Paige and AE

[browns]

After watching Caitlin and Monica Czinano the last 3 nights I couldn't help wondering if next year AE could be as unstopable as Monica is.The girl hardly ever has to dribble..jus turns and puts that scoop shot off the glass with either hand and hardly ever misses.No wonder she leads the nation in FG percent. She is 6' 3" with a wide body and athletic like AE is.The chemistry is beautiful between her and Caitlin..I know the chemistry is just starting between Paige and AE but if it ever gets to where it is with Monica and Caitlin then Uconn won't lose a game the next 3 years

 

[eebmg]

After watching Caitlin and Monica Czinano the last 3 nights I couldn't help wondering if next year AE could be as unstopable as Monica is.The girl hardly ever has to dribble..jus turns and puts that scoop shot off the glass with either hand and hardly ever misses.No wonder she leads the nation in FG percent. She is 6' 3" with a wide body and athletic like AE is.The chemistry is beautiful between her and Caitlin..I know the chemistry is just starting between Paige and AE but if it ever gets to where it is with Monica and Caitlin then Uconn won't lose a game the next 3 years

Iowa as a team shoots 42% from 3 (with an average of 10 makes) so they can really spread the floor. I assume UConn will be able to do the same next year.

 

[connie]

They are a pleasure to watch. AE has quicker feet than Czinano and is just more active and athletic. But Czinano has skills and is strong. I mean, she's just a rock in the paint. Cannot move her.

 

[msf22b]

Really fun watching Iowa
Well coached (better on O than D)
Interesting players, quite fearless.
Caitlin in the Paige mold...are we about to see a generation of them?
Czinano has the post moves down and the "law-firm" of C&C
finds her open, virtually at will.

I'm absolutely expecting a 6'1" or 6'2" version of Paige/Caitlin's skillset
who can play above the rim...the next manifestation of woman's BB

 

[connie]

the "law-firm" of C&C

Funny.

Just checked Czinano's stats on the year. Freakin' hell! I think she shot less than 50% in three games. Otherwise, game, game out, she's like 8-8, 7-8, 7-10, 7-15, 8-11, 17-19, 11-14, 10-15, 16-18, 10-15, 12-16, 13-14 . . . and on and on. I'm sure some of that comes with the competition. But still; that level of execution is really impressive. I'd be interested to know what happened in the games she went 3-9 and 8-21.

 

[browns]

she had 1 hand tied behind her back and the other one in a sling

 

[chrissaran]

She would not be shooting that percentage against the best defensive teams.

 

[MD#12Fan]

Really fun watching Iowa
Well coached (better on O than D)
Interesting players, quite fearless.
Caitlin in the Paige mold...are we about to see a generation of them?
Czinano has the post moves down and the "law-firm" of C&C
finds her open, virtually at will.

I'm absolutely expecting a 6'1" or 6'2" version of Paige/Caitlin's skillset
who can play above the rim...the next manifestation of woman's BB

I like your enthusiasm. I choose to believe that players like this are rare, very rare.
I think the first game of basketball at Springfield College was in 1891. How many players with this unique skillset can you name? A whole generation of players..... I don't appreciate those sentiments. This is virtuosic level performance. Wynton Marsalis on the trumpet at Carnegie Hall, Arthur Rubinstein on the piano playing Chopin.
I encourage you to look closer. Try to see the nuance in what these players are doing. Think about what is required.
Personally, I do not understand how Paige does what she does. She must be able to learn things instantly and remember them. I find it mind-boggling. A suburban kid from Minnesota. What?
She is handed the ball to the slight right of the top of the key, with the screener in front of her. Lott(DPOY) is on her tightly, she is between Paige and the screener. Paige makes a hard move to the right, sealing Lott on the screener, and with the 6 inches she gained by that move, and one step left, in a split second she pulls the J from 3, nothing but cord. The subtlety is sick.
I guess athletes' movement is like music or art, in that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
BTW Find the documentary on Cheryl Miller, Women of Troy. (Hulu) You'll see the player you're describing. Oh crap! That was 40 years ago.

 

[msf22b]

I like your enthusiasm. I choose to believe that players like this are rare, very rare.
I think the first game of basketball at Springfield College was in 1891. How many players with this unique skillset can you name? A whole generation of players..... I don't appreciate those sentiments. This is virtuosic level performance. Wynton Marsalis on the trumpet at Carnegie Hall, Arthur Rubinstein on the piano playing Chopin.
I encourage you to look closer. Try to see the nuance in what these players are doing. Think about what is required.
Personally, I do not understand how Paige does what she does. She must be able to learn things instantly and remember them. I find it mind-boggling. A suburban kid from Minnesota. What?
She is handed the ball to the slight right of the top of the key, with the screener in front of her. Lott(DPOY) is on her tightly, she is between Paige and the screener. Paige makes a hard move to the right, sealing Lott on the screener, and with the 6 inches she gained by that move, and one step left, in a split second she pulls the J from 3, nothing but cord. The subtlety is sick.
I guess athletes' movement is like music or art, in that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
BTW Find the documentary on Cheryl Miller, Women of Troy. (Hulu) You'll see the player you're describing. Oh crap! That was 40 years ago.

MD:

My orchestra had the opportunity to play Carnegie with Wynton (and record as well)
He even turns up in the Park to shoot some hoops.
You note: " a suburban kid from Minnesota."
Back in '62...I had just (somehow) been accepted into the West Point Band...sitting in the back of the 3rds
and a young kid; maybe 20, just out of basic, was placed next to me...from a small town in West Virginia...South Charleston...played out of his mind...I decided at that moment not to pursue a career on clarinet if this was the standard...
Turned out to be Larry Combs, who was principal in Chicago for several decades and arguable the finest clarinet player in the world during that time...South Charleston WV?
How did that happen?
Answer: It happens.

 

[MD#12Fan]

MD:

My orchestra had the opportunity to play Carnegie with Wynton (and record as well)
He even turns up in the Park to shoot some hoops.
You note: " a suburban kid from Minnesota."
Back in '62...I had just (somehow) been accepted into the West Point Band...sitting in the back of the 3rds
and a young kid; maybe 20, just out of basic, was placed next to me...from a small town in West Virginia...South Charleston...played out of his mind...I decided at that moment not to pursue a career on clarinet if this was the standard...
Turned out to be Larry Combs, who was principal in Chicago for several decades and arguable the finest clarinet player in the world during that time...South Charleston WV?
How did that happen?
Answer: It happens.

Absolutely phenomenal! You made my day! You get it! You've lived it more than I have!

 

[NormanDale]

After watching Caitlin and Monica Czinano the last 3 nights I couldn't help wondering if next year AE could be as unstopable as Monica is.The girl hardly ever has to dribble..jus turns and puts that scoop shot off the glass with either hand and hardly ever misses.No wonder she leads the nation in FG percent. She is 6' 3" with a wide body and athletic like AE is.The chemistry is beautiful between her and Caitlin..I know the chemistry is just starting between Paige and AE but if it ever gets to where it is with Monica and Caitlin then Uconn won't lose a game the next 3 years

You realize Edwards has a higher shooting percentage than Czinano, right?

 

[browns]

She would not be shooting that percentage against the best defensive teams.

Posslibly not but she's still a heck of a player an my hope is AE becomes just as formidable

 

[browns]

You realize Edwards has a higher shooting percentage than Czinano, right?

According to NCAA stats Czinano is 1St..AE must have not played enough mins because she's not listed

 

[cbraarj]

Edwards doesn't have enough shot attempts.