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Geno says that Azzi’s knee was non contact. “She went up for a shot and came down and Azzi said something felt weird” then walked back to the trainer. That occured Tuesday towards the end of practice. MRI hasn’t happened yet, as they need to wait until the swelling goes down. Hopefully it’s just a weird tweak
 
Few Thoughts:
*Defense, Defense, Defense...All the players played like Hungry Huskies! great job!
*Was not impressed with Maryland. Very physical but a short team and not too fast.
*Paige is all world! what a pleasure watching her play!
*Aubrey: a good game especially on defense. 13 rebounds...just what we needed.
*AE: way too many turnovers. needs to get more focused. Trying to dribble when she gets the ball under the basket just does not work.
*KK: real good game. Looked comfortable out there (not so in the NC St. game)..12 points, 5 assists and 5 steals. Nice!
*Shade: last game she is DNP and in this game brought a jolt of energy and fight. 10 points in 16 min. Nice!
*Ice: showed some good potential. Much better in this game then last and while we know that it takes longer for bigs to adjust to the college game i think we'll see continuous improvement from her as the season progresses. Loved seeing her together with AE at the same time as this is a line-up UConn will need against the bigger teams.
*Nika: fight, fight. fight. not one of her best games but for sure contributed.
*Samuels: not a good game especially considering the amazing last game. But that is what happens with Freshmen. Hopefully next game she'll do better. She's got immense potential.
*CD: don't know what up with her...the head injuries? seems somewhat confused and her shooting accuracy is just not there.
*Azzi: hopefully her knee injury will not keep her out for long.
All in all a very satisfying win!
 
AgStatesman said:
Do we really need Paige to turn into Super Woman to win games? Until she sinle handedly turned the game around, we were playing exactly like we did against NC St.

The Maryland players may change, the play style never does. They forced UConn to prove they had a little dog in em.
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well, I think that's what the great ones do; recognize the moment and take over.
And Maryland has had a rep for a while now as the NCAAW version of the Detroit Pistons from the bad boys era.
 
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This game got off to a rough start--Azzi was a last-minute scratch, and Paige was on the bench after getting hit in the eye. The mood was concerned and glum for a while, but Ash made a nice contribution and Paige took over.

The energy and defense were sooooo much better than on Sunday. A complete reversal. Terps shot 26% and didn't score 50. How good are they? They look like a #30-40 team right now.

This was an extremely physical game. Lots of bodies on the floor and lots of held balls. I thought that 3 fouls on Paige were bogus and there were several non-calls in Maryland's favor. Paige is much stronger than 3 years ago. She is also a complete player--blocking shots and getting in the passing lanes.

Ashlyn and KK played to their strengths, and both finished in double-figures. Kudos to them.

Aubrey dominated on the boards and defense. She's underrated and very valuable.

Q was off tonight and got limited minutes. Sadly, Carol was ineffective again. I though Liya was mediocre and made several mistakes. She'll play better soon.

After Utah lost, we may move up 1 spot in Monday's poll. More importantly, the players are transferring lessons from practice into games. Go Huskies!
 
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I hope the UConn football team was there. A real lesson in tackling and hitting hard

Seriously, the hallmark of Geno teams always was win with defense and the offense determines by how much. That was the most aggressive team D I’ve seen from UConn in a while.

Paige is so good even playing one legged and blind in one eye. Aaliyah left several impressions on the hardwood. She has to be sore all over. The freshmen just are not intimidated. Tough early schedule will hopefully reap rewards.
 
Rb335 said:
This also feels like the first recruiting class since Nika, Paige and Aaliyah where we have multiple freshman who are confident and can make plays. The good news for us is that we just need one or two of them to step up on any given night
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MilfordHusky said:
I thought that Paige yanked the ball and the kid went with it. Meanwhile, Paige took 2 shots to the face on that play.
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I was fine with the intentional on Paige (she got her money's worth), but was beside myself that Sellers didn't get a personal foul. Evidently they missed the forearm to the jaw.

I was also taken aback that they didn't look to see about an intentional on the thumb to the eye that Paige got. It was contact above the shoulder when the ball was below her waist. No way that's a play for the ball.
 
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Redux said:
Too small, too slow, can’t play defense, a coach way past his prime and maybe was over-rated to start with.

Or maybe not.
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Well to be fair, Maryland really laid an egg in this game. Basically came down to UConn had Paige and Maryland did not.
 
Just got back from the game. While I’ve watched a lot of UConn WBB games in a lot of places through the years, strangely enough, this is the first game I’ve ever watched at the Basketball Capital of the World. Mrs. oldude & I were sitting up in the Bob Uecker seats. I love the energy of the student body. Great atmosphere.

A couple thoughts about the game:
  • I am sorry to report that during timeouts Azzi was moving very slowly around the player huddles. Just hoping for the best. :(
  • While UConn’s offense was sloppy at times, UConn’s defense was ferocious. Paige, Nika, Aubrey & KK, in particular, we’re relentless. The Huskies forced 27 Turnovers by the Lady Turtles. Cheyenne Sellers, MD’s best player, had a miserable night, 4/13, 8 turnovers and 4 fouls.
  • Love the youngsters. With Azzi out, KK & Ashlyn both came up BIG!
  • Paige is real close to being Paige. :cool:
 
I love the rotation of Bueckers, Muhl, and Arnold. Three very good players who all bring different things to the table.

I'm concerned about Ducharme, but not worried. I think it will all come together for her. If Aubrey is limited to 3-5 minutes at a time, I'd favor Aubrey starting and Carol coming off the bench at 3-5 minutes. Start with a bang, bring the shooter in.

I said after the exhibition that I love Shade, and nothing has changed that. Loving all four of the freshmen. Personally, I think whenever a game gets as out-of-hand physically as this one, Geno should put Ice in. She has some imposing presence. Heck, they really won't get much of a jab or hook on KK with her movement.

I think the team found themselves this evening. They won't play like this every game, but they know they've got it in 'em, and they know what it takes and what it feels like.

Let's keep our fingers crossed for Azzi.
 
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