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Big East WBB Media Day Oct. 19 information

hoopsfan22 said:
Maybe last year when Paige and Evina started in their first games for UConn.
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That was not "let's throw them out to see how good they are." It was "these are two of our best players."

Geno is definitely NOT a "let's see what you got in a game situation" coach. He is definitely a "you play based on how you perform during practice."
 
Vowelguy said:
It means most coaches havent seen her play and are only going to vote for ~3 UConn players anyway.

Btw, anyone else having an issue with not being able to start new threads?
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I have consistently had an issue on my cell phone where i can't access the UCONN women's board. I can get to the General women's board, but not the UCONN one...
 
I found this quote in this article which I think is new in this article

The Day - UConn women No. 1 in Big East poll; Bueckers, Fudd also honored - News from southeastern Connecticut


UConn coach Geno Auriemma calls Bueckers and Fudd, both national players of the year as high school seniors, "reluctant stars."

Auriemma said Fudd, known for her precision as a shooter, has the same tendency to pass up an open shot the way Bueckers did last year, with him having to constantly remind her.

"Just the reluctance to take advantage of every time because they're open all the time," Auriemma said. "So that means that I would want them to shoot it all the time and that's not what they want to do."


Paige's advice to Azzi

"Don't be afraid to mess up," said Bueckers, who went on to win national player of the year honors a year ago as UConn reached the Final Four for the unprecedented 13th straight season. "Coach is always going to be mad; he's always going to be yelling about something.

"So it's better to take risks. Try. Mess up. He's going to yell. Just brush it off. Just keep trying."
 
Vowelguy said:
That was not "let's throw them out to see how good they are." It was "these are two of our best players."

Geno is definitely NOT a "let's see what you got in a game situation" coach. He is definitely a "you play based on how you perform during practice."
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Recently (first practice?) Geno said that 2 weeks into practice last year he concluded that Paige was "our best player." Paige has also said that before she arrived Geno had told her she would have to lead the team. So he hardly tossed her out there to see if she could swim.
 
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Vowelguy said:
It means most coaches havent seen her play and are only going to vote for ~3 UConn players anyway.

Btw, anyone else having an issue with not being able to start new threads?
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Haven't had a problem yet with new threads, but have noticed an occasional considerable lag between posting a comment on a thread and it showing up in the stream. That said, I'm always impressed with how well this board actually WORKS. It keeps track of a ton of info on all levels and seems to do it pretty well.
 
Personally, I think the coaches are selling Marquette a little short. DePaul completely imploded at the end of the year and I am not convinced SH has a down low presence to match Marquette plus I think Duffy is better at the x’s And o’s so she always manages to over-achieve.

For the BE to make in-roads into the P5, especially against the Big12, these next 4 programs need to step up, recruit, win OOC games and keep these coaches, not losing the most to the lesser teams in the P5. If the BE MCBB Coaches can get paid, so should the Women’s coaches.
My underrated coaches are Duffy and Dillon with Bozzelli needing to improve upon last year.
 
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Perhaps I'm misreading something here.
Does the (1) next to DePaul mean that they received one vote as best team in the Big East?
Who exactly are the people voting? Big East WBBcoaches? Sportswriters/journalists?
I mean, everybody is entitled to their opinion....when sober.
Maybe a protest vote, or a prank?
Or just Doug Bruno sticking up for his crew?
 
Inthepaint said:
Perhaps I'm misreading something here.
Does the (1) next to DePaul mean that they received one vote as best team in the Big East?
Who exactly are the people voting? Big East WBBcoaches? Sportswriters/journalists?
I mean, everybody is entitled to their opinion....when sober.
Maybe a protest vote, or a prank?
Or just Doug Bruno sticking up for his crew?
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Coaches vote and the can't vote for their own team.
 
Inthepaint said:
Perhaps I'm misreading something here.
Does the (1) next to DePaul mean that they received one vote as best team in the Big East?
Who exactly are the people voting? Big East WBBcoaches? Sportswriters/journalists?
I mean, everybody is entitled to their opinion....when sober.
Maybe a protest vote, or a prank?
Or just Doug Bruno sticking up for his crew?
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Coaches vote. Geno voted for DePaul. He can't vote for his own team.
 
EricLA said:
Funny that none of them wanted to do a Geno impression. Maybe they thought it might get back to them?
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I hope the reporter will follow up soon with Evina's impression of Geno (as these three seemed to agree hers was the best). This I want to see.
 
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D J B said:
Coaches vote. Geno voted for DePaul. He can't vote for his own team.
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Just to make it crystal clear for everyone. Geno couldn't vote for his own team, per the rules. Apparently he voted for DePaul. Thus, it was essentially a unanimous vote.
 
Carnac said:
These are the 5 players Geno took with him to media day. Is it possible these are his starting 5 for the season opener against Arkansas? :rolleyes:
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This was my prediction. I guess Geno will have to see how Azzi does in the scrimmages before he locks it in.
 
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