Time - Paige Bueckers Takes It to the Next Level

[BRS24]

Paige Bueckers Takes It to the Next Level

The WNBA's No. 1 draft pick adds to the league's momentum

time.com

Some interesting tidbits:

“I don’t know if a player has felt more pressure to validate a collegiate career with a championship than Paige has,” says Wings executive vice president and general manager Curt Miller, Bueckers’ new boss. “How she navigated that and thrived through that was really, really special to witness.”​

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Basketball, however, was an early favorite. When she was 6, Bob took his daughter to a Minnesota Lynx–Los Angeles Sparks game: Candace Parker was a rookie for the Sparks and would go on to win both Rookie of the Year and league MVP that 2008 season. “When I get to the league, I want to be her teammate,” Bueckers told her dad. (So close. Parker retired right before last season.)​

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Bueckers missed nearly three months of her sophomore season because of a knee injury but came back before the NCAA tournament to help UConn reach the championship game, where the Huskies lost to South Carolina. In retrospect, Bueckers says rushing back from that injury did more harm than good. “I was just so dead set on returning, and I don’t think my body was necessarily ready for that.” ​

 

[HuskyNan]

She is everywhere

 

[oldude]

Hopefully Paige’s journey will include her holding a WNBA championship trophy or two, or three and, more importantly, having an Olympic gold medal placed around her neck every 4 years for the foreseeable future.

 

[Bald Husky]

Hopefully Paige’s journey will include her holding a WNBA championship trophy or two, or three and, more importantly, having an Olympic gold medal placed around her neck every 4 years for the foreseeable future.

Geez, I really feel bad when people talk about all she will probably do after I'm dead.

 

[cohenzone]

Geez, I really feel bad when people talk about all she will probably do after I'm dead.

Ain’t that the truth. Just hit 80 and half the recruiting talk is about 8th graders.

 

[my2cents]

I am just sad we have to share Paige with the world now.

 

[JellyBean]

I know Paige puts a lot of pressure on herself and fans and media don't help either. I just hope that she just goes out there and just plays the game she loves. Don't worry about scoring 20 or 30 a night. Just play. Her game will allow her to dominate in so many other areas of the game, passing, scoring, rebounding, defending, coaching, and being a great teammate. She is going to be a solid player at the WNBA level.

 

[cgshuskie]

I hope that Paige remembers to move in the W. I saw her first game and she was just standing around. Movement is the Key,

 

[ConnecticutBB]

Anyone know why Paige was in a boot at the Met Gala?

 

[CL82]

Paige Bueckers Brushes Off ‘Media-Driven’ Comparisons To Caitlin Clark

Paige Bueckers isn't too worried about the comparisons between her and Caitlin Clark. Of course, it's easy to see why people are making those comparisons.

www.outkick.com

I figured I would just throw this here rather than start another thread