Icebear
Andlig Ledare
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Somebody ate someone's lunch.I knew the late missed FT would come back to haunt MoJeff big time.
Somebody ate someone's lunch.I knew the late missed FT would come back to haunt MoJeff big time.
What's sad is Moriah won't get any serious consideration for All American this year. No way will any of the All American teams consider 5 UConn players as All American..
I'm going to say this only one time more to avoid the disgruntlement that may ensue.
Yes, I believe in the Sophomore leap.
But much of this talent and obvious ability was there last season.
As it had been in USA ball.
It just didn't spring out of the earth now.
Mo just needed a little more encouragement, trust and responsibility.
I know Geno doesn't trust freshman in general
But Caroline (no greater admirer than me) was essentially a cripple.
An earlier emergence might (just might) have made last season's travails disappear.
Now, we are seeing the potential of a near superstar point.
With ball-hawking skills, second to none.
When she picked Sims' pocket, that had an effect on the game.
And when that unheralded leaper blocked the shot in the corner, that put an exclamation point on the proceedings.
Looking at her physically; what is she 5'5, 95 pounds ringing wet? It's hard to take her seriously.
But watch out, this kid is a basketball player.
And by the way, she had 6 (count em) rebounds, last night, and 0 turnovers.
I really love the way that she has evolved. When she was being recruited, as the highest rated point guard ever I had some really high expectations and she ended up being less than I thought, though she played appreciably better at the very end of last year. However, this year she's in a completely different place and actually making outstanding plays on both sides of the ball that never would have happened last year. I'm so totally impressed with her and "her heart and her will". She seems to exemplify those things which we always heard Jim Calhoun on the men's side talking about! Despite her diminutive size, she has carried this team on a few occasions when we need her most. Outstanding!!!!!!!!really, really, really like and admire this kid
I agree that she was the better point guard last night and insofar as scoring is concerned, you have to agree that she was much more efficient on the offensive end. Cranking up 25 shots at a 16% clip is not my idea of efficient. Moriah was super last night and continues to get better. I'm guessing the sky is the limit. Wow!Moriah was the best PG on the floor that game. Didn't score more than Simms, but she was the better PG and floor general, and she's only a sophomore. She's absolutely amazing. 2.5 more years of this kid. LOVE it!!!
If he is talking about going undefeated, I don't see how this game changes that at all. In fact, it's one more ranked team they are done with.Sonny are you serious...I think with each passing game the "little if" gets smaller and smaller.
I think CFerraro understands that. What he is saying is that sonny has the "big if" little if backwards.If he is talking about going undefeated, I don't see how this game changes that at all. In fact, it's one more ranked team they are done with.
There are only 2-3 games where they can lose left on the schedule.
Yeah, I know. I was referring to Sonny in my reply to CF.I think CFerraro understands that. What he is saying is that sonny has the "big if" little if backwards.
I disagree with your premise that Geno doesn't trust freshmen. I would say that Geno, in general, prefers to keep pressure off of freshmen whenever possible so that they don't become too anxious about their responsibilities. During Bria's freshman year, he expressed the fact that he hated putting her in the point guard spot because 1. she's a shooting guard and 2. she was a freshman. He doesn't distrust his freshmen; he's protective of them.But much of this talent and obvious ability was there last season.
As it had been in USA ball.
It just didn't spring out of the earth now.
Mo just needed a little more encouragement, trust and responsibility.
I know Geno doesn't trust freshman in general
But Caroline (no greater admirer than me) was essentially a cripple.
An earlier emergence might (just might) have made last season's travails disappear.
Geno said he liked to bring Maya off the bench, because the other teams probably didn't have anyone on their bench to counter Maya. Um, let's see. No, none of the 300+ teams in Division 1 had a starter who could counter Maya.Good point and one of the reasons Maya started her freshman year on the bench - she was clearly talented enough and composed enough to start, but it was just a better way to bring her along. I believe she only cracked the starting line-up when the injury hit and she was 'next man up'.