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Message: [QUOTE="CamrnCrz1974, post: 2867120, member: 1052"] I figured it would be easier to respond to [USER=7048]@Ralph[/USER] and [USER=1067]@Crossover[/USER] in one post. Jordan Horston is an ultra-athletic combo-guard, who, at 6-1, has great handles (though better in transition and with an up-tempo pace than in the halfcourt sets right now). She has an explosive first step and is truly a "pogo stick" leaper. At the 2018 U17 FIBA Women's World Cup, she averaged over 10.1 points, 7.0 rebounds, 5.1 assists, and 3.1 steals for her 7 games (while shooting 57.1 percent from the floor). Notably, her A/TO ratio was 5.1-to-1.0. Megan Walker is a 6-1 wing who can switch between the two and the three because of her strength, her ability to finish with either hand, and her three-point shooting capabilities (with the "savant skill" - to use one of Rob Clough terms - of a tremendous wingspan). Christyn Williams is a 5-11 left-handed off-guard. She is a "power guard" - explosive to the rim with a quick first step and great leaping abilities, but is also effective in the mid-range and quite adept at getting hot from three (as she did in the MCDAA game). She is also a great rebounder for her size. Finally, Haley Jones is a 6-2 forward who can manufacture points outside the point (and is a perimeter threat), but also has really good interior footwork. She is a skilled big forward with versatility in the frontcourt. TRANSLATION: You could play all four of these players together, with Olivia Nelson-Ododa in the middle. That lineup would be 6-1/5-11/6-1/6-2/6-4. Now, some may argue that is not enough size. But the perimeter size would be unparalleled in women's basketball. And Geno has won titles with 5-9/6-0/6-2/6-2/6-2 (Bird/Taurasi/Cash/Jones/Williams), to use an example. The respective skillsets of Horston/Walker/Williams/Jones/ONO would complement each other very well. If you reach back in time (and have recruiting services subscriptions), you will read the following evaluation about a player: [I]Agile, versatile perimeter performer handles and passes in transition; triple-threat creator manufactures and attacks; pro-frame slashes, finishes in traffic, scores vs. contact; court awareness .[/I] This player was Kia Nurse. Geno Auriemma could have easily make Jordan Horston his primary/secondary playmaker of the future, as he did with Nurse. With Crystal Dangerfield being a senior when Horston will be a freshman, there would only have been one crossover year before Horston could have taken the reins as the primary playmaker (or served as a secondary playmaker if a true PG was recruited in 2020). Look at what Horston did in a structured system at the 2018 FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup - 10.1 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 5.1 apg, 3.4 spg, while shooting 57.1 percent from the floor and having an A/TO of 5.1-to-1.0. This was much more of a structured system than high school or AAU basketball (not as much as college will be, but still). But look who was coaching Horston at the FIBA U17s - [U][I]Carla Berube[/I][/U]. Surely Coach Berube knows Geno's system, how to maximize talents in terms of shooting/passing/rebounding, how to mold an athletic, uber-talented passer into a primary playmaker, etc. I agree, [USER=5823]@CocoHusky[/USER] . See my above comments for supplemental analysis to your post (and the video you posted). [/QUOTE]

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