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I get your point - I do wonder how many POW awards Olsen has at this point. You are right - the best player on a mediocre team likely will have better weekly stats than the best player on a great team filled with a lot of other really good players.
Olsen actually gave Nika some problems last year. Of course it really helps when your running screen and rolls with BE POY Maddy Siegrist.
I watched Olsen play against Creighton and she is a heck of a player who NOVA relies on to get mucho points. They, as a team, are not great from the arc, but Olsen does it all and she is plenty quick. If her quickness is too much for Nika then KK could probably do a good job holding her in reasonable check.
I get your point but don't get too carried away on the hyperbole, Paige is averaging 28.5 min a game so that means she's playing a lot more than "barely" in the second half. Just like the BY player of the game poll, Paige could or should win it almost every game but yet the BYers are magnanimous in their choices much like the other other BE Coaches. I am not worried about the POY award for the BE as it has actually nothing to do with the "best player on the best team" but will be awarded to the "BEST PLAYER" which is without any doubt-Paige.
It’s a Player of the Week award. Olson averaged 33 points, 5.5 rebounds against 2 ranked teams - she earned that award
Look at Diana, averaged 16.9 points over her career at UConn. Must have been a so so player.
Yes, sure it must really upset her. NOT. She could care less because her focus is as it should be: UConn winning. Period.I'm sure Paige is deeply troubled by not being the Big East Player of the Week........
Ashlynn is coming into the player she is going to be for the next 4 tears,getting better and better each game. I don't expect her to put up 20 points in the next 4 or 5 games, but come March and April I do expect Ashlynn to score 20+. I am watching a star in the making and this team is blessed in the next 4 years with all of Geno's choices to play at Uconn. I will be 91 this summer and pray I am in good enough health to see it. IT WILL BE SPECTACULAR!!! Ashlynn has earned her FOW and her rebounds are higher, her FT 'a are picking up and her defense is steady. GO FRESHMEN!!!!! GO HUSKIES!!!!!Olsen, Shade Collect #BIGEASTwbb Weekly Awards
Facing two top-25 teams last week, Olsen averaged 33.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 steals.
While not the best match for Nika as the primary defensive guard, she uses her strength very well in working through picks and disrupting the entry passes. The defensive strategy for Olsen will likely be a combo of Nika and KK, with a bit of Shade thrown in from time to time. Olsen is used to picks to get her open-suspect she will be disappointed when she plays against our multi guard lineup.
I would switch on every screen with Olsen, trying to force the ball out of her hands. As I indicated, last year Olsen & Siegrist were an extremely effective combination on screen and rolls. This year, aside from Olsen, Nova doesn’t have any real scoring options.
