And had more talent to GET IT DONE! This isn't to say that Notre Dame isn't very talented but I do believe we had the most talented team in women's basketball. Great job, ladies!Yea, our girls probably just "wanted it more".
I do have to say that I feel that we have an extraordinary marksman coming in next year and I'm inclined to think that with the other offensive options we have on this team already, she'll be able to produce very nicely in place of KML. Her shooting skill and her mobility along with the inside play of Stewie, Tuck and Butler and the aforementioned MoJeff will mean she'll have opportunities to show off those shooting skills. Her extraordinarily quick release, her height and length will also contribute to her getting numerous opportunities to get her shot off. We are going to be quite impressive next year offensively and when haven't we gotten it done on the defensive end. We did start this past year less than stellar replacing two starters but with the sting of the loss to Stanford, the team rededicated themselves to their defense and the rest is history!
Yep, duly noted that I didn't talk about any of the freshman. I don't want to count our chickens.... still KLS, in particular, is a unique talent. I'd be shocked if she didn't have a significant impact next year.
I think that you have to consider that Stef and Bria had four years to evolve into who they were as seniors and it's quite difficult to expect an incoming freshman to do the things that talented seniors did. In particular the word savvy that you used in regard to KML is so appropriate because she was not very well rounded as an incoming freshman but over time and with her determination and the great coaching she received, she learned how to maximize her skill set by learning to work through her weaknesses. She is not a very mobile person and quickness is far from her forte but with her intelligence she overcame being a terrible defensive liability by knowing where to be at every moment, how to fudge and accomplish what she needed to. She also worked her butt off to become a pretty accomplished rebounder and increased her tenacity on the court. Those are all things that I would think KLS will develop and the person she will evolve into is going to be simply fantastic. I think the player we'll be talking about four years from now will be every bit the player KML is now or maybe even more so. The only advantage KML might have over KLS is the wide body for rebounding purposes but KLS's quickness might compensate for even that aspect of her game. I am inclined to think that she'll be very productive offensively from the get go but will not get quite as much court time initially because of defensive issues but that should be short lived. The staff will instill defense into her and the other two freshman, as they have for every incoming freshman for ever! If she catches on right away, watch out. She may challenge Maya for the all time scoring title in Storrs.
I agree that we can't PRESUME anything but I would be shocked if these kids don't rival the class of three years ago with Breanna and Moriah and Morgan. Those three have proven themselves and it's up to these three to do the same but I think they can and I surely hope THEY WILL! Either way, isn't it great to be a Huskie fan????
I will agree that they would have had a chance to win 12 championships if not for UConn but if they weren't playing UConn in that championship game, whoever their opponent would have been, might have had a chance to beat them, as well. I think, though obviously Tennessee's chances would have been appreciably higher playing anyone other than Geno.
Boy did that play piss off a lot of South Carolina fans. Reading cockytalk they practically had a stroke and claimed K elbowed Mitchell in the face, and that even the announcers made a comment about K getting away with a foul. Of course neither was true. All K did there was jerk her right foot back to get behind the arc. Mitchell basically fell or tripped over K's foot because she was guarding her so closely.
Based on that one-on-one matchup in that game and anticipating what kind of a senior season Moriah will have, could Jewell had been thinking she may only be the third pick in the WNBA draft if she stayed around for here senior year?
I think she saw the motion and took a dive. KML's looked down at her for a split second and took the open jumper as if to say better not flop while guarding me.
You know these posts are editable for a bit after posting.
Indeed, it's impossible for a #1-ranked high school recruit to make an impact in her first year of college. Especially Maya Moore, Annie Strother, Nykesha Sales, Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, and Breanna Stewart. None of them accomplished anything as frosh.
South Carolina fans were clearly not paying close enought attention to the UCONN training program. That move was as a result of training with the United States Marines. Close quarters hand to hand combat, leverage, and balance all demonstrated at game time speed!
And Diana Taurasi - she was a real bum as a freshman.
