Longer, yes, but more athletic????? I don't think so ..... maybe close to as athletic but Gabby could jump out of the gym as an undersized forward/center
As an elite and almost Olympic high jumper, no one has Gabby's elevation. But Aubrey is quicker, faster, and overall, more athletic IMHO.
It’s close. Both were track stars. Gabby was an Olympic caliber high jumper. I guess I lean towards Aubrey based on her lightning quickness as well as some pretty impressive athletic hereditary with both her mom & dad.
Isn't this how every freshman's season goes at UConn? Even Stewie had an up and down first year.
Sandy Koufax didn't become a great pitcher until he learned to throw the ball over the plate. From the start Sandy had overwhelming stuff, but when they were in Brooklyn he couldn't find the plate for the life of him. Suddenly he went to LA and loved the mound. That was the start. Then he learned not to over throw. Then he matured. But Sandy had that slow curve from the jump. In Brooklyn though it got to the plate on two bounces and a skid. Sandy also learned to take even more off the curve so that it was a blooper pitch/change up. 3-2 count, bases loaded, Mantle at the plate, 1963 World Series. Strikeout on the blooper.
I posted before and shall again here: Aubrey is talented, quick hands, quick feet, leaps high, rebounds, defends, scores and attacks what she hasn't got is Division One experience. There is only one place to get that--in games. I like when Geno pulls a kid and either he or Christine coaches, teaches them on the side lines that proves to me and the kid she is worth the extra effort--Aubrey and Ania are worth it. \
All that became Gabby wasn't Gabby as a Frosh or some of the Soph year. She was player playing out of position early on. Funny how Freshmen/Sophs turn into Juniors/Senior and STARS. I dare say Work Ethic is one of the things CD and Geno does teach or more correctly, DEMAND.
Agree. Ania is obviously under better control and knows—most of the time, she’s young—where to be on the floor (just watch her switch off on defense). She has been open to cross court passes—the same ones she would make—but doesn’t get the ball as core four doesn’t have confidence she will make or even take the shot. Sometimes I think Geno needs to tell her you take three shots a quarter or take the bench. With Aubrey just sitting on bench next to CD and being told to watch where to go, getting in for a few minutes, then being pulled when she makes a mistake, and having it explained on the spot. Bottom line is we’ve got two good ones here.
I agree with you. She plays hard but at top speed. Once she learns how to control that look out.
Why you picking on Mickey lol?
Disagree, she is inexperienced at this level and especially so for the demands the Uconn system puts on a player, nothing more, nothing less. She had the freedom in high school to just play and her natural ability, athleticism and hard nosed play was able to dominate at that level. She will be more than fine, given the time to learn to blend and play within the system.
I doubt we ever saw the Olympic caliber athlete Gabby after her major knee surgery(s)? Could easily have lost some quickness.
Gabby in a class by herself as far as sheer athleticism goes. It won’t be close.
Aubrey has not shown any variety to her game as of yet. And until she does I don't think she'll be fine. Where's the pull-up jumper? Where's the 3-point shot? NOT taking shots during a game can be habit-forming. Look at Molly and Kyla, eh?
We haven’t seen any mid range game from Aubrey but she didn’t miss from that location in warm ups last night.
The first time Mickey faced Sandy the lefty threw a fastball up and in for a strike. The next pitch was a 12/6 curve on the outside corner. Mickey turned to the ump and said, "How the hell am I supposed to hit that spit?"
Sounds good .. but as Kyrie sez, "Practice & repetition drills are fine, but if you don't do it during a game, you don't have it"
She is not being asked to do those things, in fact, I am sure she is being told not to. Did you really think she was going to come in and get the freedom she had in HS with Dangerfield, Walker, Williams and Ono on the team? This is not Ossining and she has to learn how to play in a free flowing but structured system, not come here firing up shots like she was able to do in HS. With all due respect, it seems you need to transition your thinking from HS ball to D1 also.