OT: WBB The better team won

[donyell34]

I just hope we can find a way to talk more about them on this board all summer long.

Don't over react on a minor distraction but glad to see your coming around.

 

[Fairfield_1st]

Caroline stepped up and is a better shooter.

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.

 

[HuskyNan]

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

 

[CL82]

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.

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.

 

[CL82]

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.

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.

 

[CL82]

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

Caroline, Paige, Azzi, Aaliyah and Dorka are a potent core group . I am curious to see how much Amari and Gabriel develop over the summer and are used next season. The two of them would add greatly to our depth.

I always have a healthy skepticism about how much freshman will contribute, but Brady and Patterson look impressive.

I have no idea what to expect from Aubrey.

 

[Fairfield_1st]

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

I watch all the women's games. I'm one of the "all things UConn" fans.
I thought the key to Ducharme was her switching from a pure spot up shooter to one who would drive to the hole and make some cuts. She played very well while Paige was out.

 

[John]

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

as a parent of teenagers this made me laugh: we tend to forget that these players are teenagers or barely beyond that.

 

[amishboy]

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.

Yeah, it’s disappointing Christyn Williams didn’t step up but it wasn’t lack of effort. She’s a slasher that was trying to win games as a jump shooter and the result was a disaster for her. Fortunately, Caroline stepped up.

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'm sure Williams' failure to do so wasn't due to lack of effort, but if she's a slasher trying to win games as a jump shooter, why do her shot attempts per game decrease? [and how bad could her jump shot be if she's the top shooting guard in the country?] It's almost as if she's been content to just be a second (or third) option, behind Bueckers, Fudd, Ducharme, etc.

 

[uconngb]

#MeToo

I see what you did there

 

[amishboy]

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

Isn’t that a new avatar? Can I ask who you’re honoring?

 

[HuskyNan]

Isn’t that a new avatar? Can I ask who you’re honoring?

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.

Biography: Ida B. Wells-Barnett

Ida B. Wells-Barnett was a prominent journalist, suffragist, activist, and researcher.

www.womenshistory.org