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Ice Brady on getting to Storrs "I’m just cheesing just thinking about it. I can’t wait.”

Fossil said:
But no way they outplay Dorka for her starting spot. UConn is incredibly lucky that Dorka came back for second year. That may have been her agreement with coach when she came to Connecticut. I hope Geno’s gamble pays off with the freshman and sophomore posts and it is a gamble. I believe in a previous post you stated he’s betting on his ability and his staff’s ability. If any staff can make it happen Connecticut’s is that staff.
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It's not much of a gamble though. Edwards was ranked 23 and stepped in fine off the bench as a frosh. To think that between none of the two frosh and the number 15 rank recruit form lats year can't be a decent enough backup imo is a stretch. We have three players all highly ranked.

And there is a little to worry about if you play small vs certain teams in which they could be a bad matchup on a given day or if Griff comes back even less to worry about.
 
Brady gives me Morgan Tuck 2.0 She will def be a game changer with her shooting ability. Hopefully she can bang with the likes of Boston and Cardoso.
 
Boston was good coming in to SC but she made a jump in her physicality last year. She was in fantastic shape. She is the best shot blocker in WCBB. They way to beat her is to have bigs who can shoot from 3 ball land and get her away from the basket. Maybe Ice and Amari can do that. We also were extremely sucessfull in the game last year in the first half scoring on our fast break offense versus our half court sets. Liv's defense and shot blocking was the key. Can Dorka do that? That is why we play the game. Grab your popcorn and let them go.
 
Stymie said:
No diatribe.
Welcome to McDonalds— “have it your way”.
Or, as Warner Wolfe used to say— “let’s go to the video tape”.
Mauled on the boards the last three meetings.
Coulda been because of a hangnail.
Coulda been because of a groin injury.
Coulda been because of a phase of the moon.
Would a healthy Dorka closed the rebounding “gap”( chasm)?
Some, but recent past history indicates not enough.
Rebound numbers from last three meetings render your excuses invalid/inadequate.
Numbers don’t lie.
That’s why they keep score.
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11 rings to 2 rings ~~ just keeping score.
B&C
 
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hoophuskee said:
What's he talking about??????
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Idk GIF by VidCon
 
ABCDFE said:
Yes perhaps. Im hopeful. I mean before Boston stepped foot on the SC campus not many of any one expected her to be this good. People weren’t talking about her as generational as they were Paige and Azzi. But what she has become is the best post in America.

We can hope that Brady can be close to what Boston was as a freshman and Ayanna somewhat like a Brianna Turner was for Notre Dame. If that happens we will have a great shot next year to win. Fingers crossed!
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No doubt if Boston was a UConn player they would have won NCs by adding her skill set to an already really good team.........I'm still not sure whether Boston is truly generational or whether she's just really, really good and has a lot of help up front along with very limited legit competition down low........I'm curious to see how dominant she will be as a professional......
 
oldude said:
So I had to look up Brady’s use of the word “cheesing” to clarify her meaning. Evidently “cheesing” is a modern slang word for smiling, as in somebody asking you to say “cheese” when they take your picture.

For awhile there I thought Ice was talking about toppings on a pizza …..,:rolleyes:
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C’mon OD. I’m older than you are and I knew exactly what she was talking about. :eek: C’mon buddy, try and keep up.:D
 
It's actually confusing since I was familiar with the expression "I am cheesed" which is a way of expressing annoyance.
 
oldude said:
When someone asks me a direct question, I try to answer it directly without obfuscation. So in response to your question, “Does that answer your (my) question?” My answer is “No!”

My question for the 3rd and final time is, “Would SC have outrebounded a healthy UConn team by 24?” Rather than going on a lengthy diatribe about past games between UConn & SC, I would suggest three possible answers: 1) Yes 2) No 3) Not sure.
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I would suggest SC would have outrebounded a healthy UCONN team by 12, but would have made the game 3-5 point differential with a minute to go and could have gone OT.... Win or lose, it would have been a classic...

If SC only outrebounds UCONN by 6 or fewer this year, UCONN wins in regulation....
 
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Charliebball said:
No doubt if Boston was a UConn player they would have won NCs by adding her skill set to an already really good team.........I'm still not sure whether Boston is truly generational or whether she's just really, really good and has a lot of help up front along with very limited legit competition down low........I'm curious to see how dominant she will be as a professional......
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How can she be generational when a freshman was consensus national player of the year during Boston's sophomore year? She's not only not clearly better than all players for the last five years or so, she's not even clearly the best player playing now. Last year, absolutely, but two years ago a kid a year behind her was.
 
Bigboote said:
How can she be generational when a freshman was consensus national player of the year during Boston's sophomore year? She's not only not clearly better than all players for the last five years or so, she's not even clearly the best player playing now. Last year, absolutely, but two years ago a kid a year behind her was.
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Yes we are getting off track here but Boston has been the best player at her position since she was a freshman but that doesn't take away from Bueckers who if healthy appears to be a generational talent in my book.......I'm pretty sure if you asked fifty coaches whether they would rather start a team with either Boston or Bueckers it would be something of a split decision......but how about that Ice Brady!:)
 
Put me down as Boston being my first pick to start any current WCBB team. But that's beyond the purview of this thread. I know it's not likely but I see both Ice and Ayanna getting a lot of PT next year. Ice is more skilled and maybe can find a slot faster but Ayanna is just a force out there with her speed, strength and physicality. If she just focuses on rebounding and defense I think she could be a major contributor. What if she's a much better defender than Ice or Amari? This team doesn't need scoring but it sure could benefit from a 10 rebound a game rebounder who can play defense. What if Ayanna turns out to be our best rebounder and defensive stopper as a big?

When you are playing someone like Boston, it's not just height and timing. A skinny post can just be pushed right out of the way. Ono did a credible job against Boston but I really think Ayanna probably has the best chance of keeping her away from the basket on this team. Look at how the Celtics have been playing opposing team's centers with 6' 6" Grant Williams. Strength is a huge factor in post defense.

I love Ice's game overall and think she might even be a better overall prospect than Ayanna but if I had to pick who could help next year's team win more I'd probably pick Ayanna. I wouldn't want to base the team's offense around Ayanna but she might be just what the doctor ordered for team defense and rebounding.
 
Stymie said:
No diatribe.
Welcome to McDonalds— “have it your way”.
Or, as Warner Wolfe used to say— “let’s go to the video tape”.
Mauled on the boards the last three meetings.
Coulda been because of a hangnail.
Coulda been because of a groin injury.
Coulda been because of a phase of the moon.
Would a healthy Dorka closed the rebounding “gap”( chasm)?
Some, but recent past history indicates not enough.
Rebound numbers from last three meetings render your excuses invalid/inadequate.
Numbers don’t lie.
That’s why they keep score.
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Stymie my man, one small and really unimportant correction..... “Have it your way” is a catch (advertising) phrase used by Burger King, not McDonald’s. Theirs was: “Look for the golden arches” and “you deserve a break today.” :cool: However we get your drift.
 
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Carnac said:
Stymie my man, one small and really unimportant correction..... “Have it your way” is a catch (advertising) phrase used by Burger King, not McDonald’s. Theirs was: “Look for the golden arches” and “you deserve a break today.” :cool: However we get your drift.
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Correctamundo
 
The CDR-Ret said:
I would suggest SC would have outrebounded a healthy UCONN team by 12, but would have made the game 3-5 point differential with a minute to go and could have gone OT.... Win or lose, it would have been a classic...

If SC only outrebounds UCONN by 6 or fewer this year, UCONN wins in regulation....
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The game was lost in the first 5 minutes. I'm not going to research what the rebounding margin was in those first 5 minutes, but rebounding kept UConn from getting back in the game. A 100% healthy UConn would have made the game more interesting, but we can speculate forever if it would have changed the outcome.
 
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Skeets said:
The game was lost in the first 5 minutes. I'm not going to research what the rebounding margin was in those first 5 minutes, but rebounding kept UConn from getting back in the game. A 100% healthy UConn would have made the game more interesting, but we can speculate forever if it would have changed the outcome.
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The rebound margin for the first 5 minutes of this game was 9 to 0. UCONN did not collect its first rebound until the 4:20 mark of the first quarter (Evina Westbrook). At the end of the first quarter the rebound margin was 12 to 2 (7 Offensive rebounds for SC) . The rebounding margin for the first 15 minutes of this game was 18 to 3. (13 Offensive rebounds for SC) and SC lead by as many as 18 points. To your point UCONN was exhausted from having to defend SC on multiple possessions of the shot clock and was never able to catch up.

uconnhuskies.com

Women's Basketball vs South Carolina on 04/03/22 - Box Score - University of Connecticut Athletics

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CocoHusky said:
The rebound margin for the first 5 minutes of this game was 9 to 0. UCONN did not collect its first rebound until the 4:20 mark of the first quarter (Evina Westbrook). At the end of the first quarter the rebound margin was 12 to 2. The rebounding margin for the first 15 minutes of this game was 18 to 3 and SC lead by as many as 18 points. To your point UCONN was exhausted from having to defend SC on multiple possessions of the shot clock.

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Women's Basketball vs South Carolina on 04/03/22 - Box Score - University of Connecticut Athletics

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Exactly.
 
I get the funny feeling that @Stymie knew that phrase did not apply to McDonalds and was just being pedantic. Very similar to someone using the word confusement.
 
I think that Caitlin Clark is generational.
If she had come to UConn to play with Paige we would already have 2 more NC's without needing Boston at all.
Caitlin's shooting talent is going to waste because of the weak team that she plays with.
Everyone knows that she's an amazing shooter, probably the best scorer in the NCAA hands down.
 
Brady won’t be coming to campus as soon as expected, but for good reason. At the end of May she’ll head to Colorado to compete in trials for USA Basketball in hopes of earning a spot on the U18 team. If Brady makes the 12-player roster, she’ll stay there for a training camp from June 4-12 and then go to Mexico to compete in the FIBA Americas Championship June 13-19.
 
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Charliebball said:
I'd gladly take that..........I think Brady has a better outside game than Tuck but I haven't spent enough time analyzing her footwork close to the basket.........if it's even 70% as good as Tuck's we'll all be very pleased with the results.......
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Tuck and Collier should visit in the fall "to work on their low post games".

As for the gamble of the freshmen, both Juhasz and Edwards will be the first and second 5 as well as the top two 4's. If the trio of DeBerry, Patterson & Brady can give 30 min a game the starters will stay fresh. Geno's on a roll as far as gambling on freshmen. I'll bet on the 2 freshmen.
 
I think most correctly assume Dorka starts at C and gets major minutes. There also seems to be a consensus that AE starts at PF and gets big minutes as well. That I'm not so sure of. Aaliyah was a completely different player her freshmen and sophomore seasons.

Her freshmen season had me thinking we had a future All-American, and we could pencil her in as the PF for the rest of her Uconn career.
Her sophomore season by Uconn standards was mediocre at best, and that level of play could easily be topped by a talented freshmen like Ice or Ayanna, or even Amari in her second year.

Put another way I fully expect both Ice and Ayanna to be better in their first year than Aaliyah was last year. I do not expect either to be as good as Aaliyah was her freshmen season, but they might be. So which Aaliyah do we get as a junior? She was better the second half of the season and that is encouraging, but still wound up significantly short of her first year level.

The Canadian team situation may have been a negative for her, and it might have been a bad sign last summer that she was behind Amihere on that team, and I believe they were also trying to turn her into a wing, which is not a good match. Her stats convince me she was not in the same physical condition as well. Her rebounding and blocked shots per minute decreased dramatically last year, and those are two stats that usually don't change much.

The good news is we could get a major upgrade at starting PF with the same player, if it is freshmen Aaliyah. It would almost be like getting a brand new top level recruit. But at the same time, both seasons actually happened, so there is some chance we get sophomore Aaliyah as well, and if that is the case I think her starting job is certainly in jeopardy to the two talented recruits.
 
oldhuskie said:
I think most correctly assume Dorka starts at C and gets major minutes. There also seems to be a consensus that AE starts at PF and gets big minutes as well. That I'm not so sure of. Aaliyah was a completely different player her freshmen and sophomore seasons.

Her freshmen season had me thinking we had a future All-American, and we could pencil her in as the PF for the rest of her Uconn career.
Her sophomore season by Uconn standards was mediocre at best, and that level of play could easily be topped by a talented freshmen like Ice or Ayanna, or even Amari in her second year.

Put another way I fully expect both Ice and Ayanna to be better in their first year than Aaliyah was last year. I do not expect either to be as good as Aaliyah was her freshmen season, but they might be. So which Aaliyah do we get as a junior? She was better the second half of the season and that is encouraging, but still wound up significantly short of her first year level.

The Canadian team situation may have been a negative for her, and it might have been a bad sign last summer that she was behind Amihere on that team, and I believe they were also trying to turn her into a wing, which is not a good match. Her stats convince me she was not in the same physical condition as well. Her rebounding and blocked shots per minute decreased dramatically last year, and those are two stats that usually don't change much.

The good news is we could get a major upgrade at starting PF with the same player, if it is freshmen Aaliyah. It would almost be like getting a brand new top level recruit. But at the same time, both seasons actually happened, so there is some chance we get sophomore Aaliyah as well, and if that is the case I think her starting job is certainly in jeopardy to the two talented recruits.
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IMO AE is a lock at Power Forward. The 2nd half of last year she was better than both Dorka and Liv. As a result she can also play the 5, which means Brady, Patterson and Amari can be 4's mostly, if they can't be a 5. .
 
jabstep said:
They way to beat her [Boston] is to have bigs who can shoot from 3 ball land and get her away from the basket.
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I don't think it's necessary for our "bigs" to shoot successfully from 3-pt land. Our offense very often puts our 4's and 5's at or slightly beyond the foul line. This past year, alas, neither Olivia nor Aaliyah were shooting threats from there, much as Stef Dolson was not a threat early in her Uconn career. But Stef did become a scoring threat from there (and beyond, it's true), which drew a defensive reaction from opponents' bigs. Stef became a scorer from there, and also drove effectively down the lane for layups when bigs saw her scoring threat. And it also opened the lane to cuts and passes from Stef. And gradually she became a better than average shooter from even deeper. She expanded her game, which Ono and Aaliyah did not.
 
Papa33 said:
I don't think it's necessary for our "bigs" to shoot successfully from 3-pt land. Our offense very often puts our 4's and 5's at or slightly beyond the foul line. This past year, alas, neither Olivia nor Aaliyah were shooting threats from there, much as Stef Dolson was not a threat early in her Uconn career. But Stef did become a scoring threat from there (and beyond, it's true), which drew a defensive reaction from opponents' bigs. Stef became a scorer from there, and also drove effectively down the lane for layups when bigs saw her scoring threat. And it also opened the lane to cuts and passes from Stef. And gradually she became a better than average shooter from even deeper. She expanded her game, which Ono and Aaliyah did not.
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Stef took opposing centers away from the basket which gave Stewie room to operate.
 
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