Finally some logic, some times it just does not work. When they are recruited they are told up front what is expected and what his standards for playing are if they think that will change that is on them. The transfer portal has it's good and bad points. That being said I wish Mir nothing but the best and hope she finds what she is looking for.
Interesting.
It always kills me when I hear variations of “He never gave her a chance”, “She only played garbage minutes! How could he judge her on that?” Let’s not forget, he sees them everyday in practice! Now you may argue that practice is different from games. That’s certainly true but that doesn’t invalidate what he sees in practice. He has consistently said that players earn their minutes in practice! Now it becomes an argument between a position that game play is the only fair way to evaluate a player vs Geno’s belief that practice is where players earn their minutes. I’m with Geno on this one.
Even with Geno, Tara, Dawn, etc, recruiting is an inexact science. It seems to me that in both Aubrey’s and Muir’s cases, he was trying to score another Gabby. However, neither of these young ladies were able (the jury is still out on Aubrey) to acquire enough skills beyond their athleticism to reach (or even approach) Gabby’s level. I guess this reinforces just how rare and special, Gabby really was for us. Wishing Mir all the best, I think she can be a star if she finds the right program. Still pulling for Aubrey, who has it all except for the offense, and looking forward to Ayanna, who has perhaps the best chance Imo to become a bigger, stronger Gabby if she continues to develop her game for next year.
WTF does Brunelle have to do with Jefferson and Coombs????
Agreed........I think Aubrey has done a rare thing in making an impact on the game without scoring a lot of points.........her defense, rebounding and ability in the open court has made her a much-missed presence on the team........she was a decent outside shooter in high school, hopefully she will be able to showcase that a bit more this season as scoring continues to be an issue...
It was obvious from watching her play not from any rating/ranking service. In HS and AAU Mir was always the most athletic player on the floor and rarely did she have to move away from the basket or display any perimeter skills. Many of her HS videos were posted in the recruiting thread one of which she did a nice job guarding Cardoza and Cochran ( Louisville) in the in AAU. ESPN and Prospects were flat out wrong in accessing Mir as a Wing IMO.
The bolded part of your statement above is a non sequitur. Entering the transfer pool does not automatically mean that you cut your ties with your current college, although the coach there may feel that it does. But there is no NCAA prohibition against entering the transfer portal and then (after inspecting the offers, if any) returning to one's former school.
I only raise Brunelle as an example that HS rankings, while important, don’t always indicate how well a player projects at the next level.
You're taking the post too literal though that's the quote Geno made. OFC he exaggerates but the point was that she had flaws and she as number 2. SO ofc Mir has flaws too.. And look at number 1 recruit CWill, she has flaws and is not the super player you'd expect though she is very good. As is Evina at number 2. And Dangerfield as number 3.
Gee, I guess that this is why I appreciate the type of players and teammates that Geno recruits and/or coaches. Players like Briana, Tierney, Molly, Kyla, Batouly, etc.
Which raises the question of what good are those numbers? Why do people keep referencing them as if they’re anything more than how a kid was doing against HS kids? College BB is a different world than HS. For 90% of the players there’s no comparison. So why do people wave the rankings around as a verification of how great their recruiting class is? After recruiting kids for 2-3 years, even the best coaches in the business don’t know for sure how good they’ll be other than a kid like Bueckers.
Could it be as simple as the Stanford and South Carolina kids on the bench are more talented than the kids on the end of the UCONN bench and have earned their time vs it being given to them by Dawn and Tara? Ever heard of Saniya Rivers or Kiki Iriafen?
I forgot all about Iriafen. Someone on here - had her so hyped up as though she was going to be the 2nd coming of a supreme superstar. -- Unless she is hurt-- - whoever I was posting to on here - was so passionate so insistent that Kiki was going to be a superstar. - OFC she still could as years go by but. . .Could it be as simple as the Stanford and South Carolina kids on the bench are more talented than the kids on the end of the UCONN bench and have earned their time vs it being given to them by Dawn and Tara? Ever heard of Saniya Rivers or Kiki Iriafen?
"THE MOST ATHLETIC PROSPECT IN THE CLASS OF 2020". Hoopgurlz gushed over Mir's other-worldly skills, a la Gabby Williams. Gabby developed shooting skills, But these athletic, high school wonders (under six feet) have to learn to shoot, away from the rim or languish and/or enter the transfer portals. We are left to wonder what drills, for them, could develop the necessary skills. Lou and Mosqueda Lewis spent countless hours shooting in front of their fathers on their way to becoming deadly from the outside and all-around, Uconn, all-star contributors.
