Thanks Deacon for pointing out my overzealousness. I should have said two All-American talents or All-American capable. From coast to coast, the women's game is loaded with talent, so it will be difficult to have 2 players listed in the top 15 (All-American), let alone 3 players.
Last sentence is key to the year. I think Aubrey will need to play a little more at the 4, just to help rebounding. Just don’t see Caroline mixing it up down low.
Ice Brady has the potential to be an Elton Brand type player. With great athletes, I think it fine to draw comparisons to male performers where warranted. I think it an understatement to state she is a strong young women. And it strikes me as reasonable to predict she will begin to use that strength effectively, especially with Edwards as a teammate, who will draw double teams consistently.
I don't agree. We are a little thin. But we have 2 substantial very strong bigs -- Aaliyah and Ice -- and several long-armed slashers in the 6'0"-6'2" range -- Aubrey, Qadence, Paige -- who are good at stealing rebounds, and Caroline at 6'2" who is an adept at scoring and defending in the lane. The number of teams with a bigger, deeper or comparably talented front court could probably be counted on one hand. It's so easy to forget that last season's NC game was between teams no bigger than we are now.
I honestly think that we will be okay. We have three 6”3 forwards in Aliyah, Ice and Ayanna that are very strong. We have so much offense that all amari has to do is put her hands up on defense as she showed last night. Also give her some grace, Geno talked about at lengths last year about how hard it is to come back from back surgery, Aubrey is still going through it as Geno said her minutes will be in 3-4 min spurts. Iowa beat the 6”5 Boston and 6”7 Cardoso last year with a 6”3 post. LSU lost 2 games last year and won it all with a 6”3 post in Reese. We have so much fire power that it kinda doesn’t matter.
There's really 2 questions about opposing bigs: can you defend them and can you score against them. Aaliyah already showed she can score against the biggest of the bigs when we played SC last season. Being a great post player isn't simply about height. It's also (and mainly) about strength, foot speed and positioning. I think Aaliyah has proved herself in all three areas. It remains to be seen how good Ice is in those areas, but the signs are good. That's two very strong 6'3" players.
I thought that turn around fade away was pretty sweet. Not the kind of shot you expect from a freshman. Yes it was her only f.g. but a highly skilled play.
She was in sweats for Dayton and Geno says she is not yet in full practice mode. Let's hope she is ready before December.
Notice I wrote first game. The other 3 playing in their first UConn games were better. As Egan noted when she missed the layup and was laughing at herself she didn't hustle back on defense.
I also remember UConn being called for this technical foul. I could not remember exactly which game it happened in, or the player involved. A tip of the hat for remembering it was Meghan. What I do recall is CD taking responsibility for error and saying that she would make sure it never happens again.
If I was KK, I would watch videos of Jefferson's NCAA Championships. KK reminds me of a stronger, just as quick version of Moriah, possibly with more confidence when you compare them as Freshman.
Also... keep watching for ICE's moves with her "dominant" left hand. Of course, she'll be getting points going to
Nicely stated.
I agree. Azzi is a fine, diligent player. She defends well and is solid. Her shooting, however, is grossly over-rated. One would think, based upon the commentators and talking heads, that she is 90% from three point range. Truthfully, there are probably 25 -50 guards in the country who, in the heat of games, shoot as well as she does. She gets on hot streaks, but so do others. She also goes cold. So do others. I love having her as a Husky but she is not what we were led to believe ( ie unstoppable ). Maybe in practice, But games are what matter. She isn't close to AA status.