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UCONN moves up to # 3 in this week's ESPN Poll

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Not actually a poll, the ESPNW Power Ranking is "ESPN's women's college basketball Power Rankings are different than the polls, as we try to give a weekly snapshot of the big picture. So teams' movement -- or lack thereof -- might not always match what happens in the top-25 polls."

It is a weekly article written by M A Voepel and presumably a consensus ranking of fellow ESPNW writers.

Example: Pete Risco's NFL Power Ranking ... which I find to be quite biased. (I wouldn't be surprised if he still has Aaron Rodgers as the favorite to win MVP)
 
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What do Aaliyah and Lou have to do to get some love? Lou averaged 16 points last week and Aaliyah 15.5 points, 10 rebounds. Aaliyah is also leading all Huskies to the free throw line with 14 attempts. She’s 11-14, 79%

After Azzi, that’s some impressive scoring balance

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HuskyNan said:
What do Aaliyah and Lou have to do to get some love? Lou averaged 16 points last week and Aaliyah 15.5 points, 10 rebounds. Aaliyah is also leading all Huskies to the free throw line with 14 attempts. She’s 11-14, 79%

After Azzi, that’s some impressive scoring balance

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I sometimes think the writers are too enamored with how many points a player scores. They miss the other very important details like rebounds, steals and opponents shooting percentage and how many points they are held to.

But we know and appreciate those things and players like Aaliyah and Lou and Dorka.
 
HuskyNan said:
What do Aaliyah and Lou have to do to get some love? Lou averaged 16 points last week and Aaliyah 15.5 points, 10 rebounds. Aaliyah is also leading all Huskies to the free throw line with 14 attempts. She’s 11-14, 79%

After Azzi, that’s some impressive scoring balance

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5.3 rebounds in 10 minutes/game from Ayanna is pretty impressive. If she can find her shot and stay out of foul trouble, she’ll be a huge asset.
 
HuskyNan said:
What do Aaliyah and Lou have to do to get some love? Lou averaged 16 points last week and Aaliyah 15.5 points, 10 rebounds. Aaliyah is also leading all Huskies to the free throw line with 14 attempts. She’s 11-14, 79%

After Azzi, that’s some impressive scoring balance

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That based upon the players who have played over 30 minutes total, season to date, that is quite impressive that Aubrey Griffin, coming off of back surgery in the same calendar year, is leading the team in FG percentage at .692. and is 2nd on the team (behind the amazing Azzi Fudd) in FT% at .833.
 
HuskyNan said:
What do Aaliyah and Lou have to do to get some love? Lou averaged 16 points last week and Aaliyah 15.5 points, 10 rebounds. Aaliyah is also leading all Huskies to the free throw line with 14 attempts. She’s 11-14, 79%

After Azzi, that’s some impressive scoring balance

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can't say much about the Assist to Turnover ratios of anyone not named Nika Muhl! Thanks for all the stats!
 
CONNCAN said:
That based upon the players who have played over 30 minutes total, season to date, that is quite impressive that Aubrey Griffin, coming off of back surgery in the same calendar year, is leading the team in FG percentage at .692. and is 2nd on the team (behind the amazing Azzi Fudd) in FT% at .833.
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Lou Senechal is second with an .857%.
 
I really think the so-called experts mostly do not do their homework. MOSTLY. Some of them are VERY knowledgeable. But others just seem to look at the total stats (who's at the top), or pay attention to the hype. And I count Creme in that second category. ANY expert who had UCONN pushing towards #10 pre-season and had Tennessee and Iowa as top 5 teams simply was not paying attention.

Yeah, I get that it's all pre-season, but there are at least 20 BY posters who are WAY more knowledgeable than the experts. Sometimes it gets overwhelming with all the arguing and sniping on the board, but truly there are some people on here who are not only super smart regarding UCONN, but also incredibly well versed in all WCBB as well. I'd stack any of those folks up against the so-called experts at ESPN (and other places).

All you guys are right tho - Azzi should flat out be the leading candidate for NPOY at this time, and it's not even really close. I don't care what anyone else is averaging - not only has Azzi scored insane points against top competition, but her defense has been stellar and she is SUCH a complete player. All this so far against UCONN's murderer's row of competition...

To me, Aubrey has been the biggest surprise by far this season - I thought maybe we'd see the Aubrey a little better than her freshman season, but was unsure how she'd do coming off her health issues... However, not only is she putting up stats, she's LOOKING for her shot. In the past she'd grab a rebound and immediately pass it out. Now she grabs a board and looks to go to the basket and score. And her defense - WOW.

Aaliyah has started off the season seemingly on an mission. Thank goodness she's the Aaliyah we say the end of last season and not the one at the start. She's a beast. 20 points and 13 boards against NC State - if she keeps that up, or even comes close to it, I like our chances in ANY game a lot.

Lou - just wow. Yet again, experts had her about 20 for "impact transfers". I haven't done official research, but it seems like she's easily one of the top 5 transfers of the season.

And Nika - She's just a joy to watch. She's reigned in the excessive fouling, and is really learning to be aggressive without taking herself out of games. It really is her team.

All this now happening without Dorka, with Ayanna finding her sea legs, and Caroline coming back from whatever has ailed her. UCONN has won NC's before basically with a roster of 6 who played in big games. I'm praying it doesn't come to that as we still have some incredible quality depth, but this team has been such a joy to watch so far. GO UCONN!!
 
HuskyNan said:
Ayanna has 3 assists and 1 turnover in 31 minutes. Not bad at all for a big kid.

I cant wait for her to be able to stay on the court for extended time. She’ll be a great before she’s done
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We are only seeing her floor. Where her ceiling ends up is hard to imagine. She is a keeper for sure.
 
HuskyNan said:
What do Aaliyah and Lou have to do to get some love? Lou averaged 16 points last week and Aaliyah 15.5 points, 10 rebounds. Aaliyah is also leading all Huskies to the free throw line with 14 attempts. She’s 11-14, 79%

After Azzi, that’s some impressive scoring balance

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Hey Nan - I love them! Does that count?
 
HuskyNan said:
The difference between Stanford (687 points) and UConn (676 points) is closer than I thought it would be. The Huskies are making believers out of some skeptics
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Check my posts. I have been saying that the Huskies are showing the other teams that they are for real. Our scoring and defense cannot be denied and will only get better as the season progresses. GO HUSKIES!!!
 

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