Been watching videos of Ayanna dunking and I'm absolutely blown away. I'm convinced she will be the first Uconn women's player to throw one down in a game, and yes, it will count for exactly two points, the same as a layup. But it will make a bunch of us jump out of our seats and let's face it, watching a Uconn basketball game is like watching/listening to a concert/opera and there is nothing wrong with a nice crescendo
I've chuckled more than a few times over the years reading BY posts regarding the subject of a Uconn player dunking in a game including comments about Geno 'allowing' it. The truth of the matter is we have never had a player with real throw down capabilities. It is one thing to flush a well placed alley-oop pass or throw one down on an open court during practice.
Yes, I was that 6'1" guy in high school who lived for warm-ups. The 5-10 minutes of layup drills pre-game was my whole game! I would start with finger rolls, air drops and on a night I had extra bounce could throw down an actual, but just borderline dunk. Then I would sit the pine hoping to get in garbage time minutes (because I was simply not a good bb player) But let me tell you from experience, being able to throw one down occasionally in a lay up line and trying to throw down a dunk in a game, against defense, with tired legs is a whole different game!
Yes, we have had a couple players like Stewie, Liv, Aubrey, and Gabby that could flush a perfectly placed alley-oop, and occasionally throw down that legit dunk on a cleared out floor-but they were borderline dunkers. In Ayanna, we have our first player that has simply crashed thru the dunk ceiling-as clearly demonstrated by that video showing her two legged, two handed throw down. I doubt there have been 5 women bb players who have done that.
So be ready for yet another Uconn player who makes us think before every game, "What will Ayanna do today"? Throw one down, grab 15 boards? My goodness, just when you think it can't get any better for us Uconn fans, along comes yet another game-changer!! Enjoy!!
I've chuckled more than a few times over the years reading BY posts regarding the subject of a Uconn player dunking in a game including comments about Geno 'allowing' it. The truth of the matter is we have never had a player with real throw down capabilities. It is one thing to flush a well placed alley-oop pass or throw one down on an open court during practice.
Yes, I was that 6'1" guy in high school who lived for warm-ups. The 5-10 minutes of layup drills pre-game was my whole game! I would start with finger rolls, air drops and on a night I had extra bounce could throw down an actual, but just borderline dunk. Then I would sit the pine hoping to get in garbage time minutes (because I was simply not a good bb player)
But let me tell you from experience, being able to throw one down occasionally in a lay up line and trying to throw down a dunk in a game, against defense, with tired legs is a whole different game!Yes, we have had a couple players like Stewie, Liv, Aubrey, and Gabby that could flush a perfectly placed alley-oop, and occasionally throw down that legit dunk on a cleared out floor-but they were borderline dunkers. In Ayanna, we have our first player that has simply crashed thru the dunk ceiling-as clearly demonstrated by that video showing her two legged, two handed throw down. I doubt there have been 5 women bb players who have done that.
So be ready for yet another Uconn player who makes us think before every game, "What will Ayanna do today"? Throw one down, grab 15 boards? My goodness, just when you think it can't get any better for us Uconn fans, along comes yet another game-changer!! Enjoy!!
