ESPN Article on 15 Uncommitted Prospects to Watch this Summer

[nomdoux]

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Spans 2022-2024 classes. Only Ashlynn Shade jumps out to me. Thoughts?

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Shade's the only one with known UConn interest:


G Ashlynn Shade
Noblesville High School (Indiana)
espnW rating: Five stars

Not only is Shade a pure shooter who can catch fire from the perimeter, but she has a knack for creating for her teammates and leading the charge. The way she elevates on her pull-up jumper separates her not only from defenders, but from those in her class as well. She plays the game with high energy and is one of the most driven players in the high school game.

 

[DefenseBB]

All I know is McGraw’s Bench will implode if Shade leaves Indiana and chooses anyone else as that will be the 2nd local recruit to eschew the once storied program. Ivey’s seat temperature will be turned on high. So...come on UCLA!

 

[UcMiami]

I know the theory that any ink is good ink for WBB, but ESPN seems to be scraping the barrel first with a 'way to early' 2022 bracketology and now a listing of uncommitted players to watch for 2022, 2023, and 2024. Isn't this sort of what their recruiting lists for those years are about? And then they choose some random players from the middle of their 2022 list while ignoring the 15 uncommitted top 25 in their list for that year. 2023 and 2024 are basically wide open as the players and the class starts to come into focus and there are few verbals.

 

[Kaizen]

15-uncommitted-women-college-basketball-prospects-watch-summer

Spans 2022-2024 classes. Only Ashlynn Shade jumps out to me. Thoughts?

Ashlynn Shade is not in the ESPNW list ..

2023 HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings - espnW 100 - ESPN

Get the inside scoop on the top ranked high school girls' basketball players. In-depth player briefings, film and more on ESPNHS.com.

www.espn.com

 

[CL82]

Shade is a pure shooter who can catch fire

That seems like an unfair advantage.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

I know the theory that any ink is good ink for WBB, but ESPN seems to be scraping the barrel first with a 'way to early' 2022 bracketology and now a listing of uncommitted players to watch for 2022, 2023, and 2024. Isn't this sort of what their recruiting lists for those years are about? And then they choose some random players from the middle of their 2022 list while ignoring the 15 uncommitted top 25 in their list for that year. 2023 and 2024 are basically wide open as the players and the class starts to come into focus and there are few verbals.

I'm quite happy they are doing stories on recruits. Think that's been missing from their coverage for a while. The more the scouting outlets want to share recruit info the better, imo.

 

[KY Card Fan]

I'm 100% in the "any ink is good ink" crowd. I'm pleased that ESPN is keeping their coverage current, given the fact that there is not much going on this time of year (other than high-profile coaching changes and 1,000 or so transfers).

 

[Reypl21]

I know the theory that any ink is good ink for WBB, but ESPN seems to be scraping the barrel first with a 'way to early' 2022 bracketology and now a listing of uncommitted players to watch for 2022, 2023, and 2024. Isn't this sort of what their recruiting lists for those years are about? And then they choose some random players from the middle of their 2022 list while ignoring the 15 uncommitted top 25 in their list for that year. 2023 and 2024 are basically wide open as the players and the class starts to come into focus and there are few verbals.

Not every recruiting post, article, list, etc. Has to be about the top recruits. They are probably getting enough exposure.

Besides, there are a ton of media pages on Twitter that are pumping out content (videos) on recruits. I think ESPN is trying to do their part in helping the women's game in their own way. That is by making these write up articles on players that may fly under the radar to most people.

If everyone of these players had UConn interest I'm sure "scraping the barrell" wouldn't be used to describe the list.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Ashlynn Shade is not in the ESPNW list ..

2023 HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings - espnW 100 - ESPN

Get the inside scoop on the top ranked high school girls' basketball players. In-depth player briefings, film and more on ESPNHS.com.

www.espn.com

She's not on their list but obviously the PBR guys who run it will have her extremely high when they update next because they have her as a 5-star player in the article. Shade's the only one of the 15 listed who they have as a 5-star.