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A little (Ashlynn) Shade

I don't think any incoming UConn recruit has ever been more prepared from a conditioning standpoint than Ashlynn Shade.........other than continued work on her three point shot consistency, she's ready to go..........I'm sure Geno and the coaching staff already know she's just too aggressive and relentless not to earn some court time this season.........
 
Charliebball said:
I don't think any incoming UConn recruit has ever been more prepared from a conditioning standpoint than Ashlynn Shade.........other than continued work on her three point shot consistency, she's ready to go..........I'm sure Geno and the coaching staff already know she's just too aggressive and relentless not to earn some court time this season.........
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Maya Moore
 
HuskyNan said:
No one’s talking about Ashlynn. I hope she sneaks up on people, in a good way

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Lots of court savvy (shout out to Meg C.) and awareness..
Nice to see her pass out of her back-down, turn-around.
This is one of her top offensive tools. Not a wonder to see double teams.
Eager for June to get here!
 
Geew1992 said:
Maya Moore
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It wasn’t conditioning that separated Moore from other kids coming into the program. It was her ridiculous skill development that allowed her to overcome her relative lack of knowledge of college offensive and defensive schemes that got her on the floor immediately. Auriemma used to joke that she didn’t know what she was doing but she could get the ball in the hole. That won’t be the case for this year’s class, none of them are near the level Moore was. It will be a fairly long learning curve for them. El Alfy has probably the best shot at PT because of her size providing she can handle physicality that she has never seen to this point.
 
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Geew1992 said:
Maya Moore
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The OP stated no one has been “more prepared,” not “as prepared.” Moore may have been as prepared, but thatdoes not mean she was more prepared.

I would also put Faris and an uninjured G. Williams in the category of “as prepared.” For that matter, in regards to the requirements of the position played, A. Jones may have been “as prepared,” though I am not ready to defend that claim vigorously.
 
Charliebball said:
I don't think any incoming UConn recruit has ever been more prepared from a conditioning standpoint than Ashlynn Shade.........other than continued work on her three point shot consistency, she's ready to go..........I'm sure Geno and the coaching staff already know she's just too aggressive and relentless not to earn some court time this season.........
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Svet
 
BobbyJ said:
It will be a fairly long learning curve for them. El Alfy has probably the best shot at PT because of her size providing she can handle physicality that she has never seen to this point.
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I’m not sure Geno agrees about Jana. He has said he thinks she’s pretty far along the curve. Coach’s kids tend to be like that.

As for Ashlynn, I think she’ll surprise. She’s a little small for sg, and she isn’t super quick. But she is relentless and a great shooter already. She’ll get some Nov-Dec minutes. I doubt she’ll be in the short rotation in February, but even then she may get spot minutes. KK may have more “twitch fibers” than Ashlynn, but she’s got nothing on her toughness.
 
Charliebball said:
I don't think any incoming UConn recruit has ever been more prepared from a conditioning standpoint than Ashlynn Shade.........other than continued work on her three point shot consistency, she's ready to go..........I'm sure Geno and the coaching staff already know she's just too aggressive and relentless not to earn some court time this season.........
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The second coming of Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis (KLM) perhaps? KLM helped us win a lot of games. :cool:
 
HuskyNan said:
No one’s talking about Ashlynn. I hope she sneaks up on people, in a good way

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I'm going to rename my SWISS ARMY KNIFE === " Ashlynn!!!". Nice
"sharp" shooting and very " sharp " passing. Way to go! P.S. I was
just watching yesterday some Ashlynn's highlights with her H.S. team = LaLum!
NICE!
 
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Carnac said:
The second coming of Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis (KLM) perhaps? KLM helped us win a lot of games. :cool:
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More Shea Ralph. Shea wasn’t as good a shooter as a freshmen but both are tough minded, aggressive, no holds barred types
 
HuskyNan said:
More Shea Ralph. Shea wasn’t as good a shooter as a freshmen but both are tough minded, aggressive, no holds barred types
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I posted in another post that I would not be surprised if Shade gets more minutes early season than KK does. It is something about her that says she is ready now to play UConn ball. However, KK will be right on her heels.
 
donalddoowop said:
I posted in another post that I would not be surprised if Shade gets more minutes early season than KK does. It is something about her that says she is ready now to play UConn ball. However, KK will be right on her heels.
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I hope they become BFFs
 
donalddoowop said:
I posted in another post that I would not be surprised if Shade gets more minutes early season than KK does. It is something about her that says she is ready now to play UConn ball. However, KK will be right on her heels.
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KK has the advantage of great speed which allows Geno to really change the look of the team..............she's going to make plenty of ballhandling mistakes early because she's always in a hurry.........she hasn't yet learned how to play under complete control...........pretty similar to early MoJeff in that regard.........I could envision Geno having Nika, KK and Shade all on the court looking for fastbreak opportunities and using the press to bother the opposition.......
 
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She has good ball handling skills and a great looking shot. With the make up of next years team I think a player like her could be in there but she would have to be the best defender of the other shooters. I see Paige and Azzi really moving with the ball which will open someone up to set and shoot threes from the corner. I think the tie breaker will be defense since UCONN has so many players that can shoot.
 
I think Ashlynn will be a player for us this season. She's built solid as per her workouts with dad, so mixing it up in the lane is no problem for her. She reminds me a little like Caroline, able to drive, shoot the 3, and bully her way through the paint. Of course, we really won't get the real picture of her and the others until they take the floor and show what they can do. They all have upsides, but when will these upsides reveal themselves? I suppose it could go either way, like Aaliyah, or like Amari. Still, I am really enthused about these kids, and if two of them can contribute to a NC team I will be a happy old man. I am looking forward to this season more than the last two, because the injury bug is long gone.
 
Both Shade and Samuels are 3pt shooters and both say they take pride in their defense. In the Ball is Life game Samuels was one of the few playing any defense. And for what it's worth she was one of the tallest players on the court. Needs to add muscle but if her 3 is college-ready she could spend some time waiting in the weakside corner.

The summer pickup games would be something to see.
 
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Charliebball said:
I don't think any incoming UConn recruit has ever been more prepared from a conditioning standpoint than Ashlynn Shade.........other than continued work on her three point shot consistency, she's ready to go..........I'm sure Geno and the coaching staff already know she's just too aggressive and relentless not to earn some court time this season.........
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Kia Nurse looked like a starter the moment she came to UConn. She reminds me of her a bit.
 
RoadMaster said:
Lots of court savvy (shout out to Meg C.) and awareness..
Nice to see her pass out of her back-down, turn-around.
This is one of her top offensive tools. Not a wonder to see double teams.
Eager for June to get here!
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I saw Ashlynn when, as a junior, she led Noblesville ( Indiana ) to state championship. She was unstoppable. The thing is; she was playing everywhere from guard to " in the paint." And, at 5"10" she isn't going to play in the paint at CONN. She will likely get a lot of time at guard ( either one, I think ) and dominate with drive and pull up accuracy. She used a fade away jump shot in HS that no one could stop. The problem is; At the point; Paige and KK will be number one and two. And at shooting guard, AZZI will get most of the time. Geno will have to figure it out. But he will.
 
Expect Ashlyn to see a lot of pt at Uconn this year. She is great at defense and will be great teamed with Nika. Also, she can shoot and will be a great and needed back up for Azzi.
 
Longtime fan said:
I saw Ashlynn when, as a junior, she led Noblesville ( Indiana ) to state championship. She was unstoppable. The thing is; she was playing everywhere from guard to " in the paint." And, at 5"10" she isn't going to play in the paint at CONN. She will likely get a lot of time at guard ( either one, I think ) and dominate with drive and pull up accuracy. She used a fade away jump shot in HS that no one could stop. The problem is; At the point; Paige and KK will be number one and two. And at shooting guard, AZZI will get most of the time. Geno will have to figure it out. But he will.
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I agree with you about her HS career. Ashlynn is used to carrying a team. And you’re right that she’ll have to break in to the lineup over some significant tallent: Azzi and Paige. I don’t see her as a competitor for the pg spot, at least not regularly. She doesn’t have KK’s twitchy quickness. She’s an excellent spot up shooter. That says 2 guard (and occasional wing) to me. She’s also court savvy like Caroline, very strong and a total ball hawk, which may make up for her size.
 
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