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[Carol Anne]

[dtsnms]

Can Montgomery stay with Latta and not turn it over?

Is Houston okay to play at close to 100%?

What impact will Brit Hunter have?



Should be an exciting game. I'm going to be a homer and pick Uconn by a few.

[bullsky]

Yikes. UCONN is turning over the ball at an alarming rate. And also, how many times did UNC foul UCONN on that one possession? haha It seemed like that possession never ended!

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[bballfan2005]

Those Tar Hole jerseys are fugly.

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[rebkell]

Anybody catch that over and back at the 13:46 mark?

[bballfan2005]

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[styxfan22]

Hey, when are they going to interview Taurasi? If she's overseas, will they do a satellite hook-up?

[bballfan2005]

Strong drive by Thomas

28-13

Carolina doesn't like the ball, so they're turning it over.

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[CamrnCrz1974]

UNC leads, 45-27, with just over 15 minutes left in the second half.

For UConn, Mel Thomas looks as if she is the most improved player on the team. She had a great block on Ivory Latta and is doing a nice job of moving without the basketball.

For UNC, Latta has had some nice passes to Larkins. Little has hit some big three point baskets.

[jimmyk]

Heh. Go Tar Heels.

[CamrnCrz1974]

Atkinson has hit at least two 3-point baskets in this game...a shot she needs in order to be a small forward in the WNBA.

Brit Hunter had a nice layup on a fast break.

[bullsky]

I agree with what Doris just said. If Atkinson can play with this kind of mind-set, she will play her way onto a WNBA roster. With that athleticism, and the finish at the basket that she has. She will DEFINETLY play for a team in the WNBA.

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[PUmatty]

Anyone know the last time the Hussies were down by 30 at home??

[bullsky]

Has the Connecticut Sun ever thought of expanding to a bigger arena such as the Hartford Civic Center. It's a nice looking arena and has lots of seats. Maybe an arena for the future?

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[umbeta1455]

either uconn is worse than people are thinking, or UNC is better than people are thinking. I think it's a little bit of both. I heard UNC would be better with a better coach. But I like Latta a lot.

For Uconn I like the way Strother is fighting for rebounds in the paint. I'm not used to that.

[womens_hoops]

wow. I mean seriously... wow.

UConn looked totally shell-shocked. They had about 10 minutes in the first half where they seemed like they could keep up. The rest of the game, they looked like a high school team.

[CKent]

I think Ron Burgundy put it best: "Boy, that escalated quickly...I mean, that really got out of hand fast."

[mercfan3]

Well..that was interssting..I have to say I didn't expect that.

Strother and Turner..what can I say. They are seniors, they are good players, they are talanted..but they certainly aren't leaders.

Mel..I love Mel, wasn't the best game..I appreciate her effort and heart though, but she can't be playing 40 minutes a game (especially his Mel Chases the ball around the court defense) and be expected to shoot very well for forty minutes..that is an unfair expectation, seeing as the entire NC team is about ten times as fast as her. She played okay, better than the majority of the team. IMO, she's the closest thing to a leader this team has, but Nicole can have five of Mel's minutes. Crocket showed some heart as well..Uconn needs a big girl to step up..hopefully Charde can heal pretty quickly..who knows what the outcome would have been if Charde had been healthy.

Bright spot..Williams..that's about it.

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[ThreeBall25]

As a UConn fan, the only highlight of the game for me was seeing SDS getting tackled at halftime.

[BBallFanCT729]

UConn's somewhat underwhelming recruiting the last couple of years, especially at the PG & SG spots, has come back to haunt them. During its' years of major success, UConn had great guard play (DT, Sue, Rita, Jen, heck...even Maria). UConn doesn't have that right now, and while I am hopeful that they will improve during the year, I don't think UConn will contend for a title for a few years.

This was just an embarassing and depressing game. Our worst loss in 11 years...horrible.

Oh, and to UNC: You don't need to be playing Erlana Larkins when you are up by 30 with 1:38 remaining. You were going to win the game...no need to play one of your best players.

[thatGAgirl]

WTF happened to my team?!! That was just downright embarassing!

For me, the most disheartening thing was just seeing them running around bumping into each other, looking like the 5 Stooges most times I expected a much better game. Where was the UConn fight that we're used to seeing?

The biggest problem I see is that UConn's offense is designed as sort of a guide. It requires players to read the defense and make split second decisions based on what the defense does. It seemed like they were trying to run a play, and when it wasn't there, they tried to force it instead of adjusting to what the defense was throwing at them. I just didn't see anyone on the floor who could 'think the game' effectively, specifically from the guard position. And it didn't help that there was zero to no post presence *sigh* They looked a bit like the high school team that I support here. Most of the time UConn looked like they had no idea what they were doing. How depressing.

But UNC played well. To be honest, I really thought that they would crash and burn in the end like they always do. I like that Ivory Latta boy! She's fiesty! She gets in the lane and finishes very well. I was also impressed with McCants. She is very athletic and has a nice touch on her shot. Larkins wasn't as involved in this game as she normally is, but UNC really didn't need her. UConn got burned on the perimeter and on the boards (I'm going off the top of my head as I haven't checked the stats yet). All in all a totally sucky game. Another snoozer makes it on TV....

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