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Hello,

new poster here!

I was thinking who was the most dominant/physical lady husky ever?

I think it would be between Stef/Kara W

I would give Kara a slight edge because I think she was a better rebounder and taller. Maybe a bit more physical to?

thoughts?

I remember when Kara would get the ball on the block and held it high it would look like a grapefruit in her hands lol
 
Asjha Jones absolutely must be in the conversation.

Edit to add: The verbiage is critical to the question. Three very different questions:
— The most dominant?
— The most physical?
— The most physically dominant?
 
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There's a reason Stacy Hansmeyer was nicknamed "Bam Bam". Back in the day, when teams thought they could be overly physical with UCONN, Geno would put her in to knock the other team around a bit.

I would also have to agree with Jamelle and Kia Nurse. For current Huskies, Edwards and Muhl get the nod IMHO...
 
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EricLA said:
There's a reason Stacy Hansmeyer was nicknamed "Bam Bam". Back in the day, when teams thought they could be overly physical with UCONN, Geno would put her in to knock the other team around a bit.

I would also have to agree with Jamelle and Kia Nurse. For current Huskies, Edwards and Muhl get the nod IMHO...
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Good point, 4got abt Stacy.
 
If we’re talking about ability to get position, hold it, and get their shot up at will (even through contact), then my vote is either Stef or Tina. Kara is definitely in the convo, too.
 
EricLA said:
There's a reason Stacy Hansmeyer was nicknamed "Bam Bam". Back in the day, when teams thought they could be overly physical with UCONN, Geno would put her in to knock the other team around a bit.

I would also have to agree with Jamelle and Kia Nurse. For current Huskies, Edwards and Muhl get the nod IMHO...
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Edwards is on EVERYONE'S list as being dominant and aggressive. Remember last year prior to the beginning of practice when Christyn and other players remarked about how "tough" Aaliyah was. Even associate head coach Chris Daley remarked how tough she was. Then we got to see for ourselves how right they were. I love her grit and determination in the paint. She's a warrior. ;) She's a year older, wiser and stronger. I'm betting she comes out even more aggressive and determined this year.
 
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DEpup said:
Asjha Jones or Tamika Williams. Someone please correct me but I think one of them has the all time highest shot percentage....
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Tamika Williams finished as UConn's all-time leader in field goal percentage at 70.3% (560-for-797), which is also an NCAA Division 1 record.

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She also holds the Huskies' top four single-season marks for field goal percentage, ranked 14th on UConn's all-time scoring list with 1,402 points, and finished 10th all-time in rebounding (763). She was one of four players (along with Asjha Jones, Swin Cash, and Sue Bird) called by Sports Illustrated "best recruiting class of 1998". [LINK]
 
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Welcome to the Yard! Toss up for me between Jamelle Elliott and Tina Charles.
 
I think the interesting thing about racking your brain to answer this question is the realization of how few real bruiser wide body type players we have had over the years, considering Uconn's overall success. I suspect some of that is because our bigs are relatively skilled, expected to be able to run the floor well, and are also expected to be good passers and facilitators in the offense.

A low post one dimensional banger type that is a black hole on offense, trying to use their bulk to power in for fairly close shots every time they get the ball is generally not recruited here. Some can combine those low post physical skills with other basketball skills and be a well rounded team player (Boston at SC comes to mind), but those players are pretty rare.
 
As noted above the wording of the question is critical to whom to chose. If we are talking a beast inside, "owning the paint' on both ends of the court, Tina in her junior and senior years would be my choice. She won many battles during those two years against very dominant opponents. Kara Wolters was a beast for sure, but I am not as familiar with her game as I am Tina's. In a few years, Edwards will very likely be in the conversation for physical dominance over her UCONN career.

As far as the most dominant player day in and day out I have to go with Maya. She was the best player on the floor, from the first day she stepped onto it in a UCONN uniform. There were many games, where if you look at her stats, they were not overly impressive, but even during those occasions she was still the focus of the opposing coach's defensive strategy and key to Geno's game plan. She could put the team on her back and just will them back from a deficit with what is still the prettiest rise and release in the game or come from nowhere to get a put back or slap an opponents 'uncontested lay up' into the seats. She seemingly had the ability to just flip a switch and takeover a game at any given time, instilling confidence in her team and shattering that of their opponent. She didn't do any of this to feed her ego but simply to win. And that she did, from high school through her four championships with the Lynx.
 
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