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GlennMacGrady
Joined: 03 Jan 2005 Posts: 8249 Location: Heisenberg
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Posted: 02/10/20 9:04 pm ::: |
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My answer remains 1993. |
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cthskzfn
Joined: 21 Nov 2004 Posts: 12851 Location: In a world where a PSYCHOpath like Trump isn't potus.
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Posted: 02/10/20 9:10 pm ::: |
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The worst CT team since '04-05 now has 6 days to figure out how to win at USF, in order to avoid the stigma of not only ending the FF streak, but of ending the no-consecutive-loss streak, which began in November of 1993.
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myrtle
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Posted: 02/10/20 9:37 pm ::: |
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cthskzfn wrote: |
The worst CT team since '04-05 now has 6 days to figure out how to win at USF, in order to avoid the stigma of not only ending the FF streak, but of ending the no-consecutive-loss streak, which began in November of 1993. |
when all three 1/2 of their real players are 'on', they can beat just about anybody. If one or two of them are just so-so, then they could lose to any top 20 team. If two of them are on, they can still beat 90+% of the teams out there, especially if they can get anything at all from Makurat or Griffin. Griffin looks pretty hopeless if she can't/won't shoot anything except layups, even if her energy brings some fun moments. Today, he might as well have given Irwin some minutes since nothing else was working.
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cthskzfn
Joined: 21 Nov 2004 Posts: 12851 Location: In a world where a PSYCHOpath like Trump isn't potus.
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Posted: 02/10/20 9:48 pm ::: |
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myrtle wrote: |
cthskzfn wrote: |
The worst CT team since '04-05 now has 6 days to figure out how to win at USF, in order to avoid the stigma of not only ending the FF streak, but of ending the no-consecutive-loss streak, which began in November of 1993. |
when all three 1/2 of their real players are 'on', they can beat just about anybody. If one or two of them are just so-so, then they could lose to any top 20 team. If two of them are on, they can still beat 90+% of the teams out there, especially if they can get anything at all from Makurat or Griffin. Griffin looks pretty hopeless if she can't/won't shoot anything except layups, even if her energy brings some fun moments. Today, he might as well have given Irwin some minutes since nothing else was working. |
They're on only vs mediocre teams.
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pilight
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Posted: 02/10/20 9:57 pm ::: |
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cthskzfn wrote: |
The worst CT team since '04-05 now has 6 days to figure out how to win at USF, in order to avoid the stigma of not only ending the FF streak, but of ending the no-consecutive-loss streak, which began in November of 1993. |
Also 145 straight conference wins, 93 more than the next longest current streak
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WNBA 09
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tfan
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Posted: 02/11/20 12:03 am ::: |
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I think it has been a very long while since UConn had a starter (Irwin started 17 of 22 games) who wasn't rated in the top 100 out of high school (excluding non-USA players). Maybe never since the rating services started.
Hoopgurlz:
Player Overall ranking Position ranking
Megan Walker #1 #1
Crystyn Williams #1 #1
Crystal Dangerfield #3 #1
Olivia Nelson-Odata #5 #1
Aubrey Griffin #21 #5
Kyla Irwin NR #16
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Howee
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Posted: 02/11/20 12:47 am ::: |
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Well, THAT was fun.
And yes, cthskzfn, even *this* UConn is good for our game....with out their legacy of greatness, I doubt SC's crowd would have been as big. [ ....and everybody loves to pile on to see UConn lose.... ] Let us have this for the blip of time it exists.
Yes, it was a bit....odd?....to see a 2 pt quarter from The Huskies. Credit SC, though, for playing tough from the get-go. The most glaring deficiency is CONSISTENCY, imo. The Huskies do some marvelous things....here and there. I believe it was Geno who used the philosophy of "Practice doing something till you just can't do it wrong." Maybe he's softening a bit.....
Harris was awesome. Dangerfield was awesome. ONO actually IS a very good post, imo: Boston was too strong for her; ONO ended up with 5 PFs, while Boston finished her game with a mere 1 PF.
Speaking of Boston, this is really the most I've watched her; she's pretty phenomenal. She reminds me of a taller, more agile Courtney Paris, with a gritty low block game and great hands.
Like Paris, she is NOT great at elevating--some of these tall/bulky/notsoathletic kids rely on their height alone. I watched some of the replays on Boston's blocks. Her feet may have gotten a whole 4 inches off the floor. If/when she looses a few pounds, and gets in better physical condition, she will be unstoppable.
I also enjoyed that little firecracker, Cooke.
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Carol Anne
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Speebs56
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tfan
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Posted: 02/11/20 7:22 pm ::: |
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"Some years, the object is we're going to be a No. 1 seed and we're going to win the whole thing. This year, the object is: get through the season, get in the NCAA Tournament, see what happens. This year we're like every other team in the country." |
All those other teams who have 2 #1 overall recruits and 2 #1 at their position recruits. That is, if there are any other teams who have that level of high-rated
talent out of high school.
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summertime blues
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Posted: 02/12/20 11:41 am ::: |
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And maybe they weill play together well and be happy, and maybe not. We'll see.
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