Absolutely. I was dissapointed in her at that play... dangerous for both players, and totally unecessary. Paige has many better ways to retaliate against rough play, that was a bad choice.
I agree and offer one example. Aaliyah was shoved to the ground (in front of a ref, with no call). Instead of Aaliyah decking the kid, on Maryland’s next offensive possession, Ice boxed out aggressively, with a little hip check action that sent the Maryland player to the floor. Ice took the foul call with a little smirk. I loved it, she was channeling Asjha although Asjha never got called for the foul. Ice is still young yet
Was it over when the Germans.....
Understood but sometimes you have to send the message that you're not taking free shots...
That had to be many years ago if you saw Heinsohn play
It was so long ago (I was in the cradle) that it was part of a doubleheader the NBA had occasionally involving 4 teams, it was in the OLD Madison Square Garden, the Knicks were in the other game and their fans were merciless to Tommy. Not only that, to really date myself, beer-belly set shooting old Clyde Lovelette was a Celtic end of bencher who entered the game late and promptly drained a 20 footer. The crowd went wild.That had to be many years ago if you saw Heinsohn play
Very cool! I saw a game in the old Garden as well so you know I'm up there.
Animal House reference??
Add Jana next year to ICE and the frosh and we have a Top 20 team. While UConn's goals are much higher, nice to see this foundation Huskies have to build on for several more years.
No there is no over the back. Don’t start with this crap. Paige had to jump away from the basket just to get one hand on the ball. She never really even had control. Sellers was in clear position to get a clean rebound with both hands and Paige fell into her vs the other way around. It was a clear foul and a proper call. Sorry boneyard mutombo finger wag
Geno has commented twice on Caroline making 9 of 10 and 10 of 10 shots in practice or shoot-around, yet when the game starts with a full arena of loud fans, she misses, even air balls, layups. I wonder if crowd noise is impacting her because she sure looks well-off her game once the whistle blows
Agree with all this input. Also loved to watch the brief times Ice and Edwards were in together. Against a team like Maryland that is close to a flagrant foul on very defensive play, watching the Terrapin bodies bouncing off of the two UConn bigs put a smile on my face.
The replay is front and center. Nothing about an angle being at the game is required. Unless you were sitting on the floor of course…? Doubt it. She totally meant to pull I just don’t think she realized the ball was not in play because she barely even got her hands on it in the first place. If sellers had the ball in her hands no one would care. That’s the thing, she’s wrapped up with someone for possession but the ball has slipped out. I don’t think Paige was aware of anything but winning the battle. Plus like others have said she got hit in the face. I’m not saying she didn’t know what she was doing, just she didn’t know what the situation really was and got caught up. It was obviously called the right way. I’m against the notion she pulled a player down simply because she was frustrated.
Too soon to reach a final conclusion, but as the season goes on Geno will likely have to make some decisions regarding Nika and KK's playing time. Have always loved Nika but KK appears to have stronger skills across the board - just as good or better on defense with much stronger offensive skills across the board. I have always said you had to play Nika since her energy is the heart of this Huskie team but KK is special. Suspect Nika will start throughout the year but KK will continue to get more time, particularly in critical situations.
Unfortunately for them and us, these conditions for both will undoubtedly plaque them for the rest of their careers. So sad!
Very much OT, but fun memories... however, someone needs to point out that "beer-belly, set-shooting old Clyde Lovelette" was one of the all-time best players. At 6'9", he was a collegiate NPOY and NCAA MOP for Kansas when it won a national title, was the big scorer for the U.S.'s gold-medal winning team in '52, and was a key player for Lakers and Celtics title teams in the NBA. He averaged 17 ppg and 9 rebounds in the NBA over his 13-year career.
Geno has said in the past that he puts a huge premium on body language. If she really does look miserable then that does not bode well…..
Thank you. Edwards had more turnovers than either made baskets or rebounds. From the 3:58 point of the second quarter, she had 2 points and two rebounds the remainder of the game.
