Yea, but you only did the "downward (gravity assisted)" part of the lift this morning -- the "lift" part was last night and you were probably so tired after that one that you fell asleep.I don't weigh 300 pounds, but I dead-lifted by body off the bed this morning, so I feel pretty good about that too! LOL...
Very good point. Clearly that focus in recruiting, if it was intentional as opposed to happenstance, is over as evidenced by this new class and the partial next one. So interesting that this year's class has a full team of the 5 positions on the court. I don't think Geno made a decision in the past to not go after quality bigs. After all the 1995 team had Lobo and Wolters and other great teams had size as well. I just think there aren't that many UCONN quality bigs out there and he didn't get them and the same is not true for guards and small forwards.
Speaking of that topic. I just watched the new Unsolved Mysteries segment on the Berkshires UFO incident in 1969 last night. Very compelling and a well done show. At one point the UFO drifted down into North Canaan, Ct.Like UFO's a lot of things are kept secret, it is no secret the police budget in CT is hurting.
You couldn't have said it better! Team chemistry is probably the most likely scenario to win games. We see this in many pro teams with free agency. You have a ton of talent, but they've never played together! If a "team" stays together for years they have the ability to win more, because they know just how their teammates react or require in a given situation. That's also why it will be so crucial to get a team of newbies to practice together as much as possible. Our Olympic WBB team is a good example. So much talent....so little time to practice. (Its just good that most are UCONN players and already know what to expect)!
What I really like is it looks like we are getting back to the early 2000s where we had options to change the game for periods of time and keep an opponent guessing. I remember when we could play a big game and then switch it up with a smaller pressing game. Play defense and just keep bringing in fresh pain in the ass defenders. I'd love Mir to be able to do a young Willnet Crocket and be able to come in a be a different kind of G/F offense and defense look.
True but that is one picture from her workout. I’m certain Amanda Kimball has plenty of flexibility built in to the off season workout program.
So I went back and took a closer look at the photo. You may be right. But the equal diameter of all the plates makes me think we are looking at something greater than that. Typically, 25 lb & 10 lb plates have a shorter diameter than 45’s. Either way, Christyn is a very strong young lady.
Not true for Olympic-style "bumper" plates, which are a standard 45 cm diameter for weights of 10 pounds on up. Bumper plates have become commonplace in strength and conditioning facilities as well as CrossFit gyms and other places where the Olympic lifts are taught and practiced.
She had a bad year and she knew it. That kind of underachievement is often the best motivation in life. The guy GOAT got cut from his high school varsity team.
Maybe, just maybe, they won't need a plan B or C, just plan A.
It’s an overstatement to suggest Christyn had a “bad year.” She lead the team in mpg, and her season stats were solid across the board. The vast majority of D1 WBB players would love to have had the season Christyn had.
i think most high-aspiration people would equate not playing up to your potential with a bad year. ... we don't know the reasons for the shortfall, so that may mitigate the 'badness' from the perspective of those who do. it's not necessarily a failing on her part, but still bad in relation to her aspirations, i assume. and i think fans had higher expections. why not? they're fans.
I have no problem with Christyn aspiring to be better. In fact, as a UConn WBB player, I would expect nothing less. I just don’t think it’s up to we the fans to decide that she had a “bad year.” If Christyn truly had a bad year, Geno would have sat her down. As I mentioned, Christyn played more mpg than anyone on the team. Could she have played better? Absolutely! I look forward to seeing her take the next step.
As I previously responded, I expect UConn WBB players to challenge themselves to be better. I’m pleased that Christyn & Liv are both committed to getting better. But I would never suggest that either of them had “bad years” and I don’t think Geno would either.
I'd be happy if she consistently hits layups--and builds from there.
That would be great but I'm not into putting all the eggs in one basket. There are some good teams out there so giving them a different look can make things a whole lot less stressful. In addition, you also want to have options if your plan A has an off night or you get some injuries (even nagging ones that don't put them on the bench but still slow them down a bit).
Megan's weight trainer was Barb Turner.
She had the most minutes and got most of her points at the end of games where Geno took out Meg CD liv and Anna so there was no one else to score but her. I’m rooting for her I just think the chemistry was off a bit last year with the way meg was scoring the ball and OLiv getting better and better in the post each game. Of course CD doing what she did but who knew Anna and AG would play that well as freshman so that took a bit off CW performance
She didn't compare herself when she was interviewed about her play nor should we to the vast majority of D1 players. She was the National High School POY two years ago. She shot .333 from deep and was a no show against Oregon and SC where she scored a total of 10 points on 4-21 shooting. The bar for her is a heck of a lot higher than it is for the vast majority of D1 players because at UCONN we don't have the vast majority of players, we have the very best of the best. The point is that she was dissatisfied with her play and rightly so when compared to her own standards and is doing something about it. She knows she is expected to be great and I predict she will be this year.
