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darrell said:
I believe Caroline is and Azzi said she was about 95%, the rest just comes from actually being on the court.
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I think she meant real games. Not 100% sure but it sounds like only Ice and Paige aren’t cleared for pick up games.
 
Cuango said:
It occurs to me that we have many reasons for hoping Paige can equal or surpass her freshman year’s play. First, for Paige herself, second, to win (hopefully) #12, third, if she can play like that, she is going to make lots of $! If she makes lots of $, she will be more likely to come back with Azzi for 24-25 and possibly even 25-26!
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Paige was asked about that in her interview and she basically smiled and said all the customary things: we'll see, haven't thought about that yet, not thinking that far ahead, etc. If the money was something she cared about, she'd just say she's gonna milk the gravy train for as long as she can, but she's keeping her options open, and her decision will probably depend more on how this season goes than the money. My take is these high level athletes don't want to be here longer than they have to. Megan didn't. Tuck didn't. Azura didn't. Even Dorka was out of here until she broke her wrist and didn't want to end her college career like that. If Paige has the kind of season she envisions, and can lead the team to a national championship, and is a projected top 3 draft pick, it's going to be hard not to move on with her class especially when she's already a little bit on the older side.
 
Cuango said:
It occurs to me that we have many reasons for hoping Paige can equal or surpass her freshman year’s play. First, for Paige herself, second, to win (hopefully) #12, third, if she can play like that, she is going to make lots of $! If she makes lots of $, she will be more likely to come back with Azzi for 24-25 and possibly even 25-26!
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I will add a 4th. it varies a lot of course, but there are some players coming back from ACL's that approach their pre-injury level in their first year back but then continue improving some more in their second year back, as if it sometimes takes two seasons to get back to 100% from that serious an injury.

If Paige is not quite all the way back, and is significantly better the tail end of this season then there could be reason to believe that some improvement will continue the following season, increasing the chance she would return and get a full season at peak form IMO. If she is close but not quite 100% back at the end of this season, the WNBA season starts right after, so waiting a year could have her entering the WNBA in peak condition as well.
 
Hypothetical, if the Huskies win #12 this season and the Lynx win the WNBA lottery for the first pick in the draft does Paige head home to Minnesota to lead the resurgence to the top by the Lynx?
 
#12in21 said:
Hypothetical, if the Huskies win #12 this season and the Lynx win the WNBA lottery for the first pick in the draft does Paige head home to Minnesota to lead the resurgence to the top by the Lynx?
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That’s one scenario. I prefer the one where the Huskies win #12 this season and Paige decides to return to UConn for a run at #13….:)
 
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oldude said:
That’s one scenario. I prefer the one where the Huskies win #12 this season and Paige decides to return to UConn for a run at #13….:)
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Don't want to let it sit at 13 too long (we've had enough bad luck) , should probably use that third remaining year of eligibility and exit after #14
 
hoopsfan22 said:
Paige was asked about that in her interview and she basically smiled and said all the customary things: we'll see, haven't thought about that yet, not thinking that far ahead, etc. If the money was something she cared about, she'd just say she's gonna milk the gravy train for as long as she can, but she's keeping her options open, and her decision will probably depend more on how this season goes than the money. My take is these high level athletes don't want to be here longer than they have to. Megan didn't. Tuck didn't. Azura didn't. Even Dorka was out of here until she broke her wrist and didn't want to end her college career like that. If Paige has the kind of season she envisions, and can lead the team to a national championship, and is a projected top 3 draft pick, it's going to be hard not to move on with her class especially when she's already a little bit on the older side.
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I don't know about the money. She's still going to make NIL money in the W. That money doesn't go away. I think it's more to do with, she's here 4 years and ready to go. If they win a championship, I would say she's out.

For those saying she wants to play another year with Azzi, can't she go after the 2023-2024 season?
 
hoopsfan22 said:
Paige was asked about that in her interview and she basically smiled and said all the customary things: we'll see, haven't thought about that yet, not thinking that far ahead, etc. If the money was something she cared about, she'd just say she's gonna milk the gravy train for as long as she can, but she's keeping her options open, and her decision will probably depend more on how this season goes than the money. My take is these high level athletes don't want to be here longer than they have to. Megan didn't. Tuck didn't. Azura didn't. Even Dorka was out of here until she broke her wrist and didn't want to end her college career like that. If Paige has the kind of season she envisions, and can lead the team to a national championship, and is a projected top 3 draft pick, it's going to be hard not to move on with her class especially when she's already a little bit on the older side.
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NIL has changed things considerably! Paige has a whole different set of options!
 
hoopsfan22 said:
Paige was asked about that in her interview and she basically smiled and said all the customary things: we'll see, haven't thought about that yet, not thinking that far ahead, etc. If the money was something she cared about, she'd just say she's gonna milk the gravy train for as long as she can, but she's keeping her options open, and her decision will probably depend more on how this season goes than the money. My take is these high level athletes don't want to be here longer than they have to. Megan didn't. Tuck didn't. Azura didn't. Even Dorka was out of here until she broke her wrist and didn't want to end her college career like that. If Paige has the kind of season she envisions, and can lead the team to a national championship, and is a projected top 3 draft pick, it's going to be hard not to move on with her class especially when she's already a little bit on the older side.
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I think it’s doubtful Paige will be back to even the end of her sophomore year form by the end of the season. By summer 2024 she’ll be closer to freshman year Paige, whether she wants to go into the WNBA at a lower level is anyone’s guess.
 
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hoopsnloops32 said:
I think it’s doubtful Paige will be back to even the end of her sophomore year form by the end of the season. By summer 2024 she’ll be closer to freshman year Paige, whether she wants to go into the WNBA at a lower level is anyone’s guess.
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What do you base this guess on? Are you involved with or have direct knowledge of her rehab/recovery?
 
hoopsfan22 said:
My take is these high level athletes don't want to be here longer than they have to. Megan didn't. Tuck didn't. Azura didn't. Even Dorka was out of here until she broke her wrist and didn't want to end her college career like that.
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Your source for this info?
 
BobbyJ said:
What do you base this guess on? Are you involved with or have direct knowledge of her rehab/recovery?
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It’s not about rehab and recovery, her knee is probably fine right now. It’s about how long it takes most players to return to the level they were out after being out for so long and mentally overcoming the injury. I mean look at Raven Johnson, she just started getting back to the level she was at pre-injury towards the end of South Carolina’s season and she tore hers before the 2022 season.
It’s just the reality of an ACL injury recovery, as Paige herself stated during these press conferences.
 
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MilfordHusky said:
Ayanna had a conflict--either a class or an appointment.
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Yes that had been posted, as you pointed out. The question is why didn't we see/hear from Ines? Did she have a class conflict as well? Does anyone have any info on that? Amari, perhaps having recently had surgery, wasn't available as well. Too bad we didn't get to hear from all the players - but I very much enjoyed hearing from practically all of them.
 
hoopsnloops32 said:
It’s not about rehab and recovery, her knee is probably fine right now. It’s about how long it takes most players to return to the level they were out after being out for so long and mentally overcoming the injury. I mean look at Raven Johnson, she just started getting back to the level she was at pre-injury towards the end of South Carolina’s season and she tore hers before the 2022 season.
It’s just the reality of an ACL injury recovery, as Paige herself stated during these press conferences.
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And Sue Bird tore her ACL in December of her freshman year and started every game her sophomore season, was outstanding and led the team to a national championship. No two acl tears are the same. You just post uninformed guesses which are always negative. It’s predictable and quite funny.
 
UConnCat said:
And Sue Bird tore her ACL in December of her freshman year and started every game her sophomore season, was outstanding and led the team to a national championship. No two acl tears are the same. You just post uninformed guesses which are always negative. It’s predictable and quite funny.
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Ok but it doesn’t really change my opinion on Paige returning after almost two full seasons on the sideline.
 
hoopsnloops32 said:
I think it’s doubtful Paige will be back to even the end of her sophomore year form by the end of the season. By summer 2024 she’ll be closer to freshman year Paige, whether she wants to go into the WNBA at a lower level is anyone’s guess.
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Sports are full of stories where athletes came back from torn ACL's to be better than ever. As a UConn WBB fan, I have two words for you....SUE BIRD!!!
 
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