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eebmg said:
On the other hand, Dorka's thighs are big. Not only tall and long but thick.
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Ha! I bet she'll be thrilled to hear that assessment. Probably nothing young women like to hear more than strangers commenting on their bodies! ;)
 
Bama fan said:
Ha! I bet she'll be thrilled to hear that assessment. Probably nothing young women like to hear more than strangers commenting on their bodies! ;)
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Sorry, should have said "strong" which an athlete should appreciate.
 
eebmg said:
On the other hand, Dorka's thighs are big. Not only tall and long but thick.
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Juhasz could be UConn's version of Shepard. Geno commented that she was listed as 6'3 and is every bit of 6'5 and is strong. He said that lots of "6'3" players show up and they have to stretch to make 6'2. The depth up and down the bench will mean that players can apply defensive pressure without worrying that they have no adequate replacement. If Juhasz is as good as she seems then Edwards can stay at the 4 and UConn will be able to match up against anyone inside. And seeing how they will dominate outside all they need inside is to play other teams close to even.
 
Rings R Us said:
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Some really cool quotes from the Amore article

The fun starts now. After holding court separately for a few minutes, they knew it was time for that joint interview. Bueckers walked over, and they teased each other about who outshot the other, who outperformed the other. They playfully struggled to praise each other. “Tell them what happened,” Fudd told Bueckers. “Don’t lie.”

Once Bueckers is over her ankle injury, she said, it would be no contest in the gym, not in H-O-R-S-E, not in one-on-one, free-throw shooting. Anything Azzi can do, Paige will do better. If this were on Broadway, and not Jim Calhoun Way, that would cue the next musical number.
“We both hate losing,” Bueckers said. “But we hate losing to each other more than anything.”

and I am a bit surprised how nervous Azzi was starting out

“I was just nervous about how I would fit in. I don’t think she (Paige) gets nervous. She helps calm my nerves, but at the same time, I still don’t understand her. We’re very similar, but at the same time very different. I’m quieter, she’s louder, but we have the same work ethic, goals.”

Bueckers insists that, appearances to the contrary, she does get nervous.

“[Fudd] shows it to where I can see it,” she said. “The people closest to her can see when she’s getting nervous. She’s an overthinker, she gets into her own head sometimes and I’m just trying to build her confidence, because I know how hard she works. I tell her all the time: ‘You know how hard you work, you should be the most confident person in America, playing basketball.’”
 
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eebmg said:
Some really cool quotes from the Amore article

The fun starts now. After holding court separately for a few minutes, they knew it was time for that joint interview. Bueckers walked over, and they teased each other about who outshot the other, who outperformed the other. They playfully struggled to praise each other. “Tell them what happened,” Fudd told Bueckers. “Don’t lie.”

Once Bueckers is over her ankle injury, she said, it would be no contest in the gym, not in H-O-R-S-E, not in one-on-one, free-throw shooting. Anything Azzi can do, Paige will do better. If this were on Broadway, and not Jim Calhoun Way, that would cue the next musical number.
“We both hate losing,” Bueckers said. “But we hate losing to each other more than anything.”

and I am a bit surprised how nervous Azzi was starting out

“I was just nervous about how I would fit in. I don’t think she (Paige) gets nervous. She helps calm my nerves, but at the same time, I still don’t understand her. We’re very similar, but at the same time very different. I’m quieter, she’s louder, but we have the same work ethic, goals.”

Bueckers insists that, appearances to the contrary, she does get nervous.

“[Fudd] shows it to where I can see it,” she said. “The people closest to her can see when she’s getting nervous. She’s an overthinker, she gets into her own head sometimes and I’m just trying to build her confidence, because I know how hard she works. I tell her all the time: ‘You know how hard you work, you should be the most confident person in America, playing basketball.’”
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Azzi is like most freshmen their first month on campus. Trying to figure things out, as everything is new to her. Before long, she will settle down and settle in. I surmise that after game 3 (plus the two exhibition games, Azzi will have really settled down, settled in, and can focus on doing what she does. She’ll definitely be ready when conference play begins.
 
eebmg said:
Some really cool quotes from the Amore article

The fun starts now. After holding court separately for a few minutes, they knew it was time for that joint interview. Bueckers walked over, and they teased each other about who outshot the other, who outperformed the other. They playfully struggled to praise each other. “Tell them what happened,” Fudd told Bueckers. “Don’t lie.”

Once Bueckers is over her ankle injury, she said, it would be no contest in the gym, not in H-O-R-S-E, not in one-on-one, free-throw shooting. Anything Azzi can do, Paige will do better. If this were on Broadway, and not Jim Calhoun Way, that would cue the next musical number.
“We both hate losing,” Bueckers said. “But we hate losing to each other more than anything.”

and I am a bit surprised how nervous Azzi was starting out

“I was just nervous about how I would fit in. I don’t think she (Paige) gets nervous. She helps calm my nerves, but at the same time, I still don’t understand her. We’re very similar, but at the same time very different. I’m quieter, she’s louder, but we have the same work ethic, goals.”

Bueckers insists that, appearances to the contrary, she does get nervous.

“[Fudd] shows it to where I can see it,” she said. “The people closest to her can see when she’s getting nervous. She’s an overthinker, she gets into her own head sometimes and I’m just trying to build her confidence, because I know how hard she works. I tell her all the time: ‘You know how hard you work, you should be the most confident person in America, playing basketball.’”
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I am surprised Azzi was nervous. She is one of the best players and should be confident like Paige.
 
Some more quotes leaking out

UConn women’s basketball newcomers, competitive firepower could make the Huskies that much tougher to beat - Hartford Courant



“You can tell she’s been doing this for a while now,” Bueckers said of Juhász, who played three seasons at Ohio State before graduating early. “She’s extremely tough. Kind of reminds me of Aaliyah in the way she plays super extremely hard and with maximum effort and tries to do stuff on both sides of the ball.”

“A lot of great battles for sure with Liv, Amari, Aubrey,” Juhász said. “It’s good to have different post players, a little bit undersized, a little bit taller, so you have to learn how to finish against different types of players.”


Three-point shooting from players outside of Buckers was a weakness last year, but that shouldn’t be as much of an issue with Fudd and Ducharme, who are known as strong shooters.

“She’s impressed me,” Williams said of Ducharme. “I didn’t know what to expect from her, but she’s really good. She can shoot, and when she gets on a roll, she doesn’t miss.
 
Adamec Article focusing on Paige's growth

UConn's Bueckers preparing for challenges ahead (yahoo.com)

As good as she was a season ago, she and her coach believe there's a higher level for her to achieve.

"I would like for her to stop waiting for the game to come to her," UConn coach Geno Auriemma said last week. "You hear people talk about 'She lets the game come to her.' I don't like that. While you're waiting for the game to come to you, somebody else is maybe taking it. So I'd like her to show more assertiveness. I would like for her not to pass up so many open shots, even though I know that is a losing battle. She is always going to pass up open shots if somebody else is open. It is an ongoing process.
 
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Article in the Athletic on Amari DeBerry

UConn freshman Amari DeBerry relishes being part of UConn's storied history – The Athletic


On campus only a few weeks, Amari DeBerry and her UConn teammates headed to Mohegan Sun Arena for a WNBA game. Sitting in the stands, the squad watched the Seattle Storm beat the Connecticut Sun in mid-June. Afterward, there were hugs, pictures and plenty of smiles as the Seattle UConn alums (Sue Bird, Breanna Stewart and Katie Lou Samuelson) mingled with the current Huskies. “UConn” chants broke out across the arena as the lingering fans realized who was speaking to whom.

“It was pretty cool just to see all them in action and then just having, you know, like, Christyn (Williams) and Olivia (Nelson-Ododa) be so excited to see their old teammate,” incoming freshman DeBerry told reporters Tuesday. “They were saying, ‘It’s so crazy they’re Olympians now, they’re out here in the WNBA now.’ I was like, that’s gonna be you guys. Yeah, it was definitely pretty cool.”


Hope she makes the U19 squad.
 
eebmg said:
Adamec Article focusing on Paige's growth

UConn's Bueckers preparing for challenges ahead (yahoo.com)

As good as she was a season ago, she and her coach believe there's a higher level for her to achieve.

"I would like for her to stop waiting for the game to come to her," UConn coach Geno Auriemma said last week. "You hear people talk about 'She lets the game come to her.' I don't like that. While you're waiting for the game to come to you, somebody else is maybe taking it. So I'd like her to show more assertiveness. I would like for her not to pass up so many open shots, even though I know that is a losing battle. She is always going to pass up open shots if somebody else is open. It is an ongoing process.
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Really enjoy these articles. Obviously Geno can see all things and is a bball genius, but I didn't think Paige was that passive last
year. She lead the team in shots as a freshman. I would imagine with all the new scoring threats (Dorka, Azzi), and the seniors looking to go out with a bang (Evina, Liv, CW), she could probably facilitate more.
 
jdote33 said:
Really enjoy these articles. Obviously Geno can see all things and is a bball genius, but I didn't think Paige was that passive last
year. She lead the team in shots as a freshman. I would imagine with all the new scoring threats (Dorka, Azzi), and the seniors looking to go out with a bang (Evina, Liv, CW), she could probably facilitate more.
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I think what Geno meant was Paige should not wait to turn it on in the 4th quarter in a tight game or when the team is behind. He wants her to play like she did late against Baylor, Tennessee, and South Carolina in the 1st quarter. This is something that the great teams led by Maya and Stewie did so well. Out of the gate they dropped the hammer such that the game was over before halftime even against ranked opponents.
 
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The bottom line is Bueckers decided to often to not play the way the coach asked her to play, which was to be aggressive looking for her own shot; that eventually was PART of the reason they lost to Arizona. It certainly would be very unfair to put the loss all on that but, objectively, IMO it most certainly was a very obvious contributing factor.
 
Bama fan said:
Ha! I bet she'll be thrilled to hear that assessment. Probably nothing young women like to hear more than strangers commenting on their bodies! ;)
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Right?
Shark Tank Ugh GIF
 
Littlemin said:
The bottom line is Bueckers decided to often to not play the way the coach asked her to play, which was to be aggressive looking for her own shot; that eventually was PART of the reason they lost to Arizona. It certainly would be very unfair to put the loss all on that but, objectively, IMO it most certainly was a very obvious contributing factor.
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Geno talked about that game in his interview with Amore. He said that UConn had matchup advantages but that those advantages were not the things they normally do or use. He didn't get specific. Then he said that Ariz. doubled Bueckers every time she touched the ball, limiting her scoring. He also said that no one could guard MacDonald.
ME: UConn could have responded because doubling Bueckers left people open. Unfortunately they couldn't hit bunnies.

I'm not sure what Geno meant but I'm positive he doesn't want her to become another Mitchell (tOSU).
 
Littlemin said:
The bottom line is Bueckers decided to often to not play the way the coach asked her to play, which was to be aggressive looking for her own shot; that eventually was PART of the reason they lost to Arizona. It certainly would be very unfair to put the loss all on that but, objectively, IMO it most certainly was a very obvious contributing factor.
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Oh so it was Paige fault.How many chip shots did Liv miss.
 
Postie said:
Oh so it was Paige fault.How many chip shots did Liv miss.
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No, it wasn't Paige's fault. The team came out flat, and they did UConn no favors by not including Arizona in the Final Four promotion. That had Arizona fired up before the game started. Just like I knew Kansas City wouldn't win the Super Bowl when I heard about the accident And Reid's son was in, I knew UConn wouldn't win because of how the NCAA treated Arizona.
 
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Last year we were debating whether Paige would start and would we have enough 3 point shooting? Now its will Azzi start or will Dorkha win the starting center job? Some questions have been answered like do we have enough 3 point shooting this year? The answer is absolutely we do. Do we have front court depth? Absolutely we do. The only thing I am not sure of is a defensive stopper on an extremely quick point guard. We might have some candidates in Mir and Aubrey. Another thing lacking was good steady competition. Hopefully our competitive non conference games will not be canceled. Our practices should be as competitive as most any game. Final 4 here we come!
 
Postie said:
Oh so it was Paige fault.How many chip shots did Liv miss.
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Again, to some Bueckers is way beyond criticism, but not for me; frankly I wouldn’t even call my view criticism, it’s how I saw the game live and even more so on replay. She is obviously an outstanding player but I made it very plain my point about her was nothing more than a contributing factor to the loss but you extrapolate it out to something I never said or even inferred. I would prefer you just ignored my post rather than reply to something I never said.
 
Littlemin said:
Again, to some Bueckers is way beyond criticism, but not for me; frankly I wouldn’t even call my view criticism, it’s how I saw the game live and even more so on replay. She is obviously an outstanding player but I made it very plain my point about her was nothing more than a contributing factor to the loss but you extrapolate it out to something I never said or even inferred. I would prefer you just ignored my post rather than reply to something I never said.
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Well, Paige agrees she must improve in many areas

More maturity, aggression, leadership and a national title: What Paige Bueckers wants out of her sophomore season - Hartford Courant

Bueckers is already focused on areas to improve.

Chief among them in Auriemma’s eyes is that she too often waited for the game to come to her, something he especially harped on after the team’s sole regular-season loss to Arkansas.

“I definitely see what he’s talking about,” Bueckers said. “I watched a lot of film on last year. I’m definitely coming out with a more aggressive approach. Instead of sort of letting it come to me, I have to go take it myself.”

Bueckers mentioned other ways she wants to elevate her game: be a better defender, a better cutter, be better moving off the ball. Last season’s abrupt end taught her that intangibles will be just as, if not even more, critical in trying to win a championship this season.
 
Hot off the press

Azzi Fudd and Paige Bueckers patiently waiting to play together as UConn teammates - The UConn Blog

It is quite remarkable that the Azzi-Paige friendship seems a bit asymmetric with an older sister - younger sister vibe

This quote from Azzi is pretty telling

So what exactly makes them such a great fit?

“I think we complement each other in different ways just because we both have such high basketball IQs, especially Paige,” Fudd said. “You can’t label us like she’s a point guard, I’m a point guard, she’s a two, I’m the two. We kind of just do whatever is necessary for each other and the team.”

Also a video putting the visual cues to the interviews

Paige Bueckers Made a Passing Video To Help Recruit Azzi Fudd - YouTube
 
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