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Kibitzer Memorial Badass Award

I'd split this one between KK Ash and Kayleigh. They did lots of little things. But mainly they kept the pace going too fast for DePaul to keep up. I suspect a lot of games in March will be decided by the pace of our game play, and that will be due to these three.
 
I’m going with our 1-handed point guard. KK had a wonderful game with 12 points on 6/7 shooting, while dropping 6 dimes against 2 TO, and she was her usual pain in the BadAss on defense with 3 steals & 2 blocks.
 
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KK was a stat stuffer one handedly...12 pts, 6 assists, 4 rebounds, 3 steals and TWO blocks! She had higher than her season averages in every category, the definition of BA, especially when you factor in her physical state.
 
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HM for K9 with her own brand of perpetual motion.... I
hope her body endures all the physical contacts: bodies, floor,
and what-have-you! It's nice to see that she somehow manages to
get up after some of those hits/falls/crashes. GO HUSKIES!
 
KK did not have a good game against Tennessee and this was a definite bounce back game so I would give it to her. I would love to see her play like that every game.
 
BBallF said:
KK did not have a good game against Tennessee and this was a definite bounce back game so I would give it to her. I would love to see her play like that every game.
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I had the same impression about KK during the TN game because she had 4 turnovers to go along with 4 assists. But when you look at the rest of her game, it was pretty impressive. She lead UConn with 6 steals, while pulling down 3 rebounds and shooting 1/2. All in all, KK was pretty good for not having a good game.
 
I am giving it to KK because she finally did a pull up jumper from the foul line area similar to what Azzi does when we need a score. If KK can add that and the three-pointer to her arsenal, it will make up for the loss of Azzi next year. I watch 99% of the games and I can't remember the last pull up jumper KK did.
 
KK did some things last night that really are "team enhancements" to me. One was that pull up from the foul line. She is so fast off the dribble that it is almost impossible to defend. It causes the defender to back off which allows the offense to be started more freely and for the high post pass to be made. It also just makes for another offensive threat that has to be dealt with. The other was her movement without the ball looking for the ball. K9 does that so well and to see KK do it is just another solid option. You are right though that she can be almost invisible on offense and still be vital because of her defense but I thought last night she made a concerted effort on the offensive end and it would be great to see regularly. Last year you had 4 serious scoring threats on our starting team in KC, Paige, Sarah and Azzi. We have said we want at least 3 this year. That third this year has become a combination of Ash, Allie, K9, Blanca and now KK and at times Serah.
 
jabstep said:
I am giving it to KK because she finally did a pull up jumper from the foul line area similar to what Azzi does when we need a score. If KK can add that and the three-pointer to her arsenal, it will make up for the loss of Azzi next year. I watch 99% of the games and I can't remember the last pull up jumper KK did.
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So funny I just commented on that above. She has shot pull ups before but not like the one last night. That was a "for real" jumper.
 
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jabstep said:
I am giving it to KK because she finally did a pull up jumper from the foul line area similar to what Azzi does when we need a score. If KK can add that and the three-pointer to her arsenal, it will make up for the loss of Azzi next year. I watch 99% of the games and I can't remember the last pull up jumper KK did.
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BBallF said:
KK did some things last night that really are "team enhancements" to me. One was that pull up from the foul line. She is so fast off the dribble that it is almost impossible to defend. It causes the defender to back off which allows the offense to be started more freely and for the high post pass to be made. It also just makes for another offensive threat that has to be dealt with. The other was her movement without the ball looking for the ball. K9 does that so well and to see KK do it is just another solid option. You are right though that she can be almost invisible on offense and still be vital because of her defense but I thought last night she made a concerted effort on the offensive end and it would be great to see regularly. Last year you had 4 serious scoring threats on our starting team in KC, Paige, Sarah and Azzi. We have said we want at least 3 this year. That third this year has become a combination of Ash, Allie, K9, Blanca and now KK and at times Serah.
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We knew KK can get to the rim. If the pull-up jumper becomes a regular part of her repertoire KK becomes another matchup nightmare for a UConn team that is loaded with matchup nightmares.
 
ucmiami2 said:
Yup - KK for me. They had to put her in a mask to protect DePaul - otherwise there would have been blood everywhere! Her knew nickname is HANNIBAL! 😎
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It would be funny if they wheeled her out and only let her loose when she was in the game.
 
oldude said:
We knew KK can get to the rim. If the pull-up jumper becomes a regular part of her repertoire KK becomes another matchup nightmare for a UConn team that is loaded with matchup nightmares.
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Perfect example of a match up nightmare on her was last year's Final where Chloe Kitts had to guard KK. She blew right by her twice. If you put your PG or fastest player on KK and you have to guard against a 15 footer regularly, you can't leave her to double Azzi. You certainly can't leave Ash, Allie or Blanca to double Azzi, you can't leave Sarah and a post player is not coming out to double team a guard. It's a very big development, as would also be Kayleigh shooting and making her pull up again and also a couple of 3s.

If you look at the ranking of the greatest women's teams you won't find our 2025 team anywhere near the top. How about if you just ranked the teams offensively? Largest combined margin of victory? The point is you had 4 bona fide perimeter/ slashing/penetrating scorers. I think that is part of the March Metamorphosis you are going to see. I mean how much better can the defense get? I think the changes will come on the other end. If you see KK, Ash, K9, Allie and Blanca being more assertive offensively, on Saturday assume it is not just accidental.
 
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