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The man on the far left of the screen shot is Bob Hurley, Sr, who has worked with Gandy as a coach. The man is in the Hall of Fame

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Gandy is an enigma in so many ways. Incredibly low playing time doesn't suggest a bright future, particularly combined with a HS rating that was not very high at least by Uconn norms. Two bigs that entered the portal played more than Gandy as well.

And yet Geno's comments about her seems like he is happy with her progress, and she doesn't appear to be frustrated with her lack of playing time. We all knew she was considered "raw" in terms of offensive skill development, but in her videos and international play it looked like at a minimum, she would be a good rebounder and defender, so not even getting mop up minutes at the end of blowouts was surprising.

I think Geno in the past has said something along the lines of if a player isn't making a significant contribution by their sophomore season it likely isn't happening. So Gandy remains a huge unknown, as much as when she entered school a year ago. Not pursuing a 4 or 5 type in the portal surprised me, but could mean he has great confidence in Olivia, Morgan and Gandy.

Morgan is more a 3 that can play the 4, and Olivia is a 5 that could certainly play the 4 offensively, but for Olivia to play some there, Geno needs to be happy with Jana and Gandy at the 5.

Anyway I think someone of Gandy's size and athletic ability that can rebound and defend and just make some put-backs, would seem to have a promising role on this team. The standard deviation on what she could be this year, appears to be higher than for any player in recent memory heading into their sophomore season. If I had been a fly on the wall witnessing practices all year long I would have a much better idea, but since that is largely a mystery, we will have to wait for this season to find out what Geno really has here.
 
There’s been some discussion and speculation tion on the Boneyard about Gandy throughout the season. The only thing that counts, though, is that Geno (as alluded to in the above post) has said at least a couple of times that he’s happy with her progress. I’m not reading anything into that, but it is the only actual information we have.
 
Bigboote said:
There’s been some discussion and speculation tion on the Boneyard about Gandy throughout the season. The only thing that counts, though, is that Geno (as alluded to in the above post) has said at least a couple of times that he’s happy with her progress. I’m not reading anything into that, but it is the only actual information we have.
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Interesting that unlike other players where Geno usually focuses on a specific skills that he likes or how a she is performing during practice, he always just mentions "progress" regarding Gandy.
 
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I expect Gandy to play very little this year. UCONN's best lineup was with Sarah at 5 and Blanca at 4. With the aboundance of guards in which some could back up and play some SF and Cheli can play backup PF, there is too much ahead of her. Hopefully she gets redshirt from last year. She'll have her chances her jr year if she shows growth in Practices.

UCONN remains a a major threat for a Nat'l Title and as a result they have 2 big centers and Sarah as the small center. There is to much ahead of her while the guards remain a combo of good/expereinced and skill.
 
hoophuskee said:
I expect Gandy to play very little this year. UCONN's best lineup was with Sarah at 5 and Blanca at 4. With the aboundance of guards in which some could back up and play some SF and Cheli can play backup PF, there is too much ahead of her. Hopefully she gets redshirt from last year. She'll have her chances her jr year if she shows growth in Practices.

UCONN remains a a major threat for a Nat'l Title and as a result they have 2 big centers and Sarah as the small center. There is to much ahead of her while the guards remain a combo of good/expereinced and skill.
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Yeah, yeah, but the pictures are pretty cool...
 
HuskyNan said:

Gandy Malou-Mamel has spent freshman season on the UConn bench. How she still grew as a player​

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This confirms what I've already thought: she will get Kiah Stokes minutes this season. Why? Because the skills the article focuses on are Kiah's skills. That means I expect ~10 minutes, 2-3 rebounds, 2-3 pts, and a block or two per game this season. Kiah's minutes eventually grew to 18, with 4 points, 7 rebounds and 3.8 blocks. If Gandy does that, I think Geno (and the rest of us) will be thrilled.

This is not a pipe dream. It's within reach for her.
 
OK, help me all you Obi-Wan Kenobi's, you are my only hope.

Who's the girl in the Navy shirt? Is it Morgan Cheli?
 
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Did she even use one of her 4 years? I don't this she appeared in any regular season games so is basically a red shirt year.
 
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Zinethar said:
Did she even use one of her 4 years? I don't this she appeared in any regular season games so is basically a red shirt year.
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She played a few minutes in a regular season game, and maybe in one scrim. It's been alluded that if/when the NCAA changes redshirt rule to be similar to football, that game wouldn't count against eligibility. We'll have to wait and see what happens this summer.
 
Scud49 said:
OK, help me all you Obi-Wan Kenobi's, you are my only hope.

Who's the girl in the Navy shirt? Is it Morgan Cheli?
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Sidney Quinn, who's family Gandy lived with after coming to Gill-St. Bernard's in New Jersey.
 
oldhusky said:
Gandy is an enigma in so many ways. Incredibly low playing time doesn't suggest a bright future, particularly combined with a HS rating that was not very high at least by Uconn norms. Two bigs that entered the portal played more than Gandy as well.

And yet Geno's comments about her seems like he is happy with her progress, and she doesn't appear to be frustrated with her lack of playing time. We all knew she was considered "raw" in terms of offensive skill development, but in her videos and international play it looked like at a minimum, she would be a good rebounder and defender, so not even getting mop up minutes at the end of blowouts was surprising.

I think Geno in the past has said something along the lines of if a player isn't making a significant contribution by their sophomore season it likely isn't happening. So Gandy remains a huge unknown, as much as when she entered school a year ago. Not pursuing a 4 or 5 type in the portal surprised me, but could mean he has great confidence in Olivia, Morgan and Gandy.

Morgan is more a 3 that can play the 4, and Olivia is a 5 that could certainly play the 4 offensively, but for Olivia to play some there, Geno needs to be happy with Jana and Gandy at the 5.

Anyway I think someone of Gandy's size and athletic ability that can rebound and defend and just make some put-backs, would seem to have a promising role on this team. The standard deviation on what she could be this year, appears to be higher than for any player in recent memory heading into their sophomore season. If I had been a fly on the wall witnessing practices all year long I would have a much better idea, but since that is largely a mystery, we will have to wait for this season to find out what Geno really has here.
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Gandy is an exciting unknown element for next year's team. You have cited the reasons to be hopeful. Reality is much more likely a tougher foe. A long wait is before us. Ugh.
 
Projecting Gandy as anything other than a project is comical at this point. Jana needs to step up her performance for the 26/27 season. She will be needed and relied upon.
 
Cornell Lt said:
Projecting Gandy as anything other than a project is comical at this point. Jana needs to step up her performance for the 26/27 season. She will be needed and relied upon.
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If you mean that we, as fans who never see UConn's practices, don't have enough information to predict that Gandy will be "anything other than a project", you are right. But I don't read the previous posts as saying that she will be a star, or even that she will be relied on, only that she is an exciting unknown quantity.

On the other hand, the UConn coaches, who do see what Gandy can do (or not do) and how fast (or slowly) she is learning in practices, do have enough information to make a projection. Understandably, they aren't saying much about what they expect next season.

But neither you nor anyone here has enough information to say with any certainty that she won't be anything other than a project in 2026-27. Or that she will be.
 
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