Meet Kaitlyn Chen (video)

[HuskyNan]

Meet UConn transfer Kaitlyn Chen

The veteran guard comes over from Princeton, where she posted the third most assists in program history.

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[Bone Dog]

Meet UConn transfer Kaitlyn Chen

The veteran guard comes over from Princeton, where she posted the third most assists in program history.

www.fox61.com

The little glitch at 1:05 is very revealing... and promising. She says she hopes she can "perform and lead" [this is what she begins to say] and then backtracks to shift to "help this team" win another NC. This is the sign of a smart, canny player.

It says a lot about her that she knows how to lead a team and she thinks of herself that way. And she did plenty of it at Princeton, especially in some tough, high pressure games. I imagine this is exactly why Geno recruited her in the first place. He likes leaders, the more the better.

And she also seems to have a strong sense that her leadership may look a little different in Storrs. She'll lead by being a bucket-getter at times, but also by making the right pass or steal or rebound, and this may take some of the pressure off Paige. She is a better scorer than Nika was, and if she can become the passer and defender Nika was, the backcourt will be dynamite.

 

[JellyBean]

Thanks for sharing this video with us. I like Kaitlyn and her mindset. She is aggressive and that is going to be huge for the program. A lot will depend on how she asserts herself in the system, the program, and her overall confidence.

 

[yhun89]

Watched her for years at Princeton. We’ve got a good one folks. Elite midrange scorer. Quick, and explosive in the lane. Draws contact like nobody’s business. With a team that gives good spacing like ours, she’s going to have a lot more room and lot less contested shots.