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Message: [QUOTE="NycUcWbbFan, post: 5169433, member: 13453"] Probably not, judging from history. And by history &0, it is with reference to the TASSK years that intersects with Shea and Svet ([URL='https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/connecticut/women/1999.html']1998-99[/URL], [URL='https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/connecticut/women/2000.html']1999-00[/URL], [URL='https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/connecticut/women/2001.html']2000-01[/URL]): [LIST] [*]By regular season’s end, Geno will have a [URL='https://the-boneyard.com/threads/halfway-point-of-the-regular-season.204869/post-5166668']solid 10-player Noah’s Ark rotation as the 2nd year of TASSK[/URL] consisting of 9 players who had been starters at some point in their (short) UConn careers + Morgan (whom Geno really likes); [*]Aside: To those who say Dawn is pioneering balanced Superteam play, for the first three years of TASSK, Geno was already doing that; he won one championship from 1998-2001, with injuries derailing the other two years. [/LIST] [URL='https://the-boneyard.com/threads/guess-who%E2%80%99s-leading-the-country-in-assist-to-turnover-ratio.204704/post-5160919']There are metrics[/URL] &2 that can better illustrate the Big 3’s impact without pegging it to a near impossible 60-point Big 3 season average standard; [LIST] [*]Besides scoring, the Big 3 (who have not meaningfully played together in the previous 16 games) will force defenses to work extra hard and are floor spacers; [*]Early season defensive schemes on Paige and Sarah, while the four other incomers and four sophomores were [URL='https://the-boneyard.com/threads/rebounding-margin-simple-stats-tell-lies.204778/post-5163521']being developed[/URL] &1 by Geno, will not now work; [*]With a fully functioning Big 3 + Aubrey and seasoned-enough youngsters, the focus on the Big 3 will let the seasoned youngsters shine as [URL='https://the-boneyard.com/threads/halfway-point-of-the-regular-season.204869/post-5166668']by-game designated hitters[/URL]; [*]yes, this means &1 hitting the good open shots missed in the early season, at a much faster pace, unleashing the press after each made shot, etc. [/LIST] &0 History is not always prologue. The Back2Sports guy goes through Paige’s and Azzi’s prior “ships-passing-through-the-night” joint play as a prologue to this season. He also projects from the 16-game performance of Kaitlyn+KK (vs Nika) as prologue to the rest of the season. I don’t agree with his takes on either one. &1 Q is an illustrative case. Finally focusing on what she can contribute to Geno’s schemes — better rebounding, defending the opponent’s hottest player, being connected on offense/ defense (along the lines of a long line of Geno players from Ashley Battle, Kalana Greene, Barbara Turner, Kelly Farris, … , Aubrey Griffin and perhaps Bianca Quinones) — Geno rewards Q with non-garbage time minutes; [LIST] [*]Q is currently on a shooting slump as she now grapples with Geno’s very high team play bar; [*]Similar situation was faced by the available players at the start of the year not named Paige or Sarah —relative newbies in new situations with the departure of Nika and Aaliyah. [/LIST] &2 The [URL='https://www.fromtherumbleseat.com/pages/advanced-basketball-statistics-formula-sheet']Hollinger Assist Ratio[/URL] (Assists / Offensive Possessions ending in a player’s actions = A / PAct) is one such metric; [LIST] [*][URL='https://www.fromtherumbleseat.com/pages/advanced-basketball-statistics-formula-sheet']Turnover Percentage[/URL] (TO / PAct) is another; [*]One can bootleg a stat for offensive contribution as (FGM + A) / PAct; [*]Since UConn is among the nation’s best in scoring efficiency, Assists, TOs, it is probably near the very top for team average for the above ratios; [*]These and other metrics will show that this year’s UConn team is becoming a vintage UConn team a la TASSK years. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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