The Horde tweets on Briana

[JSB60]

I have to come down on the side that Brianna's absence will make it more difficult (not impossible) to beat ND or Baylor. Yes, much of her scoring will be picked up by other players playing more minutes. But her defense is not easy to replace, and also putting her in was always a chance of getting that spark off the bench that can turn a game around. I don't quite buy the argument of UCONN's margin of victory going down to 27.2. They aren't going to lose to Marquette or South Florida, we're talking about ND, Baylor, and the Final Four here.

 

[msf22b]

Have a look at the 84 seconds that Banks was in before she got hurt.
Geno was quoted as saying that at those moments the team controlled the game as in UConn of old (my editorializing)
How losing her can be a "benefit" to the team or even to MoJeff escapes me as does the vitriol my post has wrought.

 

[Icebear]

Have a look at the 84 seconds that Banks was in before she got hurt.
Geno was quoted as saying that at those moments the team controlled the game as in UConn of old (my editorializing)
How losing her can be a "benefit" to the team or even to MoJeff escapes me as does the vitriol my post has wroght.

Geno did not say benefit to the team but rather a benefit to MoJeff and her development. Huge difference.

It will benefit next years team in the development of a more experienced MoJeff.

 

[msf22b]

Reasonable, Ice

 

[meyers7]

Geno did not say benefit to the team but rather a benefit to MoJeff and her development. Huge difference.

It will benefit next years team in the development of a more experienced MoJeff.

Might as well give up on this one. He obviously does not get it. Even states so him/her self.

 

[ChicagoGG]

Question - can someone please confirm to me that Michael (msf22b) is a real person? Has anyone seen or met him (like Olde Coach, maybe)? I am wondering since he has such a contrarian ability to make many of us slightly (or maybe totally) aggravated....is he actual or is he the imaginary Hyde side of another 'Yarder? ( seems like a good day for a conspiracy theory)...

 

[RadyLady]

( seems like a good day for a conspiracy theory)...

Not that good a day....

 

[doggydaddy]

Jefferson - “First of all, I don’t even know if I want to look at it that way just because of the fact that she went down,’’ Jefferson said. “Nobody wants anybody to get hurt. But, at the same time, it happened and it’s here. So I think it is an opportunity for me I guess because now it’s another guard down. Bri can’t be there to step up so I have to step up for her and my teammates.’’

 

[MilfordHusky]

Getting back to the OP, it shows how much Geno cares about the players.

 

[cferraro04]

I am perpetually amazed at the ability of some to spot that gleam of bright light in the midst of the darkest cloud.

As opposed to this statement: I am perpetually amazed at the ability of some to focus on the darkest cloud in the midst of so many gleams of bright light that the UConn roster potentially holds.

I ask you Kibitzer which statement holds the most promise. Why focus on the dark when it is so easy to focus on the light?

Now let's address our resident Doctor Gloom who seems to think that all is lost. Certainly losing Brianna Banks to an ACL tear stinks and certainly as a team we will miss her...but that is why it is a team sport...now everyone has to step up and make up for BB's loss. I don't think it will be easy but it won't be impossible either...

Let's take a look at the current roster:

Breanna Stewart 21.8 minutes 14 points; 6.7 RBs; .9 A/G; .95 S/G 3pt .74 / G

Moriah Jefferson 16.1 minutes 3.7 points; 1.7 RBs; 1.29 A/G; 1.42 S/G; 3pt .43 / G

Morgan Tuck 14.8 minutes 5.7 points; 3.4 RBs; 1.2 A/G; .55 S/G; 3pt .333 / G

Caroline Doty 17.3 minutes 3.6 points; 2.6 RBs; 2.4 A/G; .76 S/G; 3pt .90 / G

Bria Hartley 24.5 minutes 8.4 points; 2.8 RBs; 3.3 A/G; 1.21 S/G; 3pt 1.05 / G

Kiah Stokes 12.6 minutes 2.3 points; 3.9 RBs; .6 A/G; .20 S/G;

Kelly Faris 29.2 minutes 10.7 points; 5.1 RBs; 4.3 A/G; 2.66 S/G; 3pt 1.48 / G

KML 28.9 minutes 17.0 points; 5.8 RBs; 2.4 A/G; 1.5 S/G; 3pt 3.1 / G

BB 17.1 minutes 7.3 points; 1.7 RBs; 1.7 A/G; 1.2 S/G; 3pt .86 / G


So....if these players pick up Brianna's minutes and do not improve their current play one iota we can adjust their production for their additional minutes. I happen to think that Bria Hartley, Morgan Tuck, Kiah Stokes and Moriah Jefferson will all improve their production as we head towards the post season and the numbers below are actually very conservative as they do not account for any improvement over their current production.

Moriah picks up 5 more minutes for a 31 percnt increase
Morgan Tuck picks up 4 minutes for a 27 percent increase
Caroline Doty picks up 2 minutes for a 12 percent increase
Bria Hartley picks up 2 minutes for an 8 percent increase
Brianna Stewart picks up 2 minutes for a 9 percent increase
Kiah Stokes picks up 2 minutes for a 16 percent increase

Total minutes picked up = 17 minutes

Statistics adjusted by the player for the percentage increase in minutes:

MoJo points +1.15; RBs +.53; A/G +.4; S/G +.44; 3pt/G +.13
Brianna Stewart Points +1.26; RBs +.6; A/G +.08; S/G +.08 3pt +.07
Morgan Tuck Points +1.54; RBs +.91; A/G +.32; S/G +.15 3pt +.09
Caroline Doty Points +.43; RBs +.31; A/G +.29; S/G +.09 3pt +.11
Bria Hartley Points +.67 RBs +.22; A/G +.26; S/G +.1 3pt +.08
Kiah Stokes Points +.37 RBs +.62; A/G +.1; S/G +.03

Totals:

Points / G 5.42 Difference from BB's production / G = (-1.88)
Rebounds / G 3.19 Difference from BB's production / G = +1.49
Assists / G 1.45 Difference from BB's production / G = (-.25)
Steals / G .89 Difference from BB's production / G = (-.31)
3pt / G .41 Difference from BB's production / G = (-.45)

 

[cferraro04]

Why do I get the feeling you would piss and moan about winning the lottery?

It would seem that he would complain about being hanged with an new rope...

 

[Icebear]

It would seem that he would complain about being hanged with an new rope...

No such luck around here, the old rope works fine.