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ABCDFE said:
I think that would be the ideal 3. all can play multiple positions but brings something different to the team. All rumored to be great kids too.
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We need a another power forward 6'2" that match up with top five teams as our 5'10 forward can not get their shots off near basket and also our center gets in foul trouble too. Players get injured as Kayla did.
 
Kevinmac said:
We need a another power forward 6'2" that match up with top five teams as our 5'10 forward can not get their shots off near basket and also our center gets in foul trouble too. Players get injured as Kayla did.
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I think you mean Kyla. Edwards & Gabriel, then DeBerry , then Brady is going to have to hold that spot down for the foreseeable future. Unless Kiki heads East, Jillian heads North or UCONN mines the transfer portal or the foreign exchange.
 
Crossover said:
I like how matter of fact she is after the block. As if she has been there before.
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There is a matter of fact attitude about her whole game kind of like Napheesa Collier in that she makes things look easy and everything required to beat you. Here is a more extensive look at whole game.
 
CocoHusky said:
Agree but we are talking class of 2021 at the earliest. If this thing has not subsided by them to include the lifting of the travel ban then God help us all and recruiting will be the least of our daily problems.
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I agree. Thanks for the clarification.
 
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CocoHusky said:
ND?
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I really just think UConn. I'm basing the also rans off a comment she wrote on IG where Paige joked that she was a husky emoji then Azzi joked back with the MD, Oregon and Baylor emojis. I don't see ND based on the losing record last year. I'd have love to seen her go to Stanford but I think the pull from Paige and closer proximity to family puts UConn well ahead
 
CocoHusky said:
I think you mean Kyla. Edwards & Gabriel, then DeBerry , then Brady is going to have to hold that spot down for the foreseeable future. Unless Kiki heads East, Jillian heads North or UCONN mines the transfer portal or the foreign exchange.
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Thanks for spelling tip.
 
Could be wrong, but I don't recall this Azzi Fudd piece being posted here.


bleacherreport.com

Remember the Name Azzi Fudd

When Azzi Fudd catches the ball, she has this look. It starts with her eyebrows. They sink a little lower, point inward to the middle. Her eyes and her lips tighten. You can tell she's about to attack...
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Sluconn Husky said:
Could be wrong, but I don't recall this Azzi Fudd piece being posted here.


bleacherreport.com

Remember the Name Azzi Fudd

When Azzi Fudd catches the ball, she has this look. It starts with her eyebrows. They sink a little lower, point inward to the middle. Her eyes and her lips tighten. You can tell she's about to attack...
bleacherreport.com bleacherreport.com
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Brenda showing restraint :rolleyes:

Even continuing to play two years up, she was bigger and more skilled than most of the kids. She dominated as a sixth-grader playing in eighth-grade AAU tournaments. One day that year, she wound up in the University of Maryland women's basketball office. Brenda Frese, Maryland head coach, sat at her desk across from Azzi and offered her a college scholarship.
 
Sluconn Husky said:
Could be wrong, but I don't recall this Azzi Fudd piece being posted here.


bleacherreport.com

Remember the Name Azzi Fudd

When Azzi Fudd catches the ball, she has this look. It starts with her eyebrows. They sink a little lower, point inward to the middle. Her eyes and her lips tighten. You can tell she's about to attack...
bleacherreport.com bleacherreport.com
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I think I saw it before. Not sure if it was posted here or not.

A couple of things about the SC 3-point contest video. Azzi shot poorly in that by her standards. She also beat all the boys in 2019, as she had done in 2018. Watch her hand and wrist, especially in the follow through. Her follow-through reminds me of Lou's. And the only hands that compare belong to #23 shown below:




Another point on Azzi. She won a national free throw shooting contest while in elementary school. She has had that great shot--Katie's shot--for a long time.
 
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eebmg said:
Brenda showing restraint :rolleyes:

Even continuing to play two years up, she was bigger and more skilled than most of the kids. She dominated as a sixth-grader playing in eighth-grade AAU tournaments. One day that year, she wound up in the University of Maryland women's basketball office. Brenda Frese, Maryland head coach, sat at her desk across from Azzi and offered her a college scholarship.
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It is time to pass a rule restricting all contact until High School.
 
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MilfordHusky said:
It could, but taking a long-term view could reap major benefits down the road.
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Geno and UConn have more brand recognition than any other US program. If you put the word out you want to be a Huskie, suspect there is a network that will communicate your goals.
 
eebmg said:
So did Kia Nurse win this award? Was she a #1 (or close) player out of Canada?
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Does not look like it. Although I am not clear for what this award is irrespective of the words. Is it truly some people's opinion of who was the bast player for the entire basketball season? Or is it for the best player in the BioSteel All-Canadian Basketball Game which is an annual Canadian all-star game featuring the best 24 high school basketball players? Basically Canada's answer to the Micky D All-American game? In any case it appears to me this award did not exist when Kia Nurse was in high school. The first girls' game was 2019. So the best Canadian girls basketball player is the MVP of this game?! 2019 BioSteel All-Canadian women's roster released • Ontario Basketball Association Prior to 2019 it looks like Canadian high school girl basketball players got the short shrift.

P.S. I found this interesting anomaly. This site has Aaliyah ranked #1 overall but #2 by position. What am I missing? Aaliyah Edwards - CROWN Scout Girls I don't see a date but here comes Bria H. They have Edwards at 6'1". I have seen her height range from 6'1" to 6'3". :confused: The Canadian National team has her at 6'3". Canada Basketball Personally she looks to be no more than 6'2". ESPN has her at 6'2". aaliyah-edwards I only hope she plays like 6'3", not like Rebekkah Brunson.

Kia Nurse -
HIGH SCHOOL
Led St. Thomas More to gold at the AAAA OFSAA Championship in 2012 and 2013 ... Also won five-straight Provincial Championships with her Transway team and two National Championships with Team Ontario ... Selected as the Tournament MVP on both occasions ... Team finished third in the World Qualifiers and also took third in the World Championships with Team Canada ... Won two Hazel Minor Awards and two Player of the Year Honors for Basketball Ontario ... Selected as the St. Thomas Moore Athlete of the Year during her freshman and sophomore years and was honored as her soccer team's MVP in 2012 ... Starred on Team Canada's FIBA Americas U16 Championships in 2011 and the U17 World Championships in 2012 ... Additionally, Nurse was averaged 10.0 points per game as Team Canada finished second in the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship, helping Team Canada clinch a spot in the World Championship in 2014.
 
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MilfordHusky said:
Perhaps the original Action Jackson:
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Great coach ... not so much great as a player. This is the original "Action Jackson," Carl Withers. Eye candy, Carl, for the women and Vanity and Sharon Stone for the men!
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BobbyJ said:
Like that immediate turn, one or no dribble, right hand finish. Why can't college kids learn that move? Somebody out there in SD is doing some nice coaching work.
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Brady is going to be a beast at the next level and beyond. Her footwork is very advance, face up game extends beyond the arc, her frame is sturdy , athletic and agile. She is like Kiah Stokes and Morgan Tuck wrapped into the same player. With her UCONN can go double post, stretch 4, 4 guards, or 5 out. CD will add the post polish and Geno will deploy her all over the floor to exploit mismatches. She could have been the starting PF on this years team instead she just complete her sophomore HS season-unreal.
 
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CocoHusky said:
Brady is going to be a beast at the next level and beyond. Her footwork is very advance, face up game extends beyond the arc, her frame is sturdy , athletic and agile. She is like Kiah Stokes and Morgan Tuck wrapped into the same player. With her UCONN can go double post, stretch 4, 4 guards, or 5 out. CD will add the post polish and Geno will deploy her all over the floor to exploit mismatches. She could have been the starting PF on this years team instead she just complete her sophomore HS season-unreal.
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Very good assessment. I'd say she's already better than both of them were AT THIS STAGE, a rising JR. offensively. Don't know if she'll reach Stokes' college level on the boards and defense. But I do feel she'll exceed Tuck offensively in college. If she works as hard on her quickness and conditioning as she has on her skills and footwork she'll be outstanding. And you're probably not far off on your speculation about this years team.
 
With all the offensive firepower standing in the wings for the next 3 years I doubt there are going to be any national stat leaders on UConn, except for things like steals, assists, fg% ... Before Collier/Samuelson became a two-man offense there were but a few Huskies that averaged 20+ for a season. Stewart and Moore once, Bascomb(?) twice? If allowed to practice this summer Bueckers will know everyones' "spots". She is very good at spreading the ball, something I thought we could have used more of over the last several years. In any case I see the scoring spreading out over the next 2-3 years. And UConn back on top in team fg%, team MOV, team a/to, that stuff.
 
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