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UConn v. Houston — Game Thread

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oldude said:
Nice effort. Great defense. Nobody hurt. My only concern is what's going on with MW?
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The expectations put on her are enormous, and I'm guessing the coaching staff puts the most pressure on her to be great because she is the #1 recruit in the country after all. Remember what Stewie looked like about this time 5 years ago?
 
HoopsFan21 said:
The expectations put on her are enormous, and I'm guessing the coaching staff puts the most pressure on her to be great because she is the #1 recruit in the country after all. Remember what Stewie looked like about this time 5 years ago?
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Stewart was starting and, for the most part, really good. She had that one bad 7-game stretch. Walker's had a couple of good games and a couple good quarters.
 
HoopsFan21 said:
The expectations put on her are enormous, and I'm guessing the coaching staff puts the most pressure on her to be great because she is the #1 recruit in the country after all. Remember what Stewie looked like about this time 5 years ago?
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One of the comments on the pregame show was that Geno has been disappointed with MW's effort in practice. More than anything else, that concerns me.
 
HoopsFan21 said:
The expectations put on her are enormous, and I'm guessing the coaching staff puts the most pressure on her to be great because she is the #1 recruit in the country after all. Remember what Stewie looked like about this time 5 years ago?
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Same with Lou when she was a Freshman, sometimes she looked like a deer in the headlights out there.
 
I also don't think there's much pressure on Walker. At most other schools she would be the savior and most talked about player. UConn has a great top-6 and Walker can play in near anonymity behind them as they dominate.
 
Sluconn Husky said:
I also don't think there's much pressure on Walker. At most other schools she would be the savior and most talked about player. UConn has a great top-6 and Walker can play in near anonymity behind them as they dominate.
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You really don't think there's any pressure on a #1 recruit coming into the #1 program to live up to her #1 ranking?
 
Congratulations UConn Huskies!! I am so glad to see Batouly get on the scoreboard, and Lexi added 5 points. Kyla has always impressed me. Kyla is a hard worker.
 
Shorty Dee said:
Congratulations UConn Huskies!! I am so glad to see Batouly get on the scoreboard, and Lexi added 5 points. Kyla has always impressed me. Kyla is a hard worker.
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Once The Gabulous One graduates, I'm gonna have to find a new favorite player, and Kyla just might be it!
 
HoopsFan21 said:
You really don't think there's any pressure on a #1 recruit coming into the #1 program to live up to her #1 ranking?
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At UConn, where high-rated prospects and great talents are the norm? Maybe she's putting pressure on herself, but I'd say she'd have 10x's more pressure had she gone to a school like Virginia. If she's playing like this as a junior the outside pressure will be higher. I think most freshmen get the benefit of the doubt.
 
Geno: I thought Kyla had a great day. The kid gives you a great effort every time she goes out there and she's someone that I enjoy watching play because she plays with the kind of passion that you want kids to play with. And the 4-5 minutes that Lexi got, I thought she was pretty good.
 
Wish they would let the post-game run a little bit more like they used to in the beginning days of SNY coverage.
 
HoopsFan21 said:
Geno: I thought Kyla had a great day. The kid gives you a great effort every time she goes out there and she's someone that I enjoy watching play because she plays with the kind of passion that you want kids to play with. And the 4-5 minutes that Lexi got, I thought she was pretty good.
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And I think this was Kyla's best defensive effort, got into the body and held her ground without jumping off balance.

She really anticipated well and her foot speed seems to be getting a lot better.
 
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