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jazz said:
This thread wasn't about playing time. But to answer your question, I think she deserves more playing time for a number of reasons:
1. She is a very good and versatile defender.
2. She is an excellent rebounder.
3. She can be used to post up players which she was doing effectively when GA was calling for that earlier in the year.
4. She can dribble and take her man to the basket if they over-play her.
5. She is adequate in the half court and if allowed more time, I think she could develop more chemistry.
6. She has hit the 3 before and I think she needs to hit a couple and she will take off. She has good form but you can see she lacks confidence my really over-aiming the shot. NM got past this.
7. She makes an impact every single time she is on the floor.

I believe she is not getting playing time due to the following:
1. Emergence of AE is the biggest reason
2. Emergence of NM at the point and GA leaving EW and CW in the game for long minutes. He has reduced EW's minutes down, but her refuses to do that to CW, no matter how bad she plays, especially on defense.
3. I don't think GA will ever bench CW much(he has only done it once to my knowledge) because he doesn't want to lose her emotionally and mentally(I get the feeling she can lose confidence easily), and to be honest, if she could just hit her open jumpers she would be twice the player she is now.
4. She doesn't quite have the chemistry with the other players on the half court, but I think that would come with longer more consistent minutes. She was playing well over 20 and now down to around 10 minutes per game, give or take. The last time she played big minutes in a half (16 against Ark), UConn scored 43 and if not for silly turnovers by other players, it could have been 50. That is pretty good production against a pretty good team.
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One other factor including keeping CW in for long stetches is that Geno said he wants to keep 3 guards on the floor
 
browns said:
One other factor including keeping CW in for long stetches is that Geno said he wants to keep 3 guards on the floor
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Well, I count EW as a wing now a days but she is really a guard, so that makes 4 guards with CW, EW, PB and NM. But, I love having a lot of guards in the game too and I really do like CW but.....I am starting to think she is our version of Cooke at SC. High volume shooter who misses a lot of shots, poor defender and doesn't do a lot of anything else.

yes, I know GA disagrees with me and I know he has won 11 championships, yada yada yada.
 
Geez folks, we have a game today, what happened last game has no bearing on what happens today. In the end to argue opinions is like politics, no one listens to an opinion that doesn't mimic their own. "Facts mam, nothing but the facts".
 
So, here’s my two cents worth. Aubrey is still developing as a player. She sometimes seems out of place and offensive sets in it’s not in frequently moved into position by the point guard. She does seem to struggle finishing sometimes.

That said, she reminds me a lot of Gabby Williams in that I find myself paying a lot of attention to her whenever she’s on the court because I know that she is going to do things that are going to make my jaw drop. Whether it’s grabbing a pass out of the air, blocking a shot, diving on the floor or hustling back to make a play that she has no business getting to. She is just a pleasure to watch. As a sophomore, is she perfect? Absolutely not, but her freakish athleticism is something you just can’t teach. The rest will come in time.

JMHO
 
Biff said:
There is a longstanding policy of not typing in all caps. Please refrain from this practice.
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Agree! There are only so many capital letters to go around, and if one poster uses them up, there won’t be any for the rest of us.


( yeah, I know, it’s “Internet showering.”)
 
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RedStickHusky said:
Yeah, now you're trolling...
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Geno recently (this week?) said she was in his top three list of complainers when taken out of a game. I did not say it or make it up. Which begs the question: how do her teammates feel about that. No one here will ever know, but many of us here have been on teams and know Stevie Nicks was correct in saying "players only love you when their playing".
 
VidNick said:
Geno recently (this week?) said she was in his top three list of complainers when taken out of a game. I did not say it or make it up. Which begs the question: how do her teammates feel about that. No one here will ever know, but many of us here have been on teams and know Stevie Nicks was correct in saying "players only love you when their playing".
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Lol, keep trying.
 
HuskyNan said:
It was untacked a while ago. But going back and forth between posts is tedious too. I went through your post and identified some names so you can see what I’m asking
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ok ok but I hate typing more than i have too. it does seem really easy to know the initials though.
 
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RedStickHusky said:
Lol, keep trying.
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Hey Red, I'm a fan of Uconn not a Fanboy. Lived in Ct for a long time, Uconn grad as is my wife. Followed Uconn basketball since Wes B. How about you? Roots in Uconn territory or just like to follow a winner?
I am just asking questions. making my thoughts known. Not conducting a worship service for Geno or his players. I'm sorry it makes you uncomfortable.
 
Bama fan said:
Man, you are too slow to react. I was there nearly two hours ago.
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I had to get my 8 mile bike ride in!!! Now it's time!!!!! Buffalo Trace, Knob Creek or Heaven's Door? Choices, choices, choices.
 
I only go back to Tony Hanson so you've got me there, I'm just not interested in some made up bs about paige being a bad teammate. But you go ahead, we've established that opinions are authorized here.
 
huskeynut said:
I had to get my 8 mile bike ride in!!! Now it's time!!!!! Buffalo Trace, Knob Creek or Heaven's Door? Choices, choices, choices.
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jazz said:
Well, I count EW as a wing now a days but she is really a guard, so that makes 4 guards with CW, EW, PB and NM. But, I love having a lot of guards in the game too and I really do like CW but.....I am starting to think she is our version of Cooke at SC. High volume shooter who misses a lot of shots, poor defender and doesn't do a lot of anything else.

yes, I know GA disagrees with me and I know he has won 11 championships, yada yada yada.
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I agree with u except saying CW is a poor defender..she was but has improved tremendously and is actually a pretty good defender now
 
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browns said:
I agree with u except saying CW is a poor defender..she was but has improved tremendously and is actually a pretty good defender now
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that's because she hasn't played any good players lately. IMHO, she is ok at best.
 
cbraarj said:
Don't compare Gabby and Aubrey because when Gabby made a play more often than not something good happened.
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That may come as clever to some but in reality it is just not factual. Take the last game for instance, there was a stretch where AG made play after play after play and in my view was the best player on the floor. She made lots of good things happen as she does every single time she steps on the floor.
 
RedStickHusky said:
I only go back to Tony Hanson so you've got me there, I'm just not interested in some made up bs about paige being a bad teammate. But you go ahead, we've established that opinions are authorized here.
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Were you in school when Tony was at Uconn? I was for his 1st two years. So strong. Regarding Paige being a bad teammate? No idea. But I know I would feel annoyed (at the least) if I was a bench warmer and heard my teammate who basically has it all, complaining about playing time. Wouldn't you? Or would you be happy for them?
 
Saw Tony H play in high school when his holy cross team lost to my Fitch team in a great playoff game. As to the other matter, you may attach some meaning to Geno telling the press she doesn't want to come out. I'm not doing that.
 
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CocoHusky said:
:eek: Really? With three players on the BE All conference team and AEH- how that happen?
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To my good and dear friend Coco Husky - Seton Hall lost because their other 2 starters (outside of AEH, Elmore, and Park-Lane) and the bench failed to produce in a game that Creighton came out in the 2nd half ready to play. It had nothing to do with the "3 First Team All Big East Players" Hats off to Creighton for a victory well deserved. And that's the bottom line. It's that simple
 
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VidNick said:
Geno recently (this week?) said she was in his top three list of complainers when taken out of a game. I did not say it or make it up. Which begs the question: how do her teammates feel about that. No one here will ever know, but many of us here have been on teams and know Stevie Nicks was correct in saying "players only love you when their playing".
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I would think that whatever players are on the floor appreciate that Paige is not in to pad her personal stats, but to give all the players the best opportunity to contribute to the team. She plays a lot of minutes, but does not appear to be a “me first” type.
 
jazz said:
No doubt Red but also GA is going with NM at the point to help get PB going while also playing CW for over 35 minutes every game. I think if you switched out CW with AG for an additional 8-10 minutes a game, I think you might improve the overall efficiency of the game. CW gives up a lot on the defensive end and throws up a lot of bricks. Maybe she could improve with a bit more rest each game.

Yes I know that GA doens't agree.
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I disagree with you a lot. Here is no different. So much so- I fear though all we'll do is go back-and-forth so much that we'll get hit on by the mods.

Anyways I just have 2 paragraph comments and I'll back off-
I think "Paige Bueckers" (I put in quotes because I also mean other terrific tremendous players like her), the Asst. Coaches, the fans, the UCONN Administration (in the red probably), and Women's College Basketball deserve so much more than what you are proposing. Which imo is nothing more than a gamble along with a coaching philosophy that takes away minutes from a player that is a better shooter, a better ball handler, a better passer in which this team needs offense vs another player that is more offensively challenged. And your proposal on the BY has no consequences if it doesn't work while Geno could lose the next "Paige Bueckers."

And for this belief in this case of playing the better offensive player, and other similar ones- some of us fans get labeled as fans that believe Geno is God? When we just think - please don't take offense- that your and others coaching philosophy and substitution patterns in regards to what you feel is best for the team is wrong on many levels. The BY fans are not the only ones to think about here in regards ot minutes etc. A player like Paige comes it attracts "more" that just the UCONN diehard fan. Then how is playing your other best to support her, wrong on any level? The obligation should be to strive for team success and not individual minutes. And the best team success is to play your best.
 
Vidnick-Sorry to have to say this, but you need to dial it back.
We love all our players, top to bottom.
Just curious why you can’t be more positive?
 
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