3 huskies selected to espnw AA 1st team [merged thread]

[bizarro aj]

Trio of Huskies headline espnW All-America first team

Collier, KLS and Plum are unanimous selections.

 

[Jim R]

Trio of Huskies headline espnW All-America first team

Collier, KLS and Plum are unanimous selections.

WOW! And, well deserved.

 

[DaddyChoc]

 

[VAMike23]

Nice!!

The Gabulous One could not be denied inclusion

Let's hope this AA train keeps right on going for all three !!

 

[CocoHusky]

Amazing! Let me see if I have this right, last year UCONN had 3 of the 5 best players in the country & this year UCONN also has 3 of the 5 best, but it is a different 3? At some point , you would think that would translate into team success.

 

[hoopsdiva]

Is the ESPNw team considered a justification for inclusion on the HoH?

 

[mrmojack]

I'm happy for all three girls, it's well deserved. I am especially happy for Ms. Williams. I am glad she was
not left off the first team. Go Huskies!!!!!

 

[CocoHusky]

Is the ESPNw team considered a justification for inclusion on the HoH?

By itself I don't think so. But .. what Mechelle Voepel has done Including all three on First team is going to make it very hard for the other AA team selections to exclude them from a top 10. So I think they are practically on the HOH.

 

[rugbymate]

Well this will cause a stir and be bulletin board material. One can hear the carping....Conn based ESPN choosing three of its own. However, anyone who has watched the three UCONN stars in the big games should have no quibbles. I do feel bad for Jones of MD...IMO she had a first team AA kind of year.

 

[ochoopsfan]

Trio of Huskies headline espnW All-America first team

Collier, KLS and Plum are unanimous selections.

Shouldn't it be a "Quartet" of Huskies?
KLS, Collier, Williams and Plum

 

[eebmg]

Very Impressive. I am happily surprised. I would have thought to push the story of parity, we would max out at 2 on first team and 1 on second team.

On the other hand, I am surprised by Aja Wilson not being unanimous.

On a sadder note, Wilson's 72.2 FG% stat is obviously wrong.
Looking at A'ja Wilson Bio University of South Carolina Official Athletic Site

72.2% is her FT% and her FG% is 58.7%

 

[trb123]

This splendid news will take some time to percolate to the Vol Nation.

 

[eebmg]

This splendid news will take some time to percolate to the Vol Nation.

I do not know if they what AA is?

 

[CocoHusky]

Probably fodder for a different thread and a serious question:
Would Napheesa, Gabby and KLS go 1, 2 & 3 if the were in 2017 WNBA draft?

 

[RegisteredUconn]

Shouldn't it be a "Quartet" of Huskies?
KLS, Collier, Williams and Plum

A UW poster here has already corrected my thinking on that very same point.

 

[JordyG]

Probably fodder for a different thread and a serious question:
Would Napheesa, Gabby and KLS go 1, 2 & 3 if the were in 2017 WNBA draft?

An interesting thread indeed. Would they? No. Should they?

 

[trb123]

Shouldn't it be a "Quartet" of Huskies?
KLS, Collier, Williams and Plum

Certainly. Voepel missed out.
With Azura Stevens playing next season, will there be a repeat of a quartet of AA Huskies?

 

[ricky]

Amazing! Let me see if I have this right, last year UCONN had 3 of the 5 best players in the country & this year UCONN also has 3 of the 5 best, but it is a different 3? At some point , you would think that would translate into team success.

Just consider, if those 3 where eligible, they could go 1 2 3 again. But they are only sophomores and junior.

 

[trb123]

Gabby looks like a lance at rest.

 

[MilfordHusky]

I don't recall seeing 3 players from the same team making a 5-player All-American list. Congrats!

We all believe that Morgan was a top-5 player last year, and she went #3 in the draft, but she was on the 10-player AA teams, not the 5-player teams.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Just consider, if those 3 where eligible, they could go 1 2 3 again. But they are only sophomores and junior.

Azura, Napheesa, Lou--in some order.

 

[chrissaran]

They wouldn't go 1 2 3. Also, you have to consider who's drafting in those positions and what their needs are.

 

[ricky]

Probably fodder for a different thread and a serious question:
Would Napheesa, Gabby and KLS go 1, 2 & 3 if the were in 2017 WNBA draft?

I would take Collier over any else in the women's game on the spot.

 

[xHunt3r]

Is the ESPNw team considered a justification for inclusion on the HoH?

no, but based on this they easily make the WCBA 10 player AA team which does...

 

[eebmg]

I think Gabby at present poses the most uncertainty regarding high draft position based on her size and need for a more consistent mid-range jumper. I think she would get drafted in the first round this year but not top 3. Glad there is another year to improve.