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Message: [QUOTE="Sluconn Husky, post: 2456605, member: 5089"] [I]Geno Auriemma has become a familiar face at Hopkins High School’s Lindbergh Center, having stopped by three times in recent months, most recently on the first official day of girls’ basketball practices. The reason the legendary UConn coach has beaten a path to Hopkins door is a 6-foot tall point guard who’s a bit on the slender side, walks with a bounce in her step, handles a basketball like a yo-yo, slides effortlessly through traffic and is magic from outside the three-point line. It's all about sophomore guard Paige Bueckers, who is likely, when her high school career wraps up in 2020, to be one of the best girls' basketball players Minnesota has produced. "The best player I've ever seen was Tayler Hill," said Hopkins coach Brian Cosgriff, referring to the former Minneapolis South star. "I never saw Geno here for Tayler. That's when I started thinking I had something special here." ... It’s a testament to Bueckers’ basketball IQ that her biggest weakness is her willingness to leave what little ego she has on the bench. “Some days, I have to get on her because she’s not shooting enough,” Cosgriff said. “She’s one of the most unselfish players we’ve ever had come through here. When she’s out there, everyone’s running better and things are working faster and smoother on the court.” Auriemma has told Cosgriff “she’s ahead of Diana Taurasi at the same point in time in her career.”[/I] [URL='http://m.startribune.com/sophomore-guard-paige-bueckers-drives-high-expectations-for-hopkins/461965303/?section=sports']Sophomore guard Paige Bueckers drives high expectations for Hopkins[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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