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Message: [QUOTE="Carnac, post: 4146116, member: 5798"] By [URL='https://www.courant.com/aphilippou-staff.html#nt=byline']ALEXA PHILIPPOU[/URL] HARTFORD COURANT - DEC 20, 2021 AT 9:07 PM With nine of 31 regular season games under its belt, the No. 11 UConn women’s basketball team enters the holiday break in a fascinating place: We’re far enough along in the season to know what this team’s strengths and weaknesses are, even with a healthy Paige Bueckers. But with Bueckers expected to be out until February, this team is still figuring out how to play — and in particular how to win against top competition — without her. If all goes to plan, the Huskies will soon add back into the rotation sophomore Nika Mühl and freshman Azzi Fudd, which should greatly help the team’s backcourt. Louisville coach Jeff Walz explained Sunday how UConn’s poor shooting makes it easier for opposing teams to defend them. [I]“Paige shoots the basketball well. Azzi does also. I mean, they’ve got two kids that can shoot the 3 and spread things out and stretch things,” Walz said. “Now they just don’t shoot it as well. So you’re able to pack in [the paint] more. You’re able to help off and try and help on their post players.”[/I] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-womens-basketball/hc-sp-uconn-women-without-paige-bueckers-20211221-20211221-phx66xcwovallox3rbu6w64qdm-story.html[/URL] [/QUOTE]