Tonyc
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To comment on the question of Maya leaving. UConn is drilled in practice to do the same thing over and over again. Under pressure they continue to repeat what theyve learned in practice. Becoming good at anything is nothing more then repeating the fundementals until they become second nature and having the confidence in what youve learned to repeat it and trust it under pressure. Many athetles dont trust themselves because they have never learned the fundementals and dont have a system to go by. In golf all you need to do is swing after swing is to try and repeat what youve learned. Some swings will be good swings, some swings will be not so good but in the end if you continue to repeat what youve learned you will beat most people because most people wont repeat what theyve learned because they never learned how to in the first place. Does that make sense. Yes over the years especially the last few UConn has had alot of talent and better talent then their opponets. But theyve won because that talent was taught to repeat fundementals and repeitition of the right fundementals is the mother of skill. So Maya leaving does leave a void. That void will be helped to be filled by the improvement of Stef and Bria. Stef this season will play with confidence and Bria not looking over her shoulder for Maya . These two may not make up for the loss of Maya but will help make up for it along with the depth UConn has brought in with their freshman class.
The key to UConn, the player that can lead this team and make the biggest difference is Caroline Doty. As Ive harped on in the past a point guard needs to be a leader/coach on the floor and Caroline is the best right now at UConn. She can make the difference in UConns season because of her leadership on the court and her confidence on the court allows her teammates to trust her, thus taking the pressure off them because they know they can count on her.
The key to UConn, the player that can lead this team and make the biggest difference is Caroline Doty. As Ive harped on in the past a point guard needs to be a leader/coach on the floor and Caroline is the best right now at UConn. She can make the difference in UConns season because of her leadership on the court and her confidence on the court allows her teammates to trust her, thus taking the pressure off them because they know they can count on her.