26-27 season

[1974yankees]

Crooks can score but then completely compromises your defense! We need someone who will not hurt us on one end more than she helps on the other! HH is not coming! We need an enforcer with skills! If the powers that be have decided to follow the W into this physical, wrestle mania style of play, we are going to need to toughen up considerably. We do have some physical specimens on this team but everyone is way too nice to play that way naturally. Hopefully, Geno will address this (perhaps in the portal but more importantly, in training camp) and get our squad a little better prepared for the wrestling match awaiting us in the FF!

I totally agree about everything you just said. I only tossed Crooks name out there because she is in the portal and scores a lot.

I dont want her either. No way.

Hidalgo already said she is staying at Notre Dame.

But we do need to get tougher and more physical. You can't just wanna win a championship you have to take it. You have to take no prisoners.

We have to make other teams scared of the name on our jerseys again.

The two toughest players we have are Blanca and K9.

I think I have seen K9 end up 3 rolls in the stands chasing lose balls. Thats what we need.

 

[Centerstream]

Chatter online about HH but nothing about Edwards. Probably all hearsay.

Ok because I have seen here and online that Hildago has already said that she is staying with the Golden Domers. The next 16 days, or so, will tell.

 

[BRS24]

Ok because I have seen here and online that Hildago has already said that she is staying with the Golden Domers. The next 16 days, or so, will tell.

Agree. Now let's not lose focus on the OP about our team.

 

[Centerstream]

Agree. Now let's not lose focus on the OP about our team.

I was only questioning posts (ie post 82) that mentioned two, very improbable, incoming players. I'll stop posting in this thread then.
Déjà vu all over again.

 

[Cornell Lt]

You are 100% wrong in your alleged analysis of what supposedly was wrong with our team this year (or last night if that’s what you meant) and to blame KK’s play for the loss last night. All year she was and is a great game manager and floor general, my God, she just shattered Paige’s record for assist to turnover ratio and lead the nation and shot 57% from the field. She was definitely NOT the problem last night, I have no idea what game you were watching to come up with such inane drivel.She did her job and played very well. I’m not even going to waste any more time setting forth all the stats that would demonstrate the fallacy of your unwarranted attack on KK but will address this ridiculous statement by you. “ For the 2026-2027 team to win” Kayleigh must start and KK has to come off the bench- WHAT???? Any Coach, team, player or fan in the country would consider 38-1 and a FF appearance as an unprecedented great winning season, not to mention 54 straight wins. She is truly the heart and soul of this team on court and off and to state that she should be benched her senior year after the season she and the team just had ( and 2 fantastic years prior btw) is patently absurd.

It was my perspective that KK's decline in productivity and playing time was the direct result of K9's elevation of playing time. That's not to mean KK isn't valuable, because she is, but K9 produced more on the offensive end than KK the second half of the season.

 

[1974yankees]

It was my perspective that KK's decline in productivity and playing time was the direct result of K9's elevation of playing time. That's not to mean KK isn't valuable, because she is, but K9 produced more on the offensive end than KK the second half of the season.

K9 is the better overall player/point guard than KK. It's not even close.

Defensively KK is a little better but offensively K9 is a lot better.

But I see both of them as starters next year. KK will be the point and K9 will move into Azzis shooting guard spot.

I dont know if this has anything to do with anything but maybe it was no coincidence that K9 and Azzi were roommates..Maybe K9 was the Apprentice.

 

[oldhusky]

Jana played 8 minutes, She had 0 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists, 0 blocks, and 1 TO.

I thought Serah played better. In 14 minutes she had 4 points, 5 rebounds, and 1 block with 1 TO. I was hoping Geno would give her more time on the court

Our 5's may not have done very well, Serah better than Jana, but the most telling thing is our 5's played 22 minutes combined, not 40, meaning for those other 18 minutes the choice was a guard instead. We don't use a backup 4 either, using a guard instead, and play a guard instead of a natural 3 for most of the game.

When it is not Serah or Jana at the 5, Sarah at the 4, or Blanca at the 3, we use a guard, not necessarily at that position, but that is the player who comes in. When we don't play a 5 we go smaller at three positions at once because Sarah goes to the 5, Blanca to the 4, and a guard to the 3. One position bigger than their natural one in each case.

I know it is one of the favorite topics on the Boneyard, but I'm not sure small ball can be expected to have much success against the very best teams. We try to make up for a relative rebounding weakness by getting a huge turnover advantage. Against most teams that trade off works, but against top teams that handle the press well I would fully expect to get outrebounded and have a much smaller turnover advantage. I also think small ball in a game played mostly in the halfcourt is not nearly the advantage as when we are pressing full court.

Clearly Geno lacked confidence in his 5's, didn't think he had a playable backup 4, and only had just one available true 3 in Blanca. I hope Olivia is the real deal and with Jana they can earn 40 minutes a game. I hope we pick up a rotation worthy backup 4 for Sarah so we don't have to use Blanca there, and I hope Blanca can get starter minutes at the 3. That would be close to a traditional lineup. In a perfect scenario of Olivia being great, Jana significantly better, and a significant big pickup we could even dream of a big option, meaning Olivia some at the 4, Sarah at the 3, or Blanca at the 2.

 

[JBK]

What do you think about playing Sarah and Bianca on the wing with KK at the point
the freshman at Center with Jana — and we recruit in the portal a lean mean athletic 4 in the portal.

 

[H Dog]

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K9 is the better overall player/point guard than KK. It's not even close.

Defensively KK is a little better but offensively K9 is a lot better.

But I see both of them as starters next year. KK will be the point and K9 will move into Azzis shooting guard spot.

I dont know if this has anything to do with anything but maybe it was no coincidence that K9 and Azzi were roommates..Maybe K9 was the Apprentice.

K9 is better than KK and it’s not even close?!? Listen you are entitled to your opinion but that’s all it is, a personally biased opinion not based on any legitimate data or facts to back it up. This platform exists ( I thought) to talk about and discuss our beloved Huskies and the team’s games and news and developments associated with the team without being unfair or criticizing these wonderful young ladies personally. Therefore I’m not going to compare the accomplishments and games of these 2 excellent athletes to denigrate one over the other. However, KK’s game and the respect that her teammates and opponents and coaches have for her speaks for itself. She does not take a backseat to any PG in the country and there’s no guard in the country ( let alone on her own team) that she’s “ not even close” to as an all around player. Ask Geno, ask Kelsy Plum, ask Hannah Hidalgo just to name a few.

 

[1974yankees]

At least I am honest.

"There is no guard in the country that KK is not even close to as an all around player"

Then you believe she is equal to Hildago because you finished your rant with ask Hildago. And Kelsey Plum too?

You are entitled to your own opinion but I wont call you biased.

I believe that K9 is a better all around player than KK. So what? How is that biased?

These were Hildagos stats this year.

• 25.3 points a game
• 6.9 REB
• 5.2 AST
• 47.5 FG%
  And she was National Defensive player of the year.
  As much as I like KK, I wont compare her to HH.