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USF v. UCONN - WBB - 7pm 1/10/17


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Its going to take everyone bringing their A+ game to pull off the upset. UCONN will be eyeing Laksa all night so the other guards will have to be knocking down shots to force UCONN to guard Laksa 1-1 instead of double or triple teaming her. We must also keep the turnovers down below 5 and knock down free throws if we are going to have any chance of the upset

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I'm encouraged that Henshaw is going to give us the inside game that we've been sorely missing.  UConn always had the 5s that ate our lunch down low.

Like was previously mentioned, it is nice to be able to score in different ways.

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20 minutes ago, Ricky the Bull said:

I'm encouraged that Henshaw is going to give us the inside game that we've been sorely missing.  UConn always had the 5s that ate our lunch down low.

Like was previously mentioned, it is nice to be able to score in different ways.

It will be interesting to see if CJF, at some point in the game, puts Jazz Bond on her former teammate, freshman sensation, PG Crystal Dangerfield. Jazz is 6'4" and Crystal is barely 5'6". They have played together since they were seven. If anybody knows Crystal's game and tendencies, it would be Jazz. That would also give us some added size and another 3-point shooter.

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8 minutes ago, Mama_Bull said:

It will be interesting to see if CJF, at some point in the game, puts Jazz Bond on her former teammate, freshman sensation, PG Crystal Dangerfield. Jazz is 6'4" and Crystal is barely 5'6". They have played together since they were seven. If anybody knows Crystal's game and tendencies, it would be Jazz. That would also give us some added size and another 3-point shooter.

I can't imagine that Bond would have the ability to stay in front of Dangerfield. 

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..And with UConn and USF currently tied atop the AAC standings, Laksa says there’s more parity between the two squads coming into Tuesday’s game than one might expect.

“We lost a couple players, they lost a couple players,” Laksa said. “They started really well this season, and surprisingly, probably, we have too.”

After winning four national titles in a row, UConn lost its “Big Three” after Breanna Stewart, Moriah Jefferson and Morgan Tuck graduated last year and went as the first three picks, respectively, in the 2016 WNBA draft. As for USF, the program graduated its own notable senior trio of Courtney Williams, Alisia Jenkins and Shalethia Stringfield.

“Just hearing the fact that we lost our three big starters and all the questions that we’ve been asked about it, it just fires us up and makes us want to prove ourselves,” Laksa said. “We’re a new team and it’s all about proving that we can play without Courtney Williams and the rest.”

According to Laksa, the Bulls are out to prove more than just that on Tuesday against UConn.

“We want to prove that we’re a team that can play close and even win against them,” she said.

“The mentality that is on our team is that we can play anyone, anytime. I don’t think UConn is unbeatable."

Read more at: http://www.excellesports.com/news/usf-uconn-kitija-laksa-ncaa/

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Probably head over to Glory Days to watch this one.

GO BULLS!

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Geno had some nice things to say about CJF and our WBB team in this interview.

 

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I would expect UConn to play press and smother Kitija.

We MUST have an answer to having Laksa shut down!

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FWIW, the current betting line on the game is UCONN -30.5 points.

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I think we will be lucky to stay within 30 points much less 20. No chance to win up there now,but end of the year at our house just maybe we can pull off the upset. Hope i am all wrong would love to see this group shock the country.

 

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