What you saw was the feeling of being abused. She has been physically beaten, pushed , pulled , bumped all the time and the fix is easy but not intuitive. She drops the ball and dribbles the ball where tiny tots can grab it or grab her in the process. It wears on a person. I except for the Baylor game she'll not see the pulling pushing bouncing because she'll be playing taller teams that think they can foul her out not beat her out. tHEY CAN'T afford the fouls to beat her. Not to worry this is one intelligent kid with loads of talent with the best coaches in WCBB. CD will mother her and correct her faults. BElieve
In the eyes of the beholder. Maybe, just getting more serious about her game.
I don't think it's you. Might be your perception, but think I'm perceiving the same thing. You know how Geno has said she doesn't get up for practice, but plays great in games? Maybe she doesn't get up for Wichita State & SMU either. If this is the case, then maybe she'll be absolutely jacked for Baylor...?
Forgive the snark but doesn't Kiah Stokes play for the Liberty? Kiah was good enough to take pressure off Stewie but she can't help Tina?
That is just BunkI can't even
Bring back The Bun!Her bun was up now it's down?
You obviously have not met me in person.
MEYERS: actually i THINK i did have that very sobering experience once. IF i did it was blessedly brief, though it did leave me foreverYou obviously have not met me in person.
Stewie would have been fine without Stokes because Stokes was not a starter even as a senior and UCONN had Dolson and Tuck. I wish this were true but ONO is NOT getting "triple- and quadruple-teamed". Her game at this point does not command it. What is happening is the defense is "occasionally collapsing" on ONO after she gets the ball in post. Liv is doing a good first step of reading the collapsing defender and kicking to the perimeter for open jumpers. Step two for ONO will be for her to kick and repost. Step three for ONO will be countermoves to defeat the double which might mean an occasional dribble. ONO is a work in progress and once she gets to step 3 is where you will see the full UCONN playbook opened up including post isolations and clearing one side of the floor for her and a guard/wing to operate. Look for small doses of this over the next few games and the full meal by tournament time.
I agree with the Work IN Progress--yet, you must admit from the kid that arrived on campus she has moved many light years (metaphor) away from where she began. I attribute that to 1. Intelligence, 2. Desire 3. Work 4 CD 5. Geno, Geno Geno no special order just enumerating.
Stewie would have been fine without Stokes because Stokes was not a starter even as a senior and UCONN had Dolson and Tuck. I wish this were true but ONO is NOT getting "triple- and quadruple-teamed". Her game at this point does not command it. What is happening is the defense is "occasionally collapsing" on ONO after she gets the ball in post. Liv is doing a good first step of reading the collapsing defender and kicking to the perimeter for open jumpers. Step two for ONO will be for her to kick and repost. Step three for ONO will be countermoves to defeat the double which might mean an occasional dribble. ONO is a work in progress and once she gets to step 3 is where you will see the full UCONN playbook opened up including post isolations and clearing one side of the floor for her and a guard/wing to operate. Look for small doses of this over the next few games and the full meal by tournament time.
Her performance does tend to show what you are observing. We can only hope it is one of the vague answers people are offering, rather than a fundamental change....mental or physical. If she does not remain a force....and continue to improve....the limit for how far this team can go , will be dramatically diminished. We'll know more after Baylor.
