AA announcements [merged thread]

[Husky fanatic]

Who is the 4th? Lou,Gabby,Pheesa, Vivians and? Are we counting Kia?

A'ja Wilson

Duh?

 

[MilfordHusky]

Lou finished slightly ahead of Pheesa. I think I would have reversed that based on Pheesa's rebounds and blocks. Here's why I think Lou jumped over Pheesa: In addition to voters tending to look at points, a final impression can be a factor. The voting came between the conference tourneys and the NCAA tourney. Thus, the last view that voters got of Lou was her 10-10 spectacle that received national attention.

 

[Longtime fan]

Yeah-I'm hoping Gabby made 2nd team.

I would like to see Kia's name on 2nd or 3rd team, as well. She is under-rated; lost in the spotlights of her more flashy teammates. And, I believe, she is beginning to ascend to superstar level. She can prove it in the next three games.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Lou will have two more chances. Let's not rush her out of Storrs. Also, the composition of the team is two guards and three front court players. Jones and Wilson did no more, and maybe not as much, as Gabby. Maybe one of them should have been replaced?

I think the position composition of the first team was coincidental. I think players were listed on the ballot regardless of position, and the selection was based on points. The top 5 had the most points, in descending order.

 

[MilfordHusky]

I would like to see Kia's name on 2nd or 3rd team, as well. She is under-rated; lost in the spotlights of her more flashy teammates. And, I believe, she is beginning to ascend to superstar level. She can prove it in the next three games.

As long as a team is limited to 3 nominees, it's tough.

 

[triaddukefan]

Glad to see Lexie Brown make the team. It may have happened before..... but how many times has a player made the AP All-American team playing for two different schools... ?

 

[CocoHusky]

Major losses to graduation:

Washington (1st & 2nd), Kentucky (2 HM), Stanford (2 HM), Maryland (1st)

MD (1st & 3rd).

 

[TerpWomenFan]

Glad to see Lexie Brown make the team. It may have happened before..... but how many times has a player made the AP All-American team playing for two different schools... ?

Congrats to Lexie Brown. Also of note, Maryland's 2013 recruiting class has three all Americans on it.

 

[TheGOAT23]

Duh?

She is the 5th AA left in the tournament. Kia is Honorable Mention.

 

[JordyG]

I have to say that 2nd team AA gives the first team one hell of a run for their money. I would pay to see that game.

 

[JordyG]

Congrats to Lexie Brown. Also of note, Maryland's 2013 recruiting class has three all Americans on it.

Maybe one day we'll learn the full story as to why she left. If she'd have stayed Frese wouldn't be sitting in the rocking chair right now.

 

[Jimbo]

As long as a team is limited to 3 nominees, it's tough.

Tough, but not completely impossible… Asjha managed to make the AP third team in 2002 with Sue, Swin, and Diana ahead of her. But it's not every day that one team has four future U.S. Olympians on its roster.

 

[Vowelguy]

MD (1st & 3rd).

Kimbrough is listed as a junior. Is that not right?

 

[Jimbo]

Interesting. So Gabby could potentially have 300+ Rebounds, 200+ Assists, 100+ Steals, 50+ Blocks. I would like to know if that has ever been done before.

It's never been done at UConn before. No idea about elsewhere.

 

[meyers7]

Interesting. So Gabby could potentially have 300+ Rebounds, 200+ Assists, 100+ Steals, 50+ Blocks. I would like to know if that has ever been done before.

Not at UCONN.

 

[Bayareahusky]

Diamond DeShields doesn't even make honorable mention. Wow!!

Diamond took too many games off.... and was a turnover machine in a few of their losses..... Although extremely talented and great to watch, that is not recipe for AA you must be consistent and bring it all the time....

 

[Plebe]

I always find it interesting to look at underclassmen ...
3 1st team, 3 2nd team, 3 3rd team, and 11 HM
Third Team
Sydney Wiese, Oregon State, 6-1, senior, Phoenix, 15.7 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 4.6 apg, 45.9 3-pt fg pct, 85.3 ft pct (1, 56)
Lindsay Allen, Notre Dame, 5-8, senior, Mitchellville, Md., 9.2 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 7.6 apg, 50.0 fg pct (4, 54)
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, Maryland, 5-11, junior, Aliquippa, Pa., 18.6 ppg, 3.7 apg, 53.1 fg pct, 44.7 3-pt fg pct, 81.1 ft pct (0, 52)
Lexie Brown, Duke, 5-9, junior, Suwanee, Ga., 18.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 3.6 apg, 92.2 ft pct, 2.8 steals (0, 40)
Victoria Vivians, Mississippi State, 6-1, junior, Carthage, Miss., 16.4 ppg, 4.2 rpg (1, 34)

Apparently the AP's site misreported Shatori Walker-Kimbrough's grade classification. She is a senior, not a junior.

 

[Gus Mahler]

I would like to see Kia's name on 2nd or 3rd team, as well. She is under-rated; lost in the spotlights of her more flashy teammates. And, I believe, she is beginning to ascend to superstar level. She can prove it in the next three games.

Yes, I was really hoping she would make 3rd team. She's a high value-add player.

 

[DefenseBB]

Glad to see Lexie Brown make the team. It may have happened before..... but how many times has a player made the AP All-American team playing for two different schools... ?

Triad! You're back. Glad to see, I was worried about you. I too am happy for Lexi.

 

[triaddukefan]

You know its a tough year to make the Ap team as a guard when Jordin Canada and Alexis Jones only get honorable mention.

 

[Vowelguy]

Apparently the AP's site misreported Shatori Walker-Kimbrough's grade classification. She is a senior, not a junior.

Thank you. I thought she might've been but didn't bother to cross check.

 

[psconn]

Very simple. 1st Team AA. AP/WBCA/USBWA (the 3 listed in the Media Guide) count. WBCA and USBWA give 10-man 1st team. AP only does a 5-man 1st team.

Pretty sure if Williams is making the 2nd Team AP, she'll make one of the 10 team lists.

Thanks Meyers... just what I thought, but expressed with much more precision.

 

[CocoHusky]

Kimbrough is listed as a junior. Is that not right?

Not correct. Shatori Walker-Kimbrough is a senior.

 

[Plebe]

You know its a tough year to make the Ap team as a guard when Jordin Canada and Alexis Jones only get honorable mention.

It is nice to see you surface, Triad. (Or perhaps you already had, and I'd simply missed you. I've been partially out of commission myself.)

I am very partial to Jordin Canada, and her omission was probably the one that I felt most viscerally. But I can't really argue in good faith that any of the 15 selected were less deserving.

 

[Gus Mahler]

As long as a team is limited to 3 nominees, it's tough.

Tough, but not completely impossible… Asjha managed to make the AP third team in 2002 with Sue, Swin, and Diana ahead of her. But it's not every day that one team has four future U.S. Olympians on its roster.

There's probably an agenda . . . .