Brunelle To ND

[HoopsFan21]

As a big ND fan and alum, I sure hope so, but we've been burned before. Came so close to many top recruits, especially the last couple of years. I'll believe it when I see it.

Hey after ND's run through the tourney this year and the amount of attention it got, your team may be the hot new program that every top recruit wants to be a part of. Who wouldn't want to join a team that knocks down game winning shots at the buzzer in front of a national TV audience?

 

[NewCorn]

Assuming Dolphin is correct, and UConn backed off Brunelle, even though she was a strong lean towards the Huskies, that can only mean that UConn has their sites set on one or more talented wings/forwards in the 2019 Class who they feel are a better fit at UConn. The names most often mentioned are Haley Jones & Amihere.

Bingo! Air Amihere is the prize. Fill the Canadian seat on the court. And get Aliyah Boston in the post. All is well in Husky Land.

 

[UConnCat]

Assuming Dolphin is correct, and UConn backed off Brunelle, even though she was a strong lean towards the Huskies, that can only mean that UConn has their sites set on one or more talented wings/forwards in the 2019 Class who they feel are a better fit at UConn. The names most often mentioned are Haley Jones & Amihere.

Seems to be a reasonable interpretation of what is going on..

 

[NewCorn]

if that's true, Geno better have somebody great signed sealed and delivered because otherwise that could become a big issue

Think Air Amihere.

 

[Dillon77]

As a big ND fan and alum, I sure hope so, but we've been burned before. Came so close to many top recruits, especially the last couple of years. I'll believe it when I see it.

Pessimism is a good thing. Last year many Husky fans were convinced Megan Walker was heading to South Bend so we were all overjoyed when she chose UConn.

I think Brunelle is heading your way.

I very much hope she's headed our way. However, as my former frosh football coach once (strongly) suggested, "don't get too high, don't get too low and when you get in the end zone, smile a bit but act like you've been there."

Stay tuned (but...Go Irish!)

 

[bballnut90]

If she picks ND, it’ll be the first number one recruit that Muffet has landed since Michelle Marciniak back in 1991.

Notre Dame needs to haul in a solid 2019 class if they want to remain a perennial top 5 team. They lose 4 if contributors next year and didn’t land any top 10 kids for 2017 and 2018. I think Muffet will figure out a way to make magic happen, but it’ll be a lot easier if Brunelle comes to South Bend.

 

[oldude]

I very much hope she's headed our way. However, as my former frosh football coach once (strongly) suggested, "don't get too high, don't get too low and when you get in the end zone, smile a bit but act like you've been there."

Stay tuned (but...Go Irish!)

As a lineman, I scored one TD my entire HS & College career. When one of our DB’s stuck out his hand to congratulate me, I jumped on him, knocking him over on his ass.

Obviously, I hadn’t been there before or since.

 

[Charliebball]

Think Air Amihere.

sure would be happy to have her but she's a total wild card............I don't think anybody knows which way she's leaning................would be nice if Kia put in a good word........... certainly would enjoy her and ONO flying up and down the court together

 

[Charliebball]

Missing out on Burckers, could just really open the door for Van Lith, both players seem like they would fit the Uconn player profile.

I like Van Lithe but Bueckers is the best all around prospect I've seen for her age ever..............she could play for UConn right now and she's still a soph in high school

 

[TitleTown]

Brunelle. Bueckers, and Fudd are all signed, sealed, and delivered to ND.

 

[TitleTown]

I like Van Lithe but Bueckers is the best all around prospect I've seen for her age ever....she could play for UConn right now and she's still a soph in high school

Stop it!

 

[Charliebball]

Brunelle. Bueckers, and Fudd are all signed, sealed, and delivered to ND.

I wouldn't necessarily believe that.............package deals are often spoken about but rarely happen..................there's way too much time before Bueckers and Fudd can sign to know where they end up...............everybody around here is acting like ND will get every great recruit because they won a single NC...............geez..................if they lose in the round of 16 next year does everybody jump ship!!.................even UConn missed out on some awesome talent after they won four NCs in a row........

 

[HoopsFan21]

I like Van Lithe but Bueckers is the best all around prospect I've seen for her age ever....she could play for UConn right now and she's still a soph in high school

Bet not.

 

[UConnCat]

I’ve watched a lot of Brunelle, and she’s clearly a very solid, all-around player. At the same time, it’s difficult to gauge her athleticism as she tends to dominate against weaker competition in HS in VA.

I think those who are acutely interested in such things have watched her plenty and have gauged her athleticism.

 

[oldude]

I think those who are acutely interested in such things have watched her plenty and have gauged her athleticism.

Clearly, if Geno & UConn cooled on Brunelle, there’s a good reason. William Monroe HS is in the Northwest part of VA, near the Shenandoah Valley. A lot of the teams they regularly play are from rural areas.

The hotbeds of VA basketball are the DC suburbs, Hampton Roads & the greater Richmond area where MW is from.

It’s noteworthy that the first time this season that Monroe played any team outside of their region, was the 2nd round of the state playoffs vs Hopewell, from just outside of Richmond.

Hopewell hammered Monroe by 21 pts, and while Brunelle had 22 pts in a losing effort, she did not have a good shooting night, while being outplayed by a freshman who was guarding her.

 

[Charliebball]

Clearly, if Geno & UConn cooled on Brunelle, there’s a good reason. William Monroe HS is in the Northwest part of VA, near the Shenandoah Valley. A lot of the teams they regularly play are from rural areas.

Hopewell hammered Monroe by 21 pts, and while Brunelle had 22 pts in a losing effort, she did not have a good shooting night, while being outplayed by a freshman who was guarding her.

I'd be thrilled if SB chose UConn but I'm sure there are some that aren't 100% sold that she's going to dominate at the college level............doesn't shoot as well from KLS (who does) but has a better inside game............that still sounds pretty good in my book

 

[bschwartz]

She's either going to ND or doing some next-level headfakes on twitter. For example:

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That post was on April Fools Day.

 

[oldude]

I'd be thrilled if SB chose UConn but I'm sure there are some that aren't 100% sold that she's going to dominate at the college level..doesn't shoot as well from KLS (who does) but has a better inside game..that still sounds pretty good in my book

The early take on SB was that she was a more physical version of Lou, and certainly her rebounds and inside scoring in HS seems to bear that out. But I got to tell you, when you look at a lot of SB’s highlights she’s putting up big numbers against teams that lack size, athleticism or both. That doesn’t mean that SB won’t be really good at the next level, but there’s clearly a reason that UConn backed off.

 

[Charliebball]

The early take on SB was that she was a more physical version of Lou, and certainly her rebounds and inside scoring in HS seems to bear that out. But I got to tell you, when you look at a lot of SB’s highlights she’s putting up big numbers against teams that lack size, athleticism or both. That doesn’t mean that SB won’t be really good at the next level, but there’s clearly a reason that UConn backed off.

unfortunately like most of the UConn recruiting/transfer stories, we'll probably never know what really happened but we'll certainly find out what kind of player SB turns out to be........

 

[Sluconn Husky]

That post was on April Fools Day.

Be a pretty cruel trick to play on Notre Dame and their fans from one of her friends.

 

[nwhoopfan]

That size of the school thing doesn't mean that much. I keep pointing out that Van Lith is playing against fairly low level competition in rural Washington, that doesn't diminish what kind of player she is.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Bet not.

Geno apparently thinks so.

 

[Orangutan]

That post was on April Fools Day.

So was the National Championship, which is what prompted it.

Trust me there are many other examples I could have posted from before and after

 

[MilfordHusky]

I fully expect that Brunelle will choose N.D. for reasons that Dolphan noted. Plus, there may be more to it than that.

I think Sam's friends will consider N.D. a little more strongly because she'll be there, but I think Buckers and Fudd are smart and independent. They may also choose N.D., but it's way too early to say. I've heard that Geno really wants Buckers and Fudd. He will give them his best effort.

Will N.D.'s championship help them recruit? I think so, but it won't mean they'll get all of the top 5 kids or anything like that.

With regard to the UConn class of 2019, Geno appeared to be recruiting others and may be optimistic about getting at least some of them. I think Jones, Boston, and Amihere are at the top of his list.

 

[meyers7]

I think Sam's friends will consider N.D. a little more strongly because she'll be there, but I think Buckers and Fudd are smart and independent. They may also choose N.D., but it's way too early to say. I've heard that Geno really wants Buckers and Fudd. He will give them his best effort.

Some of the best players in the world have come from UCONN (Bird,Taurasi, Charles, Moore, Stewart). Not sure how Fudd can pass that up.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Some of the best players in the world have come from UCONN (Bird,Taurasi, Charles, Moore, Stewart). Not sure how Fudd can pass that up.

Muffet is a very good coach, but no one develops talent like Geno et al. Being part of the UConn family is very valuable in the pros.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

The following tweet was "liked" by Brunelle. She's taking all the mystery out of this.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Oh, and she "liked" this one too:

 

[TitleTown]

I wouldn't necessarily believe that...package deals are often spoken about but rarely happen...there's way too much time before Bueckers and Fudd can sign to know where they end up.....everybody around here is acting like ND will get every great recruit because they won a single NC.....geez...if they lose in the round of 16 next year does everybody jump ship!!.......even UConn missed out on some awesome talent after they won four NCs in a row...

That's not why I think they are going to ND. I am just basing my opinion on the joyful reactions of Brunelle and Bueckers to ND winning the NC, the multiple photos of each of them decked out in ND gear, and a gut feeling. I also think kids are changing and as the years go on fewer and fewer of them want to play for a coach that is as demanding as Geno is.

 

[Charliebball]

That's not why I think they are going to ND. I am just basing my opinion on the joyful reactions of Brunelle and Bueckers to ND winning the NC, the multiple photos of each of them decked out in ND gear, and a gut feeling. I also think kids are changing and as the years go on fewer and fewer of them want to play for a coach that is as demanding as Geno is.

everything I've read/seen about Bueckers shouts old school ..........she's basketball 24/7 and is always looking to improve her game.............from all appearances, if there was ever a recruit made for UConn she would be it