New NYT Article: Paige Bueckers Knows UConn’s History. She’s Paving Its Future.

[RoadWarrior]

New NYT Article:

Paige Bueckers Knows UConn’s History. She’s Paving Its Future.​

Connecticut is No. 1 again thanks to the unrelenting efforts of its latest freshman star.

Paige Bueckers Knows UConn’s History. She’s Paving Its Future. (Published 2021)

Connecticut is No. 1 again thanks to the unrelenting efforts of its latest freshman star.

www.nytimes.com

 

[MSGRET]

New NYT Article:

Paige Bueckers Knows UConn’s History. She’s Paving Its Future.​

Connecticut is No. 1 again thanks to the unrelenting efforts of its latest freshman star.

Paige Bueckers Knows UConn’s History. She’s Paving Its Future. (Published 2021)

Connecticut is No. 1 again thanks to the unrelenting efforts of its latest freshman star.

www.nytimes.com

Hate it when they block the story, I understand why, but I still hate it.

 

[Gurleyman]

Hate it when they block the story, I understand why, but I still hate it.

It’s all over Twitter as weird websites repost it. I suppose the NYT would hate me for saying that.

I still wish newspapers would let you buy just one article for $1. I’d do that all the time, I just don’t want to deal with lots of subscriptions that jump in price when you aren’t looking.

 

[eebmg]

Well, here is an ironic quote

She said she has regularly talked to Auriemma about pressure, even before the season started. “He told me that people are always going to have things to say, whether it be negative or positive,” Bueckers said. “You’re not going to be perfect in anyone’s eyes, they’re always going to find something to talk about.

Actually, everyone agrees that Paige is Perfect.

 

[eebmg]

For those needing more formative years background on Paige, try this free article

'In her DNA': Freshman Paige Bueckers already a UConn star

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Paige Bueckers was about 7, sitting on a couch watching the Los...

www.houstonchronicle.com

It wasn't luck, Bob Beuckers said. He recalls his daughter spending hours practicing her dribbling in the community garage under her family’s condominium in suburban Minneapolis. When she wasn’t there or in a nearby park shooting, she was in her room, working on her form or jumping up against a wall trying to improve her vertical leap, she said.

“Every hour of every single day, I always wanted to have a basketball in my hand,” she said. “I just wanted to be super good at it because I loved it so much and that’s just what I did all the time was play basketball."


Bueckers and Auriemma also seem to understand each other. She said she enjoys being challenged, and knows that is what her 66-year-old coach is doing when he gets on her in practice, calling her a “walking turnover” or asking if she plans to hit any shots that day.

“I'm just trying to prove him wrong and make him be quiet sometimes,” she said. "You have to take it, swallow it and get better from it."

Bueckers has heard the talk that she would be an WNBA lottery pick as soon as she is eligible. But she said she plans to earn her degree at UConn before moving on to fulfill her dream of playing professionally.

 

[Argonaut]

Well, here is an ironic quote

She said she has regularly talked to Auriemma about pressure, even before the season started. “He told me that people are always going to have things to say, whether it be negative or positive,” Bueckers said. “You’re not going to be perfect in anyone’s eyes, they’re always going to find something to talk about.

Actually, everyone agrees that Paige is Perfect.

She had a turnover last night and missed two shots... soooooo...

Not to mention she's only like 80% from the free throw line.

The kid obviously isn't that great.

 

[eebmg]

She had a turnover last night and missed two shots... soooooo...

Not to mention she's only like 80% from the free throw line.

The kid obviously isn't that great.

She does that to make her teammates feel better (and to make Geno feel useful)

 

[Argonaut]

She does that to make her teammates feel better (and to make Geno feel useful)

That girl just never stops giving.

 

[uconnfan68]

Hate it when they block the story, I understand why, but I still hate it.

“She’s a winner,” Cosgriff said. “She’s a flat out winner.”

All you need to know... Cosgriff was her high school coach.

 

[BobbyJ]

Hate it when they block the story, I understand why, but I still hate it.

Just right click on the link and read it in Incognito Mode.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Here is the NYT article in its entirety:

Paige Bueckers Knows UConn’s History. She’s Paving Its Future.

en.apsnynews.com

 

[RockyMTblue2]

I sincerely hope that next season has Covid restrictions lifted and UConn fans can get to see Paige up close and personal and Paige gets to have her crowds cheering loudly for her remarkable exploits.

 

[MilfordHusky]

It’s all over Twitter as weird websites repost it. I suppose the NYT would hate me for saying that.

I still wish newspapers would let you buy just one article for $1. I’d do that all the time, I just don’t want to deal with lots of subscriptions that jump in price when you aren’t looking.

The online sale price is $1 per week. Hard to pass up.

 

[topogigio]

Just right click on the link and read it in Incognito Mode.

Thanks, for my one useful thing I learned today. It's a good one, too!

 

[CL82]

It’s all over Twitter as weird websites repost it. I suppose the NYT would hate me for saying that.

I still wish newspapers would let you buy just one article for $1. I’d do that all the time, I just don’t want to deal with lots of subscriptions that jump in price when you aren’t looking.

They let you subscribe for $1 per month and you can cancel anytime so it's kind of the same thing. FWIW, I think registration is all you need for access. You don't have to subscribe. There wasn't much meat to the story anyway.

 

[CTtoSanDiego]

From another article, but my favorite thing I've seen written about Paige all year:
"Bueckers has heard the talk that she would be an WNBA lottery pick as soon as she is eligible. But she said she plans to earn her degree at UConn before moving on to fulfill her dream of playing professionally."

 

[chrissaran]

Reminds of the story about Breanna dribbling around her neighborhood to improve her handle.

 

[huskyd]

It’s all over Twitter as weird websites repost it. I suppose the NYT would hate me for saying that.

I still wish newspapers would let you buy just one article for $1. I’d do that all the time, I just don’t want to deal with lots of subscriptions that jump in price when you aren’t looking.

The NYTimes will let you read the entire paper every day for a $1/wk. The deal doesn't last forever, but they're always offering something similar.
By the way, I love the expression in the article: "Bueckers’s buttery shooting." Perfect; that's just what it is, smooth as buttah. Another possible moniker for That Girl: Butter? ("That girl/kid" is Geno's formulation.

 

[chrissaran]

Sorry. Reminds me of the story of Breanna dribbling around her neighborhood to improve her handle.

 

[hart2hart]

I’m just catching-up on reading The New York Times. Well, Saturday, February 20th has a full-page, cover of the sports section on Paige! Headlines read “A Freshman Brings UCONN Back to No. 1 As Expected.”
Same article as above .....however, I’m jumping for joy because this is so cool. Front page, full
article, no other sports news on the sports front page, But Paige! How cool is that!

 

[hart2hart]

Anyone else see The Print Version?
Full page, Full Paige, Awesome!

 

[Alydar]

Cosgriff said: “She was the best player in the state by the time she was in eighth grade.”

 

[Childhood]

Anyone else see The Print Version?
Full page, Full Paige, Awesome!

A version of this article appears in print on Feb. 20, 2021, Section B, Page 7 of the New York edition with the headline: A Freshman Brings UConn Back to No. 1. As Expected.

 

[Dublin]

For those needing more formative years background on Paige, try this free article

'In her DNA': Freshman Paige Bueckers already a UConn star

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Paige Bueckers was about 7, sitting on a couch watching the Los...

www.houstonchronicle.com

For those who hit the Chronicle paywall limit, here's the same AP article on a Boston site:

‘In her DNA’: Freshman Paige Bueckers already a UConn star - The Boston Globe

She is UConn’s leader in scoring (21.1 points per game), minutes (36.5), assists (100), and steals (40).

www.bostonglobe.com

 

[LCConnFan]

Well, here is an ironic quote

She said she has regularly talked to Auriemma about pressure, even before the season started. “He told me that people are always going to have things to say, whether it be negative or positive,” Bueckers said. “You’re not going to be perfect in anyone’s eyes, they’re always going to find something to talk about.

Actually, everyone agrees that Paige is Perfect.

Until she isn't! I remember reading a quip the other day (may have even been posted here in TBY, but my memory fails me), about a teacher that set up a multiplication table with 10 problems. She purposely posted 9 correct answers, but 1 'incorrect' one. The students all laughed because she made a mistake. But, as she pointed out, she had 9 correct answers that were ignored, but the one with the mistake was the one they picked on. So........look out Paige!