We're going to the Sweet 16!

don't panic on offense, play D-don't leave 3pt shooters open, take care of the ball. I like our chances. We may not win, but we got a chance. That's all we can ask for. We have faced a lot of pressure from the press this season and have gotten a lot better at handling it. The thing will to not force the ball inside when that is not open. When it is, they got to get it in there. I think UConn will have trouble with Kelsey and Imani if we make good reads in getting the ball inside.

Gotta admit that UConn is simply superb running their offense. That stands out. Can't wait to see how Texas stacks up.
 
I'll be happy if UCONN makes less threes than WKU and CAL did and would love to see a battle of the paint.
 
I completely agree with Babhorn's analysis. Their 3 point shooting is scary. We've got to make a dent in it without letting them have too many drives to the basket. Just Babhorn's same point --- don't force it inside when it's not there. They will be ready for our passes inside, so we have to be patient, and the guards need to play with confidence and hit some baskets from outside. We have a definite chance. I think we are playing with a lot of confidence right now. Can't wait.
 
BabHorn said:
don't panic on offense, play D-don't leave 3pt shooters open, take care of the ball. I like our chances. We may not win, but we got a chance. That's all we can ask for. We have faced a lot of pressure from the press this season and have gotten a lot better at handling it. The thing will to not force the ball inside when that is not open. When it is, they got to get it in there. I think UConn will have trouble with Kelsey and Imani if we make good reads in getting the ball inside.

Gotta admit that UConn is simply superb running their offense. That stands out. Can't wait to see how Texas stacks up.
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The thing that worries me is the ball pressure and quick hands of Jefferson. We know they are going to score on offense, so we have to be able to put points on the board. The only thing as a fan that I hope they'll do is play with confidence and don't play scared, and more than anything compete.
 
It's all gravy from here on...
A loss is still a Sweet 16 loss
Not a blowout is momentum for next season
A win is historic
 
Just looked at the Boneyard. UConn fans are taking us pretty lightly. One generous comment -- "Their big is decent." Paraphrasing, some of the other comments are that Breanna Stewart will drive around our bigs at will, their guards "will have a field day behind the arc," Imani and Kelsey have a good chance of getting in foul trouble (I must say I am worried about this, too.) Someone gave a statistic that Imani fouls about twice as much as their bigs. (I think Imani has gotten better about fouling.) And there is commentary along the lines of, "Texas has 10 losses. Why should worry about them."
 
I missed the Uconn game last night, can some shed light on how stewie (Brianna Stewart) only had 8 points and played 20 minutes? Was she not meeting Geno's expectations, or was it something Rutgers was specifically doing?
 
What do you think we have to do to realistically have a chance? Besides play great defense and of course out the ball in the basket..
 
To be honest, the first thing they have to do is "BELIEVE" these girls have played against the kids from Uconn on the AAU circut for years. You have to know that you're just as good as they are. I think we have to really use Kelsey and Imani together effectively together to have a shot. I honestly think the game plan that we impored against Cal gives us the best shot to win, and maybe even using a 3-2 zone more than we normally do (what was really effective for the cardinal in their win). Know where KML is at ALL times, and keep Jefferson and Stewart & co out of the paint. Limit turnovers, and no transition baskets. While the realist in me realizes how hard it would be to win, its not impossible and I absolutely expect us to compete.
 
I have nerves about this game, its imperative that the guards play as well as they have ever played, and hoping that Ariel gets out of her slump and drains 20 on the Huskies
 
utfannforlife said:
To be honest, the first thing they have to do is "BELIEVE" these girls have played against the kids from Uconn on the AAU circut for years. You have to know that you're just as good as they are. I think we have to really use Kelsey and Imani together effectively together to have a shot. I honestly think the game plan that we impored against Cal gives us the best shot to win, and maybe even using a 3-2 zone more than we normally do (what was really effective for the cardinal in their win). Know where KML is at ALL times, and keep Jefferson and Stewart & co out of the paint. Limit turnovers, and no transition baskets. While the realist in me realizes how hard it would be to win, its not impossible and I absolutely expect us to compete.
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Totally agree, great job breaking it down. A lot of the players on the roster did compete aganist them in aau. And playing Kelsey and Imani together is very important, also great point about playing a 3-2 zone.
 
utfannforlife said:
I missed the Uconn game last night, can some shed light on how stewie (Brianna Stewart) only had 8 points and played 20 minutes? Was she not meeting Geno's expectations, or was it something Rutgers was specifically doing?
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She took a nasty blow to the face at one point when she collided with a Rutgers player trying to intercept a pass plus she got into foul trouble.

After that I got bored watching paint dry.
 
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It's actually pretty liberating knowing that every fan, coach and pundit in the country---including most of us on this website--- think that Connecticut will probably win big. We've got nothing to lose, and let's hope our team feels that as well. If we can keep it within 10-15, people will be impressed. If they beat us by 30, well... they beat everybody else that badly, too. Connecticut's personnel are just on another level offensively. There are at least three potential all Americans on that team. I know, I know, "on any given night..." If the Huskies are off and several U.T. players have career games, lightning might strike; just don't bet your mortgage on it. If we beat Connecticut, it would rank as an even more super-colossal-titanic-all-time-upset than Louisville over Baylor. Others have made good recommendations on strategy (zone defense, limit turnovers, etc). Let me suggest one more: slow the game down as much as possible. Yes, we are a running team, better in transition, weaker in the half court offense, etc etc etc But believe me, we do not want to run all night with UConn. That will only multiply our turnovers and raise their quantity of open shots. We don't have the firepower to trade baskets with them. Slow it down and try to keep it close. We want them to take as few shots as possible. The lower the score the better we look. I do think there is a chance that Imani could have a big game, if she's fired up and stays out of foul trouble. That would be fun, even if we lose. I would like to see her impress people on a national stage.
 
Nobody thought Baylor and Griner could be stopped and look what Louisville did a couple of years ago. You never know...

Regardless, we are in the Sweet 16. Huge step forward for this program. Huge.

And now for some more Mulkey fun...

 
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Game time is at 11AM. Thought for sure that the time would be 2:30pm with UConn advancing. Not that UConn has been that happy with the game times so far.
 
nice props to Coach Aston and the team from the AAS's Cedric Golden. I wasn't sure they even knew there was a WBB team at Texas.
http://www.mystatesman.com/news/spo...f-leaders-incl/nkdCT/#f7d1f3c5.3503856.735681

Kudos to Texas women’s coach Karen Aston for keeping her team engaged despite the loss of Nneka Enemkpali, UT’s best player, in the middle of the season. The Longhorns are still dancing after going to Berkeley to eliminate Western Kentucky and host Cal.

Aston is getting the most out of post Imani Stafford-McGee, along with a giant contribution from her tiniest player, freshman point Brooke McCarty. Texas’ reward is a trip to Albany, N.Y., where the Horns will face UConn, a No. 1 seed. Even if they go out and lose to a title favorite, Aston and Co. are heading north in their development as a program. Nice job.
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WCBBNUT said:
Nobody thought Baylor and Griner could be stopped and look what Louisville did a couple of years ago. You never know...

Regardless, we are in the Sweet 16. Huge step forward for this program. Huge.

And now for some more Mulkey fun...

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I had forgotten about this which is hard to believe because I LOVE this!!!!!! Absolutely no offense to Coach Aston who is doing a fine job at UT, but how fun would it have been to be a burr under Mulkey saddle on a regular basis? Roflmao!
 
Dr. D said:
It's actually pretty liberating knowing that every fan, coach and pundit in the country---including most of us on this website--- think that Connecticut will probably win big. We've got nothing to lose, and let's hope our team feels that as well. If we can keep it within 10-15, people will be impressed. If they beat us by 30, well... they beat everybody else that badly, too. Connecticut's personnel are just on another level offensively. There are at least three potential all Americans on that team. I know, I know, "on any given night..." If the Huskies are off and several U.T. players have career games, lightning might strike; just don't bet your mortgage on it. If we beat Connecticut, it would rank as an even more super-colossal-titanic-all-time-upset than Louisville over Baylor. Others have made good recommendations on strategy (zone defense, limit turnovers, etc). Let me suggest one more: slow the game down as much as possible. Yes, we are a running team, better in transition, weaker in the half court offense, etc etc etc But believe me, we do not want to run all night with UConn. That will only multiply our turnovers and raise their quantity of open shots. We don't have the firepower to trade baskets with them. Slow it down and try to keep it close. We want them to take as few shots as possible. The lower the score the better we look. I do think there is a chance that Imani could have a big game, if she's fired up and stays out of foul trouble. That would be fun, even if we lose. I would like to see her impress people on a national stage.
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Lets just be careful how much we slow the game down. Because we struggle more than anything with half court sets. We need to run in spots as well. I'd think 30-40% of our offensive possessions need to be spent pushing the ball. Helps with Two things 1. easy buckets 2. making sure that Uconn isn't able to set their defense against Imani and Kelsey allowing them to get lots of 1-1 looks.

Also I dont think that our upset over Uconn would be AS monumental for a few reasons, Lville had no reasonable advantage in that game. We're still a lot bigger than them with a deeper bench. And no one had beaten Baylor to that point. Uconn has already been beat, by the very same team that we beat no less. So it would still be HUGE if we were able to pull of the upset, but I don't think it could be referred to as the "upset of the century" as Lville 's win was
 
It is encouraging that a prohibitive favorite can be beaten, but Louisville did it to Baylor by using a disgusting strategy, physically beating the hell out of Griner, slapping, scratching, you name it. Its still astounding that the refs let that go on. They also did it, of course, with some amazing three point shooting.
 
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