When the stars sit…

[Bone Dog]

Teams tend to struggle when their best players are not on the floor. When Paige sat— even last season — the team was notably diminished. Sarah and Azzi stepped into that role this season, and when either of them sit, we might expect the team to be noticeably less dominant. No surprises here.

Well… last game, Sarah sat it out, resting on the bench next to Blanca. We all breathed easier to see Azzi play like a superstar in the first half. “Surely, Azzi will carry the team,” we all said to ourselves. And Azzi was brilliant. Then Geno sat her down for most of the second half and… guess what happened. Kelis played 14 minutes!!! And the team didn’t stumble.

Yes, a few defensive assignments were missed and at one point Butler scored 7 quick points. Still, on the whole the offense and defense were still dominating. It was only against Butler, I realize. And yet, I can’t help thinking this game was a huge shot in the arm for the team. The defense was crushing with Azzi on the floor, and almost as crushing (for the most part) even when she sat.

The key players were KK Ash Kayleigh and Allie. No surprises there. Serah and Jana had a hand in the rout too. Could they replicate this dominance against the better teams in the BE, like Villanova or St John’s or Creighton or Marquette? Hmmmm. I wonder. I wouldn’t be surprised if Geno is curious too.

 

[jabstep]

I have seen big improvements in Jana, Allie, KK and introduction to K9 abilities. Kellis is also learning the UConn offense. She is a drive to the hoop and score or kickout point guard and now she is trying to find how her style works within the offense. We finally have depth to overcome some injuries at all positions. Our depth and defense should be our constant from here and continued improvement from others beside Sarah and Azzi.

 

[Longtime fan]

Teams tend to struggle when their best players are not on the floor. When Paige sat— even last season — the team was notably diminished. Sarah and Azzi stepped into that role this season, and when either of them sit, we might expect the team to be noticeably less dominant. No surprises here.

Well… last game, Sarah sat it out, resting on the bench next to Blanca. We all breathed easier to see Azzi play like a superstar in the first half. “Surely, Azzi will carry the team,” we all said to ourselves. And Azzi was brilliant. Then Geno sat her down for most of the second half and… guess what happened. Kelis played 14 minutes!!! And the team didn’t stumble.

Yes, a few defensive assignments were missed and at one point Butler scored 7 quick points. Still, on the whole the offense and defense were still dominating. It was only against Butler, I realize. And yet, I can’t help thinking this game was a huge shot in the arm for the team. The defense was crushing with Azzi on the floor, and almost as crushing (for the most part) even when she sat.

The key players were KK Ash Kayleigh and Allie. No surprises there. Serah and Jana had a hand in the rout too. Could they replicate this dominance against the better teams in the BE, like Villanova or St John’s or Creighton or Marquette? Hmmmm. I wonder. I wouldn’t be surprised if Geno is curious too.

Kelis is fun too watch. She drives to the hoop even faster than Kaleigh ( which seems impossible ) and converts impossible layups, as does Kaleigh. Her defense is improving and that may be why she got the extra minutes. Ha she made an outside shot yet? I don't remember one. Something to work on. Speaking of which, KK's outside shooting has improved a lot. She is becoming a threat to leave "unguarded" out there.

 

[Glenn]

Well it was good traing for the end of the bench. But we were far from "dominating" we did lose the fourth quarter.

 

[Tonyc]

Yesterday we saw confidence building in each and every one. Kayleigh KK with pull up jumpers was great to see, Again no hesitation and they did it without worry all confidence. Jana ruled inside another good sign. Kellis looked very good. Allie is a star in the making. Shes gonna be big come March.

 

[Next 12]

Yesterday we saw confidence building in each and every one. Kayleigh KK with pull up jumpers was great to see, Again no hesitation and they did it without worry all confidence. Jana ruled inside another good sign. Kellis looked very good. Allie is a star in the making. Shes gonna be big come March.

This team is in pristine readiness for the up-coming tournament. I expect ten healthy players to be ready and able to defend OUR TITLE from last year.Again, this team believes in itself and is ready.Who can deny Uconn's supremacy and defense? NO_ONE!!! Women's basketball over the last 15 years has progressed exponentially for the better THANKS to Uconn. Get better or fall behind. GO HUSKIES!!!!!