Reply to thread

Message

[QUOTE="NycUcWbbFan, post: 5037878, member: 13453"]
It is a thought experiment whether UConn would have beaten South Carolina for recent national championships without the injuries — [I]I think they would have just as UConn teams have beaten Tennessee teams in the past[/I]. Still, [B]it doesn’t hurt[/B] to have Bigs attuned to Geno’s system that will directly counteract South Carolina’s strength.

Dorka, Jana, Gandy, perhaps Lara, perhaps Olivia [I]reflects realities of recruiting U.S. Bigs[/I]. UConn brand position-less basketball has cache world-wide and Stewie (and Napheesa) are admired ambassadors. I am surprised that Geno wasn’t tapping Bigs who play for international national teams before this who are already pre-disposed to UConn, already play in a UConn-adjacent style and are better grounded in fundamentals.

This might be an over conjecture, but Geno has evolved with the times with respect to Bigs, given past recruiting misses, and [B]modern clustering[/B] particularly with South Carolina’s hoarding of Bigs.
[/QUOTE]

Verification

First name of men's bb coach