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King Kong said:

Ayanna Patterson dunks, has a great smile & braces, many say she's 6'3", & will be flying down the court with Paige next year. Dawn Staley will hate her when she gets dunked on. Bad for, you know.....
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She seems like Aaliyah to me, fierce on the court, all smiles off the court. In one video, saw her get 2 offensive rebounds, blocked by 2 players, & put it in the hoop on the 3rd try, & the same on a drive to the basket, with 3 opponents around her. Wasn't averse to contact, & did not seem foul prone. Very quick on the court. Long, snappy passes. I think UConn scored brilliantly on Ayanna.
 
BostonBay said:
I just watched some of her highlite videos. She looks bigger than 6'2". Is that right? Looks like she is physical enough to play the 4.
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Many references to her height being 6'3"- Maybe by next year, she'll be 6'4"! She looks very long.
 
King Kong said:
She seems like Aaliyah to me, fierce on the court, all smiles off the court. In one video, saw her get 2 offensive rebounds, blocked by 2 players, & put it in the hoop on the 3rd try, & the same on a drive to the basket, with 3 opponents around her. Wasn't averse to contact, & did not seem foul prone. Very quick on the court. Long, snappy passes. I think UConn scored brilliantly on Ayanna.
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ASGR lists Ayanna at 6'3" now.
 
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Huskie78 said:
The only thing that brings me more joy is UCONN beating them to a pulp!

Signed,
Someone who lives 2 miles from the ND campus
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Unfortunately for you, I don’t see Coach Ivey being particularly anxious to schedule UConn again for the Huskies bi-annual trip to South Bend.
 
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I had another thought on Ayanna’s recruitment. Geno has a particular recruiting advantage over most other coaches that is even more pronounced when you can’t bring kids on campus for the typical “dog & pony” shows that many colleges stage for recruits.

Geno has always been extremely good at engaging in conversation with teenage kids on their level with intelligence, humor and motivation, something that is not easy for a lot of coaches, and many parents as well. In addition, Geno has always been comfortable talking to and reassuring parents that their “little girl” will be safe and able to prosper at UConn.

Without on campus visits, all that is left is a school’s reputation and the ability of the coaches to connect with a recruit and her family. Advantage = UConn!!!
 
oldude said:
I had another thought on Ayanna’s recruitment. Geno has a particular recruiting advantage over most other coaches that is even more pronounced when you can’t bring kids on campus for the typical “dog & pony” shows that many colleges stage for recruits.

Geno has always been extremely good at engaging in conversation with teenage kids on their level with intelligence, humor and motivation, something that is not easy for a lot of coaches, and many parents as well. In addition, Geno has always been comfortable talking to and reassuring parents that their “little girl” will be safe and able to prosper at UConn.

Without on campus visits, all that is left is a school’s reputation and the ability of the coaches to connect with a recruit and her family. Advantage = UConn!!!
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Some schools cannot show off them nice drones flying around arenas and showering potential recruits with leaflets and baby pictures on t-shirts. ;)
 
King Kong said:
Many references to her height being 6'3"- Maybe by next year, she'll be 6'4"! She looks very long.
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Equally important is her strength and what appears to be a Edwards like ability to use physical contact to her advantage. With another year+ to add muscle before entering UConn, she has the ability to be very special.
 
browns said:
Where are those posters that were complaining Geno couldn't recruit anymore..this years class..next year and the year after that..can't really ask for much more
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I don't know anyone on this page who ever claimed that Coach Geno "couldn't recruit anymore." Coach Geno himself remarked that he had lost out on recruits for two years running. We went into one of UConn's recruiting slumps, but not to the extent we did between Diana's recruitment and the landing of Tina Charles. Clearly, this represents one of the biggest "up" periods of recruiting we've had.

Would love to see a projected starting five plus the next two off the bench for each of the next three years!!! Too soon?...
 
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King Kong said:
ASGR lists Ayanna at 6'3" now.
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For those more in the know, what is it with the low heights? Is it that these services first list these players in middle school and just don't update the demographic info regularly?
 
enigmatic said:
We got Brady, now we got Patterson but yet again I'm still greedy and say I still want Barker too. Stanford can have Betts and Oregon State can have Gardiner even if I wanted them to
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you think we are still in on Barker after getting AP?
 
eebmg said:
Barker, 'Come on down'. ;)
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Barker would be another talented addition, but if all the projected returning players, signees and commits are on the roster in 2 years, that will give UConn 10 wings, forwards or centers, and only 4 guards, one of whom is a walkon.

I hope UConn’s next commitment comes from a guard. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I hope that commitment is KiKi Rice, the #1 rated pg in the class of 2022, who can play either the 1 or 2.
 
oldude said:
Barker would be another talented addition, but if all the projected returning players, signees and commits are on the roster in 2 years, that will give UConn 10 wings, forwards or centers, and only 4 guards, one of whom is a walkon.

I hope UConn’s next commitment comes from a guard. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I hope that commitment is KiKi Rice, the #1 rated pg in the class of 2022, who can play either the 1 or 2.
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I know, just fun to say. :oops:
 
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oldude said:
Where is Dan Shaughnassy when you need him? Clearly Ayanna & Ice together for 4 years at UConn is really BAD for WBB.....and when you consider that they will overlap Aaliyah for 2 years, it could be absolutely terrifying for UConn opponents.
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You are so spot on! A couple of real bangers on the boards with Aaliyah mentoring them for two years. Scary!
 
Do you think she'll wear her HS #34 at UConn? From several of the previous posts her club coach's wife is two-time UConn national champ Tamika Williams who also wore #34. Good mojo in that number.

Saylor got her HS #4, Azzi will have her HS #35, and probably Amari will get her #42. Ice is #25 - all available.

Ducharme's HS #13 but Christyn has that for at least another season - it was her HS # too.

I recall that there have been previous posts about uniform numbers but I can't find them. In a program like ours it's a fun way to connect past with present.
 
Fairfield Fan said:
I don't know anyone on this page who ever claimed that Coach Geno "couldn't recruit anymore." Coach Geno himself remarked that he had lost out on recruits for two years running. We went into one of UConn's recruiting slumps, but not to the extent we did between Diana's recruitment and the landing of Tina Charles. Clearly, this represents one of the biggest "up" periods of recruiting we've had.

Would love to see a projected starting five plus the next two off the bench for each of the next three years!!! Too soon?...
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When Brunelle went to ND, there was a poster that said Geno couldn’t recruit anymore. The Paige and Azzi were following her there. UConn would no longer get top recruits
 
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