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southofnorth said:
I think everyone on this board has soft spots for UConn’s Canadian players. They’re so sweet and smiley off the court, but on the court they are the UConn enforcers. Kia with her lockdown defense and now Aaliyah with her physicality inside. Gotta love their effort and skills!
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Don’t forget Kelly “Schuie” Schumacher. Born in Cincinnati but moved to Canada as a child.
 
Dokey said:
She needs to shoot more. She looks to pass as soon as ball gets in her hands. But the rest of her game was good.
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And she can't score off the dribble or create her own plays but Geno likes her..enuff said.
 
Little stuff I noticed;

Liv rarely converts after contact. I was hoping with the added strength that would improve.

I wish Paige would quit falling forward on her foul shots. She made them all tonight but overall would be more consistent if she went straight up.

Backside or weak side rebounding in the zone has to get better. Unfortunately, Evina was the main culprit of not boxing out from her low spot on the zone. Anna got pulled in the first half because she didn't do it.

It is weird that Aubrey only plays at the most 7 or 8 minute spurts. Does she fatigue?

Speaking of Aubrey, it was interesting watching her on the high post against a zone. She hesitates a little but if a big tries to guard her, Aubrey has a great chance to take her to the basket.
 
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For me, Evina was the star of the night just doing everything.

Really happy that Chrystin and Liv are being consistent and acting like mature players.

Paige's game is sort of an enigma to me right now. There were stretches tonight when I wasn't sure she was on the floor and Evina was the PG. Then there were stretches where she was everywhere. The 19 pts seem to come out of nowhere.

The whole game I kept thinking if Aaliyah was healthy, they could have had way over 100. Villanova is paint challenged.
 
victor64 said:
Little stuff I noticed;

Liv rarely converts after contact. I was hoping with the added strength that would improve.

I wish Paige would quit falling forward on her foul shots. She made them all tonight but overall would be more consistent if she went straight up.

Backside or weak side rebounding in the zone has to get better. Unfortunately, Evina was the main culprit of not boxing out from her low spot on the zone. Anna got pulled in the first half because she didn't do it.

It is weird that Aubrey only plays at the most 7 or 8 minute spurts. Does she fatigue?

Speaking of Aubrey, it was interesting watching her on the high post against a zone. She hesitates a little but if a big tries to guard her, Aubrey has a great chance to take her to the basket.
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I feel like Aubrey and Mir get mental fatigue which is why I think they play in short spurts. It isn't physical.
 
My old eyes may be failing me but live it looked like the Nova player that got fouled by Mir in Nova's backcourt (almost under our basket) got the call by doing an exaggerated backwards flop in front of the trailing ref.

Something to look at tomorrow when I watch the replay.
 
BTW-I was watching Autumn and you know she may be tiny but she knows what's going on. She was where she was supposed to be on defense and she kept the offense moving. I think she is a really good player trapped in that tiny body.
 
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it really says something when a freshman like Bueckers has a disappointing game with a 19/5/6 stat line...........as for her shot, I think she's got a bad finger and might be hitting the first freshman wall a bit...........I wouldn't be surprised with a 30 plus point scoring extravaganza coming soon.......
 
Liv was on pace to have a field day (7/9 fg) 19 points in 23 minutes, well on her way to a 30+ point game. But she took a short cut to gramma’s house, and got in foul trouble along the way. She sat for 17 minutes. If she stays on the floor, the mov would have been much larger.
 
bluedevil said:
Yes..she scored 3 points in 35 minutes so there is that.
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There are like 8 players on this team that can score in double figures. Not everyone will score in double figures in a game.

It's so Boneyard that the most posts are about the one player who didn't score much (but did other things well) and ignoring the great games of every other player who took the court. Or the fact we put up 90 with Anna only scoring 3 pts (and no Edwards/Muhl).
 
Heytherego said:
I’m sorry if Anna is not going to hit 3’s I don’t understand why she stays in. Some say she rebounds and passes well. Well AG adds that too and can guard anyone in the game. She has great chemistry with Liv and Paige and brings a defensive intensity and takes some pressure rebounding off Liv. Right now I’d rather see her over Anna.
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Hopefully when AE is back Anna's minutes will be reduced.
 
Odd that Liv has played just over 110 minutes in five games or 22 per. Some of it has been foul trouble but a lot less than the other juniors and Paige.
 
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My takeaway: I didn't see any travel calls. I'm wondering whether the officials in tonight's game were lax, the officials in the last game made the walks up, or Geno put the fear of "Jesus Mary and Joseph" in them.

Just kidding about that. Partly.

I loved Westbrook's game tonight. She always seemed to be doing the right thing at the right time. Liked the halftime adjustments. This team really seems to take halftime coaching well.
 
Centerstream said:
My old eyes may be failing me but live it looked like the Nova player that got fouled by Mir in Nova's backcourt (almost under our basket) got the call by doing an exaggerated backwards flop in front of the trailing ref.

Something to look at tomorrow when I watch the replay.
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I totally agree it was flops all over the place. Thank you!!!
 
Carnac said:
Liv was on pace to have a field day (7/9 fg) 19 points in 23 minutes, well on her way to a 30+ point game. But she took a short cut to gramma’s house, and got in foul trouble along the way. She sat for 17 minutes. If she stays on the floor, the mov would have been much larger.
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Carnac, like my dad used to always say to me when I used the if word. "IF dog hadn't stopped to , he would have caught the rabbit!" :) ;)
 
Team missing 2 strong bench players due to injury, but Nova wasn't able to take advantage. Kept Maddy Siegrist to 15 -- not a great shutdown, but respectable., I thought. Tonight only Aubrey could be counted on from the bench, & Liv had to sit for some time -- the other starters had to play long minutes and hardly tired out in the second half.

CW still continues to improve. Led team in assists, & 18 pts w/out shooting FTs. She attacks the basket.

EW had a great night, contributing in scoring & defense. Led the team in scoring efficiency I believe. Tries to thread the needle with her passes more than Paige was my impression, but great when she's on.

Liv, when she was in, was stalwart under the basket (didn't shoot from outside that I recall). Getting a bit more steady with the FTs compared to the first game.

PB kind of held back in the early part of the game, then turned the motor on in the second half. Really pleased she hit all 3 FTs when she was fouled (compared to FT in previous game), able to compartmentalize the bad stuff. Still having a bit of trouble with short range shots (stop and pop) and no successful 3 pt shots (but her confidence isn't affected when her shots don't drop; shooters gotta shoot). Earliest games she really had the "touch." That said, beautiful finisher, and infiltrates seams sometimes better than CW. I didn't notice any fancy-ass passes this time around.

Anna was pretty quiet scoring, but led the team in rebounds, which I think helped the transition game, & didn't foul.

Aubrey was great off the bench. Geno seems to have a good feel for bringing out the best of her by subbing her with the right combinations of players.

I'm not sure if Mir was put in because of the bench injuries, but she had her moments. For the short time she played, she had as many fouls as Liv, though.
 
Husky fanatic said:
Defense is a work in progress. Siegrist reminded me of Caroline Durcharme a bit.
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A little bit visually but Ducharme can put the ball on the floor and will play defense. Siegrist just spots up to shoot and scores off cuts because the defender turns their head. I didn’t see a double digit rebounder, especially against a good team.
 
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Tale of two halves for the huskies tonight:
  • Liv is much improved this year and I hope she can get better as the year goes along. She still misses some easy layups with contact from smaller players but her decisive and who moves in the post now are night and day from the last two years. When she’s in the game she facilities, blocks shots and runs the floor well for easy points. We can I’ll afford her on foul trouble against the best teams in the nation
  • CWill continues to impress with her aggressiveness and all around game. Her movement and outside shooting is much better this year and she’s a constant now on rebounding effort and passing. I’m being picky here but still misses one or two easy layups or open shots but really love her maturity this year
  • E had another well rounded game and if she can hit half of her three pointers she will be a legitimate force offensively for this team. She is already a very good defensive player so what’s missing now is a pull-up midrange and a consistent 3. So glad we have her and hope she continues to get better because I think she’s the key for us against really good teams as they try to stop Paige and CWill. Need that 3rd option to knock down big shots or get to the basket. Only negative tonight were a couple of forced passes
  • Anna had a bad game. Didn’t look comfortable and was extremely hesitant to shoot. I think she needs to work her midrange and try driving more as she’s settling a little too much on her 3 pointers. If she’s hitting it great but when’s she’s not she seems to retreat a lot. Hope she can gain the confidence and swagger in the next game and ready for Baylor
  • Paige had a good but not great game, which is crazy because she was the leading scorer and (yes still a Freshman) with Liv and yet probably everyone will agree she could’ve played better. I’m not worried about her because I know by seasons end she will make everyone one of those foul line pull up shots. Just so automatic. Great instructive player on defense too
  • Aubrey and Mir give you the defense, transition, offensive rebounding game. But with Aubrey she just hesitated too much and often time doesn’t know what the right play should be before it’s too late and the defense resets. It is what it is for now. They will give us the 6-8 points and offensive rebounding
  • Piath had a nice pass to Mir.




 
victor64 said:
Little stuff I noticed;

Liv rarely converts after contact. I was hoping with the added strength that would improve.

I wish Paige would quit falling forward on her foul shots. She made them all tonight but overall would be more consistent if she went straight up.

Backside or weak side rebounding in the zone has to get better. Unfortunately, Evina was the main culprit of not boxing out from her low spot on the zone. Anna got pulled in the first half because she didn't do it.

It is weird that Aubrey only plays at the most 7 or 8 minute spurts. Does she fatigue?

Speaking of Aubrey, it was interesting watching her on the high post against a zone. She hesitates a little but if a big tries to guard her, Aubrey has a great chance to take her to the basket.
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How can a player be more consistent than one thousand per cent? How can she more consistent when she does not miss a free throw?
 
DEpup said:
For me, Evina was the star of the night just doing everything.

Really happy that Chrystin and Liv are being consistent and acting like mature players.

Paige's game is sort of an enigma to me right now. There were stretches tonight when I wasn't sure she was on the floor and Evina was the PG. Then there were stretches where she was everywhere. The 19 pts seem to come out of nowhere.

The whole game I kept thinking if Aaliyah was healthy, they could have had way over 100. Villanova is paint challenged.
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The only problem I see with Bueckers is that she doesn’t play with a scorer’s mentality, it’s kind of like an afterthought to her. Because she sees the floor so well, she could hunt shots and still find open targets anyway. I’d tell her, I don’t care how you do it but you better have 25 when the game ends or you’ll really hear about it.
 
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The Anna criticism is kinda funny. The team scored 90. If she’s shooting someone else isn’t. Obviously she will look like she’s making a bigger impact if she scores 8-10 points. But she got 9 boards, her D isn’t as bad as some say, she is a solid passer on breaks. There is a trade off if Aubrey starts. Some more inside points, less reliable as a ball handler. We know Anna is capable of having decent scoring games. The test on O will come against teams where ONO can’t score so easily. Then there might be a need to decide if the configuration we see now needs adjusting.
 
Stats review:

Three players had at least 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists tonight (Bueckers, Westbrook and Williams).

Since 2000-01 approx a third of players have achieved it in any single game. Since 2000-01 there are 7 UConn players who have achieved it in at least 10% of their games played.

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