Paige Bueckers, Aaliyah Edwards, Geno Auriemma: UConn women's basketball postgame (Texas) - 12/3/23
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- UConn's Paige Bueckers, Aaliyah Edwards and Geno Auriemma talk with the media after the 80-68 loss to Texas in the Jimmy V Classic.
3 things for me.
1. Nika may "grade out" well - but she cannot be a game-changer. They need someone at the point who is more dynamic and can penetrate and get Paige the ball.
2. Paige needs the fucking ball in HER hands - not Nika. We can do that with a quick hand-off at the top. Paige running around thru the lane is wasting the most talent in the nation.
3. Who is coaching the kids on rebounding? It isn't just desire and "want to" - this has been a failing for at least a few yrs. in my opinion.
Play KK and Shade more.
Grade Ice and give her playing time based on 1 metric - rebounds.
They could have actually won today (predicted a loss by 8-12) if Paige had the ball in her hands and ran the offense (would have had more total shots - and they made foul shots.
Sorry Geno I love you and I know you are doing your best - but I think you have a Nika hang-up - and it is hurting the progress of this team.
Nika and Aubrey should be coming off the bench when they need to speed up the game and use pressure defense.
Dream on man...
Geno should not talk like that about Paige. She cant shoulder the team every night.
Geno is a great coach but I do not agree with him on Paige’s play today. Texas was excellent on defense and UConn’s offense with the turnovers was terrible.
Paige was trying too hard and she has to stop the under hand layups because she misses most of them.
@@earlcabbel5523Had Rori Harmon played last year, Texas would have won, even with Fudd.
Well, if I were Paige, I definitely would not be coming back next year…
He shouldn't talk about any of his players like that.
I am sorry UCON played lackluster and very disjointed! He said ‘Paige was lousy’ , if I were her I would leave and not look back!😮
lol that's not how this works. As the star player she is you're held to a different standard. She got celebrated for many performances in the past, now she gets criticized for a bad performance - this is how high level sports work. With that said, the thing I do not like is that he barely ever criticizes Nika for bad play. Nika is not a scorer and is not expected to be one, but she makes alot of mistakes a PG for UCONN and with her experience should not make.
Exactly!!!
Coach loves Nika that's why!@@nkanski8854
WOW! I had no idea we had so many NCAA women's basketball coaches and players commenting on UCONN's slow start.
Who would want to play for this Coach. Paige has been carrying this lousy Team and he goes off on her
He's the first one to praise her when she does good. You don't understand competitive sports at all if that's something that bugs you. Paige knows she is held to a different standard and great players are okay with this kind of criticism.
There is a difference between competitive sports and being a Jerk. @@nkanski8854
You are wrong. He has aged and can tell by his after game commments.
You don't blow smoke up a players ass when they played bad..you tell them straight they screwed up..only way they learn. Thats whats wrong with the world today you get trophies for participating.. and when you are overweight you are attractive and brave. You are not; you are fat and unhealthy... kids near to hear the truth.
Geno it’s time, do us a huge favor and retire 🙏🏾🙏🏾u lack at rotating players smoothly. We have a bucket sitting at the bench, like what do you mean u gonna play Qadence Samuels in the fourth quarter, like I don’t understand the logic behind that while we have Nika who is just an offensive mismatch.
And u out here saying Paige was lousy she needs HELP!! and Aaliyah was trying to provide that help
GENO GOT BELIEVE IN HIS FRESHMANS AND OTHER PLAYERS LIKE AMARI for us to make a run at the march madness tournament
Love my Uconn girls, but there is greater parity than ever in WBB, it was bound to happen, Uconn set the bar high (Tennessee as well).
You gonna have to play Amari some. We need height. I don't know what our team is doing. Our body language is terrible, we look completely lost out there, aubry looks brand new. Need to star ashlyn. Hell it can't hurt
Amari has no strength or IQ she should never be on court
Shade should be playing 25 minutes she's a baller plays good enough defense 7 points in 11 minutes score 20 game if she plays nika can't score cut her minutes.
Nika is a better PG and defense (Big East Defense POY in 2022)... you don't cut those minutes. What needs to happen is Paige and Nika need not be on the floor the same time... two distinct offensive PG.
Paige as PG go off with points with Edwards ... Nika with assists to Freshman's
@@MooreCEJr I agree some what you have no three threats floor aubrey sleagr Alaina no nika no ice no only is Paige you need 3 point shooters out there none besides beuckers there the problem easy too defend uconn now you back off of aubrey she won't score a point can't shoot outside geno know it watch press after Texas game he says it
Same old problem. Short one talented BIG in the front court
No ball movement. Just a bunch of players standing around watching Paige play. She’s busting her ass to try to distribute the ball and then has to bust her ass to get herself good looks to score. We need kk to start. She’s fast athletic and over the summer she did so well penetrating the defense and kicking the ball back out to Azzi for an open 3. If she can do that with Paige and qadence we’ll be okay. I love nika but we need players who can put up points. The 3 freshman’s can really come through for us they just need more playing time. I mean look what they did when they were all in together.
Agree with Geno, only hope for this season is to play the freshmen, and give them big minutes. Replace NM with KK, forget about CD ( great kid but she is done due to serial injuries) and try to compete as a small and fast team. Paige was off, not the first or second or third best player on the floor today. Not optimistic about the season due to lack of fight displayed by this team when they get down. Please prove me wrong.
Well hopefully the team doesn't have your pessimistic attitude..
YOu have to build off good performances..... Michael Jordan was hurt the enire season in 85 -86... then he scored 63 pts in the playoffs in 1 record-setting game.
Bc a player is injured right now in December, that doesn't mean by January they can't contribute - and you're just ready to like cut players from the team (You're like "Forget her")
This is not a cut-throat business. This is building a team/ skill/ growing and developing young minds and bodies.
And your attitude is "I just wanna win now - and if you can't help me forget about you"
Sounds like a lotta UCONN Fans grew entitled during Stewie's 4 year run. I'ts a whole different world/ different NCAA now:
WOmen are talented NATIONWIDe .... they don't all just go to Tennessee and UCONN anymore like in the old days - you have women with great speed/ athleticism skill all over in various conferences (Big Ten, SEC, Pac - 12 etc)
My main question is: Why did Geno leave Paige on the bench for so long in the 4th?
Can anyone answer that? Did Geno talk about that? Was he trying to make the other players work?
Well, they got the lead down to 9 - maybe he would not have done that in a tournament game.
Paige didn't return till maybe 5 minutes left in the 4th.
Maybe he's trying to ease Paige's body back into playing (not really sure that makes sense: that seems to contradict what Geno said "Great players don't get tired. When good players get tired, that's when great players kick their butt"
So why did Paige then need all that rest.??
Paige needs some help, she's not getting the screens she need swhen she needs them and there is no one to kick it out to for a three. The team is lacking a rebounder but they aren't done yet, they do need to get some games playing together, getting to know each others game. It was obvious that there was a lot of confusion on cuts. Aliyah, Paige & KK can score but that's not going to be enough. Nikka can score but she doesn't look for her shot. I think it's going to be fun watching them gel as they get used to Paige being on the court and she should definitely be running the point.
As Aaliyah Edwards & several other Uconn players were getting the crap knocked out of them (mostly ignored by the atrocious refs) I was absolutely dumbfounded that Geno was not exploding at the refs, defending & fighting for his players!!! The old Geno that I know would have been T'd up repeatedly. Instead there was very little to zero complaint. I'm still stunned that coach didn't raise Cain with the refs.
I have been a fan of UConn since 1995 after watching them beat Tennessee in that first regular season matchup. And what I have noticed is that UConn's post play has been weak since the departures of Gabby and Napheesa. The league has changed, and everyone is going big and physical, because the extra possessions are just as important as your perimeter shooting percentage. UConn can no longer just outscore other teams, because they are inconsistent. Their team defense is not creating the turnovers, which turns into fastbreaks. And why do you recruit post players and don't use them? Deberry is not going to give you 15pts, 20 rebs a night and yes, she is also soft in the post. But she has 5 fouls to give and just maybe if given some playing time, she may be able to get them some extra possessions off the boards. But one thing is 100% true, she can't help you sitting on the bench. UConn only had 5 Off. Reb. This team has a lot of talent, but they are not physical enough or big enough to compete with these other top tier programs. This is going to be a long year, but as always, I will be right there supporting them and hoping for the best.
I'm a UConn fan since 95 as well. I can tell you, based on their roster, they'll be better off playing small and trying to be disruptive defensively than trying to match up with bigger teams. Bueckers, Arnold, Muhl, Griffin, and Edwards are all good perimeter defenders. Ducharme, Shade, and Samuels are capable. Bettencourt has shown it in flashes. Even Patterson has quickness and athleticism (whenever she's available to play). Ice Brady is the only one who has to play more of a traditional big role since she lacks the quickness to play on the perimeter. Geno should instead play as many guards and small forwards as possible, have them press and be as disruptive as they can, and try to rebound and guard bigger players the best they can. Double, triple-team, and foul those bigger, dominant paint players.
Could u Kia stokes as well!
@@charleslockley9264 I'm watching the game right now and I am starting to believe that you are right. This small ball, fast paced game may work. But, they still have to play defense.
@@charleslockley9264 I feel sorry for Ines and Amari, he is not even giving them a second look. They can't be that bad.
@@FreeAtLastMinistry Amari just has to come in and play with some type of confidence. She appears way too hesitant and unsure of herself when doing anything when she's in. Even when doing something as simple as setting a screen, she looks hesitant. Ashley Shade was an example for her to follow. Even though she was launching shots every time the ball was in her hands, at least she did it without hesitation. Not sure why Geno doesn't play Ines. She plays okay whenever she's in. She's just a bit careless with the ball and hesitates to shoot at times. The defense and effort is there though. Maybe its something she's not doing in practice that's causing her to not get minutes.
I don't think that you have to worry, as long as Geno keeps playing Shade, Samuels, Brady, let them get their experience in, it will look different by the post season.
When you have the injuries and play at their level they have to be close to perfect on executing every game and take a one possession equals one game approach . Geno knows what needs to be done …
It is really sad because I don't think the effort was there the whole game.
Love my Huskys. Season is not over yet. Proud of you Ladies
Face it, UCONN brought women's basketball to where it is today and it has created numerous teams that have equaled and now surpassed their level. Recruits have many choices of elite programs to go to now and Geno hasn't adapted his recruiting efforts to that reality.
You fail to mention Pat Summitt, 8 national championships and if she were still alive, there is no doubt she would have won more than Geno.
@@mplou699 ......dream on.
Dream on. A 3 year nonstop deluge of key injuries is the beginning & end of why Uconn (ONLY) went....
30-6 (2021-22)
31-6 (2022-23)
Pay attention to the 1st season in which Uconn is not deprived of 3 to 5 of their best players. Why? Because they will remind everyone why they have dominated women's basketball for three decades.
Geno can't recruit anymore?
Kidding, right?
Nearly half of their current roster were top 10 recruits!
Paige #1 national recruit
Azzi #1 national recruit
Ayanna #4 " " "
Ice - #5 " " "
Carol - #5 " " "
K.K. - #6 " " "
@@user-bu4qf9ox5u Azzi was injured in high school and probably carried over to UCONN. Not a good recruit. Being a top 5 or 6 recruit means nothing until they can prove themselves in college. Geno has had a number of recruits over the years that have turned out to be duds. His bench has been a non-factor for years due to injuries or players that couldn't contribute. His bigs have been inconsistent at best. Put that together with many programs that have caught up to UCONN and Geno hasn't adapted. You know nothing about basketball obviously! Maybe tennis is a better sport for you to follow. Less complicated.
The season is over for them already. Put the bench in and get them the experience they need for next season.
I agree, every opponent that has beaten them is ranked or is now ranked NC State. UCONN dropped from #11 last week to #16 this week, rightly so. The last time UCONN wasn't in the top 10 was 2005 the year after Taurasi left.
They will lose a lot more seasons because the best players will not go to that school. Those players are not too physical. They are shooters.
Rebounding and turnovers killed UCONN and its an issue that is not going away any time soon. Trying to defensive rebound "by committee" using small forwards/guards doesn't really work when the other team has actual size. Guards trying to guard actual bigs ends up with less guarding the 3pt shooters and even a mediocre shooting team like Texas will hit wide open 3pt shots enough to bury you. UCONN has had a multi-year issue with turnovers.. way too much too often.. and this game was yet another example of UCONN missing out on scoring opportunities from poor passing and ball handling under pressure. Long road ahead for UCONN... lots of teams as strong or stronger than Texas that will use the same tactics and likely get the same results. Eager too see what, if anything, UCONN can do to find a winning formula with the current roster.
I like Geno BUT he is won of the biggest problems right now! He needs to quit pouting and crying his players are letting him down when it’s him letting them down. Quit cutting your team down and try coaching. “Paige played lousy” ? How about YOU coached lousy!!you have a crappy attitude, do try being positive once!
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make them drink. Its the players... it's NIL... they are not listening or not following instructions... you can see that once they leave the huddle and why there was 21 TO.
So sit back in your lounge and say "its the coach its the coach".... You don't blow smoke up a players ass and say positive things when they are doing wrong... you let them know... be truthful.. It'swhat's wrong with the world today.. people will lie to one instead of tell the truth. Geno is the GOAT!!!
You played a good team today. Rori Harmon is a great player. No need to throw your players under the bus Gino. Public shaming won't help her play better.
Rori Harmon was in the same recruit class as UCONN no-loads Ducharme and DeBerry and overrated #1 recruit Azzi Fudd. As the three-year floor General and top defender of Nick Schaeffer's Texas program, Harmon has single-handedly accomplished more than all three of UCONN's overrated 2021 top recruits combined. Therein lies the problem...unlike during the glory years, Geno is now being out-recruited. His recruits are still Top 10-Top 15, but they are, with the noted present exception of Bueckers and Edwards, mostly overrated Top recruits.
The fact that Fairfield small-school transfer and non-top 100 player, Lou Lopez Senechal, was just recently arguably UCONN's top go-to player in crunch time - over and above most of their highly touted recruits - speaks to how UCONN's recruit talent has declined. Lou Lopez's recruit year was the same as NaLyssa Smith, Queen Egbo, and Shakira Austin - all now thriving in the WNBA. UCONN signed far less impactful and overrated #1 recruit Cristyn Williams that year.
Pressuring substandard recruits to live up to the accomplishments of Hall of Famers Lobo, Taurasi, Charles, Bird, Moore, Stewart, etc, etc, is bound to lead to frustration, misplay, and injury because they simply are not the horses capable of getting the job done.
Overrated, play the freshman
We love you kids and coaches. Don't worry, Hang tough. Believe it or not we fail the pain also. Go Huskies!
Well, the players and assistant coaches. Screw Geno though. He's committing the cardinal sin of directly blaming a player. Think of the most toxic, controversial coaches of all time (Greg Popovich and Bobby Knight come to mind), even *THEY* didn't specifically say player was not "good enough" or "played horrible." Those kinds of comments are made in general about the team, and if they are talking about a player, it's layered beneath a couple of buffer statements so it's not as hateful sounding (e.g. "Yeah, even player himself would tell you he could've done a better job in , etc." ) #fireGeno
Greatest ability is availability-Geno has recruited the greatest non-available talent at one time in D-1 history
Yep; I mean, UCONN was quite "lucky" for a long time with their top players barely getting hurt - or at least not so many at once, so there was always enough depth to find a way. Not to forget that other programs have not been sleeping the past few years. Everyone wants to beat UCONN, even now. What they did to their opponents for 4 years straight back when Stewie was there is not forgotten and it helped advance the game and other programs in many ways.
Recruiting is the key word.. he was the only powerhouse team that did not use the portal. Now you can use the transfer portal as Texas did (their starting 5 are transfers) and grab great players from any team to plug in your weak positions,,,,by, using NIL and other attractions. You don't need to recruit when you use the portalnor develop their skill set overtime..VanLith transfer to LSU for NIL and be close to her boyfriend. Left Louisvill after their 3 year investment in her development for money, beaches, love and to fill the weak PG spot for LSU...
Geno. At least pretend you want to be there this season. Come on man. The kids need you,
Spoiled Uconn fan base...hurting now. I have to smile after being thrown off the "good boys" Boneyard years ago. .....even though I AM A Uconn woman's team fan since the late 1980's.
Ice brady should not ever play to me bc she has soooo many turnovers her points have never ever made up for it. Now I agree she’s got a decent shot but if you’ve got edwards out there she shouldn’t be in the court she messes up her (Aaliyah’s) rhythm
Agree. Ice is not a good passer and not that good of a shooter. Aubrey had zero points. Nika is a non factor because she cannot shoot so teams just lay off of her. It is a long season so I am not giving up on this team yet but Geno waited too long to put in Shade and Q IMO. I am not a basketball expert by any stretch.
I love this team but God the coaches need to do something this is NOT the girls’ fault!
Coaches can't make chicken salad out of chicken poop.
Yes it is.
The coaches are poor. When was the last time they developed a player?
@@RustyLou18 this is the most stupidest thing I’ve ever heard. I’d take 10-1 any day.
@@TheDisruptiveOne it’s not that, Aaliyah edwards has improved beautifully since the last two seasons, injuries prevent that for players, this is the biggest issue for this team, they need different alignments and readjusting every week.
Slow start, rebounding, and turnovers
3 straight years of multiple key injuries and yet...yap, yap, yap, yap, yap....all the doomsayers & wishful thinkers predicting Uconn's demise. Well, mark this: Give Geno a couple of seasons in which 2 or 3 aces are not snatched out of his hand & he will remind you why, for 25+ years, it's been Uconn, then everybody else.
All uconn players are very good shooters i watched them. The key is when given a chance shoootttt the ball . More shooting counts than passing d ball no counts. SO SHOOT THAT BALL !!!! THATS THE GOAL !!!! NO BUTS JUST SHHOOOTTT🔥🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀
--Mom from the Philippines--
Time for Geno to take responsibility instead of blaming the players all of the time.
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make them drink. This is on the players....
Heads up ladies. Got a lot of season left
Time to fire the coach.
I don’t watch many games but watched today. They need to start recruiting a different type of player (more athletic). Rest of country has caught up to them. Ice Brady? How do you even recruit her? She is bad. That Griffin (Griffith?) bad also she’s just running around clueless. And even if Fudd played they aren’t winning today. Bigger picture need to start recruiting different athletic/skill set. Daily should also retire she’s just a mantle piece now it’s over. Elliott the assistant she needs to go also. Program is stuck in neutral.
Recruiting too many slow players. Thank god for KK.
I’ve been saying this for years
@@jaylewis1993 you’re spot on Jay and it was very obvious today. Watch LSU….different world
@@TheDisruptiveOne agreed they are not athletic AT ALL.
I've been saying for awhile now that they are small and not athletically gifted. They are slow and can't compete athletically with the top programs. And they are small. Their two most athletically gifted players are Griffin and Patterson. And they are not especially gifted offensively. You look at South Carolina they have multiple athletic and offensively gifted players. And they are big. Uconn got destroyed on the boards. And Texas is not the biggest team they will face. Also, Nika should not be starting. She is supposed to be on the floor for defense and controlling the offense. But the point guard for Texas abused her and the offense is stagnant when she is at the point. Combine that with her being a liability on offense (a poor shooter), and she just should not be starting. I like her grittiness and toughness, but she is a liability on this team. If Uconn had a good shooting lineup, she could work. But with their lack of shooting, adding her to the mix accentuates that issue and it clogs the floor because of the lack of spacing. I have hope that if Geno plays the freshmen, they will be better when March comes around. But don't expect them to compete for a championship with this roster.
Geno is the 🐐........ paige is hurt.....azzi is hurt.....ducharme is hurt.....we need Kia Nurse back.
This team is just not good. Perhaps, fortunately, they may improve their ability to contend against higher ranked teams when they gain some winning experience in their Big Easy conference, which, contrary, to previous years, will not be a cake walk.
Aliya Edward's lives on the floor....everytime I see her she is falling getting off the floor
Yeah. She was very good today though.
thats so true i say the same exact thing the girl cant stay up on two feet
Too small and with not enough consistence players hope they can figure it out because their schedule does not get any easily until Big east.
It’s over for UConn! Perhaps they may recover from this, but I seriously doubt it. This is reflective of the program! Geno is an antiquated coach from the 80s. He seriously needs better assistant coaches or a replacement! He seems to put everything on Paige Bueckers shoulders! Lisa Bluders of Iowa has a great assistant coach in Jen who is very good with post player athletes! It’s not ALL on Caitlin Clark…her teammates do back cuts, give Caitlin a break at times bringing the ball up, will nail the open 3 point shot if Caitlin gets double teamed. Yes, Caitlin does a lot of the heavy lifting but when she makes an extra pass, her teammates don’t leave her hanging. Geno needs better assistant coaches or he better start looking for his successor!
Geno is getting the big push this year....CD albeit is non-existent this year...just writes.... is why they hired Cardoza (a 14 year head coach as a assistant with a winning record at Temple??) who has contributed 0 to coaching so far this year in my mind. Watch who Paige goes and talks to when UCONN calls a timeout or when there is a timeout called in the huddle.
Marissa Mosely (bigs and defense recruiter) and Shay Ralph (PG and forward recruiting) they all left...saw writing on the wall. Couple that with the Big East move (had to pay 31M to leave one and join the other conference),,, the emphasis on UCONN football and men's basketball... the ladies that paved the way are now being left behind as men sports generate more income.
@@MooreCEJr It's possible that the two assistant coaches who left "saw the handwriting on the wall" but that's speculation. The fact is, both were offered head coaching jobs, that's the goal for most assistant coaches. Boston College is where Mosely played during her college career. Shea Ralph was an assistant coach at both Pitt. and UCONN. again offered an opportunity to finally be a head coach at Vandy.
@@jeromedanielson4422Bigger question is why would you bring in a 14 year veteran head coach (who was fired) with a winning record and make her a assistant coach.. they also expanded their assistant coaches from 2 to 4 for 6 total counting Geno and Chris D. If Geno is done, then Chis D will go as well (her words) the coaching staff goes from 6 to its regular number of 4
@@MooreCEJr We could go on with these questions. However, I was responding to your speculative argument. What I do know is that the ship has hit an iceberg with few life boats aboard. They are now ranked #16, rightly so. I believe (speculation) that if they lose to UNC they are out of the top 25, with a possible two more losses in Big East play, against teams like Creighton and Marquette.
I think he needs to understand that in women's basketball having true bigs is still important, even crucial. The type of basketball he wants his teams to play may have worked with Stewie and Moriah Jefferson but it's not something that usually works on that level. If you look at the top ranked teams they all have at least one true big. That allows the guards to play more aggressively on the perimeter and take more risks applying defensive pressure; plus the rebounding would not be that much of an issue. Ofc for UCONN they are missing alot of depth on the inside positions but it's also in terms of recruiting that Geno has to do a better job.
Nika has to be benched, has been overrated all along. Last year she was about 90th in NCAA ins assist-to-turnover ratio. Lots of assists but turnovers and weak offense offset. Need more Paige and three-point shots from guards.
It's not merely Nika, she isn't giving up 80 points. It's everyone. I can accept having bad shooting nights, bad turnover nights, loosing to better teams etc, but there's no excuse for not doing the foundational things like boxing-out, bearing down on layups, staying in motion on offense when without the ball, staying on your feet on defense, getting out to guard the three, and just generally playing with intensity of effort. This team (like several in a row before it now) has NO focus while on the court, shows NO hunger, and that blame begins, and ends with the coaching staff.
I agree, Nika gives them nothing on the scoring end, If they had all the players Nika would have been coming off the bench for either Paige or Fudd, Nika does offer on-ball defense, as a die-hard fan, I still say, GO UCONN !
I agree. You can’t play 4 on 5 offensively with this team. You can get away with a Nika when you have 4 all stars on the court with her. But that isn’t this UConn team.
Who keeps turning the ball over for uconn
Agreed. Pisses me off that one of the best PGs in the country now has to be a SG bc Geno wants both of them to play together.
THey give them cue cards to read for answers...
Paige might not be as great as advertised. I think the biggest problem is UCONN is no longer feared. Teams not only want to beat them, they want to embarrass them. UCONN is used to rolling over teams and now it’s the other way around. The young players don’t know how to respond to this type of pressure. Ugly season coming up folks!
Paige is good, he just needs to go back and put her as a point guard since that is what she has always played. She needs the ball in her hand.
If she wasn’t as good as ppl say she is, she wouldn’t have even been as advertised as she was and is now. The media only like good things
You watched her play? As a former pro player myself I can tell you she is definitely as good as advertised. You ppl are so quick to forget not only about past Paige "heroics" but also abt the fact that she literally did not play a game in over 500 days prior to this season. How many players do you know who came back from an ACL injury and immediately played the way she played so far this season? My personal experience, having had several ACL injuries myself and having seen alot of players with ACL injuries, after an injury like that a player needs about half the time they missed to really find their groove again.
Caitlin Clark is a much better player than Paige. They have similar abilities, but unfortunately Paige has suffered thru 2 serious injuries that has cost her most of her college career. It is a shame because she is an unselfish great player who can no longer put the team on her shoulders. Geno is losing it as is Bill Beliichick of the N.E. Patriots. Losing Azzi for the season is crippling. They miss Dorka underneath,. Play the freshman the rest of the year and hopefully in March they will be ready to help.
Paige doesn’t have the support she needs period. She knows scoring 31 points a night won’t make her TEAM better. The others need to step UP! Especially Nika! Aaliyah and Paige are holding up the whole team. NOT good!
The team as a whole just stinks terribly this year. SO tired of all the "injuries" and excuses. They have a player sitting on the bench for weeks bc her neck hurts. If you don't want to play then drop off the team and let someone else who wants the opportunity come onto the team and contribute and help UCONN. Also all these girls who play like 2 games and then get injured for an entire year...play two more games then get injured again....kick them off. Im sorry but you should have a whole calendar year or so to set foot on the court again, that it. Not sit on the bench and waste a team spot doing nothing. There are plenty of young talented kids in this country who are undiscovered who could use those jerseys to do something great but instead they are wasted opportunities by people who sit on the sideline for 3 seasons bc "maybe" they will do something really good later. Wake up people this is a broken system and needs to be fixed. They have a girl who has sat on the bench since last year, never played a single game, then injured herself playing in a foreign tournament and will be sitting out the entire year. Im sorry what? GET RID of these people, Geno. Its going to be a miserable season for you.
No offense but you don't kick players off the roster for getting injured, that's just mean. Besides, in college basketball players have been removed for not following team/ school rules not because of injures. Also, the player you talked about at the end Jana El Alfy was allowed to join the team early but wasn't deemed eligible to play last season till this season. Lastly, she was playing really well in the tournament in Madrid before she injured her Achilles tendon.
@@fisherman2740 you can get injured but if you're just sitting on the bench for years back to back its just a waste of a jersey. You should compare what she has done VS hype. She hasnt done shit for UCONN and its stupid and unfair to allow someone a free education, free trips and travel, and to be a mini celebrity just for sitting on the bench. "Neck stiffness" is not a fucking injury. She's 20 years old she is fine. So shes too injured to play but not too injured to travel to Europe and have fun all summer or to the cayman islands and enjoy her holiday. Its only when things get tough that these "injuries" show up. Let someone else play.
What do you mean "injuries"? Ayanna had knee surgery in summer, Azzi tore her ACL and Jana has a torn Achilles. How are these "injuries"? And yeah, the neck spasms are a bit of a weird thing, but neck spasms too are something that can be felt by a PT or doctor and I am sure she does not just invent something to not be out there playing. Your comment is just ignorant and dumb.
Oh you're talking about Caroline now,lol. During Caroline's freshman season she the stepped up big During Paige's first injury and was the leading scorer During that time, she even came up Clutch in a close game against depaul that season. She has struggled with head and neck injuries off and on During her time at Uconn but she has never been out for entire season nor is she a mini celebrity.
Caroline has shown up for big games and helped greatly but these injuries have been hindering her level play.
I understand you are frustrated with the team's performance this season, believe me, I am too. However, blaming players for their injures and wanting them off the team because of that isn't the answer. Far as I know In Geno's career he has never kicked a player off team because of her being injured. Lastly, head injuries are no joke and its a delicate process when you recovering from one, both mentally and physically.
I loved this team. I didn’t want Azzi injured. I think the way She is playing I’m afraid for her. Given the history of of their propensity for injuries I believe both should enter the WNBA draft this year to maximize their financial career s. I also liked Duchamp. Unfortunately her injuries make it harder impossible to play. Geno has been great but UCLA , TEXAS’p, NC STATE AND LSU have superior talent. Duberry can’t play the the level necessary. Love Nika but she can’t shoot. Play the four freshmen. Aaliyah, Aubrey, Paige have a great year. You are the best. Geno. I’ve always felt you were great. Please don’t beat up on Paige. By the way I’m Paige needs better screens to run off them and shoot shoot shoot. I like be in m Florida but I will still watch them. Go Huskies
Crazy turnovers killed them & Texas had more field goal attempts by far.😳🏀😳🏀😳🏀😳🏀😳🏀😳
Geno is the problem
Nika is completely predictable on offense, dribble to 3pt circle & dish
She needs to penetrate & score..at least she would draw fouls
Rebounding sucks....they're way too tentative
It's a development year. Four Freshmen. Paige is back after 500 days away. Stay tuned. They have the guns to be a force in March.
Game note: Three true Freshmen came off the bench to score 29% of UConn's score (20 points) in 21.5% of the player time (43 minutes).
When was the last time UConn got more bench points than bench PT? These three showed promis against a ranked team.
Texas had Freshman that kicked the crap out of our older players.....
@@kevin29bjj - Booker scored 20 points in 40 mminutes. UConn's three Freshmaen scored 20 points in 43 minutes. Freshmen performance was the point. There's not much difference.
Y'all dont have chemistry..it's killing you guys
@@lilikaramirez1848 - Almost. They have chemistry, but not enough. Stay tuned. You saw the beginnings of what may be coming against Texas. Three true Freshmen came off the bench and scored 20 points in 43 minutes. When has UConn had three Freshmen scoring that much this early. There are 24 games to develop the needed chemistry before the tournaments. Stay tuned.
South Carolina versus EVERYBODY!!! Let's go Gamecocks!!!
A team can not win a game if only 2 or 3 players score mica doesn’t score that much she is not a good help
Effort what the He'll is she talking about...there was no Effort what so ever..especially from Edward's under the basket
Edwards had to guard and play offense against 3 of Texans bigs... she was tired... had no help from the other UCONN front court
Edwards effort was fine. She had to go all out offensively AND defensively. You wanna criticize effort and focus then you should start with Ice Brady. Her body language was bad af too.
Even in the beginning of the game she couldn't jump up or box out to get either offensive or Defensive rebounds..
Agree about Brady for sure though
Geno is creepy I'm sorry ... the way he speaks about his players you would think he's never won a championship when he has more that 100 colleges.
Bottom line is coach em up and rise to the occasion.
Barry Switzer didn't have to coach up the Cowboys because he had a super bowl team when he arrived. The challenge comes when a players need to be brought to the next lever when your coaching. This is what happen when in your division your playing down to the competition things are easy.
The moment you come against real D1 teams of course its gonna be tougher. This is when your true coaching ability comes in and you rise to the occasion and coach to take no prisoners.
That how Dawn felt when she got smacked in the mouth by Caitlyn Clark last year.
Please stop wit the crocodile tears and as Belecheck says "Do your job."
You don't blow smoke up a players ass when they played bad..you tell them straight they screwed up..only way they learn. Thats whats wrong wit the world today you get trophies for participating.. and when you are overweight you are brave..No you are fat and unhealthy...
Lastly ...the teams that are beating UCONN are primarily made up from portal transfers... quality, expirience players from other teams.. All 5 Texas starters were transfers from portal. UCONN did not use the portal they recruited all players... thats the difference....
Want to blame someone? Blame the NCAA fror changing the rules about transferring witin the portal and allowing to play immediatly instead of waiting a year as it was previous.
Umm ummm ummm
i totally understand how Geno spoke about Paige. he rides his superstar players harder than anyone! he did the same with Stewie, Maya, Sue ,D ect. he has to be hard on paige because this is her team! it starts with her
You don't blow smoke up a players ass when they played bad..you tell them straight they screwed up..only way they learn. Thats whats wrong with the world today you get trophies for participating not winning. Geno is doing it the way it need to be done... telling them the truth.
Well I'm glad he thought Paige stunk because I think he has stunk this year. Horrible roster construction. Kept all 14 players in the off season. Made the decision to rely on and even hyped up all off season chronically damaged Ducharme (who clearly shouldnt be playing basketball). Didnt get bigger stronger faster longer. Horrible player evaulation (Patterson and Bracy top 5 players eh?). Horrible player development (Muhl and Griffin did SHIT today). Hired his old retread assistants who all failed as head coaches. And getting their ass handed to them by 3 teams. Can't defend. Doesn't play the right combos. Don't box out. Turn the ball over. And no one cares. Players get mugged and he just sits there. A rudderless program.
Geno was foolish if he didn’t plan for Caroline to miss games. Like really foolish.
@@TheDisruptiveOne He hyped her all off season. Said she looked like the old Caroline. Gave her a starting spot. And it didnt even take until game 3 for her to be "permanently day to day". How did he read that one so wrong?? BTW this is not the kids fault. She has serious medical issues.
I assume he was trying to talk into the existence. I learned my lesson on Caroline during the European tour. That came after months of rest/healing after the season. A ball hit her in the head and she had to leave the game.
Even now we hear that bright lights and loud noises bother her. Her issues are serious. And it is crazy to believe she will come back and contribute,
Coach if this was your business and their was thief of product you would have a security company to place cameras in it to catch the person stealing... Ok now that it is basketball team you need to have an outside audit the way things are being done... Starting with vitamins and minerals to lady hormones taken to the way they eat to lift weights to soap in the gym dispensers to the soap washing uniforms to BB shoes to eye contact liquids to hours of sleep per day etc. This is why your team is suffering every year; some thing is wrong...... and it is doing the same thing foot/leg problems.... Over work legs, knees, ankles etc..... If all teams were have the same problem then this would not be your problem but it is!!! Caroline needs to be hypnotized to snap out of the extra mental stress/fear of being hurt!!! To much weights not enough running makes a player slooooooooow!!!!
sounds just like an entitled UConn fan! Settle down
Geno will get it figured out!
he sounds like someone living in reality actually . if anyone sounds entitled its absolutely you @@wessey1000
Paige gonna need lots of Advil tonight, and I agree with Geno, she was lousy.
Stop it. She was fouled on 2 layup attempts and had a 3 ratttle in and out. 9/10 nights that leaves her 4/8 with 20 points. She had 4-5 assists blown by terrible teammates and had at least 7-8 backdoor cuts that she should have received a pass for an easy layup if anyone on her team had any ability. She played well enough score upper 20's wihout forcing it. She was double and triple teamed off every screen and dribble drive and she didnt force it. Geno knows he can blame her and she can take it and the fragile freshmen cant. Aubrey was a complete no show, Nika played poorly and Edwards is a disaster when she's in traffic, absolutely cringy. Paige is NOT the reason they lost, she's just the the only scalegoat Geno has who won't crumble into tears and be scared to death to make a mistake next time out. Mentally weak roster
Could it be she was lousy because the game plan was lousy? She needs to be at point and running the team. Having Nika at point creates a conflict.
You nailed it. Paige has been carrying this Team@@cbrend22
@@cbrend22 all that and a 5'6" Rory Harmon scored 27 points.
@@richhahn2443 Paige at PG is setting her up for injury 😳
Them GAMECOCKS ARE COMING!!
Hahahahahahaha Geno! Geno ! Geno! Athletes and the game has flew past you! If you can't figure out how put a team together after all the wins you have then it's time to move on. You're hanging on in hopes of winning another national championship you will never win another national championship Geno. your time is finished you are going to have one hell of a time when you go down to South Carolina and play South Carolina and LSU.
Put cash app money on it, that he will when another title? Don't run your mouth/fingers if you're scared! Please don't talk/type none stop just say BET! And I will trust you as a man! That you will honor your word!