I have said that since I was a student in the early 80's. Uconn loses its home court advantage by playing away from Gampel. I understand that the HCC (XL) is a lot larger, but it loses the college atmosphere that should be at the game. I remember going to both Uconn vs the orange team, and Uconn vs. Georgetown men's on the same day back the first time Uconn was ranked number one with both teams. While both venues were pretty loud, there was no comparison. All big games should be played at Gampel.
Valid point and I agree in principle but Griffin had 13 points last night, three foul shots and five baskets. Three of the five off the top of my head were not box out opportunities. Her first basket was a breakaway off a steal when she first entered, one she followed up Makurat’s missed breakaway fast break layup by hustling, not assuming a make, and she got a fast break layup with no defender near off a nice lead pass from Dangerfield. I believe she also got one follow up when rolling to the basket after setting a pick, where box out responsibilities can become muddled. Auriemma even alluded in his post-game presser that was one of the scenarios they tried to create for her in general, asking her to screen, roll, and attack the glass.
Not at all, I have no problem with what she said, it just wasn’t an accurate assessment as I saw it. I have no problem with people disagreeing with me, that’s what makes the world go round. Frankly, you are the one creating something out of nothing.
One stat tells all. Aubrey lead everyone on both teams with 5 ORB. The next closest player was Christyn with 3.
You do realize that CKH didn’t recruit a single player on TN’s roster, correct???
These are not coach Harpers recruits
You bet she is...will be a star thanks to Geno..she was smart to come to Uconn
Interesting...I continually see a lack of passing to Anna..why??? She is a great freshman who will become a WNBA player..what's up???4
She’s a first year coach. She’s coaching Warlick’s recruits
Look, they are human. They love Anna. Because she gets the ball to them. As a result of a slow freshman jitters start they have not accepted her as a scorer. When they do, watch out!
Players don’t have eyes in the back of their head, although I’m not so sure about Crystal. This is not one of UConn’s best passing teams. I would rate only Anna & Crystal as really good passers on this team. By that I mean they have great peripheral vision, awareness of where their teammates are on the court and the ability to deliver sharp, accurate passes on time to open teammates. The rest of the team are all average passers. They don’t necessarily recognize open teammates right away, and by the time they do, it’s often too late to get them the ball for an open shot.
