First game thread of the season: UConn v. Stanford

[Plebe]

UConn actually lost the 2nd half.

Man, this is rough. UConn peaked in the first half of the first game and it's all downhill from here.

 

[Mdoggie]

What’s the score?

 

[Vowelguy]

Stanford 20-11 this quarter

 

[HoopsFan21]

78-53 final

 

[HuskyNan]

The young players are working to get good shots, successfully, but the rhythm on the shots isn't there yet.

 

[JordyG]

There was some good and bad this game. But all in all, no Crystal, no win.

 

[ochoopsfan]

Points in the Paint Final
Farm--1-1-5-4(11)
UConn -- 5-4-4-3 (16)

 

[sarals24]

That second half will give Geno lots to work with in practice!

 

[sarals24]

There was some good and bad this game. But all in all, no Crystal, no win.

Well, that might be a stretch.

 

[HuskyNan]

There was some good and bad this game. But all in all, no Crystal, no win.

Disagree. Gabby was passing today rather than looking to score. If Crystal's shot wasn't falling, other people would have shot more.

 

[Roger G]

The young players are working to get good shots, successfully, but the rhythm on the shots isn't there yet.

But it wasn't just the young players missing shots in the second half. They lost focus around the rim. Pretty easy to do when you're creaming the other team.

 

[HuskyNan]

But it wasn't just the young players missing shots in the second half. They lost focus around the rim. Pretty easy to do when you're creaming the other team.

It takes a while for freshmen to get used to the speed and physicality of Div I basketball.

 

[huskeynut]

Plenty for Geno to work on. But let's remember, UConn's level of performance is so much higher than every other team because the standards of excellence/ expectations are higher than any other program.

This was the first official game. Its only going to get better.

 

[oldude]

Well I can't say that I didn't expect to hear the "Not good for WBB" nonsense this season, but I must say that I didn't expect to hear it at the end of the 1st half of the 1st game, courtesy of Seth Greenberg.

 

[HuskyNan]

Regarding the missed shots, Lou just said they don't have their legs back yet.

 

[huskeynut]

Well I can't say that I didn't expect to hear the "Not good for WBB" nonsense this season, but I must say that I didn't expect to hear it at the end of the 1st half of the 1st game.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

 

[Kaizen]

1. Starters Missed too many easy shots.
2. The benches did not play aggressively... not just passing the ball you need to score,
But I am still very happy for the first game.

 

[sarals24]

1. Starters Missed too many easy shots.
2. The benches did not play aggressively... not just passing the ball you need to score,
But I am still very happy for the first game.

If you aren't counting Z and Megan, I guess #2 is correct. But Z and Megan were both aggressive and scored.

 

[Mdoggie]

Like a bunch of lemmings. Once it’s said, they all say the same damn thing. No originality.

 

[MilfordHusky]

UConn actually lost the 2nd half.

By 10.

 

[MilfordHusky]

The 2nd half was mediocre effort and not fun to watch. Shots spun out and the defensive intensity dropped.

But I'm not worried.

Things to work on: offensive spacing, layups, free throws.

 

[huskyd]

MIA: Napheesa. For some reason she stayed outside for much of the game. Took few shots (3 from long range) and had few rebounds. Geno said she has been nursing a "sore" foot, so maybe that's the explanation. At any rate the inside game was absent. All the Huskies seemed to do was hoist up 3s. UConn outrebounded for the game and outscored in second half. In the first half the balloon was inflated; in the second, the opposite. Thank God for the D. Lou was very good, Gabby pretty good, Crystal was excellent, Z was OK, and Kia (did she play?). BUT no way to close a game . . . Geno can't be happy.

 

[oldude]

MIA: Napheesa. For some reason she stayed outside for much of the game. Took few shots (3 from long range) and had few rebounds. Geno said she has been nursing a "sore" foot, so maybe that's the explanation. UConn outrebounded for the game and outscored in second half. In the first half the balloon was inflated; in the second, the opposite. Thank God for the D. Lou was very good, Gabby pretty good, Crystal was excellent, Z was OK, and Kia (did she play?). BUT no way to close a game . . . Geno can't be happy.

A comment on Kia's play. Yes she was 1-8, but she also held Stanford's top scorer, Brittany McPhee, to 9 pts on 3-12 shooting.

 

[hoophuskee]

I'm very happy how this game went. UCONN won in a blowout. A blowout in the 1st half. Offensively two were terrific and Gabby was good - yet still won without a sweat. Very happy.

 

[JordyG]

Not their best game all around. Yet, considering the first game last year, this was incredibly satisfying.