2020/21 UConn Recruiting

[BobbyJ]

It not from treasure. What you call tacky is what I'm calling shade and @Argonaut is calling saltiness.
While I disagree with this method I do thing she Kiki Hunt has a valid point. Hailey Van Lith's team lost in the 3 X 3 championship Game to Treasure's team. What would be the basis of selecting Hailey Van Lith over Treasure or Paige.

Probably just to piss off Flynn, who they most likely had to listen to during the whole tournament.

 

[MTC]

Any news about Westbrook?

 

[UConnCat]

Any news about Westbrook?

If there were you wouldn't need to ask this question.

 

[Argonaut]

Have to disagree a little bit. This was not a job audition, it was a athletic team event where the winning team gets to play for a world championship. Hunt's team won. She should get an opportunity to go play for a world championship. Mom is setting a terrible example by attacking Hailey Van Lith but fundamentally she has a point.

From the USA Basketball Site: "THE FOUR-MEMBER TEAM THAT WILL REPRESENT USA BASKETBALL AT THE 3X3 U18 WORLD CUP WILL BE SELECTED FOLLOWING THE USA BASKETBALL 3X3 U18 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP." (The caps belong to them, I'm not yelling and didn't want to retype.)

So it seems that it used to be the team who won got an automatic bid, but that's not the case anymore.

 

[UConnCat]

From the USA Basketball Site: "THE FOUR-MEMBER TEAM THAT WILL REPRESENT USA BASKETBALL AT THE 3X3 U18 WORLD CUP WILL BE SELECTED FOLLOWING THE USA BASKETBALL 3X3 U18 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP." (The caps belong to them, I'm not yelling and didn't want to retype.)

So it seems that it used to be the team who won got an automatic bid, but that's not the case anymore.

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I don't believe that language is new. USA BB has always reserved the right to select which players make USA's 3 x 3 team.

 

[Argonaut]

I don't believe that language is new. USA BB has always reserved the right to select which players make USA's 3 x 3 team.

I'm just basing that off of what @CocoHusky said last night. Maybe she has more insight?

 

[Orangutan]

USAB playing favorites? How shocking and unexpected

Quest were the pre-tourney favorites. TGB beats them twice. And they still turn around and put Van Lith on the team. I don't know how you can regard that as anything other than a slap in the face if you are Hunt or Johnson.

Yeah, USAB reserves the right to pick the teams. But I don't think there is any chance that they would have replaced a Quest player with a TGB player if Quest had won.

 

[UConnCat]

If it's spring, it's time for USA Basketball conspiracies to bloom. Just wait until the U16 and U19 teams are selected. Might as well include the PanAm team as well.

 

[meyers7]

It’s going to be hard to sway her away from Texas and Baylor!!!! And UCONN hasn’t had luck on landing any bigs the past few years. We were very lucky to have landed Olivia. Texas is so overrated not sure why top recruits even consider going there.. just don’t see player development like I see at Baylor .... most Texan kids stay home so I would be shocked if we land her

Sooooo, are we lucky or not lucky???? I'm confused.

 

[Essexdave]

It is not from treasure. What you call tacky is what I'm calling shade and @Argonaut is calling saltiness.
While I disagree with this method I do thing she Kiki Hunt has a valid point. Hailey Van Lith's team lost in the 3 X 3 championship Game to Treasure's team. What would be the basis of selecting Hailey Van Lith over Treasure or Paige.

Uh. She’s better?

 

[MTC]

If we get Westbrook we are lucky, Guester may want to go to UConn so she can start right away. If we get both we are super lucky.

 

[Argonaut]

If we get Westbrook we are lucky, Guester may want to go to UConn so she can start right away. If we get both we are super lucky.

And if we get both and Makurat (who I really want), I'm going out to buy a lottery ticket.

 

[CocoHusky]

Uh. She’s better?

Hailey Van Lith is better than Paige? What dope are you smoking?

 

[Essexdave]

Interesting dynamics re. Hailey Van Lith PB. I love all three. PB plays like Sue Bird. is the proverbial generational talent and Hailey Van Lith has a unique game I’ve not seen in girls bb. She’s very strong and loves contact. Very effective through contact both o and d. Now to read Flynn’s tweets you’d think Hailey Van Lith kicked and blind side tackled her. Although AFs and her mother’s tweets where very professional and offered no direct accusations doesn’t rule out they believe Hailey Van Lith contact was unnecessary or flagrant. I think UConn has a real good chance landing I think she and Paige compliment each other. Also hoping geno would continue to recruit Hailey Van Lith just to see what he could or would do with her. I’m wondering if that’s not an option anymore due to personal dynamics

 

[Essexdave]

Hailey Van Lith is better than Paige? What dope are you smoking?

Not smoking I think Paige is better. Just offering a suggestion as to why the committee might have picked for reasons other than favoritism.

 

[BleedBlue72]

Not smoking I think Paige is better. Just offering a suggestion as to why the committee might have picked for reasons other than favoritism.

Maybe it’s a bias to UCONN and so many dislike UCONN are punishing PB for committing to UCONN. Anything is possible in today’s world.. I would rather Paige not play these kids need to give there bodies a rest.. way to many tournaments and constant playing... but Paige is far better then Hailey and Paige plays more like tauarsi then bird .. and Azzi is more of the maya moore type player.. Hailey V reminds me of a odyssey sims who is tough and can drive to the basket and likes contact almost like Arike from ND.

 

[CocoHusky]

Interesting dynamics re. Hailey Van Lith PB. I love all three. PB plays like Sue Bird. is the proverbial generational talent and Hailey Van Lith has a unique game I’ve not seen in girls bb. She’s very strong and loves contact. Very effective through contact both o and d. Now to read Flynn’s tweets you’d think Hailey Van Lith kicked and blind side tackled her. Although AFs and her mother’s tweets where very professional and offered no direct accusations doesn’t rule out they believe Hailey Van Lith contact was unnecessary or flagrant. I think UConn has a real good chance landing I think she and Paige compliment each other. Also hoping geno would continue to recruit Hailey Van Lith just to see what he could or would do with her. I’m wondering if that’s not an option anymore due to personal dynamics

I think all the dynamics, perspectives and reactions on this (including Mike's) are significantly different than how the players are feeling. Much like you I would love to see all three players at UCONN. As a practical matter though I don't see how all three would work out for essentially would be three years together. All three at their very best are lead guards capable of getting their own and setting up others-All Alphas if you prefer.
I'm sure if someone is paying attention they would ask me how would UCONN signing Nika, Paige and Azzi be any different than UCONN signing Hailey Van Lith,Paige & Azzi? There are two small differences IMO. 1) Hailey Van Lith must play point guard because of her size and her skill set at this points demands that she have the ball in her hands to be effective. Nika, Paige & Azzi all have the size and ability to move off the ball and play some SG or even S/F. 2) Nika DoB is 09 Apr 2001 which makes her WNBA eligible in 2023 which would be at the conclusion of her Junior season at UCONN.

 

[DEpup]

There is also a german and a Spaniard

Interesting dynamics re. Hailey Van Lith PB. I love all three. PB plays like Sue Bird. is the proverbial generational talent and Hailey Van Lith has a unique game I’ve not seen in girls bb. She’s very strong and loves contact. Very effective through contact both o and d. Now to read Flynn’s tweets you’d think Hailey Van Lith kicked and blind side tackled her. Although AFs and her mother’s tweets where very professional and offered no direct accusations doesn’t rule out they believe Hailey Van Lith contact was unnecessary or flagrant. I think UConn has a real good chance landing I think she and Paige compliment each other. Also hoping geno would continue to recruit Hailey Van Lith just to see what he could or would do with her. I’m wondering if that’s not an option anymore due to personal dynamics

So if we say PB is a Bird/Taurasi mold player. Could we say Hailey Van Lith is more in the mold of JRizz? Wonder what folks think.

 

[soxfan23]

Uh. She’s better?

Just SMH

 

[soxfan23]

Interesting dynamics re. Hailey Van Lith PB. I love all three. PB plays like Sue Bird. is the proverbial generational talent and Hailey Van Lith has a unique game I’ve not seen in girls bb. She’s very strong and loves contact. Very effective through contact both o and d. Now to read Flynn’s tweets you’d think Hailey Van Lith kicked and blind side tackled her. Although AFs and her mother’s tweets where very professional and offered no direct accusations doesn’t rule out they believe Hailey Van Lith contact was unnecessary or flagrant. I think UConn has a real good chance landing I think she and Paige compliment each other. Also hoping geno would continue to recruit Hailey Van Lith just to see what he could or would do with her. I’m wondering if that’s not an option anymore due to personal dynamics

It's not an option, because there is NO way that the top 3 PGs of recent memory are ever going to the same school together.

 

[Essexdave]

I think all the dynamics, perspectives and reactions on this (including Mike's) are significantly different than how the players are feeling. Much like you I would love to see all three players at UCONN. As a practical matter though I don't see how all three would work out for essentially would be three years together. All three at their very best are lead guards capable of getting their own and setting up others-All Alphas if you prefer.
I'm sure if someone is paying attention they would ask me how would UCONN signing Nika, Paige and Azzi be any different than UCONN signing Hailey Van Lith,Paige & Azzi? There are two small differences IMO. 1) Hailey Van Lith must play point guard because of her size and her skill set at this points demands that she have the ball in her hands to be effective. Nika, Paige & Azzi all have the size and ability to move off the ball and play some SG or even S/F. 2) Nika DoB is 09 Apr 2001 which makes her WNBA eligible in 2023 which would be at the conclusion of her Junior season at UCONN.

I think all the dynamics, perspectives and reactions on this (including Mike's) are significantly different than how the players are feeling. Much like you I would love to see all three players at UCONN. As a practical matter though I don't see how all three would work out for essentially would be three years together. All three at their very best are lead guards capable of getting their own and setting up others-All Alphas if you prefer.
I'm sure if someone is paying attention they would ask me how would UCONN signing Nika, Paige and Azzi be any different than UCONN signing Hailey Van Lith,Paige & Azzi? There are two small differences IMO. 1) Hailey Van Lith must play point guard because of her size and her skill set at this points demands that she have the ball in her hands to be effective. Nika, Paige & Azzi all have the size and ability to move off the ball and play some SG or even S/F. 2) Nika DoB is 09 Apr 2001 which makes her WNBA eligible in 2023 which would be at the conclusion of her Junior season at UCONN.

agree with your assessment of all four players I certainly see Fudd off the ball and Paige too although I love her at point. You right Hailey Van Lith only works at the point so if anyone doesn’t fit it’s her but I’d love to see Geno give it a try. NM seems to have the mental makeup of the other three maybe a year behind on skills but I’d bet on her. Hope ur right about the girls being more mature then the adults.

 

[Essexdave]

There is also a german and a Spaniard
So if we say PB is a Bird/Taurasi mold player. Could we say Hailey Van Lith is more in the mold of JRizz? Wonder what folks think.

Yes closer to JR but even more physical

 

[Essexdave]

It's not an option, because there is NO way that the top 3 PGs of recent memory are ever going to the same school together.

Pretty sure ur right. I really don’t see as a point guard at next level though. Do you?

 

[MilfordHusky]

It's not an option, because there is NO way that the top 3 PGs of recent memory are ever going to the same school together.

Azzi can play PG pretty well, but she's not really a PG and didn't play that position in high school. Carly Rivera, a Columbia commit, played PG for St. Johns. What Azzi is, is the best finisher in recent memory, on a par with Maya Moore and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis.

 

[Charliebball]

 

[Sluconn Husky]

 

[BobbyJ]

I like this kid more every time I see her. Exceptional instincts and reactions plus a pure shooter.

 

[DaBball]

I’m expecting Hoopgurlz to revise their rankings in the next few days. ESPN usually does one around this time, and they did a men’s one for 2020 today.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

I’m expecting Hoopgurlz to revise their rankings in the next few days. ESPN usually does one around this time, and they did a men’s one for 2020 today.

I think they'll wait until after Boo Williams this weekend.

 

[DaBball]

I think they'll wait until after Boo Williams this weekend.

That would make a lot of sense. I think it came a few days after that tourney last April.