Today's Blast from the Past: Nov 3, 2007

[VAMike23]

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.....“She got 14 points and nine rebounds and she has no idea what’s going on out there,’’ coach Geno Auriemma said. “You look at her sometimes and she pump faked herself into being guarded.".....
....."I got a chance to see what she doesn’t know. What she doesn’t know are things that can be taught. You can coach her into those things. What she already does well, you can’t teach. She has a nose for the ball. She has a knack for being in the right place at the right time on offense. She wants to shoot the ball. She can get her own shot, and she wants to make a play and be involved every possession. You can’t teach that."

 

[Samanthabrown3]

I guessed right!

 

[VAMike23]

I guessed right!

OK it was the date that gave it away, right?

 

[Icebear]

OK it was the date that gave it away, right?

Yeah.

 

[VAUConnFan]

I remember when he said it. It would be another two months before actually seeing her play in a televised contest against Purdue. I only needed to see two plays to see the greatness; plays that I had never seen in WCBB.

 

[MilfordHusky]

He's still coaching her, telling her what she needs to improve to be even better. Meanwhile, she is amassing hardware at a faster pace than Sue or Dee.

 

[MilfordHusky]

I remember when he said it. It would be another two months before actually seeing her play in a televised contest against Purdue. I only needed to see two plays to see the greatness; plays that I had never seen in WCBB.

We won by 50 at Purdue. Maya made me chuckle several times in terms of what she could do while making the game look easy.

 

[meyers7]

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.....“She got 14 points and nine rebounds and she has no idea what’s going on out there,’’ coach Geno Auriemma said. “You look at her sometimes and she pump faked herself into being guarded.".....
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Another of my favorites, on Maya's movement on the court: