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I do wonder...a bit. Aaliyah is not a leaper....incredibly strong and with a variety of quick post-moves.
Medium range shot has improved and she exhibits a nice 2 or 3 bounce handle to the basket when it
is there. Foul shooting percentage? Seems at least solid. Height...maybe a legit 6'2"?

First round draft pick...delightfully not till April 2024.
I see her WNBA 'floor' as a very good inside player. Her WNBA 'ceiling'? Due to height and her not being
a skywalker I'm not sure she will be a future[regular] all-star at that level....hope she continues to grow
her game....maybe that would get her to that level.
 
The scariest part (for other teams) is that she can still get better! I’m proud of her and I can’t wait to see the wonderful things life has in store for her!
 
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If she was leaving this year I think she would be the number 2 pick overall in the draft. She has a lot to learn as a player but you can't teach her size and her quickness. She has great instincts and can defend a lot of different types of players.
 
Blakeon18 said:
I do wonder...a bit. Aaliyah is not a leaper....incredibly strong and with a variety of quick post-moves.
Medium range shot has improved and she exhibits a nice 2 or 3 bounce handle to the basket when it
is there. Foul shooting percentage? Seems at least solid. Height...maybe a legit 6'2"?

First round draft pick...delightfully not till April 2024.
I see her WNBA 'floor' as a very good inside player. Her WNBA 'ceiling'? Due to height and her not being
a skywalker I'm not sure she will be a future[regular] all-star at that level....hope she continues to grow
her game....maybe that would get her to that level.
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6' 3.197", and not 21 years old until July. When all
she's doing is being a basketball player her strength and quickness should really improve. She's really just a big kid at this point. I've always looked at her as a somewhat taller version of the Piscataway Pearl, Asjha Jones. Asjha was a very good WNBA performer,so remains to be seen. Oh, and 77% foul shooting is decent; she leads the team in ftm.
 
Bigboote said:
Pardon my ignorance -- What does MVLi mean?
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Took me a bit, after some google searches that brought up references to a train station in India and Motor Vehicle insurance, I have concluded it is because of her nickname "Li", short for Aaliyah, Hence she is the Most Valuable "Li".
 
could you imagine our front court if Amari was able to reach her full potential? You can see it in certain moments when she’s in. I just hope she takes some pride in her skill and works on it through the off season, to be able to dominate and be a factor next season!
 
kidfrom360 said:
could you imagine our front court if Amari was able to reach her full potential? You can see it in certain moments when she’s in. I just hope she takes some pride in her skill and works on it through the off season, to be able to dominate and be a factor next season!
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Based on Geno's remarks, Amari needs to increase her self-confidence and learn to assert herself on the court and work hard in the off-season. If she does all that, and it probably won't be easy, she could be next year's Big East most improved player.
 
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Blakeon18 said:
I do wonder...a bit. Aaliyah is not a leaper....incredibly strong and with a variety of quick post-moves.
Medium range shot has improved and she exhibits a nice 2 or 3 bounce handle to the basket when it
is there. Foul shooting percentage? Seems at least solid. Height...maybe a legit 6'2"?

First round draft pick...delightfully not till April 2024.
I see her WNBA 'floor' as a very good inside player. Her WNBA 'ceiling'? Due to height and her not being
a skywalker I'm not sure she will be a future[regular] all-star at that level....hope she continues to grow
her game....maybe that would get her to that level.
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Excellent post! It seems to me, it would be interesting to compare her skills and physical ability with those of Tina Charles. For example, how does her leaping ability, interior and outside shooting ability, strength, etc. compare with Tina. I haven't done the analysis and would be interested in what you and other people have to say about their relative strengths and weaknesses, if any.
 
boontonbomber said:
6' 3.197", and not 21 years old until July. When all
she's doing is being a basketball player her strength and quickness should really improve. She's really just a big kid at this point. I've always looked at her as a somewhat taller version of the Piscataway Pearl, Asjha Jones. Asjha was a very good WNBA performer,so remains to be seen. Oh, and 77% foul shooting is decent; she leads the team in ftm.
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NICE correction on the height! 6'3"+ not the 6'2" in the earlier post.
 
kidfrom360 said:
could you imagine our front court if Amari was able to reach her full potential? You can see it in certain moments when she’s in. I just hope she takes some pride in her skill and works on it through the off season, to be able to dominate and be a factor next season!
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Steel yourself for Aaliyah, Ice, Jana and even Ayanna playing before Amari. When she committed I thought she needs better conditioning and strength training but seems to have a nice set of basketball skills. What went wrong ?! :(:oops::confused::eek:
 
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SVCBeercats said:
But yet not an All-American per the Athletic. Only one thing to do. Run roughshod through the NCAA tourney!!!!!! :):cool:
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I'd take Aaliyah 8 days a week over that LSU player, who ran up her stats against???
 
Rowdy831 said:
If she was leaving this year I think she would be the number 2 pick overall in the draft. She has a lot to learn as a player but you can't teach her size and her quickness. She has great instincts and can defend a lot of different types of players.
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"Alot to learn?" One of the best defenders and rebounders in college women's basketball. Solid mid range game, above average foul shooter, one of quickest bigs in country when driving to basket, gives best performance in the toughest games against the best talent in US. Please tell me all these things she needs to learn.
 
kidfrom360 said:
could you imagine our front court if Amari was able to reach her full potential? You can see it in certain moments when she’s in. I just hope she takes some pride in her skill and works on it through the off season, to be able to dominate and be a factor next season!
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I've never seen those "certain moments" you refer to. She has some skills, but zero fight and desire.
 
She goes by Liya. I think Li is a shortened version of that.
 
jdubct said:
Based on Geno's remarks, Amari needs to increase her self-confidence and learn to assert herself on the court and work hard in the off-season. If she does all that, and it probably won't be easy, she could be next year's Big East most improved player.
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To paraphrase from Harry Met Sally, with regard to your last statement, "I'll smoke what you're smoking."
 
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boontonbomber said:
I'd take Aaliyah 8 days a week over that LSU player, who ran up her stats against???
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I'd take Aaliyah too, but to knock Reese for "who ran up her stats against" is wrong. She can only play against the teams on the schedule. The fact that during the regular season she had a double double in every game except SC isn't easy. I don't care who they played!
 
Geew1992 said:
I'd take Aaliyah too, but to knock Reese for "who ran up her stats against" is wrong. She can only play against the teams on the schedule. The fact that during the regular season she had a double double in every game except SC isn't easy. I don't care who they played!
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Just saying her stats shouldn't be compared to a player who played stronger competition. We'll see how she performs in the tourney. On another note, I don't like her style during games, though maybe have to "credit" some of that to the drama queen on the sidelines.
 
jdubct said:
Based on Geno's remarks, Amari needs to increase her self-confidence and learn to assert herself on the court and work hard in the off-season. If she does all that, and it probably won't be easy, she could be next year's Big East most improved player.
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BINGO!!! ;) If somehow she can "flip the switch", and gain or assume an on-court aggressive persona similar to Annesah Morrow, or former Notre Dame guard Skylar Diggins who ALWAYS played hard and aggressively with a no-fear approach, that would serve her and UConn well.
 
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