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Blanca will remain the 6th player for a couple of reasons. First, Geno likes having a potent offensive threat coming in. When the opponents start to sub or tire. Second, she’s foul prone at this point in her US development. Better for her to sit a bit and assess how the refs are calling things.

Blanca will also get to the free throw line more often than anyone except perhaps Sarah.

Just upholding the legend of the Simpering Eunuchs!

Shot my age last week.

Gimme Risacher! Love to see her passing to Sarah Strong.

Blanca has been playing with pros for a couple of years and that suggests two areas of adjustment to the college game: fouling and traveling. Some of her highlights seem to indicate an extended euro step that NCAA refs may not allow. Remember Nika and Jana took a while to adjust from FIBA to...

Was Bob Picozzi on SNY or just CPTV?

UCONN 102-47

Bueckers 10 Shade 10 Chen 8 Brady 8 Ziebell 4 Arnold 5 El Alfy 5

Holy Cross

My Dad took me to my first MLB game at Ebbets Field and we saw Jackie Robinson steal home. Years later, I was at Camden Yards the night Mario Machado wrecked Dustin Pedroia’s knee and effectively ended his career.

When WNBA pros lend their names to summer teams, like Kia Nurse Elite and Team Taurasi, are there any NCAA restrictions about their involvement with recruits? Do Kia Nurse and the like have any role beyond lending their name for marketing purposes with the team?

Kick save and a beauty (Marc Albert on radio for Rangers)

Who plays will come down to one thing: can you defend the way Geno insists. Q‘s role this past season should be all you need to know. With a very short bench, he didn’t trust her on the defensive end, even if she could have contributed offensively. Can Ziebel stay in front of a quick guard...

5 for 5 tonight. There’s hope.