The Supporting Cast

[ConnMotors]

Right now we have three players who are biding their time for minutes. You have Ice Brady, Allie Ziebell and Qadance Samuels. Then you have the injured reserved in Aubrey Griffen, Caroline Ducharme and Ayanna Patterson. Ashlynn Shade, KK Arnold and Morgan Cheli are part of the rotation.

Questions! Did anyone notice the demeanor on Ice’s face when the camera zoomed by the bench during a substitution? She just looked teed off. Is she in the dog house? Only the coaches know.

We all knew at some point minutes were going to be hard to come by. Thankfully for the pitiful teams in the Big East these ladies will get fourth quarter minutes.

Back to the players on the IR. We all know that Ayanna is done for the year. Are Aubrey and Caroline actually going to return at some point this season? Coach says that Griffen is close. But we don’t know for sure.

Is it possible that the three injured players can get another year of eligibility?

We have two quality games left prior to the tournament. It will be interesting to see what group of players will be on the floor. My guess is that they will be Paige, Azzi, Kaitlyn, Sarah, Jana, KK, Ashlynn and Morgan.

 

[meyers7]

Right now we have three players who are biding their time for minutes. You have Ice Brady, Allie Ziebell and Qadance Samuels. Then you have the injured reserved in Aubrey Griffen, Caroline Ducharme and Ayanna Patterson. Ashlynn Shade, KK Arnold and Morgan Cheli are part of the rotation.

Questions! Did anyone notice the demeanor on Ice’s face when the camera zoomed by the bench during a substitution? She just looked teed off. Is she in the dog house? Only the coaches know.

We all knew at some point minutes were going to be hard to come by. Thankfully for the pitiful teams in the Big East these ladies will get fourth quarter minutes.

Back to the players on the IR. We all know that Ayanna is done for the year. Are Aubrey and Caroline actually going to return at some point this season? Coach says that Griffen is close. But we don’t know for sure.

Is it possible that the three injured players can get another year of eligibility?

We have two quality games left prior to the tournament. It will be interesting to see what group of players will be on the floor. My guess is that they will be Paige, Azzi, Kaitlyn, Sarah, Jana, KK, Ashlynn and Morgan.

Don't know that she's in the doghouse. One, she's coming off being ill. Two, that's just the way the minutes are right now. I'm sure she isn't happy about her minutes. I assume she wants to play more. And last night she did a nice job when she came in (until the 2 fouls) so maybe she'll get a few more minutes next game.

 

[BobbyJ]

Right now we have three players who are biding their time for minutes. You have Ice Brady, Allie Ziebell and Qadance Samuels. Then you have the injured reserved in Aubrey Griffen, Caroline Ducharme and Ayanna Patterson. Ashlynn Shade, KK Arnold and Morgan Cheli are part of the rotation.

Questions! Did anyone notice the demeanor on Ice’s face when the camera zoomed by the bench during a substitution? She just looked teed off. Is she in the dog house? Only the coaches know.

We all knew at some point minutes were going to be hard to come by. Thankfully for the pitiful teams in the Big East these ladies will get fourth quarter minutes.

Back to the players on the IR. We all know that Ayanna is done for the year. Are Aubrey and Caroline actually going to return at some point this season? Coach says that Griffen is close. But we don’t know for sure.

Is it possible that the three injured players can get another year of eligibility?

We have two quality games left prior to the tournament. It will be interesting to see what group of players will be on the floor. My guess is that they will be Paige, Azzi, Kaitlyn, Sarah, Jana, KK, Ashlynn and Morgan.

1) Brady should be teed off, she can control how much PT she gets but hasn't done enough to force it. And Auriemma wants her to be teed off because like a lot of kids, she plays harder and better that way.
2) Injured players: Yes on Patterson and Ducharme, probably 2 each unless Ducharme somehow plays this year in the second half of the season. Then it would be only one for her. No on Griffin.

 

[oldude]

Everyone wants to play. While Ice might not be happy with her PT, while she was on the court last night, her play was crisp and efficient, which is exactly what she needs to do to get more PT.

The good thing about being in the BE is that, like last night, Geno can find PT for everyone. As you point out, the rotation will shorten vs TN & SC as well as once the Huskies get to the Big Dance.

As far as the injured players go, only Aubrey has a realistic opportunity to be part of the regular rotation this season, because she is a difference maker for UConn. Any player that sits out the season is certainly eligible for a redshirt year. But that’s a decision for Geno and the respective players.

 

[Jaml]

We have two quality games left prior to the tournament. It will be interesting to see what group of players will be on the floor. My guess is that they will be Paige, Azzi, Kaitlyn, Sarah, Jana, KK, Ashlynn and Morgan.

If she returns to form, I'm hopeful that Aubrey will be part of that shortened rotation.

 

[packwrap]

If she returns to form, I'm hopeful that Aubrey will be part of that shortened rotation.

Pretty sure Aubrey will be 6th or 7th man. Even if she earned it, there is no reason to start her, as she has shown over the years to play really well, as the energizer.

Ice Brady not forgotten. To be fair her preferred frontcourt position is forward, where she played last year. She's been a good teammate and growing her game at center this year. She's also a better 1on1 defender than Jana.(But Jana starting to get better as a rim protector, in model of Olivia N-O). If she gets peeved and plays better, great. Don't think she or Allie or Q have any attitude issues.

SC rotates 4 frontcourt players, so we need all of Jana, Ice, Morgan, Aubrey and Sarah to be ready to go.

 

[Next 12]

T he supporting cast was picked by GENO to play for UCONN and that's all I need to know. He saw what he liked in them and he will turn them into UCONN elite players. I like what I see out of Morgan, Allie, Jana, Ice, Shade, KK and Q. When it comes to crunch time, it will be Paige, Azzi, Sarah,Shade and Jana. Aubrey, Morgan Ice and kk coming off the bench. My opinion.. GO HUSKIES!!!!!

 

[dtbtbtb]

Ice came off the bench after Morgan which i assume she didn't like but actually played pretty well (aside than that last 3 point shot attempt). She was going strong to rebound, good defense and some nice passing.

 

[Bone Dog]

Did anyone notice the demeanor on Ice’s face when the camera zoomed by the bench during a substitution? She just looked teed off.

I was struck by her expression in that moment too. I’m not sure “teed off” quite catches it. She looked quite frustrated to me. On the one hand she’s watching herself being passed in the rotation by a [sort of] classmate, and on the other hand because of Sarah she can’t play her more natural position at the 4 next to Jana. Before the season, I had half expected to see a lineup that sometimes featured Jana Ice and Sarah in the frontcourt together. But it doesn’t seem to be working out that way, probably for a few reasons, including overall team speed. Jana and Ice are not nearly as quick as Sarah, and Ice seems be quicker than Jana.

 

[Longtime fan]

Right now we have three players who are biding their time for minutes. You have Ice Brady, Allie Ziebell and Qadance Samuels. Then you have the injured reserved in Aubrey Griffen, Caroline Ducharme and Ayanna Patterson. Ashlynn Shade, KK Arnold and Morgan Cheli are part of the rotation.

Questions! Did anyone notice the demeanor on Ice’s face when the camera zoomed by the bench during a substitution? She just looked teed off. Is she in the dog house? Only the coaches know.

We all knew at some point minutes were going to be hard to come by. Thankfully for the pitiful teams in the Big East these ladies will get fourth quarter minutes.

Back to the players on the IR. We all know that Ayanna is done for the year. Are Aubrey and Caroline actually going to return at some point this season? Coach says that Griffen is close. But we don’t know for sure.

Is it possible that the three injured players can get another year of eligibility?

We have two quality games left prior to the tournament. It will be interesting to see what group of players will be on the floor. My guess is that they will be Paige, Azzi, Kaitlyn, Sarah, Jana, KK, Ashlynn and Morgan.

If you know that Caroline is going to return sometime this year, you are the only one who does.

 

[Longtime fan]

Pretty sure Aubrey will be 6th or 7th man. Even if she earned it, there is no reason to start her, as she has shown over the years to play really well, as the energizer.

Ice Brady not forgotten. To be fair her preferred frontcourt position is forward, where she played last year. She's been a good teammate and growing her game at center this year. She's also a better 1on1 defender than Jana.(But Jana starting to get better as a rim protector, in model of Olivia N-O). If she gets peeved and plays better, great. Don't think she or Allie or Q have any attitude issues.

SC rotates 4 frontcourt players, so we need all of Jana, Ice, Morgan, Aubrey and Sarah to be ready to go.

ICE and Jana are going to be better each season. If memory serves ( I know longer count on it to do so ). Tina Charles did not " break out" until her junior year. ICE and Jana could be similar. Does ICE have the patience and insight to accept that? I think Jana does.

 

[HuskyNan]

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