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Paige cleared to play

Bone Dog said:
Yup, she's up there. But I also want to know when Haley van Lith became a UCF cheerleader.
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I'm trying to figure out how Paige pulled that off. Being on the floor AND in the stands at the same time?!? :eek:
 
Carnac said:
The Pittsburgh Steelers Franco Harris had his "Italian Army. Paige Bueckers has her Leigon of faithful/devoted "ride or die" followers too. We need a name for Paige's legion. Any suggestions? :rolleyes:
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Bueckers Brigade
 
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Geew1992 said:
Meaningless to who? Because it def meant something to her!
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I get your point but like the Mets reliever who was lost for the season in the WBC seriously affecting the team's performance, Jana's loss is a negative in regard to UConn's chances of winning an NC which should be the most important goal of every college basketball player........obviously losing PB in Europe would be a major blow to the team's future success........
 
I share everyone's anxieties about Paige playing too much. But I tell myself,

She's not made of glass. If she were really that delicate, she should probably take up a different hobby. Cats claw, dogs bite... Paige plays. It's who she is.
 
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The results are, obviously, meaningless but the minutes are important. This is team building time. I'm sure that Paige, Geno, CD and the training staff have a plan to limit, monitor and adjust, but I do hope she sees the floor some.
 
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LwrcasefaN said:
I'm sure she'll be on some serious minute restrictions, but she needs to get her feet wet.
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I'd like to see her get her feet wet too, but I'm OK with whatever Geno decides. If not next week, November is fine. Paige said she WAS NOT going to rush to come back. If Paige does not play, it will open up more minutes for the rest of the team. If given a choice between Paige and the freshmen, I rather see the freshmen. We must remember that Paige is a senior. She's been around the block twice. It will be different for Ice this year and Janna next year because they have never played in a game for us. The practices are more rigorous than an actual game, so I'm not concerned about Paige pacing or over-exerting herself during a game.

I already know what I'm going to get from Paige. The freshmen are still a mystery. UConn usually has an exhibition game to open the season in November. I'm pretty sure Paige will play in THAT game.
 
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Bone Dog said:
I share everyone's anxieties about Paige playing too much. But I tell myself,

She's not made of glass. If she were really that delicate, she should probably take up a different hobby. Cats claw, dogs bite... Paige plays. It's who she is.
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"Old man's has gotta be the old man., fish has gotta be the fish. Gotta be who you are in this world, no matter what." - Robert McCall (The Equalizer)
 
wingsfan055 said:
Losing Jana in a meaningless FIBA game still leaves a bad taste. At the very least, the team should have been 100% healthy to start the season for a final Title shot in potentially Paige's final season.
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If it didn't happen in a "meaningless" FIBA game (not at all meaningless to her), it probably would have happened in a practice or a pickup game or a UConn game. You can't expect players to sit around in bubble wrap and never play.
 
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Someone once said that the sign of a great player is that they make everyone around them better. I think this is the greatest truth in Paige. It seems that last year in many games we were lacking that "final push". I have no doubt that if she remains healthy we will be seeing Paige supplying that push leading us to a national championship game.
 
Super excited for Paige. Doesn’t matter what schools you root for; college ball is better with her on the floor.

The last year has brought a ton of new eyes to the sport (largely by way of Clark and Reese), so to the extent the only freshman to ever win NPOY can be underrated, I think Paige is going to surprise a lot of people.
 
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Steelerone said:
Someone once said that the sign of a great player is that they make everyone around them better. I think this is the greatest truth in Paige. It seems that last year in many games we were lacking that "final push". I have no doubt that if she remains healthy we will be seeing Paige supplying that push leading us to a national championship game.
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Agreed. Unfortunately, with Paige out for the season, we knew going in that the team could only reach a certain level of performance. It was frustrating, to say the least. Almost like the team had a “governor” installed on their offense. You knew it would have been different if Paige could have played.
 
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