Search results

I won’t post the replay. But just to refresh your memory, UConn played 6 players vs Duke. They did suit up 8 however…

That would be Weimer, who I mentioned, and she is still available.

Greedy??? Remind me again how many Huskies played in the Sweet 16 game against the Blue Devils? ;)

SC is loaded, to be sure. But they don’t really have a center, and in Dawn’s 3 championships, she’s had 3 outstanding centers: Wilson, Boston & Cardoso. As for UConn, if you could guarantee that Jana will be healthy and ready to go on Day 1 next season, then I’m OK with standing pat. But...

Call me skeptical. Beers is one of the top 2 Bigs available in the portal. OK was 23-11, lost to IN in the 2nd round and doesn’t particularly look like a powerhouse team next season, with or without Beers. A bunch of teams, including UConn, who have a legitimate opportunity to win a national...

The video is entitled “Paige Bueckers Going Off in the Lab.” It was posted on YouTube 16 hours ago. While we don’t know for sure when it was originally shot, I have seen a lot of Paige Bueckers shooting videos, many of which where she was with Azzi, but I had not seen this one before.

One of the things we missed from last off-season was those practice videos of Paige hitting like 49/50 3-pt shots in rapid succession. The reason we didn’t see them, is because Paige spent the entire summer rehabbing her surgically repaired knee, so she didn’t spend much if any time in the gym...

UConn assigns GPA’s to letter grades as follows: A (4.0), A- (3.7), B+ (3.3), etc. So by my calculation, Paige took 4 courses in the fall earning 3 A’s and 1 A-. That equates to an average GPA of 3.925, rounded up to 3.93. I have no doubt that Geno is on her about the A- ……..;)

That’s correct. But it would be hard for me to imagine that any player, after completing an entire season playing for a coach, wouldn’t, at a minimum, advise that coach of their plans to transfer prior to listing their name in the portal.

Following the early signing period in November ESPN ranked UConn’s recruiting class #6 behind USC, SC, UCLA, TX & Duke. That was before #1 Sarah Strong announced her decision to attend UConn. If you add in 6’5” Jana to that group, a Big with a skill set very similar to Stewie, you can make a...

I have no doubt that players discuss entering the portal with their current coach before doing so, since the school itself must post a player’s name in the portal. Sometimes, I suspect coaches talk players out of entering the portal. Sometimes they give their blessing to a player moving on...

As info, there are currently 1,243 WBB players in the transfer portal. Of that total, 395 are graduate transfers. Since this is the last year when players are granted a 5th year of eligibility due to Covid, we can expect a large decline in graduate transfers next season.

Unless their current team agrees to take them back, they will do what generations of college graduates have done, join the real world and get on with their lives….;)

As I recall, Ines was picked up by UConn late in August, after Paige’s injury in summer workouts. She had been heading to a JUCO in FL. I don’t believe Ines got to campus until a week or so after classes had begun. By that time, all the “high profile” transfers already had new schools lined up.

The only “practical limit” would be the start of the fall term, although I would expect that most coaches would want any transfers to be committed and available for the start of summer workouts on campus.

There is a 44 day window for basketball players to enter the portal, from March 18 to May 1.

Little bit of trivia. The Director of NIL Services at the University of Maryland is named Omari DeBerry. Coincidence? ;)

$$$$$$

As we continue to see top WBB players from the BE leave for greener pastures, I have started to wonder if UConn isn’t a victim of their own success. That may sound odd, but think about how very hard it is for any other BE team not named UConn to win a BE championship (regular season or...

With all do respect to the Guardians of the Galaxy, I was a freshman in college in 1973 when Redbone released Come and Get Your Love. It was a HUGE hit then, and it’s obviously stood the test of time. :)

Every young lady who comes to UConn and plays 4 years or more for Geno and his staff, undoubtedly become a much better basketball player. But one other remarkable transformation that inevitably takes place with every one of these UConn players is the maturity they all achieve to become poised...

Circle May 22 on your calendar. Assuming Nika makes the Storm’s roster, than basketball fans will get their 1st opportunity to perhaps watch Caitlin Clark relive her nightmare from the past 2 seasons with Nika birddogging her all over the court. As Indiana makes the trip to Seattle to face the...

From who? Geno praises CD every chance he gets. The players all love and respect her. As for UConn’s fans, unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past 38 years, you absolutely know how important CD has been to the success of UConn WBB. CD was inducted into the WBB HOF in 2018. She...

If you are truly a UConn WBB fan, as you claim to be, then surely you must have seen Paige’s inspiring acceptance speech at the 2021 Espy awards. Whether referring to black WBB players or Tara Vanderveer’s incredible career, we can all take a lesson from Paige’s inspirational remarks...

Let’s hope that was preceded by a phone call from Kiki to UConn. If not, that’s certainly a good way of sending a message to a “do not contact” in the portal.

The more I think about it, the more I like the idea of Nika to the Liberty. While the Liberty’s trio of guards, Ionescu, Sloot & Johannes can all score, they could really use a defensive stopper to lock onto high scoring guards like LV’s Young, etc. Beyond giving the Liberty a defensive...

You would have to believe that one of the two LA schools are Iriafen’s destination. But, I wouldn’t take UConn off the table just yet. Somewhere in her thinking, has to be the opportunity to win a national championship. While you could make an argument that Iriafen would give both USC & UCLA...

Q is an intriguing player for a lot of reasons. Think of “Aubrey Griffin with a jump shot.” Obviously she needs to pack on some muscle in the off-season. But assuming she gets that done, Q becomes a really difficult matchup for opponents either at the 3 or 4 position.

I wouldn’t get hung up on the 4 vs 5 thing. Iriafen is 1 inch shorter than Beers and considerably more athletic. In addition, Iriafen frequently played the post whenever Brink was on the bench or in foul trouble.

Hopefully, she has Geno’s number….:)

Most are in hiding, afraid that someone will pull up an old BY post where they fervently criticize Nika’s basketball ability. But we’ll let bygones be bygones……;)

OK. OK. The BY has spoken. Reagan Beers is the post player UConn needs. Let’s go get her and win a national championship next year. :)

Steph’s improvement from HS through her career at UConn was extraordinary. She completely remade her body, substantially improving her fitness level. Steph was also a much smoother player than Beers. Beers just completed her sophomore season in college. How much she’s capable of improving in...

I hate to pour cold water on the idea of Reagan Beers to UConn, but after watching her play a few times, she really doesn’t fit well with the Huskies style of play. She’s obviously a big, strong kid who can bang with opposing post players in the paint and set some serious screens. But her...

I’m a UConn fan too. Your take on Tara could not be more wrong. Tara was a HC well before Geno, and her career is a testament to her hard work and success. While we UConn fans may consider Geno and CD to be the best coaches in WBB, suggesting that, “It’s an honor for Tara to be mentioned with...