Well, 15 assists ain't shabby... In fact it's outstanding!!! Nika!!!Azzi scores 32 and NOT player of the game?
Bah, I could only give this 1 "like". Otherwise I would still be hitting the "like" button. Having said that, a whole bunch get honorable mention. Picking who comes in second is splitting hairs, arguing how many angels dance on the head of a pin, etc.I have to go with the gnat, better known as Nika, she was responsible for 35 points of the 91 scored, 32 off the assists with the and one by Lou, plus her 3 pointer. Then she had 15 of the teams 22 assists, tied for 2nd on the team with 6 rebounds, tied for second on the team steals with 2, with only 3 of the teams 14 T/O's in 39 minutes of play. She did all this with an attitude that showed and her assists to T/O ratio was outlandish at 5-1.
When did we think that Aubrey would be among the leaders vying for the baddass award in any game? We didn't know if she had recovered from her injuries and having sat out for a year. But what a revelation, defensive intensity, speed, head among the trees; a joy to behold, a major impact on this game.Aubrey
When Nika sets a new single game record for assists would be my guess. How about 20 points in a half for Azzi and Lou? Pretty specialAzzi scores 32 and NOT player of the game?
Well said.With all due respect, and I mean that very sincerely because I am aware and respect the tradition this award has on this board, but if there ever was a game where no individual player should be singled out it was this one.
Something else that can be put to bed is the question of whether Lou can play at this level and speed.Nika Muhl. That should permanently settle the question of whether she's a good enough point guard.
Is anyone still wondering if Aubrey has fully recovered from her surgery? She said in a preseason interview she was all the way back!! Now you believe her.A poster in another thread got me thinking. Maybe a "pre-season" badass award should be given to Aubrey's orthopedic surgeon. Back surgery can be really scary. Some unfortunates do not come out well. Aubrey looks better than ever, Thanks Doc, whoever you are. You get my pre-season badass.
Join the club.Aubrey in a close one, for me. We jump out and build a significant lead to start the game with Aubrey the prime catalyst, after that it was steady great playing by entire team to keep expanding that lead. No one else on the team is as athletic or as quick as she, if she didn't start, we might not have built that critical early lead.
I'm starting to believe that if she were available last year, then maybe things would have been different.
So how close to those 15 assists do you think she’ll come against unranked Duke?I have to go with the gnat, better known as Nika, she was responsible for 35 points of the 91 scored, 32 off the assists with the and one by Lou, plus her 3 pointer. Then she had 15 of the teams 22 assists, tied for 2nd on the team with 6 rebounds, tied for second on the team steals with 2, with only 3 of the teams 14 T/O's in 39 minutes of play. She did all this with an attitude that showed and her assists to T/O ratio was outlandish at 5-1.
On CD going out to West Coast, I see no problem with it. As for Nika, I hope she breaks her own assists record with 20, Azzi scores 30+ in her 3rd straight game and UConn wins 115 - 65.So how close to those 15 assists do you think she’ll come against unranked Duke?
As we did anticipating playing Texas as being our first “real” test, so were we for NC State. We were their first ranked team this year. I don’t believe they did as well as they thought they would. This game exposed some things they need to clean up.
I wonder if CD makes that 10-hour round-trip flight to Oregon this week?
When you set the record for assists in a game for a team that has had point guards like Sue Bird and Moriah Jefferson among many other good point guards, you are a badass. Nika!
I concur, the Mother of All Badasses, Chris Dailey is the best choice among many worthy candidates!How about Coach Chris Dailey?! She left the court with a wave and a smile. After a major scare, you get bet that energized the team. Moreover, she taught all these bad asses a thing or two about how to be a badass!
Cheers to Coach Dailey!!!