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Azzi Fudd Cover Story feature, sportscenter at noon 2/25 [merged thread]

oldude said:
A little over a year ago, Yankee pitcher Gerrit Cole had a great comment, “Pressure is a privilege that you earn.” DT, Maya, Stewie and many other UConn WBB players thrived in pressure situations.

Paige has already demonstrated that she can deliver in high pressure games. I suspect Azzi will do the same. If these kids did not want the pressure of playing basketball at UConn, they wouldn’t have come to Storrs in the first place.
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Pressure comes from within, others put expectations on people, the few who deflect the expectations of others are rare. We are lucky to have a number of players who refuse to accept the expectations of others as their expectations of themselves is usually much greater. An obvious example is Paige and CW, There are times CW looks like the weight of the world is on her shoulders, while Paige has that little devil on her shoulder don't mess with me no pressure persona.
 
RockyMTblue2 said:
I get a kick out of attempts to compare Paige and Azzi. They are different, complimentary players. I can hardly wait until the debate next fall about whether Azzi will start as a freshman. Remember, we had a similar debate just recently.
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Just waiting for Geno to say, She is better than I thought she was.
 
RockyMTblue2 said:
I get a kick out of attempts to compare Paige and Azzi. They are different, complimentary players. I can hardly wait until the debate next fall about whether Azzi will start as a freshman. Remember, we had a similar debate just recently.
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1. You don't have to wait 'till next fall, there are threads already dealing with that issue here. :rolleyes:

2. Did I hear correctly Paige proclaiming Azzi is the original "Buckets" (@ 0:35 mark). Now what, do we have Buckets #1 and Buckets #2...and if so, who is Buckets 1 and 2?

3. Paige up close and personal with that ice bag?

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What a great young person! If they both stay healthy, we will be hearing their names for the next 20 years as the greatest backcourt tandem in the history of women's basketball. I do mean in the world because they will be our backcourt for years in the Olympics and beyond.
 
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Rings R Us said:
Yeah, they must be airing it in the 2nd hour of sportcenter. Sage Steele commented on Azzis Instagram that they would be airing it during sportcenter, but the video has already been attached in this thread.
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Maybe time issues with unexpected Tiger coverage etc. ?
 
RockyMTblue2 said:
Yes @JordyG, but I never could find information about the injury behind that other scar. Do you know? PS. I guess that scar has to do with harvesting the graft to use on her injured knee.
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I am not a doctor nor did I stay at a Holiday Inn last night but I have some experience with this. My daughter tore her ACL in college basketball and in college lacrosse. There are 2 basic procedures. The first is an allograft in which tissue from a cadaver is used. it is a quicker recovery but perhaps not as durable. The second is an autograft from the opposite knee which is then put in as the ACL/MCL on the injured knee. Hence the scar on the opposite knee. It is a highly painful injury, surgery, and recovery and her mother was very rightly very proud of her comeback as I was for my daughter. This is a terrific kid who, with Paige, are going to be the role models, inspiration and gold standard for little and not so little girls all over the world for 20 years or more.
 
BBallF said:
I am not a doctor nor did I stay at a Holiday Inn last night but I have some experience with this. My daughter tore her ACL in college basketball and in college lacrosse. There are 2 basic procedures. The first is an allograft in which tissue from a cadaver is used. it is a quicker recovery but perhaps not as durable. The second is an autograft from the opposite knee which is then put in as the ACL/MCL on the injured knee. Hence the scar on the opposite knee. It is a highly painful injury, surgery, and recovery and her mother was very rightly very proud of her comeback as I was for my daughter. This is a terrific kid who, with Paige, are going to be the role models, inspiration and gold standard for little and not so little girls all over the world for 20 years or more.
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You are correct to your second statement. The video does mention this @ the 4:10 mark.
 
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Go/huskies said:
Paige Buckets and Auto Fudd the dynamic duo.
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Anyone here that doesn't believe that Azzi will start next year? I was extremely skeptical during the summer that Paige would just walk in here and start from day one. Freshmen very seldom do that in Geno's program. I wanted to see her perform at THIS level against Division 1 competition first, before I anointed her. I was from Missouri on that issue. I'm very happy to report that - THAT ship has sailed!!

After the first game against UMass Lowell way back in December, I was convinced. Like so many others. I was not only convinced she could play at this level, I wanted the ball in HER hands as much as possible. At this point, I'm convinced that Azzi is the real deal. I'd be shocked if Geno has Azzi coming off the bench at any point next season.
Too much potential by letting them play together. No one on the team knows Paige better than Azzi.

I'm calling now!!! When they leave UConn, their jerseys will be on the wall in Gampel right next to each other.

Azzi & Paige = Batman & Robin. You can figure out which one is which. ;) I'm guessing UConn ticket sales for home games will increase. Fans in the area will want to see THAT team in person. I'm also on board with the notion that next year's team will be better than this year's team. Once again, UConn will be THE BIGGEST game of the year on all of their opponent's schedule.
 
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RockyMTblue2 said:
I get a kick out of attempts to compare Paige and Azzi. They are different, complimentary players. I can hardly wait until the debate next fall about whether Azzi will start as a freshman. Remember, we had a similar debate just recently.
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It's good that they always have nice things to say about each other!
 
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Carnac said:
Anyone here that doesn't believe that Azzi will start next year? I was extremely skeptical during the summer that Paige would just walk in here and start from day one. Freshmen very seldom do that in Geno's program. I wanted to see her perform at THIS level against Division 1 competition first, before I anointed her. I was from Missouri on that issue. I'm very happy to report that - THAT ship has sailed!!

After the first game against UMass Lowell way back in December, I was convinced. Like so many others. I was not only convinced she could play at this level, I wanted the ball in HER hands as much as possible. At this point, I'm convinced that Azzi is the real deal. I'd be shocked if Geno has Azzi coming off the bench at any point next season.
Too much potential by letting them play together. No one on the team knows Paige better than Azzi.

I'm calling now!!! When they leave UConn, their jersey's will be on the wall in Gampel right next to each other.

Azzi & Paige = Batman & Robin. You can figure out which one is which. ;) I'm guessing UConn ticket sales for home games will increase. Fans in the area will wanted to see THAT team in person. I'm also on board with the notion that next year's team will be better than this year's team.
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After watching every available game film of Paige from 8th grade on I was confident that Paige would start, my only question was would she be a 1 or a 2 turns out she shifts easily between all of them including at times playing the 3. Like you I have no doubt that Azzi will be a starter from day 1 if healthy, she and Paige will be joined not only on the wall, but in WCBB lore as the best backcourt tandem on record. The future is bright, I will be on the edge of my seat for every game. For now I am enjoying the ride this years team is taking me on.
 
MooseJaw said:
After watching every available game film of Paige from 8th grade on I was confident that Paige would start, my only question was would she be a 1 or a 2 turns out she shifts easily between all of them including at times playing the 3. Like you I have no doubt that Azzi will be a starter from day 1 if healthy, she and Paige will be joined not only on the wall, but in WCBB lore as the best backcourt tandem on record. The future is bright, I will be on the edge of my seat for every game. For now I am enjoying the ride this years team is taking me on.
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Me too. I really don't like to look ahead. There will be plenty of time for that during the spring and summer months.
Azzi is already everyone's ALL-American. Except for injury (heaven forbid), I can't see any scenario were Azzi does not start. Like Paige, she'll be one of the five best players on the team.
 
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