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Over or Under: Ayanna to Dunk 5 Times in her First Year

I can't see a dunk in a game by a UCONN Player. Maybe in warm ups or practice but not a game. UCONN has always been "Team First" ... and dunking, IMO, is a "look at me" kind of thing. UCONN players dont operate that way. ;)
 
The Vols Candace Parker dunked against UConn at the Hartford Civic Center in 2007.

""I wanted to have a chance to dunk on Connecticut's court," Parker had said after her second game in the historic rivalry. "And I did."
Lobo said while commentating, "You could already see the air going out of Connecticut's bubble, and that was the exclamation point."



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Candace Parker trolled Geno Auriemma over her dominance over his UConn Huskies during her college days at Tennessee

"When I was there — my four years at Tennessee — they didn't win no national championships," Parker told BR's Taylor Rooks. "They ain't ever beat us."
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sun said:
The Vols Candace Parker dunked against UConn at the Hartford Civic Center in 2007.

""I wanted to have a chance to dunk on Connecticut's court," Parker had said after her second game in the historic rivalry. "And I did."
Lobo said while commentating, "You could already see the air going out of Connecticut's bubble, and that was the exclamation point."



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Candace Parker trolled Geno Auriemma over her dominance over his UConn Huskies during her college days at Tennessee

"When I was there — my four years at Tennessee — they didn't win no national championships," Parker told BR's Taylor Rooks. "They ain't ever beat us."
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Are you trying to get banned here?? In your first month on this site? :eek::eek::eek:
 
Suppose she makes 90% of dunk attempts and 60% or so on layups. We aren’t used to women dunking but men’s coaches generally would just as soon see a dunk, considering it to be a higher % shot. I’d guess the actually dunk situations won’t be that numerous anyway. A dunk here or there to get a crowd going might be fun. It is supposed to be entertainment.
 
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Isn't there something that is an obvious measuring stick for this? Namely how often has she dunked during a high school game? Maybe it's out there but I don't recall seeing any highlights of a game dunk from Ayanna yet. I do think if she had a breakaway she could easily do it, and Belibi might be a good comparison as well, because she did dunk in a HS game but I'm not sure if she has in college or not.
 
triaddukefan said:
Are you trying to get banned here?? In your first month on this site? :eek::eek::eek:
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Realistically, I think that coaches let some players get away with more than others.
Especially in this day & age of transfer portals.
Just look at how Paige jokes around with Geno all of the time, she plays him like a fiddle.
I doubt that Pat Summit would have tried to control Candace Parker's dunking any more than Geno would try to control Ayanna Patterson.
If Patterson really wants to dunk then she will, with or without Geno's blessing.
But he would probably give her permission because of his fondness for her.
 
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If Juhasz stays she is most likely to take over the 5 and despite what Edwards looks like right now she is the best bet at 4. Then there is DeBerry. Then there is Brady & Patterson. Five potential posts. I would like to watch the summer pickup games to see Edwards and Brady work each other. Patterson will get minutes simply because of her athletic skills. She has very quick feet, quick like a guard. With her wingspan and elevation she will be a disruptor at the least. I'll guess that she will set a record for blks/40 min.

UConn is going to be scary strong next season, but that's a topic for May-Aug.
 
triaddukefan said:
Im no expert on female dunking.... but has a female ever dunked in traffic?? I can't recall seeing one.
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I've seen some putting makeup on in traffic (oh, I am truly sorry, couldn't resist. Let the punishment begin...)
 
Alydar said:
If Juhasz stays she is most likely to take over the 5 and despite what Edwards looks like right now she is the best bet at 4. Then there is DeBerry. Then there is Brady & Patterson. Five potential posts. I would like to watch the summer pickup games to see Edwards and Brady work each other. Patterson will get minutes simply because of her athletic skills. She has very quick feet, quick like a guard. With her wingspan and elevation she will be a disruptor at the least. I'll guess that she will set a record for blks/40 min.

UConn is going to be scary strong next season, but that's a topic for May-Aug.
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Just like last summer :-(
 
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CL82 said:
If I were a gambling man, I would hammer that under.

She has the most functional dunk out of any UConn woman’s basketball player, and probably the most functional out of any woman college basketball player at least so far as I’ve seen. That said dunking isn’t easy and it’s not like she’s getting her head above the rim and will get over the rim passes from her teammates all night long. Her dunks will be few and far between.
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I’ve seen her dunks in practice. Are there any videos of her dunking in a game?
 
Alydar said:
The season is still young. It's just an odd road they are on this year. Once they get past this detour things will change.
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I certainly hope so. I didn't mean to be a downer. If things work out just right, and that's a big IF, then this could be a story book season, talked about for a long time. I'm bleeding blue right now.
 
PvP said:
Liv was able to dunk when she committed to Storrs, but consistent with her relatively passive play, she hasn't attempted one while at UCONN.
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Passive play is not fair. Take in a game where you can sit down low and witness the beatings underneath the hoop. She takes it and dishes it out the best she can. Liv has been a trooper for UConn and deserves no negative print for not dunking the ball. No attack JMHO...
Hayven said:
It’s cute you think Geno is suddenly going to give the freshman minutes
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Absolutely no attack but you should research UConn WBB archives and you will find multiple freshman that got lots of pt. Paige come to mind?
This because they earned it by hard work and understanding Geno's concept of how we play. Have not heard him consider dunking the ball a priority yet.
PAHuskeyFan said:
I can't see a dunk in a game by a UCONN Player. Maybe in warm ups or practice but not a game. UCONN has always been "Team First" ... and dunking, IMO, is a "look at me" kind of thing. UCONN players dont operate that way. ;)
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It's people that want the women's game to be the same as the men's which will never happen, nor do I want it to. My favorite dunk is the ones they miss and look like an ass hat. ;)

Don't get me wrong I enjoy the arieral aerobatics of the men but the constant team play of the women is always appreciated just as much.
 
It may be that Ayanna has an easier time dunking with 2 hands because of her hand size. If that is the case then dunking with 2 hands and not traveling might be an issue. She can apparently dunk from a standing jump with 2 hands though. I'd say way under. Maybe later in her career she will dunk some.
 
IMO it's flawed logic to assert that a slam dunk is an anti-team scoring strategy.
If UConn had a player capable of slam dunking it would become more apparent that a player that can dunk is a scoring asset for the team.

It's hard to defend, it can draw a foul and it provides a psychological benefit to the home crowd and the team since the fans become more enthusiastic, which is exactly why the home crowd is called the 6th man in basketball.

I disagree with the folks who think that dunking is mostly about showboating and self-promotion..
If Paige or Liv dunked then I doubt that anyone would say that.

When a player in not extra tall yet can slam dunk the ball, it shows their work ethic to develop the muscles needed to complete the dunk and to score the points,
I think some folks are missing the point of a slam dunk and how rare it is for many women players to accomplish.
The object of the game to win in part by the players using all of their talents, and being able to slam dunk is a talent.
To not recognize the benefits of being able to slam dunk in some circumstances is being closed minded.

"Dunking is the ultimate high percentage shot. It is also less likely to be blocked without a foul than a layup."

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Basketball: Slam DunkThe slam dunk is a simple maneuver in basketball, defined as the delivery of the ball through the rim of the basket, or cylinder, by one hand or by two. Dunking is a relatively easy shot for the tall player, given that the 10-ft-high (3 m) basketball rim can be touched by...
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Stewie had the green light to dunk in a game from Geno. He said (I think 2-3 years ago, after Olivia had joined the team) that Stewie was the only player he’d coached at UConn who could truly dunk at will.

Patterson will need to earn Geno’s trust before she’s given the green light to showboat.
 
visitingcock said:
I’ve seen her dunks in practice. Are there any videos of her dunking in a game?
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Well.. Here's an attempt.. Plenty of hops.. This was a flub.. I'd guess (with those hops) there would be a number of flushes!
 
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RoadMaster said:
Well.. Here's an attempt.. Plenty of hops.. This was a flub.. I'd guess (with those hops) there would be a number of flushes!
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Dunking in practice and dunking in a game are two different things. The only time I've seen women dunk is on breakaways that would be uncontested layups. Never seen them successfully go up against a defender for a dunk.

To me a dunk is not worth anything more than a layup and probably (for women) has a higher chance of a miss.

The value of the ability to dunk is that it shows the PHYSICAL ability to jump on rebounds and to block shots. Of course, those two attributes require more than physical ability to jump.
 
I don't recall Geno ever expressing a point of view about a Husky dunking. I can imagine what he'd say. If you are going to try it you better make it. A missed dunk spurs on the opposition. So if you were that player would you try it. I'm going under on the bet.
 
I watched the U S A Women's 3 X 3 FIBA tournament this summer on live stream.
Yes, I was awake during some early morning games. Some of the video showed
Ayanna " warming up " on the court with the opposing national players ( e.g.
Germany with Sabally and Russia, etc, you get the idea). Ayanna would
"practice " her dunks while the opponents watched in the background of the
video. It was quite the psych out! Z
 
RoadMaster said:
Well.. Here's an attempt.. Plenty of hops.. This was a flub.. I'd guess (with those hops) there would be a number of flushes!
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@RoadMaster You a driver or own a classic Buick? ;)(Buick fan here)
No attack but on this attempt she did not have the hops to dunk the ball. Click through the replay slowly and one will see her hands were only half way over the rim, where at least wrist height or more is needed to flush the ball. The ball is clearly bounced of the backboard and never a chance to enter the cylinder. Clearly a good opportunity to simply drop the ball over the front edge of the rim and draw kudos from the crowd. That and if it were next year draw the ire / wrath of Geno. :)
 
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Woof 101 said:
@RoadMaster You a driver or own a classic Buick? ;)(Buick fan here)
No attack but on this attempt she did not have the hops to dunk the ball. Click through the replay slowly and one will see her hands were only half way over the rim, where at least wrist height or more is needed to flush the ball. The ball is clearly bounced of the backboard and never a chance to enter the cylinder. Clearly a good opportunity to simply drop the ball over the front edge of the rim and draw kudos from the crowd. That and if it were next year draw the ire / wrath of Geno. :)
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She has shown she can dunk many times. She just messed up on this one.
 
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Ayanna is shown in this video at 0:23, at 1:03 doing an ally oop plus another, and at 2:05.
If a dunk results from an offensive rebound then that's just one way that it could happen.

 
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Ayanna is shown in this video at 0:23, at 1:03 doing an ally oop plus another, and at 2:05.
If a dunk results from an offensive rebound then that's just one way that it could happen.

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Out of all those dunks, I only see one player doing it during a game, and hers are unopposed on breakaway steals. All the rest are practice dunks.

I place little value on dunk, though I have respect for the physical ability.
 
Look, how about just scoring the two points?
And if you get fouled and can make it three, all the better.
 
visitingcock said:
I place little value on dunk, though I have respect for the physical ability.
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On 2/8/2021, SC was tied with UConn with seconds left in the game, and multiple attempts to make a put back to win the game failed which sent the game into overtime and an eventual win for UConn.
Boston missed the last 2 attempts and simply couldn't put the ball in the hoop.
That's a common example of how being able to reach above the rim to dunk an offensive rebound can be the margin of victory.

Watch what happened shortly after the 15:00 mark on this video.

 
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