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Blue Star analysis from January:


Mir McLean – 2020 – 5-11 – Forward – Roland Park – Still providing dynamic play…Effective around the rim…High post drive was there…Appears to be looking for more options away from the low post…Exceptional on the boards and defensively…Only next level question is what position


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Wow. Go away for a few hours and low and behold! Certainly we can use a kid with a nose for the ball and the will to go get it. Not use to verbals this time of the year, but I'll adapt. Maybe she watched Geno on a recruiting tear and said I don't want to worry about this a minute longer. Anyway, a big welcome aboard Mir!
 
Add my congrats to everyone in the thread. I hope she loves her time at UCONN. No better place to have a new basketball family that will be with you for the rest of your life!

I did find it interesting that she was compared to Chantel Osohor. Granted it was more about how they are "different" in how they dominate on the glass, but they couldn't be more different in their athleticism... I would think a better comparison would be Gabby Williams or Anriel Howard (who also was a tremendous rebounder and like an energizer bunny)... I'm just glad Mir's shorts will be worn properly.

I know UCONN fans will love her. Great story, attitude, energy, athleticism - welcome and congrats!!
 
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RockyMTblue2 said:
I like LOVE this kid!
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fixed your post!!

She refers to herself as a "girly girl - with barrettes in her hair" etc... Jess Moore was a girly girl too!

When they asked her about MVP she was like "it was great - it wasn't just the basketball. It was bonding and everything for the team. It was so much fun I just loved it"...
 
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Just curious. Does any one know if Mir crossed paths with Paige on or off the court?
 
CL82 said:
Ugly color on that uniform. Don't worry we'll fix that for you.
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And the number....don't forget the number!
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I'm sure she will be great being just who she is. I can't speak to her demeanor on the court (ie. killer instinct), but I do believe her athleticism will remind people of Gabby or Anriel Howard. Someone else also correctly pointed out - we may have the 2 most athletic players in consecutive classes (Griffin and McLean)...
 
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From January:


Mir McLean (Gwynn Oak, Md.), Roland Park – 2020

Rebounding is an art that McLean has mastered. And while your mind takes you to mental image of Teaira McGowan at Mississippi State, Mir is stands just 5 feet 11 inches. She has the rare combination of explosive leaping ability, great hands and perfect timing. Her smooth but explosive game impacts both ends of the floor. And while the immediate comparison to another successful 5-11 forward, Baylor’s Nina Davis, may come to mind, their styles are completely different. The good news is schools across the country have gotten over her lack of height due to her talent and production which was on display here in D.C.


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01Neaggrad02 said:
Could she be another Barbara Turner? I sure did love Turner game
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I just watched her once on one of the videos for a whole game. I don't see any BT in her game.

Mir looks like an "off-the-ball hybrid" offensively. The game didn't show any skills of her ball-handling or shooting other than 5 feet and in (maybe she has it but the game didn't show because they kept her inside the whole game.). BT had handle and could shoot from the outside. Mir jumps out of the gym. BT didn't really have great hops. Not bad but not much. Mir has great, great hops. She doesn't appear to be a scorer but you have to wonder with Paige as the team's pg - if Mir isn't really a scorer she could still "flourish."

Mir is also skinny while BT was more rugged. Mir seems to have very long arms- BT didn't. BT wasn't much if at all of an offensive rebounder. Mir can be due to her hops and arms. She seems to get her hands on the ball a lot inside even if she can't pull down the rebound. I don't think she is "the best rebounder in her class (but "pound for pound probably a BIG yes)" but because of her freak hops and long arms (she is a quick jumper) and she'll be playing in a motion offense - she can create some offensive chaos in the paint though teams with good quickness from their "very big" bigs will probably be able to neutralize that aspect.

Didn't get a chance to see what she could do defensively. They had her pinned in the back of a zone or defending inside. But if she could move well laterally defensively -- she could be a defensive freak on the perimeter but would need help vs "powerful/sturdy" power forwards. Depending on her quickness laterally - she could impact the game much differently than BT did. And she could probably be super in help defense - such as coming from behind/or weak side tipping balls and blocking shots (even blocking much, much, much taller players) But offensively right now I didn't see her try anything that BT was able to do. Not saying she can't. I only saw one full game from her.
 
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