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Aubrey Griffin Making an Early Impression

oldude said:
Jingo, I know you’ve been promoting that idea for some time. While, I would love to see Aubrey explode onto the scene this season, just like Christyn last season, I think it will take her some time to learn to play at the college level. Personally, I would be ecstatic if Aubrey could establish herself as a member of the regular rotation by the back end of the season.
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As another of my 10, I defer to your words on Aubrey. @HuskyNan, often states: Starting for Geno is not a Freshman thing--or words that mean the same. While often true, it not a given and certainly not something Griffin or Ania can count on--but--should all the words written on them be true and I hope they are--we could see some wonderous things . The factor that separates CW and Aubrey (so far) is Confidence. Ego, drive, desire. Ego without talent shows quickly (before now)
 
BroadwayVa said:
With due respect to one of my 10! I use Spud, Tater, Mickey , spouse uses POE Taa Toe
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I prefer mine with butter Mashed or baked please.
 
JordyG said:
I prefer mine with butter Mashed or baked please.
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Probably the Irish tiny bit of blood--I like Pa-tot too's --almost any way but preferably baked with the works.
 
meyers7 said:
Yea Jingo has brought this up before. (He's not willing to back it up though.) As I've replied to him before, IF Griffin is leading UCONN in scoring, that's gonna be a very, very bad thing. At the very, very best Griffin is going to be the 5th scoring option. That would mean Westbrook didn't get her waiver and Makurat is struggling. And if our 5th option is leading the scoring, that means options 1-4 (Williams, Walker, ONO, Dangerfield) are either having very bad years or are injured.

So, hopefully, it will not happen.
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Hard to follow your logic. How does AG scoring well mean that Westbrook didn't get her waiver or that AM is struggling? Don't follow. Also like to know what options 1-5 are? Do you have some secret inside info? If so, the rest of us would like to know. Again, IMO, AG's rebounding, superior skills, and athleticism will result in her being a prolific scorer. She's a rare talent, eh?
 
mbr33ct said:
...and not to mention from which player(s) will Griffin's minutes come from to be the "high scorer" on this team?

All I know that white Cockatoo on his shoulder is not talking. :rolleyes:
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The wise white Cockatoo - Elsie[age 22] - has spoken: she sez that on this year's team, scoring will be dictated by rebounding and inside play. High scorers will be 1) AG 2) EA and 3) ONO
 
Jingo said:
The wise white Cockatoo - Elsie[age 22] - has spoken: she sez that on this year's team, scoring will be dictated by rebounding and inside play. High scorers will be 1) AG 2) EA and 3) ONO
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Jingo said:
The wise white Cockatoo - Elsie[age 22] - has spoken: she sez that on this year's team, scoring will be dictated by rebounding and inside play. High scorers will be 1) AG 2) EA and 3) ONO
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Sir are you feeling alright? Should we call for help?
 
Jingo said:
Hard to follow your logic.
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Not really. Laid it out pretty straight forward for you. If you are not grasping it, I don't know if I can help you.

Jingo said:
How does AG scoring well mean that Westbrook didn't get her waiver or that AM is struggling? Don't follow.
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If Westbrook has her waiver, she will be at least the 5th if not higher scoring option. Pushing Griffin further down the pecking order. If Griffin is the leading scorer, then Westbrook didn't get the waiver. Similar for Makurat.

Jingo said:
Also like to know what options 1-5 are?
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Well if you read my post I listed 1-4. (Williams, Walker, ONO, Dangerfield) . 5th will be Westbrook/Makurat/Griffin/Adebayo. And if Westbrook gets the waiver, she'll probably be 3/4 option. Being the 5th/6th/7th option is not gonna get Griffin enough shots to be leading scorer this year. If she does become the 1st/2nd option and can get enough shots to be leading scorer, then something went terribly wrong. That would mean our 1-4 options are not being used (injury/horrible shooting slump/academic problems/broke team rules/etc.)

IF Griffin is our leading scorer, UCONN is in a world of hurt.

Jingo said:
Again, IMO, AG's rebounding, superior skills, and athleticism will result in her being a prolific scorer. She's a rare talent, eh?
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She may become a prolific scorer, in the future. But she won't (hopefully) be leading scorer this year. Which was your conjecture.

Rare talent?? Eh, seems to be a rare athlete. As of yet, I don't think she's shown any rare basketball talent. (Maybe "raw" talent, as Geno said neither they or she knows how good she could/might be...down the road.) Moore and KML have been the only FR that have led the team in scoring (least since the 90's). I don't think she's shown those levels of talent, as yet. They came in a #1 HS players in the nation. Griffin's not even a consensus top 10. She wasn't even our top recruiting target. Hopefully she turns out really good. But there's nothing to suggest she'll come in and be the leading scorer as a FR. Nothing.

And again, if you truly believe that she will, I'd be more than happy to collect $100 from you at the end of the year, when she isn't the leading scorer.
 
I'm just stirring the pot for fun but there is a pathway for Aubrey to be leading scorer. If the starters get after it, play good swarming defense, and get a hefty lead by half time each game then Aubrey could come in after half time and light it up as the first option and rack up some points in the AAC.
 
meyers7 said:
Not really. Laid it out pretty straight forward for you. If you are not grasping it, I don't know if I can help you.


If Westbrook has her waiver, she will be at least the 5th if not higher scoring option. Pushing Griffin further down the pecking order. If Griffin is the leading scorer, then Westbrook didn't get the waiver. Similar for Makurat.


Well if you read my post I listed 1-4. (Williams, Walker, ONO, Dangerfield) . 5th will be Westbrook/Makurat/Griffin/Adebayo. And if Westbrook gets the waiver, she'll probably be 3/4 option. Being the 5th/6th/7th option is not gonna get Griffin enough shots to be leading scorer this year. If she does become the 1st/2nd option and can get enough shots to be leading scorer, then something went terribly wrong. That would mean our 1-4 options are not being used (injury/horrible shooting slump/academic problems/broke team rules/etc.)

IF Griffin is our leading scorer, UCONN is in a world of hurt.


She may become a prolific scorer, in the future. But she won't (hopefully) be leading scorer this year. Which was your conjecture.

Rare talent?? Eh, seems to be a rare athlete. As of yet, I don't think she's shown any rare basketball talent. (Maybe "raw" talent, as Geno said neither they or she knows how good she could/might be...down the road.) Moore and KML have been the only FR that have led the team in scoring (least since the 90's). I don't think she's shown those levels of talent, as yet. They came in a #1 HS players in the nation. Griffin's not even a consensus top 10. She wasn't even our top recruiting target. Hopefully she turns out really good. But there's nothing to suggest she'll come in and be the leading scorer as a FR. Nothing.

And again, if you truly believe that she will, I'd be more than happy to collect $100 from you at the end of the year, when she isn't the leading scorer.
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If Westbrook is eligible and healthy, she is as good of a scorer as ANYBODY in the country!
 
soxfan23 said:
If Westbrook is eligible and healthy, she is as good of a scorer as ANYBODY in the country!
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Evina beats defenders off the dribble and attacks the basket about as well as anyone, but to truly be a great scorer, she’ll need to improve her outside shooting. As a freshman at TN, Evina was a very average shooter. After spending all summer working with TN MBB coach Rick Barnes, she became a better shooter as a sophomore at TN. If she continues to improve under the UConn coaching staff, she may well become a great scorer.
 
DEpup said:
I'm just stirring the pot for fun but there is a pathway for Aubrey to be leading scorer. If the starters get after it, play good swarming defense, and get a hefty lead by half time each game then
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They will have scored a lot of points. ;)
 
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soxfan23 said:
Sir are you feeling alright? Should we call for help?
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After 40 years in girls' basketball, I don't think my predictions are very far off the mark. We'll see, n'est-ce pas?
 
If nothing else, the Huskies bench will be much deeper this year and the rebounding will be MUCH better than in recent years. As such, better rebounding will lead to more transition, a Husky trademark. Like I saw her in high school, I can visualise AG scoring a bunch in transition, especially as a 'trailer'. Like Geno sez, ".. she goes and goes and goes .. !"
 
meyers7 said:
They will have scored a lot of points.;)
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All I'm saying in a cheeky way is I remember during the Stewie, Tuck, and MoJeff years that Gabby and then Phee for one year racked up a lot of points in the second half of games. Unfortunately MW and ONO did not continue that tradition in their freshman years....
 
Jingo said:
If nothing else, the Huskies bench will be much deeper this year and the rebounding will be MUCH better than in recent years. As such, better rebounding will lead to more transition, a Husky trademark. Like I saw her in high school, I can visualise AG scoring a bunch in transition, especially as a 'trailer'. Like Geno sez, ".. she goes and goes and goes .. !"
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Why do you think there will such an improvement in rebounding? Collier and her 10.5 RPG are gone. Even if ONO turns special this year--a big if--that's a lot of boards missing.
 
DEpup said:
All I'm saying in a cheeky way is I remember during the Stewie, Tuck, and MoJeff years that Gabby and then Phee for one year racked up a lot of points in the second half of games. Unfortunately MW and ONO did not continue that tradition in their freshman years....
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Well they scored "some", wouldn't call it a lot. Williams avg 8.3 which made her #6 in scoring. Collier avg 6.8 which made her #7 in scoring. So neither one were close to being leading scorer as FR (as Jingo is conjecturing), no matter how much they scored in the 2nd half.
 
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Jingo said:
If Geno deems Aubrey to be a game-changer, then she will get her minutes AND points. He's no fool, eh?
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Sure. IF. But the liklihood that happens is very, very remote. And if it does, UCONN is in trouble.
 
A. Griffin, is a talent but yet to play a division one game. Last year I anointed C.Williams as the second coming of DT, she wasn't but she proved to be an exceptional talent and very good Division one player. I have serious doubt Aubrey shall be the top scorer, I'll love it if she were, a high being told me last April that Geno never plays Freshmen or never starts freshmen. Geno, without a doubt has a low threshold of confidence in Freshmen and with reasons to back that up. Some High playing Frosh have showed talent until crunch time. DT, Sveta, Sue, Swin, and a dozen others never failed perform even as Frosh. All players, regardless of College year status, have had bad games--it goes with being a BB player.
 
Sluconn Husky said:
Why do you think there will such an improvement in rebounding? Collier and her 10.5 RPG are gone. Even if ONO turns special this year--a big if--that's a lot of boards missing.
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Besides ONO getting much more playing time this year and, hence, more boards, AG and EA are both elite glass cleaners .. and any caroms from Touly, Irwin and Walker are gravy
 
meyers7 said:
Sure. IF. But the liklihood that happens is very, very remote. And if it does, UCONN is in trouble.
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Sorry .. I respectfully disagree with you on both counts .. but glad for the chance to argue/debate the points of speculation :) .. with KLS & Phees gone it's [ahem!] a "whole new ball game!"
 
Jingo said:
If Geno deems Aubrey to be a game-changer, then she will get her minutes AND points. He's no fool, eh?
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If GENO deems Aubrey a GAME CHANGER it will be her SENIOR YEAR, when all is said and done. Right now he calls her Go Go ---and a defender. Now, having said that: She jumps (from all reports) like Gabby, she attacks well. Defense with a shot and great attitude (go go gos) will get her time on the floor.
I have great expectations for her future I hope she scores well, plays defense, rebounds like Gabby as a senior. Will she this year, probably not.
 
BroadwayVa said:
If GENO deems Aubrey a GAME CHANGER it will be her SENIOR YEAR, when all is said and done. Right now he calls her Go Go ---and a defender. Now, having said that: She jumps (from all reports) like Gabby, she attacks well. Defense with a shot and great attitude (go go gos) will get her time on the floor.
I have great expectations for her future I hope she scores well, plays defense, rebounds like Gabby as a senior. Will she this year, probably not.
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Isn't Geno known to love and cherish a kid that can play defense? Defense is what's the engine for fast break opportunities and if the other team is stopped defensively, more than half the battle is won, isn't it? He has kept kids on the bench who had good offensive tools because they didn't or couldn't play defense.
 
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BroadwayVa said:
If GENO deems Aubrey a GAME CHANGER it will be her SENIOR YEAR, when all is said and done. Right now he calls her Go Go ---and a defender. Now, having said that: She jumps (from all reports) like Gabby, she attacks well. Defense with a shot and great attitude (go go gos) will get her time on the floor.
I have great expectations for her future I hope she scores well, plays defense, rebounds like Gabby as a senior. Will she this year, probably not.
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Why does everyone talk about AG 'down the road' .. what's wrong with 'right now' as I see it?
 
Sluconn Husky said:
Why do you think there will such an improvement in rebounding? Collier and her 10.5 RPG are gone. Even if ONO turns special this year--a big if--that's a lot of boards missing.
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Instead of looking at who is gone (which is scary) try looking at who we got (better than most everyone else) I don't worry about rebounding. Everyone is a decent rebounder. The problem is going to be keeping the couple of really big schools off the offensive boards. But that was a problem for Collier last season and she got 10+/gm.
Adebayo could be a big help spelling ONO and at the 4. Murray St played Ill., Kent., & Tenn. She had some nice and a couple not so nice stats in those games but she was very active. She took 51 shots in those 3 games, scoring 23, 20 & 28 pts. She was 5-11 from 3, hit her ft's and scored and all 3 games were on the road and Tenn still draws a good crowd. That tells she isn't afraid of the lights which is an issue. But she's 22, not 17. Geno said she has transformed her body and it looks to me like she is majoring in "Pro-Preparation" this season. If she followed what Dolson did prior to her senior year then she's got some focus. If she can get 6-7 rbs in 15 min/gm we'll do OK.
All that makes me optimistic. Hope it lasts.
 
Even if she does leads the team in scoring, that doesn’t mean others won’t be high scorers as well nor does it mean the team will be in trouble. It’s just a prediction.
 
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