Other teams just feel more aggressive and I think a lot of that has to do with these better teams just have more length and athletes than we do across the roster. Aubrey, to me, is arguably our most athletic player. We have one player that looks like her and that’s QS who is still raw. Tennessee has an entire roster of players that have Aubrey’s athleticism.
They didn't lose tonight because of the conference. They lost because the press and the crowd unnerved us and rushed us and made us make mental and physical mistakes.
It's not the conference. If we had a strong post presence for defense and rebounding the result is different. This team lost 7 times. When you are being pressed and you have a strong inside game you get the ball underneath for layups and fouls. We can't do that.
this is a good post offering actual solutions. and i agree with really all of it. KK has been one of the best players and it seems like she should be on the court finishing games. And I agree on Aubrey. She can compete athletically, just like KK. Need them both on the floor against good teams.
True, but I think the point is IF we played in a better conference it would make us a better team, hopefuly. Minimally it would highlight our weaknesses better so we could address them. Iron sharpens iron.
Ditto! Well, I will keep my opinions to myself to infinity and beyond. Mom told me to keep my pie hole shut, if I didn’t have anything good to say.
Been saying that for months. Has to start out that way and not stop.
Paige only had 4 points in the 4th quarter while CC had 8 to put Iowa in the championship game
I agree she should start. I think it was a matter of her conditioning and comfortability. She gets offensive and defensive rebounds, is better at put backs and layups than either of our other post players and is a strong defender. It's only a matter off time.
Not surprised to see the +/- for Aubrey. Something this team lacks is athleticism. It’s built with great shooters. The efficiency goes out the window when you can’t get open. Aubrey was able to match up on both ends of the floor. A dynamic we definitely need.
True, but the move to a P4 conference is driven 90% by football. UConn still eager to join a P4 and Coach Mora has football looking better. Seriously and finally, next round of conference moves should open a door for football and a UConn move.
I thought moving out of the AAC back to the Big East would help. Clearly it hasn’t.
well, i think it did. but things changed. NIL and the portal became prevalent. Players like Lucy Olsen, Morrow, Emma Ronsiek, Dalce, Karlen all started to flee the conference and were replaced by lesser players. That was a change we couldn't predict when we left the AAC.
We don't seem to have an interior inbounds play, just a long pass into the middle of the court. Our offense starts over, even when we have the ball inside. Why? Are our bigs being taught to accept an inbounds pass?
