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Extremely pleased to find extensive collection of videos of Dorka J. on YouTube. She appears to be everything you'd want in a combo center/forward. I was struck by her quickness, her toughness, the variety of her shots, her rebounding. She is a real dynamo--non-stop.
I don't want to disparage Liv, but this young woman can do more than Liv can aspire to do. To say I'm very excited is an understatement. Dorka can remake the interior of our team.
Here's one: . There are more . . .
 
Centerstream said:
And BYers can also watch the UConn/Ohio State game replays that are on the uconnhuskygames site. 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 seasons. Dorka played in both.
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If you can't beat 'em join them......
 
My two take aways from this highlight video:
1. Dorka can play
2. I like Weird Al’s version better than Nirvana’s
 
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If she gets her foul shot fixed, she can do more things than ONO. What she can off the dribble is really significant. She will create havoc at the high post. Geno is, in my opinion, historically loyal to two, three year starters. I don't know what he is going to do but if it was strictly facts and not emotion, Dorka is better.
 
While I am very excited for Dorka to arrive, I am also very glad Liv is a Husky. Liv is a much better and more consistent passer.
Dorka in her 3 year career: 74 assist, 144 TO = 0.51 A/TO
Liv just this year: 87 assists, 57 TO = 1.53 A/TO, for her career: 201 assists, 168 TO = 1.20 A/TO.

And Ohio State offense was a lot of 5 out sets with no players in the paint which allowed for wide open lane access for cuts and drives, and also for easier offensive rebounding for someone crashing in from outside.

I like Dorka's game a lot, and I think she will provide a splendid variation to our rotations, but I think the shade being sent toward Liv is sour grapes after the loss - we never get to that game without her and the focus she took away from Chistyn and Paige, and the passes that she made and rebounds she secured and the defense she played on all the people that got passed our perimeter defenders.
 
UcMiami said:
While I am very excited for Dorka to arrive, I am also very glad Liv is a Husky. Liv is a much better and more consistent passer.
Dorka in her 3 year career: 74 assist, 144 TO = 0.51 A/TO
Liv just this year: 87 assists, 57 TO = 1.53 A/TO, for her career: 201 assists, 168 TO = 1.20 A/TO.

And Ohio State offense was a lot of 5 out sets with no players in the paint which allowed for wide open lane access for cuts and drives, and also for easier offensive rebounding for someone crashing in from outside.

I like Dorka's game a lot, and I think she will provide a splendid variation to our rotations, but I think the shade being sent toward Liv is sour grapes after the loss - we never get to that game without her and the focus she took away from Chistyn and Paige, and the passes that she made and rebounds she secured and the defense she played on all the people that got passed our perimeter defenders.
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Liv's stat from last season is almost across the board better than Dorka. Dorka is a good player but so is Liv despite what some people like to say otherwise. As I said in another thread, if you are going to judge someone just by highlights video, go look at Liv's as well.
 
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UcMiami said:
While I am very excited for Dorka to arrive, I am also very glad Liv is a Husky. Liv is a much better and more consistent passer.
Dorka in her 3 year career: 74 assist, 144 TO = 0.51 A/TO
Liv just this year: 87 assists, 57 TO = 1.53 A/TO, for her career: 201 assists, 168 TO = 1.20 A/TO.

And Ohio State offense was a lot of 5 out sets with no players in the paint which allowed for wide open lane access for cuts and drives, and also for easier offensive rebounding for someone crashing in from outside.

I like Dorka's game a lot, and I think she will provide a splendid variation to our rotations, but I think the shade being sent toward Liv is sour grapes after the loss - we never get to that game without her and the focus she took away from Chistyn and Paige, and the passes that she made and rebounds she secured and the defense she played on all the people that got passed our perimeter defenders.
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I'm sorry, but when you go 0 for 7 in lay ups and has yet learned how to shoot the ball instead of pushing the ball near the basket, like she has since coming to UConn, she is more of a hindrance on offense then Dorka. Geno has stated that Liv is going to have to up her game next year, not just because of AE but also because of the addition of DJ.
 
2 things i like from this highlight:
a. She seems to have a real nice handle for someone that big
b. if she gets the ball close to the basket she goes up without taking additional dribbles (which is one of the reasons Liv is getting blocked).
I do think that Liv is a better player (better defense and better passer) but Dorka brings some elements which UConn is missing right now.
 
UcMiami said:
While I am very excited for Dorka to arrive, I am also very glad Liv is a Husky. Liv is a much better and more consistent passer.
Dorka in her 3 year career: 74 assist, 144 TO = 0.51 A/TO
Liv just this year: 87 assists, 57 TO = 1.53 A/TO, for her career: 201 assists, 168 TO = 1.20 A/TO.

And Ohio State offense was a lot of 5 out sets with no players in the paint which allowed for wide open lane access for cuts and drives, and also for easier offensive rebounding for someone crashing in from outside.

I like Dorka's game a lot, and I think she will provide a splendid variation to our rotations, but I think the shade being sent toward Liv is sour grapes after the loss - we never get to that game without her and the focus she took away from Chistyn and Paige, and the passes that she made and rebounds she secured and the defense she played on all the people that got passed our perimeter defenders.
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Now you're talking :)
 
pvdoggy said:
Liv's stat from last season is almost across the board better than Dorka. Dorka is a good player but so is Liv despite what some people like to say otherwise. As I said in another thread, if you are going to judge someone just by highlights video, go look at Liv's as well.
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Your last line says it all. I’ve always said Liv is a good player, but stats are deceptive and overrated. Teams that don’t make the final four are littered with players that have good stats. But would they help UCONN? I await with great anticipation the competition between the UConn bigs. They will get the time they earn.
 
MSGRET said:
I'm sorry, but when you go 0 for 7 in lay ups and has yet learned how to shoot the ball instead of pushing the ball near the basket, like she has since coming to UConn, she is more of a hindrance on offense then Dorka. Geno has stated that Liv is going to have to up her game next year, not just because of AE but also because of the addition of DJ.
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Geno has said that about Paige and Liv and Maya and Tina and DT and .... not to mention his various worst post players in america, and can't jump higher than a piece of paper, or got as many rebounds as a dead man, or can't guard a chair players through the years. It is motivation and he doesn't do that with the players he doesn't think can and will work hard to prove he is full of c__p.

If you take him seriously, you wonder how he ever gets his teams above .500 each year. So, Liv played a crap game against AZ, so did most of the rest of the team - Uconn's vaunted defense? gave up 69 points to a team averaging 66.
 
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darkstar1 said:
Your last line says it all. I’ve always said Liv is a good player, but stats are deceptive and overrated. Teams that don’t make the final four are littered with players that have good stats. But would they help UCONN? I await with great anticipation the competition between the UConn bigs. They will get the time they earn.
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I fully agree. I was just trying to point out how people are overly excited looking at highlight video of Dorka and pretty much dismiss Liv when if you look at Liv's highlight video, she looks pretty good as well :)
 
UcMiami said:
Geno has said that about Paige and Liv and Maya and Tina and DT and .... not to mention his various worst post players in america, and can't jump higher than a piece of paper, or got as many rebounds as a dead man, or can't guard a chair players through the years. It is motivation and he doesn't do that with the players he doesn't think can and will work hard to prove he is full of c__p.

If you take him seriously, you wonder how he ever gets his teams above .500 each year. So, Liv played a crap game against AZ, so did most of the rest of the team - Uconn's vaunted defense? gave up 69 points to a team averaging 66.
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No she had 3 c__p games, the Sweet Sixteen she had 4 points, Elite Eight 3 points, and the FF 1 point. She averaged less than 3 points a game, 8.3 rebounds a game, 3.9 assists per game, 1 steal per game, 2 blocks per game, 2.3 turnovers and fouls per game. She should be averaging a double double as a junior center and also be able to make bunnies with no problem, but she didn't against 3 P5 schools in the tournament. She had only 2 above average scoring games in the NCAA Tournament and that was against inferior competition, 22 against High Point and 17 against Syracuse, other than that she tanked. Geno praised AE after the Tournament while at the same time stated that Liv has some soul searching to do and needs to improve her senior year.
 
victor64 said:
If she gets her foul shot fixed, she can do more things than ONO. What she can off the dribble is really significant. She will create havoc at the high post. Geno is, in my opinion, historically loyal to two, three year starters. I don't know what he is going to do but if it was strictly facts and not emotion, Dorka is better.
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Exactly my conclusion. It's crazy to talk about replacing Ono, but I'm thinking Oyes. Picture Dorka and Aaliyah together: makes me woozy. I'm even thinking about Caroline replacing Christyn . . . All that length in the middle with Slim and Azzi bringing it up--the sheer firepower. Wow.
 
My post sounds critical of ONO. It was not. Just because I think Dorka is better does not mean that ONO won't have an important role next year and that she brings things to the table that Dorka does not possess. Will she accept 15-20 minutes a game? Will Geno give her that many or more? Nobody knows for sure. I think Geno is facing unusual choices.
 
Has anyone compared their stats when it comes to blocks? I think that is a pretty big deal for a post player. And I almost forgot, Liv is the BE Co-Defensive Player of the Year so I am guessing that she will be in the starting lineup.
 
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pvdoggy said:
I fully agree. I was just trying to point out how people are overly excited looking at highlight video of Dorka and pretty much dismiss Liv when if you look at Liv's highlight video, she looks pretty good as well :)
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Yesss...
 
There are things on this highlight video that Liv has never shown us.
1. Soft hands, something not even a blind man could say about Liv
2. keeping the ball high after a rebound, put back or pass out
3. Going after a low ball, Liv is usually backing away
4. Court speed, well maybe a few times for Liz but not so much
I have been a supporter of Liv and continue to be one, I think that Liv will be the starter when UCONN next takes the court, doesn't mean she will get the bulk of minutes doesn't mean she won't. I hope that the player who gets the job done best gets the most pt, as it should be for all positions.
 
I can see shades of Stewie there with her footwork near the basket and shades of Steph with her moving screen footwork...
 
victor64 said:
If she gets her foul shot fixed, she can do more things than ONO. What she can off the dribble is really significant. She will create havoc at the high post. Geno is, in my opinion, historically loyal to two, three year starters. I don't know what he is going to do but if it was strictly facts and not emotion, Dorka is better.
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It’s a highlight video, so yeah she’s going to look like the most amazing player out there.
UcMiami said:
While I am very excited for Dorka to arrive, I am also very glad Liv is a Husky. Liv is a much better and more consistent passer.
Dorka in her 3 year career: 74 assist, 144 TO = 0.51 A/TO
Liv just this year: 87 assists, 57 TO = 1.53 A/TO, for her career: 201 assists, 168 TO = 1.20 A/TO.

And Ohio State offense was a lot of 5 out sets with no players in the paint which allowed for wide open lane access for cuts and drives, and also for easier offensive rebounding for someone crashing in from outside.

I like Dorka's game a lot, and I think she will provide a splendid variation to our rotations, but I think the shade being sent toward Liv is sour grapes after the loss - we never get to that game without her and the focus she took away from Chistyn and Paige, and the passes that she made and rebounds she secured and the defense she played on all the people that got passed our perimeter defenders.
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THANK YOU! Well said. STOP WITH THE LIV HATE.
 
Heytherego said:
It’s a highlight video, so yeah she’s going to look like the most amazing player out there.

THANK YOU! Well said. STOP WITH THE LIV HATE.
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I am from Ohio. I have seen her play a bunch both live and on TV. She is a marginal foul shooter, takes plays off defensively, loves shooting 3s (who doesn't), will probably struggle with the structure demanded at UConn that was not even close to being part of McGuff's regime and has not played in any of the pressure-packed games that ONO experienced. My opinion isn't based on the highlight video. She is flawed with some unknowns but I still stand by my original statement. Just comparing the two players with no personal feelings toward either, Dorka is a better player.
 
victor64 said:
If she gets her foul shot fixed, she can do more things than ONO. What she can off the dribble is really significant. She will create havoc at the high post. Geno is, in my opinion, historically loyal to two, three year starters. I don't know what he is going to do but if it was strictly facts and not emotion, Dorka is better.
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victor64 said:
historically loyal to two, three year starters
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I been watching UConn for literal decades; I have never heard him say or hint that he's playing anyone out of loyalty. To the best of my knowledge, he has never even used the word to describe a player.
 
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