Top 3 Things You Want To See Against Ole Miss On Wednesday Night. Game is at 7:30 p.m. in the Bahamas.

[BBallF]

After an easy win over a "portalled out" Oregon State team, we face perhaps our toughest challenge this season in Ole Miss. They have good, strong guards who can score and a big, athletic interior game. These are my top 3 things that I want to see that are my keys to victory:

1) Jana and Ice to stay out of foul trouble, box out, and limit their turnovers or forced shots;

2) Our secondary scorers from the perimeter, Ash, KC, Sarah and Azzi to collectively have above average shooting games;

3) Paige to start early and get one of their guards in foul trouble quickly.

This will be a good test and a learning experience against a solid SEC group who are probably a top 10 team. What are your top 3 things that you want to see that you think will be keys to the game?

 

[MSGRET]

1. A win!

2. No injuries!!

3. Everyone that plays eats!!!

 

[Happydad745]

Azzi Fudd hitting 5 3-pointers
Paige Bueckers getting 30 plus points
Sarah Strong getting a triple double

 

[Ozimoto]

Good defense
Good offence
The ball going in the basket

 

[Zarathustra]

1. A solid game from ICE, Jana... ongoing PROGRESS
2. More than 10 successful team three pointers. Azzi, in particular, hits her groove!
3. Quality Defense from the starting "5" down the entire "long" bench!
3a.... all the above implies a "W"!!

 

[tomcat]

IMHO, he only thing I really want to see is the team handle itself well when Paige is not on the floor. Some of this will happen when Azzi gets her shot back (just a matter of time now), but there has to be more to the game of a non-Paige team than bring the ball down the floor, pass it around, and jack up a 3.

 

[Bone Dog]

1. Azzi hits more 3s
2. Jana and Ice dominate (Ole Miss isn't very big)
3. Paige and Sarah get even more steals

 

[Cornell Lt]

1. A UConn team that can make baskets at or above 50%
2. Run the Rebels into exhaustion
3. Jana/Sarah/Ice to combine for 30+ points and 20+ rebounds

 

[DEpup]

1. A win
2. Come out with intention and get a sizable lead quickly
3. Come out of half time ready to go

 

[kidfrom360]

1. A win
2. Azzi gets 1% better
3. Everyone healthy

 

[yhun89]

We prove we can handle pressure defense. We shoot 40-50% from the floor.

Single digit TOs.

Chen is more decisive with the ball/protects it better. Necessary for the coming games to have a strong, veteran, confident ball handler.

 

[Zinethar]

I'm looking to see which point guard can play UConn basketball and also score. So far that is lacking.
I would like to see the starters get solid minutes together and produce from start to finish.
A great win against what some here think is a strong opponent.

 

[NycUcWbbFan]

Three things, against this Ole Miss team:

• Win by executing better half-court offense (Ole Miss’ preferred play with transition offense) and unleashing a better press than what Ole Miss faced with USC;
• Control offensive boards, defend without fouling (Ole Miss goes to the line an absurd number of times), limit turnovers and disrupt Ole Miss’ high assisted FGA ratio;
• Have the game well in hand to give the youngest players more substantial in-game training experience.

Already priced-in:

• With enough seasoning, this team is primed to dominate most of its competition.

 

[dtbtbtb]

1. Control the boards against a physical athletic team.
2. Jana and Ice to provide together about 20-25 points and 12-15 boards.
3. Paige to be the best player on the court both on offense and defense.
3a. Azzie to hit at least 3 3-point shots.

 

[Next 12]

( 1 ) I want Paige to score 30+.( 2 ) I want Sarah and Jana to get a double-double. ( 3 ) I want to be so far ahead, the newbies get 10-15 minutes of play. Besides that, A WIN!! GO HUSKIES!!!!

 

[Longtime fan]

IMHO, he only thing I really want to see is the team handle itself well when Paige is not on the floor. Some of this will happen when Azzi gets her shot back (just a matter of time now), but there has to be more to the game of a non-Paige team than bring the ball down the floor, pass it around, and jack up a 3.

Very good point. What is best mix when Paige not on the floor? I don't think we know yet. Key is; to what extent can Morgan and Allie master the defensive requirements?