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Message: [QUOTE="diggerfoot, post: 4773802, member: 1673"] We predict starters. We predict minutes. We predict production/points. What I have to see on the BY are predictions on efficiency. UConn has been about efficiency more than production, though our efficiency tends to make us productive. Here are my annotated efficiency predictions based on optimism from what has occurred in the past. What are yours? Edwards: 60% fg/35% 3 fg/80% fs I start with Edwards because she already shared her expectations for her own efficiency, which was a lofty 65/35/85. I certainly hope she reaches her goals, but my “optimistic” projection is based upon what she has done in the past. If the team as a whole performs well the stat line I predict will be sufficient for both a championship and Edward’s AA status. Fudd: 55/45/90 I have never seen a 50/40/90 stat line anticipated as much as with Fudd. Her past performance shows she is capable. With a healthy season and two elite facilitators as teammates I believe this will happen. Bueckers: 60/45/85 Based on past performance she will fall short of 50/40/90 because of foul shooting, but look at that 60% overall field goal percentage. For a guard that is phenomenal, yet past performance suggests she is capable. She was shooting that her sophomore season until injury made her less phenomenal. With a healthy season I predict she becomes phenomenal again! Muhl: 45/40/75 Based on past performance all these efficiencies are possible for Muhl. They are quite satisfactory for a guard whose main duty is to facilitate. Some may think the 40% 3 point fg is a stretch, but that is based on the optimism that she elevated her shooting to that level near the end of her first two seasons. Why not maintain that as a senior for the whole season? Unfortunately, even that seems pedestrian considering how efficient her teammates happen to be, but if she achieves those numbers we will be in for great things. Fifth Starter: 50/35/75 OK, so this is a cop out, since I have neither the motivation nor the knowledge to predict efficiency lines for the whole team, nor to predict who the fifth starter will even be. I think that line is achievable by each of Griffin, Ducharme, Brady or most likely some combination of the three. With Ducharme the 3 fg% might be higher, with Brady the overall fg% might be higher, but it should average out between them. Bench: 45/35/70 Too many factors to be annotated, but if the bench can maintain this efficiency to average out with the starters we should be in good shape. Bueckers: 3.2 assists/1 turnover This is a measure in efficiency for facilitating, the like of which I had never seen from a freshman before Bueckers. Her A/T stat her sophomore year was actually close to 4 before injury which, combined with her 60% overall shooting for a guard, made her truly a phenom of efficiency. I don’t think 4.0 for a whole season is possible, but 3.2 is within this phenom’s reach. Muhl: 3.0 A/T Muhl was also flirting with a 4 A/T ratio her junior season, against good competition mind you, before the injury plagued season started to unfold. I predict she will fall short of Bueckers, but not by much. She really is elite at facilitating. And if we have two starters facilitating at 3.0 A/T our offense will be amazing! Arnold: 2.0 A/T Arnold’s fans may think I am shortchanging her here, but 2.0 for a freshman is really quite good! I think Arnold can do it! Other facilitators: 1.25 A/T Sounds low, but this will not be the bulk of the facilitating. If the three main facilitators achieve the above numbers, a 1.25 from the rest will be more than sufficient for a championship. [/QUOTE]

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