Reply to thread

Message

[QUOTE="oldude, post: 4800586, member: 7511"]
One additional point about this year’s team.  At the start of the season, Geno pretty much knew this team did not have a strong post presence.  Dorka graduated, Jana was out for the year and Amari had not demonstrated an ability to fill the void.  With that in mind, Geno’s plan was to spread the floor with 3 outstanding shooters, along with Nika, giving Aaliyah, Aubrey & Ice room to operate in the paint.

Fast forward to today.  UConn is down to one outstanding shooter.  Opposing teams can chase Paige all over the court and pack the lane on defense.  The situation requires UConn to come up with a completely different strategy on the fly, with a lot of inexperienced youngsters getting PT while, at the same time, figuring out their roles on this team.

I have confidence in Geno and his coaching staff.  The youngsters will make mistakes while they’re learning on the job.  But in the end this team will coalesce around a strategy that will focus more on tough defense, transition scoring, attacking the basket off the dribble and, much like Iowa, relying on a superstar to carry the team.
[/QUOTE]

Verification

First name of men's bb coach