Reply to thread

Message: [QUOTE="Longtime fan, post: 3402789, member: 7093"] I just want to go on record to acclaim that I may have no idea what I am taking about. Last night, I recalled a moment, earlier in this season, when everything seemed to be clicking beyond my wildest imagination. Olivia was emerging as tougher, aggressive and athletic. Her upside seemed unlimited and she was scoring ( it seemed) at will. She was improving exponentially, game to game. The core three were all showing speed, brilliance and athleticism. Kyla was contributing beyond expectation, and the two freshmen showed great promise ( I fully expected Aubrey to be starting by Feb 1, and to never look back). I seemed to me we might have grossly underestimated this team, and that it might just "fly under the radar" and surprise everyone in March. After the last few games, I feel the opposite. Our best player is Crystal and she gets little support, but lots of attention from aggressive defenses ( she is getting beat upon, and we have no relief for her ). Megan is still a prolific scorer, but careless with the ball and not showing smart decision-making ability. Williams is great at driving to the hoop, but has lost that panache of " a former HS top player who is now showing the world why she was so highly rated." Her outside shooting and passing have, too often, taken a holiday. Olivia is stuck in the mud and no longer getting better each game. Kyla has been neutralized and, of the two freshmen, Ania is showing more ability to contribute than the incredibly athletic and promising Aubrey. But neither is "wowing" anyone. Ania can't stop turning the ball over, mostly self-induced. And Aubrey seems like a two dimensional freshman ( she can jump; and usually make a put back from under the basket ) who needs about two more years to understand the UCONN offense and to fit herself into it. If we knew nothing of her history, we would conclude that she does not have the ability to convert any shot but a lay-up. The entire team is among the worst in UCONN history making free throws ( totally an un-UCONN characteristic), which ability is often the difference-maker at the championship level. So I have gone from "no expectation" to; " we can win it all" to; "we have no chance"..... all in the space of 2-3 months. Consequently, I have lost all confidence that I understand what I am seeing. Or I am failing to see something that is not yet visible ( chew on that idea, for a moment ). [/QUOTE]

Verification: First name of men's bb coach

Forum statistics

Threads: 164,443

Messages: 4,396,504

Members: 10,209

Latest member: gemini*trvl