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Aubrey was wise to stay another year.............she certainly improved in all areas this year and hopefully she will refine her midrange and outside shooting over the summer to make her a really complete player capable of a WNBA career.....
 
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What we have coming back for next years is all good news…who are the new incoming freshmen recruits?
 
Add these 4 with Ice and a returning Paige and you have quite a team for next year. I know we are losing two outstanding players, but so are many of the other top programs (SC-Boston; Iowa - most of their starting lineup; Stanford - Jones and a few others).
What Geno and the staff is adding to the team next year slots right into what is needed.
 
Bills Fan said:
Add these 4 with Ice and a returning Paige and you have quite a team for next year. I know we are losing two outstanding players, but so are many of the other top programs (SC-Boston; Iowa - most of their starting lineup; Stanford - Jones and a few others).
What Geno and the staff is adding to the team next year slots right into what is needed.
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LSU. Will be scary next year.
 
I am hoping Geno hits the transfer portal and brings in one or two more bigs that can contribute ASAP.
 
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Fossil said:
LSU. Will be scary next year.
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Yeah, everyone thinks this is the beginning of a Staley dynasty. But maybe it’s really the beginning of the new Age of Mulkey. :p:D:eek:
 
Bills Fan said:
Add these 4 with Ice and a returning Paige and you have quite a team for next year. I know we are losing two outstanding players, but so are many of the other top programs (SC-Boston; Iowa - most of their starting lineup; Stanford - Jones and a few others).
What Geno and the staff is adding to the team next year slots right into what is needed.
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Has Boston declared for the draft?
 
good for Aubrey, and UConn. Frankly, I don't see why, with NIL now firmly in place, and the fact that women's basketball players seem to suffer more knee injuries than their male counterparts, that anyone would not want to stay as long as they can, and get an advanced degree and prepare themselves for life after basketball.
 
Aubrey can use this year to improve her scoring and that is principally a mental thing as a couple of games showed us this year. I'd say the same for Nika but her head game on not shooting is something else.
 
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RockyMTblue2 said:
Aubrey can use this year to improve her scoring and that is principally a mental thing as a couple of games showed us this year. I'd say the same for Nika but her head game on not shooting is something else.
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Nika is a pass first PG who would rather set up the offense for her teammates rather than for herself. She is never going to be looking to go on a scoring tear. It's not a head game as it's quite intentional.
 
hoopsfan22 said:
Nika is a pass first PG who would rather set up the offense for her teammates rather than for herself. She is never going to be looking to go on a scoring tear. It's not a head game as it's quite intentional.
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Nika - that's why I said it is not a head game. She's doing it with intent. Maybe Geno has decided to let it go. I'm not asking Nika to "go on a scoring tear." But to take a shot when it's the best shot on the floor. Your point guard is hurting the game when she does not do this. BTW big Nika fan.
 
RockyMTblue2 said:
Aubrey can use this year to improve her scoring and that is principally a mental thing as a couple of games showed us this year. I'd say the same for Nika but her head game on not shooting is something else.
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Right now, had Aubrey declared for the draft, she probably doesn’t stick in the W. Another year at UConn to refine her game, improve her offense and strengthen her back will go along way towards improving Aubrey’s chances in the W next year.
 
This has been a good year for Aubrey because she got so many minutes. And it showed her improvement in some areas. But her best moments have always been when she comes off the bench and gives the opponent a jolt. In those moments she can be truly electrifying
 
marti3td said:
I am hoping Geno hits the transfer portal and brings in one or two more bigs that can contribute ASAP.
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With 14 players already receiving scholarships, the most he can add is one...and I hope she is big, strong and a rebounder par excellence!
 
I think Aubrey's professional potential is more on the wing, but I think in college she is a better4 than 3. Her overall statistical numbers (PER and per minute) were better her first two years when she was a 4 than this season when out of necessity she had to spend more time at the 3.

That might be because of the back issues, but by the eye test she seemed to have her athletic ability back this year, and remember how terrific she was playing the 4 against Baylor when Aaliyah was in foul trouble.

Next year she could be a great swing player between the 3 and the 4. A proven very high quality backup to Aaliyah, a possible starter at the 4 if the newcomers aren't ready and Aaliyah is the 5, and a great defensive/rebounding alternative with different skills from Caroline as a sub for the guards. I think if she plays as much or more at the 4 she will be even better than she was mostly as a 3.
 
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RockyMTblue2 said:
Nika - that's why I said it is not a head game. She's doing it with intent. Maybe Geno has decided to let it go. I'm not asking Nika to "go on a scoring tear." But to take a shot when it's the best shot on the floor. Your point guard is hurting the game when she does not do this. BTW big Nika fan.
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I admire people that support incredible athletes like NIka - who gives her heart and sole to her team and teammates. But we all have to realize that it is not her “ intent “ not to shoot when her defender is not guarding her or perhaps pulling up for a jump shop. - it is just not the strength of her “game” and she knows that.
Many scouts have stated her 3 point shot looks a bit awkward - whether it goes in or not.
For her to play at the next level she will need to improve her offensive game. I thin she should spend another 2 years at UCONN if she is allowed. The point guards that may go to the WNBA after next season is many —
Most people outside the UConn family will take the Virginia tech point guard in a second over Nika.
Nika is determined and an incredibly talented athlete and Is capable of another big jump next year. What she accomplished this year was amazing
I know many are rooting for her.
 
The weaknesses in Nika's game and Aubrey's game have been well chewed over.

Aubrey is not really a guard substitute -- at least not a 1 or a 2 -- because she doesn't reliably know how to distribute the ball, and often gets caught having picked up her dribble without having someone to pass to. But her other virtues at the 3/4 simply outweigh this shortcoming.

Nika's ability to score is much improved this year, as well as her free throw shooting. But she is still offensively limited. She doesn't always finish well at the rim, though she does this better now than before, and her perimeter shot has too low a release point, and she only took a couple of midrange jump shots all season. However, her ability to run the team with good intensity and keep everyone focused is excellent, and also much improved over previous years.

This is why I fully expect Geno to start Nika at pg and to use Aubrey liberally as an explosive 3/4 off the bench. Will either of them get more than 20 mins/g? Maybe not, and that will be a very good sign for us. If Paige and Azzi and Caroline are fully recovered and healthy all year, I expect we'll mainly see Nika in the 1st and 3rd quarters, when opponents are most vulnerable to our intensity. That's "Nika-Time."
 
When discussing bringing in players from the portal, one must be careful not to recruit over the kids you have already invested in. Speculation for sure, but I suspect that bringing in portal players and giving them minutes over kids already on the roster may be an explanation why some teams (you know who the big two are) don't have any 2023 recruits and why other teams have so many transfers out. at the end of the season.
 
You guys that want to bring in a transfer to play in the post - how do you think the 5 post players already on the roster would like having Geno recruit over them? Especially Ice and Jana who haven’t even had a chance to prove themselves
 
HuskyNan said:
You guys that want to bring in a transfer to play in the post - how do you think the 5 post players already on the roster would like having Geno recruit over them? Especially Ice and Jana who haven’t even had a chance to prove themselves
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That’s the name of the game now. Obviously doing it excessively is harmful, but bringing in an experienced, veteran, solid player (especially a center) would be pretty hard to turn down for Geno, I imagine. Playing against that in practice will only make the freshman better as well.
 
HuskyNan said:
You guys that want to bring in a transfer to play in the post - how do you think the 5 post players already on the roster would like having Geno recruit over them? Especially Ice and Jana who haven’t even had a chance to prove themselves
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Heytherego said:
That’s the name of the game now. Obviously doing it excessively is harmful, but bringing in an experienced, veteran, solid player (especially a center) would be pretty hard to turn down for Geno, I imagine. Playing against that in practice will only make the freshman better as well.
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And once you either actually over recruit for a position, recruit over existing players, or have a rep for doing so, even if not accurate, you've lost the plot.
 
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