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[quote="Howee"][quote="myrtle"]that game will have some of the heaviest tape rewinds/perusals of any game this year...[b]by both teams[/b]....[/quote]

One thing that floored me in a re-watch: the absolute idiocy of Karli Samuelson's action with 3 seconds left to play (you can see it on ESPN's highlight clip). The inbounds pass goes to her, she's defended, anddd....she passes the ball [b]back toward the basket![/b]...with Breanna in the vicinity. NOT bright. Fortunately, she was fouled, but that could have been unforgiveable IFFF....

Sometimes it's tough (but necessary) to remember that these ARE still "kids", after all. [/quote]

I just watched the games several times, the clock was running out and Uconn had to foul, the player she she was passing to was open, she was also their best free throw shooter and Stewie was not in a position to steal, in fact Mo was in a better place but was also just going for the foul, so why not run off more clock than give any time for a possession to Uconn.

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They miss Hartley a lot. KML doesn't have the offensive versatility to be effective as the #2 scorer.

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[quote="GEF34"][quote="bballjunkie"]I have watched

Orrange has always over dribbled and not passed early enough, she also dribbled toward the player she is passing to and takes her defender into their space, as does Thompson. If you watch the game they dribble so much I think Uconn looks dizzy. They had people open on the weak side but they can't make the pass. Orrange is also very left handed and Hartley would keep her on her right hand and frustrate her but Uconn seemed to forget that last night. None of their shots were challenged from the outside, even the 3 by Orrange as the defense were flying out at Samuelson but she read the defense perfectly and passed to a wide open Orrange.

The key is to give them a few feet as they hesitate and look to drive NOT pass and cut off their path, getting up too close was the problem. Last year the teams that sent a double created havoc for both of them as they are NOT pass first players.[/quote]

For someone who is not a pass first player, Amber Orrange sure has a lot of assists. She has had over 100 assists in each of her first 3 seasons, with her lowest total being 112, her freshman year. She was 2nd in the Pac-12 in assists last season and 4.7 assists. She can also finish her time at Stanford in the top 5 in career assists.

I think Amber is good at knowing when she needs to attack and when to pass. Of course with the new offense she is still learning, and I think her timing and comfortability on the court will come in time.[/quote]

I have to agree with you, Stanford missed her when she was in foul trouble against Texas as Thompson tends to be the one over dribbling and using up a lot of clock.

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my 2c

Last year was the best coaching job in basketball history in Geno not losing despite having only 9 actives at one point. Not only did they win, they won big.

That being said, this team more than any other UConn team in the post 95 era seems to be vurnerable in nip and tuck games. I don't say that just from this game but the sweet 16 game against a very game BYU team as well that only turned into a standard UConn game in the middle of the 3rd when they got hamson out on fouls.

Im not going to go player by player because honestly that's not it...They have stewie and I have more respect for Stokes and KML than others, but there are cracks showing. I agree that there is not much defense to be had out of chong. Stem to stern UConn may still be the best, but the gap isn't where they can coast to 25 pt victories vs a middle of the rankings team like they have for the majority of the past 7 years.

Are they still a #1 seed...yes...can they reclaim #1 overall....possibly tho ND and SC may have something to say about it and with such a low SOS thanks to the AAC...you may very well have an issue should they lose there. Especially if Stanford hits some growing pains.

Geno can figure this out...easily...he's done more with less. and I agree that this pause can be beneficial...but there is less margin for error than there was in the past thanks to the lack of bottom of the ranking type teams in the AAC (in the past UConn could counter a loss to a Stanford by winning convincingly against Rutgers and other 15-25 teams in the midpack of the old Big East) Beating up on SMU just doesn't have the same ring to it...

So panic...absolutely not, this is a final four team until when and if they're eliminated from the tourney.

But they cannot afford another mistake not even to ND

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I agree pretty much with HappyC here.

UConn hasn't a lot of room for mistakes from here on out. If, which I don't expect to happen, they lose to both Notre Dame and South Carolina, then they would have little to show to get a #1 seed. That would be the most amazing result of the year. I can tell you nobody but nobody would want to be the #1 seed in a bracket where UConn was #2! If, on the other hand, they beat both, then they are probably #1 overall again. So let's say they beat one convincingly and lose to the other - what then? They're probably still a #1 seed as long as they win out otherwise.

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Every year, hear the same argument, SOS due to being in a weak conference will cause the demise of UCONN, no recruits will go there, won't prepare them for the Touranament. I think I'll take my chances with Geno and his motley crew to win it all again despite all the perilous prognostications. 47-1 with a NC while in the AAC still attracting elite recruits. Where do I sign.

Michelle Voepel said it best, it is not about the conference or the schedule it is about the coach and the Program.

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