Mir? Any idea why so little playing time?

[King Kong]

Mir needs more non-garbage playing time. She has a high upside, & just as Aaliyah's silly fouls went away quickly, so will Mir's game smooth out quickly. I like the allusion to Gabby, who was "a position-less player in a position-oriented game", a 5'11" forward. It's getting late for Anna to be ready for a deep run in the NCAAs, but perhaps here is your #8 player, & getting Mir ready for that role, makes a reasonable plan B. And if Anna comes back, good.

 

[Fairfield Fan]

Makes perfect sense if you watch the games and note who Mir is actually subbing into the games for.
I don't suppose you have ever heard of a former All American UCONN 5'11" post player named Gabby Williams?

You're referring to the 5'11" Gabby Williams who qualified for the Olympics as a high jumper, right? Wasn't she the one whose superhuman abilities permitted her to out jump 6'4" players? Sui generis. No comparison.

 

[CocoHusky]

You're referring to the 5'11" Gabby Williams who qualified for the Olympics as a high jumper, right? Wasn't she the one whose superhuman abilities permitted her to out jump 6'4" players? Sui generis. No comparison.

I see you are still confused about the comparison and Mir's position on this team as a post player.

" For the second year in a row, UConn is arguably getting the most athletic player out of high school in McLean. She can get her hand six inches above rim according to her AAU coach and shares more than a few similarities with former Husky Gabby Williams."

UConn women’s basketball officially announces 2020 recruiting class

 

[SVCBeercats]

You're referring to the 5'11" Gabby Williams who qualified for the Olympics as a high jumper, right? Wasn't she the one whose superhuman abilities permitted her to out jump 6'4" players? Sui generis. No comparison.

Can't be the Gabby Williams who played for UCONN's women's basketball program, since she did not qualify for the Olympics. See article below.

Olympic Trials: Reed's Gabby Williams hits PR, misses Olympics

As the youngest athlete at this week’s U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials, Gabby Williams could have been happy just to have qualified. She could have gone to Eugene, Ore., simply for the …

usatodayhss.com

 

[Florida Fan]

AG and AE are simply better options. Mir is good/solid but just not as good as the aforementioned options.

Mir would have to be a better outside shooter. Her hops carried Mir in high school; every inside player she meets down there is bigger.

 

[Martin]

Perhaps she is playing the part of hellacious defender in practice against the first team.

 

[JoePgh]

My recollection is that Gabby Williams did not play too much as a freshman. Definitely Kia Nurse (also a freshman that year) was ahead of her in the depth chart and in minutes played.

Aubrey did play more last year than Mir is playing this year, but that was somewhat by necessity because there was no one like Aaliyah on the team last year to provide major minutes in the front court.

Based on Geno's comments on Mir early in the season (about how she seemed to have no idea about the plays they were running or how the team was organized on offense and defense, unlike Paige / Aaliyah / Nika), I have the feeling that may be contributing to her slower development. Mir may be counting on her hops and her athleticism to compensate for that, and she may be hitting the limits of how well that will work for her.

She will have a lot of competition next year, not only from Anna and Aubrey but from Caroline Ducharme and Saylor. As with Aubrey and Liv, it would behoove her to develop a reliable jump shot, if not from 3-point range then at least from 10 to 15 feet.