Good possibility .. let's see what shakes out in practice, head-to-head, eh?
And she doesn't know it!
Holes or not they still had to learn in a hurry and perform at a level acceptable to the coaches. Believe me, if they had not they would not be playing as much.You are all assuming that Nika won't make a sophomore jump? Admittedly not all players do, but with her apparent drive and what we hear of her work ethic, I think it's reasonable to assume that she will improve going into next season. Azzi has a reputation of being a can't miss player and she very likely is, but she hasn't even had a college level practice yet. It might be a little early to anoint her, although Milford may think otherwise.
In any case, there will be a lively debate about the starting five during the offseason, as there always is.
As for Saylor, she arrived on campus in the middle of the season. I imagine there was very little "teaching of he system" at that point. What she is learning she is absorbing herself. I doubt the coaching staff has much time for her at this point as they are focusing on preparing for the tournaments. As an analogy, Saylor is taking introductory courses via distance learning. The core seven (or eight) for the tournament are getting graduate level one on one in person instruction. That is as it should be at this point.
Miles and the young lady at Oregon State are playing because those teams had holes in their rosters that they had no one else to fill and, to their credit, they are making a positive impact for their teams.
We need points off the bench and she guarantees that for us. that is not Nika and Griffen isn a consistent enough. She could start and provide the intensity Nika brings but points off the bench are more important
And, we can be pretty sure the players on the team today are VERY aware of who is coming in next summer. They will be fully aware of their reputations, skill sets and so on. I imagine they have played with or against them or in show case events with them. So, No Surprises! And that will motivate the current bunch to elevate their games to earn playing time. Should make everyone AND the TEAM better next season.You are all assuming that Nika won't make a sophomore jump? Admittedly not all players do, but with her apparent drive and what we hear of her work ethic, I think it's reasonable to assume that she will improve going into next season. Azzi has a reputation of being a can't miss player and she very likely is, but she hasn't even had a college level practice yet. It might be a little early to anoint her, although Milford may think otherwise.
In any case, there will be a lively debate about the starting five during the offseason, as there always is.
As for Saylor, she arrived on campus in the middle of the season. I imagine there was very little "teaching of he system" at that point. What she is learning she is absorbing herself. I doubt the coaching staff has much time for her at this point as they are focusing on preparing for the tournaments. As an analogy, Saylor is taking introductory courses via distance learning. The core seven (or eight) for the tournament are getting graduate level one on one in person instruction. That is as it should be at this point.
Miles and the young lady at Oregon State are playing because those teams had holes in their rosters that they had no one else to fill and, to their credit, they are making a positive impact for their teams.
I didn't know that. I do know she is a very intelligent person who appears to travel to the beat of a different drummer. It also appeared she got the fast hook whenever she made a mistake. I don't know. So she get's a chance to play and leads the Country in rebounding (16.6 rpg) and double-doubles (33). She was Big East rookie of the year before coming to Uconn. Now she is playing professionally in Europe. My impression is her talents were wasted at Uconn, at a time when we were in need of being bigger down low. That picture never made sense to me. Another Espinosa-Hunter situation?
I know why she left. She played well when she left and I think she would have had a much better career at UConn if she had not gotten hurt her first season. She had gotten mentally and physically prepared but the thumb injury held her back. I cannot imagine her frustration after waiting all that time. The same thing happened to Anna this season. Fortunately, she has three years to get back on track.
where is Mir?
