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[dtsnms]

Freaking bizarre. BBall, don't go visiting those little half time gatherings without a bodyguard! (I'll be at the Rutgers game and maybe we can go scare the crap out of some of them!!)

[Slovydal]

Hey DTS,
This is a little off-topic, but I got Nikki Blue's autograph for your kid. I'll try to get to the post office mañana!

- slovy

[dtsnms]

[Slovydal]

She may want to frame this.
It's a nice thing (about 11 x 18) of Nikki, Lisa and Noelle. They all signed it - personalized to Dani.
It was a great game by the way!

[dtsnms]

Oh man, that's more than just a Nikki sig! That sounds fantastic. I can't wait to see it. Slovy, you are the man!

[CamrnCrz1974]

Now it is funny...TonyCop is complaining that Duke is getting preferential treatment in the AP rankings!!!

http://connecticut.rivals.com/showmsg.asp?fid=1367&tid=45732368&sid=&style=2

Must be the Duke media bias.

[dtsnms]

Hey, he did apologize! The shmuck

[BBallFanCT729]

[CamrnCrz1974]

BBall, it serves you right. How dare you bring factual arguments, logic, and statistics into the discussion. You know those things are not appropriate over there!

[BBallFanCT729]

[CamrnCrz1974]

More funny from the Yard (posted by a Notre Dame fan):


"The Boneyard has the most knowledgable posters on the subject of WCB than any other place I know on the Net and I have benefitted in many ways from participating in this forum."

http://connecticut.rivals.com/showmsg.asp?fid=1367&mid=45968040&sid=&tid=45938816&style=1

[CamrnCrz1974]

http://connecticut.rivals.com/showmsg.asp?fid=1367&tid=46125497&sid=&style=2

BBall, they came close to saying it, but they didn't. Duke isn't struggling, so that much means DT was better than Alana. But earlier, Duke didn't have any talent. Does this mean that Coach G is actually a good coach?

[BBallFanCT729]

[CamrnCrz1974]

I think many UConn fans on the Boneyard thought there would be a little drop off post-Diana, but they thought Duke would drop a lot more. But they aren't quite ready to give Coach G the credit she deserves.

[BBallFanCT729]

[readyAIMfire53]

"To be honest, I felt that Duke was going to have a better season than UConn this year. I just felt you had the right talent and the coach to build an efficient and balanced team. "

Three reasons Duke is doing well:
1) The awesome monique
2) Coach G
3) Alana's legacy (and Georgia's as well)

What's been seen of Monique's awesomeness is the tip of the iceberg. She is simply an incredible talent. She's the Catch behind the Claw. And, as good as Claw is/or can be, we know who's perenially in the running for WNBA POY: Catch

Coach G is brilliant in oh so many ways. Not the least of which is the meetings she has at the end of the season with each returning player. Just look at the development of Mistie, Jess and Ali. Mistie and Ali in particular have been on the unfavorable end of many comparisons. But look at them now: the cornerstone of one the best post foursomes in the country. Believe...and work your a$$ off...

Alana was the leader of last year's team and demonstrated how to be the best, just as Georgia Schweitzer did before her. Alana knew she was leaving the team in good hands with Mo...and is available for helpful pointers along the way. Just as Alana's style was different from Georgia's, Mo leads in a very different way, but just as effectively. Mo is standing on the bar raised by Alana and lifting the team up from there.

~rAf

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Follow your passion and your life will be true down to your core.

~rAf

[mercfan3]

I agree with you. I think part of the problem this year has to do with last year. First off, Geno hasn't really had to be an amazing coach for a while, DT would make him look like a genius (and before that Sue) Not only that, but when Geno told his team to do something, DT (or Sue or...) would get it done, because they were the leader. Now Uconn has a problem because they don't have a leader, and I think this is where last year's problem came in. Strother, media wise and through Geno, was always seen to be the "next one." However, last year, I swear I saw DT "handing the torch" to Turner, yet Geno is still stuck on Strother. (I love both players, but I feel Taurasi had it right.) So now Uconn is in a Spot because Geno is sticking with Strother, and Turner is hurt. Jess is still only at 60%, and all though Battle has been playing better recently, and has proven she can be just as clutch as anyone else on Uconn, she just isn't the same player without Taurasi. So now Geno has to find a leader type player and personality....Duke already has this in Monique. And there wasn't (from what I saw of last year) any disputing who was going to be the next leader of the Duke team, making know confusion.

Unlike most Uconn fans, I expected anywhere from 6-10 losses this year...and a pretty good run in the tourney. I knew losing Taurasi was going to be way too much of a problem, a lot bigger of a problem than was said. But Geno is one of the best coaches in WCBB, he'll figure it out.

As for the boneyard....I try and stick up for 'em, because not all of them are annoying, arrogant, ect... But they've been ticking me off as well. Not only have they been taking the loss out on Strother, but I swear there is a war of the freshman point guards going on between mini Rita, and mini Jen..(Mel and Ketia...I personally would prefere Geno to use Mel because I feel she has the personality and the ability to be a great leader for Uconn,but the yarders are at war over it...I swear...I mean I think they hope the point guard they don't prefere to not perform well in games. Some are absolutely thrilled with Mel not doing well in practice..)

[Slovydal]

I felt exactly the same about Turner. It was like The Diana passed the torch to her last year.
I'm not a UConn fan, but I like Barbara

[4ever_bball_fan]

Barb Turner is as athletic a player as you will find in Div I.

I agree with the analysis regarding the leadership void on the Huskies this season.