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[victor64]

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.

Would you expect him to? He may not say anything about loyalty but he values (as all coaches do) the experience that players with three years in the program possess. He is fabulous with the press, a reporter's dream but he is not going to pidgeon-hole himself publicly. He is going to give ONO every chance imaginable to keep her starter status while telling everybody that will listen that he isn't sure who will start. As he should.

 

[Jingo]

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.

But the proof is in the pudding so let's go to the videotape and find out if Geno has EVER benched a two-year starter in her senior year, EH?

 

[huskyd]

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.

NO ONE HATES LIV. She's a great person. She's smart, articulate, hard-working, etc. And not a single UConn fan "hates" her. Criticize her? Of course, but not hate.
I've heard criticism too often conflated into the idea that it constitutes hate. It does not. There's a lot not to like about ONO's game; for many, she's been a disappointment. Last year she regressed. We've all hoped for an upside that may not exist.
We wish the best for our players and cut them all the slack we can. But we hate no one.

 

[Heytherego]

NO ONE HATES LIV. She's a great person. She's smart, articulate, hard-working, etc. And not a single UConn fan "hates" her. Criticize her? Of course, but not hate.
I've heard criticism too often conflated into the idea that it constitutes hate. It does not. There's a lot not to like about ONO's game; for many, she's been a disappointment. Last year she regressed. We've all hoped for an upside that may not exist.
We wish the best for our players and cut them all the slack we can. But we hate no one.

Yeah I agree there’s a difference between criticism and hate and the line gets crossed often here. And I’m not saying anyone hates Liv I’m saying there’s hate getting thrown her way, so I think that was misinterpreted.

 

[MSGRET]

Yeah I agree there’s a difference between criticism and hate and the line gets crossed often here. And I’m not saying anyone hates Liv I’m saying there’s hate getting thrown her way, so I think that was misinterpreted.

Criticism is not hate, using facts is not hate. Just because someone has a different opinion then yours it does not construe hate. Geno did state that Liv has area's that she needs to improve for her to enjoy her senior year.

 

[Heytherego]

Criticism is not hate, using facts is not hate. Just because someone has a different opinion then yours it does not construe hate. Geno did state that Liv has area's that she needs to improve for her to enjoy her senior year.

Again I’m not saying criticism is hate, I’ve made that pretty clear as stated above. And again everyone is entitled to their opinion I’ve stated that also in many of my posts. Opinions can still be hateful? And yep read the article thanks.

 

[DEpup]

I wonder what Olivia is thinking right now. Probably down in the dumps.

We still love you Liv, and I'll bet you will have a terrific senior year.

Is she down in the dumps enough to watch herself on film be ineffective in big games and then improve her game over the summer?

 

[JellyBean]

Oh boy. This is going to be a long summer.

 

[HuskyNan]

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.

Liv is surrounded by players far superior to those at OSU

 

[LwrcasefaN]

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.

Everyone looks like the second coming of MJ in their highlight videos. lol

 

[cohenzone]

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.

He back benched Paige Sauer in her last year after she had played a much bigger role the few seasons before. Did the same for her classmate and fellow Okie Stacy Hansmeyer although she hadn’t seen as much action as Sauer.

 

[cohenzone]

Liv is surrounded by players far superior to those at OSU

Liv just doesn’t finish at the rim against a lot of good teams. Other parts of her game are good to very good. But her lack of O against AZ hurt a lot. She was chunking layups against smaller players. Don’t know if she gets nervous and rushes or what.

 

[hayman522]

NO ONE HATES LIV. She's a great person. She's smart, articulate, hard-working, etc. And not a single UConn fan "hates" her. Criticize her? Of course, but not hate.
I've heard criticism too often conflated into the idea that it constitutes hate. It does not. There's a lot not to like about ONO's game; for many, she's been a disappointment. Last year she regressed. We've all hoped for an upside that may not exist.
We wish the best for our players and cut them all the slack we can. But we hate no one.

In today's society disagreement is considered an attack. Sad really.

 

[Fairfield Fan]

In today's article about Juhasz, Hearst's Doug Bonjour reveals that Coach Geno and the UConn staff actively and aggressively pursued Juhasz for weeks as soon as she entered the transfer portal. That all-out attempt to land her seems to constitute a major vote of "no confidence" in ONO.

‘I have to take it’: Ohio State transfer Dorka Juhasz relishing opportunity to join UConn

Dorka Juhasz said she enjoyed her three years at Ohio State, but she is ready to advance...

www.ctinsider.com

Coach Geno has never been a big fan of transfers, and with 13 scholarship athletes already on the roster, including the returning future All American, Edwards, plus ONO, plus a highly rated incoming big in DeBerry, not to mention a 6'5" Piath Gabriel, and two 6'+ forwards, it would have seemed that the front court was crowded already. What he lacked was a back-to-the-basket-capable post player in whom he had confidence. So this seems like a direct challenge to ONO's playing time in post. Indeed, not only can Juhasz play down low, she can also shoot reliably from the outside, a capability that ONO lacks.

As others have pointed out, it is highly unlikely that she would have chosen UConn if Coach Geno had told her that ONO was his starting center who is likely to play the large majority of minutes in post. More likely, Coach Geno signaled to Juhasz that he needs serious help in the post, and that he would not be sitting her on the bench the next two years if she comes.

We can debate ONO's relative skills and weaknesses, but Coach Geno's recruitment of Juhasz speaks volumes about how he sees his lineup.

 

[ju6381]

He back benched Paige Sauer in her last year after she had played a much bigger role the few seasons before. Did the same for her classmate and fellow Okie Stacy Hansmeyer although she hadn’t seen as much action as Sauer.

Paige also was hurt.

 

[cohenzone]

Paige also was hurt.

Geno also had Kelly Schumacher who I think was two years behind Paige and was a definite reason why Paige saw a lot less time. He doesn’t mind choosing a newer player over a vet who played a lot. Not saying that will happen with ONO.

 

[mbr33ct]

 

[Boreifs]

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 don’t think Liv can dribble behind the back either. Dorka looks like Stewie-lite to my eyes. She was also an all-Big 10 selection both as a sophomore and Junior. All of those 10 players would start on every team in college basketball; she won’t be the exception.

 

[Urshurak]

But the proof is in the pudding so let's go to the videotape and find out if Geno has EVER benched a two-year starter in her senior year, EH?

He benched Stewie (during one of the match-ups with SMU I believe?) her Senior year, so yes. If he will bench Stewie her Senior year, he will literally bench anyone, even Paige. If Fudd plays a game like a dud, he will bench her like a stick in the mud.

 

[huskyd]

He benched Stewie (during one of the match-ups with SMU I believe?) her Senior year, so yes. If he will bench Stewie her Senior year, he will literally bench anyone, even Paige. If Fudd plays a game like a dud, he will bench her like a stick in the mud.

If Fudd plays a game like a dud, he will bench her like a stick in the mud.

No dud or mud for Fudd. Just Paige redux.

 

[Go/huskies]

She sure does her fair share of standing around on defense and offense, I would imagine that’s going to have to change if she expects to see minutes.

 

[Jingo]

He benched Stewie (during one of the match-ups with SMU I believe?) her Senior year, so yes. If he will bench Stewie her Senior year, he will literally bench anyone, even Paige. If Fudd plays a game like a dud, he will bench her like a stick in the mud.

I mean [by benching] replacing her in the starting lineup, eh? Can you think of anyone besides just a one-game benching? I don't think so. Therefore, I think it's cast in stone that Liv will start every game [barring injury] How many minutes she will get is another issue...

 

[Jingo]

He benched Stewie (during one of the match-ups with SMU I believe?) her Senior year, so yes. If he will bench Stewie her Senior year, he will literally bench anyone, even Paige. If Fudd plays a game like a dud, he will bench her like a stick in the mud.

 

[Heytherego]

She sure does her fair share of standing around on defense and offense, I would imagine that’s going to have to change if she expects to see minutes.

I’m sure it will. Geno’s system is designed to get people to move around. In some of the footage I have seen, she does seem to have moments of excellent offensive movement. I think that’ll be more consistent under a Geno

 

[UcMiami]

Olivia and Dorka spent most of their time playing fundamentally different positions - Ono has been and will continue being the center at both ends of the floor. Dorka has been primarily a stretch four at both ends of the floor. She may have played defensively against Oliva, but when they needed beef in the post her fellow transfer Patty was called. They both like more finesse, but ONO has accepted the post defensive position more than Dorka.

The stats are amazingly compatible with two things standing out to me - Dorka shoots a lot more threes (but not very efficiently) and Liv is a much better passer with a significantly better A/TO (Liv after freshman year has been well above 1.0, Dorka has never been close to that.)

Uconn will be better having both on the team, and Dorka may get as many minutes in tandem with Liv as without Liv on the floor. When Liv isn't on the floor, I expect Aaliyah will be playing center. I also do not see Dorka as a plug and play transfer - she is going have to work hard to get minutes on offense and especially on defense.

 

[MSGRET]

I mean [by benching] replacing her in the starting lineup, eh? Can you think of anyone besides just a one-game benching? I don't think so. Therefore, I think it's cast in stone that Liv will start every game [barring injury] How many minutes she will get is another issue...

No Geno benched both Stewie and Tuck after 5 minutes into the game against Memphis because he didn't like the way the game started out. Many people believe the reason why he did it was to fire the two up for the South Carolina game, scheduled two days later. But Geno stated that they (Stewie and Tuck) were not playing hard and deserved to sit. While the cast in stone is kind of shaky, because Geno had already come out after the final four loss and put Liv on notice that she needs to improve in certain areas or AE might be getting more time based on her recent all around improvements in her play.

 

[UcMiami]

On Geno 'benching' a two year starter (and AA) I am reminded of Hartley (of the Hartley unit of measure fame) who became sixth woman on an NC team when Doty became the starter. Harley had been the starter from her freshman year and was an AA as a sophomore.

 

[JoePgh]

If Evina's experience is any indication, I think Dorka's passing and A/TO ratio will improve a lot in the UConn offense.

There is enough of a structure in that offense so that bad passes really shouldn't happen very often. By "bad passes", I don't mean risky passes where someone tries to thread the needle to get a pass into the post or to an open shooter who is some distance away. Those are part of the offense, and if they fail they almost always result in a turnover. If they work two third of the time (which is probably the rough expectation), that results in an A/TO ratio of 2:1 just on those passes.

 

[Dogstar]

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.

Hmmm🤔 he's got a point there.

 

[Boreifs]

Olivia and Dorka spent most of their time playing fundamentally different positions - Ono has been and will continue being the center at both ends of the floor. Dorka has been primarily a stretch four at both ends of the floor. She may have played defensively against Oliva, but when they needed beef in the post her fellow transfer Patty was called. They both like more finesse, but ONO has accepted the post defensive position more than Dorka.

The stats are amazingly compatible with two things standing out to me - Dorka shoots a lot more threes (but not very efficiently) and Liv is a much better passer with a significantly better A/TO (Liv after freshman year has been well above 1.0, Dorka has never been close to that.)

Uconn will be better having both on the team, and Dorka may get as many minutes in tandem with Liv as without Liv on the floor. When Liv isn't on the floor, I expect Aaliyah will be playing center. I also do not see Dorka as a plug and play transfer - she is going have to work hard to get minutes on offense and especially on defense.

This is truly excellent analysis. Dorka is a natural four, so she is likely to start at that position. Alijah is also a natural four, but with an entirely different game that adapts well to the five. The assumption from many is that she would replace Liv as a starter, which doesn’t really make any sense. Far more intuitive is to let Liv always play the five, Dorka always play the four and Alijah back up both, but with equal minutes. Essentially three starters for those two positions. The younger post players will just have to wait a year.