Doggydaddy's Den: DoggyDaddy's Dailies 9/27/16

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Sorry about missing last night. I'm nursing a bad cold that really hit me Sunday.

Guess who I caught it from? Could it be that cute little runny nose grandson of mine??

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Not many UConn players left in the WNBA playoffs. Seattle is out, so Stewart, KML and Bird are out. New York is out so say goodbye to Charles, Stokes and Cash (Swin's last game). Yesterday Atlanta lost so Hayes is done for the season. Dolson, Jefferson, Tuck, Faris didn't make the playoffs.

Taurasi and Phoenix are still in. Moore, Montgomery for Minnesota as well.

Only one will make the finals. Good luck UConn Alumni!!!

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The King is Dead, long live the King.......

One of my golf heroes and a true gentleman, Arnold Palmer passed away Sunday. He will truly be missed.

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It's not over till it's over!!!!

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By David in Naples!!!!!

Gabby Williams has now played two full seasons at UConn. She has appeared in 76 of 77 games during that period. Last year she was one of three players to see action in all 38 of the Huskies games, starting 12. While there has been some dramatic improvement in her play, Williams has also been remarkably consistent overall. For example, freshman year she scored 137 baskets. This past season she had 147. Her first year Gabby created 50 assists. This year, 51. The same is true for rebounds, 218 as a rookie and 213 sophomore year.

Other parts of Gabby's game have improved dramatically. No where is this more evident than her free throw shooting. After a forgettable freshman year shooting 42-91 or 46%, Williams improved to 42-56 or 75%. Her steal totals also increased from 46 last year to 72 this past season, 2nd only to Moriah. Unfortunately, her personal fouls also jumped from 45 to 60, but Williams has never fouled out. All of these great statistics happened in the shadow of the Big 3, who have now graduated. Look for Gabby to take her game to the next level and turn 1,300 minutes of playing experience into a breakout season.