Another Replacement Guard ?

[Blakeon18]

Maybe too rosy a view here but I confess to be thrilled that Jamelle is getting a live peek
at both Tilde and Juste. Juste has been described with tons of praise...is she not regarded as one of the best...if not THE
best underclass players in the world? I'm perfectly willing to believe that UConn has had at least some
encouragement from these two. We have a 3 player class thus far from 2023...darn good...but darn good SO FAR.
Do we know...with reasonable certainty [oxymoronish for sure]..the classes for these two?

Hoping to get reports on their play from Boneyarders who can catch the action.

 

[CL82]

For every "one" you find, I'll find more that left.

So, that was a lot of words. Let me get to your bolded question about iron sharpening iron. Elite athletes typically are worried about searching for the easiest path. If you take a look at some of the recent articles on Donovan Clingan, he talks about going up against Adama Sanogo every day in practice. he fully recognizes that he’s not going to replace Sanogo in the starting lineup. But he realizes that going against him every day is a learning experience and one that will ultimately make him a better player. that’s the mindset of someone looking to become their absolute best version of themselves. It is shared by many elite athletes.

In any event, you asked a question, why would someone come in to a program that already has elite athletes. My answer was to compete against the very best. Whether or not you agree with that mindset, it is a fairly common one.

 

[arch]

I respect your posts. But in this case I think you are wrong here/ barking up a wrong tree.

I don’t agree. I gave the Nan post ""a love." And I’m a huge fan of Nika. And I think you have missed the point - maybe I'm wrong- but imo Nan was not denigrating Nika one iota.

I didn’t see it one iota of a knock on Nika and as a result, if Nika were to have read the post would not have even hold even an iota of grief.

Let me guess. Got a “word of the day” calendar for your birthday?

 

[CocoHusky]

Hey for me – I would love 15 player lineup and all 15 players stay and all of them are A/A caliber and high specialized at things that will make their hoop career rewarding even after they graduate. But that isn’t reality, is it? And minutes being played is a reality for kids too, right? Especially up to and after year 2 for UCONN, isn't it? For every "one" you find, I'll find more that left.

That's quite the straw man you are creating there. Let me quickly take a torch to it. In the past 15 years there have only been four players that were good enough to have earned minutes as part of the regular rotation that have left UCONN. Those four players are Samarie Walker, Brianna Banks, Natalie Butler & Andra Espinosa Hunter-maybe. In those same 15 years UCONN has had significantly more talented transfers into the program including ( Natalie Butler, Azura Stevens, Batouly Camara, Evina Westbrook, & Dorka Juhász). Nothing is broken for UCONN WBB with regards to transfer or different from what is going on at the other top programs like South Carolina. Some players that are not good enough to crack the rotation transfer out and most are replaced by more talented players who can crack the rotation. UCONN WBB is not like Maryland WBB which has AA candidates transferring away from starting positions and playing in excess of 30 minutes per game seemingly every year.

BTW, the last time Geno has a roster of 15 players, Sue Bird was a freshman.

 

[hoophuskee]

So, that was a lot of words. Let me get to your bolded question about iron sharpening iron. Elite athletes typically are worried about searching for the easiest path. If you take a look at some of the recent articles on Donovan Clingan, he talks about going up against Adama Sanogo every day in practice. he fully recognizes that he’s not going to replace Sanogo in the starting lineup. But he realizes that going against him every day is a learning experience and one that will ultimately make him a better player. that’s the mindset of someone looking to become their absolute best version of themselves. It is shared by many elite athletes.

In any event, you asked a question, why would someone come in to a program that already has elite athletes. My answer was to compete against the very best. Whether or not you agree with that mindset, it is a fairly common one.

What you said here completely misses my point. You disregarded everything I've said even before my post to you and focused on one sentence that has little to do with my other comments.

1--- I specifically said 1,2 and 3 positions. You are giving me the 4/5 positions. Post players tend to wear down more/have fitness issues/ more apt to have foul trouble issues.

2--- Klinger could also play with Sanogo (whether this year or next and play some decent minutes for a big.). If you are a guard, you are competing with Paige (pre-injury) and Azzi. It's not the same, and before that CWill. Not near it.

3--- I specifically said number 1 ranked recruits. Sanogo is not a number 1 ranked recruit that Klinger is competing with. And if he plays alongside Sanogo, then he is also competing with the other frontcourt player (not another 1 ranked recruit.). Now look at UCONN. When UCONN got Paige, they had CWill, another number 1 ranked recruit. Then when they got Azzi, they have 3 number 1 ranked recruits and by the way, an experienced transfer in Evina that was number 2 but someone mentioned I thought at one time she was number 1 too.

3b: After year 2 with Klinger, his main competition is gone. If you come in the same time as Paige/Azzi you are behind them 3/4 years (prior to this year).

The quality of these recruits have little in common to the men's team. Not meant as a slam. Not to mention that Paige and Azzi are thought to be generational. The men, even the players you bring up, have no comparison here. The bigs for WCBB follow your point. Not the 1/2/3 positions.

I have to say I love your posts on here on the BY, but I apologize for saying this if it sounds bad/mean not my intent; but you changed the entire meaning of my posts by cherry-picking one sentence to disagree with me on without taking the cumulation of the above into account. If you feel I'm too long-winded then don’t read. I mean this with 100% respect to you. But you can't change the meaning of my comment without taking other factors that I wrote into account. Again- not meant to be mean/ condescending one bit.

 

[CL82]

What you said here completely misses my point. You disregarded everything I've said even before my post to you and focused on one sentence that has little to do with my other comments.

1--- I specifically said 1,2 and 3 positions. You are giving me the 4/5 positions. Post players tend to wear down more/have fitness issues/ more apt to have foul trouble issues.

2--- Klinger could also play with Sanogo (whether this year or next and play some decent minutes for a big.). If you are a guard, you are competing with Paige (pre-injury) and Azzi. It's not the same, and before that CWill. Not near it.

3--- I specifically said number 1 ranked recruits. Sanogo is not a number 1 ranked recruit that Klinger is competing with. And if he plays alongside Sanogo, then he is also competing with the other frontcourt player (not another 1 ranked recruit.). Now look at UCONN. When UCONN got Paige, they had CWill, another number 1 ranked recruit. Then when they got Azzi, they have 3 number 1 ranked recruits and by the way, an experienced transfer in Evina that was number 2 but someone mentioned I thought at one time she was number 1 too.

The quality of these recruits have little in common to the men's team. Not meant as a slam. Not to mention that Paige and Azzi are thought to be generational. The men, even the players you bring up, have no comparison here. The bigs for WCBB follow your point. Not the 1/2/3 positions.

I have to say I love your posts on here on the BY, but I apologize for saying this if it sounds bad/mean not my intent; but you changed the entire meaning of my posts by cherry-picking one sentence to disagree with me on without taking the cumulation of the above into account. If you feel I'm too long-winded then don’t read. I mean this with 100% respect to you. But you can't change the meaning of my comment without taking other factors that I wrote into account. Again- not meant to be mean/ condescending one bit.

TL;DR

 

[hoophuskee]

That's quite the straw man you are creating there. Let me quickly take a torch to it. In the past 15 years there have only been four players that were good enough to have earned minutes as part of the regular rotation that have left UCONN. Those four players are Samarie Walker, Brianna Banks, Natalie Butler & Andra Espinosa Hunter-maybe. In those same 15 years UCONN has had significantly more talented transfers into the program including ( Natalie Butler, Azura Stevens, Batouly Camara, Evina Westbrook, & Dorka Juhász). Nothing is broken for UCONN WBB with regards to transfer or different from what is going on at the other top programs like South Carolina. Some players that are not good enough to crack the rotation transfer out and most are replaced by more talented players who can crack the rotation. UCONN WBB is not like Maryland WBB which has AA candidates transferring away from starting positions and playing in excess of 30 minutes per game seemingly every year.

BTW, the last time Geno has a roster of 15 players, Sue Bird was a freshman.

I have no idea what you are saying to me here and how this has anything to do with what I said. But I’ll try: Possibly we are agreeing on something? Maybe? For example, where did I suggest anything was “broken?

Secondly, you can say after-the-fact there were only 4 players good enough, but that is “after-the-fact.” Nearly every other kid that transferred out probably doesn’t agree with you that they were “not good enough.” So when they come, they are expecting to eventually play. If UCONN keeps getting number 1 ranked recruits, chances are the number 1 recruits will prove themselves better and reduce their minutes.

Or as I stated they may have realized after year two they weren’t so they transfer out. That’s a potential reason why a bench is weakened, right? SO how is that different than what you’re saying “some players that are not good enough to crack the rotation transfer out and most are replaced by more talented players who can crack the rotation.”????

Who would think they are better than Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd for example?

And why are you bringing up the 15 player roster? I said/implied/inferred within that paragraph that it wasn’t reality, didn’t I? I asked that as a question, but specifically implied it isn’t reality.

 

[hoophuskee]

TL;DR

IDC.

 

[The deacon]

Nan, I'm not going to argue with your statement, but that is an incredibly un-nice thing to post. Imagine Nika reading your post. I don't see how anyone other than the Deacon can give it a "like".

I'm flattered, I guess, Skeets, to be singled out from amongst the several posters who 'liked' Nan's rationale and pretty much inarguable post.

I appreciate your inclination to defend Nika against attacks, but Nan's post, as with those I've previously written which offended you, are simply our thoughts rather disparaging remarks about the uber-likable Nika.

 

[CL82]

IDC.

Lol OITYD.

 

[Skeets]

I respect your posts. But in this case I think you are wrong here/ barking up a wrong tree.

I don’t agree. I gave the Nan post ""a love." And I’m a huge fan of Nika. And I think you have missed the point - maybe I'm wrong- but imo Nan was not denigrating Nika one iota.

I didn’t see it one iota of a knock on Nika and as a result, if Nika were to have read the post would not have even hold even an iota of grief.

I didn't see it as an anti-Nika post. I saw it as an off color post. I believe Darko occasionally visits the BY. I wonder what he thought of the post? I personally would be equally being upset with any Husky blowing out an ACL, regardless of who's knee it was. As far as impacts are concerned, OK, but I'm of the opinion all knees (and therefore all players) are created equal. I think there's a document somewhere that says that, but I could be wrong. I would like Nan to clarify. I'm sure she didn't mean it the way it came across to me.

 

[hoophuskee]

I didn't see it as an anti-Nika post. I saw it as an off color post. I believe Darko occasionally visits the BY. I wonder what he thought of the post? I personally would be equally being upset with any Husky blowing out an ACL, regardless of who's knee it was. As far as impacts are concerned, OK, but I'm of the opinion all knees (and therefore all players) are created equal. I think there's a document somewhere that says that, but I could be wrong. I would like Nan to clarify. I'm sure she didn't mean it the way it came across to me.

I don't understand what you're saying here. Whatever.

 

[Skeets]

I'm flattered, I guess, Skeets, to be singled out from amongst the several posters who 'liked' Nan's rationale and pretty much inarguable post.

I appreciate your inclination to defend Nika against attacks, but Nan's post, as with those I've previously written which offended you, are simply our thoughts rather disparaging remarks about the uber-likable Nika.

You were singled out as a big fan of "serviceable" Nika (Nan's words, not yours or mine) being something other in life than being UConn's go to point guard. Final word. I would not have posted that ANY player would have caused a lot less (Nan's words) angst. I would be upset with any player having such an injury. Impact yes, a lot less, NO.

 

[Skeets]

I don't understand what you're saying here. Whatever.

Ok. If you have no problem with Nan's statement: "There would be a lot less hand wringing if it had been Nika that had gone down." Then there's nothing more to discuss. I personally find that statement off color, bordering on offensive.

 

[SoCalCanine]

I’m so done debating the possibility of entering the season short players.

Promise?

 

[Cuango]

TL;DR

Copout!

 

[Bald Husky]

Let's stop this ridiculous nonsense. Paige is the best point guard in the country, so naturally it is a huge blow to everyone who likes to see her play. Now, Nika is our only other point guard, so if she tore up her knee and we still had Paige, we would still be down to one. Everybody on this team is a great player, so losing any of them would hurt us. Unfortunately, we have to play the numbers game like last year so losing Nika would also create a big problem for us. The point that Paige is better than everyone else is a moot point since she is gone for the season. We still have a great team, and supporting the players we have is most important, and singling out one player to compare to Paige is the most ridiculous thing going since she is better than anyone in the world. Let's get on point and rally and appreciate the team that we have. They ALL are valuable.

 

[hoophuskee]

What's really going on here is not cherry picking so much as it is selective hearing on your part because you want to pretend Paige didn't really say it or didn't meant it. The reality is that many other people associate with this program have said similar things. Sue Bird, DT, Geno, Bria Hartley, Stewie, Dolson, KML.... Marissa Mosley, Tiffany Hayes ........

Geno on Championship expectations: “It is what it is,” Auriemma said. “We created it, we did it, we own it and we embrace it. And that’s the only way that you can look at it."

UConn has had its share of national champions. How does this season’s team measure up?

UConn had the depth, talent and competitive fire to win its 12th championship since 1995.

theathletic.com

I just saw this post. Wish I saw it earlier but oh well;

College is not the pros. There has to be an understanding of this.
Now if you or anyone else thinks any of the following then yes you cherry-picked:

1-- If you were not proud of this past year's team this year and used Paige's and Geno's one line comments as justification, then yes you cherry-picked.. (See youtube comments from Paige at 20 second mark how proud she is, and next video Geno stating at about 59 second mark how incredibly proud he is that his team got there.)
2--- If you believe there is only one trophy in College Basketball then yes you cherry-picked.
3-- If you believe that here is only one goal from Geno (the coach who runs the team), then yes you've cherry-picked.

**Paige is telling you that she can be both "proud and disappointed." So why not post that too instead of just Cherry pick the 1 line of disappointment?

Geno is telling you the same at about the 59 second line. So, just like we can walk and chew gum at the same time, we should also be able to recognize what Geno and Paige are telling us that you can be both proud and yet disappointed. This is not pro ball.

And there are posters who seem to think there is only one trophy in basketball or pretend that there isn't. But for anyone that needs a reality check, there are additional trophies regarding a team along with the National Title.

And I don’t know if I can post articles here - don’t know about copywrite issues but anyone can google article is from womenshoopworld by Sue Favor called "university-of-connecticut-coach-geno-auriemma-on-the-final-four" - Geno clearly says in his opening remark in his 2nd paragraph that since the start of the season a team goal is to make the Final Four.

And from "TheDay" written by Vickie Fulkerson in that article called "no-7-uconn-women-can-clinch-big-east-regular-season-title-wednesday-vs-marquette" - Geno clearly says that a goal for the team over the past 30 plus years is to win their tournament championship.

These are stated team goals too. We can’t just ignore them. Again there has to be an understanding that this is not pro ball.

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[Bone Dog]

Paige is the best point guard in the country in an interesting way. There are quicker point guards, but none who pass as well, and none who finish at the rim, or shoot the midrange pop up jumper, or shoot the 3 better. She’s a great point guard because her skills so far exceed what the position calls for.

And you know what, we have another player with that same skills profile. No one in the country — except Paige — does all those things as well as Azzi. It’s almost a shame to use either of them at the point because each of them so far exceeds the position.

And guess what, we have a third player who comes damn close to the same skills profile. If Caroline were just a step quicker, she’d be a great point guard. But she makes up for it with her length, her shot blocking, her steals. Here too we have a player who it would almost be a shame to make play the point because she can do so much more off the ball.

 

[Bone Dog]

To put it another way, my model for the classic point guard is MoJeff — dazzling speed, the quickest first step, an arsenal of finishing moves at the rim, a 3 point shot to force opponents to cover her up close allowing her to blow by them, all of which opens up the passing lanes.

Paige doesn’t have that level of speed, but she has the rest of the package to an even greater degree. From the top of the key, if Paige goes left the entire defense tilts that way, and then she knows how to find the open shooter on the right. If that’s who you are, you can be a great point guard, but you’re probably the greatest shooting guard anywhere. Azzi hasn’t shown us this ability yet, but it’s coming.

 

[CocoHusky]

I just saw this post. Wish I saw it earlier but oh well;

College is not the pros. There has to be an understanding of this.
Now if you or anyone else thinks any of the following then yes you cherry-picked:

1-- If you were not proud of this past year's team this year and used Paige's and Geno's one line comments as justification, then yes you cherry-picked.. (See youtube comments from Paige at 20 second mark how proud she is, and next video Geno stating at about 59 second mark how incredibly proud he is that his team got there.)
2--- If you believe there is only one trophy in College Basketball then yes you cherry-picked.
3-- If you believe that here is only one goal from Geno (the coach who runs the team), then yes you've cherry-picked.

“We haven’t had any problems in terms of what our goals are to win a national championship. That hasn’t been an issue at all. Will it become one? Not as long as I’m there.”

Geno Auriemma

After Geno Auriemma’s Reign, UConn Could Lose Clout (Published 2015)

The presence of Auriemma may compensate for now, but eventually Connecticut’s lack of affiliation with a Power 5 football conference could spell an end to the Huskies’ dominance.

www.nytimes.com

 

[oldude]

To put it another way, my model for the classic point guard is MoJeff — dazzling speed, the quickest first step, an arsenal of finishing moves at the rim, a 3 point shot to force opponents to cover her up close allowing her to blow by them, all of which opens up the passing lanes.

Paige doesn’t have that level of speed, but she has the rest of the package to an even greater degree. From the top of the key, if Paige goes left the entire defense tilts that way, and then she knows how to find the open shooter on the right. Azzi hasn’t shown us this ability yet, but it’s coming.

I wouldn’t sleep on Paige’s speed. She mostly plays under control, but absolutely has an extra gear when necessary. I still remember a play from her freshman season in a BE game when Evina caught an outlet pass near half court on the left side with Paige trotting up the right side near half court.

Paige and Evina caught each other’s eyes and a split second later Paige exploded by 2 defenders, towards the basket. Evina dropped a perfect dime, hitting Paige in stride for an easy layup. I remember being dazzled by Paige’s speed, while also recognizing that Paige & Evina were completely in sync.

 

[hoophuskee]

“We haven’t had any problems in terms of what our goals are to win a national championship. That hasn’t been an issue at all. Will it become one? Not as long as I’m there.”

Geno Auriemma

After Geno Auriemma’s Reign, UConn Could Lose Clout (Published 2015)

The presence of Auriemma may compensate for now, but eventually Connecticut’s lack of affiliation with a Power 5 football conference could spell an end to the Huskies’ dominance.

www.nytimes.com

How does that eliminate his other stated goals?

 

[CocoHusky]

How does that eliminate his other stated goals?

Though it is not a team rule - associate head coach Chris Dailey asked the starters on the bench in the final seconds if they wanted to do it - they maintained their tradition that started in 2009 that the only time they cut down a net is after the national championship is secured. “That is what our program is about,” UConn All-American forward Gabby Williams said. “We don’t want to settle.

New Britain Herald - UConn women's basketball saving net cutting for championship game

BRIDGEPORT - Their newest T-shirts read âCut the Netâ and the players on the UConn womenâs bas...

www.newbritainherald.com

 

[hoophuskee]

Though it is not a team rule - associate head coach Chris Dailey asked the starters on the bench in the final seconds if they wanted to do it - they maintained their tradition that started in 2009 that the only time they cut down a net is after the national championship is secured. “That is what our program is about,” UConn All-American forward Gabby Williams said. “We don’t want to settle.

New Britain Herald - UConn women's basketball saving net cutting for championship game

BRIDGEPORT - Their newest T-shirts read âCut the Netâ and the players on the UConn womenâs bas...

www.newbritainherald.com

Again how is that not eliminating what Geno said? In 2022 to boot? How can you disregard a Geno video I provided you before and pretend like it doesn't exist?

Well here is yet another video:

At 4:43 or so of this video Geno clearly states "You have a goal to win the Regular Season." This comment from Geno is undisputable.
And then he says "Then you have to prove it again over 3 days." This is undisputable.
And at about 8:47 in the video he goes on to say that he "is really proud of them." This is undisputable.

You have quoted Geno before. But now all of sudden you don't want to quote him?

Read below.

 

[ClifSpliffy]

Geno has been playing about 8 players as long as I’ve watched the team with the exception of 1999-2000. We are short a guard after losing Paige, obviously, but mostly because it’s Paige. There would be a lot less hand wringing if it had been Nika that had gone down.

'There would be a lot less hand wringing if it had been Nika that had gone down.'
this is an ez one to agree with.

obviously. no, wait, too many letters...
clearly. nah, still too many letters.
hmmm..i got it,
duh!

 

[ballerfan]

Plenty of French players have tons of visibility before college (too much in the eyes of their federation in fact). Lou just was not at the level of prospect at a young age to be playing above the local team level in the third division, hence the Ireland choice, but her hard work there and in college have paid off nicely. I do wonder if she has ever considered playing for Mexico because that could have also helped her get recruiting attention earlier.

Are you an American who follows French women’s basketball? Your identifier says "From United States." Or are you from Europe? Anyway, it’s great that you are familiar with French basketball players.

I don't feel like getting into a back and forth about your response to my post. I'll say just a few things and leave it at that. But feel free to respond again. We’re here to share ideas.

There is considerable interest in French men's basketball. We could argue about how much attention French girls get from U.S. colleges, but it doesn't matter. My point is that if Lou had gone to high school in the United States, she would have had a lot more visibility (not debatable, I think) and would have likely been on a higher ranked team than Fairfield (my opinion). I have no idea why Lou would have considered playing basketball in Mexico, even though she spent her first five years in the country. It would not have been a wise move, either for her basketball development or for her visibility.

BCTM, Lou's French team from an early age, plays, as you mentioned, in NF1 (the highest amateur league behind the two professional leagues, LFB and LF2). It does not mean that she was “not at the level of prospect at a young age to be playing above the local team level in the third division.” Lou also competed with l'Université Grenoble Alpes in the Melty Basket Ligue Universitaire. No doubt her year at the NABA Academy in Dublin helped. But these facts do not have much to do with the first two sentences of my post.

For those who are curious, there are a couple photos of Lou from 2016 on page 2 of the attached file.

 

[Sifaka]

Too bad that schools cannot do "trades". Amari Barry for some top guard from another school.

Careful there, VOD. It's a slippery slope. If you were to get your wish, somebody might suggest trading fans as well. I think @triaddukefan would look dashing in national flag blue. How would you feel about wearing High Point colors?

 

[Zarathustra]

Oh, my! Get them both!

Spain beat France 54 to 36 in the U 18 European Championship today 8/13
Spain has upbeat tempo guards who play well in a transition game and
very tenacious defense! Buenavida Esteves did not score many points but
is one of these guards. (She had 3 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Brito is the scorer: 13 points and 8 rebounds.
There was a lady with a GT (Georgia Tech T shirt) in the stands behind
the Spanish bench!!! Lithuania and Juste Jocycte is playing now against Germany to
see who plays Spain in the final tomorrow. Is there a point guard that Jamelle is
following now?? GT seems interested in the Spanish team (Spain has a 6' 6'
and a 6' 3" rebounding team, out rebounding France 40 to 28.

 

[oldhusky]

Spain beat France 54 to 36 in the U 18 European Championship today 8/13
Spain has upbeat tempo guards who play well in a transition game and
very tenacious defense! Buenavida Esteves did not score many points but
is one of these guards. (She had 3 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Brito is the scorer: 13 points and 8 rebounds.
There was a lady with a GT (Georgia Tech T shirt) in the stands behind
the Spanish bench!!! Lithuania and Juste Jocycte is playing now against Germany to
see who plays Spain in the final tomorrow. Is there a point guard that Jamelle is
following now?? GT seems interested in the Spanish team (Spain has a 6' 6'
and a 6' 3" rebounding team, out rebounding France 40 to 28.

The players I am aware of that Uconn seemed to have an interest in from those tournaments are Raina Tomasicka from Latvia, Tilda Trygger from Sweeden, Ines Bettencourt from Portugal and Matilde Villa from Italy. Bettencourt and Villa are point guards. Trygger is a slim 6-6 and although the brief clips of her looked pretty impressive, her individual stats from that tournament and her team's performance was not that good. I don't think she is Uconn material and is not a position of the most need.

Tomasicka looked interesting as more of a SG that could also pass. I watched a previously played game between Latvia and Italy so I could watch Tomasicka and Villa in the same game. Overall I liked Villa better and feel her stats for the tournament were also better, but both are possibilities. Tomasicka has some shake and bake in her game and uses a hard change of direction to free herself for shots. Villa uses her speed to drive into the middle of the defense and kick back effectively or drop it inside to a big. Skilled passer and good floor general.

Bettencourt I watched for part of a game as well. She played like a point guard as well but there was another on her team that was the principle ballhandler. It seemed like they played two point guards to me. Anyway she looked like a good ball distributor as well, pretty good scorer, and was very aggressive on the defensive end. Her stats revealed a-lot of steals but also quite a few personal fouls, but overall her numbers were pretty good but against the B level competition. The others were playing at the A level in the U18 tournament.

There may be others of course, and I have no idea if any of these would consider being an emergency fit for our guard shortage this season, but those are players that I would inquire about.