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[QUOTE="oldude, post: 4544863, member: 7511"]
As much as I think it’s great that Nika will likely set the all time UConn assist record, it also highlights a problem that this UConn team is not a great overall passing team, particularly without Paige & Azzi on the court.  At the current pace, only Nika will top 100 assists this season.

UConn has had some great passing teams through the years.  IMO, the greatest was the 36-1 team in 2016-17.  The 2016-17 team set the all time single season NCAA assist record with 863 assists (23.3 apg) breaking the record of the 40-0 UConn team from 2014-15.  Gabby lead that team with 190 assists.  But there were 4 other Huskies with over 100 assists each (Lou, Kia, Saniya, Crystal) and Pheesa was close with 83.

Everyone on that team, with the exception of Gabby could knock down 3’s.  Their movement on offense was beautiful and they were devastating in transition, frequently blowing teams out before the first TV timeout.

Nika certainly deserves credit for her remarkable season at pg, while demonstrating incredible leadership.  But this year we’ve all gotten used to low scoring, grind it out games that are far too close for comfort.
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