Ash played more minutes last night than anyone. On a team where everyone plays hard, Ash plays harder than anyone. She flies around the court hunting rebounds, closing out on shooters and if you don't cover her, she can kill you from the arc. If we are talking about someone who has earned a starting spot through hard work and effort, no one has earned it more than Ash.
No one disputes Ash's defense and hustle, but a starter needs to contribute more than 2 points to the offense. Trying to alter her shot mechanics to the faster game pace is proving to be a challenge.
Don't forget Miles of TCU
No your wrong..she looks really slow out there on both ends of the court..everyone loves Caroline and appreciates all she has been through but she is the 10th person in the rotation behind Blanka,K9,Jana and Allie for a reason..the speed the way Uconn plays the game there is no way Caroline would fit in ..on top of that she can't shoot..a carreer 28.8% 3 pt shooter with this year shooting a dismal 13.3% and only 31% overall
Didnt she turn an ankle on a different play? Or was that someone else??
I said “pure pg.”. I know it’s splitting hairs. But I would suggest that Miles is more of a combo guard. In any event Miles isn’t close to KK when it comes to defense.
Frustration. UConn is trapping these opponents into submission. I don’t mean a trap that leads to a bad pass, which happens too. Her only way out is to drill a hole in the floor. It happened 2-3 times. She was beside herself. She wanted help from her coach. This was brutal! People are saying Villanova is a top 25 team. I’m not knocking Nova, UConn is a video game. It can’t be real. That’s what Bascoe was feeling.
Good point about Serah but makes me wonder and ask the following: Do refs share observations with each other on things to look out for or be aware of re: player tendencies? Besides the 3-second calls against Serah, what about the charging fouls when Blanca drives to the basket (even though the defender was still moving and feet were not stationary) or how about the fouls charged against Ash? Just seems these happen a little too frequently on a game-to-game basis to not be something that refs aren't made aware of and therefore are looking for, ready to blow the whistle. Any refs in the audience?
I love Caroline and feel for everything she has been through. She is just not athletic enough to make the rotation with the current roster. Different level. Watch Blanca, Heckel - those are the players coming off the bench.
I agree with you 100%. Two "bigs" come to mind: Natalie Butler and Jana. IMHO they were/are treated differently.
Better now than to be surprised by it in March.
Love how solid Azzi is in all aspects of her game, particulary areas she has improved in such as defense and driving to basket. Among the best in country now in both. Am I the only one who would like to see her start to shoot more again? She is still one of the best but we may need MVP Azzi in the playoffs.
Agree although KK likely best defensive guard in nation. When you add the points she takes away from opposition, the two are very close in value.
Come on guys, if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s a duck.
Wow!!! Tough audience, even for Boneyard!
Not really with UConn's best teams. Ash's role reminds me a lot of Kia Nurse, Kelly Faris, and Kaleena Greene where they were largely the glue players doing the dirty work and not depended on to be prolific scorers. They often were situational scorers and sometimes dubbed streaky. That often means they scored when that is what the defense gave as the opponent picked their poison. The glue players can often be the smartest on the floor since they are flexible enough to do what's necessary. Carla Berube was a glue player.
What is a "pure point-guard"? A point guard who doesn't score? I vote for doing away with the term in today's spread offenses. Same could be said for "pure center".
Except for the post and point , I think the other 3 are pretty flexible. She handles the ball as well as Shade, certainly can't defend with her, but even at this point I think she offers more offensively. Not gonna happen, so I'm going to put away my wishing and hoping.
I can't claim to know this, but I suspect Caroline would not be happy taking a single minute away from one of her teammates. She had some big moments before the injuries and I don't doubt she's crawled through hades to get back on the floor, but her time as a rotation player has passed. I hope she's working on coaching chops.
Senior Night!
I remember when Geno started Carolyn Dote every game her senior year…then took her out at the 1st break. He could do that with today’s CD.
Agree with your last point. And we’ve been watching basketball history for over 30 years. We’re the most fortunate fans in the world!
The play of the game was the bounce pass from Blanca to Kayleigh for a lay up. Jaw dropping in its beauty and audacity. Not to mention; its perfection.
