Azzi better have been in the greeting room making Tiktoks with KK when he was saying this because she doesn't need to hear any of this cuz he ain't talking about her.

Our new dude has not felt heat about his in game decisions down at USF. Nobody watching that team other than friends and fam and a few kids enrolled in the school. But this? This? He's gonna have to answer some things…every game … until that line-up - starting and finishing - games includes some iteration of Azzi and Paige and 3 other folks who better recognize they're playing with Azzi and Paige.

KK 😂

I'm now not convinced that she wasn't going to start on Saturday v the Fever with Arike and Paige at point. They knew her knee flared up after that Aces game, so he switched paths immediately rather than a guessing game. Her play against the Aces, (being guarded by A'ja at various times, defended Jackie straight up) - was still very very good. Her movement was good that night but then she came out. Prediction: If she moves well tonight - she starts vs the Mystics. (Jose I am giving your ass grace, homie. Don't fuck this up)

Oh brother. Another UConn mystery time frame. This is what's frustrating. Folks (me especially) were ready to rip this coach's head off for not playing her or running her through screens on Saturday for open looks, all the while he was likely restricting minutes and restricting her movement. So his answers were very short, bordering on rude, when asked about it because he couldn't say much else. If you've followed all this, then you know his tone about her totally changed. She went from being special to just another one of 5 good guards they have on their roster 🙄 The shift was dramatic. I was ready to punch this dude for the obvious tone shift. It was too fucking weird. But... he was/is guarding a potential medical issue. He didn't know if he really had her services or if she would miss a bunch of time so he was glazing the other players. It came across so odd. Now it makes sense. So... maybe he's not the a-hole I was assuming over all of this. But we also aren't going to get any useful info until she's back on the court b/c the Wings are notorious for not sharing. I ain't apologizing to him yet though...

The glare of the spotlight is making this brother sweat. This ain't the University of South Florida anymore. He's making decisions like he's still a college coach playing his seniors over his one freshman but the league and the national media are watching this dope and he's handling it like he's a petulant high school freshman.

That's it. The result is take more shots but for her it's the "why" and the why is still 100% team-centered. Done.

100% correct regarding Azzi's game.... this girl right here is a Fudd-stan for all the very best reasons :)