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Top 3 Things You Want To See Wednesday Night Against Villanova At Gampel. Game is at 7:00 p.m on SNY.

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After a great offensive performance led by what Kara Wolters has begun calling the Three Headed Monster, we now take on Villanova at home. We have seen some incremental developments, some regressions, but the explosive trio are playing very well together and improving every game. We are only roughly 2 months away from the Big Dance so there are several things I would like to see. Here are my top 3:

1) KK and KC not to start the break by dribbling but rather by passing the ball ahead to an open man. Let's look to score in transition as much as possible. We have the shooters.

2) Aubrey to look even better than she did against Seton Hall and to get more minutes.

3) Morgan, please shoot whenever you are open, not only when you made your last shot. We may need you to drop 10 in a big game down the stretch.

What are yours?
 
Easy and basic...
  1. More Aubrey
  2. Post players more involved in scoring
  3. Continue and build on the stellar defense from Seton Hall
    1. 3a) continue working on the half court offense. Even Paige mentioned Geno challenged them after the SJU game to do better so it's not like this issue is some kind of mystery.
 
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How do you prepare when the teams in your league are so weak? I really think that UConn could put out any 5 and win the conference title and that is not going to prepare them for the big games.

1. Morgan and Aubrey take over the spot currently held by KC (they need to have a taller line up)
2. Ice to be more aggessive. She needs to show she can take over the inside when needed
3. Paige to have the same aggressive approach seen by Azzi and Sarah in the last game
 
Rowdy831 said:
How do you prepare when the teams in your league are so weak? I really think that UConn could put out any 5 and win the conference title and that is not going to prepare them for the big games.
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So, for the 100th time, what solution do you propose? All the people grumbling about the Big East need to start proposing useful solutions instead of complaining time and again
 
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Rowdy831 said:
How do you prepare when the teams in your league are so weak? I really think that UConn could put out any 5 and win the conference title and that is not going to prepare them for the big games.

1. Morgan and Aubrey take over the spot currently held by KC (they need to have a taller line up)
2. Ice to be more aggessive. She needs to show she can take over the inside when needed
3. Paige to have the same aggressive approach seen by Azzi and Sarah in the last game
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The funny thing is, the complaining about the conference is pointless. It’s right up there with whining about the ‘bigs’. UConn’s first two final fours came out of the old Big East, which was far worse than this rendition, and the non conference schedule wasn’t all that great either.

What prepares the players for big games is practice. They are practicing to meet a standard and measuring themselves against it. I know this because I’ve heard countless players say it over the years. UConn lost to Notre Dame three times during Breanna Stewart’s freshman year, then easily defeated them in the national semifinal. Mostly, it was because Breanna Stewart got better during practices. I do think the non-conference tough games are a nice measuring stick. But they don’t determine the final results.

Since this thread are the three things I want to see:
1. Morgan and Allie continuing to get better, particularly Morgan on defense.
2. KK playing under control and being a terror on defense.
3. Aubrey easing back into the rotation.
 
Puppy Love said:
The funny thing is, the complaining about the conference is pointless. It’s right up there with whining about the ‘bigs’. UConn’s first two final fours came out of the old Big East, which was far worse than this rendition, and the non conference schedule wasn’t all that great either.

What prepares the players for big games is practice. They are practicing to meet a standard and measuring themselves against it. I know this because I’ve heard countless players say it over the years. UConn lost to Notre Dame three times during Breanna Stewart’s freshman year, then easily defeated them in the national semifinal. Mostly, it was because Breanna Stewart got better during practices. I do think the non-conference tough games are a nice measuring stick. But they don’t determine the final results.

Since this thread are the three things I want to see:
1. Morgan and Allie continuing to get better, particularly Morgan on defense.
2. KK playing under control and being a terror on defense.
3. Aubrey easing back into the rotation.
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The American was far worse than the Big East, too
 
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I want to see how three lineup combinations work. The first is exchanging KK for Kaitlin, with Azzi, Paige, Sarah and Jana. A passer/defender with plenty of scoring teammates, and letting Kaitlin use more of her individual mid range scoring ability on the second unit.

The second and third combos are more related to how we potentially use Aubrey in both a bigger and smaller lineup, in both cases teaming with Sarah. The smaller is Aubrey at the 4 and Sarah at the 5, a little undersized, but still very good and able to be competitive on stats like rebounds and blocked shots.

The third is Aubrey and Sarah at the 3/4 instead of 4/5 with Jana at the 5 and Paige and Azzi at the 1/2. That could be our best big lineup and I could see Aubrey and Sarah switching positions on offense and defense. On offense Sarah could be the 3, and on defense Aubrey could be the 3.

I know it is early from Aubrey's perspective as she gets back in the groove, but for the upcoming games watching how she can fit in various scenarios is what i will be looking for.
 
1. Improve the game play from the Seton Hall game, both offense and defense.
2. Keep everyone fresh with timely substitutions.
3. Everyone plays, everyone eats and no injuries.
 
1. Less press more half court
2. More offense out of Ash
3. More playing time for Aubrey
 
1. Keep up the stifling D
2. More than 25 three point attempts.
3. Dominate the boards.
 
Remember, these are things I WANT to see not expect to see.

#1 Jana to get a double double

#2 Paige to get 30 points

#3 Aubrey to get more playing time and show she's back.
 
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Unlike many here I think it is time to start preparing for the end season as all players are now likely available (and hopefully will continue to be). This is the halfway mark of the season and the starters now need to get more time together to get ready for the longer stints they will play in the higher quality games. They need flawless preparation. What is sad in my opinion is that end of season awards too often go to those with the most gaudy stats. Paige, for instance, averages just under 20 points per game and just under 4 assists. This won't win any awards but she also so far plays only about 25 minutes per game. Hard to compete that way for awards and acclaim. Great for the team though. Quite the conundrum.

1. Paige, Azzi, and Sarah each get their +20 points.
2. The post players and the point guards each get a total of +10 points. The remaining players get the rest.
3. The team plays 40 minutes of winning, injury free, UConn basketball.
 
1) 15 healthy and productive minutes for Aubrey
2) Steps forward in the teams offensive efficiency and defensively cohesiveness.
3) The big three to be joined by one more double digit scorer
3a) Some Jana and Ice domination
 
Zinethar said:
Unlike many here I think it is time to start preparing for the end season as all players are now likely available (and hopefully will continue to be). This is the halfway mark of the season and the starters now need to get more time together to get ready for the longer stints they will play in the higher quality games.
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IMO, with 12 games and a full six weeks before the Big East tournament, there's plenty of time to get the top players geared to tournament conditions. This time in coming weeks would be better spent developing Jana (and Ice), principally, but also letting those you apparently term non-starters (KK, Aubrey, Morgan, Allie) develop their skills, both without the starters on the floor and also integrating them into the flow with Paige & Co.

As a followup, why would you think Geno won't take advantage of this year's depth in post-season as Dawn Staley has been doing with success for several years? That he hasn't in past decades was surely because he didn't have the quality depth he does now. Running teams off the court with the press and utilizing his depth might well be UConn's best chance at a title this season, rather than riding the coattails of several players.
 
The deacon said:
IMO, with 12 games and a full six weeks before the Big East tournament, there's plenty of time to get the top players geared to tournament conditions. This time in coming weeks would be better spent developing Jana (and Ice), principally, but also letting those you apparently term non-starters (KK, Aubrey, Morgan, Allie) develop their skills, both without the starters on the floor and also integrating them into the flow with Paige & Co.

As a followup, why would you think Geno won't take advantage of this year's depth in post-season as Dawn Staley has been doing with success for several years? That he hasn't in past decades was surely because he didn't have the quality depth he does now. Running teams off the court with the press and utilizing his depth might well be UConn's best chance at a title this season, rather than riding the coattails of several players.
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Nowhere in my statement did I say the non starters should not get time. I said the starters needed more together. I stand by that. We can agree to disagree if you think those who Geno had designated as starters (which currently includes Jana btw). The starters are currently playing less then a half as a group. It will be hard to meld without more time. Practice is not game conditions. I certainly want others to get time they also need so they can contribute. 12 games is NOT a lot.
 
HuskyNan said:
So, for the 100th time, what solution do you propose? All the people grumbling about the Big East need to start proposing useful solutions instead of complaining time and again
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The only solutions they can propose are either to be completely independent in basketball, ala Notre Dame in football, which would be totally unworkable given the number of games played or to join a more competitive conference, presumably the SEC, Big 10 or ACC. Then do you keep the same OOC schedule? Where is the guarantee that doing that makes you better, more likely to win a championship, or just more likely to burn out, get injuries, or get and give more transfers. I don't think the AAC, a clearly weaker conference than the Big East, hurt the development of our teams especially the ones from 2013-2014 through 2016-2017. When we missed the Final Four, would you blame it on the Big East schedule or Paige's absence. Gee...lemme think.
 
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