EricLA
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couple notes on Breanna - at 6'4", or whatever her height, she's a really good free throw shooter. i think that's rare. but even more rare is a player of her age and her size possessing the offensive arsenal at her disposal.
i saw her many times receive a pass in the post, whip around the defender, and lay up the ball with her left hand in traffic while being harassed. she does not shy away from contact, despite her more "slender" frame. one of the great things about her frame is that she doesn't have any weight she needs to lose. she just eventually needs to add on a little bit of muscle.
i'm not sure how good a jumper she is but she's terrifically athletic. obviously she lacks the sheer power of a player like Tina Charles, but i think she's quicker and smoother and a much better finisher around the basket. she won't be padding her rebounding stats by cleaning up her own misses!
AND she has a solid mid range shot. i don't think she took or made any 3's, but i did see her take a shot and make it just inside the arc as well as several mid range jumpers. and what 6'4" kid has a consistent FT shot like she does??!! she might be one of the most complete offensive players i've ever seen.
on the defensive side, she's just a beast. it's hard to tell if they were letting them play more than they would in college but she seems to have really good instincts and ability to time blocking shots. and she has a really good nose for the ball and seems to be in the right place for the rebounds. i don't think that's an accident or luck!
she's also a really good passer. in the few games i watched, she seemed to be the only player who would pass the ball out of the post playing the inside-outside game. the announcers mentioned several times that she was the best player on the team, which is even more remarkable given that she's just entering her senior year of HS and was on a team that had players who were seniors in college.
i know it's dangerous to heap too many accolades and expectations on a player who's not even come to UCONN for her summer classes, but i'm going to predict right now - by the time her UCONN career is over, there will be multiple discussions about who the greatest all time UCONN player was/is, and her name will be among the 3 in the discussion.
i saw her many times receive a pass in the post, whip around the defender, and lay up the ball with her left hand in traffic while being harassed. she does not shy away from contact, despite her more "slender" frame. one of the great things about her frame is that she doesn't have any weight she needs to lose. she just eventually needs to add on a little bit of muscle.
i'm not sure how good a jumper she is but she's terrifically athletic. obviously she lacks the sheer power of a player like Tina Charles, but i think she's quicker and smoother and a much better finisher around the basket. she won't be padding her rebounding stats by cleaning up her own misses!
AND she has a solid mid range shot. i don't think she took or made any 3's, but i did see her take a shot and make it just inside the arc as well as several mid range jumpers. and what 6'4" kid has a consistent FT shot like she does??!! she might be one of the most complete offensive players i've ever seen.
on the defensive side, she's just a beast. it's hard to tell if they were letting them play more than they would in college but she seems to have really good instincts and ability to time blocking shots. and she has a really good nose for the ball and seems to be in the right place for the rebounds. i don't think that's an accident or luck!
she's also a really good passer. in the few games i watched, she seemed to be the only player who would pass the ball out of the post playing the inside-outside game. the announcers mentioned several times that she was the best player on the team, which is even more remarkable given that she's just entering her senior year of HS and was on a team that had players who were seniors in college.
i know it's dangerous to heap too many accolades and expectations on a player who's not even come to UCONN for her summer classes, but i'm going to predict right now - by the time her UCONN career is over, there will be multiple discussions about who the greatest all time UCONN player was/is, and her name will be among the 3 in the discussion.