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Does anyone know when Geno made this statement:
"Evina Westbrook (9.4 PPG, 4.3 APG) could get pushed by Azzi Fudd the No. 1 recruit in the country and one of the best shooters Auriemma says he has ever seen."
I happen to agree as do people like @MilfordHusky who have actually seen Azzi play.



 
visitingcock said:
Good!

Massey = Stanford #1
AP= SCar #1
ESPN= UConn #1

As it should be. Waiting on first Coach's Poll.

Kentucky overrated as usual. No love for the Dawgs seems to be Stanford.

Big Ten won't end up that strong like PAC did last year.
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Massey should not be cited as a preseason ranking.

Unbelievable that they have Kentucky #12 and no Georgia? I don't get this.
 
visitingcock said:
Good!

Massey = Stanford #1
AP= SCar #1
ESPN= UConn #1

As it should be. Waiting on first Coach's Poll.

Kentucky overrated as usual. No love for the Dawgs seems to be Stanford.

Big Ten won't end up that strong like PAC did last year.
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You may be the only Gamecock fan taking this well.
 
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CocoHusky said:
Does anyone know when Geno made this statement:
"Evina Westbrook (9.4 PPG, 4.3 APG) could get pushed by Azzi Fudd the No. 1 recruit in the country and one of the best shooters Auriemma says he has ever seen."
I happen to agree as do people like @MilfordHusky who have actually seen Azzi play.
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No surprise to me. If Fudd can play good enough defense, I’d play her ahead of EW too. Once she gets her shooting rhythm in games she has to play.
 
CocoHusky said:
Does anyone know when Geno made this statement:
"Evina Westbrook (9.4 PPG, 4.3 APG) could get pushed by Azzi Fudd the No. 1 recruit in the country and one of the best shooters Auriemma says he has ever seen."
I happen to agree as do people like @MilfordHusky who have actually seen Azzi play.
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Yes,
For 3 years we've had hundreds of Azzi posts on the BY. Now that she's here, all we hear are crickets. BTW what about the experts last year talking about Paige coming off the bench as a freshman. Ugh. Certain players you start, from the first second on. Certain other players you not only start but you never take them out of the game. (Paige, Azzi- we'll see) Of course we (as fans) won't know until we see it, but there are tea leaves for us to read. Can anyone foresee Paige and Azzi for at least 3 more years nonstop ridiculousness? E deserves the utmost respect for what she's done on and off the court. Whether she plays a minute of WNBA no one can take away what she's contributed at UConn. But I contend Azzi is different. This is gunna be other-worldly, outrageous! That's my bet!
 
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CocoHusky said:
Does anyone know when Geno made this statement:
"Evina Westbrook (9.4 PPG, 4.3 APG) could get pushed by Azzi Fudd the No. 1 recruit in the country and one of the best shooters Auriemma says he has ever seen."
I happen to agree as do people like @MilfordHusky who have actually seen Azzi play.



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There are no quotation marks. I think Charlie Creme is just stringing together several thoughts to suggest that Azzi could push Evina & Christyn for PT. While that may be true, the only comment that appears to be a Geno quote is that Azzi is one of the best shooters he’s ever seen.
 
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BostonBay said:
Azzi could score an efficient 20 ppg in her sleep...Hope Geno starts her.
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Geno won't start Azzi at the beginning but I believe she will be a starter in February, 2022. And I hope I am wrong.
 
visitingcock said:
Good!

Massey = Stanford #1
AP= SCar #1
ESPN= UConn #1

As it should be. Waiting on first Coach's Poll.

Kentucky overrated as usual. No love for the Dawgs seems to be Stanford.

Big Ten won't end up that strong like PAC did last year.
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Massey is not a poll.
 
visitingcock said:
True. But it’s a ranking that some ( not me) assert is more accurate because it lacks human bias
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It's a complete non sequitur because it cannot take into account offseason changes in personnel. Massey just needs something as a starting point and so they use a weighted average of ratings from the past several years.

Hence why Arizona is listed as #7 in Massey (compared to #22 in AP and #20 in ESPN) and Syracuse is showing as #37 when probably shouldn't even be considered top 100 after their mass exodus.
 
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visitingcock said:
Nah, we - like UConn - have a handful of fans who don't homer out over everything.

It's just a popularity contest until February. Even then, the only "poll" that matters is the selection committee and the difference between 1-2-3-4 ain't a big deal then.
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not sure why anyone would care.

If there was a clear favorite and it was disrespectful maybe. That's not the case here.
 
In my opinion, Maya Moore was the best freshman I've ever seen. But she didn't start until we had injuries. I'm not sure if Azzi will start, but I think she will get starter's minutes and probably will start some games. She's really, really, really good, but Evina was the #2 ranked player in her class and has 3 years of college experience, so she's not exactly chopped liver.
 
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