Mir in transfer portal

[MilfordHusky]

Does anyone know who were Mir’s finalists? I see possible destinations as Maryland, Vandy, and Seton Hall.

 

[KhoolKidd89]

Does anyone know who were Mir’s finalists? I see possible destinations as Maryland, Vandy, and Seton Hall.

I would love to see her go to Vanderbilt. Not sure how her academics are but I think that she would do well with Shea.

 

[Geesworld]

I didn’t see much difference between her face and anyone else’s on this team right now.

Not tall enough to play post. Can’t shoot well enough to play guard. Looks lost (in the 5 seconds) when she’s in the floor. She played well enough to be recruited by a program that brings in the best of the best……but now, she is next to useless? I think there may be more going on here.

Mir made an impactful plays every time she hit the court. Yes may have been out of sorts, Yet she's often thrown in a game on a whim. Thinking that would be coaches fault when you don't have a direction for positionless player. Roles are to defined.

 

[sun]

She played well enough to be recruited by a program that brings in the best of the best……but now, she is next to useless? I think there may be more going on here.

If an athlete wants to use their 5th year of covid eligibility, then they need to join a program that will have enough open scholarships and flexibility to allow them to return for their 5th year.
College basketball is also a business with an added mission to provide scholarships to deserving players.
Geno will probably do everything that he can to help her out, such as by providing some good personal references.

 

[oldude]

Does anyone know who were Mir’s finalists? I see possible destinations as Maryland, Vandy, and Seton Hall.

Maryland recruited Mir hard out of HS. But I’m not sure she fits in right now with the Terps high octane offense.

 

[Geesworld]

Geno develops his bench by playing the players that earn their playing time. I think this (transferring) may say more about a player's dedication than Geno. Every player that comes here knows what Geno is like and what is expected. If they don't really have what it takes, they leave. As has been stated, she had multiple opportunities, along with others, and yet here we are.

Interesting players find quality playing time in other programs.

 

[Waquoit]

She's a player. She will get plenty of time somewhere, not quite a fit here.

 

[huskeynut]

All the best to Mir.

 

[oldude]

Interesting players find quality playing time in other programs.

None of which are top WBB programs.

 

[Carnac]

Players want to play. What was once a large roster is, because of transfers and injuries, now not so large.

I hate to see her go. Players want to play. I'm happy for her, but very sad and disappointed at the same time. There have too many games where she could have been put into the game and wasn't. She's a sophomore. She should know the system and be able to contribute something at this point. Now that she is in the transfer portal, I can say what I've been thinking. She's gotten very little playing time since she's been here. I was wondering how much longer she would be content to sit on the bench and watch others play. Geno may never divulge his real reason for not playing her more, and that's ok. That comes under the heading of things we don't necessarily need to know. That's between him and her. I'm sure he has told her why. UConn has played 8 games. Mir has played in only 3 of them for a grand total of 8 minutes. From the outside looking in, it appears that Geno to date, has little to no faith or trust in Mir. She tried it, it didn't work. Time to move on.

I assume she's already had a talk with Geno and her position coach before making this decision. No doubt her parents are frustrated as well. 8 games of 200 minutes = 1600 minutes. She was only worthy of playing 8 of them? Something is wrong here. I confess to not knowing what it is. I'm not going to guess or speculate. But I certainly don't blame her for wanting to leave. She was not here to sit, cheerlead or spectate. She was here to play!! She won't have any difficulty finding a program that will appreciate her, cultivate her talents and put her on the floor. A program that will be glad to have her. This is a very disturbing event. I'm almost at the point of wondering why he recruited her if he's not going to play her. Geno can't afford any more defections this year. I'm not happy about this at all. Good luck Mir. I wish you all the best at your new school and the rest of your college career going forward.

 

[Rb335]

If transfer speculation wasn’t prohibited, I would’ve posted a prediction about this happening about 3 games into last season. Not much about her style of play fits what Geno is looking to run on the court. As a top 30 type of kid coming out of high school, you’d expect she’d be less than satisfied with getting little to no court time. Makes sense to make a move when you look at the impacts of recent Uconn transfers.

I expect she’ll be a nice addition to a mid level program. Best of luck to her.

 

[Geesworld]

None of which are top WBB programs.

Definitely not true and that's a little disrespectful to our former players.

 

[JoePgh]

I think Geno gave a fairly clear indication of his view of Mir's contribution when he said recently (paraphrasing) that if he puts her in the game, she will provide rebounding on the offensive and defensive boards, and putback scoring, and that is all. Clearly he felt he needed a more versatile player who could affect the game in other ways, and Mir wasn't offering that.

 

[Papa33]

I'm sad it didn't work out for Mir (and Saylor). I disagree with comments that "Geno needs to develop the bench more so that players won't leave". You can put lipstick on a pig all day long, but it's still a pig.

An unfortunate choice of analogy, I think.

 

[LoboDays]

Nothing replaces being on the floor in a real game. Some players just don’t show their best in practices. I’m not saying that this was the case with Mir but I wish Geno would be more liberal with substitutions when there is the opportunity to do so. There have been plenty of them over the past season and some games the season.

 

[oldude]

Definitely not true and that's a little disrespectful to our former players.

Which UConn player transferred and played at a top WBB program?

 

[pk1234]

Can't be 5'11" with minimal ball handling skills and no shot and play at this level. Wish her well. Wasn't going to work here. Could do really, really well at a mid-major with her athleticism.

 

[gold2323]

Is the sign of the times we live in!!!!

 

[Cornell Lt]

Which UConn player transferred and played at a top WBB program?

Do you include Duke in that echelon ?

 

[CocoHusky]

Can't be 5'11" with minimal ball handling skills and no shot and play at this level. Wish her well. Wasn't going to work here. Could do really, really well at a mid-major with her athleticism.

Seems like both parties (UCONN and Mir) should have figured this ( lack of fit or adequate skills) during the recruiting process.

 

[pk1234]

See like both parties (UCONN and Mir) should have figured this ( lack of fit or adequate skills) during the recruiting process.

There's likely a bit of stubbornness from both parties that with a ton of time in the gym the jump shot and skill set will come, and the athleticism is something that can't be taught.

 

[Plebe]

I truly wish her the best and will root for her no matter where she goes. She reminds me a bit of Brianna Banks - a guard with tons of athleticism, but no guard shooting skills. She went to Georgia and did just fine.

Getting your transfer names mixed up, I think. Did you mean Mikayla Coombs? Brianna Banks transferred to Penn State.

 

[oldude]

Mir played only 8 total minutes this season, so it’s difficult to evaluate her performance without seeing her at practice, and as others have noted she had some nagging injuries that limited her ability to participate in summer workouts. The only thing I noticed from her brief PT this season, was that she stood around on offense and really didn’t appear to know what she was supposed to do.

In some ways, Mir’s play this year was reminiscent of Aubrey as a freshman. Aubrey got over that as a sophomore, getting much better at cutting, setting screens or crashing the boards. I was a bit surprised that Mir still appeared a bit lost as a sophomore, although her injuries may have been a factor.

 

[tchalla1]

Feel for her. Writing was kind of on the wall, when the team is that depleted and she still can’t break the lineup.
Best of luck Mir!

Absolutely felt the same way--I think Mir can find a suitable team where her talents can be more fully utilized and connect with a coach that is more "player-centric" where she can be better developed to realize her full potential..

 

[Carnac]

She's a player. She will get plenty of time somewhere, not quite a fit here.

There is a place for everyone. They just have to find it. Get in where you fit in. Hers may or may not be in a P-5 program or on a top 25 team. A mid-major program may suit her best. There MUST be mutual attraction here. Water seeks its own level. Mir will find a better fit and be OK! I just had a thought....I wonder if Shea Ralph at Vanderbilt would have any interest in Mir? She knows her well.

 

[tchalla1]

Right on the money with your assessment...

 

[Watchdog]

Which UConn player transferred and played at a top WBB program?

Not sure, but didn't Espinoza-Hunter transfer to Mississippi St?

 

[tchalla1]

Not sure, but didn't Espinoza-Hunter transfer to Mississippi St?

yes, and we've had transfers go to Georgia and Arkansas in the SEC...

 

[Huskie02]

This is very sad news.

Sorry to see her go but she was not much of an offensive threat

 

[Nolefan]

With all the attrition UConn has had the last few years is it poor evaluation? I mean all these players are mostly top 50 players coming out of high school not sure what other top programs attrition level is like but seems like UConn has had a fair share ?