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All five 2020 recruits have signed, and Geno has comments.

BostonBay said:
We need to sign Fudd and get more size. Need 6'2"+ wings who can shoot and create their own shot.
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BostonBay said:
We need to sign Fudd and get more size. Need 6'2"+ wings who can shoot and create their own shot.
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When Azzi signs with UCONN there will be 5 very capable wings on the UCONN roster.
Aubrey Griffin 6'1"​
Aaliyah Edwards 6'3"​
Saylor Poffenbarger 6'2"​
Mir Mclean 5'11" & plays like 6'2"​
Anna Makurat 6'2"​
 
CocoHusky said:
When Azzi signs with UCONN there will be 5 very capable wings on the UCONN roster.
Aubrey Griffin 6'1"​
Aaliyah Edwards 6'3"​
Saylor Poffenbarger 6'2"​
Mir Mclean 5'11" & plays like 6'2"​
Anna Makurat 6'2"​
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Well Anna is only 6'1" so there goes your whole argument... ;)
 
Semi-serious, hypothetical, slightly related question:

Who you got?
Paith, Mir, Nika, Paige, Aaliyah ("20) & Aubrey
vs.
Evina, Megan, Anna, ONO, Christyn
 
CocoHusky said:
Semi-serious, hypothetical, slightly related question:

Who you got?
Paith, Mir, Nika, Paige, Aaliyah ("20) & Aubrey
vs.
Evina, Megan, Anna, ONO, Christyn
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Soooo.....they're playing 5 on 6??
 
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oldude said:
Recruits don’t think that way and frankly they shouldn’t. As Geno has commented, “If a recruit is worried about competing for playing time they don’t belong at UConn.”
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I would agree with you 20 years ago, but not now. Didn't UConn just have 2 or 3 transfer because of playing time?

You can pick your poison. Recruits come in and transfer or recruits don't come at all. Time will tell.
 
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VaConnFan11 said:
I would agree with you 20 years ago, but not now. Didn't UConn just have 2 or 3 transfer because of playing time?

You can pick your poison. Recruits come in and transfer or recruits don't come at all. Time will tell.
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It must be exhausting being a UConn WBB fan. First you’re worried about the recruits UConn doesn’t have or get. Then when you get a nice recruiting class you’re worried about about future recruits not wanting to come to UConn because the roster is stocked with to many good players!!!! Sheesh......... Just relax an enjoy watching the team that is here now. Recruiting will take care of itself. UConn will get the kids that want to come here.
 
CTBballfan243 said:
It must be exhausting being a UConn WBB fan. First you’re worried about the recruits UConn doesn’t have or get. Then when you get a nice recruiting class you’re worried about about future recruits not wanting to come to UConn because the roster is stocked with to many good players!!!! Sheesh......... Just relax an enjoy watching the team that is here now. Recruiting will take care of itself. UConn will get the kids that want to come here.
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It is - it’s a huge responsibility we’re saddled with. Much worrying is required to remain at the top. Somebody has to do it. If not us, who?
 
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VaConnFan11 said:
I would agree with you 20 years ago, but not now. Didn't UConn just have 2 or 3 transfer because of playing time?

You can pick your poison. Recruits come in and transfer or recruits don't come at all. Time will tell.
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There has never been a top 10 recruit leave UCONN over playing time. NEVER. Some of the kids who left were highly rated coming out of HS, but almost to a person, there was too much talent in front of them and they felt they could get more PT elsewhere.

They were right of course. All the following players went on to have nice careers at less competitive schools:
  • Kennitra Johnson to Purdue
  • Michala Johnson to Wisconsin
  • Brianna Banks to PSU
  • Ekmark to ASU
  • Edwards to USC
  • Boykin to PSU
  • Gordon to TTU
  • Espinosa to Mississippi State (starter last year, comes off the bench this year)
There were others who left for very personal reasons (Delle Donne and Walker). Espinosa-Hunter did not follow Geno's rules after being told numerous times. Edwards was never really a good fit. The whole story about those 2 will likely never see the light of day.

My point is, as much as transfers suck, and we as fans bemoan anyone who leaves, an overwhelming majority of them just weren't getting the PT, meaning the void they leave is minimal at best. Not every player is Kyla Irwin, Molly Bent, Heather Buck, Lorin Dixon, etc. And not all of them will be as patient as Chong was in waiting till her senior season to not only start, but shine brightly.

Bottom line, the best players will play lots at UCONN. Those who put the effort in and wait their turn will also see PT (ie. Chong). The ones who aren't quite good enough will either need to wait their turn, work harder and get better to earn PT sooner, or will decide to leave.

These kids have to know who's here, who's coming, and what not, but sometimes the reality is not what they expected. Fingers crossed tho!
 
VaConnFan11 said:
I would agree with you 20 years ago, but not now. Didn't UConn just have 2 or 3 transfer because of playing time?

You can pick your poison. Recruits come in and transfer or recruits don't come at all. Time will tell.
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But those transfers weren't good enough to earn playing time. There were minutes available..
 
Go/huskies said:
I think Westbrook will just be happy to play and willing to do whatever is asked of her, if she’s a starter or a sub. I’m mostly worried about Mir getting lost in the rotation, I see she’s listed as a 5’11 guard, but I thought she was more of an undersized power forward.
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Mir will play the 3 or 4. She's not a shooter (yet). But Geno says she pulls rebounds off the rim.
 
bluedevil said:
Didnt Maya start right away or am I mistaken?
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Maya started after Kalana Greene injured her knee.

Before that, Geno said he liked to bring Maya off the bench, because the other teams didn't have anyone they could bring off their bench to counter Maya. Considering that Maya finished 2nd (to Parker) in the AP POY voting as a freshman, there really wasn't a STARTER on any team that could counter Maya.
 
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VaConnFan11 said:
I would agree with you 20 years ago, but not now. Didn't UConn just have 2 or 3 transfer because of playing time?

You can pick your poison. Recruits come in and transfer or recruits don't come at all. Time will tell.
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Yes, players transfer for playing time, but that is a completely different situation from a recruit deciding they don’t want to compete with the players at a particular school before they ever get there, and clearly my point referenced the latter.
 
Of course there is always the mass substitution pattern...if there becomes a log jam of talent. You start your A team...play them for 10 minutes of the first quarter...they run the score up...You let the starting five start the 2nd quarter..let them play for 3 minutes, then you pull the entire A team out. Then you run the B team play them for the remaining 7 minutes of the 2nd quarter...while substituting your number 11 player the last two minutes of the 2nd quarter. Repeat the same substitution pattern in the 2nd half. Of course, should problems arise foul trouble, injury, uninspired play, or playing a really good team or a player absent from the roster for the day then you adjust the strategy accordingly.... At least the playing time issue is resolved.
 
I dont believe anyone has ever tranferred from UConn because of playing time. Name one?
 
Jim said:
With all of the international players Geno has recruited lately (Poland, Croatia, Canada), perhaps the BY should consider switching to metric Hartley units.
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so true.. and if Geno is not careful..and keeps recruiting internationally, all Olympic and FIBA teams will have a UConn alum or two..
 
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MDoggie said:
I dont believe anyone has ever tranferred from UConn because of playing time. Name one?
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There have been players that have transferred because of lack of playing time, but there certainly hasn't been any impact players. If you're a good player and work hard in practice, Coach Auriemma WILL find playing time for you!
 
EricLA said:
There has never been a top 10 recruit leave UCONN over playing time. NEVER. Some of the kids who left were highly rated coming out of HS, but almost to a person, there was too much talent in front of them and they felt they could get more PT elsewhere.

They were right of course. All the following players went on to have nice careers at less competitive schools:
  • Kennitra Johnson to Purdue
  • Michala Johnson to Wisconsin
  • Brianna Banks to PSU
  • Ekmark to ASU
  • Edwards to USC
  • Boykin to PSU
  • Gordon to TTU
  • Espinosa to Mississippi State (starter last year, comes off the bench this year)
There were others who left for very personal reasons (Delle Donne and Walker). Espinosa-Hunter did not follow Geno's rules after being told numerous times. Edwards was never really a good fit. The whole story about those 2 will likely never see the light of day.

My point is, as much as transfers suck, and we as fans bemoan anyone who leaves, an overwhelming majority of them just weren't getting the PT, meaning the void they leave is minimal at best. Not every player is Kyla Irwin, Molly Bent, Heather Buck, Lorin Dixon, etc. And not all of them will be as patient as Chong was in waiting till her senior season to not only start, but shine brightly.

Bottom line, the best players will play lots at UCONN. Those who put the effort in and wait their turn will also see PT (ie. Chong). The ones who aren't quite good enough will either need to wait their turn, work harder and get better to earn PT sooner, or will decide to leave.

These kids have to know who's here, who's coming, and what not, but sometimes the reality is not what they expected. Fingers crossed tho!
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Kennitra left because she was very shy and disliked the fishbowl that players live in at UConn. It had nothing to do with playing time.
 
soxfan23 said:
There have been players that have transferred because of lack of playing time, but there certainly hasn't been any impact players. If you're a good player and work hard in practice, Coach Auriemma WILL find playing time for you!
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walker was starting. Don’t know if she would’ve been an impact player or not
 
I wonder if it is less a lack of current playing time and more a realization that playing time in the future will be as a sub.
 
cferraro04 said:
Of course there is always the mass substitution pattern...if there becomes a log jam of talent. You start your A team...play them for 10 minutes of the first quarter...they run the score up...You let the starting five start the 2nd quarter..let them play for 3 minutes, then you pull the entire A team out. Then you run the B team play them for the remaining 7 minutes of the 2nd quarter...while substituting your number 11 player the last two minutes of the 2nd quarter. Repeat the same substitution pattern in the 2nd half. Of course, should problems arise foul trouble, injury, uninspired play, or playing a really good team or a player absent from the roster for the day then you adjust the strategy accordingly.... At least the playing time issue is resolved.
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As I have previously posted before, Geno may opt to a have a Blue (Starting) team and a White (Reliever) team...sorta like another famous college coach has used successfully, way back when...
 
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