Quote of the Day from FIBA Announcers

[easttexastrash]

"She goes to North Carolina so she should have great fundamentals."

 

[Teacherdeb]

"Great fundamentals" is not an attribute that would immediately spring to mind when discussing NC players... Wonder where that came from.

 

[ThisJustIn]

I heard that, and figured SOMEONE would comment.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Which player is that?

North Carolina has been a premier program, but fundamentals? Please! They have won on athleticism.

 

[UConnCat]

Which player is that?

North Carolina has been a premier program, but fundamentals? Please! They have won on athleticism.

It might be Latoya Pringle (now Lara Sanders) who plays for Turkey.

 

[UcMiami]

That was a heck of a game - Turkey/France - France dominant in the first half, and then Turkey came storming back.

 

[WesternPaFan]

Turkey....Nice team.

 

[reno tony]

Since I am not aware of this players skills I must ask the simple question. Why does it seem that some from the BY feel that only UCONN players have fundamental skills? Just curious.

 

[RadyLady]

Since I am not aware of this players skills I must ask the simple question. Why does it seem that some from the BY feel that only UCONN players have fundamental skills? Just curious.

Honestly I don't think that was the intent. it's just that North Carolina, if you ever watch the women play, have a run and gun kind of style. that's all

 

[Icebear]

Honestly I don't think that was the intent. it's just that North Carolina, if you ever watch the women play, have a run and gun kind of style. that's all

Exactly, Rady, there are many teams that teach solid fundamentals. UNC is not among the ones I would list. I would immediately list Stanford, DePaul, WVU, Louisville, Baylor (to a point), Texas A&M, ND, and others. UNC not so much.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Since I am not aware of this players skills I must ask the simple question. Why does it seem that some from the BY feel that only UCONN players have fundamental skills? Just curious.

UConn players generally have better fundamentals than most. Why? First, Geno recruits that type of kid; second, he teaches fundamentals very well; third, in order to get off the bench, you have to display fundamentals in practices and games.