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Geno and team meet with Media (10/8)- First Practice [merged thread]

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Alydar said:
starts with a Q?
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That was my thought as well. Geno has a good relationship with the Q coach. The counter to that is if you're going to have a private scrimmage against a D1 team you might want that team to provide a bit of a challenge and I'm not sure Q does that.

BC is another possibility though not sure about the relationship with that staff.
 
I was worried the videos of Media Day would not make it to Storrs Central on Youtube before the weekend but they clearly put a rush on . Get the links BY's

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eebmg said:
Cool if Vandy but must be a BE team
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I'm sure they don't want a lot of travel involved so I'd say its Providence, St. Johns, or Seton Hall.
 
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UConnCat said:
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Post Of the Day. That statement tells me two things.
1. Aaliyah is well on her way to making a notable sophomore leap. 2. She wants to play. She’s a year older and more mature.

She knows the players and the plays. Having been around the block once last year, she knows what’s coming and what to expect. We don’t have to be concerned about her. She’ll be ready to play when the ref throws the ball up at mid-court to begin the season.

It will be interesting to find out what other players have made significant improvements over the summer.
 
Carnac said:
Post Of the Day. That statement tells me two things.
1. Aaliyah is well on her way to making a notable sophomore leap. 2. She wants to play. She’s a year older and more mature.

She knows the players and the plays. Having been around the block once last year, she knows what’s coming and what to expect. We don’t have to be concerned about her. She’ll be ready to play when the ref throws the ball up at mid-court to begin the season.

It will be interesting to find out what other players have made significant improvements over the summer.
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But Geno did say that international experience did not allow alot of practice time and he felt she is still catching up conditioning wise.
 
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eebmg said:
But Geno did say that international experience did not allow alot of practice time and he felt she is still catching up conditioning wise.
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The conditioning will come. Remember, she’s played in regulation basketball games since her teammates have. I’m suggesting that the time she spent with the Canadian National Team served her well. She practiced and played against grown women and professionals.

She didn’t spend the summer laying on a beach working on a tan while sipping Long Island iced tea. She was putting in work that helped not only her physical game, but her mental maturity and approach as well.
 
Carnac said:
The conditioning will come. Remember, she’s played in regulation basketball games since her teammates have. I’m suggesting that the time she spent with the Canadian National Team served her well. She practiced and played against grown women and professionals.

She didn’t spend the summer laying on a beach working on a tan while sipping Long Island iced tea. She was putting in work that helped not only her physical game, but her mental maturity and approach as well.
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correct if I'm wrong but did she even get any meaningful playing time in the games? Now if she had gotten that experience I'd say yes that is huge, but she basically rode the bench and not to mention the team was a dissapointment, not even getting out of the quarterfinals.
 
eebmg said:
(53) Geno Auriemma: UConn Women's Basketball Practice Availability - 10/8/21 - YouTube

The Yin Yang between Geno and Paige is really remarkable.

Hardest worker, wins all competitions but is still as annoying as ever. I could see Geno and Azzi agreeing on that.
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I totally appreciate the relationship Geno and Paige have. It's very refreshing. The mutual respect is obvious and has been mentioned numerous times in game broadcasts, in articles and by comments made by both. He picks on her, she pulls his chain, and they both thoroughly enjoy it.
 
eebmg said:
But Geno did say that international experience did not allow alot of practice time and he felt she is still catching up conditioning wise.
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She didn’t spend 5-6 weeks in the summer with Andrea Hudy. Sue and Dee still talk about how tough Hudy was when they were at UConn.
 
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