Must have watched a different game then I did. They (UConn) got buckets in transition because of Maryland turnovers, had nothing to do with offensive sets, which were disjointed when KK and Nika were on the floor together
When she was double-teamed, she got bogged down and couldn't escape. Nika made a couple of passes to her that were ill-advised at best where Aaliyah was already tightly covered. Hitting the outside shot opens up inside space. I like the idea of 1-2 Aaliyah/Ice combination where one is up high at free throw line and the other down low. Aaliyah can hit that elbow jumper reliably and I think Ice has that capability too. If KK can show a good outside shot, and Shade is a good shooter, Paige is great, and Caroline has that ability still too even if she hasn't yet really shown it so far, then pressure on the inside via double teams is going to be punished.
They have played two games together. What did you expect? Ivory tower anyone
Also, they scored 80 points without Azzi and one point from Caroline. How disjointed could it have been.
More Judo - Seoi Nagi.Oh come on. It wasn’t “Dan Gablesque” but surely it was a pretty good one arm shoulder throw for WBB…..
Yes, of course you are correct. However, it was a reaction to first being poked in the eye and having to leave the game for several minutes. Then Sellers committing a foul that wasn't called. So she put Sellers in her place and let others know that she isn't going to be pushed around. I think Paige is generally in perfect control of her emotions, and I'm sure you do as well..
Paige can play off the ball because she's a scorer and can make her own shot. Nika is ONLY a PG. Plus, for almost all of last season she was THE (singular) PG who brought the ball up and set the offense. It's an adjustment for her this year to be on the floor with another legitimate ball handler and playmaker.
I think Geno made a comment to the effect of "of the 10 things we need her to do, she does two of them really well", and one of those two things is shoot. If she's not doing that, she'd better improve at the others and fast if she wants more than blowout minutes.
Do you want her to look happy about it? Ines commented in an interview about back home in Portugal she was considered to be a very good player, but upon arriving at UConn and seeing the quality of D-1 ball here, she had a serious wakeup call (paraphrasing). She can use this year to learn, get 5-star coaching, practice against 3 of the best PGs in the country and re-evaluate her options after that.
Hmm, your evaluation of Edwards play is astounding. I'm assuming you have not watched many of her games outside of this season? No offense intended, but you couldn't be more incorrect about most of her abilities. She's making a few more mistakes than usual, so I suspect she'll get it together very soon. Regardless, we don't have many (actually any) proven low post options.
Just pointing out what he has said.
Ines' situation reminds me a bit of Anna Makurat's. Anna came in to fill a hole in the lineup, did surprisingly well her first year but when Geno turn up his recruiting machine, Anna's time diminished. Both Anna and Ines appear to be quality individuals and the UConn experience is likely to help them in the future. Sometimes your personal success is not just a matter of minutes played.
No, it's not instance. It was a very physical game and she was annoyed about being the subject of so much "physicality". I get it. She needs to be aware that responding to it in frustration will only generate more of it. I'm sure she gets that, but in this particular moment she was just fed up.
Prior to this season, she did not play as the primary big. But she's always been clumsy on the court (hence all the "friendly fire" injuries to UConn women last season).
Edwards has turned the ball over numerous times the past two games. My observation is that she does turn the ball over in ‘big’ games and has done so her whole career (I’ve watched most of the games). Traveling, 3 second call and tie ups. When her mid range shots fall she is more effective down low. I do understand that she is undersized at times. I love the kid though. Seems like the turn overs are at the worse time also. There was one travel call on her yesterday that I disagreed with too.
Ice was a different person. She can dominate. She just needs time to get mentally back on court, after a year recovering from surgery.
Well, lets quote everything I said:
Oh my goodness, I won't even bother ripping that comment apart.
I would be surprised if Geno did not talk to her before the season and explain to Ines what her role would be this season. However, if she is playing well in practice, why not play her. Playing time is supposedly earned in practice and I would think that would apply to Ines. She played well when CD played her but when Geno came back, he rarely played her except at the end at garbage time. Yesterday was the first time I ever saw her look as disappointed as she did.
