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All true, but you dismiss the 2017-18 Uconn team that scored 89.4 points per game, at the end of a string of 4 years where they averaged 86+ points each year. And that was probably fueled by great defense leading to lots of steals and fast breaks in Moriah, Gabby, et al, and great scorers in Morgan, Stewie, Lou, Phesa, et al. Those were AAC years, but really is the newBE and tougher?
so, do you want to make a monetary bet on this team scoring 90+ points or is all your bravado just that?
 

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This team has the potential to score alot of points and score them in a hurry. We have a roster that will allow that. Understand that it takes time to develop team chemistry. We have alot of underclassman and newbies. Yes we can score 90 pts a game however based on past seasons Geno calls off the dogs when in a blow out. We are gonna have alot of games where we get off to a fast start and a big lead. I expect the non starters to be worked in to adjust to college ball, and adjust to UConn ball. We will still score often and I expect our defense to once again lead the way to victory for us.

Paige is a player who can take control of games just like she did her freshman season. We saw that and I expect that this season. When Azzi gets back and I hope its by December that duo is going to draw alot of attention.

We could score 90 pts a game with our roster. We may however the key this season is to get healthy and stay healthy. Can you imagine playing the defense we played last season with the players we have this season? I think its coming. This is gonna be an exciting season and I dont see any team beating us if we stay healthy.
 
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I wonder if a better question is can we average the 50 mark by half time. That then allows Geno to be classy and call off the dogs in the second half.
 

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so, do you want to make a monetary bet on this team scoring 90+ points or is all your bravado just that?
I think it is very doubtful - but they came 0.6 points/game short just 6 years ago was all I was pointing out.

I think if everyone is healthy Geno has a team he can press with full court for long stretches. And he has gifted scores all over the roster and players who can run. I would not be surprised if there is a rise in steals, blocked shots and rebounding with the height and length at all positions and some quicks. This is a team that can gamble a little more on the outside with the added height in the middle. All that is to say, they should score a lot of points. And the bench is full of players that can score when Geno sits the starters.

In the end I don't actually care. I am more interested in the MOV, and whether they can become stifling on defense again. The days when we flirted with allowing only 50 ppg were great.
 
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Geno has enough players to run the floor and push other teams to exhaustion, so scoring more points is possible. Geno favors a good defense, and, in my opinion, sees better scoring as a result of it. I am basing this on my limited basketball knowledge.
 
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I wonder if a better question is can we average the 50 mark by half time. That then allows Geno to be classy and call off the dogs in the second half.
Thats an even better question because against, let's say an average BE team, the starters are likely to get more minutes in the first half than in the second half. Of course the end on Geno's bench isn't chopped liver either.
 
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I would agree that Geno will not run up the score but I don't think he is going to ask his players to miss on purpose either. Think of the players that will be on the court when the second team is out there cleaning up the game and many of those faces will be players they counted on last year to play big minutes.

With that said it is hard to put up 90 points per game when you focus on ball movement and run a motion offense. If they are outstanding they may be close to an 80 point average but really a solid win is a solid win regardless of how many points you put up. I would rather see them try to hold an opponent to under 50 per game.
 
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I project an average of 93.6 points per game and seven 100 point games. I’d go even higher if I didn’t agree with those who say Geno will be doing everything he can to slow things down without compromising style of play.
 
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Not sure with UConn's schedule that I care about averaging 90 a game. More interested in what the plus and minus is against top 10 or top 20 teams. If we average about 75-78 points a game against top 20 teams while also averaging 5-7 more points per game, I will be happy.
 

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I project an average of 93.6 points per game and seven 100 point games. I’d go even higher if I didn’t agree with those who say Geno will be doing everything he can to slow things down without compromising style of play.
And you still believe in the Tooth fairy, Easter Bunny and Santa Claus?
 
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If we divided this team into 2 teams, we might be playing ourselves in the NC.
 
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Averaging 90 points a game - Uconn has done it once, in 1998-99 - the first year of the TASSK force at 91.2 points. That was also before the BE got really good, and while Uconn was playing some quite questionable OOC games against the likes of Holy Cross. They were bringing Swin, Tamika, and Asjha (freshmen) off the bench, while Shea and Sveta were the stars.

They had a run at it in 1994-5 (89.5), and 1999-2000 (86.1), 2000-01 (86.7) and 2001-02 (87.0).

And they had a stretch in their AAC days in the years from 2014-15 through 2017-18 ranging from 87.1-89.4.

The last of the top 10 was Maya's sophomore year at 83.9.

It is not just the speed of games, but also the quality the the reserves that inevitably play large portions of the fourth quarter in blow-outs. This year we have enough talent (though young) off the bench that we should be able to keep the score ticking over. But Geno is much more likely to also slow the offense these days to work the half court offensive sets with the reserves than he used to.
You make a good observation regarding who UConn had coming off the bench from 1999-2002 and the effect it had on the points scored. In more recent years (injuries aside) UConn subs in the latter portion of the games have not increased the lead or even watched it decrease. Geno would complain about that all the time. With the talent on this year’s team I do not expect a recurrence of that problem. I do expect our margins of victory will be significantly higher.
 
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If we divided this team into 2 teams, we might be playing ourselves in the NC.
You won’t find anyone more excited, happy, and complimentary of this roster than me! I absolutely think we have the best roster in all of WCBB! However, I must say, I’ve been looking at some of the other teams this season and I’ve gotta say, there are some real powerhouses out there! SC (of course), USC, Notre Dame, UCLA, Texas all have truly exceptional rosters! I am confident that Geno & CD, et al + this unbelievable collection of talent can bring home #12 but it’s not going to be easy!

I can’t recall ever seeing this many teams with imo generational rosters at once! This is where health, coaching, and team (spirit, closeness, cohesion, desire, and will) is likely to determine who is holding that trophy at the end of the season! I have to admit, it is quite sobering to see the number of teams with that kind of talent! This is why Geno has brought this magnificent group of young women together! Go Huskies!
 
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Doesn't matter, as long as it is one point more than the other team.....
 
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This is where health, coaching, and team (spirit, closeness, cohesion, desire, and will) is likely to determine who is holding that trophy at the end of the season! I have to admit, it is quite sobering to see the number of teams with that kind of talent! This is why Geno has brought this magnificent group of young women together!
It's a good thing these are the qualities Geno specifically recruits for. I'm not sure how true this is of other programs, except for maybe SC and ND.
 

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