I have been pleasantly surprised by Brady's play. She has really upped her game. Her hands, footwork and confidence have improved a lot. She has been doing things that don't show up on the stat sheet, like screens, keeping balls alive by tipping ball to her teammates, hustling for loose balls.etc. With Jana and Strong in the fold it no doubt has inspired her to improve. That's what competition does for a team. Nice take brudda.
I have to disagree about Ice. Her hands are pretty bad, at least through the first three games. She has a hard time receiving the ball under the basket. She often bobbles the ball and gets stripped. She isn't scoring in the paint as a result. Three turnovers last game and that's more than you'd like to see from someone who isn't a ball handler. No complaints about what she's doing outside the paint. She's playing with lots of intensity and hustle. So far, they haven't been able to post up Ice, Sarah or Jana effectively. I'm hoping all three bigs will become more effective in the paint in time but of course, they all come in with very little experience. I'm kind of afraid that all of them will keep looking for outside shots, since that's mostly what they are doing now.
@@jwa725 Fair assessment. I did notice that, like you said, they struggled as a team to work it in cleanly, but I'm not sure if that's a guard-passing issue or a big-receiving problem. Good take💯
@@jwa725 she’s solid and will only improve, I sometimes get frustrated with Jana and frequently find myself, when she rebounds and brings ball under head height, expressing that she needs to get in the weight room!
Does Sarah look INCREDIBLE or what!!?? )yes bad shooting night but it’s game 3 and she had a huge impact on the team as a freshman playing big time minutes)
I have a feeling she’ll be more than ready for the big games coming up. She’s playing like the number #1 recruit as she should just like Azzi and Paige did. I never seen a #1 on UConn never live up to standards. Strong is good and will most likely remain a starter
It's her passing that's sooo crisp! She had 6 assists which is amazing for a big! Plus a double double while dominating the boards! Very impressed so far
When Azzi returns and Sarah's 3's start falling, which they certainly will, I'd give this young team several more games to really begin to gel. Once that occurs, the sky is the limit for this talent-laden group.
I was able to dig up HS footage of Cheli on YT and she played basically a point forward. And she was a very prolific scorer (when on the court) she had an injury her senior year but she still wanted to play so they limited her min, hence she did not have crazy stats. I am not sure she passed Q yet, but in the UNC game with Foul issues for Ice I think her size (Cheli is 6'2") was wanted, and her defense in HS she was a very good defensive player. Her HS has not really tracked stats the last 2 years but as a sophomore she average 3 steals per game and shot 38% from 3pt. Time will tell when they play smaller teams if she is still ahead of Q. She played on basically one of the top 2-3 teams in her state (California) yet she was the primary engine along with her teammate Woliczko who is the #6 player in the class of 2026. Cheli often ran point when on the floor.
Eventually, Azzi will start over Ash. Shade struggles to play at her own pace against certain types of guards. Cheli is already ahead of Q because she can impact the game in more ways than Q. Q was clearly in the doghouse against UNC, otherwise she would have played as she is a true sniper. The problem is that she makes mistakes a sophomore should not make (not boxing out, not cutting, missing assignments on D), and it doesn’t yet feel like her game, focus and skills advanced over the off season. I think Geno likes using KK and El Alfy as game changers off the bench. In their own way, each of them has that instant impact and energy that AG always brought to the floor. For that reason ( plus the fact that the big girl gets a lot of fouls called on her), I think Ice will steady the ship (and her nerves) and leverage her ability to consistently hit the 17 footer and the 3, to cement her role as a starter this year despite the fact that Jana’s post skill set is superior. If Patterson has - we hope- developed any offensive skills ( we hope), then she can give the front court more depth, brawn and of course fouls-to-give. The best unit right now is kk- Paige - Chen- Strong - EL Alfy with Kk focused on her d and running the offense. Eventually, Azzi will replace Chen or KK here depending on circumstances. And if Geno needs more length? Add AG or Cheli for KK or Chen (leaving in Azzi at shooting guard). My goodness, if AG could shoot the 3 ( she cannot, alas) and CD were healthy, this team would be insane. lol.
I have a different look on the starting 5 once Azzi comes back. I have Paige, Azzi, Chen, Strong and Brady (unless Jana shows more on the court). Geno will want scorers in the game, especially in games that matter the most like SC, Notre Dame games. Q is good but she needs to be versatile more or else she’s going to end up staying on the bench. I’m not worry about Shade. She had an off night. She’ll get better. KK is better off the bench. Geno likes her but trust Chen more due to experience.
@@AboogieNY85I completely agree. My guess is that Azzi will be on minuets for a few games. (goodness -does UConn play against some great back courts in December or what?) Ice is the best starter right now but the Strong/El Afy high-low is going to become legendary over the next 4 years. Despite what this video says about rotation, UConn needs a bigger rotation As the wounded return, Geno will figure out how to integrate them and they should make it easier to keep getting buckets while Strong and Paige rest.
My money is on her not getting after it in practice. The game was 11 - 20 points the whole way, so she got to watch. Shade, Cheli, and Ziebell were shooting bad enough for her to rotate in for minutes.
This is going to be a tough year for minutes with this team. Especially once Azzi and Aubrey get back. If those two are in top form, that will really squeeze out the younger players except Sarah. They’ve just got to look at the long game and see that it’s their team next year
This team set records for injuries each of the last 2 years. I don’t see an injury free season. Unfortunately, Fudd is an injury waiting to happen. Ducharme is anybody’s guess…as is Patterson. Griffin is a definite maybe. The current on-the court team is the most likely.
Great 1st quarter. Paige is superb. Worried about her intensity and minutes. Long season. Definitely need Azzi as 3 pt weapon. Ashlynn will hit the 3. We need the hunt for the 3 as we all saw in the 3 rd. When Carolina played the zone. Also our D must pick up opponents 3pt shooters. May have to play a zone. It’s only November. We have so much potential. Chris needs to forego her knitting class with Jana, and get her into rebounding school as she was being pushed. Around. And ballet class to work on her footwork. Sarah, she is strong. Ayanna can give us the post play. Someone please tell me why I feel hesitant when I see the ball in hands of Ice. Also when will our spark off the bench will return? I’m excited. We will need a lot more against the other Carolina, Norte Dame, USC and UCLA. Love you guys. It’s been a long time since 2015. This team needs work. The men not so much. Geno is the man
Q will play in big moments because of the experience she had last year. She's a coaches dream because of what I see get up and down the floor without being tired. She's a coaches nightmare for that same reason. If I was Q I would use something called the cheat code meaning wear your knee guards ,pads , elbow pads and get out there and relax play defense and look for your shot.
Great win, and impressive performances by Beckers and Strong once again. But yes, this team is going to need Fudd and Griffin back and performing at high levels if they want to achieve their goals for this season. The team as it was constituted for this game is simply too young to sufficiently back up the greatness of Paige Beckers.
James stay in there. There is a lot of talent. Geno was a magician last season. He will have to be as good this season. We have so much women power. I’d like to see the full court press applied the entire game as Ohio State did 2yrs ago
I’m a huge UCONN fan and do acknowledged that Bueckers was great on the night and Sarah Strong was good most of the time. However UCONN must improve or they will be beaten by USC on 12-21-2024. They were poor against the UNC zone. Their perimeter D was not good either and their shooting from 3 was also poor at 24%. UCONN is screaming for Fudd’s return as Shade is too dam streaky. Was surprised that Chen was so fowl prone she ended up with 5 fowls. However, I still see Q coming in handy later in other big games vs big guards.
In all fairness, Shade is or has been told to pass off to Paige B., Shade is still far better than Fudd. Strong did the dirty work for PB, allowing her to score 29 points in 37 minutes. Notice how PB was limited in the second half, she was tired. Keep playing her all those minutes, Geno. You're going to set PB up for fatigue and injury. Only TWO players in double digit scoring, only five bench points will NOT get them far against Power Five teams. South Carolina, USC, Texas, Notre Dame, will have UConn for lunch.
They responded to the zone, but only after halftime. You are right, they need to learn to recognize the D set up and immediately adjust the offense to beat it (eg if they see a zone have PB roll off picks at the elbow or toss to a big in the middle and then back out for a 3). They beat the zone easily but only after Geno told them how. They will not have that luxury against better teams.
@@jemsmay2167that’s what he’s there for, to coach them. Outside of Paige, who else has a significant amount of experience out there with this team? Emphasis on significant. You’re integrating a bunch of freshmen and sophomores into a system who doesn’t have experience, especially experience together. I would hope he told them how to do it
Q and Morgan aren’t competing for the same minutes imo. They have mostly been using Morgan at the 4. And I just can’t ever imagine Q at that position with her slender frame.
Q will be in the portal next year along with a few others. Majority of minutes will go to Paige, Ice, Strong, Jana, Shade, Azzi, Chen, KK. Paige and Strong will go 30+ and the rest 20-25. Griffin, Patterson, Cheli, Zeibel 5-7. Same with Caroline if she even makes it back to the court
If a player doesn't get to play it usually means Geno is not pleased with her DEFENSE. He understands that any player can have an off night shooting, but, as he has said many times, "you can always play defense." So I expect Q will need to work harder on defense to get those minutes. Also, I was not happy to see Strong jacking up so many threes. But apparently Geno is okay with that, at least in the near term. Shade just had a bad night shooting, but overall her play continues to be very good. I do not think she will get yanked from the starting lineup.
Strong can shoot out there, I think it was just a bad night I read that she on her HS career shot 36% from 3pt line. I have personally seen her in some all star games and AAU and team USA hit several from 3pt line. She is not on the level of Paige, Azzi, Shade, Cheli, or Ziebell (but few are.) The shooting for UConn is kinda nuts if they all play to their potential ...I think first big game vs ranked team might have given many of them some nerves. They also at times were too unselfish giving up some open shots, but I will take that any day if I was the coach.
Chelli and Ziebell need some time to develop the confidence and minor skills to play with the team. Qadence knows her role and can do it. One could say the same of Caitlin, but she's so far along that she fits in perfectly already. So, get Azzie back, maybe Griffin and Patterson (some day) and all of them will be into it. But for now, Qadence, and even K.K. have to sit a bit to give Chen, Chelli, and Ziebell some time. It's all working well too. Morgan is looking really good because she's playing to her strengths and not doing other things badly. Ziebell just needs to get her shot going, and she'll be fine too. She's very similar to Qadence from last year. The team has fit together so perfectly that it's amazing. Strong and El Alfy know their roles and are doing well. As the season progresses, they're all going to blend together into a great team. Right now, they're just "good".
Q will get her minutes...The one thing that she needs to continue to improve on is her drive to the basket instead of depending on shooting 3's all of the time..For her to do that she will need to continue her ball handling skills..We will see going forward...Azzi will definitely make this team much better from the outside.Go huskies..
UConn would not have made it to the Final Four without Shade, if nothing else Shade won’t make mistakes that cost UConn the game, Shade plays with in her ability.
Don’t read too much into Q not playing. She didn’t play in the NCAA’s either when they played Syracuse or Iowa. Geno hasn’t said anything negative about Q this year. He just has a lot of options. I’d expect Morgan & Allie to see less minutes also once Azzi & Aubrey come back.
I think one thing people need know is that when Aubrey and Azzi comes back, a lot of these freshmen with the exception of Strong won’t be seeing that much playing time until the seniors leave. That’s just how teams operate. They’ll see the court but it will definitely be game by game. Geno has more options this year and I would expect it being a challenge for his coaching staff to figure out who’s playing. Don’t get me started with the NCAA Tournament now.
Geno often has under-sized forwards. He likes their speed and, in this case, outside shooting. The women's game rebounding isn't quite the same as in the WNBA.
Q never looked like a UCONN player, she wasn’t good at finishing layups and just got by in high school because of height and athleticism. She needs to outwork everyone or she will need to transfer
Just a little FYI our coach here in little ol poplar bluff missouri, is the all time winningest coach at all levels. Just saying. I know it's not womens. Just an fyi.
Yeah, this was not a performance that will beat top teams. I think the secret is not Shade or Fudd, but rather being able to play whichever of them is shooting well - they are like an insurance policy for each other. And I find all Chen’s turnovers disappointing from a 5th year player. And their group defense isn’t quite there yet…will just take a bit to develop I hope.
Good question. From my observation, it was 2 things: 1) Shade didn't get going from outside. I think she hasn't found her rhythm to get in her misses. What I mean is that when her shot isn't falling, she tends to take herself out of the offensive flow. For this game, Paige, Sarah, Kaitlyn were hitting from outside early. When they did that it forced UNC to switch to a zone late 2nd quarter to deny easy shots. Paige was able to make her own shots. The team found Sarah 7 times on the perimeter for easy 3's (all of which she missed BTW, probably because it was a homecoming for her). Even Kaitlyn had a couple. I think Coach Banghart focused on keeping a body on Ashlynn and so she didn't get those same open looks, which she would bury. She never adjusted to the coverage. Maybe she stopped looking to shoot (only 7 shots in total). I don't know if she had a single drive to the basket. Second, with UNC in a zone, there were fewer open shots and we weren't successful scoring in the lane after the 3rd quarter. We couldn't throw the ball inside, let the defense collapse, then kick it out again. That's what will ultimately happen one we figure out how to consistently pass the ball inside.
@@johncreamer-x3x Not everyone will be getting playing time and I hope these players know that. This goes for every team out there, all-Americans or not, someone will be riding the bench until the main stars leave. Just have to show up in practice and hope the coaching staff can see past it.
@@AboogieNY85 From the press interviews, and the coaching staff talking about the newcomers, it seems they chose UConn because of the staff and the history and the chance to add to that. DiBerry and Betencourt were likely encouraged to leave due to lack of playing time. Ines is thriving in Gonzaga, DiBerry not getting much time at MD. The freshmen (outside of Strong) will get some minutes, but will be expected to develop threir game in practice and step up next year. Don't know what happened with Q unless Geno decided he needed to see what Ally and Morgan could do in a bigger game than the previous ones. And once it got closer he went back to the 7 (starters + KK and Jana.)
@ some drama with some underage girls and Snapchat and a telephone call that was recorded. Honestly she always appears annoyed and was clearly annoyed with fans attention to Paige at home games. 🧐
Cadence needs to get with the program, she,s out there running around like a Mickey Mouse with her head chopped off. She seems like she taking up space and really doesn’t have any intensity in play she would drag the flow of the game down.
How in the hell is unc ranked the players don't take open shots when needed they over pass to dam much ucconn is gonna get washed by higher ranked teams
If we wanna compete against the top teams we need azzi, I don’t see us beating nd, sc, even usc without her, we have no scoring off the the bench so we need shade and eventually Aubrey to come off the bench and be the spark
Just like YAG against Ohio State…or NC State #2…or others. Including high school, she’s played two full seasons. Fudd is a one dimensional, unreliable player. With the developing freshman and sophomore talent on this team, they’ll be fine without her.
I have been pleasantly surprised by Brady's play. She has really upped her game. Her hands, footwork and confidence have improved a lot. She has been doing things that don't show up on the stat sheet, like screens, keeping balls alive by tipping ball to her teammates, hustling for loose balls.etc. With Jana and Strong in the fold it no doubt has inspired her to improve. That's what competition does for a team.
Nice take brudda.
I have to disagree about Ice. Her hands are pretty bad, at least through the first three games. She has a hard time receiving the ball under the basket. She often bobbles the ball and gets stripped. She isn't scoring in the paint as a result. Three turnovers last game and that's more than you'd like to see from someone who isn't a ball handler. No complaints about what she's doing outside the paint. She's playing with lots of intensity and hustle. So far, they haven't been able to post up Ice, Sarah or Jana effectively. I'm hoping all three bigs will become more effective in the paint in time but of course, they all come in with very little experience. I'm kind of afraid that all of them will keep looking for outside shots, since that's mostly what they are doing now.
@@jwa725 Fair assessment. I did notice that, like you said, they struggled as a team to work it in cleanly, but I'm not sure if that's a guard-passing issue or a big-receiving problem.
Good take💯
@@jwa725 she’s solid and will only improve, I sometimes get frustrated with Jana and frequently find myself, when she rebounds and brings ball under head height, expressing that she needs to get in the weight room!
Does Sarah look INCREDIBLE or what!!?? )yes bad shooting night but it’s game 3 and she had a huge impact on the team as a freshman playing big time minutes)
I have a feeling she’ll be more than ready for the big games coming up. She’s playing like the number #1 recruit as she should just like Azzi and Paige did. I never seen a #1 on UConn never live up to standards. Strong is good and will most likely remain a starter
It's her passing that's sooo crisp! She had 6 assists which is amazing for a big! Plus a double double while dominating the boards! Very impressed so far
She absolutely does
You hit it on the head, despite going 0-7 from 3, Sarah still went 7-12 in the paint, led in rebounds got 5 blocks. She is a gamer
Nice for Gino to actually have a healthy bench this year! 👍
Yes indeed!!!
When Azzi returns and Sarah's 3's start falling, which they certainly will, I'd give this young team several more games to really begin to gel. Once that occurs, the sky is the limit for this talent-laden group.
I was able to dig up HS footage of Cheli on YT and she played basically a point forward. And she was a very prolific scorer (when on the court) she had an injury her senior year but she still wanted to play so they limited her min, hence she did not have crazy stats. I am not sure she passed Q yet, but in the UNC game with Foul issues for Ice I think her size (Cheli is 6'2") was wanted, and her defense in HS she was a very good defensive player. Her HS has not really tracked stats the last 2 years but as a sophomore she average 3 steals per game and shot 38% from 3pt. Time will tell when they play smaller teams if she is still ahead of Q. She played on basically one of the top 2-3 teams in her state (California) yet she was the primary engine along with her teammate Woliczko who is the #6 player in the class of 2026. Cheli often ran point when on the floor.
Thanks!
Eventually, Azzi will start over Ash. Shade struggles to play at her own pace against certain types of guards. Cheli is already ahead of Q because she can impact the game in more ways than Q. Q was clearly in the doghouse against UNC, otherwise she would have played as she is a true sniper. The problem is that she makes mistakes a sophomore should not make (not boxing out, not cutting, missing assignments on D), and it doesn’t yet feel like her game, focus and skills advanced over the off season.
I think Geno likes using KK and El Alfy as game changers off the bench. In their own way, each of them has that instant impact and energy that AG always brought to the floor. For that reason ( plus the fact that the big girl gets a lot of fouls called on her), I think Ice will steady the ship (and her nerves) and leverage her ability to consistently hit the 17 footer and the 3, to cement her role as a starter this year despite the fact that Jana’s post skill set is superior. If Patterson has - we hope- developed any offensive skills ( we hope), then she can give the front court more depth, brawn and of course fouls-to-give.
The best unit right now is kk- Paige - Chen- Strong - EL Alfy with Kk focused on her d and running the offense. Eventually, Azzi will replace Chen or KK here depending on circumstances. And if Geno needs more length? Add AG or Cheli for KK or Chen (leaving in Azzi at shooting guard).
My goodness, if AG could shoot the 3 ( she cannot, alas) and CD were healthy, this team would be insane. lol.
IF since 2016.
I have a different look on the starting 5 once Azzi comes back. I have Paige, Azzi, Chen, Strong and Brady (unless Jana shows more on the court). Geno will want scorers in the game, especially in games that matter the most like SC, Notre Dame games. Q is good but she needs to be versatile more or else she’s going to end up staying on the bench. I’m not worry about Shade. She had an off night. She’ll get better. KK is better off the bench. Geno likes her but trust Chen more due to experience.
@@AboogieNY85I completely agree. My guess is that Azzi will be on minuets for a few games. (goodness -does UConn play against some great back courts in December or what?)
Ice is the best starter right now but the Strong/El Afy high-low is going to become legendary over the next 4 years.
Despite what this video says about rotation, UConn needs a bigger rotation As the wounded return, Geno will figure out how to integrate them and they should make it easier to keep getting buckets while Strong and Paige rest.
I like Q I think she works hard. Only getting better in time. I don’t understand why she didn’t get play time. Would love to know.
I think it came down to the game being closer than Geno would like in the end, so he didn’t rotate as much as normal
My money is on her not getting after it in practice. The game was 11 - 20 points the whole way, so she got to watch. Shade, Cheli, and Ziebell were shooting bad enough for her to rotate in for minutes.
@@Aaron.Davis56 Cheli took one shot. Not really fair to say she was shooting bad imo.
This is going to be a tough year for minutes with this team. Especially once Azzi and Aubrey get back. If those two are in top form, that will really squeeze out the younger players except Sarah. They’ve just got to look at the long game and see that it’s their team next year
This team set records for injuries each of the last 2 years. I don’t see an injury free season. Unfortunately, Fudd is an injury waiting to happen. Ducharme is anybody’s guess…as is Patterson. Griffin is a definite maybe. The current on-the court team is the most likely.
@ probably.
What site do you use for the lineup stats
Great 1st quarter. Paige is superb. Worried about her intensity and minutes. Long season. Definitely need Azzi as 3 pt weapon. Ashlynn will hit the 3. We need the hunt for the 3 as we all saw in the 3 rd. When Carolina played the zone. Also our D must pick up opponents 3pt shooters. May have to play a zone. It’s only November. We have so much potential. Chris needs to forego her knitting class with Jana, and get her into rebounding school as she was being pushed. Around. And ballet class to work on her footwork. Sarah, she is strong. Ayanna can give us the post play. Someone please tell me why I feel hesitant when I see the ball in hands of Ice. Also when will our spark off the bench will return? I’m excited. We will need a lot more against the other Carolina, Norte Dame, USC and UCLA. Love you guys. It’s been a long time since 2015. This team needs work. The men not so much. Geno is the man
I was wondering the same thing about Q. I guess we will find out eventually.
Q will play in big moments because of the experience she had last year. She's a coaches dream because of what I see get up and down the floor without being tired. She's a coaches nightmare for that same reason. If I was Q I would use something called the cheat code meaning wear your knee guards ,pads , elbow pads and get out there and relax play defense and look for your shot.
Great win, and impressive performances by Beckers and Strong once again. But yes, this team is going to need Fudd and Griffin back and performing at high levels if they want to achieve their goals for this season. The team as it was constituted for this game is simply too young to sufficiently back up the greatness of Paige Beckers.
You all forget that Fudd and Griffin played against NC State last year, and their butts got kicked.
James stay in there. There is a lot of talent. Geno was a magician last season. He will have to be as good this season. We have so much women power. I’d like to see the full court press applied the entire game as Ohio State did 2yrs ago
I’m a huge UCONN fan and do acknowledged that Bueckers was great on the night and Sarah Strong was good most of the time. However UCONN must improve or they will be beaten by USC on 12-21-2024. They were poor against the UNC zone. Their perimeter D was not good either and their shooting from 3 was also poor at 24%. UCONN is screaming for Fudd’s return as Shade is too dam streaky. Was surprised that Chen was so fowl prone she ended up with 5 fowls. However, I still see Q coming in handy later in other big games vs big guards.
In all fairness, Shade is or has been told to pass off to Paige B., Shade is still far better than Fudd. Strong did the dirty work for PB, allowing her to score 29 points in 37 minutes. Notice how PB was limited in the second half, she was tired. Keep playing her all those minutes, Geno. You're going to set PB up for fatigue and injury. Only TWO players in double digit scoring, only five bench points will NOT get them far against Power Five teams. South Carolina, USC, Texas, Notre Dame, will have UConn for lunch.
fyi foul not fowl, a chicken is a fowl
It’s literally the 3rd game on the year with a young roster. Relax
They responded to the zone, but only after halftime. You are right, they need to learn to recognize the D set up and immediately adjust the offense to beat it (eg if they see a zone have PB roll off picks at the elbow or toss to a big in the middle and then back out for a 3). They beat the zone easily but only after Geno told them how. They will not have that luxury against better teams.
@@jemsmay2167that’s what he’s there for, to coach them. Outside of Paige, who else has a significant amount of experience out there with this team? Emphasis on significant. You’re integrating a bunch of freshmen and sophomores into a system who doesn’t have experience, especially experience together. I would hope he told them how to do it
Q and Morgan aren’t competing for the same minutes imo. They have mostly been using Morgan at the 4. And I just can’t ever imagine Q at that position with her slender frame.
Q will be in the portal next year along with a few others. Majority of minutes will go to Paige, Ice, Strong, Jana, Shade, Azzi, Chen, KK. Paige and Strong will go 30+ and the rest 20-25. Griffin, Patterson, Cheli, Zeibel 5-7. Same with Caroline if she even makes it back to the court
I don't know where you getting 5 to seven minutes and she averaged well over 18 for her career
B2S Geno was beating himself up abt not playing Q after the Iowa game in NCAA Semifinals not the game you mentioned
If a player doesn't get to play it usually means Geno is not pleased with her DEFENSE. He understands that any player can have an off night shooting, but, as he has said many times, "you can always play defense." So I expect Q will need to work harder on defense to get those minutes. Also, I was not happy to see Strong jacking up so many threes. But apparently Geno is okay with that, at least in the near term. Shade just had a bad night shooting, but overall her play continues to be very good. I do not think she will get yanked from the starting lineup.
Strong can shoot out there, I think it was just a bad night I read that she on her HS career shot 36% from 3pt line. I have personally seen her in some all star games and AAU and team USA hit several from 3pt line. She is not on the level of Paige, Azzi, Shade, Cheli, or Ziebell (but few are.) The shooting for UConn is kinda nuts if they all play to their potential ...I think first big game vs ranked team might have given many of them some nerves. They also at times were too unselfish giving up some open shots, but I will take that any day if I was the coach.
Paige better run through the league she the oldest and everyone else left
Chelli and Ziebell need some time to develop the confidence and minor skills to play with the team. Qadence knows her role and can do it. One could say the same of Caitlin, but she's so far along that she fits in perfectly already. So, get Azzie back, maybe Griffin and Patterson (some day) and all of them will be into it. But for now, Qadence, and even K.K. have to sit a bit to give Chen, Chelli, and Ziebell some time. It's all working well too.
Morgan is looking really good because she's playing to her strengths and not doing other things badly.
Ziebell just needs to get her shot going, and she'll be fine too. She's very similar to Qadence from last year.
The team has fit together so perfectly that it's amazing. Strong and El Alfy know their roles and are doing well.
As the season progresses, they're all going to blend together into a great team. Right now, they're just "good".
Q will get her minutes...The one thing that she needs to continue to improve on is her drive to the basket instead of depending on shooting 3's all of the time..For her to do that she will need to continue her ball handling skills..We will see going forward...Azzi will definitely make this team much better from the outside.Go huskies..
She missed alot of lay ups and bunnies this year but she'll get better once she figure it out.
Seems like Shade tends to only play good against low level teams
UConn would not have made it to the Final Four without Shade, if nothing else Shade won’t make mistakes that cost UConn the game, Shade plays with in her ability.
@@jeromedanielson4422 they had like 6 players last year they don’t make it without any of them
Don’t read too much into Q not playing. She didn’t play in the NCAA’s either when they played Syracuse or Iowa. Geno hasn’t said anything negative about Q this year. He just has a lot of options. I’d expect Morgan & Allie to see less minutes also once Azzi & Aubrey come back.
I think one thing people need know is that when Aubrey and Azzi comes back, a lot of these freshmen with the exception of Strong won’t be seeing that much playing time until the seniors leave. That’s just how teams operate. They’ll see the court but it will definitely be game by game. Geno has more options this year and I would expect it being a challenge for his coaching staff to figure out who’s playing. Don’t get me started with the NCAA Tournament now.
I think with Q is her shot selection and BIQ she sometimes look lost out there. Need to play better Defense as well. I think she's in the Dog house
Hopefully UConn just had a rough shooting night. Otherwise, that Ole Miss game looks like a loss.
Ashland Shade is overmatched against bigger, more athletic guards. Then again, most players are!
Geno often has under-sized forwards. He likes their speed and, in this case, outside shooting. The women's game rebounding isn't quite the same as in the WNBA.
Q never looked like a UCONN player, she wasn’t good at finishing layups and just got by in high school because of height and athleticism. She needs to outwork everyone or she will need to transfer
Btw it’s tired the all time win list in ALL of college basketball not just women.
Just a little FYI our coach here in little ol poplar bluff missouri, is the all time winningest coach at all levels. Just saying. I know it's not womens. Just an fyi.
Who is this person?
@alanlee3236 coach gene bess.
Yeah, this was not a performance that will beat top teams. I think the secret is not Shade or Fudd, but rather being able to play whichever of them is shooting well - they are like an insurance policy for each other. And I find all Chen’s turnovers disappointing from a 5th year player. And their group defense isn’t quite there yet…will just take a bit to develop I hope.
Why did UCONN, as a team, shoot so poorly from 3? Anybody?
Good question. From my observation, it was 2 things: 1) Shade didn't get going from outside. I think she hasn't found her rhythm to get in her misses. What I mean is that when her shot isn't falling, she tends to take herself out of the offensive flow. For this game, Paige, Sarah, Kaitlyn were hitting from outside early. When they did that it forced UNC to switch to a zone late 2nd quarter to deny easy shots. Paige was able to make her own shots. The team found Sarah 7 times on the perimeter for easy 3's (all of which she missed BTW, probably because it was a homecoming for her). Even Kaitlyn had a couple. I think Coach Banghart focused on keeping a body on Ashlynn and so she didn't get those same open looks, which she would bury. She never adjusted to the coverage. Maybe she stopped looking to shoot (only 7 shots in total). I don't know if she had a single drive to the basket.
Second, with UNC in a zone, there were fewer open shots and we weren't successful scoring in the lane after the 3rd quarter. We couldn't throw the ball inside, let the defense collapse, then kick it out again. That's what will ultimately happen one we figure out how to consistently pass the ball inside.
@ Thx. Good thoughts.
Sadly, this will be another year that UConn WBB will be losing players to the transfer portal! I just pray that Q isn't among them.
@@johncreamer-x3x Not everyone will be getting playing time and I hope these players know that. This goes for every team out there, all-Americans or not, someone will be riding the bench until the main stars leave. Just have to show up in practice and hope the coaching staff can see past it.
@@AboogieNY85 From the press interviews, and the coaching staff talking about the newcomers, it seems they chose UConn because of the staff and the history and the chance to add to that. DiBerry and Betencourt were likely encouraged to leave due to lack of playing time. Ines is thriving in Gonzaga, DiBerry not getting much time at MD. The freshmen (outside of Strong) will get some minutes, but will be expected to develop threir game in practice and step up next year. Don't know what happened with Q unless Geno decided he needed to see what Ally and Morgan could do in a bigger game than the previous ones. And once it got closer he went back to the 7 (starters + KK and Jana.)
Who u think it's going to be in transfer
@@sleek50 I'm willing to say Q may be in the transfer portal. It's still early in the season, so we'll we.
Q had some issues on social media over the summer. I sense there is a personality issue going on.
Like what?
@ some drama with some underage girls and Snapchat and a telephone call that was recorded. Honestly she always appears annoyed and was clearly annoyed with fans attention to Paige at home games. 🧐
Cadence needs to get with the program, she,s out there running around like a Mickey Mouse with her head chopped off. She seems like she taking up space and really doesn’t have any intensity in play she would drag the flow of the game down.
How in the hell is unc ranked the players don't take open shots when needed they over pass to dam much ucconn is gonna get washed by higher ranked teams
Doubt it
If we wanna compete against the top teams we need azzi, I don’t see us beating nd, sc, even usc without her, we have no scoring off the the bench so we need shade and eventually Aubrey to come off the bench and be the spark
Just like YAG against Ohio State…or NC State #2…or others. Including high school, she’s played two full seasons. Fudd is a one dimensional, unreliable player. With the developing freshman and sophomore talent on this team, they’ll be fine without her.
I vomited when you went “stats”
Why is that? Do you not like looking at the different lineups and ppp net?
Hot take. Q transfers after the semester break.