Well, I really hate to state the obvious, but Russell does remind me of Griner. Her moves under the basket seem beyond her years. Double and triple teamed, and she made it look so easy. Honestly, it did not look like she was even on full tilt most of the day. I could see her kick it in to a higher gear a couple of times(I suspect not even her highest gear), and man could she move. Not even going full tilt, she was heads and shoulders (both literally and figuratively) the best on the court. She is for sure a game changer.
The camp was broken up into skills drills in groups, rotating around 4 sections of the arena, and scrimmages between teams implementing those skills.
Fundamentally, on the skills drills, she looked so, so good. She had no problem immediately replicating the skill just shown, it looked so natural. She is IMHO, and to my untrained eye, an absolute program changer. For a school like Louisville, she will help make us instant competitors and attract so much future talent.(that is probably true for wherever she goes). Louisville has never had a top 5 ranked kid. Highest ranked kids ever are S. Schimmel and Bria Smith, each #8 in their respective classes. We will be so fortunate if she chooses to make Louisville her home for at least 4 years.
Becca Greenwell can flat out play. Hailing from KY I have seen her play multiple times. The kid can shoot, she can rebound, she can create shots, distribute, rebound. She seems to have a great awareness of the court. She has not seemed intent on being the star on the floor, meaning she seems to play within the team concept. Not flashy. I am not sure who she reminds me of. The thing about Becca though is that while she is technically good it is not combined with freakish athleticism. That sounds weird as I write it, because she is an elite player. If the skill level was matched with equal athleticism, she could be as good as anyone. But she is not. I am not sure how much the ACL tear and the subsequent bulky brace play in to that, either.
She is a great player. She will be a great addition to any program. She would fit in very nicely at Louisville. I think we make her official visit list in the Fall. She has, and continues to show interest in the program. In the end, though, I am thinking she is a ND lean. She seems to be very close to Reimer. Certainly Louisville is close to home, and having family regularly at games would be easier at Louisville. Honestly, I would not have been surprised if she had verballed to ND this past weekend when she was on a visit there. The fact that she didn't, I can only assume means her decision is not fully clear.