RockyMTblue2
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In a way she's a throwback to any earlier generation of gritty ballers.
I Agree. Do You?
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Sir Rockingham you are prone to the obvious! Nika has won the hearts of all Uconn Fans. I looked in Webster's delightful book and under toughness--was a picture of Nika. feeding the ball to Edwards!
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What is so impressive about Nika is that she has learned how to make the most of her skill set. She isn't a natural scorer, isn't overly fast or quick, not a great leaper, not an Aubrey-like athlete. What she has is a tireless work ethic, an understanding of how to best accentuate her strong areas, the confidence that she will excel, and a strong desire to kick butt that the best athletes have. She'll never be a Paige or Caitlin, but neither of them can do all the things Nika can. Lots of Boneyards have questioned whether she should be a starter over her 3 years - Geno knew better.
I couldn't agree more. Nika is just one of about a thousand reasons why I'm so proud to be a Husky fan, and always will be. I got hooked on this wonderful team the first time I watched the furious determination of Jen Rizzotti. Nika burns with the same fire. I've been all in ever since and I can't wait for the quest for #12 to begin this fall.
Thank you, Jen, thank you, Nika and thank you to the dozens of others who came in between.
Thank you, Jen, thank you, Nika and thank you to the dozens of others who came in between.
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Nika and Geno seem to agree. From an article, I believe her freshman year:
Growing up, I wasn’t the best offensive player. I always had good offensive players on my team whether it was the national team, my club team, even here,” she said. “I always kind of took pride in the stuff that people didn’t really like to do like defense, doing the dirty work, little things that might go under the radar, that people might not notice. So I always took pride in that because I knew like my team sees it, my coaches see, and that’s all that mattered to me.”
That mindset is why Auriemma often refers to Mühl as an old-school player.
“Today’s world, scoring points is what it’s all about, right? That’s what gets you on TikTok, that’s what gets your social media thing going,” Auriemma said. “Nika is not about that. In today’s day and age, she’s an anomaly I would say.”
Growing up, I wasn’t the best offensive player. I always had good offensive players on my team whether it was the national team, my club team, even here,” she said. “I always kind of took pride in the stuff that people didn’t really like to do like defense, doing the dirty work, little things that might go under the radar, that people might not notice. So I always took pride in that because I knew like my team sees it, my coaches see, and that’s all that mattered to me.”
That mindset is why Auriemma often refers to Mühl as an old-school player.
“Today’s world, scoring points is what it’s all about, right? That’s what gets you on TikTok, that’s what gets your social media thing going,” Auriemma said. “Nika is not about that. In today’s day and age, she’s an anomaly I would say.”
