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After 5 games do U think we can? It will be a close game. I think DiDi will match up on Paige. Who will guard Smith for our side will be critical. Matchups, Can Liv stay out of fou trouble and provide 20 points and 10 boards like Geno wants. Who will step up. Chrystyn played well last year but they might key on her. Evina has been coming on. I think we will need Aaliyah to play tough against their bigs. It will be our first test. Can we pressure their guards? I don't think they are as strong as Cooper and Landrum were last year. What's your opinion
 
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Purchase1 said:
I think we can depending on not only Liv who I think can have a great game but I think also AE and AG have to be factors off the bench to give Liv some relief I think our guard play is better so that helps!
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You forgot to mention Anna. IMO she has started replaying last years shooting. I can't even recall her driving to the basket this year as well. We pretty much played 4 on 5 when she was out there yesterday against Nova. :(
 
Every team is a work in progress the first month or 2 of the season. Most all of the top teams lost significant contributors from last season and have added new players.

I would like to say that UCONN will improve more than anyone over the course of the season, but I suspect that's homerism, and truthfully, every team will improve to a greater or lesser extent.

The thing that will separate UCONN IMHO is the sheer talent we have. I said before the season began that not only would Paige be the starting PG, but that before she even played a single game, she was in the top 5 PG's in the entire nation. Nothing I've seen has changed my opinion, and I suspect she and Aaliyah will improve faster than most since they are so talented and have so much upside.

We are also starting to see the evolution of Evina, and it's pretty rapid. The first several games I thought she was solid, but deferring too much to other players. The 'Nova game showed just what she can do when she's locked in and being a true leader in ALL areas of the game for UCONN. She can be an awesome scorer without taking anything away from the rest of the team.

Lastly, Aaliyah. Several of us felt she was a top 5, or at the very worst, top 10 recruit even tho she was rated 23, 11 and 53 by the only 3 services that did rankings. Additionally, and mystifyingly, she was rated below Nika by one analyst who did a list of all foreign freshmen. Her upside is incredible.

So yes, everyone will improve, but IMHO UCONN has more talent so all things being equal, we will be better and improve by a greater margin. The biggest key is the PG play. Both Baylor and SC lost their starting PG's, as did UCONN, and what we replace Crystal with is better than what any other top team replaced theirs with. Paige will have her slumps this season, maybe, but the gifts are apparent for all to see.
 
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Of course we can beat Baylor! Keep moving, set screens and play team ball! LCConnfan , that’s BS about Anna. She delivered a terrific stat line just in-case you didn’t notice. She just needs a teeny little nudging to drive to the basket. Not a big deal. She
hustles a lot and run the floor hard. My recommendation to you is to re-watch the game.
 
LCConnFan said:
You forgot to mention Anna. IMO she has started replaying last years shooting. I can't even recall her driving to the basket this year as well. We pretty much played 4 on 5 when she was out there yesterday against Nova. :(
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I said the exact same thing until she becomes more complete in her approach it’ll always be 5 on 4 with her out there until she consistently hits her shots
 
The key is scoring at least 1 more point than Baylor does!
 
That last post is profound and true. ;):)

Yes, they can beat Baylor. They will need to hit enough from outside to keep the Baylor defense honest and block out on the defensive boards to minimize second chance points.
 
jabstep said:
After 5 games do U think we can? It will be a close game. I think DiDi will match up on Paige. Who will guard Smith for our side will be critical. Matchups, Can Liv stay out of fou trouble and provide 20 points and 10 boards like Geno wants. Who will step up. Chrystyn played well last year but they might key on her. Evina has been coming on. I think we will need Aaliyah to play tough against their bigs. It will be our first test. Can we pressure their guards? I don't think they are as strong as Cooper and Landrum were last year. What's your opinion
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This team can beat anyone. But they can also be " off" and lose to top quality, deep teams. I actually think it might benefit this team to lose a game. And Baylor is a likely target for that. Learning through losing can be an important lesson. I mean, the team is not about to " tank," and they will more likely play with brilliance. But we should understand that losing at this point could be a valuable , growing experience. I think it is safe to say that Baylor has not yet had a lot of stiff challenges either ( winning two games by 90, for example). And they may have an "imprint" that UCONN, while excellent, can't match their big people. In for a surprise on that idea, I think. And I bet they have under-estimated how far back Evina has come. They will focus on Williams, of course. Few players ( if any ) can stop Paige. But Baylor must have some great ones as well. It will be fun.
 
Kaizen said:
Based on last night's performance UConn can beat not only Baylor but also Stanford and Louisville.
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Yes, UCONN can win versus Baylor! Particularly, since Edwards was not available last night, and should be full strength for the Baylor matchup. Griffen performed admirably as well last night.
Three point shooting will get better as the movement off the ball gets better,,,,
 
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wbball novice said:
I've been checking the threads but I swear I saw a Tuesday replay of Arkansas beating Baylor on Sunday. Was ESPNU doing a replay from another season?
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No, true story from this year, as it was Baylor's third game of the season at Arkansas. Carrington scored 24 off the bench in a losing effort. Arkansas may not be able to defend, but they can score....
 
Can we beat Baylor? I think the question is what can Baylor do to slow down UConn. We are both different teams this season and UConn has the guards that can make an impact and Baylor doesnt. We have better guards and more of them and because of that we wont loose. Liv will be fine if she stays out of foul trouble. Liv's presence underneath will keep Baylor from getting to close to the basket and Liv and UConn rebound well. Egbo is not at Liv's level. Egbo is foul prone and without her in the middle Gusters will have to guard Liv. Thats a mismatch imo. I am very confident about this game. We have somthing to show and we are going to show it on national tv.

Can Baylor handle UConns press? Who is going to guard Paige CW and Evina? We are a very quick team and our passing is just off the charts. If we get it going early it could be a long night for Baylor. Baylor lost to Arkansas, struggled against South Florida, struggled the first half against West Va and their last 2 games played cupcakes. Good guard play is lacking as is ball handlers.

I dont think there is a team in WCBB that can handle UConn. Geno is complaining about not being able to make an outside shot and not playing defense and that may be true, up to his standards but against Baylor right now if we stay out of foul trouble Baylor looses by double digets.
 
The CDR-Ret said:
Yes, UCONN can win versus Baylor! Particularly, since Edwards was not available last night, and should be full strength for the Baylor matchup. Griffen performed admirably as well last night.
Three point shooting will get better as the movement off the ball gets better,,,,
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Of course we can beat anyone, the best we compete against think they can beat us as well. Having watched SC, L'ville, Baylor, Stanford and a few other pretenders if we have a very good game and our shots are on target the Huskies prevail. That said anyone of them if they have a great game as well it will be a dogfight. Baylor being the first big test and the right team at the right time I would pay to watch any of the games.
 
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LCConnFan said:
You forgot to mention Anna. IMO she has started replaying last years shooting. I can't even recall her driving to the basket this year as well. We pretty much played 4 on 5 when she was out there yesterday against Nova. :(
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So her 9 defensive rebounds, 3 assists, 3 pts, 1 steal, and 35 minutes on the floor was just nothing. Yes she didn't have a good shooting night, but she did other things to help the team. Oh and she didn't have a foul either.
 
300% agree with MSGRET. Every team member is important and to those who think not, think again.
Every single player needs to work on things.....why not praise the good in Anna? I just don’t get it.
LC and Phil need to compliment the good and not just criticize her lack of scoring! I bet when you both get a compliment it goes a long way. Please be more complimentary and not so negative. I hope Anna drives to the basket 3x for you Phil and LC against DePaul. Would that make you more complimentary?
 
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