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If Paige got only four assists in the Big East Championship Game, there is something wrong with the way assists are awarded.

Saw the UConn Undefeated, 2002 version yesterday. Very entertaining. Already knew Geno, Swin Cash, Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird had big personalities and sharp senses of humor, but Asjha Jones and Tamika Williams surprised me by being just as funny and charming as the others. Geno had a good...

Has anyone heard anything definitive about Kyla's elbow injury she incurred near the end of Sunday's game? I can't find anything.

Carla Berube's Princeton Tigers savaged Brown yesterday, 81-39. They've only lost one game this year - the fifth game of the season, at Iowa, 77-75 in OT. Iowa is 23-5 and has beaten one ranked team (Indiana) and split a pair with another ranked team (Maryland). Princeton is 23-1 and hasn't...

(from ESPN.com) Geno Auriemma, talking about Anna Makurat, who had 18 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 6 steals, 2 blocks, and 5 turnovers against Tulane: "That's the kind of kid she is," Auriemma joked. "Some of our guys were open, she threw it to them. Some of their guys were open, she threw it...

Faint praise indeed. https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28446811/biggest-questions-answered-thursday-uconn-baylor-showdown

Princeton's been ranked on two previous occasions, 2012 and 2015. They're the only Ivy League team ever to make the Top 25. Oh yeah, Huskies are number 1. https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28435007/uconn-women-no-1-ap-poll-baylor-showdown-looming

I think I speak for everyone when I say, "Whew!". https://www.nhregister.com/uconn/article/UConn-s-Geno-Auriemma-will-miss-Sunday-s-game-14918513.php?src=nhrhpcp

Not predicting here, just speculating, but barring injuries, I could see this year's team mature and gel and win a National Championship. I haven't seen Stanford yet, but I've seen almost everyone else and I've yet to see a team that can stay on the floor with this one when it's in "full...

I've been a fan of Geno's sense of humor almost as long as I've been a fan of UConn WCBB. Like the wines he loves, he seems to improve with age, at least in the quip and amusing anecdote department. We're only seven games into the season and he's already laid down some beauties. For instance...

The NCAA denied South Carolina's Destiny Littleton's transfer appeal and Harry Perretta is retiring from Villanova at the end of the season. Harry and Geno are buddies and Harry's a year younger than Geno, who is 65. As far as I know, Littleton didn't have as good a reason to transfer from...

I saw a WNBA Chicago Sky ad video on Twitter a few minutes ago. It's a good one. Lou flashes at least one, and I believe I saw, two (both), black eyes. But she's smiling and effervescent, as always. She's gotten 6 and 7 rebounds in the two box scores I've seen of Sky preseason games - very...

Geno, natch. Here's a link to a New Haven Register story about Joe LaCava, Tiger's caddy. He reveals some stuff about Tiger I didn't know before, it's a good behind-the-scenes glimpse of their working relationship. Tiger communicates with his close friends and advisors with texts and one of...

Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald wrote this song in 1979. CBS used it for their 1980 NCAA Basketball Championship promos. It's been a source of inspiration for me over the years. They had planned it as a love song but Kenny's dad was worried about an upcoming heart surgery, so Kenny changed...

This is taken from an article in today's New Haven Register by Jeff Jacobs: "In an ESPN.com piece that went online the other day, McGraw said of Auriemma: “I just think he likes to have somebody to bully. It was Pat (Summitt) for a while. I don’t back down from him. And he is always right...

Here's an article from today's espn.com home page by Mechelle Voepel. It's an interview from a conference call with the Final Four coaches. Geno bit on the question, which was about the recent spate of charges/investigations into abuses by coaches in WCBB programs. The other Final Four coaches...

On ESPN's Around the Horn sports talk show today, the panelists made their NCAA WCBB national champion picks. Clinton Yates picked ND. Frank Isola picked UCONN (as he did in the Regional), Bob Ryan picked Baylor as did Tim Cowlishaw, though Cowlishaw equivocated some and allowed it would be...

This is a quote from Charlie Creme taken from ESPN's story today about the women's Final Four: "If Walker and Williams are producing at a level commensurate with their abilities, similar to the way they did against Louisville, UConn might just have the best starting five in Tampa." I couldn't...

Much. We whupped ND by eighteen, 89-71 on Dec. 2. At their place. Admittedly, Dec. 2 is too early in the season to take too seriously. We were 6-0 and Christyn hadn't hit her freshman "wall" yet - as a matter of fact she scored 28 and was the star of the game. Still, Geno knows ND, the team is...

We know Louisville very well. We lost to them by nine on January 31, 78-69. The game was very similar to last night's game against UCLA - early lead and then a slow demise. the difference was we pulled ourselves up by our bootstraps last night and won by owning the fourth quarter. Against...

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I got the tiniest glimpse of Aubrey Griffin in the ESPN shootout which had NBA "legends" and male and female high school seniors in a shootout, 3-point shootout and a dunk contest. Aubrey hit the three on her first try in her team shootout competition. I missed the girls' 3-point contest but...

Maryland would have been a much easier opponent, in my opinion. I've watched UCLA games in part on a few occasions this year and they are long and athletic at every position. Also, a few of their bigs are very talented. Early in the year I thought they lacked intensity on defense. Watching last...

I about fell over when the topic of UConn's number two seed in the NCAA Tournament came up today on ESPN's Around the Horn. WCBB is almost never discussed on that show. Bob Ryan said the number one seed is only for the resume. Frank Isola said if the tournament committee wants to make an...

Any ideas about who might step up in the NCAA Tournament and take on a bigger role than they have so far? Olivia is really coming on... Megan has had a few stellar games... Christyn is a star waiting to shine... Thoughts?

I don't know when the vote for Player of the Year takes place, but if it's after NCAA Tournament play is complete, I think Sabrina Ionescu, Napheesa Collier or Megan Gustafson will win it based on whose team goes the farthest in the tournament.

Coach Abe explains the UCF bench party atmosphere at the end of the game. A little. UCF women's basketball suffers 66-45 loss to No. 2 UConn in AAC title game

I'm rolling out the hyperbole and predicting that Olivia will end her career as possibly the best big ever to play WCBB. She's a way more accomplished shooter than Brittney Griner, she's more mobile and handles the ball a lot better than Ruth Riley, she runs the floor better than ANY big I've...

From today's New Haven Register: Congrats, Coach: Former UConn assistant Marisa Moseley was named Patriot League Coach of the Year Friday. In her first year at Boston University, Moseley has led the Terriers to a 15-13 record (11-7 in conference), the program’s first winning season since 2012-13.

Chelsea Dungee, Arkansas, 5-11 (looks and plays taller), sophomore, transferred after one year at Oklahoma and sat out last year. 31 points against South Carolina in 95-89 upset win Friday night, 32 points against Georgia in an earlier upset win Thursday, 86-76. She has outstanding moves, loves...

UConn, Mississippi State, Oregon State and Miami? Even last year, this would be a respectable final four! Parity has made its presence felt. We're going to find out early what this year's team is made of...

I saw the best offense I've seen from ALL players last night, from the subs as well as the starters. Brutal ballet. I almost got whiplash from some of Crystal's passes. Pheesa was everywhere, Katie Lou got her swagger back, Megan keeps coming on, Christyn finally hit a few shots and the bench...

Other than the Jan 31 game against Louisville and the Feb 11 game against South Carolina, the remainder of the regular season is a series of low profile games against AAC opponents. Geno has UConn right where he likes them: under the radar. It's a good team, maybe a national championship team...

I watched almost the entire Arizona State v. Oregon WCBB game last night. It was on the PAC network. The announcers commented several times that Courtney Ekmark is in her second year of law school. Wow. Did not know that. Good for her. Regarding her game, she started, played 30 minutes. She...

Does anyone know Pheesa's career point total as of today?