UConn looks a lot like they did last year, two great players and a bunch of role players. They really need a couple girls to step up and offer consistency on both ends of the floor. They give the opponents way too many open threes and right now they have one rebounder and that won't work against the top teams.
ND beat them with good guard play, USC beat them with good play inside and wide open looks from 3 they made. The defense needs to relax on the help side and be in position to defend. Most good shooters will hit open shots, but not hit shots with defense on them. That is an easy adjustment that I haven't seen over the past couple years.
To me they have two players who really play and they are Paige and Sarah. All the others are about the same and they need a couple to step up. I would put Azzi in that group when she plays a couple games in a row but others simply haven't elevated their games yet. With that said I would move Jana in the starting line up for her size if nothing else and would like to see another player with length with her. If that person is Morgan then so be it but she needs to rebound the basketball if she is going to be a player they rely on for big minutes.
Yeah, that Ashlynn kid really, really didn't contribute against Iowa State.
We lost by 2 points to USC because multiple players stepped up at the right time. We outplayed them by 11 points in the second half because multiple players stepped up. We just fell short in the Final 5 seconds. If Sarah had made her final 2 FTs or her game ending 3 PT shot, what would be the complaints??? I'm sure some fans would still find something(s).
Oh, in my opinion, last year we had at least 3 great players, Paige, Aaliyah and Nika and some pretty da*n good other players...
