Lou Lopez-Senechal, Undertaker or Buried

[CocoHusky]

Unlike Ekmark, Lou has played 4 years of college ball. The MAAC conference is better than Ekmark's high school conference.

Why not compare apples to apples here? After leaving UCONN Courtney managed to become a double digit scorer for two season a Arizona State. ASU is in a P5 conference. So the real question you should be asking yourself if you truly want to compare the two players is this: Could Lou average double digits playing in a P5 conference? I think Lou can, but I know for certain Courtney did. A corollary to that question might be: Could Courtney be POY if she were playing in the MAAC? I think Courtney could just as I know for sure that Lou did.

 

[Alydar]

Why not compare apples to apples here? After leaving UCONN Courtney managed to become a double digit scorer for two season a Arizona State. ASU is in a P5 conference. So the real question you should be asking yourself if you truly want to compare the two players is this: Could Lou average double digits playing in a P5 conference? I think Lou can, but I know for certain Courtney did. A corollary to that question might be: Could Courtney be POY if she were playing in the MAAC? I think Courtney could just as I know for sure that Lou did.

So a scenario based entirely on speculation is an "apples to apples" comparison?

 

[CocoHusky]

So a scenario based entirely on speculation is an "apples to apples" comparison?

Sure it is especially when your alternative was comparing High School Courtney Ekmark to 5th year senior Lou.

You said: "Unlike Ekmark, Lou has played 4 years of college ball. The MAAC conference is better than Ekmark's high school conference.
BTW That first sentence is clearly false.

 

[Alydar]

Sure it is especially when your alternative was comparing High School Courtney Ekmark to 5th year senior Lou.

You said: "Unlike Ekmark, Lou has played 4 years of college ball. The MAAC conference is better than Ekmark's high school conference.
BTW That first sentence is clearly false.

You were the one who claimed an apples to apples relationaship, not I.

I can see you are not being responsive to my comments and this is no longer a dialogue but a debate. Bye.

 

[Dogstar]

Search for this and found nothing in this forum. So .... here it is! What bleak outlook. Lou has to be better than this prediction!

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Lou Lopez-Senechal

• Offense - has the potential to be a three level producer
• Defense - Geno recently went on record and insinuated that Lou had a lot of work to do on the defensive side of the ball. There is very little evidence that she excelled on defense.
• Fit - There are some significant issues with her fit, however. UConn is a team that is renowned for passing and assisting the majority of their baskets. Lou has never averaged two assists a game; plus, she had her worst season last year with only 1.1 assists per game. She has also averaged more turnovers than assists every season. The biggest concern that I have with fit is that she is a transfer. Transfers at UConn have had mixed results.
• Prediction - Still, I see her getting multiple DNP-coach’s decision early in the season and averaging around six minutes a game.

Coach Jumper is tht you?

 

[Alydar]

Sure it is especially when your alternative was comparing High School Courtney Ekmark to 5th year senior Lou.

You said: "Unlike Ekmark, Lou has played 4 years of college ball. The MAAC conference is better than Ekmark's high school conference.
BTW That first sentence is clearly false.

Sure it is especially when your alternative was comparing High School Courtney Ekmark to 5th year senior Lou.

There you go again, changing what I said to suit yourself. I compared Lou's COMPETITION in the MAAC to the COMPETITION Ekmark faced in her Phoenix HS conference.

Sometimes I spend more time correcting your misquotes of my posts than breathing.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Just as future mortician Sylvia Fowles buried several players in the low post, Lou Lopez-Senechal will bury several mid-range jumpers and 3-pointers. The kid can shoot!

 

[AmeriConn]

Just as future mortician Sylvia Fowles buried several players in the low post, Lou Lopez-Senechal will bury several mid-range jumpers and 3-pointers. The kid can shoot!

Preach brother!

 

[CocoHusky]

Sure it is especially when your alternative was comparing High School Courtney Ekmark to 5th year senior Lou.
There you go again, changing what I said to suit yourself. I compared Lou's COMPETITION in the MAAC to the COMPETITION Ekmark faced in her Phoenix HS conference. Sometimes I spend more time correcting your misquotes of my posts than breathing.

 

[sun]

New UConn players will need to adjust to the higher motivation of the competition that they play, when then get extra hyped just to play UConn.
Often there's a higher level of intensity that most all UConn players are able to overcome but some are better at it than others.
While most games UConn as a team is able to make other teams appear to play worse than normal, there are those times when opponents raise their bar which can rob some UConn players of their normal thunder.
It's like when a pro MLB player gets signed by the New York Yankees and find that they can't perform as well as in the past because of intense media scrutiny, or for whatever other reasons.
That's always a possibility with any UConn player whether they're new or seasoned.
If they get too many butterflies then they can lose confidence and go into a funk.
It's just like when a player can make all of their shots during practice but can't perform at the same level during a game.
And then fans wonder what's wrong with them.
That possibility always exists and is just another reason why spending some time on the bench can take the pressure off players, and then Geno can see which of the newer ones can settle down and are the most comfortable on the court at any given time.
Have you ever noticed that there are times when KikI Rice can't buy a basket, and I'll think what's wrong with her?

 

[TCC Kid]

Why not compare apples to apples here? After leaving UCONN Courtney managed to become a double digit scorer for two season a Arizona State. ASU is in a P5 conference. So the real question you should be asking yourself if you truly want to compare the two players is this: Could Lou average double digits playing in a P5 conference? I think Lou can, but I know for certain Courtney did. A corollary to that question might be: Could Courtney be POY if she were playing in the MAAC? I think Courtney could just as I know for sure that Lou did.

Who not wait and see how she fits in and plays? You are correct, Ekmark did more than well at Arizona. What should we the take from that? Is that a knock on Geno, or Ekmark. I had great hopes for her. She came in as a top 3 point shooter, and in games that she appeared in her averages at 3 were not exceptional. That to me is the question for LOU. Exceptions 3 vs exceptional 3 at a lower level--didn't translate to Geno's game.
This is apparently DEAD argument/Discussion--it shall prove one way or another in November. Wait and See.

 

[Alydar]

Bolding mine.

Who not wait and see how she fits in and plays? You are correct, Ekmark did more than well at Arizona. What should we the take from that? Is that a knock on Geno, or Ekmark. I had great hopes for her. She came in as a top 3 point shooter, and in games that she appeared in her averages at 3 were not exceptional. That to me is the question for LOU. Exceptions 3 vs exceptional 3 at a lower level--didn't translate to Geno's game.
This is apparently DEAD argument/Discussion--it shall prove one way or another in November. Wait and See.

Ekmark struggled in a mid-major conference and then found success in a P-5 conference. That kind of muddies the water.

 

[CocoHusky]

Who not wait and see how she fits in and plays? You are correct, Ekmark did more than well at Arizona. What should we the take from that? Is that a knock on Geno, or Ekmark. I had great hopes for her. She came in as a top 3 point shooter, and in games that she appeared in her averages at 3 were not exceptional. That to me is the question for LOU. Exceptions 3 vs exceptional 3 at a lower level--didn't translate to Geno's game.
This is apparently DEAD argument/Discussion--it shall prove one way or another in November. Wait and See.

I wasn’t the one that started the absurd comparison. Courtney doing well at ASU should absolutely not be a knock on Geno. How could it be?

 

[TCC Kid]

Bolding mine.


Ekmark struggled in a mid-major conference and then found success in a P-5 conference. That kind of muddies the water.

You are of course correct, confusing. But, basket ball isn't all physical. It is a mentally controlled sport. That is, confidence, ego, bravado, you pick the correct term. Something within, controls how they shall react to situations. It is possible Arizona had fewer or less noisy fans--I DON"T KNOW. She performed well in HS, well enough for Geno to pick her. Her game went down hill, as I recall, and eventually transferred, which surprised me.
Whatever created problems for Ekmark it is fair to believe SOME--NOT ALL new kids MAY react the same. Lou a three point shooter compared to three point shooter Ekmark, has absolutely NO meaning. Humans rarely respond as psychology predicts.
As a follower of the Human Condition I can safely say if I were paid to predict the future actions of any human--I'd die broke.

 

[TCC Kid]

I wasn’t the one that started the absurd comparison. Courtney doing well at ASU should absolutely not be a knock on Geno. How could it be?

Superb comment--you asked it now answer it. You want a one on one comparison--Humans defy that type of comparison--unless it is done in a generalized grouping of thousands.