great insights to uconn, PB

[PacoSwede]

this a top notch article. MUST read

Paige Bueckers is used to high expectations. But dealing with the pressure took time to learn

"I'm not trying to get too occupied with the fact that I'm trying to win a national title, but I'm trying to win every single day."

www.nytimes.com

 

[HuskyNan]

A subscription is required

 

[PacoSwede]

here's a portion:

... the pressure mounted on Bueckers’ shoulders last season as injuries forced her into a position in which wins and losses seemingly rested on her performance alone. It reminded him (geno) of Taurasi’s senior season. She had started her college career around four future first-rounders, and then each new season presented different challenges that required her to take on more and more. After a particularly grueling stretch during her senior season, Auriemma found Taurasi crying alone in the back of the locker room. Taurasi had already won two national titles, but in her final go-around at UConn, she felt she needed to carry the team single-handedly over the finish line. It got to her.

“I don’t know that I ever said, ‘Dee, this is all on you,’” Auriemma said. “No, I just think that’s who Dee is. … But it’s a heavy load to carry.”

 

[Kaizen]

A subscription is required

No, I can read the article without subscription of NY Times.

 

[Centerstream]

The closing paragraph from the article:
"I’ve always looked at pressure as a privilege,” Bueckers said. “Obviously, there’s a sense of urgency coming in. Coming to UConn, you expect to win national championships. To have a career and not win a national championship? Obviously, I feel a little bit of the pressure. I’m more looking at it as like a challenge, and I’m not trying to get too occupied with the fact that I’m trying to win a national title, but I’m trying to win every single day.”