Whether Arnold plays or not, Muhl isn't gonna have the crazy amount of minutes she had last year. Unless again, there are a bunch of injuries like last year. We don't want her to have the same amount. I doubt she wants the same amount.
I understand ur thkn but in every sport you'll hear the phrase " A player has been there " experience in the heat of a big moment shouldn't be underestimated and it's only gained by being in those moments. I envision Geno telling KK to learn to watch and let the game come to you, it'll slow down and become much easier to get in the flow. Some people are saying she'll steal minutes from Nika which is incorrect, she'll share minutes with Nika, there's no way Nika should be forced to log the heavy minutes tht she put in last year, as we've all witnessed fatigue takes a heavy toll on the body and mind. Your time to lead will come Grasshopper. On a side note a lot of posters seem to ignore Geno whn he constantly tells us how important Nika is to the team, they act as if they were a .500 team with her as the vocal, emotional, and trusted leader of the team, there's a lot of teams tht would Love to have the year they had, we are very spoiled. I've not heard much from the " KK will start in place of Nika " pundits lately, most have digressed to the " KK will be starting by this date or tht date, just remember there's always room on the Muhl train..hop aboard kick back and enjoy the ride......carry on.
Whether this is better or not, Auriemma has consistently started experienced guards when he has them, even with better talent on the bench. Players like Sales, Ralph, Taurasi, Hartley came off the bench. Whether or not this is related Auriemma also has stated that he prefers to know what he is getting, having relatively mistake free playing, at the start. I presume that enables him to make more precise adjustments.
Agree and disagree. KK looks like she has a lot to offer on both ends of the floor. She will get more minutes as the season wears on. Plus, she's a more confident scorer than Nika. But Nika has made significant strides on her offense each year -- will she unveil a mid-range jumpshot this season? We'll see.
Fairness? If Arnold starts that means both Muhl and Bueckers are injured. One was the only NPOY as a freshman and the other holds both the single season and single game assist record for UConn, as well as two time BE DPOY. Arnold could turn out to be the NFOY but having both those players injured still would be bad for UConn. If uninjured, Arnold would have to be better than both Muhl and Bueckers to start.
Sorry. But in that case, Paige moves over and Caroline starts before KK.
So you're say in tht case Paige moves to the point and Caroline plays the 2 ?
The three!
Tht I agree with , 3 is her actual position , not at guard.
Well as Geno said yesterday, he likes playing with 3 guards. So in UCONN's offense the "3" usually is a "guard".
I like Nika but am really excited about seeing KK in there. The line that touts Nika’s value offensively- “She beats them with a club made up of Paige, Azxi, Aaliyah, Caroline Aubrey, etc.”- wouldn’t KK have the same arsenal available to her? Frankly, wouldn’t any competent point guard?
While this is true one of the guards will be defending a forward which will be Caroline's responsibly, bcus to put it lightly, she's not defending a point guard or running thru screens and picks trying to stop a shooting guard.
Yes, KK would have the same arsenal. But would she be as good at deploying it as Nika in her first season of D1 ball. That’s asking a lot of a freshman. Paige could do that. Maybe KK will be able to eventually.
All freshmen have their good and bad games but as you stated with some time and tutoring I definitely believe we'll be watching our next star point guard.
Yeah ur right, but it takes 2 people to make an assist (Except in hockey).
Geno also said in that same " pre-game" video was that the UCONN coaches were working with
Not really. Lot's of teams use 3 guards. Especially in the BE.