The best has yet to come...

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UConn’s version of Vinnie Johnson, AKA The Microwave!

Not the Microwave!? One of those players that came off the bench and you knew you were getting some buckets. Always loved him playing for the Sonics and the Pistons.

 

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I am so optimistic (barring injuries) for this upcoming UConn team. I've mentioned this in a few posts but UConn was missing some key pieces that honestly feels like we picked up top talent in our own portal in Storrs.

1. Azzi Fudd was a NPOY contender before her injuries. A healthy Azzi Fudd makes UConn a dangerous team.
2. Speaking of NPOY, no other team in the NCAA had one sitting on the bench apart from UConn. Paige's return will remind everyone just who she is and why she always has been and will be, THAT GIRL.
3. Ducharme - I took an Ibuprofen everytime I saw her on the court. A fully healed Ducharme will be the secret weapon in the backcourt with proven clutch performances.
4. Aubrey Griffin was gas pedal for UConn. Her senior year will be her competing for a WNBA roster spot. Expect an athletic show, if fully healthy.
5. Ice Brady is what happens when Morgan Tuck has a pull-up jumper. Imagine that. She's the most imposing weapon not seen yet in the post. She's been frozen on the bench but she will bring the heat this Fall.
6. El-Alfy has seen a UConn been in practice, is comfortable in her apartment and has seen a UConn loss. They are going to deploy her in a number of ways and though from what I've seen she is really raw. Geno et all will bring out the best in her.

KK Arnold, Samuels and Shade do NOT want to sit on the bench. They will compete everyday with the best backcourt and learn so much. The sun is bright in Storrs

*There are other developments but my focus here was on partial, incomplete or missing data form injuries or arrivals on key personnel.

Love it!! Love the optimism and I am right there with you. This team is hungry. A lot is going to depend on how the coaching goes with this team and how the players buy into what Kelly Faris said a decade ago, “If you don’t know already when you come here, you start to get the feeling pretty quickly: It’s all about effort. “When you get here, if you don’t have it in you and you see that everybody else around you have it, then you pick it up. If you don't. Well, you don't play." I just am envisioning practice sessions that are competitive, chatty, and fun with this group.