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uconnever said:
I do too, I think Patterson takes the Aubrey, Samari Walker role. Plays defensively out of position when we need her. If Aubrey is ok then Patterson may have to force Geno to play her because she may not have any other way to get minutes. She seems limited on offense. Brady I fully expect to be a regular in the rotation no matter who we get. She is big enough and not afraid to bang and she can play with finesse. I think she surprises everyone. She does need to get in college shape though. We still need at the very least another big who specially in rebounding and can score down low. I guess Dorka and Brady may be enough as far as bigs hitting from the outside. Edwards needs to work on that also. We got the guards, we just need someone to handle Brink and Boston in the tourney if we want to win it all.
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I'm expecting Patterson to be better than Brady whether it be early or late.
 
nomdoux said:
Ok, so family school familiarity.

Someone on BY recently highlighted AZ post transfer candidate Aaronette Vonleh— also with NBA brother (Noah). She was Oregon Miss Basketball in 2021 & played with USA Basketball, so pedigree there.
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She’s someone I believe could develop into a great player but I doubt she could help us next season to the extent needed.
 
CocoHusky said:
Key recruiting take away from the game last night: UCONN has acute needs for a more physical post presence and better perimeter defender that maybe best filled by Breya Cunningham (post presence) and Sahara Williams (perimeter defender) in the 2023 class for the long term. The short term answer might have to come from the transfer portal (Kennedy Brown) and Priscilla Williams and/or Abby Meyers.
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I did notice that Priscilla Williams commented under Paige’s end of season post. Coincidence?
 
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CocoHusky said:
Esmery Martinez would be a good pickup for UCONN. She is a former HS teammate of Kamilla Cardoso.
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Had a dip in scoring and rebounding in Jr year from soph. Any reasons why?
 
ABCDFE said:
Had a dip in scoring and rebounding in Jr year from soph. Any reasons why?
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COVID.
"That wasn't the case in last week's 88-72 loss against Iowa State, in which starting forward Esmery Martinez, as well as key reserves Blessing Ejifor and Jasmine Carson were out due to COVID-19 protocol."

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West Virginia faces major challenge in defending Kansas State's Akoya Lee

Jan. 8—MORGANTOWN — Aside from a lingering knee injury with forward Kari Niblack, WVU women's basketball coach Mike Carey expects to have his normal lineup when the Mountaineers host Kansas State on Saturday night. That wasn't the case in last week's 88-72 loss against Iowa State, in which...
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ABCDFE said:
Had a dip in scoring and rebounding in Jr year from soph. Any reasons why?
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She didn’t play as many minutes this year as last and, honestly, they just looked really different without Kysre Gondrezick.
 
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Charliebball said:
maybe defensively but Brady looks college ready on the offensive end..............her shot from the three-point line in is a thing of beauty.......
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Yeah but I don't think her offense is going to translate as a frosh much vs what Patterson brings. How many great shooters come in as frosh and then struggle their 1st year? Shooting well in High School vs shooting for a championship caliber team is completely different. And I remember that past infamous Saylor Poffenbarger threads/comments when she came to UCONN as a senior and she wound up being 1-11 from 3.

On the flip side, Patterson's hustle and rebounding (including offensive) and overall defense can compete vs nearly everyone. UCONN's fastbreak will be more formidable with a quicker defense and a better rebounder in Patterson along with faster up the court in transition. And I believe around the basket Patterson will be able to finish better.
 
hoophuskee said:
Yeah but I don't think her offense is going to translate as a frosh much vs what Patterson brings. How many great shooters come in as frosh and then struggle their 1st year? Shooting well in High School vs shooting for a championship caliber team is completely different. And I remember that past infamous Saylor Poffenbarger threads/comments when she came to UCONN as a senior and she wound up being 1-11 from 3.

On the flip side, Patterson's hustle and rebounding (including offensive) and overall defense can compete vs nearly everyone. UCONN's fastbreak will be more formidable with a quicker defense and a better rebounder in Patterson along with faster up the court in transition. And I believe around the basket Patterson will be able to finish better.
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I have no problem with your opinion, you may be right initially. But Brady is a real good passer and will impact the offense in several ways. She's very smart. I would just throw out two things. 1) There aren't many great shooters coming out of HS. There are really good scorers who get a lot of points against weak competition but they aren't necessarily real good shooters. 2) There is no comparison between Brady and Poffenbarger as shooters. Brady is a real good shooter, SP is not.
 
BobbyJ said:
I have no problem with your opinion, you may be right initially. But Brady is a real good passer and will impact the offense in several ways. She's very smart. I would just throw out two things. 1) There aren't many great shooters coming out of HS. There are really good scorers who get a lot of points against weak competition but they aren't necessarily real good shooters. 2) There is no comparison between Brady and Poffenbarger as shooters. Brady is a real good shooter, SP is not.
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Agree that not many great shooters come out of high school as they generally become better for years to come with additional practice. I also think Ice is probably a good shooter for a big especially but I'd be surprised if she's a better shooter than Poffenberger. It's apples to oranges in a way. I think Ice is skilled in many ways and I'd rather have her than Saylor but they are apples to oranges.
 
hoophuskee said:
Yeah but I don't think her offense is going to translate as a frosh much vs what Patterson brings. How many great shooters come in as frosh and then struggle their 1st year? Shooting well in High School vs shooting for a championship caliber team is completely different. And I remember that past infamous Saylor Poffenbarger threads/comments when she came to UCONN as a senior and she wound up being 1-11 from 3.

On the flip side, Patterson's hustle and rebounding (including offensive) and overall defense can compete vs nearly everyone. UCONN's fastbreak will be more formidable with a quicker defense and a better rebounder in Patterson along with faster up the court in transition. And I believe around the basket Patterson will be able to finish better.
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True but Saylor was an injured three point shooter who should have stayed in high school while a legit 6'3" Brady can hit that jumper from ten feet or twenty five.........Geno seems to think she's going to be an early contributor so I guess we should take his word for it..........I'm hoping Patterson ends up as a taller Gabby Williams kind of player..........she certainly has off the charts athleticism...........not sure about her offensive skill set but I believe she'll make a difference defensively and on the boards early on.......
 
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Charliebball said:
True but Saylor was an injured three point shooter who should have stayed in high school while a legit 6'3" Brady can hit that jumper from ten feet or twenty five.........Geno seems to think she's going to be an early contributor so I guess we should take his word for it..........I'm hoping Patterson ends up as a taller Gabby Williams kind of player..........she certainly has off the charts athleticism...........not sure about her offensive skill set but I believe she'll make a difference defensively and on the boards early on.......
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How could Saylor have stayed in high school if her season was canceled?
 
Geew1992 said:
How could Saylor have stayed in high school if her season was canceled?
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as I remember she came to UConn early correct? She could have stayed in high school, healed up and perhaps she would have had a better transition the following year with the other recruits............not talking strictly about basketball.............
 
BobbyJ said:
I have no problem with your opinion, you may be right initially. But Brady is a real good passer and will impact the offense in several ways. She's very smart. I would just throw out two things. 1) There aren't many great shooters coming out of HS. There are really good scorers who get a lot of points against weak competition but they aren't necessarily real good shooters. 2) There is no comparison between Brady and Poffenbarger as shooters. Brady is a real good shooter, SP is not.
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I don’t follow H/S basketball as much as many on here. but I am always skeptical of freshmen and “shooting” when it comes to trying to win championships. As for Poffenbarger, there were words "sharp shooter" being thrown around. Go back at that time if possible and see how many people felt she was a sharp shooter / good outside shooter.

Secondly, what did we hear about Ducharme? And another sharp shooter Courtney Ekmark? Unless Brady is "Azzi/Katie Lou/KML" Imo her shooting as a frosh will be overrated. The jump from h/s to college championship is so big - "a sharp shooter in h/s" is almost as if they need to be considered super if you were to rely on them.

So, unless Brady is like Azzi/Katie Lou/KML, then all it means is that she is taking away shots from Paige, Azzi and Caroline. While Patterson won’t need the ball to be effective.

As for the team; Dorka is not strong as a low post. Neither is DeBerry. They are good passers and I do consider Edwards to be better as both a passer and a low post scorer for next year , in addition to, Geno won't just keep her inside. I think the team not winning titles the last few years- a big reason is lack of consistent inside scoring. So, imo in this case, Patterson fits more of a need. Especially because she won't take shots away from our potential great 3 of PB, and CD.
 
Charliebball said:
as I remember she came to UConn early correct? She could have stayed in high school, healed up and perhaps she would have had a better transition the following year with the other recruits............not talking strictly about basketball.............
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You think she could get better healing at home than with the UConn medical staff? I doubt it.
 
Charliebball said:
True but Saylor was an injured three point shooter who should have stayed in high school while a legit 6'3" Brady can hit that jumper from ten feet or twenty five.........Geno seems to think she's going to be an early contributor so I guess we should take his word for it..........I'm hoping Patterson ends up as a taller Gabby Williams kind of player..........she certainly has off the charts athleticism...........not sure about her offensive skill set but I believe she'll make a difference defensively and on the boards early on.......
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So now we're going to take Geno’s comments to the bank even before the season/practice starts? What would he have thought of CD before season started as an example?

As for Saylor, I get the impression BobbyJ was saying she wasn’t a sharp shooter. And I believe coco feels the same. So by you making the comment of her being hurt, are you saying she was?

And again-- you and Bobby and coco might be saying it (no way a sharp shooter)-- but you go back last year and see how many weren't saying what you are. In which I agree with you- because I am skeptical of frosh as "championship" shooters unless I hear they are like /KLS/KML.

I don’t know who else was agreeing with me at the time (there were some ofc. I wasn’t alone thinking it crazy.), but I was extremely skeptical. SO unless Brady is Azzi/KLS/KML I'm in that boat as well of skepticism vs what Patterson brings. Mind you I'm not saying Brady will be no good. Just that Patterson will be better.
 
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