*****UCONN vs Iowa (W) Game Thread*****

[Rambler Hawk]

So many terrible lazy passes

yeah, ABSOLUTELY no excuse for those.....sorry, but that goes for CC as well,

 

[danny14]

I would have sat CC for a bit. Forced threes and turnovers. No 1 pick?

That's what happens when you have trouble getting the ball. As soon as you're open, you shoot, whether it's a good shot or not.

 

[QChawks]

🤮

 

[BrotherHawkeye]

Half full. This is as bad as it gets. They’ll only get better. Take a breath Caitlin. It will be fine.

 

[Rambler Hawk]

Fortunately, U Conn didn't play particularly well on offense either!

and they have 3 players with 2 fouls...

 

[bumper52]

I actually feel pretty confident. No way we play that poorly in the second half. UConn has 3 players with two fouls. Heck, they only dressed 8. I thought they looked tired towards the end of the half. We looked like crap, but there’s light through the tunnel.

 

[intrepodor]

One. One timeout in a half like that? And didn't call one to get a last shot before half? That's awful.

She never calls a to at end of half. She depends on Clark to play for last shot. An over the head 3

 

[Snoops]

One. One timeout in a half like that? And didn't call one to get a last shot before half? That's awful.

Why waste a time out to try to get a desperation shot at the end of the half? What a dumb statement.

 

[longliveCS40]

CC going to have to drive and dish in the second half. And when I say dish, I mean crisp passes... Not these lazy turnovers on a platter for UConn.

 

[intrepodor]

I actually feel pretty confident. No way we play that poorly in the second half. UConn has 3 players with two fouls. Heck, they only dressed 8. I thought they looked tired towards the end of the half. We looked like crap, but there’s light through the tunnel.

Iowa's saving themselves for 2nd half.

 

[biggreydogs]

UC 41% from 3 and Iowa 21%

 

[HawkBall23]

Can't believe the Hawks are in a very good position to still win this game tonight, after that first half. 26 first half points, in a national semi? Woof!


But to pull out the win, it would require them pulling their heads out of their butts and realizing that UConn wants to win just as much as they do.

 

[bansheexyz]

imagine cc taking 12 more shots. Thats why you dont make dumb passes. any shot from cc can go in.

 

[longliveCS40]

She never calls a to at end of half. She depends on Clark to play for last shot. An over the head 3

UConn had just made a basket. We didn't get a possession because she didn't call timeout.

 

[coorsoriginal02]

yeah, ABSOLUTELY no excuse for those.....sorry, but that goes for CC as well,

Don’t be sorry. When she gets down, she gets waaay down in a hurry.

It’s sad when the commentators are already talking about her body language in the 1st quarter.

 

[General Tso]

🤮

Holy steals batman

 

[Rambler Hawk]

Clark and Martin are horrible tonight

I'd say most everyone is... 😢

 

[Franisdaman]

3 UConn players with 2 fouls; something to keep an eye on.

They are only 7 deep

 

[biggreydogs]

UC 41% from 3 and Iowa 21%

Losing 7-12 TO

 

[2D_]

Gotta hope Bluder comes out with a better gameplan. We're beating them on rebounds and need Stuelke to get hot.

 

[ozzie8]

yeah, ABSOLUTELY no excuse for those.....sorry, but that goes for CC as well,

She had a lot

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

This is looking like a huge embarrassment for the program.

Let’s not get carried away 😂

 

[General Tso]

How many layups did we miss - I counted 5

 

[sm_hawkeye]

12 turnovers 20% from 3 and Clark is 9 points below her halftime average…… and Iowa is only down 6. If these girl can shake their shock and find a way to take what UConn isn’t defending this game will be much more interesting in second half.

 

[tippet1]

Bluder has to make it easier for CC in the 2nd half. Multiple screen sets is mandatory and a lot of back cuts. Keep driving to the hoop!

Pressure defense has always been Bluder's Achilles heel. They have never done a good job of being able to exploit it. They almost always settle for bad shots.

 

[Rambler Hawk]

That was some matador defense at the end there.

I see enough of that crap with the men's team!

 

[Tom Paris]

I can't beleve we're down only 6. Still in this game despite being out-played and out-coached. Need to make some adjustments. We're still right there somehow despite horrible play.

Outcoached? Lisa’s offense got them multiple wide open looks that were missed. Martin missed a bunny. Caitlin missed 2 two footers. But yeah, Lisa is being outcoached. Lol.

 

[HawkBall23]

Holy steals batman

How many of those steals were results of lazy & bad passes by Iowa??

I'd bet 75%, or more, of them.

 

[Hawk-A-Doodle-Doo]

Everyone clinging to the old "we played like shit and only down 6" mantra needs to also recognize it's not as if UConn played out of their minds. They can play better in the second half too. We need to be strategic, attack the rim, go right at the players in foul trouble, box out, gather the ball, FOLLOW OUR EFFING SHOTS (esp. 3s), and stop turning the fracking ball over with stupid idiotic moronic dumbfukkery unforced errors!!!

 

[coorsoriginal02]

@Hawktagonapus You’re such a nerd.

Quit stalking me.

 

[MitchLL]

UConn isn't great on offense.

Iowa's defense has been mostly good.

As others have said...drive the basket and make refs call fouls.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Feeling like the championship last year. We just come off cold from a big, emotional win. I'd hate for CC's last game to be a bad one.

It'd be BAU though to teach us a lesson about getting our hopes up.

Why, after all these years, I really don't know, but f*** if Iowa is allowed to have nice things like made 3 pointers while Connecticut can continue to win big games and championships and get all the star recruits.

But no it's Iowa that needs to learn a lesson about humility and seeing the silver linings...............

 

[justinjdry]

I can't wait to watch Iowa beat the Gamecocks again on Sunday. 💪💪

 

[Grumpy Old Hawk]

Make just 2 of her 6 threes and we are tied. Play normal and we blow them off the court.

 

[intrepodor]

3 UConn players with 2 fouls; something to keep an eye on.

They are only 7 deep

I'd venture to guess uconn wont get close to fouling anyone out

 

[Derekd3408]

If you would have told me before this game Iowa would shoot 37% from the field, 21% from 3, 33% from the charity stripe, and CC to have the stats she does in the 1st H, I would have guessed Iowa to be down 15. 6 feels like a gift from the basketball gods.

 

[danny14]

Should have drove to the hoop to get 2 for 1 Possessions.

Dribbling out the shot clock for a bomb knowing UConn will get a possession is a head scratcher.

I said that the other night. College teams don't do the 2 for 1. Doesn't make sense, but they don't.

 

[Hawksfor3]

Can't believe the Hawks are in a very good position to still win this game tonight, after that first half. 26 first half points, in a national semi? Woof!


But to pull out the win, it would require them pulling their heads out of their butts and realizing that UConn wants to win just as much as they do.

Yeah, self inflicted wounds from all of the turnovers and shot selection. Clean those up. Whatever team makes the right adjustments will be the story in the 2nd.

 

[uiowa08]

UConn has the better coach and players. I expect them to come out playing very well in the third. Only down 6 but UConn played almost as bad as Iowa.

 

[denmar81]

Why waste a time out to try to get a desperation shot at the end of the half? What a dumb statement.

Desperation? They’d get the ball at half court. Better than getting no shot.