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Grad Transfer Evelyn Adebayo commits to UConn

Tonyc said:
We needed a one year wonder and we may not have gotten Superwomen and we didnt get Alice in Wonderland either but we are far better off then we were a month ago. For next season we needed reinforcements and we have two so far in Anna and Evelyn and both have good experience. They should both see playtime next season along with Griffin. I still think we get another one or two players for up coming season. Typically Geno recruits replacements for starters every two years. For example Onos replacement in the middle will be either this season or next.

Our future looks bright with Paige and Nita next seaosn and the following season I really believe we get Fudd. Geno is not finished yet this season or next. He is recruiting UConn type players, players he wants that will fit into his system and his culture the culture he has built UConn on. Players from overseas seem to be looking for an opportunity...a chance to do something special with their lives and UConn is the opportunity and America's WNBA is the Dream to go along with the opportunities overseas.

I have a good feeling that Geno has a Big in place. We havent heard about her yet but with all that has gone on over the past few months I do believe we have someone else in the wings who will fit into UConns requirements and fill into the UConn system.

Our biggest recruiting people are not the people on this board who have connections. It is the UConn alums who are playing all over the world that are the contacts that lead Geno to the promised land. I have no inside info but I have a hunch that Geno has someone in the wings. JMO folks I ve been around since 1995 and I kinda have an idea and its just a hunch but I think we will be surprised by the end of the summer.
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I like your style tony, and the way you think. You’ve got a witness. I agree 100% with this post. Geno was in a space the last two years he never wants to be in again. There are a lot of "elite" recruits in the next 2-3 classes. If we can get Fudd, that would be a HUGE get for us. I think she's one of the best right now, and she'll improve greatly by the time she's ready for college. I didn't think we had a snowball's chance in he** of getting her, however, based on recent events, I've backed off that posture a bit.

Like you, I believe Geno is not done yet, and he’s already secured a big for next year, and that she will make it known to the world via social media when she is ready. I look for all of the new additions to the team to be announced by May 31. BTW, your first sentence made me lol. :):D
 
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Scoop said:
If anyone has doubts about Adebayo’s maturity and potential, they need to read this post. These comments coming from a former coach that knows her well, and knows exactly what she’s capable of.
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Good kids with talent and Character are always welcomed at Uconn. Parenting /coaching shows. The kids that run through CD's charm school for only 2 years glow brightly.
 
Tonyc said:
We needed a one year wonder and we may not have gotten Superwomen and we didnt get Alice in Wonderland either but we are far better off then we were a month ago. For next season we needed reinforcements and we have two so far in Anna and Evelyn and both have good experience. They should both see playtime next season along with Griffin. I still think we get another one or two players for up coming season. Typically Geno recruits replacements for starters every two years. For example Onos replacement in the middle will be either this season or next.

Our future looks bright with Paige and Nita next seaosn and the following season I really believe we get Fudd. Geno is not finished yet this season or next. He is recruiting UConn type players, players he wants that will fit into his system and his culture the culture he has built UConn on. Players from overseas seem to be looking for an opportunity...a chance to do something special with their lives and UConn is the opportunity and America's WNBA is the Dream to go along with the opportunities overseas.

I have a good feeling that Geno has a Big in place. We havent heard about her yet but with all that has gone on over the past few months I do believe we have someone else in the wings who will fit into UConns requirements and fill into the UConn system.

Our biggest recruiting people are not the people on this board who have connections. It is the UConn alums who are playing all over the world that are the contacts that lead Geno to the promised land. I have no inside info but I have a hunch that Geno has someone in the wings. JMO folks I ve been around since 1995 and I kinda have an idea and its just a hunch but I think we will be surprised by the end of the summer.
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I've been with Geno just a bit longer and I agree with your assessment of where Uconn now fits in WBB in the coming year. I'm one who thinks we were not lost prior this new recruiting. The 4 plus Griffin with Molly and Irwin would have made a great run to the Elite 8 and maybe beyond.
With the new additions the future looks rosy, bright , and beyond Elite 8.
If you are right, and there is no reason to believe you are not, and Geno gets a BIG (I'm assuming ONO with bulk) WOW, WOW WOW!!
I liked your words @Tonyc
 
Scoop said:
I like your style tony, and the way you think. You’ve got a witness. I agree 100% with this post. Geno was in a space the last two years he never wants to be in again. There are a lot of "elite" recruits in the next 2-3 classes. If we can get Fudd, that would be a HUGE get for us. I think she's one of the best right now, and she'll improve greatly by the time she's ready for college. I didn't think we had a snowball's chance in he** of getting her, however, based on recent events, I've backed off that posture a bit.

Like you, I believe Geno is not done yet, and he’s already secured a big for next year, and that she will make it known to the world via social media when she is ready. I look for all of the new additions to the team to be announced by May 31. BTW, your first sentence made me lol. :):D
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Scoop please PM message me Many thanks
 
Bellemare said:
I've been with Geno just a bit longer and I agree with your assessment of where Uconn now fits in WBB in the coming year. I'm one who thinks we were not lost prior this new recruiting. The 4 plus Griffin with Molly and Irwin would have made a great run to the Elite 8 and maybe beyond.
With the new additions the future looks rosy, bright , and beyond Elite 8.
If you are right, and there is no reason to believe you are not, and Geno gets a BIG (I'm assuming ONO with bulk) WOW, WOW WOW!!
I liked your words @Tonyc
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I may be optimistic, but I am hoping Batouly can make a significant contribution next year.
 
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meyers7 said:
Eh, let's not bring TonyC's lips into this. Do you have any idea where they have been? :cool:
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Oh my but this reminds me of the ending of the Saturday Night Live (May 4, 2019 episode) spoof commercial on Rectix:

CAUTION - Definitely not safe for work, and quite possibly not at home, either!

 
meyers7 said:
Eh, let's not bring TonyC's lips into this. Do you have any idea where they have been? :cool:
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cabbie191 said:
Oh my but this reminds me of the ending of the Saturday Night Live (May 4, 2019 episode) spoof commercial on Rectix:

CAUTION - Definitely not safe for work, and quite possibly not at home, either!

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Groan, I knew this was going to happen when I saw your post @meyers7 .
Inquiring minds DO NOT want to know.
 
Carnac said:
Thank you very much VaMike23. This video is right on time. It gives us an opportunity to meet her and see her in action.

After watching this short 9 minute video, I’ve got just 3 words to say................I like her!!! :) She’ll fit right in. She can help us!!! I'm not suggesting she'll start, but she will get lots of minutes. Being an experienced veteran, I don’t look for her to have a problem picking up the system. She's not a blank canvass. She already understands the game. I’d say within the first 5 games including the two exhibition games. If Geno and staff didn't think she could pick their system quickly, they would not have offered her.

She'll be one of the oldest and most experienced players on the court. She’s a player Geno won’t hesitate to play. Between the summer pick-up games and a month of practice, she should blend right in immediately. :cool:
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Ummmmmm.............!
 
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sdhoops said:
Ummmmmm.............!
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I am confused about the evaluation of Evelyn by the staff as well if she is only getting almost zero playing time this year.

Carnac is obviously a fraud. He cannot really see the future:p
 
sdhoops said:
Ummmmmm.............!
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UCONN bench contributed 33 points and 23 rebounds in a game last night. One former bench player (Molly) stated the game and scored in double figures her first at UCONN. Another former bench player (Kyla) played 30 minutes and dropped a very workwoman like 5 dimes. The headlines should read "A star (Aubrey) is born maybe" and UCONN may have struck gold in the mining of the bench. Evelyn Adebayo didn't play- so what it! It was the 7th game of the season her turn will come.
 
pvdoggy said:
I am confused about the evaluation of Evelyn by the staff as well if she is only getting almost zero playing time this year.

Carnac is obviously a fraud. He cannot really see the future:p
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To me, this shows just how large the disparity in talent is between the Top 10 programs in the country and the Mid-Major's. Evelyn was an all conference selection who averaged 18 points and 11 rebounds at Murray State. At UConn, she is the last person off the bench. Another example is Natalie Butler leaving UConn as a role player off the bench and becoming the A10 Player of the Year at George Mason while having probably the best season of any George Mason player ever.
 
pvdoggy said:
I am confused about the evaluation of Evelyn by the staff as well if she is only getting almost zero playing time this year. Carnac is obviously a fraud. He cannot really see the future:p
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The UCONN staff probably though the same thing many of us did that Evelyn would be helping more than she is. I think @DavidinNaples started a thread regarding this. There were also many BY posters that cautioned that Murray State AIN'T UCONN and Evelyn might not measure up to being a UCONN contributor. BTW Evelyn only played one season at Murray State. Prior to Murray State she had two undistinguished seasons at Gardner-Web.
 
It is hard enough to try to learn the UConn system as a freshman where you pretty much did not learn anything and play on instinct in HS. I imagine it is much harder as a transfer to unlearn college systems to fit into the UConn system.

Also, correct me if I am wrong but I think Geno sometimes recruits solely for bench depth which is what we desperately needed at the time and in some sense Evelyn can still give us at end of games.

However, as far as I can see, both Aubry and Anna are better in every skill I can think of than Evelyn seems to be and Kyla is far more experienced in our system and can shoot from 3.
 
masshusk77 said:
To me, this shows just how large the disparity in talent is between the Top 10 programs in the country and the Mid-Major's. Evelyn was an all conference selection who averaged 18 points and 11 rebounds at Murray State. At UConn, she is the last person off the bench. Another example is Natalie Butler leaving UConn as a role player off the bench and becoming the A10 Player of the Year at George Mason while having probably the best season of any George Mason player ever.
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I mean, think about it. Her competition for playing time include two best-in-class recruits (MW & CW), a 3rd best senior (CD), a top 5 (ONO), a consensus better-than-the-top-30-she-was-ranked in Aubrey, and Mukarat, who was a pretty top international player. And Molly and Kyla are both seniors who know the system really well. To me, it seems like she was an insurance 3rd string big in case both ONO and Kyla had injuries and/or fouling issues, especially with Batouly being out with injury yet again. I think the coaching staff knew exactly what they were getting, and she did too - a chance for a free master's, experience being coached by the game's all-time best, and a possibility to be part of a championship run. Seems like everyone is getting something of value from this.
 
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pvdoggy said:
I am confused about the evaluation of Evelyn by the staff as well if she is only getting almost zero playing time this year.

Carnac is obviously a fraud. He cannot really see the future:p
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Thanks for the support. I'm the only poster in the BY that predicted she would be an asset to the team this year.
 
masshusk77 said:
To me, this shows just how large the disparity in talent is between the Top 10 programs in the country and the Mid-Major's. Evelyn was an all conference selection who averaged 18 points and 11 rebounds at Murray State. At UConn, she is the last person off the bench. Another example is Natalie Butler leaving UConn as a role player off the bench and becoming the A10 Player of the Year at George Mason while having probably the best season of any George Mason player ever.
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maybe so but consistently throw a decently skilled player with desire out there for 30+ minutes (especially an inside player) and they will rack up some numbers against most opponents.........remember she played well against Tennessee and Kentucky last year
 
TheFarmFan said:
I mean, think about it. Her competition for playing time include two best-in-class recruits (MW & CW), a 3rd best senior (CD), a top 5 (ONO), a consensus better-than-the-top-30-she-was-ranked in Aubrey, and Mukarat, who was a pretty top international player. And Molly and Kyla are both seniors who know the system really well. To me, it seems like she was an insurance 3rd string big in case both ONO and Kyla had injuries and/or fouling issues, especially with Batouly being out with injury yet again. I think the coaching staff knew exactly what they were getting, and she did too - a chance for a free master's, experience being coached by the game's all-time best, and a possibility to be part of a championship run. Seems like everyone is getting something of value from this.
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I only want to see her smile a little more.
 
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