coaches Geno, CD, Shae and Nykeshia. Nykeshia will always have a piece of Coach Geno's heart :).
 

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We got the only 6-6 kid in college basketball that's unguardable, and we got the only 6-6 kid that can't guard anyone.
Geno was furious with Z during the 1st half when Gabby & Kia had one of the UCF players trapped in the corner on offense, and for whatever reason, Z ran out to the arc to guard someone, leaving the lane open, baling out the trapped UCF player who passed the ball to a cutting teammate for an uncontested layup.
 

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I think that was the maddest he got in the first half.
 

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While some other observers might fault or pick at other things, one stat that really has an odor is 64% from the line. That is just wretched, and it has little or nothing to do with anything UCF did. Against a better team at tourney time, that flaw could be “fatal.”

Edit- 7 of 11 isn’t that bad, even if the percentage is. My bad.
Our leading FT shooter was 3-6. That’s not great.
 

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I always judge quarters by twenty-five. Twenty-four is close enough.
I judge by twenty. If they average twenty points a quarter I'm satisfied with that.
 
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I do not know how to post a tweet.
Jim fuller has tweeted

Geno Auriemma said he hopes for resolution to whether Andra Espinoza-Hunter will be part of #UConn team in next day or two.

I never believed that AEH has been hiding behind her grandmother's sick bed.
 

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I do not know how to post a tweet.
Jim fuller has tweeted

Geno Auriemma said he hopes for resolution to whether Andra Espinoza-Hunter will be part of #UConn team in next day or two.

I never believed that AEH has been hiding behind her grandmother's sick bed.
The Spring Semester at UConn is set to begin a week from today. I’m hoping everything works out for AEH.
 
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I do not know how to post a tweet.
Jim fuller has tweeted

Geno Auriemma said he hopes for resolution to whether Andra Espinoza-Hunter will be part of #UConn team in next day or two.

I never believed that AEH has been hiding behind her grandmother's sick bed.
This may be a good news. Or at least we will know what happens.
 
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Geno going off in the post-game about his players expecting the refs to bail them out because they can't make a bucket anytime anyone touches them and he's calling the head officials to tell them that it's their job to help out the UConn Huskies players.

Just saw that on SportsCenter - Geno scorched his players good. And not in the Geno-smart-a** way. He was PO'd.
 
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Geno took the opposite tack from the S Car coach by saying his players need to adjust to the officiating. I don't think he was very happy with the way the game was called but it's likely that they will see this sort of game a few more times and better to let your team know that whining won't change that. But I also think he will have something to say to the AAC chief of officials in the next few days that neither his players nor we will hear about.
 

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