I could see that being the case.
This is true which is one of the things that puzzled me about her leaving Maryland early. She is projected to go late in the first round.
Austin has the right to do whatever she wishes and on the surface the destination is a head scratcher but that is one reason why I am not a fan of immediate eligibility unless it's under extreme circumstances. I don't care what messed up precedent the NCAA has set before but I feel this will ultimately damage the game. Still, she has clearly helped the team this season and would be terribly missed.
Its obvious their chemistry is off. Patterson and Howard are not on the same page , i dont think any player in the UK's starting 5 is on page with Patterson at this moment .
IF Austin does declare i think she's moving her way up into Top 5 status at this point. She's actually not as bad of a player on the perimeter as i assumed. I would not have that be her main spots on the floor but if she can catch it at the 3 point line and drive it the way she's been or pull up midrange and hit them the way she did last night she's def Top 5 certified IMO for this class at least.
2nd biggest, MSST is number 1!
Her potential could get her top 5. But her basketball IQ could still use some work and she is still a turnover machine.
Don’t the majority of her turnovers result from her dribbling the ball while doing her Candace Parker imitation?
While I agree her decision making is questionable at times. Half of her turnovers are from her trying to act like the teams PG trying to break presses going up the floor.
Kentucky has looked different in these past several games. Something has changed. They look unmotivated at times. Reminds me of our team. It will be interesting to see what the trajectory is for Kentucky and Mississippi State after losing two successful coaches.
The current story on Shakira Austin is it seems her birth year was incorrectly placed as 1999 (instead of the actual 2000) in several of her bios on the internet, so it turns out she’s NOT age eligible for the draft. She’d have to graduate in three years in order to early declare for the draft. Many players don’t graduate in four years, so I don’t see graduating in 3 years happening for Austin. This option has never been used by any player in draft history. Age-eligible players frequently declare for the draft.To me, the difference in this game was the Ole Miss Freshman and how she played down the stretch. She should win her 4th SEC FOW and is the leading candidate for FOY. Austin, given all her physical skills still underwhelms me. I was waiting for her to close out the game but...
As @SECbbfan24 noted, Ole Miss choked away a few games due to poor coaching by Coach Yo. I like what I see at times but the in game coaching needs to improve a lot for them to be serious contenders for a conference Top 4 consideration. Plus I think Austin is WNBA eligible.
Thanks for the info. I noticed that her name has been taken off of all the mock drafts this morning.