That Is, I think, a very balanced and accurate assessment of a young athlete who is learning how to apply her physical strength to a more refined and fluid pattern of play with more insight on how to read the floor.
OK, Boontonbomber, even after 44 years of teaching English, that is the first time I have even seen that word! And on a sports fan site??!!!
Those who have gone through any injury know that word well. It's the whole everything (waving hands in the air) of mind & body figuring out how to work together again.
Totally agree. Yeah Azzi doesn't get as many steals as Nika but I think Azzi is really good at denying ball movement. Whether she's guarding an opponent with the ball or denying someone getting the ball. She anticipates what that opponent wants to do and can often force them to do something else.
Sorta like Swin in the FF semis.
'cause no Uconn has ever picked up 3 quick fouls.
Geno also remembers his great success record of 13 straight Final Fours and 11 titles. He'll do what the situation calls for just as he has done every year. This year there are possibly no A/A's. Definitely no 1st team A/A's. When was the last time this has happened? Yet he has many players bunched in at being very, very, very, very, very, very, very good which he hasn't had in the past few years. Under these circumstances, if all the players continue to play well, Geno will play them.
To my eyes, there are AA quality players on the team now at their current level of play. It's just that none has consistently performed at these levels all season for one reason or another. The closest is Christyn but not enough. Evina's level shot up after two events - mentioned in these boards - happened. Dorka has turned into something I didn't expect: a well-rounded BB player - maybe she always was. Aaliyah is now showing her better side which we had a glimpse of last year and there are not too many post players in college I would take over her. And, of course, Caroline and Azzi have goods to get there. The way Olivia plays limits her ceiling for AA but I like her anyway. Nika? Love her regardless.
Actually, before the game, that question came up here on the BY and that was my thought. Caroline has shown good footwork,smarts and has the wingspan to ‘trouble’ a player like Maddy.
Very nice of Fox to stay after the game and allow us to watch all the awards ceremonies and not cut away to other programming.
The Huskies were making her rush her shots.
It's as you say - they haven't been consistent enough to be A/A's.. In those cases you use more of a bench if you can. They are playing so well because so many are so good. That hasn't always been the case.
Well, I first heard it 60 years ago, in a college diving class. Springfield College's legendary swim coach, Charlie Silvia, was talking about the need to know where your body parts were, in space, and in relationship to your other body parts, in order to execute a dive.I guess, basically, it has to do with motor coordination of the body. It was rather obvious that I was sadly lacking CP, as most of my dives resulted in belly flops.
She should get much stronger over the next few years, and that will directly affect her ability to control her movements.
what are you talking about she's 20 already
I did but that was partly a joke. He was going to reduce Paige's minutes because of the 3rd consecutive game in 3 days but he really wanted Azzi to reach a higher comfort level in tournament time while trying to regain confidence following a horrible shooting night. He needs Azzi as a weapon in the Big Dance, so she has to be fully confident for that. If Paige was normal, he would have liked nothing better than have her and Azzi spend more time together on court in preparation for the NCAAs - to have them primed for the games ahead. Finally, he was also testing how Azzi would hold up with longer minutes in case he needed to use her more later.
Number of calls and accuracy different. Nika foul for instance, the picker as Nika went past hip checked her into I believe Olson, foul called on Nika. Happened right in front of me and the official.
It pales in comparison to what goes in places like Cameron.
