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Post by UConnChapette on Nov 21, 2022 10:34:25 GMT -5
LET'S GO!!! UCONN!!! HUSKIES!!! |
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Post by bulkey on Nov 21, 2022 11:28:54 GMT -5
Beat the Blues!!! Destroy the Devils!!! It came from a nickname given to an elite French Alpine infantry unit during World War I. Called “les diables bleus” because they wore blue capes, the soldiers were popularized by a 1918 Irving Berlin song, “The Blue Devils of France.” The lyrics include the line “Strong and active, most attractive / Are the Blue Devils.” In October 1922, editors of the Trinity Chronicle selected the Blue Devil as the university's mascot after a newspaper poll failed to yield a majority vote among names like the Blue Titans, the Royal Blazes and the Dreadnaughts.
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Post by semper on Nov 23, 2022 8:35:49 GMT -5
Apparently they have a 6'6" center who could do us some harm.
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Post by bulkey on Nov 23, 2022 11:07:47 GMT -5
Wow, that got me looking at their roster. goduke.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster6 high school recruits and 11 portals! And maybe some of the high schoolers are non-scholarship walk-ons? Nearly every one of the 17 has time and points, though only 9 have played in all 5 games, suggesting that Kara played everyone in the early blowouts but has her core group. Anyway, Kennedy Brown plays around 23 minutes/game and scores 10 points and get 5 ribbies/game. goduke.com/sports/womens-basketball/stats/ |
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Post by semper on Nov 23, 2022 11:14:00 GMT -5
11 portals! Is that some kind of record?
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Post by UConnChapette on Nov 23, 2022 12:23:47 GMT -5
I can't imagine trying to build cohesion and manage minutes with 17 players.
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Post by bulkey on Nov 23, 2022 12:32:16 GMT -5
I can't imagine trying to build cohesion and manage minutes with 17 players. At this point there are effectively 9 on the active squad and 8 on-lookers. That is definitely a recipe for trouble. OTOH, the AD might be happy: for the purposes of Title IX, 17 women on a basketball team begins to offset the 113 on the football team. Duke, like Stanford and Dartmouth, likes to have as many students as possible involved in athletics for school cohesion and alumni contributions. |
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Post by rukia on Nov 23, 2022 12:33:08 GMT -5
I can't imagine trying to build cohesion and manage minutes with 17 players. true. Amari DeBerry is a talking point among the fans. How do teams with 17 players manage? |
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Post by bulkey on Nov 23, 2022 12:56:52 GMT -5
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Post by ken on Nov 23, 2022 13:13:22 GMT -5
Apparently they have a 6'6" center who could do us some harm. Aaliyah will box her out, steal her lunch money and send her packing Nike shoes.......She's meek, mild and not ready for UConn fury! |
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Post by magic on Nov 23, 2022 13:14:35 GMT -5
I don't see why men's teams can have a full roster and not worry about cohesion, but we have to worry about women's teams and whether the coach and players are " comfortable ". If you are a BB player on any team , it should come down to hard work . As for the coach , that's their job to make the pieces fit.
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Post by ken on Nov 23, 2022 13:16:45 GMT -5
Wow, that got me looking at their roster. goduke.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster6 high school recruits and 11 portals! And maybe some of the high schoolers are non-scholarship walk-ons? Nearly every one of the 17 has time and points, though only 9 have played in all 5 games, suggesting that Kara played everyone in the early blowouts but has her core group. Anyway, Kennedy Brown plays around 23 minutes/game and scores 10 points and get 5 ribbies/game. goduke.com/sports/womens-basketball/stats/ |
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Post by swash on Nov 23, 2022 13:30:37 GMT -5
I can't imagine trying to build cohesion and manage minutes with 17 players. At this point there are effectively 9 on the active squad and 8 on-lookers. That is definitely a recipe for trouble. OTOH, the AD might be happy: for the purposes of Title IX, 17 women on a basketball team begins to offset the 113 on the football team. Duke, like Stanford and Dartmouth, likes to have as many students as possible involved in athletics for school cohesion and alumni contributions. 17 locks in the supposition that some are walk-on players, since 15 is the ncaa limit for scholarships. We don't know the upper end, but the minimum is two |
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Post by bulkey on Nov 23, 2022 13:49:18 GMT -5
At this point there are effectively 9 on the active squad and 8 on-lookers. That is definitely a recipe for trouble. OTOH, the AD might be happy: for the purposes of Title IX, 17 women on a basketball team begins to offset the 113 on the football team. Duke, like Stanford and Dartmouth, likes to have as many students as possible involved in athletics for school cohesion and alumni contributions. 17 locks in the supposition that some are walk-on players, since 15 is the ncaa limit for scholarships. We don't know the upper end, but the minimum is two great catch. Duke does give out academic merit scholarships, so I wouldn't be completely surprised if there's some fudging going on here as well. |
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Post by bulkey on Nov 25, 2022 11:57:06 GMT -5
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Post by magic on Nov 25, 2022 16:33:49 GMT -5
I can't imagine trying to build cohesion and manage minutes with 17 players. Uconn men have 16 On roster and doesn't seem to be a problem. The problem seems to be in the eyes of some wbb fans. Just nonsemse ! |
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Post by UConnChapette on Nov 25, 2022 16:49:14 GMT -5
Going to miss the game, peeps. At Hartford Hospital ED with hubby. Trip to walk-in and here we are. Ticker isn’t ticking right. Again. I will try to watch via the game cast and monitoring the board. But , you know, priorities.
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Post by UConnChapette on Nov 25, 2022 16:50:24 GMT -5
I can't imagine trying to build cohesion and manage minutes with 17 players. Uconn men have 16 On roster and doesn't seem to be a problem. The problem seems to be in the eyes of some wbb fans. Just nonsemse ! Men players regularly only stay a couple years. It is something they have adapted too. |
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Post by swash on Nov 25, 2022 17:03:55 GMT -5
Going to miss the game, peeps. At Hartford Hospital ED with hubby. Trip to walk-in and here we are. Ticker isn’t ticking right. Again. I will try to watch via the game cast and monitoring the board. But , you know, priorities. Hope hubby's health gets sorted. I'll miss this one as well. Extending the holiday family time. the rest of you will need to cheer extre loud to compensate for us. go huskies! |
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Post by magic on Nov 25, 2022 17:38:27 GMT -5
Going to miss the game, peeps. At Hartford Hospital ED with hubby. Trip to walk-in and here we are. Ticker isn’t ticking right. Again. I will try to watch via the game cast and monitoring the board. But , you know, priorities. Hope all goes well. Thoughts and prayers are with you. |
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Post by bulkey on Nov 25, 2022 17:40:40 GMT -5
Going to miss the game, peeps. At Hartford Hospital ED with hubby. Trip to walk-in and here we are. Ticker isn’t ticking right. Again. I will try to watch via the game cast and monitoring the board. But , you know, priorities. Our thoughts are with you and your hubby, Chappy! |
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Post by bulkey on Nov 25, 2022 17:41:15 GMT -5
Looks like Aaliyah is still wearing her face mask. They're showing UConn practicing during the sports center.
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Post by bulkey on Nov 25, 2022 17:45:15 GMT -5
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Post by bulkey on Nov 25, 2022 17:49:49 GMT -5
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Post by bulkey on Nov 25, 2022 17:53:14 GMT -5
same starters: Nika, Azzi, Lou, Aubrey, Aaliyah
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