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Kaizen said:
Her favorite comic book is Superwoman.
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I usually resist the urge to be pedantic but it's much harder when it comes to comics.

There's no comic Superwoman. There's Supergirl, who, actually is close to Gabby's age.

Superwoman, as a character, has appeared a few times in different incarnations (the last time, she fought Supergirl), but hasn't been a consistent, permanent character.

/Comics Guy
 
I understand there's a young recruit out there that we are beginning to look at. She is apparently uber-athletic and has been described as a cross between Gabby Williams and Tiffany Hayes. Her name is Gabby Hayes. :D
 
Wally East said:
I usually resist the urge to be pedantic but it's much harder when it comes to comics.

There's no comic Superwoman. There's Supergirl, who, actually is close to Gabby's age.

Superwoman, as a character, has appeared a few times in different incarnations (the last time, she fought Supergirl), but hasn't been a consistent, permanent character.

/Comics Guy
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Superwoman is the name of several fictional characters from DC Comics. Most of them are, like Supergirl, women with powers similar to those of Superman. The name was trademarked by Detective Comics,[1] to prevent competitors from using it. As was the practice, an ashcan copy was created with the title of Superwoman. The cover was a reproduction of More Fun Comics,[2] with the interior being a reprint of the third issue.[3] The first true appearance of Superwoman was in Action Comics.[4]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superwoman
 
Do I expect Gabby to get any AA recognition - no. Stewie, Mo and Morgan will get the bulk with a small dash of Kia. I do expect Gabby, if she continues to perform, a lot of AAC talk and consideration.

Gabby would probably just like another national championship.

Anyway, I'll just sit back and enjoy Gabby's game.
 
Warmups. Warmups. Really?[/QUOTE]

Are you channeling your Iverson here?.. Practice? We're talking Practice?:)
 
meyers7 said:
Yea, but as most people on here seem to believe, when Butler gets back, Williams will be relegated back to the bench. Hard to make an AA team from the bench.

:rolleyes:
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Butler will have to channel Dolson to pull that off.
 
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I too thought Natalie would start; however, unless there's a need for a change, there's no reason to make a change. At this point Gabby is the starter. As for the AA talk being premature that's so not true. We saw what Gabby could do last year, and she missed a lot of her junior and senior seasons in high school. With a full summer to practice, she's already shown marked improvement. As for the competition, Ohio St. was ranked sixth and Kansas St. is going to surprise a lot of people. One of their best players was nowhere near 100%. Natalie will get minutes subbing for Breanna and Morgan, so as not to wear them out by tournament time. Also, there maybe be bigger lineups where her physical play will be needed as a starter. Lewis wouldn't have gotten many of the rebounds she did with Natalie in there. There was one sequence where she just went over the UConn players at will.
 
I am very, very happy either Gabby or Butler starts.
Gabby has 16 pts and 12 rebounds in 23 mins last night that I really cannot ask more.
Adding a health Butler to the team is an extra bonus God gives to us.....
 
BroadwayVa said:
As a Catholic I've been taught that it is the SIN of GLUTEN Y to have so much and get and want more. But I hope we just keep sinning.
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Kibitzer must be on vacation to have missed this: gluten(y) refers to plant proteins in cereal grains like wheat, rye. I think you were going for gluttony- greedy, excessive overindulgence.

I don't think the Catholic church canons have a problem with gluten ;)
 
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Though I'll surely face excommunication, I'm hoping Gabby will further develop her basketball repertoire,
put an end to the 10-15 foot make herself unguardable and raise her game to AA heights.

Funny, I've always thought shooting was the easiest part of the game because it was the most fun to practice and get better at.
 
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Huskies Rule said:
Kibitzer must be on vacation to have missed this: gluten(y) refers to plant proteins in cereal grains like wheat, rye. I think you were going for gluttony- greedy, excessive overindulgence.

I don't think the Catholic church canons have a problem with gluten ;)
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Let them eat cake!!! Thanks for the fixing of my post.
 
meyers7 said:
Yea, but as most people on here seem to believe, when Butler gets back, Williams will be relegated back to the bench. Hard to make an AA team from the bench.

:rolleyes:
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I doubt MOST or especially Geno thinks Gabby will be taking a back seat to Natalie. He may play mix and match with those two, if Butler fits as well as expected. If her (Gabby) PT drops, that too may have a negative impact on AA. Then I among others shall have tears of sadness.
Surely---you are pulling my newly replaced leg, yes I know you are Meyers7, not Shirley..
 
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Geno on Gabby: "I don't know who you can compare Gabby to, We haven't had anyone like her since Tamika Williams and that's a long time ago. Gabby is even different than Tamika was. I don't know, Lawrence Taylor? She's everywhere.":D:eek:
 
meyers7 said:
Are you saying Ohio State isn't. That DePaul is better than Ohio State? Williams did pretty well against them.


Probably a little. However if she continues to improve over the next couple of years, like she has this last year, we can at least talk.
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What I'm trying to say , is that so far, she has played against like size opponents. Her athleticism has allowed her to dominate. Soon we will be playing teams that will try to force us to play from the outside -in. I am a little concerned about our outside shooting at this point. This is not a direct knock on Gabby. But, we do have a void in that aspect of the game. It may become a necessity to fill this void as a team. KML stretched defenses because of her dangerous prowess. If Stewie has to roam more on the perimeter, someone will need to fill the void in the lane.
 
magic said:
What I'm trying to say , is that so far, she has played against like size opponents.
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What teams are going to be bigger? K State started 4 players 6-0 or bigger. How many teams are going to start a 6-2 or bigger #3? S. Carolina doesn't, ND doesn't, Baylor doesn't, TN doesn't.

She might play against more talented teams, but nobody's really gonna be any bigger.
 
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meyers7 said:
What teams are going to be bigger? K State started 4 players 6-0 or bigger. How many teams are going to start a 6-2 or bigger #3? S. Carolina doesn't, ND doesn't, Baylor doesn't, TN doesn't.

She might play against more talented teams, but nobody's really gonna be any bigger.
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No, but since her game right now is " in the lane", she will be battling against players that are bigger. I have seen her pass up several open looks from 15 ft. Kind of like Kelis Fisher but way more athletic. If you recall, teams would just pack it in and leave Kelis Fisher open to shoot .
 
magic said:
No, but since her game right now is " in the lane", she will be battling against players that are bigger. I have seen her pass up several open looks from 15 ft. Kind of like Kelis Fisher but way more athletic. If you recall, teams would just pack it in and leave Kelis Fisher open to shoot .
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Bigger than what? She's already battled against 6-2, 6-5, 6-3 players in the lane. She's not normally going to be guarded by the 4 or 5 anyway unless the teams are playing a zone. And then that gives her room to use her quickness.

She'll be fine.
 
I think we are talking about replacing one double double with another double double. I think
that's a double bubble of trouble.
 
With respect, these two oft-quoted concerns about Gabby's play, or potential play, that she will find it tough to compete vs taller teams, and that she may not connect on enough 15 footers, are a bit puzzling. First of all, as she's demonstrated, where her performance is concerned the player heights listed on competing rosters are fairly meaningless. Gabby plays much bigger than she is, positions herself perfectly for rebounds, and goes after them so ferociously that she effectively negates opponent's apparent height advantage. As a result of her amazing rebounding skills she inevitably secures an abundance of cleanup points around the rim. She's playing on a team currently averaging 98.5 ppg. C'mon, are we really to be concerned about her midrange jumpers? Furthermore, so long as Kelly Faris' name is being invoked, my understanding of this game is that of EQUAL importance to the number of points your team scores is the number of points to which the opposing team can be effectively limited. Has anyone been paying attention to Gabby's withering defense?
 
CocoHusky said:
Someone has got to help me with this concept of taking a 64% shooter (Gabby) into a perimeter jump shooter.
Malpractice much?
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Rocky Rococo at your cervix, Coco- Right now, there is no reason for a defender to come out and guard Gabby when she's 10-15 feet from the basket. And that allows her would-be defender to double up on another Husky (particularly Stewie/Morgan) or just play defense in the lane and help clog things up inside. I'm hardly suggesting Gabby abandon her fabulous inside game for a perimeter game, that is a ridiculous suggestion. But when the other team figures that's all she's got, that she cannot hurt them away from the hoop, then they can play well off of her. Just like ND did to Moriah until she started killing it from the three- Moriah didn't stop driving to the basket, she just ADDED another element to her already insane skillset and made herself completely UNGUARDABLE. And made the team that much better.
 
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TroyHouse66 said:
Gabby is from NEVADA!
Figure her favorite comic book is HOPalong Cassidy.....
(She was, undoubtedly, named after Gabby Hayes.)
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Hey, House....you really reached a l-o-n-g way for those two. :rolleyes:
 
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Bigpetunia said:
With respect, these two oft-quoted concerns about Gabby's play, or potential play, that she will find it tough to compete vs taller teams, and that she may not connect on enough 15 footers, are a bit puzzling. First of all, as she's demonstrated,
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These allegations -- Gabby ain't tall enough to compete with bigs and she can't shoot beyond 10' -- fall into the category of what I call internet legends. That is what I call it when someone posts an errant opinion (e.g., freshman Jefferson can't shoot triples), others repeat it over and over as holy writ. These believers rely on blind faith rather than stats (e.g., Gabby's rebounds) or the eye-test (Saniya's "D," Lou's foot speed).


First, the silly notion that she can't hold her own against taller players. Well, she can. Period.

Can't shoot? Last year, I agree; this season, we don't yet know. My bet is on Gabby, not the naysayers. Time will tell.

A couple more internet legends: Both Courtney and Lou are slow and Saniya can't lay "D." My view is that they only look slow when on the court with cheetahs named Mo, Kia and Gabby. Chong has been the scapegoat for the Stanford loss last year, when the breakdown was poor team "D."

Last comment. Many mistaken over-rankings of formerly quality teams are good examples of internet legends. Thus the early struggles by Stanford, Louisville, UNC, Tennessee, OSU and Oklahoma. End of rant. Now I'll hunker down for Thanksgiving!:)
 
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One of the best things about Husky bball, is watching them blossom. Stewie in her frosh NC, MoJett after the Stanford loss, Gabby now.
Kia just seems to grow steadily into it. And all the rest. Tells us that when the bloom, they are in the lineup. With all the playing time the non-starters have, they all have their chance. Geno plays them like a top shelf orchestra. Wow, what a symphony.
 
meyers7 said:
What teams are going to be bigger? K State started 4 players 6-0 or bigger. How many teams are going to start a 6-2 or bigger #3? S. Carolina doesn't, ND doesn't, Baylor doesn't, TN doesn't.

She might play against more talented teams, but nobody's really gonna be any bigger.
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She beat out that 6'5" center fro KSU at least once that I saw.
 
Bigpetunia said:
With respect, these two oft-quoted concerns about Gabby's play, or potential play, that she will find it tough to compete vs taller teams, and that she may not connect on enough 15 footers, are a bit puzzling. First of all, as she's demonstrated, where her performance is concerned the player heights listed on competing rosters are fairly meaningless. Gabby plays much bigger than she is, positions herself perfectly for rebounds, and goes after them so ferociously that she effectively negates opponent's apparent height advantage. As a result of her amazing rebounding skills she inevitably secures an abundance of cleanup points around the rim. She's playing on a team currently averaging 98.5 ppg. C'mon, are we really to be concerned about her midrange jumpers? Furthermore, so long as Kelly Faris' name is being invoked, my understanding of this game is that of EQUAL importance to the number of points your team scores is the number of points to which the opposing team can be effectively limited. Has anyone been paying attention to Gabby's withering defense?
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What Bigpetunia said.....
 
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