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[Geew1992]

AAC player of the week

 

[MilfordHusky]

She was also one of those considered for ESPNW POW, won by Charli Collier.

Congrats to Liv!

 

[Jingo]

AAC player of the week

A lot can happen when you play more minutes: confidence, new outlook, perseverance, swagger but most importantly::: more points, ribbies & blocked shots, isn't that so? and don't forget assists; she's become an exxxcellent passer!

 

[HuskyNan]

Liv is actually co-POW with UCF’s Kay Kay Wright

UCF's Wright, UConn's Nelson-Ododa Tabbed Players of the Week

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s first weekly women’s basketball honors, for the week ending Sunday, Dec. 22.

theamerican.org

 

[eebmg]

Liv is actually co-POW with UCF’s Kay Kay Wright

UCF's Wright, UConn's Nelson-Ododa Tabbed Players of the Week

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s first weekly women’s basketball honors, for the week ending Sunday, Dec. 22.

theamerican.org

The AAC beginning to reduce the focus of UCONN players I suppose.

 

[j66kicker]

The AAC beginning to reduce the focus of UCONN players I suppose.

For several years in many weeks there has been sort of a dual "UConn AAC POW" and "Other AAC POW"

 

[JordyG]

For several years in many weeks there has been sort of a dual "UConn AAC POW" and "Other AAC POW"

Soon enough they'll have it all to themselves.

 

[eebmg]

Liv will remember and swat a few KiKi's .

 

[Woof 101]

I'm with a tip of my Santa hat for the OP. "O" being the player of the week.
Another tip to Nan for supplying more politically correct information. This giving myself the best laugh of the week. No attack on the messenger for sure but the AAC looks foolish when you compare the numbers and the teams played.
Not to disparage any women's program at all, but the level of competition really should be part of the equation.

 

[Plebe]

I'm with a tip of my Santa hat for the OP. "O" being the player of the week.
Another tip to Nan for supplying more politically correct information. This giving myself the best laugh of the week. No attack on the messenger for sure but the AAC looks foolish when you compare the numbers and the teams played.
Not to disparage any women's program at all, but the level of competition really should be part of the equation.

I don't really think they look foolish. Pretty much every conference tries to spread these weekly awards around to avoid having only their top team(s) hogging them. And it's not like Oklahoma is the powerhouse of old. They've lost to some pretty pedestrian teams this season.

Congrats to Kay Kay Wright on a great week.

 

[DEpup]

Liv is actually co-POW with UCF’s Kay Kay Wright

UCF's Wright, UConn's Nelson-Ododa Tabbed Players of the Week

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s first weekly women’s basketball honors, for the week ending Sunday, Dec. 22.

theamerican.org

They should probably do that since a UConn player could win every week.....

 

[DefenseBB]

For several years in many weeks there has been sort of a dual "UConn AAC POW" and "Other AAC POW"

Come on, we all know they have to give out "participation trophies" to keep the other teams interested...

 

[Carnac]

A lot can happen when you play more minutes: confidence, new outlook, perseverance, swagger but most importantly::: more points, ribbies & blocked shots, isn't that so? and don't forget assists; she's become an exxxcellent passer!

Look at the the difference just 10 games into the season. I expect to see more growth, confidence and development in the next 10 games. If you watch Liv closely, she plays rough.

Anyone that suggests she's soft, is not paying attention. She pushes off and uses her arms and elbows to ward off defenders as she turns to the basket on that "drop step" move.

You can tell she’s been working on that move a lot because now when she gets that entry pass on the block, it’s one smooth quick move to the basket. When she uses the drop step, she turns and hooks the defender then goes up for the bunny.

She used it effectively against Seton Hall, Notre Dame, and more recently, OU. Liv is becoming a very good passer, so is Aubrey. ONO is definitely trending upward, and I love it.

It will be interesting to see her match up with South Carolina's 6-5 post Aaliyah Boston on Feb 10. THAT will be must see TV.

Post edit - Baylor's 6'4" Lauren Cox is back. We'll see her and Baylor in 10 days (Jan 9).

 

[Plebe]

For the record, here are the previous AAC POTWs. Megan and Olivia have now won twice each.

I surely hope no one will begrudge the fact that Johnasia Cash (Swin's cousin) won the award in a week when UConn didn't play (Dec. 9-15):

SMU's Cash, Temple's Alexander Named Women's Basketball Weekly Awardees

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s first weekly women’s basketball honors, for the week ending Sunday, Dec. 15.

theamerican.org

 

[Jingo]

Look at the the difference just 10 games into the season. I expect to see more growth, confidence and development in the next 10 games. Liv is definitely trending upward, and I love it.

Liv's reaching for the stars and the sky's the limit, eh?

 

[Carnac]

Liv's reaching for the stars and the sky's the limit, eh?

Liv is tall with very long arms. I just watched a replay of the OU game. Liv was everywhere. I think they missed a couple of her deflections. She got her hands on a lot of OU’s shot attempts. More than the 7 she was credited for.

 

[Jingo]

Liv is tall with very long arms. I just watched a replay of the OU game. Liv was everywhere. I think they missed a couple of her deflections. She got her hands on a lot of OU’s shot attempts. More than the 7 she was credited for.

I watched the game again too and Liv had at least 10+ blocks/deflections of shots .. eh?

 

[Woof 101]

I don't really think they look foolish. Pretty much every conference tries to spread these weekly awards around to avoid having only their top team(s) hogging them.

My bad and I apologize for even thinking the top teams or players should get the awards. I am aging, not over hill yet but from the era where everyone does not get a trophy.
Obviously both being fans of the same team I respectfully agree to disagree.

 

[eebmg]

I dont think this ONO block party was added to the BY. First time I have seen it

 

[bluedevil]

In baseball fans often wave a k when pitchers strike out a batter. I propose something similar every time Ono blocks a shot. Maybe someone can hold a sign with A capital B on it or a capital R for rejected? What does the Boneyard think??

 

[MSGRET]

In baseball fans often wave a k when pitchers strike out a batter. I propose something similar every time Ono blocks a shot. Maybe someone can hold a sign with A capital B on it or a capital R for rejected? What does the Boneyard think??

Have a capital letter B, and then for each block add an X underneath the B.

 

[j66kicker]

In baseball fans often wave a k when pitchers strike out a batter. I propose something similar every time Ono blocks a shot. Maybe someone can hold a sign with A capital B on it or a capital R for rejected? What does the Boneyard think??

In baseball they hang a backwards "K", so...?

 

[bluedevil]

fyi..a backwards k is caught looking..reg k is a swing and miss strikeout

 

[eebmg]

Why limit to alphabet letters

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Just 10 games into her sophomore season, UConn’s Olivia Nelson-Ododa is one of the nation’s premier shot-blockers

UConn was up by six with just over a minute to go in the third quarter of last year’s regular-season matchup against Notre Dame when the Irish’s Arike Ogunbowale found an open Marina Ma…

www.courant.com

"As a freshman playing behind a pair of All-Americans and three other players averaging double figures, Nelson-Ododa’s role last season was simple: Rebound, block shots and knock down open layups. According to Her Hoop Stats, she finished the season with the 30th-best block rate in the country (9.8 percent) despite averaging merely 14 minutes per game. Her 54 blocks (second-highest on the team) were only 10 fewer than Napheesa Collier’s even though she played more than 700 fewer minutes than Collier.

Nelson-Ododa’s playing time has more than doubled this year, allowing her shot-altering capabilities to be on full display. The sophomore’s 4.4 blocks per game rank no. 3 in Division I behind Texas Tech’s Brittany Brewer (6.2) and Merrimack’s Denia Davis-Stewart (5.0). Her block rate (14.1 percent) ranks eighth and, per Her Hoop Stats, is better than those of all but 15 teams nationwide."

"If Nelson-Ododa continues blocking shots at this rate, and plays at least 34 games, she would set a UConn record for blocks in a single season (Kiah Stokes currently holds the top mark of 147 from 2014-15). "