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Katie Lou, seems to me ,to be another young lady who is ,not only very talented,but loves to have fun.We may be in to some classic post game press conferences,with her and Stewart,and Kaleena.
I wondered why I would wake up this morning at 3 a.m.Must have been an angel poking me to turn on my computer and load the boneyard.
If Connecticut gets a commitment from Durr,then,I suggest the team gets part time residence at the White House.

Thank you Katie Lou,for choosing Connecticut,and making an old man's face locked in a permanent smile.
 
What incredibly great news! Welcome, Welcome, Welcome Katie Lou!!!!!!
 
Wow! Who would you compare Katie Lou too? She seems like she is similar to McBride of Notre Dame.
 
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From what I have seen, she seems to be a great shooter like her sisters, but with a more versatile interior skillset. Compared to McBride, she's less explosive and more slightly built, but a few inches taller and lengthier. Samuelson will likely not have the equivalent of McBride's role on this UConn team.

I'm not good at these sorts of pre-attendance predictions, but I think she'll be somewhere in the middle of the KML--Stewie continuum in terms of the blend of skills she'll bring to the team - i.e. not particularly like either, but with scattered elements that will remind us of one or the other.
 
bschwartz said:
So in 2015, the roster could include:
Morgan Tuck
Breanna Stewart
Moriah Jefferson
Katie Lou Samuelson
Napheesa Collier
De'Janae Boykin
Gabby Williams
Sadie Edwards
Kiah Nurse
Courtney Ekmark
Natalie Butler
Tierney Lawlor
Brianna Pulido
Saniya Chong

OH MY!
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this gonna be a a hard to beat UCONN team .....another NC contender....Im just loving it....GO UCONN....
 
Once again, the Law of Unintended Consequences kicks in. The Samuelson commit abruptly swept all speculation about Butler's future as an AA/WNBA completely off the board.

Accomplished in two tweets what Nan the Mod was unable to achieve by multiple persuasive posts.
 
My God,

After passing out early yesterday, I have just awoken to the most amazing news.

It's not every year that UConn gets the national #1 high school player. It's happened in 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008 (damn it!), 2011, and 2012. Other than EDD in 2008, in all of those years, the national #1 took home at least one NC. KLS could easily get one her freshman year.

I am amazed by how good this class is. And I'm so happy Stewie will have such a great squad around her in her last year. Breanna's given this program everything we hoped she would so far. She will want to go out a champ, and she'll be surrounded by a group that features STELLAR recruiting in 2014 and 2015.

Personally, I cannot wait to see the KLS equivalent of KML's freshman breakout game. Remember November 2011, when KML came off the bench and unloaded on Stanford and showed everyone why she's the next great UConn Husky? KLS will have a game like that too.

Look, Stanford sells itself. But UConn's nine NCs, seven consecutive trips to the final four, 11 alumnae on WNBA rosters, six 2012 Olympians (fully half of Team USA), and any number of alumnae enjoying great professional success- well, that sells itself, too. You can never fault a kid for choosing either school. But today, I damn sure am rejoicing her selection of UConn.
 
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I'm going to make a few assumptions:

First, everyone who has committed actually shows up and sticks around. I'm not worried about this, despite the incredible accumulation of talent.

Second, I assume --and certainly hope--for good health. Of course, having loads of talent is a great insurance policy in case a player or two are out for the season or even a few key games.

Third, I assume that my guess at the 2015-16 starting lineup is correct (obviously it's debatable). Stewie and Moriah are locks. Morgan should be a lock. I'm putting Natalie at the starting center position, because she's the only true 5 and I think she'll be ready. At the other guard slot, I'm going with Kia Nurse based on her overall game and international success.

Ok, these are the players who come off the bench, in no particular order:

Lou and her stellar shooting.

Napheesa with her length wreaking havoc.

Gabby playing like Nykesha and Jewell.

De'Janae the human pogo stick.

Courtney nailing 3-pointers.

Saniya hitting treys and driving to the hoop.

Sadie orchestrating it all.

That's SEVEN quality players. Plus there's the possibility of Asia, Kalani, Arike, and/or Batouly.

Realistically, based on our experience and these numbers, a player or two may not be ready for prime time, but I'll be damned if any of these kids looks like the one. So that leads me to two thoughts:

First, we will be so deep that playing aggressive man-to-man or pressing other teams will be no problem. Second, the back-ups will want to show their mettle. I see little letdown in the second half, which results in the margin of victory record from 2002 being surpassed.

Fan: "You're up by 50. Put in your reserves."

Geno: "These are my reserves."

Fan: Silence.

I need some eye black to go with my Maui Jim's. :)
 
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And the excitement just continues to build...not sure how much more of this I can take...but I think I can handle a bit more.

In my mind I am hearing a chorus of "LOUUUUU" from the Gampel And XL faithful.

Welcome to the center of the basketball universe Katie Lou!
 
In that video highlight posted on the first page, there is a 3 KLS takes coming off a screen that except for her hight reminds me of another SoCal Husky from a decade ago. Not saying she is going to be DT, but the ability to get an effortless three off so quickly while turning in the middle of the move is pretty reminiscent. And she definitely looks to have a pretty strong interior game as well. I think again, an unfair comparison but ... the mixture of great shooting and interior game at a young age reminds me a bit of Maya.

So ... Durr, Brown, Ogunbowale each have offers I believe in the class of 2015 (though Nan doesn't have the last listed.) Durr appears to be wide open, various rumors and a general lack of info have suggested that Brown may be intending to stay in the south, but interestingly Ogunbowale's three 3x3 teammates have all committed to Uconn this spring. I do wonder if Geno would withdraw any of the offers outstanding if he gets further verbals? They are all outstanding players, but how large a class does he want in 2015?
 
bschwartz said:
So in 2015, the roster could include:
Morgan Tuck
Breanna Stewart
Moriah Jefferson
Katie Lou Samuelson
Napheesa Collier
De'Janae Boykin
Gabby Williams
Sadie Edwards
Kia Nurse
Courtney Ekmark
Natalie Butler
Tierney Lawlor
Brianna Pulido
Saniya Chong

OH MY!
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Murderers Row!!
 
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