The expectation is not that a championship should be dropped into our laps, the expectation is that the UCONN players (who are very capable) will rise to the occasion and secure another championship. Nearly all the players have stated this as part of their expectation for coming to UCONN-to play in big games and win championships.
Very, very young team last season.
Geno has said that many times but he also teaches great offense, he teaches movement without the ball, he values players that can pass, especially a big from the high post. He recruits offensive players then gets them to buy into playing defense at this level to win NC's. That is why he is the MASTER
If I was forced to choose just 1, I would much rather have Cardoso - she would give UConn better odds to win a Title. Can't teach an athletic 6'7" who already is great defensively & can score 15+ a night. She would have the greatest "impact" - even though Azzi might have comparable or better stats.
Stanford/SC/Uconn are clearly 1..2..3.. the order is irrelevant..Pencil all three in the final 4 in 2022...and maybe NCST...and let em fight it out!
So do I. But it's not a given. Not too many Husky teams were punched in the mouth like they were in that last game. We need to see how they respond.
Is this for next season or college career? for college career I would take Azzi and feel pretty confident with that.
That’s because losses are few and far between.
I agree with this. This is why I continue to say that Geno is the master of this sport, and the sport still revolves around his program for the most part.
IMO William's advantage is at the defensive end. She has improved a lot on that end, which Geno loves. If Azzi doesnt start, I dont think its Christyn's spot that would be taken away, I think its Evina's.
The order is not irrelevant when it comes to winning a championship. The number 3 team would have to beat both the #2 and #1 team assuming the bracket hold up. In WCBB the brackets often do hold up.
Arizona led wire to wire and UCONN was favored to win by 13 points. It was a beat down complete with a middle finger and no apology from the Arizona coach to top it off. UCONN was supposed to comeback with a vengeance after Mississippi State also. BTW UCONN did not have a starter out. Nika played more than half the game.
Many thanks to you and your father. My wife and I hike/snowshoe in the park frequently, particularly since we stopped going to the gym over a year ago due to the pandemic.
The problem is, when UConn wins a tough game by a relatively close margin, there’s a crowd that thinks the lack of a blowout means UConn played horribly and will lose against other good teams, not win a championship, etc. The game vs Baylor is a good example. It was a high quality game by two terrific teams but some people still found players to blame.
Some times we need a blowout some times we don't. While I look forward to every game I get worked up over what I feel will be a slobbernocker of a game so much more. A battle, a true war on the court, back and forth elbows, pushing, in your face shots, blocks and big stops. If all that from the team we love doesn't get your blood flowing and anticipation levels elevated I feel for you. Yes I love to watch the beauty of 5 passes without the ball touching the floor and all the attributes UCONN has brought to WCBB. That said, like Nan, I feel that after a close game or in the rare case of a loss there is no place in blaming players. We can bisect and analyze the game share our views without blame.
It’s been going on for years now. Winning looked easy for a while and fans got spoiled. They had no idea how extremely difficult it was for players to maintain the high level of play - for a hundred games, years! It just looked so easy.
There has never been any meaningful dissection or examination of UCONN WBB that originated from the BY nor will there ever be. Here I'm defining meaningful to be of consequence to the players or coaches.
There’s a good exercise that all UConn fans should undertake every now and then. Try to watch a really good team like Stanford, SC, MD, Baylor, etc. in a close game like you watch UConn. What you will observe is the ball getting stuck on offense, bad turnovers, defensive breakdowns, silly fouls and my personal favorite, missed layups.
I probably would have reacted by saying Liv "should" have made some of those layups & Boston "should" have made those layups and SC "should" have beat UCONN & Stanford and UCONN "could" have beat Arizona. But that probably wouldn't be accepted here- just sayin!
Well, you do have a point there.
Not really my point, but OK.
Let’s see, a 6’7” center with one decent season behind her whose fitness level has been questioned (rightly or wrongly) by some or a guard that has been touted for two+years now as the greatest shooter to come out of high school in decades (some say, ever) and whose overall game is being favorably compared to the current national player of the year (who is herself the best player to come out since Breanna Stewart.) Nope! I’ll stick with door number two!