Paige & Liv on Wooden Late Season Watch List

[oldude]

Paige & Liv are among 20 players listed on the Wooden Award late season watch list released today. Paige is the only freshman on the list.

 

[Kaizen]

UConn's Paige Bueckers is the only freshman on the Wooden Award late-season top 20 list for women's college basketball, which was released Monday.

Six players were removed from the midseason top 25 released in early January, while Oklahoma State senior Natasha Mack, the nation's leading shot-blocker (4.2), was included for the first time this season.

Two other programs have two players on the list: UConn (Bueckers and Olivia Nelson-Ododa) and Stanford (Haley Jones, also a sophomore, and Kiana Williams).

UConn's Bueckers lone freshman on Wooden list

Paige Bueckers is one of 20 players on the Wooden Award late-season top 20 list, which was released Monday.

www.espn.com

 

[bluedevil]

I understand Paige but Liv?

 

[oldude]

I understand Paige but Liv?

For what it’s worth, Liv is 2nd in the nation in FG %.

 

[Jingo]

For what it’s worth, Liv is 2nd in the nation in FG %.

And a lottery pick when she graduates, eh?

 

[CocoHusky]

I understand Paige but Liv?

Liv is not the only one that needs to come off that list.

 

[Go/huskies]

And a lottery pick when she graduates, eh?

No.

 

[bluedevil]

For what it’s worth, Liv is 2nd in the nation in FG %.

What is her percent against say Arkansas or SC or Baylor (when we play those guys)

 

[oldude]

What is her percent against say Arkansas or SC or Baylor (when we play those guys)

I’m not disputing your contention that Liv may not merit inclusion on the late season Wooden Watchlist. I would make the argument that Evina belongs on the list.

I pointed out Liv’s shooting percentage, as a potential reason why she was included. Liv was 1/2 vs Arkansas and did not impact the game significantly. Since we’ve talking about this year, Baylor is no longer relevant to the discussion. We will see how Liv does vs SC in a few weeks.

 

[Alydar]

What is her percent against say Arkansas or SC or Baylor (when we play those guys)

Cherry picking one game and 2 fantasy games. Just as easy to ask how Boston played against NCSt? If you focus on negatives then the list gets real short quickly.

 

[Jingo]

Cherry picking one game and 2 fantasy games. Just as easy to ask how Boston played against NCSt? If you focus on negatives then the list gets real short quickly.

Exactly!

 

[Jingo]

What is her percent against say Arkansas or SC or Baylor (when we play those guys)

Liv was 50% against Arkansas and 100% [0/0] vs the others, eh?

 

[Alydar]

Liv was 50% against Arkansas and 100% [0/0] vs the others, eh?

It's unfair to point to one poor game. And then list 2 "poor" games that haven't even happened?

 

[Alydar]

I have no problem with them listing 50 names. It makes a bunch of families pleased as punch and no one else remembers it 2 months later.

 

[Geesworld]

Proud of my Huskies for making this watch list. Go Liv!

 

[ABCDFE]

Maybe Evina not making any lists will bring her back to Storrs for another year, ;-)

 

[DefenseBB]

For what it’s worth, Liv is 2nd in the nation in FG %.

Duly Noted, and again, why Liv? That can also be said about Rennia Davis, Arella Guirantes, Rickea Jackson, Natasha Mack, Naylussa Smith, Kiana Williams.

 

[bluedevil]

Duly Noted, and again, why Liv? That can also be said about Rennia Davis, Arella Guirantes, Rickea Jackson, Natasha Mack, Naylussa Smith, Kiana Williams.

So maybe not enough good players to make the list..is that what you mean? You might be right..

 

[Happydad745]

For what it’s worth, Liv is 2nd in the nation in FG %.

Paige is 2nd in 3pt. shooting percentage; 21st in assists per game; 48th in steals per game.

 

[cbraarj]

Olivia doesn't belong on this list at all. If things don't change with her being an AA shouldn't happen either.