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Re: Aaliyah Edwards - Am i the only one?

I recall many of us were giddy watching her her frosh year.
IMO the 2nd half of last year she was terrific.
She had an amazing summer.
Now it looks like as an upperclassman everything is coming together whether she wind sup a/a or not she is playing like one helluva damn good player.

She has given me several "wow" moments this year.
1-- Her quickness at times with the ball in her hands.
2-- I've always bene impressed with her strength and her lateral defensive quickness.
3-- In this game her outside shooting was just "wow."
4-- What an amazing move she made I believe in 1st quarter with the fallaway bank shot.
5-- which someone already alluded; The coast-to-coast-finish-off with a beauty bounce pass.

I feel sorry for any UCONN fan if they can't appreciate the fun it is to watch this development ((in not only Edwards), but just in general watching someone jump in improvement or just play with such high quality rather than just waiting for SC and Stanford.

I'm watching the game as a fan, and she is making me say "wow" at times. She's been absolutely terrific.
 
ClifSpliffy said:
max effort. desire. winner. i think the play near the end where she ripped the o board over the head from the defender in front of her (then dishing for the 3 ball), making them whip around and whine to the refs for a foul, stroked them out. no foul, clean pick.
bring on anyone cuz we're frothing at the mouth like a rabid dog. we'll win pretty, or ugly with backbone. don't matter which way.
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mama sez knock u out.
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Both Friede and Lobo said Edwards went "over the back" of the Iowa player. I've watched that play several times on replay and Aaliyah did not commit a foul. The Iowa player was bent over with her arms behind her grabbing for Aaliyah while Aaliyah did the right thing: she grabbed the ball. The Iowa player did not lift her arms to rebound the ball until it was already in Aaliyah's hands. Not a foul.
 
f1f1ferrari said:
No, it's that I don't like how everything gets turned around to Paige even when she's not playing. Why can't Aaliyah get her moment in the spotlight without Paige being brought up?
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In actuality it was a pun on page and not some intent to rain flowers down on her, even though she's sidelined. Nothing more. Maybe it would have been better to say "Fancy this. A Ferraro and a Ferrari on the same mule. Or Muhl". Or perhaps "Fancy this. A Ferraro and a Ferrari on the same leeward. Or Edwards". I kinda prefer the latter.
 
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Next 12 said:
The way Aaliyah is playing right now and if she maintains that level of play, I say she will finally be a match against Boston. Outside of the rebounding, she is way ahead of Boston in scoring and assists and about even in rebounding. It will be some match-up when the game is played. Because the game is in Dec. Aaliyah has games to get better. Looking forward to the game. GO HUSKIES!!!
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I too love the way AE is playing ,like her freshman year maybe even better but lets slow down a little and remember Boston is 2" taller and I 'm not sure how much heavier..I do know Boston lost like 25 lbs and is a lot quicker and faster running down the court and on top of that she put a lot of work on her outside shot including the 3 and she looks pretty darn good..As strong and skillful as Boston is I don't think any one person can stop her one on one
 
hoophuskee said:
I recall many of us were giddy watching her her frosh year.
IMO the 2nd half of last year she was terrific.
She had an amazing summer.
Now it looks like as an upperclassman everything is coming together whether she wind sup a/a or not she is playing like one helluva damn good player.

She has given me several "wow" moments this year.
1-- Her quickness at times with the ball in her hands.
2-- I've always bene impressed with her strength and her lateral defensive quickness.
3-- In this game her outside shooting was just "wow."
4-- What an amazing move she made I believe in 1st quarter with the fallaway bank shot.
5-- which someone already alluded; The coast-to-coast-finish-off with a beauty bounce pass.

I feel sorry for any UCONN fan if they can't appreciate the fun it is to watch this development ((in not only Edwards), but just in general watching someone jump in improvement or just play with such high quality rather than just waiting for SC and Stanford.

I'm watching the game as a fan, and she is making me say "wow" at times. She's been absolutely terrific.
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she's becoming 'smooove.' always was serious, sincere, studly, slick, and solid, but now she's becoming smoove.
sweet.
the perfect role model for ayanna.
geno coming up with some kind of phenotypical UConn forward created in his lab lately. of course, he learned all this from breanna, and just ran with the concept. smart guy. when dorka returns to her spot nearest the hoop, aaliyah gonna run wild.
garantee.

that play, where it was back and forth in the fourth, when she got the ball at beyond and to the side of the stripe, turned, surveyed the situation at a very important moment, including the distance from her defender and realized 'im open' then nailed the j - 'in ur face!' was wicked cool.
 
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f1f1ferrari said:
I don't get to see the games live, so I listen to the radio feed and watch the games later (thanks @MJL243!). Every time I see Aaliyah, everything she does seems effortless. She's playing with such confidence, she's a totally different player than last year. I can't even imagine how good she'll be next year.
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She played like an All American yesterday, draining 12-14 footers regularly, rebounding, defending, and passing.
 
JordyG said:
In actuality it was a pun on page and not some intent to rain flowers down on her, even though she's sidelined. Nothing more. Maybe it would have been better to say "Fancy this. A Ferraro and a Ferrari on the same mule. Or Muhl". Or perhaps "Fancy this. A Ferraro and a Ferrari on the same leeward. Or Edwards". I kinda prefer the latter.
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I accept this. I also accept that I overreacted a bit. It's just something that been irking me since the preseason.
 
UConnCat said:
Both Friede and Lobo said Edwards went "over the back" of the Iowa player. I've watched that play several times on replay and Aaliyah did not commit a foul. The Iowa player was bent over with her arms behind her grabbing for Aaliyah while Aaliyah did the right thing: she grabbed the ball. The Iowa player did not lift her arms to rebound the ball until it was already in Aaliyah's hands. Not a foul.
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The ref also told the Iowa HC the same thing if you watch the tape after happened. I think she knew it wasn't but was trying to get the call later in the game. I also think that the refs did a make up call on the charge that AE took late in the game due to not making the correct call earlier when Czinano bowled her over with the shoulder.
 
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Boreifs said:
Except they are seniors and she is a Junior.
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They both have an extra year of eligibility with Covid so could theoretically comeback. Haley Jones has already said she’s not using her covid year but Boston hasn’t decided yet.
 
f1f1ferrari said:
I accept this. I also accept that I overreacted a bit. It's just something that been irking me since the preseason.
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Fair enough. I just glad it doesn't mean you hate the new Roma. That would be sacrilegious.
 
Bone Dog said:
Totally agree. The midrange jumpshot and the little fadeaway are excellent additions to her arsenal. She's no longer a one-dimensional post scorer.
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I think this video clip is an example of the little fadeaway. It is great! But I really liked the looks on Dorka and Amari's faces as if to say "From where did that move and shot come?" They seemed both pleased and surprised ... as I was!
 
It looks to me like Geno or one of the coaches told Aaliyah to watch some tapes of Pheesa in her Jr yr she developed some of the same post moves. Pheesa also in her Sr yr started to shoot from the 3 pt line because when we played team with 6' 5" and up she had trouble working inside. All of that development made her very successful in the WNBA. Aaliyah made the biggest strides of all the UConn players since last year on her post moves , drives to the hoop and her outside shot. Nika and Azzi are both in 2nd but not far behind.
 
jabstep said:
Pheesa also in her Sr yr started to shoot from the 3 pt line because when we played team with 6' 5" and up she had trouble working inside.
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I think the other reason for Aaliyah (and Pheesa) to develop a perimeter shot is to force those bigs to come away from the rim.
 
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