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Post by bulkey on Nov 20, 2022 16:53:35 GMT -5
Okay, use the "I" word. Here's what I learned today.
1. CD is fine. Ken posted Geno's presser and it's at 29:30.
2. Aaliyah is capable of playing superior ball with great focus. Yes, a couple of bad turnovers, but that was far than more compensated by a dominate--more importantly, a powerful--presence. Super dynamic. And she committed no fouls until the game was well in hand. This is essential for UConn going forward, even when Dorka returns.
3. Azzi is Azzi...only better. Ditto Nika.
4. Nothing can stop Lou from shooting, not matter how cold she is. And good that she continued. What a 3rd quarter!
5. Wow! Aubrey! Wow! Wow! Wow! 16 pts. 6 ribbies 2 assists and SIX steals. She is all over the place. She's effectively unguardable over the entire court. There is an "Azzi" factor. But now there is also an "Aubrey factor." She needs to be accounted for constantly.
What else we/I learned?
We need to see Caroline playing her game...and soon
We need Ayanna to play with fewer fouls. 3 fouls in 11 minutes isn't going to give her as much time out there as they need to give Aaliyah a rest.
And what else?
UConn has enormous heart and is super fun to watch (so far!).
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Post by rukia on Nov 20, 2022 17:48:58 GMT -5
DeBerry is not part of the plan this season.
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Post by phil on Nov 20, 2022 18:29:34 GMT -5
DeBerry is not part of the plan this season. I haven't given up hope, but while I wasn't surprised when I didn't see her against Texas, I was surprised she didn't get in until the final minutes today, so not a good sign. Maybe sending a message. |
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Post by bulkey on Nov 20, 2022 18:31:57 GMT -5
DeBerry is not part of the plan this season. I haven't given up hope, but while I wasn't surprised when I didn't see her against Texas, I was surprised she didn't get in until the final minutes today, so not a good sign. Maybe sending a message. It Geno not playing her when the game's won is a message, then she's got that message already many, many times. I prefer to think that she's a development player with an arc that will be part of next year or the following, and that Geno doesn't want to put her in where it won't help her get better. At least I prefer to think that way.... |
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Post by linkster on Nov 20, 2022 18:42:34 GMT -5
What is clear to me is that UConn can put a lot of points up. Both NCSt and Texas have great defensive-minded coaches and UConn made both defenses look weak. And Ducharme will make it more potent.
I learned that Senechal didn't let a weak 1st half stop her. 20 pts, all in the 2nd half. And her 1st half misses were still good shots to take. Her maturity will help all season.
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Post by semper on Nov 20, 2022 19:27:17 GMT -5
My real worry is Caroline. I wonder. She just looks different since that injury. Her face is swollen.
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Post by linkster on Nov 20, 2022 19:35:15 GMT -5
My real worry is Caroline. I wonder. She just looks different since that injury. Her face is swollen. 5 minutes for Texas. 11 min today, mostly in the 1st half. This is a step by step process. We should be happy that she seems to be increasing her minutes, which means those symptoms are so far not reappearing. |
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Post by semper on Nov 20, 2022 19:40:38 GMT -5
poco a poco
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Post by magic on Nov 21, 2022 19:33:57 GMT -5
I thought Caroline had a strange demeanor in the pre game interview with Nika. We need her on the floor being her old self.
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Post by rukia on Nov 21, 2022 20:23:00 GMT -5
I think Caroline must have taken another major shot in the head during a practice or during the scrimmage with UMass.
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Post by semper on Nov 21, 2022 21:59:12 GMT -5
Something is not right...she looks odd to me. But I know nothing. Probably just imagining it. Too much Maisie Dobbs or something.
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Post by linkster on Nov 21, 2022 23:40:01 GMT -5
I saw her rip a ball away from a NCSt player yesterday. She has always had a kind of non-expressive face. I was fooled early last year into thinking she was unmotivated. I look at her now as another elite scoring 2/3 who is going unnoticed and will make UConn's offense even more potent later this year.
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Post by msf22b on Nov 22, 2022 10:20:06 GMT -5
Thinking past Caroline to DeBerry
UTenn has a similar problem with the big with long eye lashes
Except that based on past performance, she was expected
to be one of the team leaders, this year.
No such luck.
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Post by semper on Nov 22, 2022 11:42:45 GMT -5
That which cannot be taught needs to be taught it would seem.
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Post by rukia on Nov 22, 2022 11:50:33 GMT -5
Right now it is working pretty well with the 5 starters (and Dorka). I also have no doubts about Ayanna contributing a lot eventually.
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Post by swash on Nov 22, 2022 11:53:05 GMT -5
Thinking past Caroline to DeBerry UTenn has a similar problem with the big with long eye lashes Except that based on past performance, she was expected to be one of the team leaders, this year. No such luck. Tamari will be okay, I suspect. Her conditioning and effort have occasionally been suspect, but she is strong and talented. I expect her to be among the block leaders by March, and she'll get a lot of rebounds. Seems right now, that nobody on her team can (or will) pass. That's seriously demoralizing. I thought Kelly was a pretty good coach, but I am starting to wonder. She's got the rah rah part, and had been drawing good recruits to Knoxville until recently. She's been luring top talent from the portal, too. But, can anyone name a player who has progressed substantially in her time at the helm? |
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Post by bulkey on Nov 22, 2022 11:58:17 GMT -5
Right now it is working pretty well with the 5 starters (and Dorka). I also have no doubts about Ayanna contributing a lot eventually. An interesting question will be: Aubrey. Geno likes a 6th man who brings energy, ala John Havlicek, so probably Aubrey comes off the bench. But I'd love her playing 35 minutes one game, just to see what happens. What if she could go 2-5 from 3, score 20, and have 4 steals and 4 ribbies. And play suffocating defense. That's an entirely reasonable expectation. What to do with her? |
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Post by rukia on Nov 22, 2022 12:00:18 GMT -5
Aubrey will probably be back to the bench when Dorka is healthy.
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Post by bulkey on Nov 22, 2022 12:01:06 GMT -5
Thinking past Caroline to DeBerry UTenn has a similar problem with the big with long eye lashes Except that based on past performance, she was expected to be one of the team leaders, this year. No such luck. Tamari will be okay, I suspect. Her conditioning and effort have occasionally been suspect, but she is strong and talented. I expect her to be among the block leaders by March, and she'll get a lot of rebounds. Seems right now, that nobody on her team can (or will) pass. That's seriously demoralizing. I thought Kelly was a pretty good coach, but I am starting to wonder. She's got the rah rah part, and had been drawing good recruits to Knoxville until recently. She's been luring top talent from the portal, too. But, can anyone name a player who has progressed substantially in her time at the helm? Fan pressure at Rocky Top for Mrs. and Mr. (he's her assistant coach!) must be so crushing that it's got to be interfering with her better judgment (like a CEO who needs to report quarterly earnings). Maybe we'll never know what she could have done, had she not been under a microscope. |
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Post by bulkey on Nov 22, 2022 12:04:39 GMT -5
Aubrey will probably be back to the bench when Dorka is healthy. I agree. Unless over the next couple of games where she has this amazing opportunity she proves so productive overall that it puts Lou on the bench. But another reason I don't think that will happen--and this is based only on the last game--is that Lou is playing within a team for the first time in her career and is still trying to find her pace. She was terrible in the first half; unstoppable in the second. Maybe Geno thinks he needs to give her lots of court time to get her pace. Coming off the bench as 6th man may not be good for her, whereas maybe it does work well for Aubrey. |
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Post by rukia on Nov 22, 2022 12:16:07 GMT -5
It might be that Lou comes off the bench because Geno wants an offensive player to come off the bench. And it is as you said, Aubrey plays so well she can’t be benched.
But I am sure about Dorka because I think Geno will want more height.
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Post by swash on Nov 22, 2022 12:37:48 GMT -5
Right now it is working pretty well with the 5 starters (and Dorka). I also have no doubts about Ayanna contributing a lot eventually. Agree on Patterson, but only spot contributions this year. Next season, I predict she'll take a big step |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2022 12:37:52 GMT -5
Tamari will be okay, I suspect. Her conditioning and effort have occasionally been suspect, but she is strong and talented. I expect her to be among the block leaders by March, and she'll get a lot of rebounds. Seems right now, that nobody on her team can (or will) pass. That's seriously demoralizing. I thought Kelly was a pretty good coach, but I am starting to wonder. She's got the rah rah part, and had been drawing good recruits to Knoxville until recently. She's been luring top talent from the portal, too. But, can anyone name a player who has progressed substantially in her time at the helm? Fan pressure at Rocky Top for Mrs. and Mr. (he's her assistant coach!) must be so crushing that it's got to be interfering with her better judgment (like a CEO who needs to report quarterly earnings). Maybe we'll never know what she could have done, had she not been under a microscope. Too bad Mel Brooks isn't gonna do a movie about their lost season.....The Producers 2.0 ........how Tennessee pirated the portal and turned golden transfers into fool's gold?? Their season went south almost as quick as the fated Hindenburg?? Right about now, the AD is hating his job; with their undefeated football team losing 2 straight, their starting quarterback getting injured and these pesky, long lash, never-ending nails women's hoopsters going off the rails? |
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Post by swash on Nov 22, 2022 12:40:03 GMT -5
Aubrey will probably be back to the bench when Dorka is healthy. Likely. but she's earning more minutes every game |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2022 12:42:33 GMT -5
Thinking past Caroline to DeBerry UTenn has a similar problem with the big with long eye lashes Except that based on past performance, she was expected to be one of the team leaders, this year. No such luck. Tamari will be okay, I suspect. Her conditioning and effort have occasionally been suspect, but she is strong and talented. I expect her to be among the block leaders by March, and she'll get a lot of rebounds. Seems right now, that nobody on her team can (or will) pass. That's seriously demoralizing. I thought Kelly was a pretty good coach, but I am starting to wonder. She's got the rah rah part, and had been drawing good recruits to Knoxville until recently. She's been luring top talent from the portal, too. But, can anyone name a player who has progressed substantially in her time at the helm? Nobody has substantially improved on her watch and she / Kellie flat out can't recruit? Maybe if she tries the McDonald's bags stuffed with cash approach which worked so well for football? With NIL, that might not even work anymore? |
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