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Jovana video

Duncan Idaho said:
Like that she can finish well with her left hand. Seen multiple videos of this.
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It’s a little thing that’s so very important when driving to the basket. One thing I have noticed over the years, watching UConn warm up, is that when the layup line moves to the left side of the basket, just about every player uses their left hand. That continually practiced skill translates directly to game situations.
 
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oldude said:
It’s a little thing that’s so very important when driving to the basket. One thing I have noticed over the years, watching UConn warm up, is that when the layup line moves to the left side of the basket, just about every player uses their left hand. That continually practiced skill translates directly to game situations.
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It is surprising to see guards at the D1 level not be able to finish with either hand. It’s such a limiting factor. And it’s a footwork skill as much as a hand skill. I get that bigs don’t often develop this skill. They bring other talents to the court.

This is related to having a pronounced preference to drive one way, which becomes a liability as soon as opponents include it in their scout. I was always impressed by how hard Christyn worked on developing her right hand so she could eliminate this limitation.
 
Can anyone speak to how quick Jovana is? Inquiring minds want to know.
 
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She seems the perfect player for Geno. PG skills along with high-quality 3-pt shooting. It is hard to play KK and K9 together as neither are strong outside shooters. You can however play Jovana with one of them and Geno loves to play two point guards when he can get away with it offensively (like with Paige).
 
ec33 said:
She seems the perfect player for Geno. PG skills along with high-quality 3-pt shooting. It is hard to play KK and K9 together as neither are strong outside shooters. You can however play Jovana with one of them and Geno loves to play two point guards when he can get away with it offensively (like with Paige).
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Yup. The question really concerns the '27-28 season, when the guard corps will be Kayleigh Allie Kelis Jovana with support from Morgan Blanca and Sarah. The two PG strategy will continue to be available to Geno, though I expect Geno to be on the lookout for more PGs in the next two recruiting cycles, as Sarah Kayleigh and Allie will graduate in '28.
 
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HuskyNan said:
Jovana, K9, Blanca, and Kelis are going to drive defenses crazy.

Also note - Jovana is a signee, not a commit

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Question, in this day and age, what is the difference between a signee and a commit? Isn't the letter of intent just a piece of paper?
 
Skeets said:
Question, in this day and age, what is the difference between a signee and a commit? Isn't the letter of intent just a piece of paper?
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The National Letter of Intent, which is no more, was a contract. Even though the formal NLI is gone, another contract has replaced that document. See the below

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Discover why the National Letter of Intent (NLI) has been eliminated, its impact on athletes, and what this means for college recruitment. Learn more now!
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NCAA approves elimination of national letter of intent program

The NCAA Division I Council has approved the immediate elimination of the national letter of intent program, marking a historic shift to the recruiting landscape.
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After reading all the posts above, I have come to the conclusion that Jovana might be a replacement for AZZI. Watching the video of her , she goes to the basket like Azzi and a statistic posted said she was shooting 3's in the 60% range for the season. Fantastic!! Now I REALLY can't wait to see her play.GO HUSKIES!!!!!
 
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oldude said:
Jovanna will compete for a starting spot next season. While the video doesn’t show it, she’s also a pretty good defender in addition to all the offense she has in her bag.
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Not so sure I agree with this comment. Sarah, Ash, KK are locks, strong lean on Blanca. the question becomes, Jana, Olivia V, Allie, K9.

Add in Morgan and you have a pretty strong defensive team that we know Geno loves. For all this offense we see from her, her quality minutes will be determined by her defense.
 
DefenseBB said:
Not so sure I agree with this comment. Sarah, Ash, KK are locks, strong lean on Blanca. the question becomes, Jana, Olivia V, Allie, K9.

Add in Morgan and you have a pretty strong defensive team that we know Geno loves. For all this offense we see from her, her quality minutes will be determined by her defense.
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Agree on the importance of defense and that’s where you need to watch full game footage of Jovanna. She harasses ball handlers, jumps passing lanes and bodies up opponents. While she certainly has some learning to do once she gets to Storrs, I think her learning curve will be short and her impact will be big.

Morgan has been out all year. Assuming she can get herself back healthy, she’s got a lot of rust to shake off. Jovanna will be competing with Kayleigh, Allie and maybe Kelis for Azzi’s spot in the starting lineup. Whoever emerges as the starter will most certainly have earned it.
 
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oldude said:
Agree on the importance of defense and that’s where you need to watch full game footage of Jovanna. She harasses ball handlers, jumps passing lanes and bodies up opponents. While she certainly has some learning to do once she gets to Storrs, I think her learning curve will be short and her impact will be big.

Morgan has been out all year. Assuming she can get herself back healthy, she’s got a lot of rust to shake off. Jovanna will be competing with Kayleigh, Allie and maybe Kelis for Azzi’s spot in the starting lineup. Whoever emerges as the starter will most certainly have earned it.
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I don't see it. KK, Ash, Blanca, Sarah, and a center. Jovana IMHO will be competing for guards coming off the bench replacing the starters.

Don't get me wrong - I think Jovana is a legit top 5 recruit, but we are stacked at the guard spot...
 
EricSD said:
I don't see it. KK, Ash, Blanca, Sarah, and a center. Jovana IMHO will be competing for guards coming off the bench replacing the starters.

Don't get me wrong - I think Jovana is a legit top 5 recruit, but we are stacked at the guard spot...
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I don’t see 3 forwards starting for UConn, even though Sarah & Blanca have exceptional skills as forwards. Replacing Azzi with another forward just doesn’t feel like Geno. I think he’ll take a hard look at Allie, Kayleigh and maybe Morgan, if she’s healthy. Jovana could be in that mix.
 
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