Coaching staff definitely deserves an A+.....

I'm not a UConn fan, but I agree with wanting to see if Paige would have hit the shot against Iowa. It really ticked me off when the refs made that moving pick call with the game on the line. If the foul occurs away from the ball under those circumstances, you let it ride, and let the players decide the outcome.

As far as Bettencourt, I would move her grade up to a "+" because with her very limited minutes and very limited skill set, when she got in, about every other game she would make a hustle play. Nothing about her game will jump off the screen at you other than the hustle. And hustle is what it's all about.

And I rate your season an 'A' - insightful takes on the under-served women's sports scene.

When it comes to grades, everything is relative, so I play too. Nika: B++ or A--, preferably the latter. Ines: B Every time she took to the field she did so with character, determination and making few mistakes, and even with the limited time she knew she had at her disposal, she was always altruistic

Q and Ice i think are both yet to be determined. They both played like what most freshman look like their first year. The good thing is they both have gotten to experience playing under the big lights and in front of big crowds early with the team. This off season is where a ton of work will be put in for both. Q's shooting and defense and Ice's shooting around the basket.

It’s hard to fully judge Nika on the turnovers. A lot of them fall on her, but this team has had constant players out of action. Hard to fully develop a team when most are injured.

KK has to work on finishing in the summer. She also needs a midrange game cuz she got blocked way too many times. If she learns to slow down her speed will be more of a threat

How are u gonna give Ines and Q both a C? Q deserves at least a C+, she played way more than Ines. Though I’m glad you went fair on Nika. I appreciate all of the love she’s been getting however Aaliyah has been way more consistent than her through their time at UConn and I wish she also gotten more love this season as well

And she was just the best defensive guard we’ve seen in more than a decade. Needs to cut down on fouls and take more 3’s, which she’ll do in the pros.

Hopefully UCONN has no long term injuries so that Geno can play his team like he truly wants to e.g. In the Duke game he wanted to keep up the pace once his team had a double digit lead but had to slow it back down bc of fatigue concerns among his players thus allowing Duke to close the gap again.

I hope that they don't automatically give Azzi a starting position next year. She needs to earn it.

Edwards was the only one who aced the midterm, the final and all the quizzes. Amazing consistency and productivity. I don’t think PB should have been graded higher than Edwards, if the standard is performance vs expectations. You were too kind to DeBerry, she should have dropped the course before the midterm and retaken the 101 course. Maybe A- for Shade, but she definitely exceeded all expectations and maybe should seek out some extra credit courses next year. Ducharme? May need to strongly consider another major for her own health. Hope she is getting good advice.

Ok Fair !

I think Shade will shoot better next year because she won't have to play 40 minutes. When her legs were tired she was short on her shot. Nobody should have to play huge minutes next year. Ice improved some the 2nd half of the year. She has a ways to go. Jana isn't a typical freshman she has had 2 years to study the team. There should be less freshman mistakes for her. She will know the offense and defensive sets. Sara is a different type of player. Very intriguing.

Can you do lsu as well? That would be interesting

I am not a Geno fan- but I agree with your rating for the staff. They pulled miracles to get that team to the final four

Since you mentioned Sarah Strong, maybe do a video with the entire roster i.e., Allie Ziebell, Morgan Cheli and rank in terms of talent/potential?

Great assessment, everyone has their own opinions, but overall, I would agree.

Shade shooting % will only improve..

Good idea, fun video. Happy 7K!

I like the idea of player grades. But it is pretty difficult considering the injuries. KK and Shade deserve high grades. Ice on the other hand was a bit of a disappointment in her first season. The hype was pretty high and she mostly wasn’t dependable this season. As far as being a cheerleader is concerned. I give el alfy an A+ and Deberry an F.

DeBerri was the ultimate F she should have left a year ago. I never got the impression that she ever truly tried as Geno complained about her not taking her practices seriously every yr. I agree with you on Bettencourt. I agree with you Edwards and Bueckers. But Bueckers still needs to shoot the ball more especially in big games like the ND game and the Iowa game. Muhl frustrated the hell out of me with turn overs, stupid needless fowls like she did in the Syracuse game needlessly fowling out. I agree with you on the grades on you on Shade and KK A Arnold, Ice Brady scares me with how overwhelmed and nervous and she can sometimes get. I expect her to be Sarah Strong's backup. Q needs to improve her D but there is so much to like about her shot. So I'm expecting more from her. I totally agree with on the incompletes on Fudd, Griffin, Jana El Alfy, Patterson, and Ducharme. I'm seriously worried abt Ducharmes health with her recurring concussions. The Staff and Geno definitely deserved an A+. Their coaching was especially outstanding in the Duke, USC and Iowa games. Excellent work, your review was so on point as usual keep up the great work.

My thoughts exactly except with Nika, her intangibles, her glue, her leadership gave her an A+. That being said, on Shade, I really believe her PPG will definitely improve big time. Now that the newness, the awe factor, has worn off she will be more settled and take it to the next level. The coaching staff will work overtime bringing the facets out on this diamond. Hope I'm correct in that assessment.

you don't give shade an A (which I agree w/btw) and not Nika. Nika is an A..

Good point on shade. I wonder also if she is already near her ceiling.

Too many incompletes! Again, that’s why the staff gets an A+ Can’t wait to see a healthy bench next year *knock on wood* 😬

KK is not an A unfortunately... She stepped up in final 8 and thats why she really deserves a strong B. Before the tournament she was a massive ball hog, slowed the game too much and went into so many unneccesary basket drives which mostly ended with her being blocked or with turnover.

Critique for Shade is she went missing a lot during the tournament when her shot wasn’t falling and defense was not great. Needs to work on being able to do other things when she isn’t shooting well and her defense

If we are getting nitpicky, Ashlynn could get better on defense

You're being too something here - not sure what. True that Nika's Achilles' heel was turnovers, but she cut back on them drastically, and even fought her own nature by cutting back on all the senseless fouls (minus the Notre Dame game). She should have an A - easy. As demonstrated by that final game, Aaliyah's Achilles' heel was unnecessary fouls she thought no one could see, but she still deserved the A. She also had big turnover issues all season long (probably from fatigue, poor girl), but she contributed to that 33-6 record is off the charts. Ice would be a C-, if not worse, for me. I just love her game, but she gets the jitters for some reason. If you saw her in a closed gym practice, you'd probably think she's an all-American. She's that good. She never truly represented herself or what she's really capable of. I really hope she can change whatever that is next season. She is amazing. Q gets a C+. She was an average freshman, in that her offense and defense were inconsistent, but when she was on, WOW. You can't give Aubrey an incomplete. Didn't she play half the season? I'd give her a B+. She ALSO got ate up in the Texas game by Madison Booker. She didn't have her typical impact-filled performance in any game like she had last season against NC State, Maryland, Princeton, etc. I believe she would have progressed and improved, and then perhaps been even more decisive on offense. She gets a B+, but this is definitely an A-type player. I'd give Ines a C-, and that's generous. I expected more from her in her second season as a Husky. She seemed lost at times, and the offense always took a step back with her on the floor. She has physical skills, but from my perspective as a casual observer, she seemed to underestimate her importance to this team. Imagine how huge it would have been if she could run the offense like Nika. Nika was doing that in her second season. Heck, with a back court of Paige, Evina Westbrook, and Christyn Williams, Nika still got way more playing time than Ines did. I don't think she studied and committed the offensive schemes to memory, and now we'll never know. You're definitely wrong about Paige. A+ is way to low for her. She's a freaking goddess in sneakers with other-worldly, Avengers powers...😎 You unconsciously rated the "Incompletes" higher than the C/D players (as demonstrated by you image with all the grades). That's incorrect. Availability counts for a lot, therefore Amari DeBerry's D- is more valuable than Azzi Fudd's incomplete. You have no value on the floor if you can't be on the floor, and a poor performer on the floor is at least on the floor. Finally my favorite new Husky, Ash Shade, who I knew was going to be huge this season, I'd give an B+. It's probably an "Azzi thing" with her being in her head way too much, but she'd disappear at times and it was felt. Hopefully she can be consistent next season. When she brings it, it's just unfair to the other team. She's that demoralizing - but she's gotta stay aggressive. I think freshman need to understand that they can be as critical and impactful as any other player on the floor. I think they let themselves off the hook way too much. Great video, as usual🔥

Cadance should be B, I thought she did good.

She came in the same year as Caitlin. They shared freshman of the year I thought

There sure were a lot of 'Incompletes' for the season. Hopefully that trend is over!

I mostly agree. No, that's not strong enough; I agree completely, with some minor tweaks. Nika, I'd give an A from a B+. Maybe you were right; you were right on her going in the second round when I though her tournament games should have upped her stock enough to go in the first. It's hard to say. Her minutes were down compared to last year, and she didn't have the ball in her hands as much. But if you look at her Her Hoop Stats advanced record, you will find the bigger the game, the harder she tries. And that shows. Yes, her turnovers were horrifying. Yes, she thought she could make passes that a love child from Sue Bird and Jen Rizzotti couldn't have made, not if Jesus was the coach. But doesn't her trying count some? Sometimes she did, just not usually. And damn, was she fun to watch. I though Caitlin was going to hit her by the end of the Final Four game. Go, Nika! I don't care what Back 2 Sports thinks. You're number 1 in my book! Ines... it's really hard to say. I mean, we didn't see her much, unless we were up big in the garbage minutes. But she always did something to make me notice even if she only played a minute or two. Do flashes of brilliance count? She was raw as all get out when we got her-- she was a frosh, remember-- and she needed playing time to develop. But from what I could see, she got better with every game. I wish I could grade her higher. More than that, I wish Geno could work on her for more time. It wasn't her fault she was the number four point guard, behind Paige and Nika and KK. I agree she's making the right move. But I could wish things were different. She might do something wonderful. Ice... I might have bumped her down a grade. She had some good games, and after them she got better playing limited minutes. But Geno's comment somewhere after Aaliyah got hurt was spot on, too: she wasn't working hard enough. That's a cardinal sin at Uconn. Maybe she'll grow out of it. Maybe she'll be Amari. Who knows? The rest, you're right.

4:10 Graphic shows ranked #5 but voiceover says #15????

I think Paige is a senior.

I would given Aaliyah a B+ - for a person who isn't a PG, she had too many turnovers for the last 4 yrs. She will need to improve on that when she goes to the next level. One way is to improve on her ball handling skills... Obviously the last one of her career was a disaster. I thought that was a call that shouldn't have been called but it was...

Completely agree with all of your player ratings and comments. But coaching only gets a B+ from me. Yes, it was incredible how he got a squad decimated by injuries to a Big East championship and a Final Four. But once again, Geno could not get his team up for a national semi-final game. Could not get his best players to play their best in April. That's been a recurring problem for this program for almost a decade now. You have to bring it in April, you don't want your stars to underperform in the final weekend.