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First of all, thank you for the captions lol. A lot of TH-camrs usually don't use captions often. Just a few. I truly appreciate that. Yes, I agree with everything you said. Especially the way Paige is referred. I know the refs saw one player who grabbed Paige's shirt as she rebounded for the ball but didn't bother to call anything. You can see it in clear 4K resolution. Reckless officiating is more dangerous than anyone thinks because that could lead to unwanted injuries eventually since many teams think they can keep getting away with illegal contact. It could have prevented that. Hope Paige is 100% alright as she seems. The team played extremely well without her on the court in the fourth quarter which is a good sign tho. I'm so happy to see KK's current progress. She kind of gave me Moriah Jefferson vibes because of her speed and energy. I can't describe how much I love her energy. Glad that Geno finally acknowledges that KK makes an impact on the team, especially after the USC game. If she continues to grow her confidence, I'm pretty sure she will be ready by March. Same with Morgan. She plays extremely well in her big role with extra minutes. The smaller ball lineup does work very well. I truly wish Geno could give Jana more minutes to get used to it and be able to dominate the paint if she is in the game longer. 15 minutes is not enough. Jana is slightly improving daily. Looking forward to her progress. I have zero doubts about Sarah. She is a beast. She easily makes me forget she is a freshman when she dominates the court. She hardly backs down with defense when she struggles with offense. Same with Azzi. When Azzi and Sarah's shots are falling, UConn is going to be a huge threat. I'm still anxious about the upcoming Tennessee and South Carolina games in February. Do not sleep on Tennessee since they have the ability to make a huge comeback. No matter what happens, I trust the Huskies will learn from these games. We were told that Aubrey will return in the middle of January. Her presence could help with perimeter defense. We will see. Keep up the excellent work! Looking forward to the next recap!

My thoughts... Ice brady continues to underperform. UONN has some height and size, but that only matters if they can work it out on the floor. I would like to see Jana (who is gorgeous) become more mobile, she tends to get stuck in place. Quicker thinking during the play like where do I pass it?

KK hit a 3 and it brought me so much joy. I hope she keeps it up. Once she can shoot it at a respectable rate teams will start closing down her hard and it’ll open so many options for her game. She’s definitely been our most impactful player outside Paige and Sarah since USC. I was a critical of her in November and most of December cuz I knew she had this in her

I enjoyed your recaps so much- clicking that follow button now. I am on that KK agenda too, something just unlocked within her after that USC game. Hopefully she will keep playing like this onwards and upwards! Spot on on Morgan! She gets small minutes but in every given playing times, she always have one or two moments that are so impressive! The core is definitely Azzi-Paige-Sarah. These three on the court at the same time opens spaces/offense for others and themselves too.

First of all, it's nice to listen to you for the first time. Celine, the only thing I want to mention about 'the incident' at the Villanova game is when Paige got run over the crowd went silent. You know the expression, "You could hear a pin drop", well that's exactly the way it was. I raise that point because everyone respects the way she plays the game and her fan base, I think it's fair to say we actually love her, not only because of the way she plays the game but because of 'who she is' as a beautiful human being! And, Celine, this was not a UCONN home game. It was a Villanova home game. So, when that crowd went silent it said a lot, didn't it. She means so much to the game and her fan base includes kids from 9 years old to young adults at 99 years old. Everyone is praying for her and I'm sure we'll get an update before the Xavier game on Wed. You covered a lot of ground on your 8:28 and I, too, am a great fan of KK and Ash. But you didn't mention 2 players who will have a dramatic effect on how UCONN finishes the season, Azzi Fudd and Aubrey Griffin. I don't want to get into what Geno's rotation will look like but, defensively, the pressure on the opposing team for 40 minutes will be relentless.

I can't wait until the day that you have the credentials to be an interviewer at the post game press conferences! I think everyone in Huskies Nation should be a subscriber!

Okay I'm going to be so honest ... The captions on the video (not the usual ones I create for the TH-cam caption button, but the captions on the screen) were a total accident! I forgot to delete them before I downloaded the video from my editing platform. 😂 But let me know if we prefer having them on-screen in the video as well and I can continue doing that. Whatever works best for people! Thank you so much for watching as always :)

And Morgan played the 5 at one point!

You want to make this a KK & Ash propaganda podcast, feel free to do so. And as we go along, you can add Morgan and hopefully Jana to the mix. Definitely the future of UConn WBB, regardless of how this season plays out. And of course, Sarah will get her daily shoutouts as well :-)

Allie is a sharp shooter. Like Ash, she just isn’t aggressive enough yet. And by aggressive I mean passing the Maya Moore test: any time you have the advantage on offensive, if you are a scorer, you must ruthlessly take advantage of that opportunity - you must be a consistent and serious threat to score. This team cannot be great until the scorers stop being afraid to miss.

Omg I wholeheartedly agree with the Ash thing. I think she needs at least 10 shots per game. In the USC game she played almost 30mins more than Azzi but only got 4 more shots than her. She ended up with 9pts but imagine if she got to shoot two or three more times. I think the staff should run Azzi’s sets for Ash when Azzi is on the bench. If it were up to me they’d share minutes

Honestly thank u for putting everything i felt into words. I 100% agree with this rating. We need more production from ice Brady..awesome and well thought out vid❤😊

just came across your channel. i'm a new basketball fan, only got into the sport a couple of months ago and been following UConn since then, and these videos are going to be so helpful for me to understand the game better and see other aspects i might not be able to see on my own, also to grow my basketball knowledge. thank you!!

Celine, I really enjoy your commentary. Didn‘t see this game as I‘m not in the US right now, but I find you thoughtful, knowledgeable, insightful and well-spoken! So thank you and I‘ll engage more in the future when I‘ve seen (or at least heard) the game. But I know for sure I agree that Jana and Ash are key moving forward and I don‘t understand why Shade is getting so few touches offensively, although she has to be more consistent with her shot too.

Healthy Azzi is the best, her play is effortless, shooting from the perimeter and gliding to the basket.

I wouldn't have rated Azzi just yet and even though I agree with your point about her impact just being in the game, she just isn't herself yet. B+ is way too high. Ashlynn has been mostly disappointing outside of two games, so I'd give her a generous C for her hustle and defense. These are two players that could contribute a lot of offense and neither have been consistent doing that in their careers so far. Like all of us, I'd love to see Azzi finally show her true potential before it's too late. I think you have both Kaitlyn and KK rated too low. I'd rate them both B. They have been doing what they've been asked to do well enough. Yes, I wish they took more shots and scored more. Other than those, I think your ratings are pretty spot on.

i’m so glad you made this. i have no one to talk to about this. i agree with EVERYTHING you have said about everyone. sarah has been amazing ! i wish ashlyn will play more because when she gets going..SHE GETS GOING. i’m proud of kk and her defense but i want her to be a little more confident on offense. ice hasn’t been playing like herself last season. but i know the position is new for her. we really need her because we are considered a smaller team. i’m proud of azzi coming back and getting back in rhythm fast. ik she will continue to help the team move up on their rankings. if i wasn’t a uconn fan i would’ve thought katelyn has been playing with them before. she fits well but we definitely need her to take more shots. i love how unselfish paige is but i would like her to be a little more selfish and take more shots. her efficiency is top notch. she is absolutely amazing and i love everything about her but i know uconn can do better :)

This rating is so valid tbh.. I agree with a lot of things you said. You're really respectful and well spoken. Keep going 🫶🏼💗

I absolutely concur that Ash needs more touches. The freshman/sophomore lineup was interesting and fun and could develop into an alternate 'small' lineup. Coud also sub Q for Ice and have a 'real' small lineup.

Thank you for this channel. I thought we missed so many shots today. But we still won comfortably. And happy that Allie got her pts for so many home fans after two misses.

After the big 3 ( Paige , Sarah , Azzi) , who would you remove from the starting lineup? There has to be another big, and i definitely think Janna is a great addition to the starting 5 . I think the only available position is the one that Kaitlyn holds ,i think i like the starting 5 as it is . The off the bench team needs to step.up and we need more efficient shooting from Azzi and Paige which i.think will.come

This was definitely a better all-around game than the PC game, beating a (presumably) better team by more points. It's kind of neat that the offense was pretty good even without Bueckers or Fudd shooting well. Barring a key injury or 2, I'm not confident that the Big East has anyone who can challenge UConn, so maybe UConn can use these games to develop some of their less experienced players.

First off, I can see where you're coming from with all these grades. I have a hunch that Cheli should have a higher grade, though that might be because UConn's got such a strong need for a big wing that I like having her out there despite some limitations to her game. I think I'd still give Fudd an incomplete. While she looked great (Bueckers-esque?) in a couple games, she's been less sharp in others and missed quite a few games entirely. I've seen 1 game since your grades so I'd probably give Arnold a slightly higher grade ... but it's hard to move her up very far when (last I checked) she was only hitting 7% of her 3s, but her speed/quickness can be a game-changer at times. Offensively I think Shade's still too inconsistent to grade her that far above Chen and Arnold. But yeah, her defense is much more disruptive this season, and every once in a while she's going to explode against an opponent. I generally lump Shade, Chen, and Arnold into that generally-productive group behind the Bueckers/Strong/Fudd superstars.

Great summary and great narrative ability! Not that you asked but keep it going on the regular! Subscribed. I do think Morgan has exhibited C+ abilities but A level confidence and authority. So I might up her to B.

You can’t always expect Paige to be perfect in every game she is a great team player. There is other girls who can score. To be a great team you need more than one person. A win is a win no matter how you win. Love UCONN

Hurray! I love this!

Ya lost me at Strong not getting an A+ And it only got worse w Chelli.

When do they start to play the whole game and not coming out slow or fast.

I agree with your thoughts about Shade, particularly about her best role being providing consistent points off the bench. However, I just finished watching the game and felt it was one of the ugliest 32-point wins I've ever seen. Except for FTs, shooting was poor and I was disappointed that Strong got so few touches in the first half, particularly with Bueckers and Fudd having poor shooting nights. I completely agree that KK was the star of the show. It's so freaking fun to watch UConn's own Energizer Bunny!

good stuff

I found your channel today and I'm glad that I did. I like your take on things and look forward to hearing more. I could only listen to the game, but it did sound a bit better, and now is a good time to get those off games out of the way. We will need everyone to be sharp and confident in March. Thanks.

Hello everyone! Very appreciative of everyone who has taken the time to watch and show their support under this video; I hope you stick around for more of my UCONN WBB coverage / game recaps / fandom. However, I did want to give a notice that I *highly* value keeping the comments section respectful to the players. I have deleted and will continue to delete comments that I find to be disparaging towards the players. It is unacceptable to speak down on them or call them names. There is, of course, a place for constructive criticism about a player's in-game performance, but I ask that everyone is mindful and does not cross any personal lines. I intend for my channel to be a positive environment for fans of this UCONN team to express our support for and interest in the success of these players and this team. I will moderate the comments in line with this. Thank you!

You do a great job.. your future has a high ceiling in sports, just my feeling

i think overall it was a better game in marquette all around. you want all your other players to do well. in providence it seemed like it was all paige, sarah, and azzi. this game was everyone but them. if the other players start to get in rhythm i call that win because we all know paige & azzi will be locked in for the tournament.

I am a Tennessee fan 🧡 However, I am a HUGE advocate for women’s sports. Especially collegiate basketball and will always support channels that support women’s sports. New sub. 😊🧡

Ashlyn and Azzi getting the same grade to me is diabolical. If we just rate Azzi on just her contribution alone while coming off injury and how she has been able to impact the game ( remember she was rehabing for a year) i would say her game is A+ . Ashlynn has not been out for a year, and her playing is still not great . So Azzi to A+ is my rating if we are being fair😊

Confused as to why they have Azzi as a graduate student . While Paige is a redshirt senior , Aubrey is a redshirt senior . So im confused by the labeling of Azzi .

Great job.. Ice is playing real bad.. jana trying to hard she need to le t the game come to her and she will be fine. KK great D. cant make a shot though.. Page will be fine and a stud in march

ashlyn Shade is not grade B at all. i will give her c+, her disappearance in big game should count more than putting a good number for inferior competition. jana is so disappointing, too. she should be d+ just as ice brandy. caitlyn chen is definitely c- or less. so is kk. this ladies need to shoot 3 and be consistent to be great players. morgan is b, she is good presence when she is plug in. this is uconn. when you play for uconn, it should be a different standard.

Curious how you'd rate Qadence Samuels based on last year's performance. Not saying she's a starter, but I'm surprised HOW limited her time off the bench has been. I feel like there's potential there from what I saw last year

Paige went missing in the 2nd half, as did everyone else. UConn scored more in the first quarter than they did in the second HALF. They need more consistency. Their D, however, was consistently good.

Some good analysis. Too high a grade for Azzi. Her shooting has been really inconsistent. The potential is there, will be nice to see when it comes. Too low for Celli. Her minutes are increasing because of her play, she just needs to be more aggressive on offense.

KK’s defense is the best on the team. And warrants more playing time, as in the 4th quarter of the USC game. It also warrants a B- rather than C. I agree with all the other grades, and hope Geno is listening to your assessment of Jana.

to many weak spots on this team currently . the players that score can't play defense and those who paly defense can't score

I agree based on your ranking system, except for Ice. I think Ice has played to a C level by your standards, but that her results have been C-.

I for the most part agreed with the grades. Interested to see if any of the other girls return from injury this season and see what they offer this squad.

I agree with your ratings in the main. However, I disagree with your rating of K.K. Arnold: her role is to change the tempo of her team when she enters the game and she has done that in spades in my view..also her defense is relentless as she drives opponents crazy with her close coverage. Therefore, for the role she has been given I would rate her with an "A"!

Great job!!!

I agree with you regarding Azzi because UConn is such a different team when she is in the game and can not wait to see her at full strength. I only hope that she does not have a new or recurring injury.