Paige already making a difference

[HuskyNan]

Paige Bueckers making a difference in UConn's early practices

The Huskies have shown plenty of positives through the first week and a half of official practice.

www.uconnwbbweekly.com

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Geno's comment on the thumb tells me there was no definitive evaluation yet.

 

[hoopsnloops32]

Geno's comment on the thumb tells me there was no definitive evaluation yet.

His comment was from before First Night last week. Sounds like UConn didn't update the media either way (Paige's thumb is fine, Paige's thumb is not fine) which really means nothing because they have no reason to provide further updates either way.

 

[sun]

It's a brilliant idea to have refs calling fouls at practice.
I wonder what took so long to come up with that idea?
I guess that necessity is the mother of invention, & Geno's desire to win NC #12 within Paige's open window.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Heck, I'd give her thumb an MRI right out of practice.

 

[hoopsnloops32]

Heck, I'd give her thumb an MRI right out of practice.

Do you MRI thumbs?? I had a pretty bad broken thumb from playing basketball where i couldn't move my other four fingers on the same had. It only took four weeks to heal with a robust brace and no MRI needed, just some X-Rays.

 

[ThisJustIn]

It's a brilliant idea to have refs calling fouls at practice.
I wonder what took so long to come up with that idea?
I guess that necessity is the mother of invention, & Geno's desire to win NC #12 within Paige's open window.

This has happened for a while...Refs use it to get back into game shape and train/implement the new rules.

 

[Blond D.]

It's a brilliant idea to have refs calling fouls at practice.
I wonder what took so long to come up with that idea?
I guess that necessity is the mother of invention, & Geno's desire to win NC #12 within Paige's open window.

I don't think it was the fouls so much as the traveling. We have more traveling calls than we do fouls. A lot of our turnovers are from traveling.

 

[JonathanXIV]

I don't think it was the fouls so much as the traveling. We have more traveling calls than we do fouls. A lot of our turnovers are from traveling.

Fouls? What fouls? From what I understand, Nika has yet to foul in her college career.

 

[Jaml]

Fouls? What fouls? From what I understand, Nika has yet to foul in her college career.

You are correct, she has not committed a foul in her college career. Has she been erroneously called for fouling? Yes, yes she has.

 

[Bald Husky]

You are correct, she has not committed a foul in her college career. Has she been erroneously called for fouling? Yes, yes she has.

I think you are right, just ask her.

 

[Jackalope]

It's a brilliant idea to have refs calling fouls at practice.
I wonder what took so long to come up with that idea?
I guess that necessity is the mother of invention, & Geno's desire to win NC #12 within Paige's open window.

I wonder which ref's Geno called up to work his practices. Who Worked the last UCONN / Tennessee game?

 

[Next 12]

I love seeing Geno get all worked up like in that TENN game. Uconn barely squeezed out a win. You cannot play BB against Uconn, because they will bury you with their finesse and precision. The only way some coached think is to out muscle Uconn and maul the players. Fortunately it seldom works. I wonder how many technicals CD has saved Geno by stepping in and pulling him back. Just curious.

 

[Next 12]

Fouls? What fouls? From what I understand, Nika has yet to foul in her college career.

NIKA is one of the most talented player on Uconn. She has the ability to disrupt the other teams routine and set plays by guarding their best shooter and dribblers. That alone is why NIKA is WDPOY 2 years in a row, 3 coming up. Second is AUBREY. With a healthy team this year, it's going to be a blast to be a UCONN fan this year. GO HUSKIES!!!!

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Do you MRI thumbs?? I had a pretty bad broken thumb from playing basketball where i couldn't move my other four fingers on the same had. It only took four weeks to heal with a robust brace and no MRI needed, just some X-Rays.

An weak attempt at humor while expressing "maybe you ought to look at that".

 

[Skeets]

I wonder which ref's Geno called up to work his practices. Who Worked the last UCONN / Tennessee game?

Probably not what's her name? Sally Bell? Not Geno's best buddy.

 

[Skeets]

His comment was from before First Night last week. Sounds like UConn didn't update the media either way (Paige's thumb is fine, Paige's thumb is not fine) which really means nothing because they have no reason to provide further updates either way.

In an earlier thread on the BY showed a picture of heavy taping on Paige's wrist and thumb. The First Night pictures showed a very small amount of taping on her thumb, and nothing on her wrist. That's all the update that I need. We most probably will not get anything further.

 

[Alydar]

Geno on Paige:



"This year (in practice) our big guys and our guards are getting shots that they would never have gotten last year" "when the shot clock gets to 2 seconds we get shots off that we wouldn't have last season".

 

[huskyd]

Paige Bueckers making a difference in UConn's early practices

The Huskies have shown plenty of positives through the first week and a half of official practice.

www.uconnwbbweekly.com

Took a while to identify which thumb was injured. Makes a difference. Duh.
Anyone surprised that Paige improves the line-up? Every thing that happens to the girl frightens those of us who have lived with years of not having her available. How could the fates deprive us of the golden career Paige should have had, and what remains? Is joy reserved for Swifties?