Kibitzer Memorial Badass Award

[Topdawg]

Edwards for sure. She was steady through the whole game.

 

[The deacon]

Great goalie, but not much of a midrange jumper....

Never saw him play basketball, Oldude. I'll bow to you on that one.

 

[Topsail]

a Edwards the beast , I hate to think where we would be without her playing great this year.

 

[Geew1992]

Here's a twist, UConn does not win if it wasn't for Aaliyah's stellar play in the first half with 14 points.

Or Aubrey’s

 

[oldude]

And superb D on Czinano, likely the best the very talented Iowa post has encountered.

When Czinano gets the ball in the low blocks it's either a basket, a trip to the foul line or both. Aaliyah really battled all game to keep Czinano from catching the ball in the low blocks. Worth mentioning that in her limited PT, Ayanna also battled Czinano effectively in the low blocks.

 

[heavyhusky]

Aaliyah has had 4 double doubles in 5 games, just two rebounds shy in the Texas game. What a warrior!

 

[DrummerDee]

Edwards, hands down. Caroline next...she was a difference maker. Love me some Fudd, but she made my hands sweat way too much today!

 

[Woof 101]

Have to agree with Aaliyah, her demeanor stayed the same the entire game even when an obvious charge had her being called for a foul.
I could be wrong but Iowa took their biggest lead when she was on the bench with an ice pack on her cheek. Tough and steady as a mule.
That reminds be of another tough player.

 

[Kaizen]

 

[TheGOAT23]

Aaliyah Edwards and it's not close. First time a majority winner.

It’s UNANIMOUS!

 

[Cuango]

Time to do away with this award. Every game is a crapshoot. Edwards was a beast, four assists from a triple double. No question she was a monster today. But, Nika was two assists away from the school record, which of course is her own, and her defense against Clark was spectacular. Azzi was Azzi when the team needed points and lifted the team when they most needed it. Without her third quarter burst, the Huskies don’t win this one. You can’t underscore how important Caroline’s contributions were. Early on, Griffin was playing great. I hate the copout answer of, “team award,” but today is a prime example of this being a team award. So my answer is Nika. No wait, Aaliyah. No, Fudd. Caroline. Aubrey. I see many posters saying it has to be Aaliyah, but I don’t think it’s that cut and dry. One of the issues is, we’re just used to 25 point games from Azzi, and 10 assist games from Nika. Too many players contributed today.

Clearly Aaliyah with Caroline as runner up!

 

[Majic Hands]

Aaliyah Edward! No doubt.

 

[DefenseBB]

Maybe Aaliyah never takes off her mask.

Super heroes never take off the mask!

 

[fomalhaut]

It appears we have the real Caroline Ducharme back, and we can almost pencil in Edwards for a double-double, Muhl for 10+ assists, and Fudd for 20+ points. This is going to be a scary team once we get Juhasz back.

 

[cgshuskie]

Aaliyah Edwards clearly the badass for today. Shot, rebounded defended. An All American performance!!!

 

[freshler40]

Edwards had a truly dominating performance. She has a true desire to grab every rebound, take every charge, take open shots and also has much better hands this year. A light has switched on with her as she sees her future in basketball. Glad she is a Husky!

 

[mbr33ct]

Super heroes never take off the mask!

 

[Zarathustra]

All American Aaliyah Edwards

Also our ALL CANADIAN player of the game!

 

[Next 12]

Aaliyah all the way!! She has finally lived up to the expectations of the pundits. Congratulations Aaliyah!! Today you earned the Badass award in a spectacular display of Uconn basketball. I wish you many,many more Badass awards. GO HUSKIES!!!

 

[Carnac]

Caroline, a solid runner up! It was the “old” Ducharme back in the fold. Great contribution!

There will always be games when our team leaders do not have their mojo working to begin the game. That was the case today. While Azzi and Lou when trying to find their car keys, Aubrey, Aaliyah and Caroline were keeping us in the game. Sometimes that's all Geno needs from a player is to give what they can when we need it. Sometimes what they give may not be for the entire game, but for only a quarter or two. But it's what is needed AT THAT TIME.

If you read my preseason posts, you'll recall that I ALWAYS comment that I like to wait until the 5th game of the season before I make any judgements on team or individual play. I need a reasonable sample size to make an intelligent and informed analysis. This was the 5th game of the season. UConn is still undefeated, a perfect 5-0 AFTER playing 3 top ranked teams. We've seen the good, the bad and the very good and the great of this team. This team played their best basketball thus far in the second half today.

We ALL where on an emotional roller coaster for two hours today. When we hit that "dip" in the ride when we were down 11 points, THAT was scary. UConn could have folded like a tent at that point, and curl up in a fetal position but didn't. This team showed their resilience, guts, grit and determination to come all the way back on a 11-0 run to tie it at 52. They showed us and the world that if you want to beat UConn, you'd better bring your lunch and hard hat, cause you're in for a long day.

Normally I sit during the entire game on my recliner. Not today. Half the time I was standing, cheering and fist bumping the air. All of the questions we had over the summer (and there were a lot) have ALL been answered or addressed. Now we know WHAT we have and WHO we have. We've been tested. We passed. Many years ago, there was radio personality named Paul Harvey. He told stories of how things turned out the way they did. He always finished the story with........................."and now you know the rest of the story."

Today is a good day!!!

 

[Next 12]

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Wonderful concept. Iron Man is so fitting for this game. Way to go. Thanks for the chuckle. GO HUSKIES!!!

 

[HuskyNan]

Wonderful concept. Iron Man is so fitting for this game. Way to go. Thanks for the chuckle. GO HUSKIES!!!

That’s a Mandalorian helmet

 

[HuskyNan]

Aaliyah is the tournament MVP

 

[Carnac]

That’s a Mandalorian helmet

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There's no resemblance between Iron Man's helmet and the Mandalorian helmet. None at all.

 

[BigU]

AE 100% !! supporting cast The Team!