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#376
#376
djtee said:
mlindsay: i agree with you 100% on Walker, Also Drama over at the Boneyard about this issue.


Here's the frustrating thing, at least I think this is mainly why fans/posters are frustrated.

Look around the rest of the country at some of the other freshmen who are being asked to shoulder large roles. Chennedy Carter for aTm. Westbrook/Davis/Hayes for Tennessee. Dana Evans for L'ville. Onyenwere for UCLA. Cooks for Michigan State. Williams and Dodson for Stanford.

All these kids are pretty much playing every single game (unless they are sick or injured). Most are averaging double figures in scoring. Most are playing significant minutes, even against good/great teams. So why can these kids all earn PT while Coombs and Walker cannot? Why can these kids figure out how to play against really good players while Coombs and Walker cannot?

Part of it is that these other teams don't have 6 potential all americans ahead of them on the depth chart. But I find it hard to believe that Carater, Westbrook, Davis, Hayes, Evans, Onyenwere, Cooks, Williams and Dodson are all so much better than Walker and Coombs that they are able to contribute while in big games, our freshmen are not. Is the UCONN practice and training regime so advanced that freshmen simply cannot grasp it at UCONN, but it's so much easier at other schools that really good freshmen not only start, but thrive all season long?

I am more asking that question rhetorically since I do believe that the UCONN way is different. Probably every other school out there, besides UCONN, allows freshmen to come in and continue to do what they did well in high school, while slowly trying to curb bad habits they picked up along the way. At UCONN, that's not the way it's done. Apparently you don't get to play until most bad habits are squelched and kids can excel when playing against the all americans ahead of them on the depth chart.

I can't argue with the results. Geno has consistently taken top 20 kids and turned them into WNBA players. He's taken top 10 kids and turned them into Olympians. I do get why fans are frustrated, especially if they are comparing our freshmen to other top freshmen in the nation, and that's part of the purpose of message boards - to let fans of all opinions share them, within reason. But as several have said, the proof is in the pudding. 11 NC's, many professional players, and the most Olympians of any program in the history of Women's Basketball... Oh, and almost every single player who has graduated from UCONN says unequivocally that no matter how hard the first year was, by the end, they get and appreciate why Geno coached them the way he did. He makes them into the best players they possible can be...
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#377
#377
PRG said:
Thanks.... makes sense now! She is a project... The McDonald’s game should reveal some weakness. JMO
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Hoopgurlz ONO eval -

"Blue Star Nationals-July 2016: Superior mobility, length, wingspan, shot blocking presence; explosive leaper, defends out of area; offensive arsenal continues to emerge; emerging as one of the elite prospects in the class of 2018. (Olson)"


Auriemma must have seen something in her or he wouldn't have recruited her.
 
#379
#379
brassie said:
Hoopgurlz ONO eval -

"Blue Star Nationals-July 2016: Superior mobility, length, wingspan, shot blocking presence; explosive leaper, defends out of area; offensive arsenal continues to emerge; emerging as one of the elite prospects in the class of 2018. (Olson)"


Auriemma must have seen something in her or he wouldn't have recruited her.
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I live and watched her play here in GA and yes she is very impressive. Sorta like the Elizebeth girl from Duke a few years back. But she had a injury setback and the level of competition hasn't been all that impressive at her school so I agree there is something Geno really likes about her and maybe she will be a star there but i think she wont make a immediate impact. JMO.
 
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#380
#380
maxvolfan said:
They didnt look overwhelming against TX the other night did they? And i believe they basically have the same team that lost to MissSt last yr. Do you think they can stop someone with a great center like Mccown or Mercedes?
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You're right, Tennessee is obviously a better team than UConn right now....

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#389
#389
Oregon loses at Oregon State in overtime 85-79. Considering Oregon was one spot ahead of us (#4/5) in the NCAA committee's rankings on Thursday, I'd think that a win over Miss. St. on Sunday would only help our case to be a #1 seed (though ND probably jumped us at this point).

Still a lot of basketball to be played, but every game counts.
 
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#390
#390
Rellah Boothe can't get off the bench in a 52 pt rout of Texas Tech 🤔?

Surely there's no way she suits up for the Longhorns next season? Looks like Dawn or Brenda might be getting another unexpected addition to their squads in 2020.
 
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#392
Amb3096 said:
Rellah Boothe can't get off the bench in a 52 pt rout of Texas Tech 🤔?

Surely there's no way she suits up for the Longhorns next season? Looks like Dawn or Brenda might be getting another unexpected addition to their squads in 2020.
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Something else has to be going on....I mean the girl can’t be doing THAT bad in practice! Did any of their other freshmen get in?
 
#396
#396
Amb3096 said:
Watching Louisville vs FSU. Louisville is really good...
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Spoke too early. FSU regrouped and pulled out the win 50-49. Great defensive job by the Seminoles. Shakayla Thomas has such a sweet mid-range jumper.

MSST will likely rise to #2 behind UConn. They could well be undefeated going into the NCAAT.
 
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#398
#398
How dose a team like Florida State Seminoles, shoot 19/68 for 27.9% , 3/13 on the three for 23.1%, score a total of 50 points and beat the # 2 team Louisville.
 
#399
#399
Ladyvol777 said:
How dose a team like Florida State Seminoles, shoot 19/68 for 27.9% , 3/13 on the three for 23.1%, score a total of 50 points and beat the # 2 team Louisville.
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Louisville only shot 35%. FSU's decisive advantage in offensive rebounding and FTs was enough for a 1-pt win.
 
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#400
Louisville got ahead of themselves thinking they were all that after they put up points agains a Notre Dame team that looked like a joke JV high school team. Durr was 5/22 and kept launching and had no other stats to help the team. FSU just kept battling even though they were missing.
 
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