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Megaton is Naismith POY

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As I Expected, Congrats Walker! She wants to go down as on of the best there is, the best there was, and the best there every will be. I think she'll make a big impact from day one.
 
Posted on a different thread, near the end of this Geno can hardly contain his enthusiasm for her. By our comparing her to Maya (a losing comparison for anyone), maybe we've underestimated just how great Meg can be....She's not a "not quite Maya" but instead the first Megan....

 
Meg had 18 in the 4th quarter. Geno (paraphrasing): If you had done that in the first 3 quarters, you wouldn't be down 11 and need to be a hero. She's capable of doing that every quarter. There's not a lot she can't do. At her size, she's not limited in what she can do.
 
bags27 said:
Posted on a different thread, near the end of this Geno can hardly contain his enthusiasm for her. By our comparing her to Maya (a losing comparison for anyone), maybe we've underestimated just how great Meg can be....She's not a "not quite Maya" but instead the first Megan....

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"Meg you were amazing in that 4th quarter, just took over the game. But if you had done that in the first three quarters you wouldn't have needed to be a hero..."

...and so it begins.

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CL82 said:
"Meg you were amazing in that 4th quarter, just took over the game. But if you had done that in the first three quarter you wouldn't have needed to be a hero..."

...and so it begins.

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Meg will get the Lou treatment. Geno will expect her to be on a par with Maya et al. In terms of complete players, Meg will one of the best.
 
MilfordHusky said:
Meg will get the Lou treatment. Geno will expect her to be on a par with Maya et al. In terms of complete players, Meg will one of the best.
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I know it's not something we look at usually, at this point, but I think she has the tools to be one of the best defensive players we've had in a while. Not the rebounder that Gabby is, but she has extra length and is really quick and explosive laterally. She's still quite good vertically (again, just not like Gabby). If properly motivated, she could be *extremely* disruptive in the passing lanes. She has much quicker feet than Maya. Is she as strong as Maya was under the boards, or, could she be? TBD. Maya was a beast under the boards, so I think it may take time for Meg to get coached up to that level of rebounding, as far as intensity, etc.

She will score a ton of points, but I'm more curious to see what she can do defensively to be honest.

By the end of next season, how will the Huskies stack up defensively against our all-time best squads? They won't be able to duplicate the defensive back line of Dolson/Stewart/Stokes which I believe was the most fearsome backline in UCONN history, but maybe with Azura and Megan added to the mix (haven't forgotten about Mikayla) the defense could be pretty special too. Azura is not a "banger" but she's so long.... it makes you wonder what we'll be able to do.
 
VAMike23 said:
I know it's not something we look at usually, at this point, but I think she has the tools to be one of the best defensive players we've had in a while. Not the rebounder that Gabby is, but she has extra length and is really quick and explosive laterally. She's still quite good vertically (again, just not like Gabby). If properly motivated, she could be *extremely* disruptive in the passing lanes. She has much quicker feet than Maya. Is she as strong as Maya was under the boards, or, could she be? TBD. Maya was a beast under the boards, so I think it may take time for Meg to get coached up to that level of rebounding, as far as intensity, etc.

She will score a ton of points, but I'm more curious to see what she can do defensively to be honest.

By the end of next season, how will the Huskies stack up defensively against our all-time best squads? They won't be able to duplicate the defensive back line of Dolson/Stewart/Stokes which I believe was the most fearsome backline in UCONN history, but maybe with Azura and Megan added to the mix (haven't forgotten about Mikayla) the defense could be pretty special too. Azura is not a "banger" but she's so long.... it makes you wonder what we'll be able to do.
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Meg is not as strong as Maya and may never be, but her reach is almost the same. She may be more fluid.

Our length on defense will be substantial. Meg is a nice addition to that. Mikayla is very quick and a major theft. Add Azura's length to Kia, Gabby, Lou, and Pheesa, plus Chrystal's quickness and our newfound depth. I think the defense will be intense..

I agree that the Stef/Kiah/Stewie front line was nearly impenetrable. We went on lots of runs with Kiah in the lineup, because the interior shots were blocked or altered and an outlet pass quickly ensued.
 
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MilfordHusky said:
Our length on defense will be substantial. Meg is a nice addition to that. Mikayla is very quick and a major theft. Add Azura's length to Kia, Gabby, Lou, and Pheesa, plus Chrystal's quickness and our newfound depth. I think the defense will be intense..
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You almost seem to be deliberately ignoring the expected contribution next year of Batouly Camara. She has reasonable size (6-2) and lots of strength and quickness. I don't think she will get outmuscled very often. She will be a great protection against foul trouble for Gabby or Napheesa.

Natalie Butler is also part of the defensive capability next year, if she doesn't decide to make this her final year in college.
 
oldude said:
Geno has a formula for incoming freshmen as follows:

T = talent
P = potential
C = criticism

C >= T + P

Good luck Megan.
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Geno must be softening. It used to be C >> T+P. :cool:
 
Congrats Meg......You deserved it. We are looking forward to watching you play next season.
 
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MilfordHusky said:
We went on lots of runs with Kiah in the lineup, because the interior shots were blocked or altered and an outlet pass quickly ensued.
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One of my favorite moments of Kiah defense was in a Texas game where their biggest big went up around the foul line, saw Kiah, and came back down with the ball. Remember that one?
 
eebmg said:
Geno must be softening. It used to be C >> T+P. :cool:
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I thought the formula was
C = T x 2P ?
This would increase Criticism whenever Talent or Potential increased. The C would increase by 2 for those with a higher P.
 
RockyMTblue2 said:
One of my favorite moments of Kiah defense was in a Texas game where their biggest big went up around the foul line, saw Kiah, and came back down with the ball. Remember that one?
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If you saw Kiah in the lane you'd make a U-turn too!
 
RockyMTblue2 said:
One of my favorite moments of Kiah defense was in a Texas game where their biggest big went up around the foul line, saw Kiah, and came back down with the ball. Remember that one?
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Yup. As I recall, the UT player travelled as a result. Kiah was a unique talent. A major scorer in H.S. who became a ferocious defender as a collegian.
 
JoePgh said:
You almost seem to be deliberately ignoring the expected contribution next year of Batouly Camara. She has reasonable size (6-2) and lots of strength and quickness. I don't think she will get outmuscled very often. She will be a great protection against foul trouble for Gabby or Napheesa.

Natalie Butler is also part of the defensive capability next year, if she doesn't decide to make this her final year in college.
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I'm not overlooking Batouly. I just focused on Azura because of her length on defense. I think Batouly will give us solid minutes at the 4-5 position. I'm not sure if she'll be ahead of Nat in the rotation or behind her. Batouly has 3 years to develop further; Azura has only 2.
 
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