Best left hand I’ve ever seen on an incoming freshman………..As Saniya continues to get more comfortable with Geno’s offensive / defensive schemes, and the on court tendencies of her fellow teammates, I expect there will be a lot more “WOW”S” coming from the stands at Gampel Pavilion, the XL Center and the various home venues of our opponents.
I’m sure it will take a while for Saniya to feel completely comfortable on the floor…….hopefully it will happen this year…..the timetable is different for each incoming freshman. When she’s on the floor now, it’s obvious to me, she’s deferring to her courtmates (as well she should, being the new kid on the block)…….trying to smoothly blend in and set them up for layups or open jumpers….and….on rare occasions……look to score herself when the opportunity presents itself.
I can’t wait for the time when she’s comfortable enough to drop four in-a-row-from 3’-5’ behind the 3pt line, because her defender was giving her the “open” shot……….or when she really shows how fast she is with a lightning crossover and blow by of 3 defenders on her way to a layup, a dish or an old fashioned 3 pt play………..you saw a little of that today when she went coast-to-coast and scored with her left hand……also when she went down the lane, crossed over, around a defender and scored with her left hand………..problem is she was going at about ½ to ¾ speed…………I haven’t seen her go full speed yet in the three games she’s played at UConn…..the only people who have seen her go full speed are the people at practice (and you know what they say)……..and I’m not even sure they’ve seen her at full speed because of her freshman comfort level at practice……….Geno says Saniya is getting more comfortable every day at practice.
Watch how fast (and good) she is when she gets R E A L comfortable.
Sorry…………I lost my head a little…………love talking about Saniya……lets chop a tree down on Monday!!
