IMO, Walker is a smooth, finesse type perimeter player who’s an outstanding shooter and can rebound a little. Brady is a big, physical kid with excellent post up skills and is a very comparable shooter to Walker. Brady can bang and score inside plus drag a big outside and bury it from 17 and 3s. The position ONO has been playing on the high post is custom made for Brady.
Per Nan's solid assessment, there is no real reason to ever compare Griffin to Kelly (or most UConn players). Kelly was the glue for her team - she needed to play as many minutes as possible. Griffin is a specialist - in most games we don't need her defensive and hustle skills. With so much talent the upcoming 3+ years, just sit back and enjoy!
With Dolson, Maya, Hayes, Faris and Hartley there is no way Griffin starts for that team.
I like that good and bad chaos. On defense I have seen the blown defense assignments especially on weakside help rotation.
Apparently 'Cuse with Coach Q has already jumped on this train..... in both directions simultaneously. Each year should be extremely different with them.
Kelly Ferris
You also forgot to throw in the minutes played per game
Griffin would have been a sophomore, Dolson, Faris, or Hartley would have been coming off the bench.
Faris a Sophmore and Dolson and Hartley know how to play basketball. I don't think so.
Kelly didn't disrupt the offense which Aubrey does all the time. Kelly had assist and rebounds. Kelly usually guarded the opponents best player and could help bring it up against defensive pressure. She also made layups.
UCONN actually had a pair of freshman forwards on that team that flashed great talent at UCONN before deciding to transfer. My guess is that Aubrey would have behind both Samarie Walker and Michala Johnson in that rotation. Walker in particular was a starter by game 5 of the season.
Samarie was doing alright as a frosh. She even did alright against Griner that year if I remember correctly.
Lol Griffin behind Johnson? Seriously?
Earlier this year I did an analysis of point production with AG in the game and when she was out of the game. There was no discernible difference. The offense does not come to a screeching halt. It looks different and maybe not as pretty, but the overall output is the same. In fact, more often than not, the Uconn expands the lead when AG is in the game and many times the production actually increases.
I want to stress Nan's last point. I think we all agree Aubrey is fun exciting player to watch, a great teammate and a wonderful young woman. Yes, we have had players who weren't offensive threats that have played a lot. The difference is that our past defense oriented players facilitated other players offense while Aubrey's deficiencies choke the offense and hinder 4 other players..
Agree on the extra possessions. Offensive rebounding is offense, and an easy put back from an offensive rebound is an efficient shot. Having watched the championship Bulls for many years, the most valuable offensive player on the floor, once a shot was released, was not Jordan or Pippin, but Dennis Rodman. He was the one player most likely to create an extra possession for the team if the shot missed. Granted he was one of the worst offensive players before a shot is taken, but afterwards one of the best.
You are correct. Your statement stands alone on offensive rebounding and it becomes all the more important when someone screws up the offensive set resulting in a bad shot. The issue is not what she is able to do, but what she has been doing. Yes she works hard and still doesn't know the offense or when to switch on defense. Believe Geno when he says in five minutes you wonder why she isn't playing 40 minutes and in the next five minutes you wonder why she is playing at all. It is that inconsistency that frustrates me.
Ayanna’s strength and athleticism in only her jr year of HS is off the charts.
This is just not true.
Comparison is one thing and analysis is another. I would hope in your analysis there would some factors such as overall defensive strength of the opponent and offensive strengths of the teammates on the court with Aubrey. Whether the points were scored during a crucial part of the game or in garbage time. You might remember that the head coach looking to shake up the team first started Aubrey this year and when that didn't work as well as he wanted he tried Nika. Evidently Nika was his preferred choice.
I dont remember AG ever getting a start. what games were these? You are thinking of AE not AG. So NM was the preferred choice over AE. I am a huge NM fan but thought the head coach gave up a little too soon on AE in the starting lineup. She had a 4 minute audition and then back to the bench.
Good lord! Aubrey actually started 5 consecutive games for UCONN this season beginning with Butler and ending with DePaul. Those 5 starts also included TN and Arkansas. How could your thorough analysis have missed this? Peep this, Aubrey is actually a slightly better player as as starter than she is coming off the bench. Again I'm not sure how your analysis could have possibly missed that. As several people have pointed out to you her overall impact on the offensive end is why Aubrey's play does not justify more minutes. You actual have to watch the game to notice this because the box score can be very deceiving. Did you watch the clip of Aubrey whiffing on several screens that I previously pointed out or do I need to repost it.
