Strong wins the Wade and Azzi is on the wall!!
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Hip Hip Hooray! Didn’t expect anything less
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I feel great for Azzi given all that she had to overcome with injuries.
I kind of feel bad for Azzi in that last year Paige soaked up an awful lot of attention in this year Sarah did, both deservedly so. Granted both are "once in a generation" players, but I think we would be talking about Azzi the same way. She is a phenomenal athlete who has worked unbelievably hard at her game.
Now, at Connecticut the culture isn't about individual accolades, rather it's about team success, but, when you stop and think about the extraordinary talent, we have on the roster it really boggles the mind. It's amazing to me that the coaches can so consistently identify it and convince the players that Storrs, CT is the best place for them to develop their game. It also speaks volumes about the character of the players that they are willingly share the spotlight. It's unbelievable the culture that Geno and Chris have created and maintained.
I kind of feel bad for Azzi in that last year Paige soaked up an awful lot of attention in this year Sarah did, both deservedly so. Granted both are "once in a generation" players, but I think we would be talking about Azzi the same way. She is a phenomenal athlete who has worked unbelievably hard at her game.
Now, at Connecticut the culture isn't about individual accolades, rather it's about team success, but, when you stop and think about the extraordinary talent, we have on the roster it really boggles the mind. It's amazing to me that the coaches can so consistently identify it and convince the players that Storrs, CT is the best place for them to develop their game. It also speaks volumes about the character of the players that they are willingly share the spotlight. It's unbelievable the culture that Geno and Chris have created and maintained.
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There’s a debate about that. Now there’s no debate. She’s on the wall, hopefully right after UConn wins #13 and returns to Storrs for a celebration with the students at Gampel.
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Azzi Fudd now a consensus All-American, on every list that there could be. Sarah closing in on consensus NPOTY. All in the world is good.
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Congrats to Sarah and Azzi!!
Don't think there is a debate - any of the main All-American teams does it - it is just the WBCA 10 person first team is easier to get onto than the 5 player first teams so it is the one most often cited, and the only one some players make. I think I remember one year a player made a 5 person team, but not the 10 person WBCA team - don't remember who or whether it was even a Uconn player, but it did stand out.
There is no award that Sarah and Azzi would earn that they didn't earn.and all the future awards that they will win. AZZI IS THE PERFECT EXAMPLE OF GRIT AND DETERMINATION TO PLAY AND WIN AWARDS AFTER ALL HER INJURIES ANS SET BACKS DURING HER CAREER!
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Azzi was the MOP of the Final Four last year when even a casual observer could recognize that Sarah Strong was the reason we won the National Championship. That's not a dig at Azzi. Sarah scored 24 in the Final and owned the paint in both games. She established her reputation on the big stage that she is a generational talent.
I like and support Azzi as much as anyone, but don't feel sorry for her that she has had to dance in the shadow of Paige and Sarah. Everyone else has had to.