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Has Morgan transferred? I can't believe how often these threads meander on without mentioning her...Ashlynn and Q, too
Has Morgan transferred? I can't believe how often these threads meander on without mentioning her...Ashlynn and Q, too
Imagine being the other team and having to face Ash Azzi PB Allie Sarah Jana and Q all at once.Can Geno have a rules exception to allow him to play 7 on the floor at a time?
The only other coach in the country who might welcome it is Dawn!Imagine being the other team and having to face Ash Azzi PB Allie Sarah Jana and Q all at once.
Morgan has many strengths but her perimeter shooting is still developing.Has Morgan transferred? I can't believe how often these threads meander on without mentioning her...
Yea. You probably could have added Kaitlyn Chinn’s name as well.Ashlynn and Q, too
Morgan is much more of a slash and score player. Working on the perimeter.Has Morgan transferred? I can't believe how often these threads meander on without mentioning her...
chen isn’t a reliable 3 point shot as it stands right now. She was a low 30% from 3 last year. Elite from mid range though.Yea. You probably could have added Kaitlyn Chinn’s name as well.
A lot of folks in the BY always replace proven performers who are now a year older with totally untested Freshmen.
It seems to be some sort of affliction that totally escapes my understanding.
Oops!When Azzi is ready to play she will come off the bench. Paige, KK, Ash will start the season. Jana is the Edwards replacement and the best big. Who is the next best player? Strong is better than Ice (IMHO) or Q,. Caroline and Patterson are big questions and are 13 & 14 for the beginning. The other new frosh are 11& 12 unless they come on strong defensively or outrageously good shooters. What a nice team if Azzi comes off the bench first if they need points and Aubrey comes in if they need more D or rebounding. Ice relieves Jana. Q will sub here and there.
Because of the injury history I can see Azzi and Aubrey coming off the bench well into the season. It depends on how well KK and Ash have improved. If they have--Azzi could come off the bench much longer.
Very good points! People tend to see only what they want to see, and almost always forget the physical condition (or lack thereof) a player is in. Hopefully with the amount of suspected talent on this team, Geno will not be forced to play people at least than ideal health.How many games has she been trapped?
And are you making a point that she has been trapped when she was hurt?
And when she was healthy in her soph year, how many games was she passive?
IMO maybe it's a mischaracterized comment "she disappears" when I hear this about some players. The player isn't perfect. No player is. They are playing a team game. And the other team and coaches can be good at Defense too.
Geno did say early on in Azzi's frosh year that the team has to work harder to get Azzi the ball than someone like Paige. So, if you're running a motion offense in in which every player has the green light to shoot - how is it possible to not appear like you have disappeared? Otherwise players have the right to shoot and make plays also so ofc there will be stretches she isn’t going to shoot. I do agree that she can be more easily stopped than Paige. But do we cay that that is "disappearing?" - Maybe but that phrase was also thrown out with Paige too and it really seems its being thrown around too loosely. Unless UCONN turns into a one man team - in a way you can say that about every loss or every game they don't get over 20 that they have “disappeared” even though the Offense is also motion/shared team game Offense.
I like how the Chasing Perfection phrased it. With Azzi and Ducharme the team is unstoppable, but the coaches are probaby developing a team where the pressure is not on those two to be anchors of this team. I'll admit it's hard for me to be anything but skeptical. I haven't really seen her play enough to get to excited. While she's been clutch in a few games, she's also played some memorably bad games which are hard to erase because of so little games she's played. My expectations is that she be healthy this season and enjoy the game and not worry about the expectations and labels the media places on her.When Azzi is ready to play she will come off the bench. Paige, KK, Ash will start the season. Jana is the Edwards replacement and the best big. Who is the next best player? Strong is better than Ice (IMHO) or Q,. Caroline and Patterson are big questions and are 13 & 14 for the beginning. The other new frosh are 11& 12 unless they come on strong defensively or outrageously good shooters. What a nice team if Azzi comes off the bench first if they need points and Aubrey comes in if they need more D or rebounding. Ice relieves Jana. Q will sub here and there.
Because of the injury history I can see Azzi and Aubrey coming off the bench well into the season. It depends on how well KK and Ash have improved. If they have--Azzi could come off the bench much longer.
That's probably because this thread is about Azzi. While there are other players briefly mentioned for contrasting or illustration purposes, it is still about Azzi.Has Morgan transferred? I can't believe how often these threads meander on without mentioning her...
You are referring to her soph year and the 1 game in her jr year, right?she's also played some memorably bad games which are hard to erase her.
Everyone has bad games though. I’m sure UCONN fans like to forget Paige’s game against Texas, but that doesn’t make her a bad player by any means.I like how the Chasing Perfection phrased it. With Azzi and Ducharme the team is unstoppable, but the coaches are probaby developing a team where the pressure is not on those two to be anchors of this team. I'll admit it's hard for me to be anything but skeptical. I haven't really seen her play enough to get to excited. While she's been clutch in a few games, she's also played some memorably bad games which are hard to erase because of so little games she's played. My expectations is that she be healthy this season and enjoy the game and not worry about the expectations and labels the media places on her.
Or the fansI like how the Chasing Perfection phrased it. With Azzi and Ducharme the team is unstoppable, but the coaches are probaby developing a team where the pressure is not on those two to be anchors of this team. I'll admit it's hard for me to be anything but skeptical. I haven't really seen her play enough to get to excited. While she's been clutch in a few games, she's also played some memorably bad games which are hard to erase because of so little games she's played. My expectations is that she be healthy this season and enjoy the game and not worry about the expectations and labels th places on her.
In that little clip of Ashlynn in KK's video, Ashlynn looked pretty ripped. Thrust into the fire of high major basketball last year, she did impressively well. I'm looking for her and KK to make big jumps.Ashlynn and Q, too
Imagine having to play any five of them, only to face the remainder when they go to the bench, because that's the reality next year if everyone stays healthy. Plus, everyone will look a lot fresher at the end of the season if we manage to keep players to under 30 minutes a game.Imagine being the other team and having to face Ash Azzi PB Allie Sarah Jana and Q all at once.
"What do you mean there's another shooter on their bench??"Imagine having to play any five of them, only to face the remainder when they go to the bench, because that's the reality next year if everyone stays healthy. Plus, everyone will look a lot fresher at the end of the season if we manage to keep players to under 30 minutes a game.
Q makes me think of Jeremy Lamb on the men's side. Athletic, lean, nice moves and can shoot from all levels.In that little clip of Ashlynn in KK's video, Ashlynn looked pretty ripped. Thrust into the fire of high major basketball last year, she did impressively well. I'm looking for her and KK to make big jumps.
I am very curious about Q. She's a talented athlete, but looked young physically last year. If she spends some quality time in the weight room this summer, she will be better positioned to tolerate the physicality of the college game. I'm curious to see how she does. I'd love to see her break out this year but it's going to happen sooner or later. She's too talented for it not to happen.
Notice I said that it's hard to forget her bad games, because she's barely played at all, and unfortunately for her, her bad games are recent or have come in big games where she was needed as a scorer.Everyone has bad games though. I’m sure UCONN fans like to forget Paige’s game against Texas, but that doesn’t make her a bad player by any means.