2019 class

[visitingcock]

That is true. It was a weak recruiting year that has affected us quite a bit, and may well have led to Geno looking overseas and Anna after coming up short domestically. That was the year many of us thought we were odds on to get Boston, and at least a finalist for Haley Jones. After their decisions fairly late in the process the major prospects had mostly decided, the domestic options were mostly dry, and the foreign options including Anna were probably plan C, but the only viable one at that point.

Anna was a crucial emergency type recruit in her first year and filled a needed role very well. That recruiting year really hurt. Aubrey wound up as good or probably better than her recruiting ranking, but it wasn't just what we missed out on it is also where they went. Those decisions by Boston and Jones greatly affected the balance of power of the top tier contenders.

We have had many great recruiting years where the reverse is true, but the 2019 class will wind up being perhaps the most disappointing in recent memory. We thought we had at least 1 of those top players, they could have easily been the players that got us over the top, and for fours years South Carolina and Stanford led by players we missed out on, have been right at the top, each with a championship.

They were so close, I thought at the time that Boston and Jones were going to commit together. Imagine . . . for any of Stanford, SCar or UConn . . .

 

[donalddoowop]

That is true. It was a weak recruiting year that has affected us quite a bit, and may well have led to Geno looking overseas and Anna after coming up short domestically. That was the year many of us thought we were odds on to get Boston, and at least a finalist for Haley Jones. After their decisions fairly late in the process the major prospects had mostly decided, the domestic options were mostly dry, and the foreign options including Anna were probably plan C, but the only viable one at that point.

Anna was a crucial emergency type recruit in her first year and filled a needed role very well. That recruiting year really hurt. Aubrey wound up as good or probably better than her recruiting ranking, but it wasn't just what we missed out on it is also where they went. Those decisions by Boston and Jones greatly affected the balance of power of the top tier contenders.

We have had many great recruiting years where the reverse is true, but the 2019 class will wind up being perhaps the most disappointing in recent memory. We thought we had at least 1 of those top players, they could have easily been the players that got us over the top, and for fours years South Carolina and Stanford led by players we missed out on, have been right at the top, each with a championship.

Not true. See posts # 2 and 21.

 

[visitingcock]

I noticed the only ones honored at your Senior Day were Lou and Dorka. What happened to the class of 2019? Do you have no real Seniors?

Well, our class of seniors next year will be pretty small (assuming nobody takes the Covid year and Amihere goes this year). We only signed one 2020 hs prospect who has transferred since - but we picked up Cardosa from the portal.

UConn, by contrast, had an excellent class of 2020 - and again for 2021

 

[jfan]

That is true. It was a weak recruiting year that has affected us quite a bit, and may well have led to Geno looking overseas and Anna after coming up short domestically. That was the year many of us thought we were odds on to get Boston, and at least a finalist for Haley Jones. After their decisions fairly late in the process the major prospects had mostly decided, the domestic options were mostly dry, and the foreign options including Anna were probably plan C, but the only viable one at that point.

Anna was a crucial emergency type recruit in her first year and filled a needed role very well. That recruiting year really hurt. Aubrey wound up as good or probably better than her recruiting ranking, but it wasn't just what we missed out on it is also where they went. Those decisions by Boston and Jones greatly affected the balance of power of the top tier contenders.

We have had many great recruiting years where the reverse is true, but the 2019 class will wind up being perhaps the most disappointing in recent memory. We thought we had at least 1 of those top players, they could have easily been the players that got us over the top, and for fours years South Carolina and Stanford led by players we missed out on, have been right at the top, each with a championship.

And with all the injuries this season, having only signed Aubrey for recruiting class of 2019, that hurt us today.

 

[MSGRET]

And with all the injuries this season, having only signed Aubrey for recruiting class of 2019, that hurt us today.

They also had signed Anna, but she left after her Sophomore year.