UConn coach Geno Auriemma is not surprised his two former stars, Breana Stewart and Napheesa Collier, are the two key starts in the WNBA Finals.
Geno Auriemma doesn’t remember how many texts he received after Game 1 of the WNBA Finals, when one of his former UConn players missed a free throw that led to overtime and another one hit a jumper with eight seconds left to win it, but many contained a similar sentiment.
“When they were here, you know they’re good defenders,” Auriemma said. “You know they’re great defenders, but you don’t know at that time how it’s gonna translate into the league. … They can each get 30 every single night, but I love how they impact the game when they don’t have the ball in their hands.”If she catches the ball around the restricted area, Auriemma said, “you know you’re in trouble.
Two days after Collier’s clutch basket in overtime helped the Lynx snag a 1-0 advantage, Stewart finished with 21 points as Auriemma sat courtside at Barclays Center. She collected seven steals.Liberty forward Breanna Stewart looks to drive past Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier in the fourth quarter during Game 2.She’d moved on from Game 1, joked with Auriemma afterward, played with the “joy and fun” that Auriemma witnessed her and Collier have at UConn.
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