Recent content by DavidinNaples

Quick quiz: Who is the most accurate 3 pt shooter on UConn this year w/ at least 10 attempts? Has to be Azzi right? Actually, not... Blanca is 7-12 or 58.3%. Azzi is 27-49 or 55.1%. Clearly, Azzi has way more attempts and is smoking hot from beyond the 3 point arc. Here are more strange but...

The first 6 games of the 2025-26 season have had a little bit of everything for UConn fans. Here are some of the more interesting stats for your viewing and commenting pleasure: 1. Azzi is torching the nets with a 51/55/100 shooting rate. (Overall shooting %/ 3 pt shooting/ free throw %) The...

Lighten up Sparky..No need to be rude…. NISE stands for Naples Index of Shooting Efficiency. On page 3 of these posts there is a complete explanation with 2,000 views and 30 responses. It is a made up calculation that divides total points scored by shots & free throws taken. Blanca has 23 points...

Just two games into her UConn career, freshman Blanca Quinonez has joined the party..!! Geno is already comparing her to Sveta, but for several reasons, including that she drives him nuts. To his question about whether a shot she took was "a good shot?" Blanca replied in a puzzled voice, "If I...

Two Loyola stats stand out from last night's game. First, the Ramblers had 9 baskets and 36 turnovers. That is a 4 to 1 ratio in the wrong direction. Second, the Loyola team scored 8 points in the 2nd and 3rd periods, combined..! I don't remember an opponent scoring only 3 points in a ten minute...

Last game, versus FSU… 12 players played and 12 players scored…

Lots of cool & fun stats in the huge 99-67 win over FSU at home & a few two game totals... Here are the best: 12 players dressed, 12 players played, 12 players scored. KK Arnold played the most minutes at only 24 total. Sarah was 2nd with 23 minutes. For the 2nd game in a row, Kayleigh Heckel...

I understand one game proves almost nothing to those who worry about this season's point guard situation. Hard to draw conclusions about any players after only 1 game. I just want to point out the combined stats of KK and Kayleigh, the two point guards, in the Louisville game. KK and K9...

Pretty typical results for a season's first game, on the road, with 5 new players and 3 "new" starters. (Serah, KK and Ash) There were many good stats and more than a few areas that need work, lots of work. Here's the good, bad and ugly from a messy, but still impressive win over a decent...

Blanca played the 3rd most minutes (40) behind only Azzi (47) and Sarah (42) in the 2 exhibition games. I’m guessing Geno did that on purpose. Perhaps he knows she is uber athletic and needs playing time to blend her skills within the team framework. Maybe it was a one-off and she will play...

Nan, Thank you. I was about to cut and paste these and saw you did it already. Some conclusions: 1. Azzi with 41 points in 2 games and shooting 68.2% from the field. Smoking...! 2. Serah Williams even hotter at 73.3% shooting. Plus 4 assists and only 2 turnovers. 3. Sarah Strong with 11 assists...

In a basketball box score, the plus/minus (+/-) statistic measures a player's point differential while they are on the court during a game. A positive number means their team outscored opponents while they were playing, while a negative number means their team was outscored. This stat shows a...

N.I.S.E. is short for Net Index of Scoring Efficiency. It is a totally made up (by me) measure of scoring efficiency or points scored per shot taken. Last season, Paige took a total of 537 shots and 126 free throws. That is 663 total scoring attempts. She scored 756 points. Her N.I.S.E. was...

The formula for beautiful basketball probably doesn't include playing 14 different players, resting your starters for half the game and scheduling a tough opponent after only 10 days of practice. What stands out after the 84-67 victory over BC was just how well the starting group of KK, Ash...

UConn cruised to an 84-67 victory over Boston College with 14 players seeing court time. Here are some stat highlights: 1. Azzi started cold, but hit 5 straight threes to finish with 20 points. She added 4 assists and 3 rebounds. 2. Sarah Strong started off right where she finished last year. 17...