Geno knows how to get Guards and Kim Mulkey knows how to get "Bigs".
Well she did make that pitch at the National Championship to Bigs everywhere - “Come to Baylor where you won’t have to set picks.” Gusters is very much a traditional Big. She spends most of her time in the paint. Gusters is not as athletic as Liv, but she has a big frame and she’ll take up space inside.Geno knows how to get Guards and Kim Mulkey knows how to get "Bigs".
and now they will go back out and try to get Cardozo maybe? Why not recruit multiple bigs all the time? And give lots of effort and energy to all of them?
Ah good to know thank you. As I said I don't pretend to know what goes on behind the scenes with the staff vis-a-vis recruiting, so good to know they have been going hard after both kids...Should be noted that they've been recruiting Cardoso all the time they were recruiting Gusters. I don't know when the recruitment of Okosun began, but it wasn't an either/or with Gusters and Cardoso.
Your post suggests that all of the players listed were offered by UConn. They were not. In addition, several of the players you list appear to have grown. As examples, Marshall is 6’4” and Owen is 6’3”, and I’m reasonably sure Geno didn’t offer either one.So this year,
Nataija Marshall (6'6")- Notre Dame
Cameron Brink (6'4")- Stanford
Hannah Gusters (6'4") Baylor
Angela Dugalic (6'4") Oregon
Last year:
Aliyah Boston (6'4") South Carolina
Ashten Prechtel (6'5") Stanford
Maori Davenport (6'4") Rutgers
Laeticia Amihere (6'3") South Carolina
Kennedy Brown (6'6") Oregon State
River Baldwin (6'5") Florida State
The year before that:
Charli Collier (6'5") Texas
Shakira Austin (6'5") Maryland
Sedona Prince (6'7") Baylor
Andrea Aquino (6'9") Oregon State
Olivia Owens (6'4") Maryland
So we got ONO. But that is a whole heckuva lot of talented bigs who couldn't be bothered to attend the premier WCBB program in the country. WOW!
That's a lot of "No's". And a whole lot of "yes's" to our biggest competitors.
Perhaps Coach Geno needs to boost his assistant coaching staff who have big responsibility for recruiting. Perhaps the loss of Marisa Moseley is hurting more than was expected. Whatever the cause, that is a huge number of top post players who have said no to UConn, and continue to say no to UConn.
We can continue to view everything through rose-colored glasses, but someone who is being realistic has to admit that we have a problem recruiting posts. Yes, we got Tina Charles and Rebecca Lobo. But that was years ago. And look at the bigs on the bench right now of Oregon State, Oregon, Baylor, Maryland, and others. Yet we're going into the new season with one player who can possibly be considered front court.
Something's not working here. A stable full of guards will not get us to a national championship, no matter how the people here want to deny reality.
Stop bein snotty. Seriously.
You are assuming that we made offers to all those posts. Not even close. For good reason. Assuming that everyone 6' 4" or taller is good enough to play at UConn is absurd.So this year,
Nataija Marshall (6'6")- Notre Dame
Cameron Brink (6'4")- Stanford
Hannah Gusters (6'4") Baylor
Angela Dugalic (6'4") Oregon
Last year:
Aliyah Boston (6'4") South Carolina
Ashten Prechtel (6'5") Stanford
Maori Davenport (6'4") Rutgers
Laeticia Amihere (6'3") South Carolina
Kennedy Brown (6'6") Oregon State
River Baldwin (6'5") Florida State
The year before that:
Charli Collier (6'5") Texas
Shakira Austin (6'5") Maryland
Sedona Prince (6'7") Baylor
Andrea Aquino (6'9") Oregon State
Olivia Owens (6'4") Maryland
So we got ONO. But that is a whole heckuva lot of talented bigs who couldn't be bothered to attend the premier WCBB program in the country. WOW!
That's a lot of "No's". And a whole lot of "yes's" to our biggest competitors.
Perhaps Coach Geno needs to boost his assistant coaching staff who have big responsibility for recruiting. Perhaps the loss of Marisa Moseley is hurting more than was expected. Whatever the cause, that is a huge number of top post players who have said no to UConn, and continue to say no to UConn.
We can continue to view everything through rose-colored glasses, but someone who is being realistic has to admit that we have a problem recruiting posts. Yes, we got Tina Charles and Rebecca Lobo. But that was years ago. And look at the bigs on the bench right now of Oregon State, Oregon, Baylor, Maryland, and others. Yet we're going into the new season with one player who can possibly be considered front court.
Something's not working here. A stable full of guards will not get us to a national championship, no matter how the people here want to deny reality.
Stop bein snotty. Seriously.
Nataija Marshall (6'6")- Notre Dame
Cameron Brink (6'4")- Stanford
Hannah Gusters (6'4") Baylor
Angela Dugalic (6'4") Oregon
Aliyah Boston (6'4") South Carolina
Ashten Prechtel (6'5") Stanford
Maori Davenport (6'4") Rutgers
Laeticia Amihere (6'3") South Carolina
Kennedy Brown (6'6") Oregon State
River Baldwin (6'5") Florida State
Charli Collier (6'5") Texas
Shakira Austin (6'5") Maryland
Sedona Prince (6'7") Baylor
Andrea Aquino (6'9") Oregon State
Olivia Owens (6'4") Maryland
So we got ONO. But that is a whole heckuva lot of talented bigs who couldn't be bothered to attend the premier WCBB program in the country. WOW!
You are assuming that we made offers to all those posts. Not even close. For good reason. Assuming that everyone 6' 4" or taller is good enough to play at UConn is absurd.
Do we know that though? Looking back, quite a few posts state that no one was sure if Cardoso was being recruited until recently, but Guster has been on the radar for quite some time.Should be noted that they've been recruiting Cardoso all the time they were recruiting Gusters. I don't know when the recruitment of Okosun began, but it wasn't an either/or with Gusters and Cardoso.
Where have we heard that UConn is recruiting Cardosa? I have yet to see anything on that.
So this year,
Nataija Marshall (6'6")- Notre Dame
Cameron Brink (6'4")- Stanford
Hannah Gusters (6'4") Baylor
Angela Dugalic (6'4") Oregon
Last year:
Aliyah Boston (6'4") South Carolina
Ashten Prechtel (6'5") Stanford
Maori Davenport (6'4") Rutgers
Laeticia Amihere (6'3") South Carolina
Kennedy Brown (6'6") Oregon State
River Baldwin (6'5") Florida State
The year before that:
Charli Collier (6'5") Texas
Shakira Austin (6'5") Maryland
Sedona Prince (6'7") Baylor
Andrea Aquino (6'9") Oregon State
Olivia Owens (6'4") Maryland
So we got ONO. But that is a whole heckuva lot of talented bigs who couldn't be bothered to attend the premier WCBB program in the country. WOW!
That's a lot of "No's". And a whole lot of "yes's" to our biggest competitors.
Perhaps Coach Geno needs to boost his assistant coaching staff who have big responsibility for recruiting. Perhaps the loss of Marisa Moseley is hurting more than was expected. Whatever the cause, that is a huge number of top post players who have said no to UConn, and continue to say no to UConn.
We can continue to view everything through rose-colored glasses, but someone who is being realistic has to admit that we have a problem recruiting posts. Yes, we got Tina Charles and Rebecca Lobo. But that was years ago. And look at the bigs on the bench right now of Oregon State, Oregon, Baylor, Maryland, and others. Yet we're going into the new season with one player who can possibly be considered front court.
Something's not working here. A stable full of guards will not get us to a national championship, no matter how the people here want to deny reality.
Do we know that though? Looking back, quite a few posts state that no one was sure if Cardoso was being recruited until recently, but Guster has been on the radar for quite some time.
People have a right to be frustrated and I get it, but just a month ago there was all kinds of angst regarding recruiting in general. Since then UCONN has landed:
Now suddenly UCONN has a plethora of not only guards/wings, but REALLY good guards/wings. Next up, post players. Stay tuned!!!
- Uber recruit #1 Paige Bueckers
- Outstanding international guard Nika Muhl
- Grad transfer post player Adebayo
- Outstanding international wing/guard Ania Makurat
- The #2 player in Megan Walker's class, Evina Westbrook
She has been so lowkey. She is really good friends with the Mississippi State commit for 2019 and already took a visit, so I’m guessing they’re a legit contender too.They've been on Cardosa since the start of the year at the very least. We haven't heard of an offer yet, but she probably has one considering she can sign in less than six months.