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Ice Brady Talks Her Recruitment

CocoHusky said:
Kiki could improve as well. Kiki is the #2 ranked player in her class. Every player ranked #1 or #2 that chose UCONN was a starter NLT the beginning of their sophomore year. I just don't think Nika can improved enough to keep Kiki from extending that streak.
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Coco, I was speaking of next season when Kiki will be a freshman. I believe she will start her sophomore season.
 
oldude said:
Two thoughts on the article:

- Both Ice & Ayanna raved about the impact of the crowd at 1st Night. Hopefully, KiKi and her parents got the same vibe.

- I don’t know if UConn has ever had a player quite like Ice, a big, strong, physical player with a great shooting touch all the way out to the arc.
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I agree she can post up and finish inside and can shoot the three. Patterson is a more athletic player at this point but not a finished player like Brady. Patterson is like Gabby to me if she works hard for 4 years she will be something. Brady will be in the rotation next year!!! I won't comment on Rice until she commits.
 
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Brady has so much to offer with her size, strength and offensive skills out to the arc...........I'm happy to see her fitness level has improved greatly too and before she even gets to UConn boot camp.......I expect great things from her.....
 
CocoHusky said:
Azzi, Paige, Kiki, Aaliyah, Dorka
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Coco, I love your lineup, but am wondering if you know something that most BYers don’t. However, at this point, my wish list is: a) Kiki Rice; b) a safe Thanksgiving; c) a merry Christmas.
PS: I do have my priorities straight, and not putting man before God, but I just want to see Kiki Rice in a UCONN uniform next year, and three more years after that.
 
oldude said:
Rebecca was a great player with a nice mid-range jumper. But I don’t remember her making many shots from the arc.
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You made me curious. On the whole not a lot of 3PTers. Not the best free throw shooter. Rebounding was her strength. Became a much better passer. Did the Big Girl benefit from a lot of Lobo's assists?
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I think Kiki would be a terrific fit also as she is exactly what that team would need. Both Azzi and Paige are shooting guards and neither is a point guard. Kiki has a terrific first step to the hole and is obviously smart as hell and "gets" the point position. Kiki has what Macdonald of Arizona had and she exposed the biggest weakness on the Uconn women last year. Speed and quickness in the backcourt. Kiki penetrates and dissects and should be able to also defend well. She's a great point guard with a very bright future somewhere. Stanford has something like 9 guards on their roster already and is maybe our biggest competition there. The Rice family in general is extremely impressive. Having her would take any team to another whole level and I think would clinch Uconn as the clear favorite ( I think South Carolina is right now ). Isuneh will be very much needed as well. Having both size and shooting touch is kind of important! Stretching the defense and being able to score against great teams. The key to Isuneh is how much time she can give the project to get in great shape and improve all aspects of her game. She will be up against maybe the biggest talent of recent years in Stanford's Betts. Now that is one hell of a challenge. It's going to be Jabbar vs Olajuwon all over again.
 
oldude said:
I stand corrected. Rebecca took and made more 3’s than I recall. My memory is not what it used to be.
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oldude, I think your memory serves you well, while Rebecca had a decent 3 pt shooting percentage over her 4 year career she averaged 1.33 three point shot attempts per game. With over 1500 shots that were 2 pt attempts. It would be a stretch to think the opposition considered her as a three point threat when they game planed.
 
TeamFirst! said:
I think Kiki would be a terrific fit also as she is exactly what that team would need. Both Azzi and Paige are shooting guards and neither is a point guard. Kiki has a terrific first step to the hole and is obviously smart as hell and "gets" the point position. Kiki has what Macdonald of Arizona had and she exposed the biggest weakness on the Uconn women last year. Speed and quickness in the backcourt. Kiki penetrates and dissects and should be able to also defend well. She's a great point guard with a very bright future somewhere. Stanford has something like 9 guards on their roster already and is maybe our biggest competition there. The Rice family in general is extremely impressive. Having her would take any team to another whole level and I think would clinch Uconn as the clear favorite ( I think South Carolina is right now ). Isuneh will be very much needed as well. Having both size and shooting touch is kind of important! Stretching the defense and being able to score against great teams. The key to Isuneh is how much time she can give the project to get in great shape and improve all aspects of her game. She will be up against maybe the biggest talent of recent years in Stanford's Betts. Now that is one hell of a challenge. It's going to be Jabbar vs Olajuwon all over again.
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Paige is not a point guard? That’s just delusional! You may not want her to be one but that doesn’t make it so. I would bet that there aren’t 20 teams in all of women’s basketball that wouldn’t love to have Paige Bueckers as their starting point guard! Can she play off the ball as well? Of course, but that doesn’t mean she’s not a point guard! In fact, while I like Rice and hope she comes to UConn, she is simply not on the same level as Paige whether it’s as a pg or a shooting guard. She may reach that level but she’s not there yet. I’m just gobsmacked that you would claim that Paige is not a point guard!
 
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Cuango said:
Paige is not a point guard? That’s just delusional! You may not want her to be one but that doesn’t make it so. I would bet that there aren’t 20 teams in all of women’s basketball that wouldn’t love to have Paige Bueckers as their starting point guard! Can she play off the ball as well? Of course, but that doesn’t mean she’s not a point guard! In fact, while I like Rice and hope she comes to UConn, she is simply not on the same level as Paige whether it’s as a pg or a shooting guard. She may reach that level but she’s not there yet. I’m just gobsmacked that you would claim that Paige is not a point guard!
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Be nice to our new posters- name calling is not necessary. Take the opportunity to educate as other have tried to do for you. @TeamFirst! welcome to BY. Paige Bueckers won an award last year called the Nancy Lieberman award. That award is given to the best point guard in the country. Paige is a very gifted PG but I understand the point you were making. If Kiki does come to UCONN she can play PG along with Azzi and Paige. In fact all three players are capable of playing PG, SG or SF for a national championship contending team.
 
RockyMTblue2 said:
Hey, let's start a thread on who is in the 2022 starting 5!!!:eek:
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Sorry if what I'm about to add to this has been mentioned after your post...didn't want to read any further, I wanted to get this in. Is it all right if I piggy back your 2022 starting 5 with who's going to get the minutes? :rolleyes:
 
Cuango said:
Paige is not a point guard? That’s just delusional! You may not want her to be one but that doesn’t make it so. I would bet that there aren’t 20 teams in all of women’s basketball that wouldn’t love to have Paige Bueckers as their starting point guard! Can she play off the ball as well? Of course, but that doesn’t mean she’s not a point guard! In fact, while I like Rice and hope she comes to UConn, she is simply not on the same level as Paige whether it’s as a pg or a shooting guard. She may reach that level but she’s not there yet. I’m just gobsmacked that you would claim that Paige is not a point guard!
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I thk, so i may be wrong, is tht Kiki is a pure point guard kinda like Crystal, Moriah, or Nika ,PB and are combo guards who can handle the point position, but I don't necessarily want trying bring the ball up against or guard some of the smaller quick points in the nation. Jmo
 
I get that it's controversial but my point is that Page is more of a shooting guard. That doesn't mean she can't be a point guard but to me Paige isn't a floor general in the sense of running the offense conventionally and she generally doesn't penetrate off the dribble. She usually lines up as a wing ...right? We don't really have a conventional point guard still in my opinion. If you watch Kiki's game she dribble penetrates a lot and has a quick first step. Paige is like a lot of players and is a hybrid.
 
Paige is a very good ball handler, one of the best (if not the very best) passers in college basketball, has to be told to pass less and shoot more as she enjoys assists more than scoring, and she won the Lieberman award for best point guard! To me, that shouts point guard! Can she play off the ball? Yes, but that simply speaks to her overall greatness. I think we can at least agree that she is a great player at either position.
 
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Cuango said:
Paige is a very good ball handler, one of the best (if not the very best) passers in college basketball, has to be told to pass less and shoot more as she enjoys assists more than scoring, and she won the Lieberman award for best point guard! To me, that shouts point guard! Can she play off the ball? Yes, but that simply speaks to her overall greatness. I think we can at least agree that she is a great player at either position.
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Yet Geno had consistently throughout last season told Paige to pass less and shoot more. UConn wouldn't have beaten SCar without her shooting more and passing less.
TeamFirst! said:
I get that it's controversial but my point is that Page is more of a shooting guard. That doesn't mean she can't be a point guard but to me Paige isn't a floor general in the sense of running the offense conventionally and she generally doesn't penetrate off the dribble. She usually lines up as a wing ...right? We don't really have a conventional point guard still in my opinion. If you watch Kiki's game she dribble penetrates a lot and has a quick first step. Paige is like a lot of players and is a hybrid.
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But indeed Paige does run the offense that Geno wants and quite conventionally. Though you haven't seen her penetrate and kick much doesn't mean she can't. If you'd watched much of Paige's HS games she did a lot of dribble penetration, and in watching last years games you'd note she did quite a bit as well. Geno's offense though has always been an offense based on cutting into the lane. If you're not cutting, set a pick. It's never been an offense based around creating off the dribble, but around passing the ball and movement. Geno's offense, as is many throughout WCBB and the Association, is a hybrid triangle. Now, I've noted before that Kiki's first step is one of the best, but in coming to UConn she's going to have to play off the ball, which I'm certain she can do well.
 
TeamFirst! said:
I get that it's controversial but my point is that Page is more of a shooting guard. That doesn't mean she can't be a point guard but to me Paige isn't a floor general in the sense of running the offense conventionally and she generally doesn't penetrate off the dribble. She usually lines up as a wing ...right? We don't really have a conventional point guard still in my opinion. If you watch Kiki's game she dribble penetrates a lot and has a quick first step. Paige is like a lot of players and is a hybrid.
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If we were to access the Akashic record* and look up "point guard" we would find a picture of Bueckers.

* Akashic record - Google Search
 
Alydar said:
There's always conflict when one religion replaces another. The Birdists will not yield easily to the Bueckerites but the outcome is inevitable. ;)
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Love her to death but..
"Don't mean a thing if it ain't got tht ring" her time will come grasshopper.
 
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TeamFirst! said:
I get that it's controversial but my point is that Page is more of a shooting guard. That doesn't mean she can't be a point guard but to me Paige isn't a floor general in the sense of running the offense conventionally and she generally doesn't penetrate off the dribble. She usually lines up as a wing ...right? We don't really have a conventional point guard still in my opinion. If you watch Kiki's game she dribble penetrates a lot and has a quick first step. Paige is like a lot of players and is a hybrid.
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Paige is a point guard period!! The fact that she is also a great shooter is what made her National player of the year. I would take her over anyone to run the team, and I can't believe you think that she can't. Were you in a coma last year, didn't you see how she did run the team? Nika took over because Paige did what she did best, and that is pass. She even said she would rather pass than shoot, something that would be said by a point guard. The move to SG by Geno was done to make her shoot more. His idea, not hers.
 
JordyG said:
Yet Geno had consistently throughout last season told Paige to pass less and shoot more. UConn wouldn't have beaten SCar without her shooting more and passing less.

But indeed Paige does run the offense that Geno wants and quite conventionally. Though you haven't seen her penetrate and kick much doesn't mean she can't. If you'd watched much of Paige's HS games she did a lot of dribble penetration, and in watching last years games you'd note she did quite a bit as well. Geno's offense though has always been an offense based on cutting into the lane. If you're not cutting, set a pick. It's never been an offense based around creating off the dribble, but around passing the ball and movement. Geno's offense, as is many throughout WCBB and the Association, is a hybrid triangle. Now, I've noted before that Kiki's first step is one of the best, but in coming to UConn she's going to have to play off the ball, which I'm certain she can do well.
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As I previously said, he did want her to shoot more an pass less! She did play off the ball a lot. That in no way says that she is not a point guard but rather that her coach (given that he had a serviceable point guard in Nika) wanted maximize her scoring ability because of the poor (relatively) outside shooting from the rest of the team. That problem (hopefully) has been addressed with the addition of two of the top three point bombers in the country and two more (Saylor and Dorka) that have potential. I have no argument with saying that Paige can play the off guard spot extremely well. However, that doesn’t mean that’s her natural position.
 
Bald Huskie said:
Paige is a point guard period!! The fact that she is also a great shooter is what made her National player of the year. I would take her over anyone to run the team, and I can't believe you think that she can't. Were you in a coma last year, didn't you see how she did run the team? Nika took over because Paige did what she did best, and that is pass. She even said she would rather pass than shoot, something that would be said by a point guard. The move to SG by Geno was done to make her shoot more. His idea, not hers.
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If Geno made her a SG what do you think that tells you dude!
 
TeamFirst! said:
If Geno made her a SG what do you think that tells you dude!
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The fact that Auriemma played Collier at center never told me for a second that Collier was a natural center.

The fact that Auriemma played the 5’11” Turner as a power forward never told me for a second that Turner was a natural power forward.

Those decisions told me Auriemma had gaps in his roster, the same explanation @Bald Huskie was making when you challenged the “dude.” You in essence are asking him to repeat himself. I’m saving him the trouble by putting it in a different way.
 
ScottCT said:
It tells me that the team needed her scoring more than her passing. That's the only reason why she played so much off ball.
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Probably true but that is also because she did not have even one significantly better than average three point shooter to pass to. Christyn, Evina and Nika are just ok, but opposing defenses would much rather give up a three to those players than any shot by Paige, or a close one inside to Liv or Aaliyah.

Paige off the ball may be as much about Nika as Paige. If Nika is going to play she is best as a point guard Paige can do both.
 
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