18.7 points but I agree, she deserved more attention nationally. Same with her teammate Addy Brown who is averaging 13.5 points, 8.4 rebounds and 5 assists. The "problem" is that this freshman class is so deep and more attention is understandably going to Hidalgo/Watkins.
Going back to the 2009-10 season, the list of Div I WBB freshman who have 8.40 reb/g and 4.96 ast/g starts and ends with Addy Brown, regardless of scoring.
There might be a little bit of hype about Bueckers next year?
True, but I think the focus was on upcoming sophomores.
I think that ship has sailed unless they are healthy and a contender again. MiLaysia Fulwiley is another freshman that will be competing for that spotlight too and if she gets the minutes is the most exciting of all of them.
I understand all the excitement about various Freshman from this season. My thought is that Clark rose up to be the superstar and media focal point while Bueckers was mostly out injured. If she is in full form for another season next year, like this, maybe the media will rediscover her to some degree.
Maybe, but JuJu is the new Paige. I’m not saying it’s right, but it’s how the media is. They get on one person fairly quickly and push that narrative. If Paige come out guns blazing that might change but there are a lot more exciting players right now. That’s just reality.
As I was saying...
She's a fun player to watchKudos to Ms. Crooks and her team for winning the game. However, I’m not sure what was going on with Maryland, as it seems like they’d all forgotten how to box her out, or deny the passes going to her. From what I saw, it appears that Audi’s teammates constantly lobbed her the ball, and that strategy worked perfectly well in getting the job done. Survive and move on, and that’s exactly what Iowa State has done. Good job.
