Where we're at without Westbrook

[victor64]

If Evina was eligible we would not have been able to enjoy watching Kyla make the most of her senior-year opportunity. A completely healthy Evina will have her time next year. Kyla's time is now.

 

[Triad]

Not sure what you're getting at here. Not with Westbrook or the transfer comment.

Actually it's about Westbrook and the Transfers IN as justification for the comment. In recent years a couple have transferred in. At lease ONE was by all reports an exceptional player with 2 years experience, the other came highly rated but not as much as the other.
Both sat a year. Most fans expected that year to be a learning year about Uconn/Geno's system. Not so much.
When either got the opportunity to play both came off the bench, MOSTLY. Neither met the expectation initially heaped upon them. Both left before their usable playing time was met.
So, Westbrook in sitting should not deliver great expectations or that the year sitting may inject UConn or Geno play into her. Accept if she is a starting PG---great. If 2 guard great. If neither don't expect more.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

So, Westbrook in sitting should not deliver great expectations or that the year sitting may inject UConn or Geno play into her. Accept if she is a starting PG---great. If 2 guard great. If neither don't expect more.

I mentioned earlier that playing this year would've given Westbrook the type of experience needed to be at full throttle next season. Of course we don't know how she'll blend into the offense at first.

 

[Triad]

Things happen for a reason. I never thought Westbrook's waiver would be approved. With only 9 players on roster, this team cannot absorb any long term injuries to its starters, especially Liv. The reserves are forced to step up this season. Absolutely no room for cheerleaders on this year's team. Everyone plays, everyone contributes. Everyone will be counted on to contribute something every night. Molly has already had to start a game this season. It may not be her last depending on how Chrystal's back holds up.

UConn only plays 4 games in December - @Seton Hall (5th), Notre Dame (8th), @DePaul (16th) and Oklahoma (22nd @Mohegan Sun Arena).

This leaves plenty of time for everyone to get healthy, to work on individual and team deficiencies at practice, and going home for the holidays before beginning conference play. UConn won't reach the halfway point of their schedule until January 14th (game #15/29) @ Memphis.

These OOC games are great not real power house, but enough to allow the team to learn against better teams i.e. not AAC. The AAC games allow Geno to 'WORK ON" known issues and rest Danger, Megan, Ono.