(W) NCAA Final Four, Arizona vs. Connecticut (2020-2021)

[Merkin]

I am in tears, thank you UAWBB!!!

[AZCatGirl]

UConn never even led all game, right?

[UAEebs86]

Time for the Tom Berenger gif/video.

WIN THE WHOLE FUCKING THING!

[Alieberman]

I’m needing to rep all of you posting in this thread tonight... best game thread in a long long time!!!

[catgrad97]

Fuck Yeah! Fuck Them! Fuck ESPN! Fuck You!

Two middle fingers to all of them.

Arizona leaves no doubt! Win or lose to Stanford, wow!

"I don't think anybody's going to count them out ever again"? I could literally hear the tears in the SportsCenter anchor's subsequent intro.

Go Wildcats! What a run! Best story of 2021, no matter what the ESPNCAA basketball complex says.

[Catintheheat]

Omgggg Go Cats!!!

Great team effort. Hats off to Adia for her turn around of the program. Stanford gave us a tough time the first 2 games, hopefully 3rd times a charm

It's funny. The Stanford game in Tucson the Cats did not look good. They are a far better team now.

Stanford is a better team than UConn, and bigger. Still... anything can happen in one game.

[azgreg]

So.....where do I get my "WE'RE ARIZONA, FUCK YOU" t-shirt?

[EastCoastCat]

I love Aari’s comment “you better put us in the next video”

[prh]

UConn never even led all game, right?

Nope, wire to wire.

We actually fucking dominated that game when you think about it

[azgreg]

UConn never even led all game, right?

Nope, wire to wire.

We actually fucking dominated that game when you think about it

UConn never got that run they're known for.

[PieceOfMeat]

How about an all PAC final?!!!!

You got it sir!

[prh]

UConn never even led all game, right?

Nope, wire to wire.

We actually fucking dominated that game when you think about it

UConn never got that run they're known for.

They had multiple moments though, cutting to 5 early in the 3rd and then again midway through the 4th. But each time, we answered and shook them off. Really incredible performance all around.

[azgreg]

[ByJoveByJingle]

Was that a double F you?

[VegasCatFan]

That video is fucking awesome!

[EastCoastCat]

Yep. We controlled the entire game. It wasn’t even close if you think about.

I’m in fucking shock. The thing I think made the difference is UCONN is a very young team. They didn’t have any upperclasswomen to help them deal with the pressure.

[catgrad97]

Hell, I was doing that at home all evening!

[dovecanyoncat]

Yep. We controlled the entire game. It wasn’t even close if you think about.

I’m in fucking shock. The thing I think made the difference is UCONN is a very young team. They didn’t have any upperclasswomen to help them deal with the pressure.

The Refs are upperclass, right?

[azcat49]

Another reminder. Aari didn’t get one vote for POY and Adia got zero votes for NPOY. Who did what tonight

[prh]

I'll take two injections straight into my veins, that Adia clip paired with Sean's timeout vs UCLA in the pac12 tourney

[PieceOfMeat]

Another reminder. Aari didn’t get one vote for POY and Adia got zero votes for NPOY. Who did what tonight

just showing what an asbolute fucking joke both of those votes were

[catgrad97]

No disrespect to Tara VanDerVeer, but the NCOY award couldn't have been more phoned in if coaches had to use a 1995 AOL modem.

[Postmaster]

I’ve watched more women’s b-ball in the last week than ever in my life combined.

[azgreg]

[ByJoveByJingle]

Props to Auriemma. Gracious in defeat and not allowing reporters to miscast this game with respect to officiating.

[azgreg]

[AZCatGirl]

Just admit you thought you'd blow us out without trying.

[prh]

Just admit you thought you'd blow us out without trying.

That came up with Geno's interview haha

[cats101]

Omgggg Go Cats!!!

Great team effort. Hats off to Adia for her turn around of the program. Stanford gave us a tough time the first 2 games, hopefully 3rd times a charm

It's funny. The Stanford game in Tucson the Cats did not look good. They are a far better team now.

Stanford is a better team than UConn, and bigger. Still... anything can happen in one game.

I agree with you there! I caught the first game, wasn't pretty. This team right now looks to be playing loose and stingy on defense. Plus the Team outside of Aari has stepped up making them that much tougher. Focus too much on her and that will hurt you. Excited for Sunday.

[TheCat]

My my.......the little ole Wildcats. Can you believe they could actually win a national championship? UNBELIEVABLE.

[EastCoastCat]

I like Geno. He’s pretty honest in his interviews and said his team was immature when facing adversity.

He did say they prepared for Arizona more than they did for Baylor so in his mind he didn’t take the Cats lightly. But his team probably did.

[AZCatGirl]

I like Geno. He’s pretty honest in his interviews and said his team was immature when facing adversity.

He did say they prepared for Arizona more than they did for Baylor so in his mind he didn’t take the Cats lightly. But his team probably did.

It's easy for an experienced coach to not take us lightly, but a lot harder for 18-21 year old women to have that mindset. We've seen our men's team underestimate opponents quite a few times.

[scumdevils86]

The middle aged men clutching their pearls over this can also fuck off

[TheCat]

What won this game is toughness. Outrebounding UCONN and out scoring them in the paint. There is NO ONE who thought that was even possible. Aari gets the credit and should but this game was won by out rebounding the Huskies and only allowing one shot.

[84Cat]

[Chicat]

What won this game is toughness. Outrebounding UCONN and out scoring them in the paint. There is NO ONE who thought that was even possible. Aari gets the credit and should but this game was won be out rebounding the Huskies and only allowing one shot.

Aari only getting two points in the third quarter but us extending our lead was HUGE.

That was the moment. They took away our best player briefly and the rest of the team stepped up in all three phases.

[Catintheheat]

That was the most enjoyable game I've seen in a long time. It has been close to 20 years that I've been this excited for the Cats.

[PieceOfMeat]

What won this game is toughness. Outrebounding UCONN and out scoring them in the paint. There is NO ONE who thought that was even possible. Aari gets the credit and should but this game was won be out rebounding the Huskies and only allowing one shot.

Aari only getting two points in the third quarter but us extending our lead was HUGE.

That was the moment. They took away our best player briefly and the rest of the team stepped up in all three phases.

exactly this

[scumdevils86]

Gross.

[RichardCranium]

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I MISSED IT!

[pc in NM]

I like Geno. He’s pretty honest in his interviews and said his team was immature when facing adversity.

He did say they prepared for Arizona more than they did for Baylor so in his mind he didn’t take the Cats lightly. But his team probably did.

It's easy for an experienced coach to not take us lightly, but a lot harder for 18-21 year old women to have that mindset. We've seen our men's team underestimate opponents quite a few times.

“I don’t think we’ve had to play against a guard as good as she is and she proved it tonight,” Connecticut Coach Geno Auriemma said after the game. “We had no answer for her.”

[84Cat]

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I MISSED IT!

Here's some extended highlights

[BeardownZonaZona]

I'm still all amped up from last night. Pretty much kicked UCONN's ass from the jump. Saw folks on Twitter complaining about the refs helping us. That's some bullshit. We punked them and earned that win 1000%

[EastCoastCat]

You are always going to get fans who will complain about refs. Shit, we know about that with Pac 12 officiating.

Geno was asked if all of the fouls affected how his team played. He was wise to say, considering he caught quite a break at the end of the Baylor game, that you just have to adjust and that no way, 100%, it had any impact on the results of the game.

As we know, they let a lot more contact go in the women’s game especially in the paint. And the only horrendous call I saw all night was Williams fifth foul which was a foul but just on a different player. Not sure even after going to the monitor why they didn’t change that one. I will say I was surprised Aari got a couple of those bump/ trip calls - not because they aren’t fouls - but she never got those calls in league play.

Anyway, to the victor goes the spoils!

[Postmaster]

Every screen Reese set seems illegal.

AZ was so much more aggressive with the guards , UCONN was always backpedaling and that led to some fouls. But it seemed like AZ was called for more fouls in the first three quarters.

I saw people say that UCOON missed a lot of bunnies, but AZ missed a lot of shots early in the game too.

[EastCoastCat]

Every screen Reese set seems illegal.

AZ was so much more aggressive with the guards , UCONN was always backpedaling and that led to some fouls. But it seemed like AZ was called for more fouls in the first three quarters.

I saw people say that UCOON missed a lot of bunnies, but AZ missed a lot of shots early in the game too.

UConn did miss a lot of bunnies which is unusual for them as they are such a scoring machine. But the difference last night was our tenacious/swarming defense even in the paint and the fact that their young players succumbed to the pressure of the moment.

[Alieberman]

Fans complaining about refs is normal and is expected.

This thread would have you believe the refs were on the payroll of UConn. I haven't read a UConn board's game thread from last night but without looking I would put money on them thinking the same about the refs and Arizona.

We all see what we want to see.

[Alieberman]

Fans complaining about refs is normal and is expected.

This thread would have you believe the refs were on the payroll of UConn. I haven't read a UConn board's game thread from last night but without looking I would put money on them thinking the same about the refs and Arizona.

We all see what we want to see.

[UAEebs86]

I was actually pleasantly surprised we got some calls down the stretch. Wasn't expecting that.

[EastCoastCat]

Fans complaining about refs is normal and is expected.

This thread would have you believe the refs were on the payroll of UConn. I haven't read a UConn board's game thread from last night but without looking I would put money on them thinking the same about the refs and Arizona.

We all see what we want to see.

Nope. I have chatted with a bunch of UCONN fans here. Gave total credit to Arizona. Also mentioned Muhl (sp?) being limited due to injury hurt their usual rotation and their bigs had their worst game ever. But they are shrugging it off saying they will be there next year and it should be a different story, especially with this experience under their belt.

Guess you can say that when you have 11 titles and the amount of talent they have every year.