Badass Awards vs. Chatanooga go to. . .

[Kibitzer]

. . . Gabby and Napheesa!

Acknowledge fine game and floor burns by Lou and good debut into the rotation by Molly.

Yucks to the grey uniforms and, worse yet, CD, Shea and Marisa carrying that funereal sartorial statement too far.

 

[HoopsFan21]

I thought Saniya had a good game. Solid ball handling with several nice passes especially into the post to Butler and Gabby.

 

[tonehill68]

Lol @ funeral satorial. I agree on the split with Gabby and Pheesa.

 

[cookie447]

If only Saniya had made a couple of her shots, along with her great floor game, passes and several sharp assists, we would be giving her strong consideration tonight. Soon, very soon, she will be all that we wish her to be!

 

[bags27]

Pheesa is so smoooooth. No wasted effort. A real minimalist.

 

[HardHatGuy#2]

. . . Gabby and Napheesa!

Acknowledge fine game and floor burns by Lou and good debut into the rotation by Molly.

Yucks to the grey uniforms and, worse yet, CD, Shea and Marisa carrying that funereal sartorial statement too far.

Wish I could "like" that post four times.

 

[reno tony]

She didn't play that long but I vote for Natalie. Loved her aggressiveness and offensive minded play. Looking forward to where she goes from here.

 

[Kaizen]

Saniya has 5 asts and 3 stls and played a solid high 36 mins. I will applaud her performance tonight.

 

[chuck.r]

The "home grays" are just awful, especially when playing against a team wearing road blues. Its like waiting for someone to turn all the lights on.

 

[HoopsFan21]

The "home grays" are just awful, especially when playing against a team wearing road blues. Its like waiting for someone to turn all the lights on.

Yeah but only UConn has the fancy new shiny writing on their uniforms so you can easily see the numbers at least.

 

[MilfordHusky]

The "home grays" are just awful, especially when playing against a team wearing road blues. Its like waiting for someone to turn all the lights on.

I prefer WHITE.

 

[Kaizen]

I prefer WHITE.

Me too. White and Blue uniforms are my favorite.

 

[Bigpetunia]

. . . Gabby and Napheesa!

Acknowledge fine game and floor burns by Lou and good debut into the rotation by Molly.

Yucks to the grey uniforms and, worse yet, CD, Shea and Marisa carrying that funereal sartorial statement too far.

Gabby and Napheesa were clearly the most deserving. Not to take anything away from Napheesa, but Gabby is playing with such unrelenting aggression, contributing in every aspect of the game in dominating fashion, and leaping ferociously for rebounds...she's almost in a class by herself in terms of her overall effort!

 

[Bestiarius]

Saniya has 5 asts and 3 stls and played a solid high 36 mins. I will applaud her performance tonight.

To me, Saniya deserved the award tonight. She filled a hole in the roster with confidence and spirited play. She came through admirably when little was expected of her by many.

 

[Shorty Dee]

Napheesa and Gabby earned the award tonight.

 

[HoopsFan21]

To me, Saniya deserved the award tonight. She filled a hole in the roster with confidence and spirited play. She came through admirably when little was expected of her by many.

Isn't Saniya the starting PG? What hole did she fill exactly? I would say Molly filled the hole since she moved up on the depth chart from second to first guard off the bench.

 

[Wilderness]

Please help an unpracticed eye. In the starting lineup last evening would you say Saniya is PG? It appears to me in most instances it is Kia bringing up the ball and initiating the play with Saniya initially planted in the corner. Appears to me Saniya is playing the 2. In earlier games, when Crystal comes in she is the PG - no question there.

 

[Florida Fan]

Irwin and Butler can't jump. Irwin has to protect the ball with her body because facing up, she's getting her shot rejected by anyone her size, or bigger. Butler is trying, but lacks strength, also needing to have her defender on her off shoulder to have a scoring chance. I agree with Geno that facing a choice between the short jumper or a drive, Gabby should slash to the hoop. Good win, Lou taking all her opportunities, splitting the defense and creating.

 

[UcMiami]

Please help an unpracticed eye. In the starting lineup last evening would you say Saniya is PG? It appears to me in most instances it is Kia bringing up the ball and initiating the play with Saniya initially planted in the corner. Appears to me Saniya is playing the 2. In earlier games, when Crystal comes in she is the PG - no question there.

They rotate 'PG' responsibility which is what Uconn quite frequently does - once they start running the half court offense, it is really hard to identify a PG because they all cycle through the central position, so the distinction is bringing the ball up and making the first pass, and that gets traded around quite a bit. Not sure of the theory, except it can alter the shape of the defense a bit if the typically 'off guard' defender is having to switch between being in the center of the defense from series to series.