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Post by HC13 on Dec 14, 2019 15:35:49 GMT -5
Manis picks up her 4th, HC 61-48
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Post by HC13 on Dec 14, 2019 15:38:56 GMT -5
HC 61-50 at the last media time out 4 mins to go.
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Post by HC13 on Dec 14, 2019 15:41:07 GMT -5
HC 63-50 on a nice put back by Swords off her own miss. A great defensive game all around today.
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Post by HC13 on Dec 14, 2019 15:45:09 GMT -5
HC empties the bench, lead 65-50 under 30 secs to go
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Post by HC13 on Dec 14, 2019 15:45:59 GMT -5
Final HC 65-52, Manis w/ double double 23/11, Swords 14/8
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Post by rgs318 on Dec 14, 2019 15:47:24 GMT -5
After some early scares, HC looks to be getting into form again. Nice win for the women.
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Post by HC13 on Dec 14, 2019 15:53:23 GMT -5
After some early scares, HC looks to be getting into form again. Nice win for the women. Indeed, but it is very concerning that they are practically getting no offensive off the bench. They need a healthy Faulkner if they are going to compete in the PL. OE is a solid defender & rebounder but her offensive can be ugly at times.
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Post by purplehaze on Dec 14, 2019 16:15:17 GMT -5
Agree. ! Morris gives us nothing and OE is really struggling after a fine frosh year - just not enough contributors after our starting five, and the two frosh do not look ready to play at this level
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Post by HC13 on Dec 14, 2019 16:42:09 GMT -5
Hopefully, Petro, who saw some time at the end of the game is getting healthy & might be able to contribute some quality mins during league play.
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Post by purplehaze on Dec 14, 2019 16:52:42 GMT -5
There’s always hope I suppose
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Post by hchoops on Dec 14, 2019 16:56:15 GMT -5
In general, if a team has five productive players, and one or two who can give minimal contributions off the bench, that has been a recipe for many successful college teams, at least on the men’s side. Geno has also done very well playing his bench minimal minutes most seasons.
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Post by longsuffering on Dec 14, 2019 17:01:03 GMT -5
Due to the highly driven amount of play in HS, camps, and AAU to capture the brass ring of a quarter million dollar scholarship, is there a pattern forming of players beginning their college careers with wear and tear injuries instead of developing those during college?
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Post by HC13 on Dec 14, 2019 17:02:35 GMT -5
In general, if a team has five productive players, and one or two who can give minimal contributions off the bench, that has been a recipe for many successful college teams, at least on the men’s side. Geno has also done very well playing his bench minimal minutes most seasons. I don't disagree, but this team has been bit by the injury bug and both Manis & Swords have had foul problems in the past. With faulkner out, they really on have one player available in Ezemma and she has struggled on offense. Morris is fine for spot mins but has zero offense.
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Post by longsuffering on Dec 14, 2019 17:08:36 GMT -5
In general, if a team has five productive players, and one or two who can give minimal contributions off the bench, that has been a recipe for many successful college teams, at least on the men’s side. Geno has also done very well playing his bench minimal minutes most seasons. And he still has talent stacked like cordwood on the bench. His average bench player would contend for All PL. Too bad BG could not have leveraged his relationship with Geno to facilitate a couple of transfers over the years for players who were not going to get significant minutes in Storrs, but could be huge contributors to PL championship teams 45 minutes away in Worcester. I suppose it is a touchy subject, best initiated by the player or not at all.
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Post by bison137 on Dec 14, 2019 18:36:40 GMT -5
In general, if a team has five productive players, and one or two who can give minimal contributions off the bench, that has been a recipe for many successful college teams, at least on the men’s side. Geno has also done very well playing his bench minimal minutes most seasons. And he still has talent stacked like cordwood on the bench. His average bench player would contend for All PL. Too bad BG could not have leveraged his relationship with Geno to facilitate a couple of transfers over the years for players who were not going to get significant minutes in Storrs, but could be huge contributors to PL championship teams 45 minutes away in Worcester. I suppose it is a touchy subject, best initiated by the player or not at all. Most scholarship players on his bench would be PL POY., but none would have had interest in transferring below a P5 conference. The UConn players who have transferred in recent years went to Georgia, Penn State, Kentucky, Texas Tech, Mississippi State, Arizona State, and Wisconsin. They were all good enough for P5 conferences, but didn't have the characteristics and/or work ethic to play for UConn at the time they left. Auriemma requires very good defense plus an ability to pass and move without the ball. And 100% dedication to team ahead of individual. Not all of his recruits were fits - although many would have seen regular playing time if they had stayed for four years.
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Post by purplehaze on Dec 19, 2019 14:15:42 GMT -5
Let's keep the 13 pt win over SHU in perspective - Yale beat them today in New Haven by 47 pts. - much like UNH on Sunday these games are against very weak teams which we should rout - let's hope we return to full health very soon for this team to reach its potential
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Post by bison137 on Dec 19, 2019 15:02:59 GMT -5
In general, if a team has five productive players, and one or two who can give minimal contributions off the bench, that has been a recipe for many successful college teams, at least on the men’s side. Geno has also done very well playing his bench minimal minutes most seasons. A bit of a difference though. To begin, Geno has five or six tremendous players. And those players are all great defenders who know how to guard while staying out of foul trouble. Also they may be the best-conditioned team in the country.
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