Kiah: 11 pts., 6 boards, 3 blocks

[mrmojack]

I just want to thank everyone for all the updates on Kiah....she is one of my all time favorites and I'm very excited to see how she does in the WNBA.
I'm in SC so can't watch any of the games. Please keep up with the posts they are very much appreciated!

PS: Enjoy the posts for KML too

WNBA games are streamed live on WNBA website. You can get all the games
for 15 bucks for the season.

 

[TRuconnfan]

WNBA games are streamed live on WNBA website. You can get all the games
for 15 bucks for the season.

Thanks good to know maybe for future. I would try to watch some if they were local but I'm just too tapped out to add another team/sport to my list. As it is my poor husband has to deal with me watching every Mets/Giants/ uconn men & woman game there I think he would kill me if I added in another

 

[JavaMan]

And from the NY Liberty practice on Wednesday, KML has been placed on notice:

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[DaddyChoc]

From all I've read and seen, Catchings is one of the classiest WBB players out there.

an who do you think she learned that from?

 

[Striper69]

I agree, except I didn't like her flopping, imo, on two of Kiah's blocks.

Those weren't flops...

 

[JSB60]

Four games in, Kiah is 2nd in the league in blocks and 12th in rebounds. Not too shabby.

 

[01Neaggrad02]

The three blocks were against ND Natalie Achonwa.

Thought Achonwa was supposed to so amazing. So glad to see Kiah schooling the ND grad

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Thought Achonwa was supposed to so amazing. So glad to see Kiah schooling the ND grad

Kiah has done this before during her career at UConn; not surprised at all. Still, I like Achonwa for her B'ball IQ, passing skills and grit as an"undersized" big.

 

[UConnDadRich]

I like the fact that at the moment Kiah is averaging more ppg than Jewel in about the same number of minutes per game and has a much better shooting percentage

 

[pinotbear]

an who do you think she learned that from?

I suspect her folks; that's where it usually comes from.

 

[Kibitzer]

I think Kiah can help reduce wear and tear on Tina.

I think it is more likely that she will increase the wear and tear on opposing WNBA post players.

 

[Kmoney]

If you are a recruiter in Lauren Cox's living room and the name Kiah Stokes comes up. What do you do?
A. Change the subject
B. Say that Geno obviously held her back
C. Say that Geno obviously coached her well
D. Speed dial Tori McCoy as you walk out the door

 

[Kibitzer]

If you are a recruiter in Lauren Cox's living room and the name Kiah Stokes comes up. What do you do?
A. Change the subject
B. Say that Geno obviously held her back
C. Say that Geno obviously coached her well
D. Speed dial Tori McCoy as you walk out the door

I would show Lauren (and her parents) a photo of Kiah with three NC trophies, then provide them with Kiah's cell phone number so they can ask her any question they want to.

(Remember how Kiah recently answered a reporter's question: "Had I wanted more playing time, I would have gone somewhere else.")

 

[triaddukefan]

Thought Achonwa was supposed to so amazing. So glad to see Kiah schooling the ND grad

Achonwa is averaging 12.3 pts 5 rebounds and shooting 59% from the floor. Thats not bad.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

If you are a recruiter in Lauren Cox's living room and the name Kiah Stokes comes up. What do you do?
A. Change the subject
B. Say that Geno obviously held her back
C. Say that Geno obviously coached her well
D. Speed dial Tori McCoy as you walk out the door

I liked it for it's inventive cleverness, but don't you dare diss my girl again!

 

[JavaMan]

I like the fact that at the moment Kiah is averaging more ppg than Jewel in about the same number of minutes per game and has a much better shooting percentage

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[iri10]

I could be wrong, but I've always felt that the college to WNBA transition is slightly easier for good posts than it is for good guards. It's never actually easy, mind you. All players have an adjustment period.

For guards, I think their 2nd year as a pro is a better indication of their potential.

 

[UcMiami]

I could be wrong, but I've always felt that the college to WNBA transition is slightly easier for good posts than it is for good guards. It's never actually easy, mind you. All players have an adjustment period.

For guards, I think their 2nd year as a pro is a better indication of their potential.

An interesting and insightful post. I tend to agree with you and I think it has to do with the speed of the game and the competition. Post players especially those who live at the low block need to be good at catching and shooting, they are not expected to handle the ball much, nor be great passers. In transition to the pro game the physicality goes up a notch, and the defensive size/strength does too, but the speed and quickness is not that significant an issue for them.
For wing players the transition involves size, strength, speed, and quickness - passes they made in college are intercepted, ball handling they could get away with results in steals.

And the old adage of 'you can't teach size' really does come to the front.

I also think it explains why post players like Appel and Dolson struggle a little more than players like Charles and Stokes - their college games depended on the passing and ball handling that distinguished them from other college post players, and they struggle in the same way wing player do with the speed/quickness of the pro game. I have been a little surprised at the Asst/TO numbers for Dolson as a pro based on what she was doing in college - this maybe explains it.