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I was watching Paige play in Unrivaled last night, when I commented that, “Paige has the highest basketball IQ that I have ever seen.” My wife sitting next to me said, “What about Sarah?” It stopped me cold. I had to really think hard about it. Eventually I responded, “I honestly don’t know...

Well, here’s my take. I want UConn to have as many Quad1 wins as possible when the Selection Committee gets around to seeding the tournament. That means that I want to see teams UConn has beaten, like Louisville, MI, Iowa, USC, tOSU & TN, keep on winning, so that there is absolutely no doubt...

Yea, reading Volnation you would think that Kim’s days are numbered. Of course, Volnation is not the TN AD or President who hired Kim and presumably would be responsible to fire her. Ultimately, what TN does for the rest of the season will dictate whether she goes or stays. Unfortunately, TN...

I think most BY’ers are pretty knowledgeable basketball fans when it comes to players fouling. Essentially understanding that refs get it right most of the time and occasional bad calls or missed calls tend to even out. But I have noticed that in some games, particularly physical ones like the...

Maybe. But Kim’s team have always been pretty good at getting the ball to their scorers where they are good at scoring.

Also relevant to the Blakes vs Azzi comparison is that Blakes plays on average 5+ mpg more than Azzi, and so far this season, Blakes has taken 141 more shots than Azzi, while Azzi’s shooting percentage is better than Blakes at every level: from the floor, 3-pt & FT.

Wonderful news!!! C’mon now. Who on the BY had Allie for BE POW? 🤩

You miss my point. It is simply that fans believe their team is the only one getting screwed by the refs. I don’t support that belief. More importantly, Geno doesn’t buy it either. I think if you asked Geno about the refereeing in the game against TN, he would be perfectly happy with the way...

If you want to take a short trip over to Volnation, you will surprisingly discover quite a few LV fans complaining about how the refs screwed TN yesterday…. 😱 But when you lose by 30, it’s really an enormous stretch to suggest that you lost because of the refs.

S-curve seedings would eliminate the #2-#7 seeds from UConn’s bracket, should UConn be the overall #1 seed. Presumably, that would put LSU and probably Louisville in another bracket. So the Huskies would possibly be facing a #8 overall seed for a trip to the FF: Michigan? Oklahoma? TBD?

There are at least 5 players on every 1st team AA list and 10 players on the WBCA 1st team. Azzi will be on one or more. Guaranteed!!!

None of the above? Texas has the best defensive team, but their offense gets “stuck” too easily and won’t be able to score with UConn. As others have mentioned, UCLA is big, but lacks athleticism. UConn’s athletic, relentless team will run circles around the Bruins. Add in that Cori Close is...

Geno is an advocate of “continuous learning,” whether it be about basketball or people. Change has always been part of his DNA. But specifically with regard to the “kinder, gentler” Geno Auriemma, I believe it goes back to the 2017-18 season. As some may remember, UConn brought in what was...

UConn - 98 DePaul - 42 MOV - 56

A comment on Azzi’s handle. During the U19 FIBA World Championships a few years back, with no obvious PG on the team, HC Cory Close used Azzi as the team’s PG. Azzi lead the US team in assists, handling the PG role beautifully, as the US won the championship. Azzi is much more than a great...