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Post by rockymtblue2 on Mar 26, 2021 9:43:37 GMT -5
and her own freshman year.
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Post by bulkey on Mar 26, 2021 9:58:41 GMT -5
I agree (not that my opinion matters compared to D's): Paige is the best basketball player in the world. Period.
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Post by samanthabrown3 on Mar 26, 2021 10:08:51 GMT -5
Diana as water girl! Imagine! But I think one of the freshman jobs was to stock the fridge with bottles of water. Sounds different from water girl.
"You! Come over here!" "All right, I'll come in and play."
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Post by samanthabrown3 on Mar 26, 2021 10:09:19 GMT -5
I agree (not that my opinion matters compared to D's): Paige is the best basketball player in the world. Period. And then I wonder what will happen when we see Azzi on our team. |
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Post by linkster on Mar 26, 2021 11:29:40 GMT -5
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Post by linkster on Mar 26, 2021 11:31:37 GMT -5
I agree (not that my opinion matters compared to D's): Paige is the best basketball player in the world. Period. And then I wonder what will happen when we see Azzi on our team. There will be a loud popping sound as heads explode all over the country. |
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Post by semper on Mar 26, 2021 11:35:44 GMT -5
Just please please do not get injured!
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Post by bulkey on Mar 26, 2021 11:36:49 GMT -5
And then I wonder what will happen when we see Azzi on our team. There will be a loud popping sound as heads explode all over the country. As immortal a combo as that will be, there's only 1 basketball. The delta between pre-Azzi and Azzi is the number of shots that Evina misses where UConn does not get the rebound, that Azzi will instead make. And the number of shots she takes away from Christyn and Paige, who are already shooting at a high percentage. That might be around 4 points/game. The downside is that Evina is already a complete player, and Azzi will develop into one. The upside is that if Azzi is as deadeye as she appears, when it comes to close games, having Paige and Azzi as alternatives to nailing the winner is a fantastic weapon. |
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Post by semper on Mar 26, 2021 11:47:00 GMT -5
We are really really really lucky!!!!
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Post by bulkey on Mar 26, 2021 11:57:09 GMT -5
We are really really really lucky!!!! |
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Post by chicagogg on Mar 26, 2021 11:57:47 GMT -5
Thank heavens that Paige is such a level-headed person. Praise like that from DT is high praise indeed!
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Post by radylady on Mar 26, 2021 12:45:40 GMT -5
Diana as water girl! Imagine! But I think one of the freshman jobs was to stock the fridge with bottles of water. Sounds different from water girl. "You! Come over here!" "All right, I'll come in and play." Different times, different set of players (team), coach a little older, and different players (Dee and Paige)....both amazing, but one had "the luxury of time" to tame her inner smarta$$...until needed. But I think #3 in my list has a lot to do with it. He really enjoys teams that are having a good time doing what they do, and there is incredible joy about Paige that spills over onto the others, including I might add, "G" |
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Post by semper on Mar 26, 2021 14:12:25 GMT -5
Some of this is on Paige's high school coach too....He must have been pretty good.
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Post by linkster on Mar 26, 2021 14:17:08 GMT -5
There will be a loud popping sound as heads explode all over the country. As immortal a combo as that will be, there's only 1 basketball. The delta between pre-Azzi and Azzi is the number of shots that Evina misses where UConn does not get the rebound, that Azzi will instead make. And the number of shots she takes away from Christyn and Paige, who are already shooting at a high percentage. That might be around 4 points/game. The downside is that Evina is already a complete player, and Azzi will develop into one. The upside is that if Azzi is as deadeye as she appears, when it comes to close games, having Paige and Azzi as alternatives to nailing the winner is a fantastic weapon. Fudd, by reports and a comment from Geno, is not only a complete player now but the most complete player ever coming out of HS (per Geno). She was developing her defense in 8th grade while Bueckers started this past summer. The hype for Fudd focuses on her shooting but she is so much more. She had a college-ready physique as a sophomore when she won HSPOY. As for there being but one basketball there was an interview of Bueckers and Fudd where each was asked to imagine they have the ball down 2 with 5 seconds left. Fudd, going first related some move that she likes to use to get open and she hits the shot. Bueckers said she would drive to draw the defense and then pass it to her bud to make the shot. |
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Post by bulkey on Mar 26, 2021 14:54:16 GMT -5
As immortal a combo as that will be, there's only 1 basketball. The delta between pre-Azzi and Azzi is the number of shots that Evina misses where UConn does not get the rebound, that Azzi will instead make. And the number of shots she takes away from Christyn and Paige, who are already shooting at a high percentage. That might be around 4 points/game. The downside is that Evina is already a complete player, and Azzi will develop into one. The upside is that if Azzi is as deadeye as she appears, when it comes to close games, having Paige and Azzi as alternatives to nailing the winner is a fantastic weapon. Fudd, by reports and a comment from Geno, is not only a complete player now but the most complete player ever coming out of HS (per Geno). She was developing her defense in 8th grade while Bueckers started this past summer. The hype for Fudd focuses on her shooting but she is so much more. She had a college-ready physique as a sophomore when she won HSPOY. As for there being but one basketball there was an interview of Bueckers and Fudd where each was asked to imagine they have the ball down 2 with 5 seconds left. Fudd, going first related some move that she likes to use to get open and she hits the shot. Bueckers said she would drive to draw the defense and then pass it to her bud to make the shot. Thanks for this. But I have to believe that were Evina still here next year, she'd be a more effective defender and certainly more effective rebounder than Azzi. Azzi's shooting ability will make it impossible to double team Paige, and vice-versa. But again, there's only 1 basketball. Offense might score more, but how much more? Frankly, I'm more looking forward to Aaliyah's impact as a sophomore than Azzi's as a freshman replacement for Evina. I think Aaliyah has the greatest upside potential on the team (meaning that as they figure out more ways to use her, her impact on the team will increase accordingly). |
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Post by justinesguy on Mar 26, 2021 16:08:36 GMT -5
DT- The best player ever to wear a UCONN uniform.
High praise.
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Post by rockymtblue2 on Mar 26, 2021 18:28:44 GMT -5
There are games where Paige will be cold (I know it is hard to believe, but she's had some halves like that) and it can be Azzi to the rescue and vice verse.
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Post by linkster on Mar 26, 2021 19:02:52 GMT -5
I wouldn't be surprised is this season was Bueckers' highest pt/gm average of her UConn career. The emergence of Edwards and the addition of Fudd will allow Bueckers to return to her first love which is setting up her team mates for baskets.
Clark has a much better chance to lead the country in scoring like her Iowa predecessor Gusterson.
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Post by swash on Mar 26, 2021 20:51:54 GMT -5
I wouldn't be surprised is this season was Bueckers' highest pt/gm average of her UConn career. The emergence of Edwards and the addition of Fudd will allow Bueckers to return to her first love which is setting up her team mates for baskets. Clark has a much better chance to lead the country in scoring like her Iowa predecessor Gusterson. true about Clark. But Bueckers is going to be good for about 20 across her entire career. |
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Post by linkster on Mar 26, 2021 23:56:38 GMT -5
I wouldn't be surprised is this season was Bueckers' highest pt/gm average of her UConn career. The emergence of Edwards and the addition of Fudd will allow Bueckers to return to her first love which is setting up her team mates for baskets. Clark has a much better chance to lead the country in scoring like her Iowa predecessor Gusterson. true about Clark. But Bueckers is going to be good for about 20 across her entire career. That seems reasonable but very few UConn players ever averaged 20 for a season. Moore did it once. This year UConn needs Bueckers to score. In the next 3 seasons there will be many Huskies able to score 20+. I expect that Edwards and Fudd will lead UConn's scoring for the next 3 years. It's tough to average 20 when you are the 3rd scorer. In 2 years there will be calls for UConn to join the WNBA.  |
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Post by swash on Mar 27, 2021 5:22:13 GMT -5
true about Clark. But Bueckers is going to be good for about 20 across her entire career. That seems reasonable but very few UConn players ever averaged 20 for a season. Moore did it once. This year UConn needs Bueckers to score. In the next 3 seasons there will be many Huskies able to score 20+. I expect that Edwards and Fudd will lead UConn's scoring for the next 3 years. It's tough to average 20 when you are the 3rd scorer. In 2 years there will be calls for UConn to join the WNBA. Understood. I still think Paige will put up a quiet twenty most nights. Do you think Geno will accept less from her? This seems like a reasonable expectation of a ... Typical ... night for Supergirl: 4 on the break on two shots 6 from the arc on four to five attempts 6 on various pull ups a couple of drives to the hoop for another four with free throws sprinkled in to boot She will still need to be a scoring threat to open the passing lanes. I think we're all willing to accept Uconn being bad for basketball again. |
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Post by UConnChapette on Mar 27, 2021 6:46:47 GMT -5
Maybe Paige is trying to get others shots so that they can get established and have confidence in their shots early on in the game - in case she has a DT like 1-19 game? Get other players scoring first and then she starts scoring. She is a smart player who really wants her teammates to get established and force the other team's defense to play off her too. That will open up things for her. And she is confident in her ability to score, but some teams will play her very tight if she is always taking the shots.
Or maybe I am full of poop? Or still sleeping?
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Post by swash on Mar 27, 2021 7:05:38 GMT -5
Maybe Paige is trying to get others shots so that they can get established and have confidence in their shots early on in the game - in case she has a DT like 1-19 game? Get other players scoring first and then she starts scoring. She is a smart player who really wants her teammates to get established and force the other team's defense to play off her too. That will open up things for her. And she is confident in her ability to score, but some teams will play her very tight if she is always taking the shots. Or maybe I am full of poop? Or still sleeping? I think we're in agreement, Chappie |
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Post by semper on Mar 27, 2021 8:07:16 GMT -5
This is a good description of Paige the Sage.
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