For the top women's players, it seems like NIL is an incentive to stay in school. I hear Paige makes a million or more. What would she need to do in the pros to get that kind of money? The WNBA supermax salary is only $221K.
She would need to play for a Russian team in the off-season.
You haven’t been watching closely, I guess. Little used reserve freshman Caroline Ducharme became a star when Paige, Azzi, and Nika were out. Geno was down to two guards, neither one of them a point guard by the way, when this freshman started scoring 20+ points a game.
In the case of Paige and Azzi, UConn WBB has far more fans than any WNBA franchise does. So remaining connected to the program is almost certainly a bigger positive for NIL than going pro.
Caroline stepped up and is a better shooter. But the rebounding was still weak. This was a good team and I love how far they got, but it was lacking the jumping/rebounding ability of some of the best UConn teams. They survived that until South Carolina exposed it.
Don't over react on a minor distraction but glad to see your coming around.
I don't care for CD's shot, but generally like the results. it's not Andre Jackson ugly, but it looks like a push shot and it feels like she rushes it. Azzi on the other hand has great form.
Caroline is one of the few players on the team that can create her own shot. Not against So Carolina - she is just a freshman and SC has a top 2 defense, but Geno relies on her when he needs points. She can drive, she can shoot a short range jumper, and she can shoot a three. Geno will buff up the rough spots since he says she’s the only one who listens to him
Possibly. I’m not sure how much of their fans are fans because of UConn basketball, or are fans because the two of them are entertaining on social media.
I believe she makes just under 1 million right now, but she probably will eclipse the million dollar mark before the start of next season.
as a parent of teenagers this made me laugh: we tend to forget that these players are teenagers or barely beyond that.
Of course I remember when Caroline Ducharme suddenly became "the next man up," following Paige Bueckers' injury. But my point was that team leaders, especially seniors, should be doing the heavy lifting when there are challenges.
I see what you did there
Her name was Ida Wells, born a slave who worked to become educated and became the first female journalist. I’m a history buff and came across her biography recently.
