Last year Ionescu shot 44% for the season, but that’s really not my point. As a team, after playing 5 P5 teams along with one conference matchup, UConn is shooting 47% as a team, which is pretty darn good.
I read that. I'm keeping an open mind, as I haven't watched her enough to judge. My guess is that she will be more like Kelsey Bone than like Britney Griner.
There is truth to that. But!! An open shot is typically a good shot and most of those missed were not contested. What does that say about Uconn's kids? I have a view and it isn't negative.
Generational? Does that mean she is OLD? Olivia is a talent not yet or close to a superstar. Could she be that exceptional, exception, for Uconn? You bet. She is intelligent, energetic, and a raw talent. She needs 2 inches in height to be Griner--and about 20 pounds, but with the added height and girth she could be.
Earlier this year I saw Cal Baptist beat the NAU Lumberjacks soundly. They are disciplined with three very effective 3-point shooters. Surprising they stayed so close to Stanford but Cal Baptist can shoot ball.
I’ve got an open mind too but nobody that knows basketball throws around terms like generational for a kid just getting out of HS. I don’t remember anyone describing Moore or Stewart as generational talents 5 games into their careers and they actually were. I mean, this kid’s not even great yet. At least wait until she can make a shot outside of ten feet consistently maybe.
You have a short memory!
"Might" That means potentially. Did you hear him use the term generational? I didn't either. I'll go with this definition, to qualify as a generational talent a player must have been at the very top of the game for a long period and then gone on to do great things in their career. In other words that potential must be proven out. The term "generational" shouldn't be gifted arbitrarily for being a very good HS player.
As to needing a fifth starter who can score in double digits, how about instead one who can lead the team in assists. Oh, we already have that....it isn’t who puts the ball in the basket, it is putting the ball in the basket.
I agree to some extent, Stanford is young but loaded with talent, talent with height, so they present a famiiar challenge for UConn. Baylor is not the same team without Lauren Cox and they are the least threatening from the perimeter when compared to Oregon, Stanford and UConn. As for Oregon, they're very human and can be beaten without necessarily having a really bad day. Go Huskies!
They are still playing tomorrow.
Boston didn't struggle she just didn't play because of the fouls. She hit 5 of her 6 attempts from the field. Now the whole backcourt struggled.
Their fans are excited about her and for good reason. Just like we are with Paige Bueckers. It's OK. Other teams recruit and land great players too.
Don’t hold your breath. There’s a fair amount of supposition on the BY masquerading as truth.
A tiny little church near the green in Tolland Ct says it is the origin of the Southern Baptist church. All good things began in Connecticut, even the Courant also in the late 1800's Connecticut had more than it's share of lumberjacks up to 1930.
