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Did everyone hear Meg Culmo re: Paige?

To be honest I usually have the broadcast muted...didn't hear this GREAT news. Feb. 9 we play Villanova.
There are 7 games left in regular season...plus more if any of the three that have been postponed.
Then 3 in the BE tourney probably. Hopefully that is enough time to get her in #12 shape and smooth out any issues
with her return. I presume maybe a gradual intro...maybe like Nika is having.

Anyone have a return date for Azzi?
 
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Blakeon18 said:
To be honest I usually have the broadcast muted...didn't hear this GREAT news. Feb. 9 we play Villanova.
There are 7 games left in regular season...plus more if any of the three that have been postponed.
Then 3 in the BE tourney probably. Hopefully that is enough time to get her in #12 shape and smooth out any issues
with her return. I presume maybe a gradual intro...maybe like Nika is having.

Anyone have a return date for Azzi?
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Not THAT gradual. Nika played 24 minutes today.
 
HuskyNan said:
Tentative date of return is Feb 8. Surprised it’s not getting more discussion.
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That's been the date all along I think. Alexa had it like a month ago and I think that was just taking the current date plus how many ever weeks they said recovery was going to take. It would be shocking that Paige could go from losing crutches to playing in a game in the span of 3 weeks.
 
Blakeon18 said:
To be honest I usually have the broadcast muted...didn't hear this GREAT news. Feb. 9 we play Villanova.
There are 7 games left in regular season...plus more if any of the three that have been postponed.
Then 3 in the BE tourney probably. Hopefully that is enough time to get her in #12 shape and smooth out any issues
with her return. I presume maybe a gradual intro...maybe like Nika is having.

Anyone have a return date for Azzi?
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Al though not an answer, I would think before Paige. Azzi is running the tread mill
 
Now we need to define back.
I assume back means;
she will be able to have partial workouts with no game activity
OR full work outs with limited game time
OR she's back baby, hold those player of the year ballots!!
 
HuskyNan said:
Tentative date of return is Feb 8. Surprised it’s not getting more discussion.
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Does this mean on 2/8 she will rejoin the them with limitations in practice but no games? Date of playing in first game? Context.
 
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If the team goes undefeated until her return and things are running smoothly, do you put her in the starting lineup immediately knowing it may hurt team chemistry?
 
donalddoowop said:
If the team goes undefeated until her return and things are running smoothly, do you put her in the starting lineup immediately knowing it may hurt team chemistry?
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Geno commented on this in the post-game. Said Paige and Azzi are gonna have to earn their way back and that there will be a try out to see if they make the team. He was kidding of course. For someone who didn't play Geno had a lot to say about her.
 
She didn't say Paige would be back. She said that was the target date based on the timing of her surgery (12 weeks). It may be longer based on what the medical staff determines her progress is.
 
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geordi said:
She didn't say Paige would be back. She said that was the target date based on the timing of her surgery (12 weeks). It may be longer based on what the medical staff determines her progress is.
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That's what I heard/how I interpreted it, too. Not that someone had told Meg in the last couple of days that Feb. 8 is the day.
 
Yes, Nika is scrappy and a tough defender. The problem is when UConn plays top level teams can you afford to have a player on the court who is no threat to score. If she is on he court, the other team can basically leave Nika opened, double Paige (or whoever). They can dare Nika to shoot because she hasn’t shown she can knock down wide opened shots. It’s a dilemma UConn will need to figure out. If UConn gets healthy zi would like to see a lineup of Paige, Azzi, Ducharme, Williams, and Ono.
 
CTBballfan243 said:
Yes, Nika is scrappy and a tough defender. The problem is when UConn plays top level teams can you afford to have a player on the court who is no threat to score. If she is on he court, the other team can basically leave Nika opened, double Paige (or whoever). They can dare Nika to shoot because she hasn’t shown she can knock down wide opened shots. It’s a dilemma UConn will need to figure out. If UConn gets healthy zi would like to see a lineup of Paige, Azzi, Ducharme, Williams, and Ono.
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Xavier was doing that today (leaving Nika unguarded). If other teams do that, I would take the over on Nika's scoring. I guess no one remembers last year, when (after a very cold start from 3) she started drilling them in about her fifth or sixth game as a starter. She doesn't have to hit 40% from 3, just enough (30%?) so that teams don't feel free to ignore her.

Remember Floor Game Faris? UConn won a lot of games (and some NC's) with Kelly in the starting lineup before she became (in her senior year) a real scoring threat. Nika's current role is very similar to Kelly's in her early years, and I think she will perform it just as well. Have you noticed how many rebounds she is getting from the PG position?
 
Did everyone notice that Meg got the Word of the day calendar again and is using whenever she is on the air????? There are times when you use a 50 cent word and sound intellectual and then there are the times you use a 50 cent word and everyone knows you are forcing it and it makes you look sad. I think with Meg it is the second and not the first....
 
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CTBballfan243 said:
Yes, Nika is scrappy and a tough defender. The problem is when UConn plays top level teams can you afford to have a player on the court who is no threat to score. If she is on he court, the other team can basically leave Nika opened, double Paige (or whoever). They can dare Nika to shoot because she hasn’t shown she can knock down wide opened shots. It’s a dilemma UConn will need to figure out. If UConn gets healthy zi would like to see a lineup of Paige, Azzi, Ducharme, Williams, and Ono.
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All very good teams do not have five scorers on the floor at the same time. Nika does other things that helps the team be successful. She hit shots from outside last season and with time I believe she will start hitting them this season. Having five scorers on the floor at the same time is not necessary to win a NC or to have an outstanding team.
 
01Neaggrad02 said:
Did everyone notice that Meg got the Word of the day calendar again and is using whenever she is on the air????? There are times when you use a 50 cent word and sound intellectual and then there are the times you use a 50 cent word and everyone knows you are forcing it and it makes you look sad. I think with Meg it is the second and not the first....
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What does this post mean?
 
01Neaggrad02 said:
Did everyone notice that Meg got the Word of the day calendar again and is using whenever she is on the air????? There are times when you use a 50 cent word and sound intellectual and then there are the times you use a 50 cent word and everyone knows you are forcing it and it makes you look sad. I think with Meg it is the second and not the first....
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What was the word?
 
CTBballfan243 said:
Yes, Nika is scrappy and a tough defender. The problem is when UConn plays top level teams can you afford to have a player on the court who is no threat to score. If she is on he court, the other team can basically leave Nika opened, double Paige (or whoever). They can dare Nika to shoot because she hasn’t shown she can knock down wide opened shots. It’s a dilemma UConn will need to figure out. If UConn gets healthy zi would like to see a lineup of Paige, Azzi, Ducharme, Williams, and Ono.
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Seems to be a popular mantra. The two “top level” teams Muhl played against last year were Arkansas and South Carolina. Arkansas she played 25 minutes, 4th most on the team and shot 3-5, 2-4 from 3, scored 8 points, also 4th on the team. Against SC she played 35 minutes, 2nd most minutes along with Edwards who played the same amount, went 3-6, 1-3 from 3 for 8 points; also tied with Edwards for 2nd most. I don’t remember in either game her being sagged off of to the point of being an opponents strategic approach. So that seems like a real stretch of a knock.
Having said that, Muhl’s strength is certainly not scoring. What it is is defense and pushing the ball but primarily her ability to energize a team or am I the only one who has noticed the tangible change in the teams approach to the game for the 2nd year in a row when she got healthy enough to start. I will answer my own question, a lot of people have noticed. Her affect is that palpable.
 
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