The day may come when our lack of size presents a serious problem. If we Call the Midwife let's hope that we have a Chummy coming to the rescue.
You may be right, although I point out that Gabby was assigned to guard Arike Ogunbowle & Kelsey Mitchell, two players that played on the perimeter. I guess we will know for sure tomorrow night.
If Nurse can "lock it down" why didn't Auriemma just have her lock down Kelsey Mitchell in the 1st half? IMO, UConn doesn't have any lock down defenders. They run a team defense that constantly switches and shifts to cut off passing lanes. Players like Mitchell and Ogunbowale that have the green light to freelance give them fits in the open floor. They use help defense to keep these strong offensive players from both scoring AND assisting. Once they take away the ability to penetrate, they're left to chuck up low percentage shots from outside and their effectiveness is cut drastically.
That's were I would put my money.
Because Laska is predominantly a perimeter player, specifically a 3PT gunner who has attempted more 3Pt shots than all the other USF starters combined.
The one rule difference that some keep harping on is the shot clock. There are several states in US where a kid can make it through HS never having played with a shot clock. The theory (I some what buy into) is that the shot clock becomes a reality earlier in Europe so that kids develop a more diverse set of skill just incase you find yourself with the ball in your hands late in the shot clock.
I think I read that they were going to be working on their 1v1 defense during this little break between games. Guess we'll see how well they did.
Not Renee-
Let's not forget how much Geno hates to loose and how perfectly capable he is of creating his own twist. UCONN's MOV against USF has actually been increasing +16, +20, +26 in last 3 games.
Agreed. My point is that I think he pushes his coaching friends for this. Challenges them to come up with something that he has not prepared his team for. I'm STILL waiting for someone to pull The System on him to see how we handle it.
Usage of the word or spelling of the word, it all depends on how you look at it.Sorry HardHatGuy#2, but it wasn't grammar (which was perfect), but spelling. (BTW, I live in that glass house, too!)
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I'm going to assume the player named Maria that you're referring to is Maria Jesperson, as the Bulls don't have anyone named Pederson on their roster currently. They had a 6'5" center last year that played quite a bit against Connecticut, I don't know how much she plays now, but I doubt Gabby winds up on Laksa, I believe Geno challenges Lou this game to step up her defensive game and play Laksa. They have similar games and Lou is bigger so her size may bother Laksa.
