Edwards Next Pheesa? | The Boneyard

Edwards Next Pheesa?

It was interesting to listen to Geno’s comments comparing Aaliyah to Pheesa. The most salient point that Geno made was that, like Pheesa, Aaliyah plays hard, all the time, at both ends of the court. That’s a great starting point.

A second point by Geno was that, unlike Pheesa who was not pressed into action very much as a freshman, Aaliyah is going to play a lot as a freshman. It’s going to be fun to watch Aaliyah’s development over the next 4 years.
 
One of the biggest assets that Phee brought to the team was her demeanor. She never seemed to let the stage/situation affect her performance. With our team being pretty young this year, this sort of characteristic would be a very welcome addition.
 
An area where Aliyah may be more advanced than Pheesa. Not an expert but that looks like classic shooting form to me. PS. That is her jump shot, not a FT. :)

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Since spring I have thought she is a potential starter. Whether she starts or not I'll take Geno at his word about lots of minutes. She's going to be an international star.
 
Alydar said:
Edwards is also trying to emulate C Parker. I only hope she means Parker's skill set and not her "motor" at both ends of the floor. :oops:
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Her fandom of Parker is probably at least in part connected to her general LA Kobe Bryant fandom but I know CP is a role model for posts who want to demonstrate high flexibility in their skills. Just a fact of life.

Just listening to her interviews and every single UConn source shows that her Motor runs very very high.
 
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eebmg said:
Her fandom of Parker is probably at least in part connected to her general LA Kobe Bryant fandom but I know CP is a role model for posts who want to demonstrate high flexibility in their skills. Just a fact of life.

Just listening to her interviews and every single UConn source shows that her Motor runs very very high.
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I agree, I just enjoy throwing shade on former Vols.
 
Her development would go even more quickly if Piath can be an effective sub at the five, thus giving her virtually all her time at the four (sharing with Aubrey, perhaps).
Going one step further, could this actually be the year where we see a 10-person rotation? Nika and Mir are getting plenty of love from their teammates.
 
If you break down court positions into the classic one thru five, there is only one player that doesn't have any competition for her spot, and that's Aaliyah in the four spot, eh? Even Liv, a sure starter, has Piath behind her. The rest of the squad - eight players - are all ones, twos or threes. No, Aubrey is not a four, she's an archetype, bona fide, awesome three! Discounting foul problems, I see many, many minutes four AE, perhaps just as many as Liv, eh?
 
Aaliyah should be another great one...BUT, do not forget Anna, for I feel that she will bloom even further this year. She should be WNBA material. I hope she stays for the full 4 years. Anna could surprise many around the country, but not me. Geno has an unreal mix of kids.
All his doing and he should continue to be praised. The UConn women's games should give homebound Americans a boost during this horrible pandemic.
 
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Jingo said:
If you break down court positions into the classic one thru five, there is only one player that doesn't have any competition for her spot, and that's Aaliyah in the four spot, eh? Even Liv, a sure starter, has Piath behind her. The rest of the squad - eight players - are all ones, twos or threes. No, Aubrey is not a four, she's an archetype, bona fide, awesome three! Discounting foul problems, I see many, many minutes four AE, perhaps just as many as Liv, eh?
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Respectfully disagree. The three is a wing who must be reliable from the arc. Aubrey is not a classic four, but neither was Gabby Williams. Of the other 10 players, she is the one who can best fill in at the four without hurting the team. Anna certainly could, as well, but she is much more valuable somewhere else,
 
Jordy said:
Respectfully disagree. The three is a wing who must be reliable from the arc. Aubrey is not a classic four, but neither was Gabby Williams. Of the other 10 players, she is the one who can best fill in at the four without hurting the team. Anna certainly could, as well, but she is much more valuable somewhere else,
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Aubrey was good from the arc in high school [Ossining] .. mebbe she'll get it back :)
 
Jingo said:
Aubrey was good from the arc in high school [Ossining] .. mebbe she'll get it back :)
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She really wasn't though! Griffin played a total of 75 games in her high school career(missed sophomore season due to ACL), she ONLY made a total of 48 3pt shots, that is .64 3pt makes/game.
 
soxfan23 said:
She really wasn't though! Griffin played a total of 75 games in her high school career(missed sophomore season due to ACL), she ONLY made a total of 48 3pt shots, that is .64 3pt makes/game.
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Aubrey was so good from the arc that opposing teams triple-teamed her out there allowing her to drive to the hoop and average 40 points/game. The numbers attest to the fact that opposing teams feared her long-range shooting ability, eh? The preferred she take a deuce rather than a trey!
 
Jingo said:
Aubrey was so good from the arc that opposing teams triple-teamed her out there allowing her to drive to the hoop and average 40 points/game. The numbers attest to the fact that opposing teams feared her long-range shooting ability, eh? The preferred she take a deuce rather than a trey!
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Griffin averaged 26.8 pts/game in high school, tremendous numbers, but not even close to 40.
 
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soxfan23 said:
Griffin averaged 26.8 pts/game in high school, tremendous numbers, but not even close to 40.
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In the big games - like playoffs and such - she averaged close to 40 .. I was at the games or saw them on TV, eh?
 
soxfan23 said:
She really wasn't though! Griffin played a total of 75 games in her high school career(missed sophomore season due to ACL), she ONLY made a total of 48 3pt shots, that is .64 3pt makes/game.
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I can’t speak to what type of 3-pt shooter Aubrey was throughout her HS career, but I watched her last 4 games in HS, in person, including the NY State Championship FF & the Federation Cup Tournament, against the best teams in the state of NY. In those 4 games, Aubrey lit it up with 30+ in each game, scoring from everywhere, including beyond the arc.

I kept a running box score for Aubrey for each of those games and then posted her totals on the Boneyard. Off the top of my head, Aubrey probably knocked down 2-3 x 3-pt shots per game. I’m sure the posts are sitting around somewhere in the BY’s archives.
 
oldude said:
I can’t speak to what type of 3-pt shooter Aubrey was throughout her HS career, but I watched her last 4 games in HS, in person, including the NY State Championship FF & the Federation Cup Tournament, against the best teams in the state of NY. In those 4 games, Aubrey lit it up with 30+ in each game, scoring from everywhere, including beyond the arc.

I kept a running box score for Aubrey for each of those games and then posted her totals on the Boneyard. Off the top of my head, Aubrey probably knocked down 2-3 x 3-pt shots per game. I’m sure the posts are sitting around somewhere in the BY’s archives.
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That's amazing, she is a very good player, but a 4 game stretch is not a very big sample size. The fact still remains that according to her stats Griffin was NOT a great 3 point shooter in high school and she made all of 1 3pt shot so far in college.
 
soxfan23 said:
That's amazing, she is a very good player, but a 4 game stretch is not a very big sample size. The fact still remains that according to her stats Griffin was NOT a great 3 point shooter in high school and she made all of 1 3pt shot so far in college.
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My point was simply that at the end of her HS career, against top competition, Aubrey displayed an ability to knock down shots from the arc. Remember that Aubrey only got serious about basketball later on, towards HS. Before that she played soccer. Like all young players, it took time for her game to develop. I’m sure she will develop further under Geno and his staff. It will be interesting to see if she gains more confidence this season in her ability to step out to the arc and knock down shots at the college level.
 
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