Ice Brady's Freshman Year

[Bone Dog]

I like Ice's chances for a sophomore leap. And it will be enhanced by having Jana to play next to. Jana is much more of a fighter in the paint, while Ice prefers fadeaways. If she's the only big in the game, the fadeaway is not an effective move. But if she's got Jana next to her, it can be very effective. Similarly, her rebounding should be very positively impacted by Jana. Generally, if she doesn't have the pressure of having to be both the 4 and the 5 in games, I think she'll thrive.

 

[tchalla1]

I do too. The only person to be great from day one I can think of is Ms. Buckets. Not even Diana was Diana from the start. The coldest I can think of in recent memory is Caroline. I also hope to see a sophomore jump from Ayanna. And Q. I have no doubt we’ll see a jump from KK and Ash.

Maya Moore...

 

[HopJim]

Having coached several AAU level teams, its not unusual to see a player, particularly a big, coming back from knee surgery taking a season to recover. Appeared that Ice was dragging her leg throughout the year, coming back in the playoffs. No one can know if her issues were physical or mental but by the NCAA layoffs, she was more of the player we saw as one of the top high school recruits in the US. Without any unique knowledge, predict her physical skills and commitment to being one of the best bigs in college basketball will show up as a key Huskie asset this coming year.

 

[WiseWillie]

I agree. Still, Geno has more than one goal for his program. It's not only about winning championships. It's also about developing players physically and mentally, and building character. I know, this seems naive now. But one of the reasons athletic programs were introduced into higher education was precisely this. If winning championships accomplishes these other goals, fine. But I don't think Geno will compromise those goals to get a championship. This is one important reason why he's won so many.

Remember CD yelling at Stewie about body language.

Perfect write up. Good going.

Regarding Ice, she obviously worked hard from her first days on the court and it showed as she came along in later half of the season big time. It took her a little time and sure the coaches worked with her and while sure she will agree herself there is more to accomplish, you can tell - She's Got This.