What's the benefit of bringing her in off the bench? She's going to start eventually, so why wait? Basically you're saying to hell with the first 3-5 minutes of the game and that you don't care what happens. The great UConn teams of years past would take your soul in those first five minutes to quote the Duquesne coach. When UConn is clicking on all cylinders, they will be up 10 by the first media time out, not down 5 as they were to an inferior Dayton team last night. They just don't click when Chong is in that particular line up for whatever reason. It's no ones fault really, but that's why you experiment with different combinations, and the Chong-Kia-KLS-Gabby-Collier combo does not run smoothly. I think it's because neither Kia nor Saniya are decisive enough so things kind of bog down and look like there is no plan on offense. I'm willing to give it a few more games for a larger sample size since there were mitigating circumstances the first few games (foul trouble with some of the starters), but the trend is becoming obvious that the team simply works better with Crystal running the show. Make her a starter now as there isn't better talent ahead of her as there was when Mo was a freshman, and by next year the starting five will have an entire year of playing together under their belts. We still have the big 3: Stewie, Tuck, and Mo are just wearing KLS, Collier, and Crystal Dangerfield masks and uniforms.I don't understand this obsession with having her start.
Diana is the queen of ridiculous passes. Look on youtube at some of the highlights.View attachment 17112 Or perhaps you mean Dee.
I would argue that she already has the keys. I don't understand this obsession with having
her start. She has already played 30% more minutes than Saniya, and I would expect that
margin to grow. To me, what counts is minutes, not starting.
Yes, but this year we have Danger to Lou, Danger to Pheesa, and Danger to Gabby. Three drumsticks on the plate is better than one in the oven. Your brother-in-law is going to get that one. Happy Thanksgiving.As I watched the game again, I couldn't help but to laugh, because I did jump ahead to next year. Just the thought of Crystal and Megan on the floor together, it gives me so much joy.
I will say it this way then. The offense runs smoother with Crystal. The other starters know what Crystal brings with her skills and confidence. She has played with 2 starters for USAB for a few years.She is better than Saniya now.I would argue that she already has the keys. I don't understand this obsession with having
her start. She has already played 30% more minutes than Saniya, and I would expect that
margin to grow. To me, what counts is minutes, not starting.
As I watched the game again, I couldn't help but to laugh, because I did jump ahead to next year. Just the thought of Crystal and Megan on the floor together, it gives me so much joy.
So next year we'll have two #1 (Walker, KLS) and a #2 (Crystal Dangerfield) recruit from their respective classes to go along with adding AZ to the mix? The 2017-19 seasons are going to have absurdly good and deep teams.
LOL!!!! Never mind about the future, I am REALLY enjoying this team this year!!!!Join the club. You're not the only one. UConn is going to be exciting to watch for at least the next 5 years.
+1000LOL!!!! Never mind about the future, I am REALLY enjoying this team this year!!!!
“You could coach some guards until they’re 25 and they still wouldn’t be able to see the things she sees,” Auriemma said. “That’s not from coaching, that’s from an innate ability that she has."
Final Score: UConn Women Cruise Past Dayton, 98-65
Nice 69 pix game gallery at bottom of this article.
Well said...but "forget" about Mo? Nah...never!Some fans have eyes that see not. Some have ears that hear not. Crystal Dangerfield is NOT your average point guard. Some of us can see that now, even in her infancy stage. If you can't see her potential NOW, and how robust and vital she's going to be in four years, you're not paying attention, or you just don't have an eye for talent. Are we signing her praises, yes. Crystal's play now is the worse it will be while she's at UConn. She's going to get better with every practice, every game. She's better now than when practice began in October, and much better than this time last year.
Sometime during the season, the light will go on. She will have arrived. She will know (from game experience at this level) exactly what she can and can't do, and when she can do it.
Moriah Jefferson was much better at her position as a junior than as a freshman. The same will be true for Crystal. I don't need any rabbit's feet, crystal balls (pun), or tea leaves to see what's in her future. Crystal has all the earmarks of greatness. She has skills that you can't teach.
Carnac sez....Very soon this season, she will make us forget about Moriah Jefferson, as we will be so caught up in the jaw dropping things she'll be doing. I'm not predicting any individual awards just yet, but they will come.
Everyone (including the coaching staff) with eyes can see that UConn's offense is smoother and flows better when she's in the game. The more she plays with the starters, the more comfortable she will be. She'll learn where each player likes to get the ball and when (no 2 players are alike). All point guards have to learn this about their teammates. i.e., you can't give Butler the same passes on a fast break that you can give to Lou. Success breeds confidence. At some point soon, after she sees enough of the competition at this level, she'll stop making those freshman mistakes, and play like a seasoned veteran. Crystal is not the type of player that will keep making the same mistakes over and over. Whether she starts or not is really not important. It's how many minutes she plays. She's averaging 26 minutes a game over the last 3 games. That in itself should tell you something. We're watching the maturation of a future star. Don't blink, you might miss something.![]()
Well said...but "forget" about Mo? Nah...never!
Very soon this season, she will make us forget about Moriah Jefferson
There is an exciting fragility about this club
Oh, what you said!!Moriah is enshrined. But we have room for more as well. It's the Husky way.