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Message: [QUOTE="Alydar, post: 2334978, member: 730"] I know nothing about the other two so it may be that they are better players at this point. My love of Bueckers' game comes from a few articles I read, a few high school game videos (as opposed to those edited videos) and watching her in the U16 games. I usually don't even watch HS games or players. But from the first time I saw Bueckers there was a flair to her game that reminded me of Taurasi. Emphasis on "reminds". Some players have an intense look when they are playing. Taurasi (at UConn) always seemed like she played with a sense of joy, that she was in her element and played with supreme confidence. I see that same thing in Bueckers. Taurasi always seemed to be 2 or 3 seconds ahead of everyone else. I see the same thing to a lesser degree from Bueckers. And like DT (and most every UConn recruit), Bueckers only has one thing on her mind, winning the game. [LIST] [*]She has outstanding court vision and with the ball in her hands always seems to know what she is going to do with it. Too many HS guards dribble themselves into trouble. Bueckers knows when defenses are about to converge on her and gets the ball to an open teammate. She plays fast but always under control. [*]She makes layups. [*]She not only passes to open players but she puts the passes perfectly in their hands so that they remain in stride if on a break or so they can shoot without shifting their position. [*]She changes speeds on drives and has a deceptively quick lateral move. [*]She has a quick release on her shot. [*]She plays defense. She anticipates what the offense is doing which results in a lot of steals and even more deflections. She also has a long wingspan. [*]She plays with the same intensity whether or not she has the ball. [*]She has a swagger. I've never seen her play with anything but a confident attitude. I had a grammar school teacher that had a little speech about people and how some know and some only think they know. Bueckers looks like the one who knows and knows they know. [/LIST] One last thing. If Bueckers is indeed the player I think she is Geno will want to coach her for 4 years. And anything that keeps him from retiring is a good thing. [/QUOTE]

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