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Meet Qadence Samuels

Bone Dog said:
That height has got to be out of date. I swear she looks more like 5’9” or 5’10”, which would definitely put her outside the Geno-zone.
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Bone Dog said:
He's clearly standing on a box!

Jamelle probably said, "Let's goof on those idiots in the BoneYard."
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Best post of the day so far!!! :D I'm not offended by the "idiots" reference, it just means that the staff DOES visit the yard from time to time for laughs if nothing else. Geno is already on record saying that the fans "have no clue" about what's really going on. :eek:
 
A far more detailed article by Maggie on Qadence and how Geno and UConn got onto her and her feelings about it. And her favorite women's player is DiDi Richards (hair explained)

www.ctinsider.com

Inside UConn women’s basketball team’s summer recruiting of Qadence Samuels: ‘Coach Geno noticed me’

The UConn women's basketball coach began recruiting Maryland guard Qadence Samuels earlier this summer. By late June, Samuels committed to the Huskies.
www.ctinsider.com www.ctinsider.com

Samuels says was pretty much done with the recruiting process when UConn reached out in June. She was planning on committing during her senior year and already leaning toward Miami.

But after Auriemma saw her at an AAU game earlier this summer, he immediately expressed interest in recruiting her.

“I was really playing hard like diving for the ball, rebounding a lot and I guess Coach Geno noticed me and he told his staff that he wanted me and he wanted to recruit me,” Samuels said. “It was really exciting. I didn’t know UConn was going to recruit me.”
 
While Samuels’ favorite NBA player is Stephen Curry, her favorite in the women’s game is former Baylor star and current New York Liberty guard Didi Richards.

“She’s my favorite player because she hustles for the ball,” Samuels said. “She can dribble the ball. She really scores. Everybody says that I’m just like her but that I can shoot better than her.”

Me: :-)
 
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The Didi Richards comp is about as ideal as we could hope for. A shut down defender is so huge for any team.
 
What I like is that she wasn't really on the BY radar, and Geno landed her, and now we're all thrilled. Another great recruitment!
 
Her family seems to live around basketball. I expect her brothers have introduced her to physicality by now and she needs to get strong but hard work seems to be her MO. What a nice surprise for UConn fans.
Another DelMarVa star slips away from the Turtles.
 
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Alydar said:
Her family seems to live around basketball. I expect her brothers have introduced her to physicality by now and she needs to get strong but hard work seems to be her MO. What a nice surprise for UConn fans.
Another DelMarVa star slips away from the Turtles.
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“DelMarVa”?
 
Another future UConn star found by the Master! I think she’s about to take a big jump in the rankings but whether she does or not, it’s pretty clear she has big potential!
 
I missed this in the article.

On June 16, Samuels took her unofficial visit to Storrs. She toured the program’s weight room, locker room and practice courts and even went to lunch with the current team.

After years of watching Paige Bueckers on TV and YouTube, Samuels was excited to meet the 2021 National Player of the Year in person.

“I really love Paige,” Samuels said. “I was a fan of Paige when she was on (digital media company) Overtime and stuff. I always watched her so it was like a dream come true. ...

“She’s a really great shooter and she works hard and plays hard too. I’ve watched her play and it’s like she can make like every shot, like Stephen Curry.”

Samuels also got to reconnect with Azzi Fudd, also from the Washington DC area. Fudd played in the same high school conference as Samuels and went to the same school (St. John’s College) as Samuels’ older brother, Qwanzi.
Fudd, Qwanzi, and Qadence would often work out together at St. John’s during the early mornings.

“She really motivates me a lot,” Qadence said about Fudd. “She’ll tell me to push harder and that I got this.”
 
Alydar said:
Her family seems to live around basketball. I expect her brothers have introduced her to physicality by now and she needs to get strong but hard work seems to be her MO. What a nice surprise for UConn fans.
Another DelMarVa star slips away from the Turtles.
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I believe Qadence is a late bloomer. Geno likes to recruit kids that still have upside, like her. He once said he didn’t like to recruit very young girls because he didn’t have any way of knowing if the girl was plateauing early but then he was missing out on some great players so he revised his strategy
 
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HuskyNan said:
I believe Qadence is a late bloomer. Geno likes to recruit kids that still have upside, like her. He once said he didn’t like to recruit very young girls because he didn’t have any way of knowing if the girl was plateauing early but then he was missing out on some great players so he revised his strategy
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Think you are probably right and hopefully if her upside develops more, next year her ratings will move up quite a bit. If the top options start to dry up, for Uconn recruiting a player around #35 with upside makes far more sense to me than someone ranked similarly, who has more modest but fully developed abilities. A player like the former (Qadence) might develop into a significant rotation piece for us, while the later who has reached her peak probably never becomes more than a backup to the backup if she is in the 30-40 range nationally.
 
oldhuskie said:
Think you are probably right and hopefully if her upside develops more, next year her ratings will move up quite a bit. If the top options start to dry up, for Uconn recruiting a player around #35 with upside makes far more sense to me than someone ranked similarly, who has more modest but fully developed abilities. A player like the former (Qadence) might develop into a significant rotation piece for us, while the later who has reached her peak probably never becomes more than a backup to the backup if she is in the 30-40 range nationally.
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I wouldn’t get too caught up in rankings- they are, after all, some faceless person’s opinion, not a fact. Different ranking services may use different criteria or one may focus on a particular geographical area and not see some players often. Have a bad game the one time you’re seen? Be prepared to be ranked 100. Yeesh. Take rankings with a grain of salt.
 
DelMarVa refers to the peninsula that includes Delaware and parts of the other 2 states.

In the last several years, the DC Metro area has taken on the DMV name, with D standing for District.

Generally, DMV now means the metro area. The peninsula is called DelMarVa.
 
MilfordHusky said:
DelMarVa refers to the peninsula that includes Delaware and parts of the other 2 states.

In the last several years, the DC Metro area has taken on the DMV name, with D standing for District.

Generally, DMV now means the metro area. The peninsula is called DelMarVa.
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Thanks. I was confused.
 
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