I hear you but I'm trying not to bring myself there-again. UCONN needs improved front court play to win a championship. If ONO doesn't improve them UCONN is relying on Aaliyah and Dorka which are good options and something they haven't had for a while now.
Liv's shot trajectory is flat, giving her less of a target, so shooting threes is something she probably should never do, which she actually almost never does. She took 15 shots from beyond the arc last year and made 4. Aaliyah gets it, she made zero 3's last year because she took zero shots from out there. Aubrey on the other hand is even worse than Liv, with 3 for 20 shooting.
I think you will see DeBerry’s minutes go up as we get into the second half of the season. At the expense of, and varying degrees of all the other bigs.
I hope and pray you are correct. Those of us that have been watching Amari are concerned that she has been trending in the wrong direction and specifically questioning if she has another gear. Consistent with that is also Olson's ESPN evaluations. Olson tends to used code words but hopefully you can follow the downward trend.
I like DeBerry and have great hopes for her but I very much doubt she will contribute at all this year except in practice and/or possibly in the event of an injury to the older posts. She is going to need to get much stronger and (especially) show more effort and desire on the court. While I realize she played mostly garbage minutes in the U19 Tournament I have to say I was a bit underwhelmed with her effort level when she was out there. Having said that, I felt it was less of a “no effort”and more of an “abbreviated” one. She seemed to start out fine but then gave up too quickly and started running up the court. Anyway, I have high hopes for 22/23 and beyond when she will (hopefully) be either our starting center or primary backup to Dorka.
I agree with the high-low post. Both Aaliyah and Dorka are bangers. If Liv falters or needs a rest, then Dorka can take the high post and Aaliyah the low post. Unless Liv finally realizes the benefits of the baby hook, she needs to play the high post. Liv's offense is too predictable and easy to guard.
It may be the appropriate hope for Amari 22/23 however Patterson and Brady will be frosh with strong games. She will have to see the light and make a large jump to her sophomore season. I still have hope for Piath's health and her game.
Per Geno:
it's going to be fascinating to watch Geno divvy up minutes this coming season with so many talented players..........obviously it becomes more difficult if everybody plays to their potential but that is rarely the case............barring injuries I expect everyone who played significant minutes last season to play a bit less but I don't see PB with more then 2-3 minutes of additional bench time if for no other reason then she would drive Geno crazy pleading to get back on the court
yes.........you don't want to be put there as you might never get out of it with this talented group.......There will be more rooms available in the Chateau de Bowwow.