the azzi i've been waiting for

[PvP]

4 in the top 10? Paige/Azzi/Sarah...and who?

I would posit Jana as the potential fourth. She simply has enormous, yes, potential. Even in as few games as she has played and given the year she lost due to injury, she is clearly a stat line stuffer! Simply looking at how much she might well add to her game is to appreciate how she might well be that fourth in UCONN'S dominance.

 

[oldhusky]

Azzi had two major leg injuries in two years, and somehow, got faster on her feet and stronger on defense. Comeback POTY.

I think we need to remember that Azzi was rarely healthy her first two years, even in the games she did play. She was wearing a boot on her foot before her freshmen season and had trouble pushing off on that foot and playing defense all year. On offense she was pretty much just a three point shooter, but we didn't see much of the rest of her offensive game. Just because she played, doesn't mean she was healthy or anywhere close to 100%.

After a full summer to recuperate we got a quick glimpse of what she could be the first 6 games of her sophomore season, arguably the only healthy games she has played until now. She was playing like an All American, and then Aaliyah fell backwards on her knee and she was never the same the rest of the season, even though she played a number of games after that.

In short, 6 healthy games in her first three years, and not one of them with a healthy Paige, which is occurring for the first time this season. The limited stats for the first three games are very interesting because Azzi is substantially better at rebounds, assists, and many categories, with the only area that is lagging being her three point shooting, which we are confident will come soon.

 

[oldude]

I think we need to remember that Azzi was rarely healthy her first two years, even in the games she did play. She was wearing a boot on her foot before her freshmen season and had trouble pushing off on that foot and playing defense all year. On offense she was pretty much just a three point shooter, but we didn't see much of the rest of her offensive game. Just because she played, doesn't mean she was healthy or anywhere close to 100%.

After a full summer to recuperate we got a quick glimpse of what she could be the first 6 games of her sophomore season, arguably the only healthy games she has played until now. She was playing like an All American, and then Aaliyah fell backwards on her knee and she was never the same the rest of the season, even though she played a number of games after that.

In short, 6 healthy games in her first three years, and not one of them with a healthy Paige, which is occurring for the first time this season. The limited stats for the first three games are very interesting because Azzi is substantially better at rebounds, assists, and many categories, with the only area that is lagging being her three point shooting, which we are confident will come soon.

Just a minor clarification. Aaliyah was shoved into Azzi by ND freshman KK Bransford, who was caught behind a screen and made the questionable decision to barrel through Aaliyah, leading to a foul on Bransford and an injury to Azzi.