Can Kayleigh Become A Consistent Double Figure Scorer Next Year?

[ERWUC65]

One thing about KK is consistent top shelf defense and disruption. Kayleigh is an excellent defender but a more skilled and multi-dimensional offensive player than KK. K9 sometimes has been frenetic and mistake prone as the PG but I truly see high offensive potential to her as a scorer. As prior posts have pointed out, Jovana may be an even better scorer although it is hard to project the skills and results you see in the league she is currently in to our level where( Final Four excepted) the game is faster and should be called tighter.

As for Allie, it is true that K9 and Allie are symbiotic on the court but Allie also has had games where she has had no impact. We may in fact see a starting two guard offense with Ash and KK starting with a front court lineup of Jana/Olivia, Sarah and Blanca. I am focusing not on who starts but who is playing and I think if K9 shows that she can be a consistent scorer she will get the minutes.

I also think she is a WNBA player and that her meltdown in the FF will only mean she gets more focused and intense. I really believe she is that kind of a kid. We know she is very smart and the smart move is to work so hard that redemption is a given.

"a starting two guard offense with Ash and KK" ? 14.5 ppg last year. That would mean we would need 60 ppg from Jana/Olivia, Sarah and Blanca to be competitive.

 

[OldVet]

Not really. Last year, UConn's defense allowed 52.2 ppg; so on average, they wouldn't need 74.5 ppg to be competitive. Even if they did need the additional 60 points ppg, those points would come from a combination of Sarah, Blanca, Olivia, Jana, Kayleigh, Morgan, Allie, Jovana, Fisher, etc.

 

[ERWUC65]

Let' be realistic and just look at the last 3 games (against real competition). Defense allowed 52 ppg just like you said, but offense only scored 61 ppg. We have no stats on Morgan, Jovana or Fisher as they didn't play, but Kayleigh had 13 points and Allie 4 points in those 3 games. I wish I could share your optimism here, but...

 

[ucbart]

Of all the players on our roster, I think Heckel and Allie have to make the biggest jump for us to compete for a National Championship. They're both just better offensive players than KK and Ashlynn. After Sarah and Blanca, we need to get a lot of points from a lot of players, and they, to me, are the two most gifted offensive players on the team not named Sarah and Blanca.

 

[Monte]

We all know that K9 is a great defensive player.
On offense, she has given up some nice open shots
and passed the ball to another player. She has to shoot
more, and if she does, she will be a great all around
player.

 

[UCONNRPh]

Why not K9? Someone from the big guard group of KK, Ash, K9, Allie, Morgan & Kelis is going to have to step up as a scorer with more minutes next year.

We kind of know what the floor is with this group, but not what their ceiling is.

K9 showed a lot this year, especially in March. She could certainly be the one, and with KK&Ash now seniors, could have that starting point slot locked for the 27-28 season.

Allie

 

[BBallF]

"a starting two guard offense with Ash and KK" ? 14.5 ppg last year. That would mean we would need 60 ppg from Jana/Olivia, Sarah and Blanca to be competitive.

KK and Ash will definitely start as will Sarah and Blanca. That leaves one spot. Allie, Jovana, Olivia, Jana, K9, or a player to be named later? I suggested that K9, if she develops offensively over the summer , can play some off guard and if she does she will see more minutes. There were times where both KK and K9 were on the floor at the same time last year. I don't think that is controversial at all.