How deep?

[ed4ourgirls]

I don't know anything about Boykin's game, but maybe she could develop
into a Morgan Tuck sort of player who isn't flashy but does everything well
and becomes indispensable. Who knows? It's always fun to see how these
kids develop over their time at UConn.

 

[Geno-ista]

What's interesting is your parenthetical listed names at the end. All three in their careers had a really good game or two and were worth watching otherwise. Can't remember the game where Ashley Valley went off on a tear scoring--everyone asked, I think Geno too, where did that come from/??\
I don't know about Gabby, Boykin and KLS but I think N. Collier and Saniya will play often this year. I wouldn't be surprised to see Saniya and Nurse be played interchangeably and Collier subbing for Butler, Collier is that good a rebounder.

Wow- totally disagree VA- Nurse never left the floor after starting in the 3rd game last season - as a freshman. SAniya will be relegated to a role player, resting Mo Jeff and Nurse at best. Nurse just carried Canada to the championship scoring 30+ pts.
Ekmark is in the biggest trouble as far as minutes. And Geno's going to want to bring the Freshmen in if there is marginal drop off from any of the upperclassmen.
I still maintain that unless Butler can really pop 13-15-17' jump shots. She'll be used more like Kiah Stokes than Stef! I think Gabby, Collier & KLS will see a lot of time.
I can't even imagine what a line ups of Messiah, Nurse, Stewie, Tuck, Gabby, Collier- what a stable of thorobreds!!!! Although Butler looked pretty lean and mean last year.

 

[mudcat]

By the time March roles around how many players get playing time (not just the last two minutes) of the NC, semi, etc? I would say 8 is a good guess (Stewie, Mo, Morgan, Kia, Natalie, Gabby, KLS and Naphessa). Of course it will depend on development during the season, but how many others?

As I read your post (and others subsequent to it) I thought everyone was ignoring how difficult it is for first year players to adjust and break into the playing rotation. I think all three freshmen will struggle at times, and I don't expect any, with the possible exception of Collier, to see a lot of playing time during the first half of the season. Given the makeup of the team (players at each position) I think it will actually be easier for Boykin to find a place than will KLS. All seem to agree that KLS will get major minutes, which I disagree with. It would not surprise me to see Chong get more minutes next year than KLS. Time will tell.

 

[msf22b]

Very good question, even better time frame -March. Last year in the month of March UCON had only 3 games which were semi-competitive. 2 With South Florida and 1 with Dayton.
There will be plenty of blow out games in March so I’m saying the rotation will be 10 (Stewie, Mo, Morgan, Kia, Natalie, Gabby, KLS, Naphessa, Chong & Boykin). When April rolls around it will be reduced to these 7 (Stewie, Mo, Morgan, Kia, Natalie, KLS, & Naphessa)

Seems a little light on true/ball-handling guards, unless you think that KLS and Phessa will fill that role.
And you're writing off Gabby?
It's a real conundrum: too many good and/or potentially good players.

 

[CocoHusky]

Seems a little light on true/ball-handling guards, unless you think that KLS and Phessa will fill that role.
And you're writing off Gabby?
It's a real conundrum: too many good and/or potentially good players.

Conundrum indeed! I would never write off Gabby. With the addition of Boykin and Butler to the front court I foresee 4 players (Tuck, Boykin, Butler, Stewie) capable of playing the 4 & 5 position. This is the same as last year except it was Gabby & Stokes. When you look at the roster Gabby, The Pheenom, KLS are listed as guards. Gabby has the ability to excel as a ball handling guard- She was a PG in High school but the was 3 full basketball seasons ago. So I am definitely not writing her off; just guessing on someone else (KLS and The Pheenom).