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HuskyNan said:
Found a full game. Those are often more telling than a highlight reel.

Having said that, from the highlights Bettancourt seems to be a scrappy player with decent defense and an ability to play through contact. Not sure about the ball handling but highlights seem to focus more on scoring. I’d be interested to see how that funky looking shot does against DI defenses.

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I watched the first quarter. Ines is not the primary ball handler. She moves without the ball and makes
her foul shots. She usually makes good passes, a few ugly misses on passes (her fault). She
was never substituted, so she seems like a primary member of this " Sportiva " team. Her number
is # 8 and she is 5' 9" and her birthday is September 29, 2004. During the U 18 European
Championships B level she averaged 14 + ppg 3.7 rebounds per game and 3.6 assists per game.
Ines Bettencourt's " efficiency" rating was 16.3 (which in my limited understanding is just
above average.) So, IMO a good player, but I would have to see her against better opponent's
than provided in this interesting game clip. Thanks for the link!
 
Zarathustra said:
I watched the first quarter. Ines is not the primary ball handler. She moves without the ball and makes
her foul shots. She usually makes good passes, a few ugly misses on passes (her fault). She
was never substituted, so she seems like a primary member of this " Sportiva " team. Her number
is # 8 and she is 5' 9" and her birthday is September 29, 2004. During the U 18 European
Championships B level she averaged 14 + ppg 3.7 rebounds per game and 3.6 assists per game.
Ines Bettencourt's " efficiency" rating was 16.3 (which in my limited understanding is just
above average.) So, IMO a good player, but I would have to see her against better opponent's
than provided in this interesting game clip. Thanks for the link!
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5'9 ? So its not a big ? :(
 
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WFFL said:
5'9 ? So its not a big ? :(
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While we are looking for 2023 and 2024 big candidates, and may have scouted some good foreign prospects, the immediate urgent need was looking at the foreign under 18 participants to find a guard who could make a quick decision to come to the states and start classes in a week or so.

Paige's injury created the need. We only have 4 guards for 3 positions now. The 2022 US recruits have picked their schools, and the good prospects from the transfer portal had already decided by the time Paige got injured, so the only remaining options were walk-ons, or a last second search for a foreign player who could come right now and be eligible this year. That is what this player represents, trying to pull a rabbit out of the hat at the 11th hour.

Geno's search for a big in the next couple of recruiting classes continues and this decision doesn't affect that. I'm sure they took a look at foreign bigs for future reference as well, and the one from Egypt looks like she is very good, but with many suitors.
 
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New Morgan Valley follow
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HuskyNan said:
Could WER have intel on the wrong Huskies? The men got a commitment today

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I hope not. Good for the men, but I suspect something fell apart with Bettencourt potentially coming here. Morgan adding another player of interest in the 2022 class at this late stage makes me think the names previously mentioned are not happening. The sand is almost out of the hourglass, but perhaps a decommit has far fewer logistic, visa, travel issues etc.
 
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Just made aware through this video that Stanford is her dream school, so I’m hoping that her following Coach Valley (and Geno) is an indication of strong UConn mutual interest.

 
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