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Geno speaking about Paige Now

Bone Dog said:
I was fooled by the title of this thread. This is an excerpt from the longer interview Geno gave at the GHO a while back. It's a good clip and really encouraging.
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This is the best she's ever been: Geno. That's music to my ears. :D It sounds like we're in for a real treat this year, folks. It's taking forever for the summer to pass, and the fall to arrive. That's ok because our girls are not quite ready to begin preseason play. Once the season begins, it always seems to go by like a blur. :confused: November will eventually get here, and when it does..............let the good times roll. I expect to see some "old school " UConn WBB. :cool:
 
Carnac said:
This is the best she's ever been: Geno. That's music to my ears. :D It sounds like we're in for a real treat this year, folks. It's taking forever for the summer to pass, and the fall to arrive. That's ok because our girls are not quite ready to begin preseason play. Once the season begins, it always seems to go by like a blur. :confused: November will eventually get here, and when it does..............let the good times roll. I expect to see some "old school " UConn WBB. :cool:
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Music to mine too. But Geno said this about last summer as well. Yikes!
 
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I thought this would be the case. I said when she was on the bench recuperating that she'd gain a new mental perspective of the game, analyze it more. The Coach P thing was a good joke, but most good jokes have a modicum of truth to them.

When I was a little more serious about music, I'd sometimes get busy and not play for a few weeks, but the music was always revolving in my head. I found when I got back to practicing every day, I'd never lost a beat, and much of the time I was where I'd have been if I'd been playing every day, because I was really playing in my head. (We're talking dulcimer here, definitely not the flute, where even a couple of days off can be disastrous.)
 
Paige did not come to UCONN as the highest touted player in UCONN's history and and after one great year that Paige lived up to all that was expected of her and flame out like she did. Now Paige will show everyone who she is and how great she is by being the comeback player of the year and the face of Women's College BB. GO PAIGE!!! GO HUSKIES!!!!
 
MilfordHusky said:
If healthy, P. Buckets is the best player in the nation. Book it!
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Useless, bloated comments are not the answer. Nobody knows how Paige's knee will hold up under stress and strain. Will she go all-out or will she have the subliminal apprehension about getting hurt again? That is the big question as time moves on. Will she be mentally and physically fragile or carefree like her freshman season?
 
Mandoo said:
Useless, bloated comments are not the answer. Nobody knows how Paige's knee will hold up under stress and strain. Will she go all-out or will she have the subliminal apprehension about getting hurt again? That is the big question as time moves on. Will she be mentally and physically fragile or carefree like her freshman season?
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No comment is « the answer. » We are fans expressing our opinions. Calling someone’s comment useless and bloated seems unnecessary.
 
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Greater Hartford Open. At times Sammy Davis Jr. had his name included, at other times Canon. At times neither.

Before that it was the ICO. On the off chance you are also drawing a blank on that one, Insurance City Open.
 
Huskee11 said:
Greater Hartford Open. At times Sammy Davis Jr. had his name included, at other times Canon. At times neither.

Before that it was the ICO. On the off chance you are also drawing a blank on that one, Insurance City Open.
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To be very technical, between the GHO and the Travelers Championship, I believe for 3 years it was called the Buick Championship.
 
MilfordHusky said:
If healthy, P. Buckets is the best player in the nation. Book it!
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I love Paige but if you put her in with Caitlin Clark I don't think you would have anyone outside of the Boneyard picking Paige. It reminds me of when people were saying Jordan was the same as other players when he was clearly head and shoulders above all others. The thing that really hurts CC is she stayed in Iowa instead of going and playing for a team with historical relevance. Without her Iowa was a 500 team at best and with her almost won a title. Kind of similar to when Larry Bird played at Indiana State.
 
Next 12 said:
Paige did not come to UCONN as the highest touted player in UCONN's history and and after one great year that Paige lived up to all that was expected of her and flame out like she did. Now Paige will show everyone who she is and how great she is by being the comeback player of the year and the face of Women's College BB. GO PAIGE!!! GO HUSKIES!!!!
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I don't remember any player at UCONN or outside of UCONN that was hyped more than Paige was while in HS. I agree that she was an amazing player her freshman year and will be again. But this team should be way better than the team she had as a freshman. In fact this might be the best team they have ever had but all the other teams out there are better too.
 
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Mandoo said:
Useless, bloated comments are not the answer. Nobody knows how Paige's knee will hold up under stress and strain. Will she go all-out or will she have the subliminal apprehension about getting hurt again? That is the big question as time moves on. Will she be mentally and physically fragile or carefree like her freshman season?
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That seems a bit harsh! Additionally, the comment was far from bloated. In fact, it was succinct and to the point.
 
AmeriConn said:
What ever happened to The Canon Sammy Davis Jr. Greater Hartford Open? ;)
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It was called that for a brief period in the mid to late 1980's.

I`m thinking the moderators are probably not wild about the golf tournament history trivia.
 
Rowdy831 said:
I love Paige but if you put her in with Caitlin Clark I don't think you would have anyone outside of the Boneyard picking Paige. It reminds me of when people were saying Jordan was the same as other players when he was clearly head and shoulders above all others. The thing that really hurts CC is she stayed in Iowa instead of going and playing for a team with historical relevance. Without her Iowa was a 500 team at best and with her almost won a title. Kind of similar to when Larry Bird played at Indiana State.
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I read a fair amount of non-UConn basketball news, and there are others, including journalists, who believe that it is possible that Paige could be the POY again. Geno says she is playing better than ever. We’ll soon see if that’s true. I do like Caitlin, though.
 
Bald Huskie said:
To be very technical, between the GHO and the Travelers Championship, I believe for 3 years it was called the Buick Championship.
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I think Shakespeare said something about names.

It used to be called the British Open but in a egoistic moment the R & A decided it was now "The Open Championship" and admonish those who don't agree with it's paramount status. If British Open was good enough for Henry Longworth and Ben Wright then it's what I'm going to continue to call it.

That tournament in Cromwell is the GHO to me and I played there when it was called Edgewood Golf Course
 
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UConnCat said:
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This is great news. Hope her physical issues are sorted out. I think Geno just might be careful phasing her in to the early season games to see how she recovers game by game. A pleasure to watch when she's in the zone.
 
Rowdy831 said:
I love Paige but if you put her in with Caitlin Clark I don't think you would have anyone outside of the Boneyard picking Paige. It reminds me of when people were saying Jordan was the same as other players when he was clearly head and shoulders above all others. The thing that really hurts CC is she stayed in Iowa instead of going and playing for a team with historical relevance. Without her Iowa was a 500 team at best and with her almost won a title. Kind of similar to when Larry Bird played at Indiana State.
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Fortunately, I prefer what metrics tell me over people’s opinions.

The metrics tell me Bueckers is a more accurate shooter (better shooting percentages), makes better decisions (significantly better A/T ratio), and contributes to a more efficient offense.

How deliciously ironic that you should bring up Jordan. He also happened to be great on defense, but not Clark. Bueckers, meanwhile, had one of the highest defensive efficiency rating as well. The two are worlds apart on defense.
 
Caitlin Clark is a great basketball player...and she is a joy to watch. Giving credit where credit is due...she figured out in her junior year how to get others involved and she made other players better. However, that being said...when it comes down to picking the POY a lot will have to do with the type of season the team from which the POY candidates hail from.

There is a lot of excitement around the Huskies this year... They have a boat load of returning players, They have Paige back, everyone for the most part is healthy. There is a lot to be excited about with regards to UConn's new players... I believe we are going to see the "Paige and Azzi show" all year long...with a supporting cast of incredible players many who will be playing in the WNBA. Aubrey Griffin will be a beast; Aaliyah Edwards if you can believe it will probable be better; Nika Muhl didn't have the kind of year she had last year to disappear with the re-emergence of Paige; Ines Bettencourt...doesn't strike me as the kind of kid who is content to just ride the bench...she wants minutes...she is a great back-up point guard who with all the talent on this team may just end up getting some quality minutes when the score gets run up as I expect it to. Caroline Ducharme...if healthy is poised to have a great come-back season. Ice Brady, Ayanna Patterson, Jana El-Alfy, Amari DeBerry; KK Arnold; Ashlyn Shade, Qadence Samuels. With all this fire power it is going to be difficult to keep this team out of the 90s.

If Paige stays healthy and Caitlin stays healthy there is no reason to believe that Paige won't be as good or even possibly better than her freshman run...if so, it would take an even better year for Caitlin than she had last year and Iowa would also need to go deep into the NCAA Tournament. I believe that Paige will be the best player on the best team (no disrespect meant to LSU and South Carolina)...and we all know what that means.

Then we have the comparative stats:

Paige only played 29 games in her freshman year and 17 in Sophomore year for a total of 46 games...yet~~~her college career stats are:

FG Attempted - 617
FG Made - 327
FG Percentage - .530

3 PT Attempted - 189
3 PT Made - 82
3 PT Percentage - 434

FT Attempted - 112
FT Made - 93
FT Percentage - .830

Paige averages 13.41 shots per game and takes 4.1 three pointers per game

Caitlin, of course, has had the benefit of staying healthy and playing all three years and she was able to get 100 games under her belt..her college career stats are:

FG Attempted - 1912
FG Made - 890
FG Percentage - .470

3 PT Attempted - 920
3 PT Made - 347
3 PT Percentage - .380

FT Attempted - 688
FT Made - 590
FT Percentage - .860

Caitlin averages 19.12 shots per game and takes 9.2 three pointers per game
 
It's no disrespect to Caitlin to say that Paige is the best player in WCBB. Caitlin is pretty good too. But fans gotta fan, and this is a Husky board.

As for folks who think that even though UConn will be better this year than last, every other team will be better, too... well that's just false. Lots of teams will be worse for the talent they lost to graduation or injury, and others may return to form if key players rehab effectively.

Who's not likely to be as good as last season? Louisville, Iowa, Stanford, MD, ND, Iowa St., Indiana, NC St., Villanova, DePaul, Marquette. If everything breaks the right way for ND, they probably belong in the next list.

Who might be as good or even a little better? SC, LSU,VPI, tOSU, Utah, UCLA, Tennessee, Texas, Baylor.

Are any of these teams likely to be as much better than last season as the Huskies are likely to be? That's hard to imagine, which doesn't mean they won't be tough. They were all good last season (or at least for parts of it) and are likely to pose challenges to opponents again this season. But a fully healthy Husky squad has the potential to run the table against all of them. Will the huskies need some better karma than they've had recently? Yes, of course, and they'll need a couple of freshman to step up as well.
 
Alydar said:
I think Shakespeare said something about names.

It used to be called the British Open but in a egoistic moment the R & A decided it was now "The Open Championship" and admonish those who don't agree with it's paramount status. If British Open was good enough for Henry Longworth and Ben Wright then it's what I'm going to continue to call it.

That tournament in Cromwell is the GHO to me and I played there when it was called Edgewood Golf Course
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I also played there when it was the Edgewood Golf club. We lived on the street adjacent to the course as a kid, and we had a family membership. I also worked in the Grill Room during one summer.
 
Rowdy831 said:
I love Paige but if you put her in with Caitlin Clark I don't think you would have anyone outside of the Boneyard picking Paige. It reminds me of when people were saying Jordan was the same as other players when he was clearly head and shoulders above all others. The thing that really hurts CC is she stayed in Iowa instead of going and playing for a team with historical relevance. Without her Iowa was a 500 team at best and with her almost won a title. Kind of similar to when Larry Bird played at Indiana State.
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Are we talking hypothetical Paige and hypothetical Caitlin, or real Paige and real Caitlin? The one season they competed directly against each other, Paige was the clear choice for the NPOY. So, I think that means folks outside the Boneyard would disagree with you.

But what about what Caitlin did since? Well, the next year she played even better, won a conference title, etc, and folded up early in the NCAA tournament. How do we compare Paige's second season to that? Well, she was injured for much of the year, but when she came back, clearly still hobbled, she carried her team to the NC game, including heroic games against NC St and Stanford. So, then, stats wise, Caitlin had a better season. But in terms of real accomplishments, I'm sure even Caitlin would say Paige's season turned out better. And neither of them would be satisfied with it.

How about the third season? Paige couldn't play at all, and Caitlin had the best season of her career so far. If she'd had this season as a freshman, she might have won the NPOY over Paige. But she didn't. What's more, when she played against the sort of players Paige is used to playing against every week, in other words when she faced UConn, her team lost and her numbers suffered and, even worse, were rendered irrelevant by Nika, of all people. In other words, it was a great season for Caitlin and she deserved the NPOY for it. But there is still a Paige-question-mark hanging over it in my view.

This coming season, we once again have a chance to compare real Caitlin to real Paige -- no more analogies and hypothetical guesses. I think if all goes well, this will be the most exciting year in WCBB in a while. I can hardly wait.

As for Micheal Jordan, I am reminded of the Celtics' playoff strategy against the bulls early in his career. It was effectively, Let MJ score 50 and they'll be eliminated. When he matured, he got a lot better at making his team win. Caitlin's career has followed a similar arc.
 
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