I think it is fully ingrained in Paige's mind how much the team wants her to score, as no one, to this point, can stop her. All the abundant intensity & athleticism on this team is supported & enhanced when Paige scores so much. This is Paige's team, she is a freshman, & UConn is the best team in the country.
WOW!
We didn't lie to you about Paige. I saw many HS games and FIBA games with her to get a good assessment of this kid. She's never been less than the best player on the floor pretty much every game. Now I'm going to tell you some more truth. Azzi Fudd was a better shooter in HS and in the FIBA games. She was also a better defender off the dribble, has the best power drive I've seen in some time, and her pull up is equally as good as Paige's. Azzi also rarely turns the ball over.
Bueckers, Muhl, & Edwards gotta start! It is written.
That was for the Tennessee fan who made the comment on you lol.
You do make some very astute observations. I’m beginning to think that for whatever reason they are good against most teams but for the most part Liv and Williams don’t have the confidence that typically our upper class man have. And unfortunately they realize that when they shoot they hurt our team. When Liv shoots it takes away a big body for offensive rebounds and put backs and when Williams isn’t driving and finishing near the basket we are far less efficient offensively. As someone said they are complimentary pieces, we need to stop having the expectations that they will rise to the occasion. I hope the be proved wrong, but when you have so many data points it’s tough to be something that you’re not. It’s unfortunate, because I’ve really love Liv and Williams as players but if they are not clutch and when the game is on the line I just don’t have much confidence in them. There still time to notice marginally and maybe that’s all we need for the rest of the year.
Actually your pathetic, Paige played awesome as we all expect. I guess when you look at it from a game to game basis you should be excited to have watched a good game. In the grand scheme of things, the way we win doesn’t look good. As a freshman (hopefully not) Paige will hit her freshman wall and time is running out on our veterans to get with the program. Yeah this win is good, but I don’t wanna see Sc cutting down the nets in March, because are veterans can’t figure out how to contribute. On Sc everyone was playing as a team and contributed. They had an off night shooting as did we, but Paige may not be able to carry us for the rest of the year every single time. A signature of UConn is everyone does their part and I’m not seeing that and that is not a championship team in March. Be happy if you want, I already said days ago that Paige is the best at this point in her career than anyone we’ve ever had, but this isn’t 2004, these teams are better equipped to take on a team not fully engaged. I hope I’m wrong trust me.
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You're right, @donalddoowop. The recording ended with UConn down and only a couple of minutes left in overtime. I guess I'll have to wait for the replay to see Paige's heroics. Until then, I'll savor the Boneyard comments.
Classy post. I have had a high opinion of Ms. Staley as a coach for a while. Several years ago, I was in Columbia on a business trip during the season, and so one day I called the ticket office just to see if I could get a ticket to go see them play. The folks at the ticket office were very nice, worked with me to arrange a ticket (got me a very good seat) and I went and watched and said to myself, "This program is going to be a championship team in the not too distant future." Well, they are definitely that caliber team now. And I agree, it's the kind of game that you almost want to end as a tie, as neither team deserved to lose.
Same. Because intensity reminds me of Ken Renzotti.
believe me she'd be a bigger help than some might think even if just coming off the bench......
Unless Edwards is going to play 40 minutes, why does it matter if she starts or not?
Which was it 40° or 160°, make up your mind.
Long time ago. As she stated freshman year she had no pressure. Geno told her to drive at will amd take the open shots, we had other great players. But Williams should be the alpha dog now, it’s her turn. She hasn’t become that. As much as people didn’t like Megan for not making others around her better she raised her game each year AND to AA status her junior year. Williams seems to have become a worse shooter than her freshman year and when she has the ball in her hands against tough defensive teams she hasn’t shown a consistent full game in her career against the best opponents. I think we need to lower our expectations for Williams.
Most games didn't come down to last shots. UConn 2003 FF Taurasi against Texas and Tennessee was incredible! Those games were tight with Dee scoring over 60 combined.
I must admit I had South Carolina winning this one. I don't mind being proven wrong. I can't wait for the replay to be uploaded so I can watch the game