Rowdy, I agree 100%. How many times during the season did we see Edwards park herself in the middle of the floor to help the guards break the press? Against tOSU with Edwards sitting on the bench for extended minutes with foul trouble no one stepped up to play her role in helping to break the press. Maybe UConn was too use to having her there as a pressure relief value? It was like an important cog in the machinery was missing.
You wanna press the Huskies?
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That's pretty funny. Many years ago, following a timeout, the UConn men played with 6 players on the court for about 8 to 10 seconds. UConn got the 6th guy off the court and back on the bench. The refs, clueless as they usually are, stopped the game to figure out what was going on but to no avail. The announcers were going nuts. You can't make this stuff up
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Remember Nika was hurt and didn't start. Anna also injured.
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Saw this Paige article on twitter.
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Best article I've seen describing what she does better than anyone and why she's so lethal. And why all WNBA coaches are dreaming of getting her eventually. Bueckers plays chess while the rest of WCBB plays checkers. That's why Taurasi called her the best in BB as a freshman.Saw this Paige article on twitter.
Diana Taurasi calls UConn freshman Paige Bueckers 'best player in basketball already'
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I'd add Ashlynn to the list. She's strong on the ball, as we used to say in soccer.
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At about the 0:50 second mark you see a classic Paige effect. She dribbles to the right at the top of the key. Freeze the video and you see that all five opposing players have moved to that side of the court. You could literally draw a line down the middle of the lane and see it. Naturally, Paige whips the ball to the other side and hits Nika for the most wide open 3 ever. This is the sort of thing that happens when Paige is in the lineup.
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Been saying both of your points for some time now, although I'd add Ines to the list of point guards. A lot of folks don't seem to appreciate that it can be a good thing to have two point guards on the floor at the same time.
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Yes. Thank you. I totally forgot (Not sure how or why) about Maryland. That was the game where the team was without Dorka & Nika.
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I can foresee UConn playing all thirteen players when they get into Big East play. Not only to get rest for the starters, but to be able to let the bench get some experience playing with the starters so that they would be able to come in and play should someone get in foul trouble or be sick. Won't mention the other reason why they would need to come in because UConn needs to catch a break from that issue.
Paige knows our offense and runs it like a Master BB wizzard. The only defender who I saw slow her down in our offense was Ari MacDonald who is so quick she watched enough film on Paige and would beat her to the spots she was trying to get to. SC started to play her with Brea Beal and that didnt work but changed to Henderson becasue she was quick like MacDonald. With the offensive players we have this year. You would need 5 superior defenders to stop us maybe.
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You can add KK as well. If you try and press her, she'll embarrass you. After only two games, I'm really liking KK more than I did last week. She'll be good this season as the year goes on and she gets more games/minutes under her belt. If she keeps playing like she did today, She's going to see the floor a lot!!! The more Geno trusts her and is comfortable putting her out there, the more she will play. I can't help but wonder just how much better KK will be next year.
Are the freshmen still expected to carry the other player's luggage to and from the bus/their rooms when they travel?
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I hope they give Jana a break since she is still a Freshman. It's kind of hard to use a scooter and carry anything let alone luggage. I should know I used one when I blew out my achilles tendon stepping down off of a curb in 92. Took a lot ribbing from my platoon when it happened.You can add KK as well. If you try and press her, she'll embarrass you. After only two games, I'm really liking KK more than I did last week. She'll be good this season as the year goes on and she gets more games/minutes under her belt. If she keeps playing like she did today, She's going to see the floor a lot!!! The more Geno trusts her and is comfortable putting her out there, the more she will play. I can't help but wonder just how much better KK will be next year.
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Jana can probably get 1-2 bags on the handle bars of her scooter if she get creative.
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Maybe Azzi will lend Jana her "crutch puppies" for her comfort.
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You clearly have never been to India. What those guys get a on motorcycle is incredible. And with only two wheels!
I forgot how great she is, but watching this highlight video from her FR year made me realize just how much we missed her last year. NC #12 here we come.
BTW, where has Tonyc been? We need his positive attitude posts every few days.
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KK has been amazing in the European games so far. Her stutter step and step back are within her normal game. She is shades of the best points guards, wide floor vision and ability to dribble penetrate, fake or finish shots and leave the defense scratching their heads. Hoping she gets a lot of playing time this year.
She has a game few ever develop that is NOW. The last game against Croatia saw their excellent quick point guard totally lose her with the brilliant body and dribble fakes. WOW. She will make every player on the UConn team better by some measure.
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Did you see the video in which she hit 4 straight from 25-30 feet?
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No, I remember how hard it was for me to recover from my knee injury both physically and mentally. I never really got back my enthusiasm for the game, football, because the fear of reinjury was always in my mind. Just could not enjoy the game although I continued to play.