Azzi Wins 1st Career POTW
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So well deserved. And this is ONLY the start of her sophomore season. I don't know how much better she can get, but can you imagine? Not even sure where the ride with her will end up, but MAN are we gonna enjoy every minute of it!
NPOY!!
NPOY!!
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Adama Sanogo was the player of the week on the men’s side and Alex Karaban was the freshman of the week. Kind of feels like we’re on a roll, doesn’t it?
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And to think, Azzi did this against 2 TOP 10 Teams. It is clear indication of what she will do throughout the rest of the season. I see a lot of Big East POWs coming for her.
GO HUSKIES!
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The first of many, hopefully
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I'd say she's still only playing at about 85% of her abilities............if you asked her she would say there's still a lot to work on.........
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My guess is that this wasn't a very difficult decision. 
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Morrow and Siegrist had great stats to but here is a good example that team results and importance make a big differenceMy guess is that this wasn't a very difficult decision.
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Azzi has been playing fantastic basketball and is carrying the team on her back. Making a good team great. That's what Paige did as well. One of Geno's greatest assets is getting the most out of everyone, including his best players. Imagine a team with a healthy Paige and a healthy Azzi, with hopefully at least some sort of paint presence. Throw Aubrey, Nika, Caroline, AE, Ice, Ayanna in there and WOW! Not to even mention the Freshmen. The sky is very blue for next year...
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One could make a strong case for 3 Big East players on the national AA team. First team, from the results so far.
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The danger in this is the team could succumb to Azzi-watching. The previous two seasons they sometimes gave in to Paige-watching. But maybe Nika’s greatest contribution is keeping them all focused on the game and the other team and not just looking at Azzi.
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I think Azzi gets the ball out of her hands quickly whether as a shot or back to other guard and then quickly works her way through the court setting 4 or 5 screens as well as using them. That gives the others a chance to do their stuff a little more. I would love to see if you had a distance meter, how much Azzi moves on the court because it must be among the leaders in WBB. And Lou and Caroline are probably not far behind and I don't see any one on the court not being aggressive in their shots.
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In his post game conference Geno was pretty firmly of the view that she has another level in her. The rest of WCBB may well tremble at that thought.
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Completely agree. Azzi is an amazing player, but she is not playing at the top of her abilities yet.
Geno’s motion offense is a thing of beauty when it is being well executed. This year‘s team is moving the ball very, very well and that let’s Azzi score effortlessly. Last year it seemed like the clock would run down and we ended up in iso for Paige and let her create. This year our points seem to be coming more in the flow of our offense. Shout out to Nika who is doing an amazing job of finding people.
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I'm not sure if any other UConn player could pick up for Azzi if she were to go down.
Maybe Carol but she would need to become sensational at cracking all of the defensive seams.
We can only hope that Azzi doesn't go down this year.
It could devastate the team if it were against a ranked opponent.
Azzi would be my vote for UConn MVP/ MOP / AA.
She got game just like Ray Allen did.
She seems to have perfect footwork at all times.
I'm sure that the NCAA is aware of it and has noticed Azzi's special gifts.
How could they not after Curry wore her jersey?
Maybe Carol but she would need to become sensational at cracking all of the defensive seams.
We can only hope that Azzi doesn't go down this year.
It could devastate the team if it were against a ranked opponent.
Azzi would be my vote for UConn MVP/ MOP / AA.
She got game just like Ray Allen did.
She seems to have perfect footwork at all times.
I'm sure that the NCAA is aware of it and has noticed Azzi's special gifts.
How could they not after Curry wore her jersey?
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I'm hopeful that Geno will play her less in the non-competitive conference games..........she's had an ongoing foot problem that comes from overuse, and she's been averaging around 38 minutes a game so far.............every minute she's on the bench is a good minute in terms of staying injury free for the big games......
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Geno knows what he has in Azzi. Life is good:
2 reasons UConn can still win national title without stars
However, if the first two games of the season indicated anything, UConn is far from dropping off any time soon.
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