The UConn Women are in the championship game of the Gulf Coast Showcase against Green Bay tonight, after Kia Nurse and Morgan Tuck had 16 points each to lead UConn to a 39 point win last night over previously undefeated Vanderbilt.
UConn played their best game of the year last night. A big change in the lineup had been Nurse starting for Chong. In the Stanford game, Chong was awful on defense and I guess when they watched the tape the coaches saw that and decided to go with Nurse, who is bigger, stronger, and more athletic than Chong. I like Chong's offensive game, but she really has trouble keeping her man in front of her. She is better used off the bench and I agree with the coaches' decision.
Tuck is playing well, but she has been responsible for tons of turnovers the last few games. She overdribbles. She is putting the ball on the floor and driving to the hole like a point guard. While she does handle the ball well, they have to get her to be a little more cautious with her dribble.
KML has vastly improved her all around game. She is defending like crazy (8 steals the last two games) and is also driving and scoring to compliment her best in the nation 3 point shooting.
Finally I hear people complaining about Stokes but last night in only about 20 minutes she had 7 points, 8 boards and 7 blocks. She had 13 boards the prior game. All that is needed from her is rebounding and defense. UConn has a ton of scoring at all other positions and people who want Stokes to be a double digit scorer are just not looking at what she does well and what the team needs from her.
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UConn played their best game of the year last night. A big change in the lineup had been Nurse starting for Chong. In the Stanford game, Chong was awful on defense and I guess when they watched the tape the coaches saw that and decided to go with Nurse, who is bigger, stronger, and more athletic than Chong. I like Chong's offensive game, but she really has trouble keeping her man in front of her. She is better used off the bench and I agree with the coaches' decision.
Tuck is playing well, but she has been responsible for tons of turnovers the last few games. She overdribbles. She is putting the ball on the floor and driving to the hole like a point guard. While she does handle the ball well, they have to get her to be a little more cautious with her dribble.
KML has vastly improved her all around game. She is defending like crazy (8 steals the last two games) and is also driving and scoring to compliment her best in the nation 3 point shooting.
Finally I hear people complaining about Stokes but last night in only about 20 minutes she had 7 points, 8 boards and 7 blocks. She had 13 boards the prior game. All that is needed from her is rebounding and defense. UConn has a ton of scoring at all other positions and people who want Stokes to be a double digit scorer are just not looking at what she does well and what the team needs from her.
http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/112914aaa.html
