Brianna Turner Verbals to Notre Dame

[triaddukefan]

Hmmm?

Empress Davenport
Jordan Jones
Jada Terry
Jada Butts
Brittainey Raven
Cokie Reed
Tiffany Moore (was just as good as Sims in HS. Injuries done her in)
Peyton Little
Monique Smalls
Adaora Elonu
Shanay Washington
Karla Gilbert
Kelsi Baker
Kristen Grant
Rachel Mitchell
Cassie Peoples
Alexia Standish
Nneka Enemkpali .............
Empress Davenport

I said elite.... not merely good...

 

[UConnCat]

The 2014 season will be very interesting if UCONN doesn't land a top big. Turner will have the physical talent to match up with Stewart, Tuck and Reimer could be a fairly equal match-up and Lloyd is super talented and probably a bit better than Jefferson.

KML will be a senior; she's pretty good. I'll take Stewart the junior (FF MVP) over Turner the freshman.

 

[sarals24]

Lloyd was better than Jefferson this year. I think we might revisit that statement in a few years.

 

[Stray Cat]

That was only according to Mike Siroky, who is basically a 'publicist' for the SEC, so I have no idea why he was weighing in on this situation, as no SEC teams were in her final 6 (Baylor, UConn, Duke, Notre Dame, Stanford and Texas). She just visited Notre Dame in late April (per tweets from Taya Reimer).

According to an Irish fan I correspond with, Mike Siroky "is a small-time hack who use to cover ND for a local rag. His handle at NDNation is NTGD."

Just passing along what I heard.

 

[easttexastrash]

I said elite.... not merely good...

• Reed to Texas
• Shanay Washington (before her ACL tears wast top 10) to Baylor
• Courtney Williams (Hoopgurlz #10) went to TAMU
• Karla Gilbert (Hoopgurlz #9 and top rated post player in her calss) to TAMU
• For 2015 two top 10 players have committed to Texas: #7 Higgs and #8 Hosey
• Griner to Baylor
• Sims to Baylor
• McCowan will most likely stay in state as well. She certainly has her pick of Baylor, Texas or TAMU. She is seen at a lot of Baylor home games so I think we will see her in a Baylor uni.

However, your point is well made, as the top 5 rated players from Texas are leaving the state consistently.

• Turner to ND
• Caldwell to UCLA
• Jefferson to UCONN
• Jones to Duke
• Forthan (although a bust) to LSU
• Amber Orrange to Stanford
• Ogwumike x 2 to Stanford
• Bone to USC (although she returned to TAMU)

 

[triaddukefan]

• 
  [ ]Reed to Texas
  [ ]Shanay Washington (before her ACL tears wast top 10) to Baylor
  [ ]Courtney Williams (Hoopgurlz #10) went to TAMU
  [ ]Karla Gilbert (Hoopgurlz #9 and top rated post player in her calss) to TAMU
  [ ]For 2015 two top 10 players have committed to Texas: #7 Higgs and #8 Hosey
  [ ]Griner to Baylor
  [ ]Sims to Baylor
  [ ]McCowan will most likely stay in state as well. She certainly has her pick of Baylor, Texas or TAMU. She is seen at a lot of Baylor home games so I think we will see her in a Baylor uni.

However, your point is well made, as the top 5 rated players from Texas are leaving the state consistently.

• 
  [ ]Turner to ND
  [ ]Caldwell to UCLA
  [ ]Jefferson to UCONN
  [ ]Jones to Duke
  [ ]Forthan (although a bust) to LSU
  [ ]Amber Orrange to Stanford
  [ ]Ogwumike x 2 to Stanford
  [ ]Bone to USC (although she returned to TAMU)

I had no idea that Orrange was rated so highly coming out of high school. And please please please dont refer to the University of South Carolina as USC You had me confused for a second.

 

[chrissaran]

Lloyd, Reimer and Turner. How about Stewart, Tuck and Chong. Unless you weren't paying attention, Morgan will be one of the best power forwards in women's college basketball. Wait till Chong gets acclimated. She'll surpass Mo Jeff like she was standing still. Her skill level is off the charts. She has the size advantage, shooting advantage and rebounding advantage over Mo Jeff. Just wait and see. Also, her court vision is incredible.

 

[sarals24]

Lloyd, Reimer and Turner. How about Stewart, Tuck and Chong. Unless you weren't paying attention, Morgan will be one of the best power forwards in women's college basketball. Wait till Chong gets acclimated. She'll surpass Mo Jeff like she was standing still. Her skill level is off the charts. She has the size advantage, shooting advantage and rebounding advantage over Mo Jeff. Just wait and see. Also, her court vision is incredible.

Why do we need to cut down one of our own players to make a point about Saniya? We are incredibly lucky to have such a quick twosome next year.

 

[connboy77]

Lloyd, Reimer and Turner. How about Stewart, Tuck and Chong. Unless you weren't paying attention, Morgan will be one of the best power forwards in women's college basketball. Wait till Chong gets acclimated. She'll surpass Mo Jeff like she was standing still. Her skill level is off the charts. She has the size advantage, shooting advantage and rebounding advantage over Mo Jeff. Just wait and see. Also, her court vision is incredible.

Lets not discount Mo Jefferson just yet. I think all of us are going to see a major improvement with Mo this year. She should be the starting point guard for the next three years. This is not to say Chong is not going to be very, very good. I see Chong as more of a shooting guard and backup to Jefferson.

 

[Bayareahusky]

MoJeff is developing nicely.... I am a big believer...She will be fine.

 

[msf22b]

The 3 losses to UConn this season were a direct result of inexperienced freshman and injuries. You saw what happened to ND in the FF when UConn was healthy. As great as ND was the past 4 seasons UConn won 2 NC an ND won none.[/quote]
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Let's not forget the three losses the previous year.
Muffit should get a boatload of credit for taking her seriously undermanned team and masking all issues until the final 4. Having over-achieved against us for two seasons, they finally underperformed, panicked, or were harried by the staff's brilliant defensive schemes and Stewie's offensive and defensive domination (or possibly a bit of all 4). The've been undersized for a long time w/o ill effect until then…

As an asside to my above and below arguements, having watched the game three times this week, we had lot's of standout moments and contributions. Bria's 3 and pull-up, Morgan's all-around game, Kelly's D and rebounding, MoJeff's harrying of Sky, KLM's huge 3 from left field during a cold spell in the 2nd and that drive and one, Steff's all-around toughness and solid D…Did I forget anyone? It certainly wasn't a one man game like some of Maya's for example.

Muffit's brilliance as confidence builder and strategist is very close to the level at UConn.
I am delighted that some of the best recruits recognize this and are choosing the Irish. Hard to see any real competition except them unless the North Carolina kids take over the program.

Lloyd is super talented and probably a bit better than Jefferson…Easttexastrasch​

It has been my season-long view that our frosh were partially hidden from view by Geno and only let loose in the NCAA's.​

I expect that their contributions in future season's will amaze. Stewie, of course, but Mo and Morgan continue to be seriously underrated…Wait, the best is yet to come.​

 

[ASweet3781]

And let's face it, Muffett is a great coach and the three wins over UCONN after the loss of three top players only made her look even better.

The 2014 season will be very interesting if UCONN doesn't land a top big. Turner will have the physical talent to match up with Stewart, Tuck and Reimer could be a fairly equal match-up and Lloyd is super talented and probably a bit better than Jefferson.

I love how fans come to our board and pump up other teams at our players expense.

Seems to me we have about 20 years of evidence to show that it's OTHER teams that should worry about US.

I love how you say Jewel Loyd is super talented while also saying Turner as a frosh will be able to match up with an experienced upperclassmen Stewart. Gee awfully rosey scenario there favoring ND.

Let me rewrite that for you from our perspective. No one in this last tournament was more "super talented" than Breanna Stewart. That would include your girl down in Waco who led a team (or failed to lead?) that choked big time and I mean big time due to arrogance. Perhaps instead of pretending to be Phi Slamma Jamma and throwing down slam dunks on an overmatched FSU team they should have been practicing their perimeter D and basic scouting report follow (IE. Don't leave Slaughter open for 3). How did Louisville and Notre Dame match up against Stewart? Not too well I recall. Curious what you have seen from Brianna Turner who has yet to play a minute of college bball that suggests she will match up with Stewart in her 3rd year as a freshman.

Oh yeah I know you love to come here and remind us all the time over such pleasantries as "Muffett had three wins over you guys...". As if we didn't know that. She also like you guys failed to win the game that counted. So kindly take those 3 wins and...well never mind.

 

[Bayareahusky]

ASweet - Ditto your thoughts, thanks. I think everyone, in general, gets too sexed up about the new flow of recruits coming in for that particular year, and blindly anoints them the new worldbeaters of WCBB...... That just does not happen..... People who are counting on Mercedes Russell and Brianna Turner refacing the trajectory of WCBB are sadly mistaken...... Diamond as well..... remember when that crowd commited to UNC last year,.... all of a sudden UNC is in the driver's seat to wil it all in '14.....

These players may develop well, and give Muffet a lot of credit for her coaching skills..... but barring injury on our side this coming year, I don't see an equal.

 

[UcMiami]

Just in response to the last two - I really enjoy when other team's fans come in and provide an outside view of WCBB and they seldom talk smack here. And we all fall in love with the newest toy and sometimes lose perspective on the proven vets on our team and others. Prime example is KML who sometimes seems to be forgotten in the joy over last year's freshman class. Stewie, Morgan, and MoJeff are going to be great fun to watch for the next three years, and I expect great things from Chong as well, but ... this team will go only as far as Stef and Bria and KML carry them next year and 2014-15 rests on KML's capable shoulders.
So ... please don't be too quick to take umbrage at our guest posters. Not ever comment praising other teams and players is meant to be a hit on the Uconn players/team.
And yes - agree that MoJeff and Morgan were kept somewhat under wraps. Geno does not like starting freshman because of the added pressure it puts on them during their transition to college and because he knows you can't depend on their consistency. (See Stewie through the year) Sometimes he has no choice, and occasionally a freshman demands it based on skill AND speed at assimilating the system.

 

[doggydaddy]

Just in response to the last two - I really enjoy when other team's fans come in and provide an outside view of WCBB and they seldom talk smack here. And we all fall in love with the newest toy and sometimes lose perspective on the proven vets on our team and others. Prime example is KML who sometimes seems to be forgotten in the joy over last year's freshman class. Stewie, Morgan, and MoJeff are going to be great fun to watch for the next three years, and I expect great things from Chong as well, but ... this team will go only as far as Stef and Bria and KML carry them next year and 2014-15 rests on KML's capable shoulders.
So ... please don't be too quick to take umbrage at our guest posters. Not ever comment praising other teams and players is meant to be a hit on the Uconn players/team.
And yes - agree that MoJeff and Morgan were kept somewhat under wraps. Geno does not like starting freshman because of the added pressure it puts on them during their transition to college and because he knows you can't depend on their consistency. (See Stewie through the year) Sometimes he has no choice, and occasionally a freshman demands it based on skill AND speed at assimilating the system.

We should treat their opinions that we disagree with like we treat fellow Uconn fans opinions when we disagree.....with distant and disgust.

Seriously, we should treat the long time visiting fans as part of the family. And feel free to disagree.

ETT likes to poke at the Uconn fans with his comments about players. He can take the return fire without your protection.

 

[UcMiami]

We should treat their opinions that we disagree with like we treat fellow Uconn fans opinions when we disagree.....with distant and disgust.

Seriously, we should treat the long time visiting fans as part of the family. And feel free to disagree.

ETT likes to poke at the Uconn fans with his comments about players. He can take the return fire without your protection.

I alway try to maintain a good 10 foot distance from all poster I disagree with!
And yes I agree, but I just think a few people react with a slightly quick trigger, but who am I to complain?!

 

[easttexastrash]

For the record, I have praised Stewart over and over and over on this board and gone as far as to say that she may be one of the best players in WCBB history. So get off the "we're being disrespected" bit. My admiration for Stewart is well established with the regulars on the BY women's board. I'm not sure how often the two complainers visit this board but obviously not enough to know how often I praise almost all phases of the UCONN program.

Saying that Turner has the "physical talent" to match up with Stewart is true, IMO. That doesn't mean that I think she has equal basketball talent. But Turner has been described as winning the genetic lottery and I do think that she will have the athletic abilities to match up with Stewart. But Stewart is in her own category when it comes to basketball abilities...she has it all.

Jefferson may end up as a better player than Lloyd but at this point Lloyd has an advantage, IMO. But we know that Geno develops players better than any other player.

To say that Notre Dame may match up with UCONN is not a stretch. Muffett is an excellent coach and is going to have the most talent she has ever had.

 

[easttexastrash]

These players may develop well, and give Muffet a lot of credit for her coaching skills..... but barring injury on our side this coming year, I don't see an equal.

For the record, my reference was to 2014-15 when Turner arrives and after UCONN loses Dolson. I agree that in the 2013 UCONN will steamroll over everyone with little resistance.

 

[easttexastrash]

I love how fans come to our board and pump up other teams at our players expense.

Seems to me we have about 20 years of evidence to show that it's OTHER teams that should worry about US.

I love how you say Jewel Loyd is super talented while also saying Turner as a frosh will be able to match up with an experienced upperclassmen Stewart. Gee awfully rosey scenario there favoring ND.

Let me rewrite that for you from our perspective. No one in this last tournament was more "super talented" than Breanna Stewart. That would include your girl down in Waco who led a team (or failed to lead?) that choked big time and I mean big time due to arrogance. Perhaps instead of pretending to be Phi Slamma Jamma and throwing down slam dunks on an overmatched FSU team they should have been practicing their perimeter D and basic scouting report follow (IE. Don't leave Slaughter open for 3). How did Louisville and Notre Dame match up against Stewart? Not too well I recall. Curious what you have seen from Brianna Turner who has yet to play a minute of college bball that suggests she will match up with Stewart in her 3rd year as a freshman.

Oh yeah I know you love to come here and remind us all the time over such pleasantries as "Muffett had three wins over you guys...". As if we didn't know that. She also like you guys failed to win the game that counted. So kindly take those 3 wins and...well never mind.

You are tremendously defensive to be a fan of the winningest program in WCBB history. The mere suggestion that another team may match up with UCONN is upsetting to you?

I said that Lloyd is tremendously talented and is "probably a BIT better than Jefferson" and that is upsetting to you? She was a bit better than Jefferson last year. That may not be the case in years to come but she was the better player last year. And Jefferson is a tremendous talent, just not proven yet to be on the same level as Lloyd.

 

[Rb335]

This is a great get for ND. Turner, Reimer and Lloyd with Allen will be a promising group of 4. I think ND should expect to be getting many more top recruits in the years to come as Muffet has established herself and her program in the top few programs. However, a side note. Although Muffet did coach her team to something like 7 of 8 wins against UCONN, it is still clear that Geno is the better coach, he got his team the NC that ND couldn't get in back to back NCAA finals appearances. Interesting.

 

[Tonyc]

Lloyd is a was a great player this season with Diggins handling the point, as were the rest of her teammates. Lets see what happens without Diggins. If the statement which was infured that Diggins is what makes them go then without Diggins somebody needs to become that leader. Many fans including me didn't think ND would be as good as they were last season with all they lost. They were and many thought it was Diggins who made them that good. Well shes gone so lets see how that plays out and if somebody else steps up into the leadership role for ND.

 

[msf22b]

Muffit finds a way to confound, darn good coach.
But match the Husky's in the next few…Nah!

 

[easttexastrash]

Lloyd is a was a great player this season with Diggins handling the point, as were the rest of her teammates. Lets see what happens without Diggins. If the statement which was infured that Diggins is what makes them go then without Diggins somebody needs to become that leader. Many fans including me didn't think ND would be as good as they were last season with all they lost. They were and many thought it was Diggins who made them that good. Well shes gone so lets see how that plays out and if somebody else steps up into the leadership role for ND.

Should be interesting to see. Diggins will no doubt be a big loss but Lloyd will have that first year under her belt and should only get better. The thing I like about her is that she can create her own shot and mix it up inside against bigger players, as well.

 

[easttexastrash]

This is a great get for ND. Turner, Reimer and Lloyd with Allen will be a promising group of 4. I think ND should expect to be getting many more top recruits in the years to come as Muffet has established herself and her program in the top few programs. However, a side note. Although Muffet did coach her team to something like 7 of 8 wins against UCONN, it is still clear that Geno is the better coach, he got his team the NC that ND couldn't get in back to back NCAA finals appearances. Interesting.

Didn't ND have two wins against UCONN in the FF before this year? Or was it just one?

 

[ASweet3781]

You are tremendously defensive to be a fan of the winningest program in WCBB history. The mere suggestion that another team may match up with UCONN is upsetting to you?

I said that Lloyd is tremendously talented and is "probably a BIT better than Jefferson" and that is upsetting to you? She was a bit better than Jefferson last year. That may not be the case in years to come but she was the better player last year. And Jefferson is a tremendous talent, just not proven yet to be on the same level as Lloyd.

Believe me it's not just the Loyd/Jefferson comment that annoyed me.

You come to a UConn board and suggest that Loyd is quite a bit better than Jefferson all but writing off any chance that Jefferson who made tremendous improvement as the year went on will continue to improve. Jefferson was not asked to do nearly as much as Loyd needed to do for their 2 teams to be successful. Loyd had no choice but to start and was needed to score for ND to be successful this year. Kudos to her for doing that. I could have said last season that many different guards were "quite a bit better" than Brianna Banks too. 1 year later up until her ACL those guards were no longer "quite a bit better" than Banks. Teams change. Roles change. Players change. It is way too early to say who will be "quite a bit better" in the 2014-2015 season no? Interesting in your analysis of the 2015 season you don't even mention the player who maybe the best player on UConn. Kaleena Mosqueda Lewis. I would say UConn would have the edge over ND with her and Stewie as a senior/junior tandem. Wouldn't you?

Than at the same time you suggest that Turner as a frosh would be able to physically match up with Stewart as a junior, an utterly absurd statement. I respect other peoples opinions but I don't particularly care for analysis that biased.

Let me go to the Baylor board and start my posts with..."Don't forget, remember the time Baylor suffered the most humiliating upset in NCAA history against Louisville..." or "Remember when Gary Blair beat you with everything on the line in 2011.." and see if I don't irritate a few folks. Pardon me if I suspect many there would be "defensive" if I was that kind of guest on your board.