Initially social media can be fun & exciting but ultimately it can add weight to whatever baggage a player may have. Robin "The burden of expectation " is an incredibly powerful statement.
I've been a UConn BB supporter for over 50 years. Geno has lost his way. He no longer seems to be inspiring his players, teasing out the best they can be, but instead controlling them which dampens down their spirit and fosters doubt. BB, to a large degree, is mental which makes it an easy thing to muck up, especially when ego is in the driver's seat.
I agree he set in his ways.. U need to let them play a to man game, call more plays for Pagie.. Stop playing everybody can shoot anywhere, make it a Pagie offensive.. Just saying he’s not going to do that..
Whether subconsciously or not Geno's comments about Caitlin Clark not being ready to dominate the WNBA in her rookie season could be prescient for Paige Bueckers first year in the WNBA.
Paige is a great player. But people don’t take in account the ACL injury. Players lose explosiveness after an injury like that. She is not the same as her freshman year, but she is still better than 95 percent out there.
Its easy to win a champ when there is only a couple of teams that were competition. In the NHL Toronto won 5 in a row, but I believe there were only 4/8 teams. Now there is over 26 teams. BTW Paige has been sold as better than CC. That is a huge bill to fit. Especailly when paige is currently older than CC
@someonelikeme7551 no one was Caitlin and no one is Caitlin but Caitlin and no one will ever b Caitlin but Caitlin. The haters need to give it up. CC gonna b around for a long time and just gonna get better.
Watched Yukon's last three "big" games so far this year..she is clearly not the same player she was before her injury..seems to me she's more concern about getting hurt again instead of just letting her game happen. The way she is built right now physically, I don't think she could take the "physicality" of wnba, looks like she'll break in pieces if given HALF of the hacks CC received. I don't think she'll be pick first on the draft, which may be better for her; she'll fit well with LA though (2nd pick), hopefully not in Chicago (3rd pick)//
@@davidfinholt3542 True, but not every team has a Yukon "star" alumni in it..Las Vegas, Atlanta, Chicago, and Conn for example..and these are some of dirtiest teams in the league//
Robin agree with most of your analysis. What different is players like DT and CC are going to make their own shot and take it. All it means is Paige is a different type of player. Paige has to play her own game. Let her skills do that talking for her. Handling all the scrutiny and judgment from fans, coaches,and media besides trying to win a Championship, takes a really strong, mental strong person. Add on the NIL requirements and the pressure is overwhelming. Paige is a great player. She needs to shut out the noise and just be Paige. Make the decision to play your game. Dont worry about the Championship or draft. Just play basketball. 🌺🏀
POOR PAIGE!!! THEY PUT SO MUCH HYPE ON HER GAME!!! She is Not a Super Star Player!!! If UCONN and Norte Dame was Playing in the same city different teams at the Same time?? Which ticket 🎟 will You Buy??? Don't Be Surprised??? If Dallas Wing change their Pick???? And Draft the Forward from USC???? IF SATOU SABALLY Go to Indiana Fever???? Dallas just Hired the Assistant Coach from USC!!!
Paige has lost the x-factor that she had earlier in her career. No killer instinct. Listen to her comments to the press after either of the two losses. She's simply going through the motions, like on the court. Sad. I hope she can find the magic again.
Paige has some accountability too. She let the NIL money get to her. She needs to hit the gym, she looks way to skinny and Geno’s dinosaur system is not conducive to Paige and her skill set.
I saw a video about the best High School boys BB players. It’s a surprisingly low number (less than 10%) that actually make the NBA rosters. This could be happening with Paige.
There is no reason to really doubt UConn’s ability to get to the final four this year. Forget Azzi. Let’s talk about Aubrey. She is supposed to come back in a few weeks. And she is the most athletic player on the team. And the best defender on the team. And she could have helped against both Notre dame and against USC. UConn can use the easy big east schedule to experiment and get healthy. Meanwhile, their rivals will get worn down in conference play (except South Carolina). Paige. We just need to re-evaluate her. She is not as good as Caitlin Clark. She won’t win national player of the year. And she doesn’t belong on the UConn Mount Rushmore. She gets outplayed by too many other players for any of those things. But she is still a very good player. And if Sarah strong continues to get better. I feel good about UConn’s final four chances.
I am a UConn fan and no we are not a championship team. One player will not get you the championship or else CC would have one. It is a team sport. Both Ice and Jana are just about useless. They cannot rebound, defend or score. It is what it is.
Well..... Paige didn't spend much time n the offseason n the gym. She paraded around the world like she was on a tour as if she thought she didn't need to keep putting the work n. She even said people were going to come at her for not being n the gym and she didn't care. It shows Paige. U think that u don't need to improve???? CC haters have propped u up to b better and U R NOT AND U WONT B
History has taught us that UConn will be fine. The fanbase wets the bed every time they lose big games, even when the team was down to 6-8 players due to injury in recent years, they complained. Again, not one NCAA championship has been won in December. There are still 3 months to go. This is a team full of freshman and sophomores save for Paige, Aubrey, Kaitlyn & Azzi and they are still developing. Azzi is starting tomorrow and Aubrey will return later in January. Quoting the fraud Aaron Rogers "Everybody RELAX" 😆
Paige should be more dominant at her age against younger players.. She has been pushed by gino as the next CC, why do they always want the next, before enjoying the first..
You are so disrespectful to players who are not Caitlin Clark, what is "Paige and company"? You say the same thing about Angel,Ajia and others, when talking about those other players you just somehow have to be condescending
Robin has a kind soul. Out of all the podcasts that I listen to, Ben D., Mick, Adrieenne R., AK, Outkick, Chicks, Robin is always one of the most fair, balanced and respectful podcasters! Robin was giving an objective analysis of Paige’s recent performances that has been discussed on numerous channels! Being the ex athlete and coach that Robin is, he always comes across as one that hopes for the highest and best for the Athletes he talks about!
Everybody nit picks the best, or one of the best, Compare to terrazi twenty years ago.. that's a joke.. page will be fine. The funny thing is page is not trying to meet anybody's expectations, it's all Podcasts and news people that have expectations.
Initially social media can be fun & exciting but ultimately it can add weight to whatever baggage a player may have. Robin "The burden of expectation " is an incredibly powerful statement.
All 3 arre issues
I've been a UConn BB supporter for over 50 years. Geno has lost his way. He no longer seems to be inspiring his players, teasing out the best they can be, but instead controlling them which dampens down their spirit and fosters doubt. BB, to a large degree, is mental which makes it an easy thing to muck up, especially when ego is in the driver's seat.
Can You Say?? Coach Nick from Alabama???
Time for GENO??? Retired!!!
I agree he set in his ways.. U need to let them play a to man game, call more plays for Pagie.. Stop playing everybody can shoot anywhere, make it a Pagie offensive.. Just saying he’s not going to do that..
Whether subconsciously or not Geno's comments about Caitlin Clark not being ready to dominate the WNBA in her rookie season could be prescient for Paige Bueckers first year in the WNBA.
Wow.. Well put.. She’s not dominating because the offense not setup for one player to dominate… His offense is old school 5 passes before u shoot..
Paige is a great player. But people don’t take in account the ACL injury. Players lose explosiveness after an injury like that. She is not the same as her freshman year, but she is still better than 95 percent out there.
The talent level is way higher than during the Taurasi/ Sue Bird era. There is NO WAY that Taurasi would win 4 championships if she was playing today.
it’s been mentioned that every or almost every teammate of Taurasi’s was drafted into the wnba.
Its easy to win a champ when there is only a couple of teams that were competition. In the NHL Toronto won 5 in a row, but I believe there were only 4/8 teams. Now there is over 26 teams. BTW Paige has been sold as better than CC. That is a huge bill to fit. Especailly when paige is currently older than CC
It makes me happy when UConn fans are unhappy.
caitlin clark is the best player to never have won a national championship. in fact, she is the best collegiate player ever, period
No one thinks that lol
@@AntwoineBakertroll somewhere else muppet boy
@@AntwoineBakerI for one think Caitlin is!
What will Breanna Stewart say when Paige leaves school without a title 😅
Or anyone who refuses to call a player the GOAT unless they win a championship
She will give her a pass. Those injuries will b her get out of jail cards her whole career.
The UConn players always stick up for each other.
@@karencarlisle2887this is so true. Anytime she doesn’t do well, it’s because she was injured. She was “Caitlin before Caitlin was Caitlin” 🤦🏻♀️
@someonelikeme7551 no one was Caitlin and no one is Caitlin but Caitlin and no one will ever b Caitlin but Caitlin. The haters need to give it up. CC gonna b around for a long time and just gonna get better.
Uconn loses two games against 2 top 5 teams, and everybody's panicking .... that's crazy
Watched Yukon's last three "big" games so far this year..she is clearly not the same player she was before her injury..seems to me she's more concern about getting hurt again instead of just letting her game happen. The way she is built right now physically, I don't think she could take the "physicality" of wnba, looks like she'll break in pieces if given HALF of the hacks CC received. I don't think she'll be pick first on the draft, which may be better for her; she'll fit well with LA though (2nd pick), hopefully not in Chicago (3rd pick)//
The Sisterhood of UConn alums in the WNBA will protect Paige from the muggings that Clark went through.
@@davidfinholt3542 True, but not every team has a Yukon "star" alumni in it..Las Vegas, Atlanta, Chicago, and Conn for example..and these are some of dirtiest teams in the league//
She's a point guard and floor general. Geno took that away because he has to be the floor general.
Robin agree with most of your analysis. What different is players like DT and CC are going to make their own shot and take it. All it means is Paige is a different type of player. Paige has to play her own game. Let her skills do that talking for her. Handling all the scrutiny and judgment from fans, coaches,and media besides trying to win a Championship, takes a really strong, mental strong person. Add on the NIL requirements and the pressure is overwhelming. Paige is a great player. She needs to shut out the noise and just be Paige. Make the decision to play your game. Dont worry about the Championship or draft. Just play basketball. 🌺🏀
Azzi is made of glass and Paige is one injury away from having the same said about her. Paige should be dominating these 18 year olds.
Agreed!
Titles are all about the team, NOT one player!
POOR PAIGE!!!
THEY PUT SO MUCH HYPE ON HER GAME!!!
She is Not a Super Star Player!!!
If UCONN and Norte Dame was Playing in the same city different teams at the Same time??
Which ticket 🎟 will You Buy???
Don't Be Surprised???
If Dallas Wing change their Pick????
And Draft the Forward from USC????
IF SATOU SABALLY Go to Indiana Fever????
Dallas just Hired the Assistant Coach from USC!!!
Paige has lost the x-factor that she had earlier in her career. No killer instinct. Listen to her comments to the press after either of the two losses. She's simply going through the motions, like on the court. Sad. I hope she can find the magic again.
Agreed!
Paige has some accountability too. She let the NIL money get to her. She needs to hit the gym, she looks way to skinny and Geno’s dinosaur system is not conducive to Paige and her skill set.
I saw a video about the best High School boys BB players. It’s a surprisingly low number (less than 10%) that actually make the NBA rosters. This could be happening with Paige.
Oh no. Now we are going to get the “best player to never win” arguments until the end of time.
That title belongs to Clark bro lol
Anyone stressing over UConn is clueless about how Geno develops a team. None of this matters. It's all about winning two tournaments.
Robin I am tusting you to keep me informed. 😊
There is no reason to really doubt UConn’s ability to get to the final four this year. Forget Azzi. Let’s talk about Aubrey. She is supposed to come back in a few weeks. And she is the most athletic player on the team. And the best defender on the team. And she could have helped against both Notre dame and against USC. UConn can use the easy big east schedule to experiment and get healthy. Meanwhile, their rivals will get worn down in conference play (except South Carolina).
Paige. We just need to re-evaluate her. She is not as good as Caitlin Clark. She won’t win national player of the year. And she doesn’t belong on the UConn Mount Rushmore. She gets outplayed by too many other players for any of those things. But she is still a very good player. And if Sarah strong continues to get better. I feel good about UConn’s final four chances.
The simple answer is that Paige is trying to protect herself from injury. She is NOT going all out.
Go Paige go!!!
I am a UConn fan and no we are not a championship team. One player will not get you the championship or else CC would have one. It is a team sport. Both Ice and Jana are just about useless. They cannot rebound, defend or score. It is what it is.
injuries. bad pi
ns are limitng her
Well..... Paige didn't spend much time n the offseason n the gym. She paraded around the world like she was on a tour as if she thought she didn't need to keep putting the work n. She even said people were going to come at her for not being n the gym and she didn't care. It shows Paige. U think that u don't need to improve???? CC haters have propped u up to b better and U R NOT AND U WONT B
It's time for Geno to retire
History has taught us that UConn will be fine. The fanbase wets the bed every time they lose big games, even when the team was down to 6-8 players due to injury in recent years, they complained. Again, not one NCAA championship has been won in December. There are still 3 months to go. This is a team full of freshman and sophomores save for Paige, Aubrey, Kaitlyn & Azzi and they are still developing. Azzi is starting tomorrow and Aubrey will return later in January. Quoting the fraud Aaron Rogers "Everybody RELAX" 😆
Paige should be more dominant at her age against younger players.. She has been pushed by gino as the next CC, why do they always want the next, before enjoying the first..
Paige is not a star player. She’s a great role player.
Bueckers is weak in the knees
Algorithm comment 😊
You are so disrespectful to players who are not Caitlin Clark, what is "Paige and company"? You say the same thing about Angel,Ajia and others, when talking about those other players you just somehow have to be condescending
Her team…it’s just an expression I said nothing disrespectful
What a weird misread of common language. ESL?
@@TheRobinLundberg agreed! It was an objective and super informative analysis! Great job Robin!
Robin has a kind soul. Out of all the podcasts that I listen to, Ben D., Mick, Adrieenne R., AK, Outkick, Chicks, Robin is always one of the most fair, balanced and respectful podcasters! Robin was giving an objective analysis of Paige’s recent performances that has been discussed on numerous channels! Being the ex athlete and coach that Robin is, he always comes across as one that hopes for the highest and best for the Athletes he talks about!
Everybody nit picks the best, or one of the best, Compare to terrazi twenty years ago.. that's a joke.. page will be fine. The funny thing is page is not trying to meet anybody's expectations, it's all Podcasts and news people that have expectations.