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Jumper33 said:
With all due respect to Liz Kitley and well wishes in regard to her injury, Brink’s rim protection is truly outstanding. Good luck to anyone who goes near her in the paint.

Brink did have some uncharacteristic poor games this season while Kitley was overall very consistent in her scoring, but were there any really good bigs in the ACC to challenge her?
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I think Kitley more than proved herself last year leading Virginia Tech to the Final Four, and had chances to beat LSU but lost by 5 points in the semifinals, and LSU went on to blowout Iowa in the Finals 102-85. IIRC top seeded Stanford lost in the 2nd round. Kitley’s way better than Brink IMHO.
 
oldude said:
Well, Watkins is a high-volume shooter who just lead USC to the PAC-12 conference championship. I know she’s had some head scratching games, where she’s missed a lot of shots. But I’ve also seen her play Big games where she hit everything, not unlike a young Caitlin Clark.

As for Hidalgo, she’s had her share of less than efficient offensive games too. But she is far and away the most dangerous defensive player in the country.
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Far and away?
 
If there is one person keeping A. Edwards off any All American lists it will be Paige. I actually don't think any team will place two in the top 10, and if there is one team, it's probably SC (Cardoso and PaoPao).
 
bbsamjj said:
If there is one person keeping A. Edwards off any All American lists it will be Paige. I actually don't think any team will place two in the top 10, and if there is one team, it's probably SC (Cardoso and PaoPao).
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As a UCONN fan, I really admire Aaliyah's game, her ability, her tenacity. But I must admit that for me she ranges in the 11-20th best player. I think she will go first round in the draft. I hope she will be in the 10 WBCA AA because I don't see WBCA putting more than 2 freshmen in their selection.
She is a very good player and will prove it as a pro and on her national team but I think that same as last year she will be a 3rd team AA.
 
From France said:
As a UCONN fan, I really admire Aaliyah's game, her ability, her tenacity. But I must admit that for me she ranges in the 11-20th best player. I think she will go first round in the draft. I hope she will be in the 10 WBCA AA because I don't see WBCA putting more than 2 freshmen in their selection.
She is a very good player and will prove it as a pro and on her national team but I think that same as last year she will be a 3rd team AA.
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Please name 15 interior post players in the country who are better than Aaliyah, and can shoot it from 20 feet.
 
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oldude said:
Well, Watkins is a high-volume shooter who just lead USC to the PAC-12 conference championship. I know she’s had some head scratching games, where she’s missed a lot of shots. But I’ve also seen her play Big games where she hit everything, not unlike a young Caitlin Clark.

As for Hidalgo, she’s had her share of less than efficient offensive games too. But she is far and away the most dangerous defensive player in the country.
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My and I expect others reaction to reading ... "far and away the most dangerous defensive player in the country" is what kind of stats back that up?
BBallF said:
That is actually a very good last point. The other losses were to teams that were in the top 5 at some point in the season, with both NC State and UCLA being as high as #2, SC being #1 and Texas being a strong top 5. ND winning the ACC makes that loss a little better but a victory would have been that much better in terms of seedings. I don't care what anyone says, being a #1 is huge compared to a #2 or #3. The difference is in the second and third games. You are playing #8, in the second game, perhaps a #29-#32 ranked team whereas as a #3, you play #6 and in the Sweet Sixteen you play #2 and then presumptively #1, making for a tough two game stretch with one day off. It's a much tougher road.
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Don't agree with the comment that the ND loss caused UConn a #3.
 
WiseWillie said:
My and I expect others reaction to reading ... "far and away the most dangerous defensive player in the country" is what kind of stats back that up?

Don't agree with the comment that the ND loss caused UConn a #3.
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Well, here’s a stat. With 147 steals at nearly 5 steals per game, Hidalgo leads all of D1 basketball by a fairly significant margin.
 
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MilfordHusky said:
JuJu is really, really good, but she's too much of a volume shooter to be the #2 player in the nation, in my opinion. I would put her in about the 4-6 range.
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She does what her team needs her to do.
 
bbsamjj said:
If there is one person keeping A. Edwards off any All American lists it will be Paige. I actually don't think any team will place two in the top 10, and if there is one team, it's probably SC (Cardoso and PaoPao).
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PaoPao is a great shooter but does her overall game really say All American?
 
JoePgh said:
I think that Aaliyah's pro career will be at the same level as her two most recent predecessors at UConn's power forward position. Their names were Breanna and Napheesa.
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Stewie is approaching GOAT status, but Phee is a prideful person who doesn't want to be second to anyone. If Liya is close to them, she will be awesome!
 
WiseWillie said:
Really? Comparing Brink and Stewie on the same level is true fantasy.
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I mean, she's the only other college player besides Stewie to have 100 blocks and 100 assists in a season. Their games are fairly similar, they're both excellent inside out passers, and they can both hit from the top of the key. While I agree that Stewie is the GOAT, and Brink is not yet in her league (of 1), the similarities in their games and builds will make for some fun matchups.
 
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It seems to me that the media, and anyone who votes for these awards don't know much about all the players, their game, and the circumstances of what their role is on a team. On the other hand, WNBA coaches know everything about the player, how they play, and what else they can do besides the scoring and rebounding. Cheryl Reeves of the Lynx knows the value of any player coming out of UConn, and if Aaliyah is still there when it is their time to pick, I have no doubt that she will pick Aaliyah. Pheesa, Dorka, Crystal, were not top 5 picks, but they became starters under Reeves. Other coaches and GMs at that level know the value of a UConn player, so I know that Aaliyah will be picked higher than some of the more visible players in the college game this year, but she will also outperform most of them at the pro level.
 
Stewie will go down as the greatest of all-time. She has Championships behind her at all levels. No one else can compete with that...
 
TN-Gamecock said:
Stewie will go down as the greatest of all-time. She has Championships behind her at all levels. No one else can compete with that...
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The GOAT discussion here on the BY has raged for many years, and while Stewie is certainly one Husky deserving of that moniker, it’s not necessarily clear cut. As for winning at “all levels,” the same could be said about DT and Maya, both of whom won national championships on teams that were not as talented as the 4 that Stewie played on….and while she has yet to play on a national championship team, Paige will be in that discussion as well.
 
oldude said:
The GOAT discussion here on the BY has raged for many years, and while Stewie is certainly one Husky deserving of that moniker, it’s not necessarily clear cut. As for winning at “all levels,” the same could be said about DT and Maya, both of whom won national championships on teams that were not as talented as the 4 that Stewie played on….and while she has yet to play on a national championship team, Paige will be in that discussion as well.
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No, not to the degree of Stewart...she is the greatest of all time. Paige will not be talked about the same as Stewie. If I were building an all-time team, I would start with Stewart.
 
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