Ummm...what about ONO being recruited and signed last year? But I agree, we weren't very successful with height advantaged players after recruiting Stewie unless transfers count, Z and Natalie Butler...
She has to stand next to Hartley to see how big she really is.
A good important pick up. Keep the bigs coming because I believe you can't have too many as long as they're mobile. Bigs need BIG competition to improve and it teaches them literally not to play down to smaller kids. Cardoso would be a nice finish for this class, she looks mobile and physical. Just not sold on DeBerry yet, I'd like to see more physicality and toughness than I've seen on her videos. But of course I'm not the one recruiting her.This is great news. I read the posts about her written earlier in the week. I glanced at this one, and had to look at it again to see if I saw what I thought it read.
How nice to get a BIG that didn’t hold us hostage emotionally for months until she decided to announce to go elsewhere. Now, how will this effect or impact Amari DeBerry’s decision? Is she a UConn lean? If she is, will this commitment cause her to look more seriously at other programs? I hope not. I’ve been hoping DeBerry comes to UConn for the last 2 years.
Geno and Chris Daley will transform and grow her into the very best player she can be. They will not allow her to cheat her potential. She would be ready for play at the next level in 4 years, as will Piath. I want Cardosa too. I’m not dismissing her at all. There’s plenty of room/playing time for her too.
This was a great summer for UConn recruiting wise. They pulled in some excellent recruits with top notch potential. A tip o the turban to Geno and staff for their tireless effort this spring and summer. I like all of the recruits they were able to secure, and eagerly look forward to seeing them between the lines.
You can't have too many BIGS. That's like having too much money!?! 
Sounds like a nice pick up! And learning from CD while working against ONO and Meghan should go a long way to getting her ready for college ball. Of course, until the LOI's are signed we can't get too over the top with the celebrations.
Lots of room.
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Gabriel, who has a No. 23 positional ranking but is not listed as a top 100 player by ESPN, saw her recruitment exploded this summer, allowing her to collect offers from programs such as Tennessee, Louisville, North Carolina, Kentucky, Ohio State, Miami, West Virginia, LSU, University of Pittsburgh. This spring, she was also named to the Adidas Select team, which competed in Spain over the summer.
UConn women’s basketball team lands fourth recruit of 2020 class with Piath Gabriel
The UConn women’s basketball team landed a fourth commitment in its 2020 recruiting class Thursday morning, when center Piath Gabriel from Manchester, N.H., tweeted her commitment to the Husk…
I agree with Baylor (Brown and Cox) in your quote above, but Oregon hasn't mastered the "bigs integration" of late. 6'5" Mallory McGwire and 6'3" Sierra Campisano from the high school Class of 2016 transferred out of Oregon in an attempt to secure more playing time elsewhere. Lydia Giomi (6'6") has seen limited court time during her three seasons playing 6'4 alongside Ruthie Hebard in Eugene. 6'4" Satou Sabally is really a long and athletic 3 and prefers to play on the wing/perimeter.
Jeff can have Van Lith; we'll take Edwards.This is what Jody Demling (covers Louisville) wrote about Gabriel a month ago:
Skinny: Louisville made her a serious priority this summer; we believe that she will make an official visit in late September and the Cards have a shot.
Louisville Women's Basketball: Class of '20 recruits to watch
A look at the top prospects to watch for Louisville women's basketball in the Class of 2020247sports.com
I didn’t necessarily intend to compare Steph to Piath as basketball players. What I intended to illustrate is that some coaches evaluate players primarily on the basis of tangible assets: size, shooting ability, quickness and so on. Geno evaluates players based on the intangibles: effort, teamwork, basketball IQ. For Geno, it’s not so much a player’s size in inches as it is the size of their heart.
