Top 3 Things You Want To see Sunday against Florida State. Game is 4:30 pm at Gampel on FS1.

[BBallF]

Now that we have piqued your interest with the Louisville game, here are my top 3 things against Florida State:

1) Blanca- The X factor. Hopefully she can play.

2) Serah to get comfortable and to find herself out there.

3) Everyone plays.

What are yours?

 

[Cornell Lt]

1) Sarah with 25/13/6 stat line
2) 6 UConn players in double digit scoring
3) Hold FSU to under 65 points

 

[LuvBball]

1) Everyone plays.
2) Everyone's healthy.
3) Sarah sets the single game scoring record at 84 pts

 

[Gael]

What I'd like to see against FSU are some preliminary answers to these questions:

1. Blanca Quiñonez - Are you cleared to play? How well can you play? Can you shoot and protect the ball better than in the preseason scrimmages?

2. Can the non-Strong post players—Williams, El Alfy and Brady—score more than their (anemic) 6 combined points against Louisville.

3. Can Arnold and Heckel keep up their good scoring, and can Ziebell increase hers?

 

[Monte]

1. Better 3-point shooting
2. K9 to continue showing her talents
3. Bigs controlling the boards

 

[Next 12]

( 1 ) Sarah continue her AA . form and make a double/ double. ( 2 ) Shade break out with 20+ points and relentless defence. ( 3 ) The rest of the team go "bombs away" on threes.

 

[Bills Fan]

1. Morgan on the bench

2. Blanca on the court for at least 15-20 minutes

3. Serah playing like she did at Wisc and like most of us expected

 

[Zarathustra]

1. "EVERYONE EATS"
2. Geno continues developing his rotations
3. A good showing from Blanca, K9, and Serah Williams

 

[Blakeon18]

Better performance by Serah

Continued good point guard play by KK and K9...not necessarily in points but
in controlling the game with minimal TOs.

Sarah and Azzi being themselves.

 

[Skeets]

1. 40 minutes of intense basketball, not 10 minutes
2. Shade shoots 60%
3. Nobody gets hurt

 

[Bone Dog]

The three new things I’d like to see:

1. Blanca doing her thing
2. Ten players getting 10+ mins
3. Allie hitting shots

 

[Husky fanatic]

1. Jana with 10 plus minutes
2. Ash’s shot returns
3. KK and K9 continue to shine

 

[DEpup]

1. 3pt shooting at 40%
2. Blanca
3. 40 minutes of press

 

[Basingstoke]

-Kelis joining KK and Kayleigh to form a three-headed monster at pg.
-Blanca healthy and Allie getting minutes and making a positive impact.
-Serah, Jana and Ice playing efficiently around the basket.

As always, though, the most important things are no injuries and a win.

 

[connboy77]

40 minutes of offence and defense
Blanca healthy and showing us what she can do
Serah showing her all big ten form

 

[huskeynut]

1. Improved chemistry for the starting 5
2. Serah taking a step forward in scoring
3. Lock down defense

 

[Bigboote]

1. no injuries
2. hit some threes
3. hit more threes

 

[Husky pride]

Solid team defense
Serah playing up to her abilities.
No injuries

 

[Bigboote]

I should add that I’d like to see Caroline. I’m fine with mentioning threes once. 😉

 

[Ozimoto]

50+% overall shooting percentage from the field
35+% shooting from the arc
80% free throw shooting.

 

[Duncan Idaho]

See Blanca Serah and Sara with KK and Azzi
Continued on ball pressure with Kayleigh and Ash as second wave
Jana Allie ice subbing in and Kelis Caroline Annya closing things out

 

[Skeets]

1. Improved chemistry for the starting 5
2. Serah taking a step forward in scoring
3. Lock down defense

I'd like to comment on your #1. Chemistry can always improve, but the starting five is not the problem (see the first quarter of the last game). Things started to get a little wobbly when the subs started coming in. If Geno is going to use a 9 or 10 player rotation, then the chemistry to remain at a high intensity. This is a must as UConn cannot have 2 players logging 38 minutes every game.

 

[Blond D.]

I'd like to comment on your #1. Chemistry can always improve, but the starting five is not the problem (see the first quarter of the last game). Things started to get a little wobbly when the subs started coming in. If Geno is going to use a 9 or 10 player rotation, then the chemistry to remain at a high intensity. This is a must as UConn cannot have 2 players logging 38 minutes every game.

the problem with the starters was mainly Serah. She looked lost at times. I'm sure she will get better as she gets used to the other girls when the bullets are flying. Takes time to adjust to a new system.

 

[BBallF]

the problem with the starters was mainly Serah. She looked lost at times. I'm sure she will get better as she gets used to the other girls when the bullets are flying. Takes time to adjust to a new system.

I think the issue is getting her the ball in the places she was used to getting it at Wisconsin. Here there are several very good passers who will get her the ball when she is open, whether she is used to it or not. On at least a couple of occasions, instead of just going straight up or taking one quick dribble and then going up she looked like she felt she had to get to another spot to shoot and it cost her.

 

[Topdawg]

1. Continue to improve the high pressure defense.
2. Keep taking open shots. They will start falling.
3. Draw more fouls and make free throws.

 

[towerman]

1. Quinonez playing
2. Heckel continues to show her ability
3. Sarah improves

 

[Blond D.]

I think the issue is getting her the ball in the places she was used to getting it at Wisconsin. Here there are several very good passers who will get her the ball when she is open, whether she is used to it or not. On at least a couple of occasions, instead of just going straight up or taking one quick dribble and then going up she looked like she felt she had to get to another spot to shoot and it cost her.

thats what I meant. Thanks for saying it better.

 

[Inthepaint]

the problem with the starters was mainly Serah. She looked lost at times. I'm sure she will get better as she gets used to the other girls when the bullets are flying. Takes time to adjust to a new system.

I remember Dorka’s first few games as a Husky.
She wandered around like she was waiting for someone to tell her where to go and what to do.
Highly touted transfer with a solid record of success in a good conference.
Was picked up to add an infusion of height and shooting
Turned out ok
Sound familiar?
Serah will catch on before crunch time and make a solid contribution .
Geno tosses them in to sink or swim on their own talent and fortitude .
When she’s unlearned enough, coaches and teammates will bring out her beast
You heard it here first

 

[The CDR-Ret]

1) More time with K9, KK, Ash, SS & Azzi when offense is needed
2) More time with KK, Ash, Azzi, SS, and SW when defense is needed
3) For the Huskies: Fast Starts in 1st & 3rd Quarters and Shutdown defense in 2nd and 4th quarters to yield a huge win on this unveiling of the NC #12 banner Day!!!! (16:30 start tomorrow!)

Go Huskies!!!!

 

[JellyBean]

1). Fullcourt pressure.
2). 12-14 player rotation
3). An attack mode