Hall v. UCONN women

[MBF72]

Watched the second quarter of this game at the X L Center in Hartford, and although our women were down by 21 at the half I was impressed with how they moved the ball and hit many open threes. The downside is they can't stop anyone defensively, though of course UCONN is in a class by itself. Shaheen should talk to Tony B. about offense.
Park-Lane looked terrible: seemed completely out of sorts. Too bad.

Surprised by the big noon time mid week crowd. 9,100 Good promotions and marketing; and of course a great team. They really do things right.

 

[CL82]

Even against a depleted Connecticut team, you have to pick your poison. Bozella decided to pack the paint and force UConn to shoot from outside. Connecticut obliged.

I’m looking forward to seeing the rematch at Seton Hall. it will be interesting to see if he changes things up.

 

[silkcitypirate]

Watched the second quarter of this game at the X L Center in Hartford, and although our women were down by 21 at the half I was impressed with how they moved the ball and hit many open threes. The downside is they can't stop anyone defensively, though of course UCONN is in a class by itself. Shaheen should talk to Tony B. about offense.
Park-Lane looked terrible: seemed completely out of sorts. Too bad.

Surprised by the big noon time mid week crowd. 9,100 Good promotions and marketing; and of course a great team. They really do things right.

They are just way better than us .A lot of good teams in the Big East this yr. under UCONN we need to focus on them . St. John's ,Marquette ,Nova and Creighton for starters . We need to protect home court in all these games .Then steal some away games. That is how we get in the NCAA tournament .

 

[silkcitypirate]

Even against a depleted Connecticut team, you have to pick your poison. Tony decided to pack the paint and force UConn to shoot from outside. Connecticut obliged.

I’m looking forward to seeing the rematch at Seton Hall. it will be interesting to see if he changes things up.

Lets face it. Your team is way too talented . If we stay competitive with you it would be a moral victory .

 

[CL82]

Lets face it. Your team is way too talented . If we stay competitive with you it would be a moral victory .

I think it’s closer than you think. If Nika Muhl and Dorka Juhasz we’re still out injured, I think the game goes the other way. Muhl especially is the engine that makes the steam go. Although I thought the freshman, Betancourt played reasonably well in limited stretches.

 

[MBF72]

I'm a big fan of Muhl, and last year thought she really provided instant energy coming off the bench. Now, I actually think Bettencourt is a more natural point guard. I like her a lot.

On another note, who becomes UCONN's coach when Geno leaves? I see CD going with him and don't see one of the other assistants stepping up.

I also think yesterday's game would have been closer without Muhl and Dorka, but still a double-digit UCONN win.

 

[CL82]

I'm a big fan of Muhl, and last year thought she really provided instant energy coming off the bench. Now, I actually think Bettencourt is a more natural point guard. I like her a lot.

On another note, who becomes UCONN's coach when Geno leaves? I see CD going with him and don't see one of the other assistants stepping up.

I also think yesterday's game would have been closer without Muhl and Dorka, but still a double-digit UCONN win.

Yes, Nika made a big jump this year. Both coaches have talked about how her intensity energizes the team. Obviously, she’s not making up for Paige Bueckers, particularly in point production, but she is a heck of a player, particularly defensively.

Without Muhl and Dorka, I think the offense sputters. Obviously, Nika is the engine that makes the team go, but Dorka kept a lot of offensive possessions alive. It would definitely have been close. Betancourt is good for short periods, but she is an 18-year-old kid who would struggle leading the team over long stretches.

It’s hard to say who would replace Auriemma when he retires. CD is on record as saying when he goes, she goes. If I were giving her advice, I would tell her to take a year or two at the helm on her own. She makes something like $500,000 a year and as head coach she would make in the vicinity of $3 million a year. To me, it would be foolish to walk away from that opportunity, but she’s comfortable and doesn’t particularly need the money.

Assuming that Dailey is unavailable, the two names that get mentioned the most are, Shea Ralph, a former UConn, assistant, and player, who is now the head coach at Vanderbilt, and Carla Berube, a former player who is now the head coach at Princeton. Vanderbilt, for all its recent basketball ineptitude, is a pretty good job, so I’m not 100% confident that she would walk away from it to come back to Connecticut, which is certainly one of the top jobs in the country, but also a high pressure one. Berube is a very good coach, who has been successful everywhere she’s gone. I think she is definitely going to get a hard look, as will Ralph.

If I had my preference, well, if I had my actual preference Auriemma stays forever, but if I had my preference for how his eventual successor would turn out, I would have CD take over as head coach and hire Carla as his associate head coach. CD could stay for a year or two to smooth transition to Carla. Once Carla becomes a head coach, I would bring current assistant and former player Jamelle Elliot up to associate head coach from assistant coach. She was previously the head coach at Cincinnati, but has indicated she does not want to be a college head coach again. But, that’s just me looking at the pieces and thinking about how they might fit. I have no inside information on this.

Sorry if that is too long an answer!

 

[Burnsly]

As disappointed as I am about the men's 0-2 start I guess it's still better than taking a victory lap for only losing by 25.

 

[SPK145]

Yes, Nika made a big jump this year. Both coaches have talked about how her intensity energizes the team. Obviously, she’s not making up for Paige Bueckers, particularly in point production, but she is a heck of a player, particularly defensively.

Without Muhl and Dorka, I think the offense sputters. Obviously, Nika is the engine that makes the team go, but Dorka kept a lot of offensive possessions alive. It would definitely have been close. Betancourt is good for short periods, but she is an 18-year-old kid who would struggle leading the team over long stretches.

It’s hard to say who would replace Auriemma when he retires. CD is on record as saying when he goes, she goes. If I were giving her advice, I would tell her to take a year or two at the helm on her own. She makes something like $500,000 a year and as head coach she would make in the vicinity of $3 million a year. To me, it would be foolish to walk away from that opportunity, but she’s comfortable and doesn’t particularly need the money.

Assuming that Dailey is unavailable, the two names that get mentioned the most are, Shea Ralph, a former UConn, assistant, and player, who is now the head coach at Vanderbilt, and Carla Berube, a former player who is now the head coach at Princeton. Vanderbilt, for all its recent basketball ineptitude, is a pretty good job, so I’m not 100% confident that she would walk away from it to come back to Connecticut, which is certainly one of the top jobs in the country, but also a high pressure one. Berube is a very good coach, who has been successful everywhere she’s gone. I think she is definitely going to get a hard look, as will Ralph.

If I had my preference, well, if I had my actual preference Auriemma stays forever, but if I had my preference for how his eventual successor would turn out, I would have CD take over as head coach and hire Carla as his associate head coach. CD could stay for a year or two to smooth transition to Carla. Once Carla becomes a head coach, I would bring current assistant and former player Jamelle Elliot up to associate head coach from assistant coach. She was previously the head coach at Cincinnati, but has indicated she does not want to be a college head coach again. But, that’s just me looking at the pieces and thinking about how they might fit. I have no inside information on this.

Sorry if that is too long an answer!

Who is Carla?

 

[MBF72]

Who is Carla?

Carla Berube is the current successful Princeton coach and a former UCONN player from the Rebecca Lobo era.

 

[silkcitypirate]

Carla Berube is the current successful Princeton coach and a former UCONN player from the Rebecca Lobo era.

Excellent coach. Beat us earlier this yr. at Walsh.

 

[Halldan1]