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Too bad Azura is not having fun or playing well...

DavidinNaples

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:rolleyes: :cool: :D

That said, here are the facts...

1. Azura has played 281 minutes in her 12 games, an average of 23.4 per game. 2nd lowest of the Big 6.
2. Z leads the team in rebounding with 106 boards, including 32 offensive..!
3. She is 3rd in assists with 40..!! Ahead of Kia (34) and Pheesa (38). Third..!! ;)
4. Z leads the Huskies with 25 blocked shots, four ahead of Napheesa.
5. She has an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.5 (40 dimes vs 16 to's) Crystal's ratio is 2.58... :cool:

To summarize, Z has played only 23 minutes per game but leads the team in rebounds and blocks, is 3rd in assists and barely turns the ball over 1 time per game. But can she score...?? :rolleyes:

6. Her 162 points is an average of 13.5 per game, but she is 2nd in made baskets w/ 69. Pheesa has 77.
7. Inside the 3 pt arc, Z is 65-96 or 68%.
8. But she is foul prone, right..? Well, she has more blocked shots (25) than fouls (24).
9. Azura's 10 steals are only 1 behind Katie Lou and 2 behind Kia.
10. Her high game for points was 25 (MSU) and for rebounds, it was 16 (ECU).

The best news is she is getting better game by game. :p Someone send a thank you card to Joanne P...;)

Go Huskies..!!

P.S. - Cold weather has reached Naples. Today the butler had to re-heat my cocoa twice...:eek:

P.S.S. - A large group is heading to Tampa for the USF game & there are EXTRA TICKETS..let me know if you need one or two. :)
 
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That's the evil genius of Geno. Have her come off the bench so there's room for her game to grow and she'll need to come back next year to achieve that growth. Geno is the king. :cool:
(There needs to be an emoji with a crown)
 
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One of the things we really need to celebrate is: Z was unhappy at her old college (do we need to name it ;)?) and ecstatic at UConn. Well, sure, UConn got a great player (next year: AA and NPOY--sorry Lou fanboys), but more importantly a young person took a risk and is happy for it.
 
bags27 said:
One of the things we really need to celebrate is: Z was unhappy at her old college (do we need to name it ;)?) and ecstatic at UConn. Well, sure, UConn got a great player (next year: AA and NPOY--sorry Lou fanboys), but more importantly a young person took a risk and is happy for it.
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Bold prediction about NPOY next year Bags. I’ll go you one better. It’ll be a 3-way race between Lou, Z & MW. :cool:
 
oldude said:
Bold prediction about NPOY next year Bags. I’ll go you one better. It’ll be a 3-way race between Lou, Z & MW. :cool:
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I like it! But Meg won't be allowed to play her game next year, being effectively one of 5 AA's on the court (I realize that only 3 can be picked). When she's a junior, she'll be duking it out with Sabrina, who will win (for a 2nd time), and Meg will win her senior year.
these aren't predictions: these are certainties:
NPOY 18: Wilson
NPOY 19: Ionescu
NPOY 20: ditto
NPOY 21: Walker

EDIT:
NPOY 19: Ionescu. woops! I'm reconsidering: I'm reconsidering Lou and esp. Z here, so I guess it's not a certainty. :-)
 
bags27 said:
I like it! But Meg won't be allowed to play her game next year, being effectively one of 5 AA's on the court (I realize that only 3 can be picked). When she's a junior, she'll be duking it out with Sabrina, who will win (for a 2nd time), and Meg will win her senior year.
these aren't predictions: these are certainties:
NPOY 18: Wilson
NPOY 19: Ionescu
NPOY 20: ditto
NPOY 21: Walker
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Nobody from the PNW could ever win the NPOY....:oops:
 
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oldude said:
That was my thinly veiled reference to a certain young lady who played at Washington last season.
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Too subtle for me I guess oldude, but needless to say they aren't even in the same universe.
 
DavidinNaples said:
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:rolleyes: :cool: :D

That said, here are the facts...

1. Azura has played 281 minutes in her 12 games, an average of 23.4 per game. 2nd lowest of the Big 6.
2. Z leads the team in rebounding with 106 boards, including 32 offensive..!
3. She is 3rd in assists with 40..!! Ahead of Kia (34) and Pheesa (38). Third..!! ;)
4. Z leads the Huskies with 25 blocked shots, four ahead of Napheesa.
5. She has an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.5 (40 dimes vs 16 to's) Crystal's ratio is 2.58... :cool:

To summarize, Z has played only 23 minutes per game but leads the team in rebounds and blocks, is 3rd in assists and barely turns the ball over 1 time per game. But can she score...?? :rolleyes:

6. Her 162 points is an average of 13.5 per game, but she is 2nd in made baskets w/ 69. Pheesa has 77.
7. Inside the 3 pt arc, Z is 65-96 or 68%.
8. But she is foul prone, right..? Well, she has more blocked shots (25) than fouls (24).
9. Azura's 10 steals are only 1 behind Katie Lou and 2 behind Kia.
10. Her high game for points was 25 (MSU) and for rebounds, it was 16 (ECU).

The best news is she is getting better game by game. :p Someone send a thank you card to Joanne P...;)

Go Huskies..!!

P.S. - Cold weather has reached Naples. Today the butler had to re-heat my cocoa twice...:eek:

P.S.S. - A large group is heading to Tampa for the USF game & there are EXTRA TICKETS..let me know if you need one or two. :)
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You said: "The best news is she is getting better game by game. :p Someone send a thank you card to Joanne P...";)
It's in the mail, along with a Hershey's kiss. :p
 
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bags27 said:
One of the things we really need to celebrate is: Z was unhappy at her old college (do we need to name it ;)?) and ecstatic at UConn. Well, sure, UConn got a great player (next year: AA and NPOY--sorry Lou fanboys), but more importantly a young person took a risk and is happy for it.
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Just think how much farther along she would be if she had chosen to come to UConn originally. If she had, I doubt UConn would have lost in the FF semi's last year. ;)
 
oldude said:
Bold prediction about NPOY next year Bags. I’ll go you one better. It’ll be a 3-way race between Lou, Z & MW. :cool:
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From your fingers to the Gods that make the selections---I previously post : Thank God for Azura Stevens, and I thank JPM for recruiting well and treating not so great.
If you could leave KLS off your list---well?? I too thank you for recognizing the potential of Ms Walker.
 
mjk
bags27 said:
I like it! But Meg won't be allowed to play her game next year, being effectively one of 5 AA's on the court (I realize that only 3 can be picked). When she's a junior, she'll be duking it out with Sabrina, who will win (for a 2nd time), and Meg will win her senior year.
these aren't predictions: these are certainties:
NPOY 18: Wilson
NPOY 19: Ionescu
NPOY 20: ditto
NPOY 21: Walker

EDIT:
NPOY 19: Ionescu. woops! I'm reconsidering: I'm reconsidering Lou and esp. Z here, so I guess it's not a certainty. :)
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Isn't Ionescu a year ahead of Walker??
 
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DavidinNaples said:
View attachment 27488

:rolleyes: :cool: :D

That said, here are the facts...

1. Azura has played 281 minutes in her 12 games, an average of 23.4 per game. 2nd lowest of the Big 6.
2. Z leads the team in rebounding with 106 boards, including 32 offensive..!
3. She is 3rd in assists with 40..!! Ahead of Kia (34) and Pheesa (38). Third..!! ;)
4. Z leads the Huskies with 25 blocked shots, four ahead of Napheesa.
5. She has an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.5 (40 dimes vs 16 to's) Crystal's ratio is 2.58... :cool:

To summarize, Z has played only 23 minutes per game but leads the team in rebounds and blocks, is 3rd in assists and barely turns the ball over 1 time per game. But can she score...?? :rolleyes:

6. Her 162 points is an average of 13.5 per game, but she is 2nd in made baskets w/ 69. Pheesa has 77.
7. Inside the 3 pt arc, Z is 65-96 or 68%.
8. But she is foul prone, right..? Well, she has more blocked shots (25) than fouls (24).
9. Azura's 10 steals are only 1 behind Katie Lou and 2 behind Kia.
10. Her high game for points was 25 (MSU) and for rebounds, it was 16 (ECU).

The best news is she is getting better game by game. :p Someone send a thank you card to Joanne P...;)

Go Huskies..!!

P.S. - Cold weather has reached Naples. Today the butler had to re-heat my cocoa twice...:eek:

P.S.S. - A large group is heading to Tampa for the USF game & there are EXTRA TICKETS..let me know if you need one or two. :)
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Great post! Many of you on the BY write much better than the best of the local wcbb scribes. AND you're smarter than they are, too. It's a pleasure to read your posts.
 
CamrnCrz1974 said:
It is a shame that no one thought to do this - and analysis of Stevens' statistics, what they mean, how they compare to the rest of the team, how they would rank in UConn history, etc.

Oh, wait... ;)
Azurá Stevens and the UConn History Books
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I'm not nearly as analytical as you and at maybe @Phil but but in the 19 days since you completed that analysis I think Azura has actually been trending up. Am I correct?
 
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huskyd said:
Great post! Many of you on the BY write much better than the best of the local wcbb scribes. AND you're smarter than they are, too. It's a pleasure to read your posts.
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I second that!!! We have some very talented, knowledgeable and articulate posters here in the yard. It's a pleasure to read them. :)
 
Insofar as I am aware, Z, either by her own design or Geno’s, or both, has resisted any urge to speak out publicly about her UConn experience in direct comparison to what she experienced at her former school...that’s pretty classy, and she is a kid who exudes class. But for fans like us, the dead end for great raw talent that the Coach P experience inevitably entails is shocking, given the traditions of that particular institution. It proves to me how little regard AD’s in general have for women’s programs. Just don’t produce the revenue to win over their attention...therefore, just easier to keep renewing the contract and reconciling oneself to the status quo. I think that’s really unfortunate. Duke should be one of the programs that generates a truly intense rivalry, one that would be great for the game.
 
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