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As crazy as it seems, I'll be stunned if they lose a game over the next 2.5 seasons. The future if women's basketball is looking awfully dim for all of us non UCONN fans. UCONN is coming off losing the top 3 picks in the WNBA draft and has been the standout number 1 team all year, and appears to be the heavy favorite to complete a 2nd consecutive undefeated season. The scary thing is, this year appears to be the best chance for a non-UCONN team to win it all for at least the next 3 seasons.
The only teams who I think have a fighting chance against Connecticut are Florida State, Baylor, and Maryland...and that's only because they put up good fights in the first go around and have talented rosters who can compete with UCONN. That said, I think it is pretty unlikely anybody knocks off UCONN this year.
Nobody appears to have rosters that can compete with UCONN in 2018 and 2019. I personally think it is pretty much a shoe-in that UCONN wins both titles undefeated again. This is all barring injuries/transfers, but realistically, no one is going to touch the Huskies if Geno is coaching both of those seasons. Look at how top heavy these squads are:
2017-18:
F/C-Stevens (Jr) (POY Candidate)
F-Collier (Jr) (POY Candidate)
F-Samuelson (Jr) (POY Candidate)
F-Williams (Sr) (POY Candidate)
G-Nurse (Sr) (AA Candidate)
G-Dangerfield (So) (Remember the jump Jefferson made in her sophomore year)
F-Walker (Fr) (#1 recruit)
F/C-Camara (So)
No one is going to touch this team. This team has 5 legitimate All-American candidates, plus Megan Walker off the bench. It's a crapshoot of who voters think is the teams best player or obvious POY candidate. It's basically this year's version with an extra year of experience, plus the top recruit in the country and a NPOY candidate transfer. This could potentially be the best team Geno has ever produced.
2018-19:
F/C-Stevens (Sr) (POY Candidate)
F-Collier (Sr) (POY Candidate)
F-Samuelson (Sr) (POY Candidate)
G-Coombs (So)
C-C. Collier (Fr)
G-Dangerfield (Jr)
F-Walker (So) (Likely will be an AA Candidate)
F/C-Camara (Jr)
No one is going to touch this team either. KLS/Collier/Stevens are going to be seniors. Megan Walker will be a starter as a sophomore. Baylor, Louisville, Notre Dame and Texas look like the best of the rest talent wise, but none appear to have talent remotely comparable to Connecticut's.
So, what are the odds you think they'll have undefeated careers?
The only teams who I think have a fighting chance against Connecticut are Florida State, Baylor, and Maryland...and that's only because they put up good fights in the first go around and have talented rosters who can compete with UCONN. That said, I think it is pretty unlikely anybody knocks off UCONN this year.
Nobody appears to have rosters that can compete with UCONN in 2018 and 2019. I personally think it is pretty much a shoe-in that UCONN wins both titles undefeated again. This is all barring injuries/transfers, but realistically, no one is going to touch the Huskies if Geno is coaching both of those seasons. Look at how top heavy these squads are:
2017-18:
F/C-Stevens (Jr) (POY Candidate)
F-Collier (Jr) (POY Candidate)
F-Samuelson (Jr) (POY Candidate)
F-Williams (Sr) (POY Candidate)
G-Nurse (Sr) (AA Candidate)
G-Dangerfield (So) (Remember the jump Jefferson made in her sophomore year)
F-Walker (Fr) (#1 recruit)
F/C-Camara (So)
No one is going to touch this team. This team has 5 legitimate All-American candidates, plus Megan Walker off the bench. It's a crapshoot of who voters think is the teams best player or obvious POY candidate. It's basically this year's version with an extra year of experience, plus the top recruit in the country and a NPOY candidate transfer. This could potentially be the best team Geno has ever produced.
2018-19:
F/C-Stevens (Sr) (POY Candidate)
F-Collier (Sr) (POY Candidate)
F-Samuelson (Sr) (POY Candidate)
G-Coombs (So)
C-C. Collier (Fr)
G-Dangerfield (Jr)
F-Walker (So) (Likely will be an AA Candidate)
F/C-Camara (Jr)
No one is going to touch this team either. KLS/Collier/Stevens are going to be seniors. Megan Walker will be a starter as a sophomore. Baylor, Louisville, Notre Dame and Texas look like the best of the rest talent wise, but none appear to have talent remotely comparable to Connecticut's.
So, what are the odds you think they'll have undefeated careers?