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Moore joins select company
The 1000-rebound club at UConn now stands at four as Maya Moore grabbed her 1,000th rebound with 12:19 left in the first half in Sunday's 81-51 win over LSU. She joins Tina Charles, Rebecca Lobo and Jamelle Elliott as Huskies with 1,000 rebounds.
"It is something that ever since being here as a freshman, he (UConn coach Geno Auriemma) has always challenged me to be a better rebounder," Moore said. "I have really embraced that and we really need that. It is something our team needs. It is something that wins championships. It is so crucial. It is the competitor in me as well. If I have the ability to do it, I want to go out and get it."
Moore's highlight-variety reverse layup off a Stefanie Dolson pass drew quite a bit of interest in the post-game press conference.
"It's one of those things," Moore said. "You make cuts. You mess up, you get it right, you struggle and then you get to the game and you get it right. It's all of that. All the practice, all of the drills and repetition comes together in a play that was kind of an unsuspecting way coming from Stefanie at the high post. That was great. The crowd cheered. The bench, everyone on the court was going crazy. That's what you see. But it's not just a great play, it's everything that went into that play coming about. I loved it. And the fact that it was a physical game and we were making a statement added to that."
Dolson admitted she wasn't confident that Moore was going to be able to catch to ball, never mind actually provide the stunning finish.
"Honestly, when I passed it I thought she was going to miss it because it was a bullet," Dolson said. "But when she caught that it was just such excitement. Like she said, everything that we practice goes into that play. It was one of those great feelings to know that everything works out that we work on. When she made that layup I was going crazy. It was great. I was just excited to be part of that play."
Auriemma has seem Moore make a myriad of spectacular offensive plays with many of her best ones coming in practice but even he continues to be amazed at what magic Moore is capable of on the offensive end of the floor.
"I don't know how she made it," Auriemma said of the layup. "I really don't. She just has an incredible sense and not very many people have that. That's what makes her such a special player. She can do things that most people can't image doing. She's had some incredible things happen to her since she's been here, and today was pretty good. Today was probably what Maya wants every day to be like."
Stefanie Dolson
On Maya Moore's reverse layup:
"It is something that ever since being here as a freshman, he (UConn coach Geno Auriemma) has always challenged me to be a better rebounder," Moore said. "I have really embraced that and we really need that. It is something our team needs. It is something that wins championships. It is so crucial. It is the competitor in me as well. If I have the ability to do it, I want to go out and get it."
Moore's highlight-variety reverse layup off a Stefanie Dolson pass drew quite a bit of interest in the post-game press conference.
"It's one of those things," Moore said. "You make cuts. You mess up, you get it right, you struggle and then you get to the game and you get it right. It's all of that. All the practice, all of the drills and repetition comes together in a play that was kind of an unsuspecting way coming from Stefanie at the high post. That was great. The crowd cheered. The bench, everyone on the court was going crazy. That's what you see. But it's not just a great play, it's everything that went into that play coming about. I loved it. And the fact that it was a physical game and we were making a statement added to that."
Dolson admitted she wasn't confident that Moore was going to be able to catch to ball, never mind actually provide the stunning finish.
"Honestly, when I passed it I thought she was going to miss it because it was a bullet," Dolson said. "But when she caught that it was just such excitement. Like she said, everything that we practice goes into that play. It was one of those great feelings to know that everything works out that we work on. When she made that layup I was going crazy. It was great. I was just excited to be part of that play."
Auriemma has seem Moore make a myriad of spectacular offensive plays with many of her best ones coming in practice but even he continues to be amazed at what magic Moore is capable of on the offensive end of the floor.
"I don't know how she made it," Auriemma said of the layup. "I really don't. She just has an incredible sense and not very many people have that. That's what makes her such a special player. She can do things that most people can't image doing. She's had some incredible things happen to her since she's been here, and today was pretty good. Today was probably what Maya wants every day to be like."
Stefanie Dolson
On Maya Moore's reverse layup:
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2 Comments:
Love the Lady Huskies!!!!
Jim, do you have any idea why Breanna hasn't committed? With Duke, NC, Kentucky, MD reportedly still in the picture, is she gonna be another cliff-hanger for us?
Thank you for your great coverage!!!!
My understanding is that Breanna Stewart isn't planning to commit in the immediate future. She's still just a junior and I think she will begin focusing on the recruiting stuff once her high school season is over which is pretty normal operating procedure. Whether she waits until November to commit, I am not sure if that's going to be the case.
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