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She actually is a pg simulataneously a sg and a sf. However, the team runs her off of picks to score as much as she does and she is defending non-pg's her position defintion gets cloudy.

I have the exact opposite view. I can't wait to see Sarah at the PF - having a PF with her type of outside shot along with 3 guards able to drill shots from the perimeter and with elite passing all would open the paint -- and if you add in Beers - the Offense would be over-and-above-tremendous...

I said "usually," - you said "depends." IMO we are not far off. :).IMO he "usually" does not trust the bench as much because the certain core combinations (1-7/8) worrk much better together than the 9th/10th players off the bench can. As a result, playing that 9th/10th player in big games...

Geno doesn't use a deep bench in big games usually.

Sarah Strong on the defensive end should be a power rebounder.

Until we know Beers iscoming - just looking at best style most utlizing Paige is that she is a combo PG/SG/SF. And on Defense Sarah will play PF because she is an excellent rebounder. That is huge for our Defense. And on Offense you can put Sarah anywhere similar toPaige in an opposite way. But...

And she can pass at any position. :)

From 5:19 left in 4th qtr and in both overtimes the lineup was Paige, Azzi, CWilliams, AE and Liv. Nika came in for 26 seconds for Defense. IMO No way Azzi was the pg druign this time unless she brought up the ball rare time. Maybe I'm worng? I seem torecall Paige bringing it up and making plays...

Paige is basketball player as the OP suggested. If she plays 1/2/3/4 it doesn’t matter. OFC some teams she shouldn't play the 4 but the point is to relegate/limit her to be just a pg has the potential vs some opponents to limit her shot attempts in favorable positions is not something that...

Morgan Cheli would be the 3rd pg.

Don't agree what you're saying in re to Geno -- you say it's not about Geno but you make comments in bold below as you have done -- it is about Geno. And overall it's not accurate and/or misrepresents Geno. I do agree with you that at times Ice didn't make best use of her time. -- But that is...

Well again I don't agree. I hope my post doesn't come across as mean. It is not meant to be. - Anyhow, I asked before to name the player’s Geno blew it with - with post play. You only spoke of Ice. Who else? Let's discuss them along with Ice? You are making a sweeping comment he has a quick hook...

Don't agree. She was honorable Mention A/A her frosh year. You don't get A/a by missing your own shot often then getting the rebound consdering you are playing among the toughest schedules in wcbb. She shot 59% as a frosh. Or if you did, then it highlights her relentlessness which then...

I have 100% opposite pov than you. 1--- Brady's did get minutes she averaged over 17.4. In Cardoso’s first year with Dawn she averaged just over 13.3 and Brink averaged just over 18.3. So, should we also criticize Dawn and Tara for not giving their 1st year posts "the minutes?" 2--- I would...

IMO many overrate Bigs. IMO this has more to do with some fans that just prefer to want to watch low post basketball. UCONN has been to 15 of 16 final fours -- so if they haven't had a lot of Bigs - then what does that tell us about Bigs? And as the poster Jim said regarding Bigs - they take...

I'm with you about Azzi not starting. But as far as your critique of her-- the bold I don't understand (did you mean to put a period after "that?") but in her frosh year - she was the team's 3rd leading scorer for a team that went to the Finals. And vs UCF a good chance UCONN gets knocked out...

Why did Sarah miss?

IMO that's what the poster meant. He or she just used the wrong wording.

As a sophmore she was ranked ahead of both Haley Jones and Paige by some services. https://playeroftheyear.gatorade.com/winner/azzi-fudd/37081 https://usatodayhss.com/2019/all-usa-high-school-girls-basketball-player-of-the-year-azzi-fudd

All three players fit enormous needs. With Allie, she provides the team almost assured consistency of hitting wide open shots which has plagued them the last about 5 years. UCONN would have one great shooter, sometimes two, but even then not all the time is your best or 2nd best going to be on...

Yes!!! Absolutely!! I was just responding and in a way implying that you can be real good without being a low post scorer. Not everyone needs to score to be good. :)

Can you provide the post that said Gandy should be taking 15 footers when she first arrives in which that would be her primary weapon? You're inventing an argument that never existed. "Im also aware that this philosophy is a failing one. Name the great UConn bigs that utilized the jump shot as...

But it's not a preferred philosophy to be mostly an outside shooting big if that isn't their strength. He coaches to their strengths. His line is "Do what you are good at." -- Then he eventually gets them to expand their game. He got a verbal from Charlie Collier - she would have been a low...

It's too hard to provide player’s names due to injuries. And it’s too hard to know which players are feeling well game-to-game because of injuries. The UCONN situation is nowhere near South Carolina. A wild guess is that he would run a lot players this year but that wouldn’t/shouldn’t be his...

I lean toward Ice until I see Jana play in games. Geno also had praised Ice before she got hurt her frosh year, and Ice played decent enough vs USC and Iowa.

IMO it is a very slim chance Ash doesn't start. Her shot you'd think will only get better. There is no way imo UCONN should be starting Azzi. Since the summer of her soph year she has played such little basketball. Therefore you don't want to tax her knee. Additionally, you don't want to be...

She'll be both is my prediction. As Charliebball says mostly outside; --- especially since that is normally the easiest place to catch a pass. But she'll score quite a bit inside too. And she can be an amazing passer from the low post too. And she needs to work on that because not every game...

I remember when many said Paige was going to be a starter and a superstar. They were right. So, in some cases I see no reason to wait and not call it as you see it. So imo Sarah will start unless she is hurt once the 1st big game begins. It's okay no one is wrong. :) I'm more cautious with Jana...

Thats' why they have Sarah. She is supposed tremendous rebounder. And the game is more than rebounding. We saw last year South Carolina lose despie crushing Iowa on the boards. The game overall comes down to basketball players. I would love a fundamentally sound tall expereinced post that...

Whiff is a harsh word in that I'm not so sure he wants a player that "stays in the post." I'm pretyy certain he never wants that. I recall years ago on a TV show he used to have after Baylor got beat by Lousiville he remarked that he would have had Griner a play some outside the lane too. In...

As you suggest, a lot comes down to injuries/health/recovery. I tend to believe Sarah will get heavy minutes too (relative to the others)- though not as much as Paige - but a lot especially in big games. OFC foul issues with her will be a potential concern through little fault of her own. The...

The thing is -- I think the Poster - "Vistingcocks" made a comment (I beleive it was him or her) that South Carolina played a core of 9 players this year. Right now UCONN has 13. Even if CD and AP don't play it's 11 then you add in 2 Bigs - and if both are A/A caliber (frankly I think no shot to...

Hello BD-- not important just having fun with our conversation- no big deal - Please don’t take my reply other than for fun. Just my interpretation. We can agree to disagree with Allie. I see her as both as of right now because I thought it was mentioned she is also driver to the basket. I...

IMO - below are the positions but that’s probably not your point. But just remember if they get two Bigs - players of A/A caliber then there is no way "everyone is going to eat." And if you get two posts that are a/a caliber more than likely the past fad of "press press press" has been tossed...

Not really- not for this year. UCONN has had 3 straight years of a ton of injuries. We have 4 of 5 players returning that have been for multiple years hurt not just 1. And the 1 returning is a freshman out-of-country that also is a guess to a degree. With so many injuries-multiple year injuries...