The NCAA will now allow athletes to profit name, images and likeness
I'll be honest. I really haven't had a chance to look into this at all. There are articles all over the place. But from what I understand, the NCAA is being forced into this by states, starting with California, allowing athletes to get paid and hire a sports agent. They appear to be heading off any possible costly litigation.
I love WCBB. It's five years since I started this blog and there are certain things I love writing about. Of course when UConn plays I always have a ton to say. The day before the game, the day of the game and the day after the game I am energized and get to share with you all some fun analysis with my twisted sense of humor.
So, I will take what I can get in the pre-season and Tuesday night, the team i love to hate, the Tennessee Lady Vols, played their usual patsie, Carson-Newman in their first exhibition game of the pre-season. Tennessee gets to slap around the Fighting Eagles and send the poor delusional Lady Vol fans into a frenzy. After all, the last 7 seasons Tennessee won 128-59, 121-76, 95-56, 101-59, 90-57, 113-31, and 104-44. That 113-31 was a barn burner!
So, with an average win of 107-54, I'm sure the denizens of the Orange World had visions of a similar score after a big 26-9 first quarter. Then a funny thing happened. A basketball game broke out. No, the game was never in doubt, but after an absolutely putrid 10-4 second quarter, you just knew the crazies from Delusion County were in for a sad wake up call for what this season might bring.
Carson-Newman actually outscored Tennessee in the third quarter 18-16 and was only outscore 18-13 in the final quarter. for a 70-44 win for the Lady Vols. I'm sure the most optimistic fan will look at the stats for the Fighting Eagles and say "wow, Tennessee played some great defense". And they did hold them to 29% from the field and 26% on threes. But that was to be expected. Tennessee is bigger and faster at every position over the smaller and slower. They SHOULD dominate defensively.
It was the Tennessee offense that really should be cause for concern. Generally, the offensive stats are just that. Offensive. Their ball movement was suspect and their shooting was very similar to last season only worse. They shot 35% from the field going 28-79 and were only 2-15 on threes. They only had 6 assists on their 28 basket, with most hoops coming on their 25 offensive rebounds where they used their size to play volleyball off backboard to score over the smaller Fighting Eagles. The had 25 second chance points to ZERO for Carson-Newman.
Individually, only returning forwards Davis and Burrell stood out. Davis had 20 points and had the only 3 pointers for the team. Burrell was really active with 15 points and 9 rebounds. The freshman Horston, who was the No. 2 player in the 2019 class was 0-5 on threes but was active with 4 steals. The Aussie marksman Rennie was 0-4 on threes.
Of course, winning by 60 and scoring 100+ points or playing like they did in this game, it's still only one game and I suppose we shouldn't take much from this game. Maybe when they trim down the rotation to a manageable 7-9 players, there will be more continuity. Or not. The pressure is on Coach Kellie Jolly Harper to get them to play as a team with a bunch of new players. You know I'll be watching!
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By David in Naples!!!!!
Three point shooting is very important to Geno and the Huskies. Making the opposing defense guard players out at the 3 point arc opens up the lane for inside scorers. Having players who can make 3 point shots and also post up in the lane really taxes the defense. How will UConn's 3 point shooting do this season after the graduation of Katie Lou and Pheesa? Consider the total made 3 point shots in the last 7 seasons:
2018-19 303 threes
2017-18 302 threes
2016-17 302 threes
2015-16 295 threes
2014-15 330 threes
2013-14 295 threes
2012-13 325 threes
Katie Lou led the Huskies in made 3 point shots each of the last three season. She was not, however, the most accurate three-point shot her senior or sophomore seasons. Last year, she made 37.6% of her threes. Megan Walker beat that with 39.7% accuracy. Lou's sophomore season she made 42% of her threes, but was bested by Kia Nurse's 46.2%.
This year's team keeps the 1st, 3rd and 4th most accurate three-point shooters from last year. (Megan, Christyn and Crystal) They add Evina and Anna, both reported to be very good 3 point gunners. Given the historical pattern, I predict 303 three point baskets this season. 
Go Huskies..!!
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I'm always open for suggestions. Just please reply to this blog or email me at:better teams. i dont agree same to me... every team in the big east has a crazy losing record against uconn.. just like the AAC geno even said as must
The BE teams lose to UConn but they are a still better than the AAC. UConn will be beating a better class of teams and it will show up in their RPI.
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