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UConn Insider, Episode 33: Women's Basketball Preview

11.06.2017 - By Hartford CourantPlay

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Columnist Jeff Jacobs joined UConn women’s beat reporter Paul Doyle for a jam-packed episode of the UConn Insider podcast previewing the Huskies’ 2017-18 season. Doyle and Jacobs share their impressions from ESPN’s NCAA women’s basketball media day (1:30); examine the social consciousness of women’s basketball players in the wake of Breanna Stewart’s revelation that she was sexually abused as a child (3:45); and take a look at how the team’s chemistry is developing (12:00). The guys discuss the Huskies’ depth (17:00), Kia Nurse’s development as a long-distance shooter (18:30), Azura Stevens’ potential as a breakout star (22:45), the apparent lack of formidable foes within the Top 25 (32:00) and Crystal Dangerfield’s emergence as a confident ballhandler capable of running the offense (36:00). They wrap up by assessing the women’s college basketball coaching ranks and whether a true Geno Auriemma foil is on the horizon (44:00).

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