Observations & Thoughts on UConn Heading to the Big Dance

[BBallF]

Paige and Juju now playing in the same regional, so if they meet at all, they'll be meeting before the Final Four.

As I said, if you are a cynic they are taking no chances on not having a repeat of that game.

 

[packwrap]

Chill grasshopper. UConn got a wonderful draw. The team that should be flipping out right now is USC.

Don't worry, I love our draw.

Only surprised that the elite 8 was already JuJu/Kiki v Paige/Sarah. With Iowa lurking, very similar to last year, but all good.

 

[Steelerone]

While we are saying that "We have Paige and you don't" other teams are saying "We have Juju, or Lauren, or Hildalgo and you don't". It's got to be more than Paige.

 

[DemonDeac22]

I’m confident that once UConn is facing USC 2 week’s from now they will be playing at their highest level of the season. In Geno and CD I trust, and with their bench depth plus all of the varied lineups they can use they will not be repeating anything close to what happened in December 2024. Have faith, fellow Huskies!!!

 

[Centerstream]

I’m confident that once UConn is facing USC 2 week’s from now they will be playing at their highest level of the season. In Geno and CD I trust, and with their bench depth plus all of the varied lineups they can use they will not be repeating anything close to what happened in December 2023. Have faith, fellow Huskies!!!

Do you mean 2024?

 

[DemonDeac22]

Do you mean 2024?

Yes lol - December 2024. Great catch!

 

[Urshurak]

Some good teams between UConn and USC.

One step at a time folks.

 

[ABCDFE]

We saw what Paige did in her freshman season in the NCAAs against 3 really tuff teams in the NCAAs . Her play against Indiana and NC State was monumental. I saw that look in her eye in the BE tourney. She has a better supporting staff to work with this season. I believe UConn will roll over most teams moving forward. We are to good at every position on both sides of the ball. Sarah can dominate the middle against most bigs and Jana and Ice are pretty darn good. Our defense will hold teams in check. We have enough scorers and shooters that I dont think we all go cold at the same time. We saw how well Nova shot the ball under our pressure in the BE tourney. Eventually our pressure D overwhelmed them . To loose UConn would have to have an off shooting nite by everybody and our opponent would have to be able to score over 70 pts and I dont see that happening. My thoughts are reduction to the ridiculous. The chances of UConns offense going ice cold and our defense going ice cold and our opponents being that good without a go to player are slim. Most opponenets dont have great defenses that can stop Paige Azzi and Sarah. Most teams dont have the ball handlers that can handle pressure defense. We are a fine oiled machine running on high octane with alot of energy. We are going to be very difficult to stop .

That fourth scorer will loom large. Teams will focus on Paige and Sarah. And will try to guard Azzi. With Azzi if the shots not falling early we need another offensive option. The reason we did so well at South Carolina is because Shade made very important 3s before Azzi started to go off. To get past the top teams and win I believe we will need Shade and another player to play better than their season averages.

 

[Dugway]

That fourth scorer will loom large. Teams will focus on Paige and Sarah. And will try to guard Azzi. With Azzi if the shots not falling early we need another offensive option. The reason we did so well at South Carolina is because Shade made very important 3s before Azzi started to go off. To get past the top teams and win I believe we will need Shade and another player to play better than their season averages.

I often mention this exact thing, and would love to see Shade be that player. If not her, then possibly Chen, or Griffin, maybe El Alfy, or Arnold, or Brady.

This team does have a lot of options to generate offense.

 

[Steelerone]

I would love that for Jana, not just for the chance at an NC right now. It would also be wonderful for her to have the satisfaction of stepping up when it really counts, to bring that experience into next season.

Good point, BD. Jana will have three years left to evolve and, hopefully, at some point next year things will begin to click and she can realize her full potential.

 

[Tonyc]

I often mention this exact thing, and would love to see Shade be that player. If not her, then possibly Chen, or Griffin, maybe El Alfy, or Arnold, or Brady.

This team does have a lot of options to generate offense.

UConn has plenty of scorers. Some are inconsistent. Most opponents we face dont have the defense to stop Paige Sarah and Azzi. If everybody else or anybody starts hitting their shots just say Good Nite. Our defense will carry us just like it did last year. Its even better this season. It takes a toll on our opponents especially those teams without a deep bench. As our defense wears down our opponents their defense will not be there. I am very confident that UConn will win it all this season. The 2 best offenses are UConn and ND and that will be the final game of the season. UConn is healthy and if they remain healthy they win it all.