Random Tweet - good news or wishful thinking?
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More Caroline smiles would be good news indeed
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I haven’t sent a smile on Caroline since forever! That’s good news on itself.
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Correction: I haven’t seen a smile on Caroline’s face since forever! That’s good news in itself.
If Caroline is healthy for the year (along with her teammates) and regains her perimeter shooting, then there"ain't no stoppin us." She adds a unique set of skill/traits. She is not the best Husky 3-pt shooter or rebounder or ball handler or passer, but she combines outstanding abilities in all of those to a level no one else can (well except for Paige).
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More Caroline “minutes” would be even better.
I have been a fan of Caroline's since she signed to play at Uconn. I was sure she was another Katie Lou and when Paige went down and Caroline took over and proved I was right. Then all the injuries happened and Caroline could not show her worth. Now, Finally, if she does not get hurt again this year, I will get to see the re-incarnation of Katie Lou. Good luck and a healthy Junior year at Uconn Caroline. GO HUSKIES!!!!
I still want her to wear some kind of head protection. It can extend to be a mask too- that way, even a knock to forehead area or face/cheekbones would be covered. This might help psychologically too- if she got knocked on the head while have protective gear, she might not worry as much about it- the collisions and bumps that happen get into a player's head/mind and can knock them off their game focus. Have a fantastic year Caroline!
Conditioning is so important to a shooter and Caroline not being able to workout like normal most likely affected her shot more than any other aspect of her game. I think she is a great passer because she understands how to move the defense to open up her teammates. She is a great player to have coming off the bench and could possibly be even more.
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I can see comparing Caroline to Katie Lou. But the more natural comparison seems to me to be to Paige. She does all the things Paige does — perhaps not at quite the same level in passing and shooting — and she does it in a bigger body, and with better post moves and rebounding. The mix of skills is intoxicating. Most of all, Caroline is clutch. In that close game against DePaul freshman year, Geno gave the ball to Caroline to win the game in the final seconds because he knew. Or in a game against Xavier (iirc) early on, she got a steal near mid court and pivoted to fling a perfect outlet pass down the court in one fluid motion. And when we were suffering from layup-itis that season, the one player who consistently made her layups was Caroline. You can really see who she is from these small miraculous plays. This is who we need back almost as much as Paige.