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They definitely believe without Paige, UCONN is an average team with unrealized talent. Starts with discussion about UCONN then Paige and unrealized talent. They state women's brackets don't just don't have the depth of talent like the men's brackets.
 
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SVCBeercats said:
They definitely believe without Paige, UCONN is an average team with unrealized talent. Starts with discussion about UCONN then Paige and unrealized talent. They state women's brackets don't just don't have the depth of talent like the men's brackets.
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First off, anyone who says (and seriously believes it) that "Without Paige, UCONN is just an average team" is either stupid, trolling, or simply trying to be incendiary. I agree with @topogigio that UCONN is at least a top 10 team without her, and probably higher.

Second, what difference does it make about "without Paige"? We AREN'T without Paige. We definitely have her.

Third, how good would Baylor be without Smith? Kentucky without Howard? SC without Boston? Arkansas without Dungee? Iowa without Clark? Michigan without Hillman? Louisville without Evans? The list could go on and on. You could take any player off the 1st/2nd team AA honors and remove them off their respective team, and it's a huge blow.

I'll be honest, I didn't click on the link because I didn't want to be annoyed. Bottom line, we have Paige and they don't. As long as our already incredible team has her on it, I like our chances.
 
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My issue with all these discussions about 'no competition' in the early rounds of the women's tournament, is they never mention the #1 reason for all the competition in the men;s game - the mid majors keep their players for 4 years and the star power P5 teams lose all their talent to the pros each year.

So you have teams that play great team ball with older players but with lesser individual skills playing against hot shots with lots of skills but young and immature and with less team play. Makes for fascinating games and lots of competition.

The women almost all stick around for 4 years so the mid-major teams have no advantage in experience.
 
I mean, I would think that would be the case for any team that has Paige "NPOY" Bueckers.
 
Idiotic "mansplaining". This is a talented team even if you took Paige out of the equation. I am assuming a number of coaches were interested in Evina when she announced her intent to transfer, and she was a top recruit out of HS. Same with CW and ONO. If Nika or AE were available coaches would be lining up to get them. They play team basketball so the stats aren't indicative of the talent. Paige's team mates are far from average.
 
EricLA said:
First off, anyone who says (and seriously believes it) that "Without Paige, UCONN is just an average team" is either stupid, trolling, or simply trying to be incendiary. I agree with @topogigio that UCONN is at least a top 10 team without her, and probably higher.

Second, what difference does it make about "without Paige"? We AREN'T without Paige. We definitely have her.

Third, how good would Baylor be without Smith? Kentucky without Howard? SC without Boston? Arkansas without Dungee? Iowa without Clark? Michigan without Hillman? Louisville without Evans? The list could go on and on. You could take any player off the 1st/2nd team AA honors and remove them off their respective team, and it's a huge blow.

I'll be honest, I didn't click on the link because I didn't want to be annoyed. Bottom line, we have Paige and they don't. As long as our already incredible team has her on it, I like our chances.
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👍
 
EricLA said:
First off, anyone who says (and seriously believes it) that "Without Paige, UCONN is just an average team" is either stupid, trolling, or simply trying to be incendiary. I agree with @topogigio that UCONN is at least a top 10 team without her, and probably higher.

Second, what difference does it make about "without Paige"? We AREN'T without Paige. We definitely have her.

Third, how good would Baylor be without Smith? Kentucky without Howard? SC without Boston? Arkansas without Dungee? Iowa without Clark? Michigan without Hillman? Louisville without Evans? The list could go on and on. You could take any player off the 1st/2nd team AA honors and remove them off their respective team, and it's a huge blow.

I'll be honest, I didn't click on the link because I didn't want to be annoyed. Bottom line, we have Paige and they don't. As long as our already incredible team has her on it, I like our chances.
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👍 me too!
 
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UcMiami said:
My issue with all these discussions about 'no competition' in the early rounds of the women's tournament, is they never mention the #1 reason for all the competition in the men;s game - the mid majors keep their players for 4 years and the star power P5 teams lose all their talent to the pros each year.

So you have teams that play great team ball with older players but with lesser individual skills playing against hot shots with lots of skills but young and immature and with less team play. Makes for fascinating games and lots of competition.

The women almost all stick around for 4 years so the mid-major teams have no advantage in experience.
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This.

Combine that with the fact that, at the highest level, women seem more inclined to want to play with equally talented teammates than do men. Would the male Azzi Fudd want to share the headlines with the male Paige Bueckers? It might keep him from building his "brand."
 
EricLA said:
First off, anyone who says (and seriously believes it) that "Without Paige, UCONN is just an average team" is either stupid, trolling, or simply trying to be incendiary. I agree with @topogigio that UCONN is at least a top 10 team without her, and probably higher.

Second, what difference does it make about "without Paige"? We AREN'T without Paige. We definitely have her.

Third, how good would Baylor be without Smith? Kentucky without Howard? SC without Boston? Arkansas without Dungee? Iowa without Clark? Michigan without Hillman? Louisville without Evans? The list could go on and on. You could take any player off the 1st/2nd team AA honors and remove them off their respective team, and it's a huge blow.

I'll be honest, I didn't click on the link because I didn't want to be annoyed. Bottom line, we have Paige and they don't. As long as our already incredible team has her on it, I like our chances.
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Soooo true.......
 
Their use of Average is saying UConn would be a 3 seed. Definitely lose to SC and probably lose to TN
 
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SVCBeercats said:
They definitely believe without Paige, UCONN is an average team with unrealized talent. Starts with discussion about UCONN then Paige and unrealized talent. They state women's brackets don't just don't have the depth of talent like the men's brackets.
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That's B.S.
 
I guess this means that the Italian Renaissance without da Vinci would have been just an ordinary period of art.
 
D had a lot of depth when they won during her junior and senior seasons. However, they wouldn't have won with D. Nothing wrong with that. UConn wouldn't win with Paige; nothing wrong with that.
 
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That would be a difficult argument. If Evina came back you could have her at PG, Carolyn at SG, Anna at SF, Aubrey at PF, Amari at C, and Autumn, Saylor, Mir, and Piath off the bench. Still a way better than average team!
 
CTrefugee said:
top five. Take the best player from any team and where are they?
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I agree. Connecticut without Bueckers would be as good or better than just about any other contender without their top player.
 
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