Thanks! I finally got to watch it on my laptop. I had watched portions on my phone earlier. Several thoughts:
In terms of the scrimmage, it was different. They played 5 periods and reset the scoreboard to 0-0 for each. Megan sat out the 3rd and 5th. Here's the score by period:
1. Monacan 27-17, fast start
2. Paul VI 16-12
3. Paul VI 24-7, without Meg
4. Monacan 20-12
5. Paul VI 21-11, without Meg
With Meg: Monacan 59-45
Without Meg: Paul VI 45-18
As a reminder, Paul VI is ranked #1 in the nation.
Both teams have some decent players. Without announcers or a roster--too lazy to look it up--I wasn't sure who was who except for Meg. If I hadn't known who Meg was, it would have been easy to figure it out. She was the long, agile, fluid player who had the nice dribble and great body control and consistently made shots. She reminds me a little of a few players. In this video, she reminded me of a taller Kalana Greene before her injury. She has all the physical tools. Reminds me of Kalana, Maya, Diamond, and Ray Allen. Geno et al. will teach her some things and get her to play hard all the time. She definitely has Olympic potential. She looks like a college junior. Smoooooooth!
Meg's shots and highlights by period:
1. Won the tap! She can elevate. Made a 3 pointer, 2 pointer, steal, and 2 pointer. Missed a 3, steal, missed a 3. Missed a reverse layup, but was fouled and made both FTs. Just missed from half court at the buzzer. 9 points.
2. Missed a jumper, created a tie-up, missed a 3, missed an alley-oop on an inbounds pass. Made a beautiful turn-around jumper. Made a reverse layup and another layup in traffic. 6 points.
4. Made layup after the defense deflected a pass--good recovery. Great fake, but missed layup. Was fouled on the putback and made both FTs. Missed a 3. Made 3 pointer. Steal and fouled on jumper but no call. 7 points. Totaled 22 points in about 20-22 minutes.
Pros: Great athletic body. Very good handle with either hand. Moves well in either direction. Plays under control. Didn't force ANY shots. Smooth stroke and good percentage shooter. Made all her FTs and hit little to no iron. Willing and able passer. Has strength to easily throw baseball passes.
Cons: May need to hit the boards harder to help her team. May need to play harder and defend more, but that's true of almost every recruit. These will improve at UConn.
General impression, based on just a little experience of seeing 4 other Huskies in high school: Similar to Maya, but maybe not impacting the game as much with rebounding or blocks. Longer and more athletic than Kaleena and has a shot more like Maya. Not the volume shooter that Charde was and plays a more controlled game. Much more athletically fit. Much better scorer than De'Janae and plays harder.
