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The "Silent Assassin" Strikes

jdote33 said:
Just love everything about her play in the 4th.She literally was a threat from everywhere. She scored off a full court drive, she also scored on a tough post up ..I really think she may be the teams best post up player. Liv and Dorka always try to bully and find an angle to bank it off the glass which is not bad. But when u have smaller players defending, the defense should be at ur mercy. I'm not even sure what shot CD shot in the post, lol, but it was clutch. and then the final shot is just classic CD. I never loced the sneaky good comments. It's like nothing sneaky about it, she's good good. But there's a craftiness and awkwardness too her game. Like I was afraid she traveled on the last shot but it really was just the perfect move, getting to ur spot and banking off the glass.
I mean she's really been a surprise all season but the mid range shots and the way she scored against st John's and then some of her plays last night just were eye opening. Like she's fundamentally sound but also can create for herself. She's tuff.
I am looking forward to seeing her against a top 10 team again. I'll be interested to see how she matches up against Horston and Rae Burrell next weekend.
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I think Horston is a much better defensive player than Burell so I think she would get that assignment.
 
RockyMTblue2 said:
As our OP says Caroline is so incredibly deadpan. Just the other day Geno said your opponent doesn't let any drawn up play succeed at the end of a game, but I'd be surprised if Caroline's number wasn't call for that play. Making Caroline's poker face all the more impressive. A real grown up.
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Per Geno the final play was for Caroline but DePaul's defense broke it. However, again per Geno Caroline kept moving so Nika could get her the ball. Geno said he want the ball in Carline's hand for the last shot since she is the only one who can get to the rim and make the shot.
 
RockyMTblue2 said:
As our OP says Caroline is so incredibly deadpan. Just the other day Geno said your opponent doesn't let any drawn up play succeed at the end of a game, but I'd be surprised if Caroline's number wasn't call for that play. Making Caroline's poker face all the more impressive. A real grown up.
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Geno said, after the game, that he absolutely wanted Caroline to take that last shot.
 
Don’t know if anyone is familiar with Masterclass. It’s an online “school” with many different presenters. Geno does one on leadership. In giving an example of knowing who can do well in the clutch he describes a drill where the team, player by player, has to make 12 consecutive shots. Some kids can make #1 or 2 or 3 every time, but seldom make #10, 11 or 12. Some can make 10, 11, 12 every time. That drill is one of the ways he figures out who he can trust at the end of the game.

Clearly Caroline (aka “The Silent Assissin”) is a 10-11-12er!
 
Something i noticed on the winning play. When CD started making her move to the basket, Nika stepped back and her DePaul guard moved with her and that created more of an opening for CD. if she would have not moved back, there would have been another guard who could have swiped at the ball or try to stop CD.
 
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MilfordHusky said:
How quickly we forget. Lou wore #33, was a 3-time All-American, and still holds the record of shooting 10 for 10 from the arc in a single game.



BTW, Lou was key in a big win for her Avenida team last night. She had 11 points in the last minute plus overtime, including 3 shots from the arc and a steal and breakaway layup.
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Uh….

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TBH, Seeing how that play developed slowly, I was more worried about Nika possibly getting called for a travel or illegal screen. I was just hoping she could get the ball to Ducharme cleanly and just get out of the way.
 
SVCBeercats said:
Per Geno the final play was for Caroline but DePaul's defense broke it. However, again per Geno Caroline kept moving so Nika could get her the ball. Geno said he want the ball in Carline's hand for the last shot since she is the only one who can get to the rim and make the shot.
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Geno's assesment speaks highly of Caroline, but not so much for the rest.
 
TheObvious said:
That's Paige's moniker for Caroline Ducharme.

With 7.5 seconds left she took the handoff from Nika, dribbled right, hesitated slightly enough to make her opponent think she might shoot from outside, then arced around her to the basket, jumped back into her defenders to get a better angle, and banked in the shot, then turned, expressionless, and headed back on defense. No fist in the air, no yelling, no thumping the chest, no jumping up and down. Just another day at the office.

That, my friends, is The Silent Assassin.

I believe all superstars, no matter what walk of life and what demeanor, have a killer in them. Athletes like Tiger Woods, Gordie Howe, Brady, Federer, Stewie, Michael Jordan plus public standouts like Gen. Patton, Mandela, even Gandhi and Sister Teresa. I would call that killer "self efficacy," a phrase coined by one of my Stanford professors Albert Bandura: The complete confidence that they can perform under extreme pressure and opposition. I think it's an instinctive leaning they're born with, that through practice, dedication and hard work they turn into productive results.

We witnessed an example last night.
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Caroline did it like she’s been there before! We’ll done!
 
Rblack335 said:
Since Stewart, we’ve been searching a player who can take over down the stretch, or get a bucket when you need one. Paige provided that last year, and with her injury I was interested to see who would step up.

CD has shown she is one of those players. I haven’t seen it mentioned, but she scored 10 of our final 14 points. A layup when down 3, a free throw when down 3, a layup when down 4, a 3 pointer when down 2, and a go ahead layup to win. All in the final 4 minutes.

She did something similar in Q4 against Louisville and hit a few shots in Q4 against St Johns when they made their push. I’d say she’s earning that clutch reputation. Azzi kept us in it, Caroline closed it out. Freshman stepping up.
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Suffice it to say, Ducharme’s life on campus and around Storrs will no longer be the same. She’s no longer just one the players on the team anymore. Not sure if she has any NIL offers yet. If not, she will.
 
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PAHuskeyFan said:
Perhaps a NIL deal with "Lucky Charms"???
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Or a photo of Caroline on a billboard like this one except it would state: "Caroline says this Bud's for you!".
And UConn officials wouldn't be able to have the billboards taken down like they did in 2014.

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Rblack335 said:
We kind of saw a glimpse of this idea last night with the addition of Fudd to the lineup. Her taking and making some shots took the pressure off of others and kept the defense honest. I don’t think it’s purely a coincidence that on the night Azzi returned, Caroline shot 8-12 and 2-5 from deep.

The idea of swapping Nika with Paige on the offensive end is tantalizing. No disrespect to Nika, but Paige is one of the best finishers I’ve ever seen. Having 3 dynamic scorers will be a treat for us fans.
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What Caroline has been doing for the last 5 games or so has been with the defense draped all over her. Giving her some space?

 
Conndog said:
In one of the threads on Caroline is a video posted that shows her competing in high school in a contest with other heralded HS players from across the country. They had both a 3-point contest and a 1 on 1 contest with 32 players, winners advancing until finally two contestants left. Caroline not only made it to the finals but won both contests. So, she actually is really good at finding her shot and generating opportunities to score. You might not think so with her otherwise quiet appearance, but the Silent Assassin is a great nickname and very appropriate.
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Recall that in the 3 point contest she beat another significant 3 pointer shooter:
Azzi Fudd!
 
Zarathustra said:
Recall that in the 3 point contest she beat another significant 3 pointer shooter:
Azzi Fudd!
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That needs an asterisk (*)

Azzi in a boot, In the early rounds, Azzi was dominant but I imagine she got tired with the boot, in the final round. Win was basically a tie with Caroline getting a tie breaker.
 
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cferraro04 said:
Yes, I am thrilled with Ducharme's play down the stretch and with her clutch shot leaving only 1.6 seconds for DePaul to pull off a miracle hail mary shot however, we don't win this game without the return of Williams and Fudd. Also, it shouldn't be lost that even though both Olivia and Dorka got into foul trouble (Nazlah Morrow was a beast)...when they both were on the floor they were able to hold Morrow in check and they were able to get rebounds. When they both went to the bench DePaul comes up with a 21 to 2 run...I thought UConn was going to totally bleed out...luckily we didn't...if that run was 25 to 2 we lose this game.
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You're referring to the wrong Morrow sister. It's Aneesah who's the beast. :)

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TeamFirst! said:
Caroline was a rock star in high school. She HAS been there before.
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Caroline has a large collection of what I would call exotic moves. She must practice them alot.
 
Veteran said:
It looks like the school may be looking for a place to hang a #33 on the wall at Gampel in the not-too-distant future.
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Ironic that two of the other "33"'s from UCONN's past were emotional, boisterous, and basically wore their hearts and their souls on their sleeves (or shirts). I liked both of their styles, but admire CD$'s stoicism and coolness.
Shea, KLS and now Caroline Ducharme.
 
PAHuskeyFan said:
when watching any sport on TV, I often say... "Act like you've been there before." when players do the big celebration kind of thing after THEY make a big play. Seems they assume people didn't see what they did??? and they have to make a "Look at Me" gesture... "Class athletes" act like it's just part of the game and get themselves ready for the next play... i.e., CD getting ready to play defense.
SMH
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Many years ago when end zone dancing was becoming a thing, John Riggins was asked what he thought of dancing after scoring a touchdown. Riggins said "act like you've done it before and that you plan on doing it again".
 
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Skeets said:
Many years ago when end zone dancing was becoming a thing, John Riggins was asked what he thought of dancing after scoring a touchdown. Riggins said "act like you've done it before and that you plan on doing it again".
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Agreed... football end zone dances and bat flips/admiring the ball flight in baseball are the worst. I like nothing more than the grandstander who thinks he hit a home run, then does a bat flip and starts walking to first base only to see the ball hit the fence and stay in play... and they get a single out of it. No place for that stuff in a TEAM game.
 
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