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I was impressed with her today. Despite some defensive lapse due to lack of experience at this level, she was doing what was needed from her. I love the upside on this kid. She’s only going to get stronger and savvier with more playing time. Her little sis Qandace, a high school freshman, is a person of recruiting interest, btw

Check out the three point scoring percentage after two games. Q is 7-13 for 53.8%

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She looks better than advertised especially as a scorer. It's inevitable she goes through a rough shooting stretch at some point so it will be important to see how she bounces back when that does happens.

She also needs to be more consistent on the defensive end and boxing out.
 
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HuskyNan said:
Q is averaging 19.5 minutes a game and KK 15.5. Ice’s minutes are managed after her injury.
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Aubrey's minutes being managed because of her surgically repaired spine? Or just by game ircumstances and Geno's substitution pattern? Thanks.
 
Yes, Qadence’s defense isn’t perfect, and she would do well to work on upper body strength. But all that says to me is the upside on this kid is huge. She will learn the defensive system and she will get stronger. She will be even awesomer soon enough!
 
Would love to see what Qadence can do with the ball near the basket, maybe if she grabs a rebound- would be fantastic to see her go up aggressively right away
 
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Q's defense will get stronger with practice and experience. KK should get more playing time.. Also, Ashlynn Shade is tough. We need her and should encourage her to shoot. Ice Brady will also get better, because she is fundamentally aggressive minded, unlike Azzi Fudd.
 
Paul1969 said:
she should be starting in place of Caroline. Caroline is not producing
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I agree. Caroline is very nice and does some good things, but I guess I do not see why she should be a starter. In almost every “big game” she tends to get lost. Lots of driving to the basket with no plan, often resulting in turnovers. Loved what I saw from Q today and aubrey also brings great D.
 
GG said:
I agree. Caroline is very nice and does some good things, but I guess I do not see why she should be a starter. In almost every “big game” she tends to get lost. Lots of driving to the basket with no plan, often resulting in turnovers. Loved what I saw from Q today and aubrey also brings great D.
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Unfortunately- when the play is very fast and the opponents are tough kids our finesse players cannot compete. It is time the Azzi lives up to her reputation and Caroline needs to be a sub against specific competition.
 
GG said:
I agree. Caroline is very nice and does some good things, but I guess I do not see why she should be a starter. In almost every “big game” she tends to get lost. Lots of driving to the basket with no plan, often resulting in turnovers. Loved what I saw from Q today and aubrey also brings great D.
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Actually, that not an accurate statement! Caroline has (in the past) shined in "big games" (when she was healthy) and won a few of them. However, this certainly wasn't a "big game" going in! No one expected NC State to play that well. If they can produce that way the rest of the season, they could make the final 4.

I do agree with you (and it hurts my heart to say this), but Caroline (my favorite player) should definitely be removed from the starting line-up. Based on what we've seen of "Q", she should now be starting. If we are going to have one player float around the arc, waiting for the open 3 pt. shot then she's proven more than capable. The rest of her "game" will just be learned under fire.
 
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Conndog said:
Would love to see what Qadence can do with the ball near the basket, maybe if she grabs a rebound- would be fantastic to see her go up aggressively right away
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This I’ve yet to see her make a back door cut to the basket. I was shocked when she passed up on the three to attack the basket
 
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I'll just echo what I said after the first game. Q should take minutes away from CD and Aubrey. Q is more consistent at the three than CD (two games now) and for me CD has always been too streaky with her shooting. CD needs to hit shots to justify being in the game. Q should be a better defensive player than CD since any matchup with CD is usually a win on offense for the other team.

If anything, my thoughts are stronger now to the point that I like Q or Aubrey to start (the other being a energy plus offense off the bench) and CD playing limited minutes which would increase if she hits a couple shots.
 
I don’t know how much the starting spot matters, but Geno seemed to have reasons for limiting Aubrey’s minutes. They may be tactical or medical, but either way he said something to the effect that he would use her in 3-4 minute bursts. That suggests 15-20 mins/g.

Caroline probably wouldn’t play more than that in any event, but we can all imagine reasons for limiting her minutes. I definitely do not think Caroline is a liability. But there obviously are opponents she would work better against.

Within a narrow context, Qadence’s shooting was an important factor in keeping us close yesterday. This leads us to discount her defensive lapses and imagine her as a primary contributor right away. She will get there soon, maybe very soon. But she still needs to develop within the team defensive scheme. Patience is still called for, I suspect.

If Ashlynn gets 4 steals 6 rebounds and hits a few 3s against MD — she’s capable of it — we’ll all want her to start somewhere. But patience will still be needed for the following game in which she flounders. The same goes for KK and Ice. Each will have games when they seem to be just what’s needed and others when they can’t seem to get any traction.
 
Dove said:
The thing I don't like about Qadence is that every time she's in the game, I can't take my eyes off her head. Very distracting.

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Maybe that's her "thing." Maybe it's distracting to opposing players, too. I love her as a player, and her "do" just adds to her character. I call her MinnieQadence.
 
pk1234 said:
2 game sample size and she was fine in the first game. Supposedly shot the lights out in preseason. We all need to be a bit more patient.
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As much as I hear about how great Azzi and Caroline are from behind the arc in practice I don't see it in the games. We have three seasons on those two and it is time to stop treating either of them like they are a dangerous three point threat. Azzi is very tough to stop when she moves toward the lane and shoots the pull up around the free throw line but pushing her to be the 1st option on the offense isn't helping her and Geno has to see it.

Q does have a great shot and she has shown she isn't afraid to shoot it. Her defense is a liability at this point and her offense to me is one dimensional so I think she needs to continue to be that scoring spark off the bench. UConn needs a bigger body inside to go with AE more than they need another three point shooter.
 
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