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Seems that Geno plays the women who practice the best. But, in the end (beginning?), he tries to find the best all-around team to put on the floor--a team he trusts. There seems to be some unwritten law that freshmen don't get to start; they have to "pay their dues." But I believe that Lou will start in Kaleena's perimeter slot. Someone has to account for KML's points, and the best equipped player to do that is KLS. This means that Butler comes off the bench. First off will be Chong to spell a guard. Collier, Boykin, and Williams will sub in for Stewart and Tuck. Substituting is also situational, but, given the expectation that UConn will dominate most of its opponents, Geno can have fun mixing and matching. His regulars will be in in crunch time. It will be really, really interesting to see just how good these guys will be. Can't wait.
 
Bgillon said:
Nurse played great last year on a NC team, HER freshman year, and then was MVP in an international tournament where she scored 33 points against much older players and you would like to replace her with a freshman who hasn't played one minute of D1 ball? I'm sure that will help our Huskies!
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To be more precise, Kia scored 33 points against UConn's best.
 
Bgillon said:
Nurse played great last year on a NC team, HER freshman year, and then was MVP in an international tournament where she scored 33 points against much older players and you would like to replace her with a freshman who hasn't played one minute of D1 ball? I'm sure that will help our Huskies!
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To be more precise, Kia scored 33 points against UConn's best.
 
msf22b said:
To be more precise, Kia scored 33 points against UConn's best.
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Thank you for the precision. I was trying to temper my astonishment at the statement of playing two freshmen in place of Nurse and Butler. One was MVP of an international women's tournament and the other was Big East Freshman of the Year. I am excited to see all our four new players in the best roles that Geno thinks they can excel.
 
huskyd said:
There seems to be some unwritten law that freshmen don't get to start; they have to "pay their dues."
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All logical and a possible scenarios & rotations , however you seem to be stuck here: freshmen don't get to start; they have to "pay their dues. There is no unwritten rule and Freshmen do not have to "pay dues". Kia started as a Freshmen last year. This is UCONN which means the roster is usually full of HS AA. To start at UCONN usually means you have to beat out other AA players. UCONN also runs a fairly complicated read and react offensive scheme and the defensive schemes are even more complex. All of this takes time to learn which is what puts Natalie & Gabby & Chong & Courtney ahead of the incoming freshmen.
 
Bgillon said:
Thank you for the precision. I was trying to temper my astonishment at the statement of playing two freshmen in place of Nurse and Butler. One was MVP of an international women's tournament and the other was Big East Freshman of the Year. I am excited to see all our four new players in the best roles that Geno thinks they can excel.
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You still don't understand my OP, I never said the the two freshman should start the game. Sometime during the game when substitutions are made I would like to see the mix of players I mentioned on the floor together. Are you suggesting the starting five should all play 40 minutes?
 
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This is the team I want to see. First practice held today.

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Reaction to the photo (aside from loving it)

1.Was profoundly concerned that Natalie was wearing a civi jacket...then realized that she had the uniform shorts on...was probably
nothing

2. Look at Collier's size (with headband) compared to say, Natalie. Got to be 6'2" maybe even a half more....big girl.
This undersized crap is just that.
 
msf22b said:
Reaction to the photo (aside from loving it)

1.Was profoundly concerned that Natalie was wearing a civi jacket...then realized that she had the uniform shorts on...was probably
nothing

2. Look at Collier's size (with headband) compared to say, Natalie. Got to be 6'2" maybe even a half more....big girl.
This undersized crap is just that.
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Collier's No. 24 straight across from Geno. I don't know who it is in the headband. Gabby?
 
msf22b said:
Reaction to the photo (aside from loving it)

1.Was profoundly concerned that Natalie was wearing a civi jacket...then realized that she had the uniform shorts on...was probably
nothing

2. Look at Collier's size (with headband) compared to say, Natalie. Got to be 6'2" maybe even a half more....big girl.
This undersized crap is just that.
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Huh?
1. Woman with white long-sleeve top is Stewart. No other player visible is wearing a jacket. (ETA: ayuh, that's probably KLS behind Lawlor)

2. Woman with white headband is Tuck. Rumor has it she's 6'2". Collier is #24, no headband visible.
 
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johnnyc said:
Morgan Tuck I think.
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Could be. I thought Tuck at first, by elimination, but I've never seen her in a headband. That means pretty much nothing, of course. If that's Tuck, it would support the notion mentioned by someone somewhere that she's leaner.
 
ericsandiego said:
I"m guessing that the OP wasn't referring to the starting lineup, but actually seeing them all on the court together. But like you said - starters will be Moriah, Kiah, Morgan and Stewie. The 5th spot is still up for grabs and there have been numerous threads on it this summer.

My bet for the 5th starter would be (in order of likelihood IMHO) - Butler, Williams, Collier, Samuelson. IF Gabby has improved her ball handling and mid range shooting, I could see her as the 2nd choice. If not, she would slide down IMHO behind the 2 freshmen. She needs to have noticeably better guard skills to be really considered for the starting lineup.

Even if Chong has improved by miles, I don't see her as a starter - she's really the only guard on the bench in my example who can play the 1.
For the record, I hope she has improved by miles and plays "like a starter".

Anyway, I sort of digressed a bit. I think we will see the OP's lineup on the court at times earlier than midseason - I bet Geno tries mixing up lineups to see how effective the team can be with different players out there.
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PalPa said:
Sometime in late December, after the Freshmen get some experience, I wold like to see Collier and KLS on the court with the three seniors. That should be an awesome display of speed, firepower, and defense.
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I would like to see Chong get more playing time. If you remember, because of injuries to others, she had a great start in her freshman year. when the others came back she was pushed aside, and I think she lost a lot of self confidence. She can do it all on offense....hope she has improved her defense.
 
Gus Mahler said:
Could be. I thought Tuck at first, by elimination, but I've never seen her in a headband. That means pretty much nothing, of course. If that's Tuck, it would support the notion mentioned by someone somewhere that she's leaner.
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And meaner. This season she steps out of the shadow of Stewart and Jefferson and creates her own. She'll probably make first team AA.
 
Sorry about that...or as the great sage put it:

 
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Another 30 days or so of speculation , prognostication, guesswork, and the general dissipation of hot air before they toss up the first ball that counts. And then we'll get to see what the actual performances are presented for us to assess and rank and try to decide for Geno who should get ot lose minutes. All I can say s "what a country!"
 
donalddoowop said:
Don't underestimate Boykin's talent. She may play as much or more than any of those two. But that would mean she is even more talented than I think she is. I believe she is a much stronger rebounder and inside force than Samuelson.
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I doubt it. There was a poster on here a year ago- "Godfather"-- I think that was his name. He mentioned Boykin a lot -- but haven't heard from him in a long time.

With that said - my guess is Boykin is a 4/5? My guess is KLS is a 2/3/4 so I don't think much of Boykin's direct competition will be from KLS. Instead KLS plays the sf (or SG) then Stewie/Tuck/Butler and Gabby and even Collier play the 4 with the 1st 3 mentioned can also play the 5, that's her more direct competition.

I think Boykin is behind in that she lost a year. IMO it's tough coming in when you haven't played for a year and you have MANY top tier players that start rated ahead of you. I think you are undervaluing missing a year and overvaluing that talent can turn that over. Can't believe she is a lot better talented than the others just mentioned. You miss a year- that is A LOT.
 
huskyd said:
Seems that Geno plays the women who practice the best. But, in the end (beginning?), he tries to find the best all-around team to put on the floor--a team he trusts. There seems to be some unwritten law that freshmen don't get to start; they have to "pay their dues." But I believe that Lou will start in Kaleena's perimeter slot. Someone has to account for KML's points, and the best equipped player to do that is KLS. This means that Butler comes off the bench. First off will be Chong to spell a guard. Collier, Boykin, and Williams will sub in for Stewart and Tuck. Substituting is also situational, but, given the expectation that UConn will dominate most of its opponents, Geno can have fun mixing and matching. His regulars will be in in crunch time. It will be really, really interesting to see just how good these guys will be. Can't wait.
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Don't think KLS will start just like KML didn't start her frosh year. UCONN will still be able to run well even with Butler / Stewie/Tuck. With Nurse and MoJeff, you don't need to be the fastest team to run real well. Secondly, I don't believe this team needs to account for KML's points. Way too much talent to worry about or "account for" something like that.
 
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