Autumn Johnson's top 10 to watch this season
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Carnac
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There are several very talented players in division 1 basketball this year. Some will cross UConn’s path. Respect them all, fear none. Play hard, smart and with urgency, and make them fear you. Our players can’t wait for the game to come to them.
That’s how you find yourself down by 10 at the end of the first quarter.
Teams use to dread playing UConn. Not anymore, especially with two of our players out for the year. UConn will have to take every game they want this year. No team will give it to them. Especially the elites.
That’s how you find yourself down by 10 at the end of the first quarter.
Teams use to dread playing UConn. Not anymore, especially with two of our players out for the year. UConn will have to take every game they want this year. No team will give it to them. Especially the elites.Last season was not her best or anything near what she's capable of or expected to do here so this season i firmly believe we will finally see the highly touted real Azzi Fudd set college basketball on fire.No mention of Azzi? Bobby Boucher might consider that “Tackling Fuel!”
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Carnac, well stated. In the recent past , UConn teams haven't performed with a sense of urgency. I believe this team is more mature, serious and talented to play down to their competition or be content to be counter punchers.
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I guess we're looking at it with different eyes, two different fandoms. What I see is full body contact below, and contact with the arms.
But If I were an SC fan, I'd see something more like "What did she expect bringing that into my house?"
What? That was all ball lmao
Man she goes straight up, got the ball clean and didn't initiate any incidental body contact. Man 10 out of 10 refs will tell you that is clean.
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I’m just looking at the video. She goes up — ie does not establish a position for a charge — and they collide in the process of the shot and block. Also, her hand comes down and her forearm contacts Caroline’s shoulder, which is typically called a foul even if the blocker doesn’t jump. In other words, Boston does not get entirely out of Caroline’s path in the process of the block.
Don’t worry, I’m not complaining. Lots of fouls go uncalled, and some non-fouls are called in the moment because of a bad angle. Having the benefit of a tape replay reveals lots of things refs can’t be expected to spot in the heat of the action. But if a ref had chanced to have the right angle, they might have seen it, and if they had, I expect they’d have whistled it.
I don't know what you are looking at but she literally doesn't touch her with her arm. And she goes straight up. She doesn't have to get out the way of the uconn player. She only has to go up and not initiated body contact. That is a textbook block.
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What can I say? I stick by my girls. This is a fan forum, isn’t it?@Bone Dog dug his own grave on this one but he refuses to bury himself. I do love his tenacity!
You win lol