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Message: [QUOTE="HuskyNan, post: 4248596, member: 4"] My favorite part, and one sometimes forgotten even by Boneyarders: [I]As mentioned, UConn’s 25-5 record so far includes losses only to NCAA Tournament teams and, if anything, undersells how good it has been this season. The [URL='https://herhoopstats.com/stats/ncaa/team/2022/natl/uconn-huskies-womens-basketball-stats-11e8e149-cbe7-6342-af82-12df17ae4e1e/']Huskies are ninth in the country in offensive efficiency[/URL] and 10th in defensive efficiency, for the best margin in the country per 100 possessions. They are second in the country in field-goal percentage, 17th in rebounding rate, ninth in assist-to-turnover ratio and 14th in block percentage. This is not a team with any obvious weaknesses on either side of the ball. [B]And they did this without their primary point guard for most of the season[/B][/I]. Guard play was inconsistent in those games after Paige then Nika went down, to say the least. After Evina was able to overcome her grief over a personal tragedy, Christyn accepted her role as a slasher, Nika found her niche as a distributor and defensive terror, and Caroline emerged as a viable fourth guard, Geno had the tools to move people around to cover up whatever issues presented themselves from game to game. Strong guard play is huge in Geno’s offense. And now that the team has made a commitment to a smothering defense, you can see the whole package. What we don’t know yet is if the team, which relies on a bunch of freshmen and sophomores, will hold it together against the top teams. I think we got a glimpse of what they can do in the game against Tennessee. If they can play like that - every game - and add Paige to the mix…? It give me goosebumps [/QUOTE]

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