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Sluconn Husky said:
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she's going to be fun to watch....................................I hope she's working on a 10-15 foot jump shot to keep defenders honest...........................only scoring on layups will be far more difficult at the next level at least against the good teams...................
 
Charliebball said:
she's going to be fun to watch......I hope she's working on a 10-15 foot jump shot to keep defenders honest.......only scoring on layups will be far more difficult at the next level at least against the good teams....
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No doubt Geno and staff have already told her what areas she needs to improve in (and what they want her to work on) this upcoming season. I’m confident they’ll have her ready to begin her freshman year, and continue to hone her skills to improve her overall game.

Right now, she's a block of soft unrefined clay sitting on a pottery wheel that is "primed and ready" to be molded by Geno and staff over the next 5 years.

She's a player they want to work with and develop. She's a player that WANTS to be a part of that program, wants to be coached by Geno, and wants to carve out her own legacy at an elite program. Fear not, Mir will do well under Geno's tutelage. She too wants to be great. ;)
 
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Charliebball said:
ohhhh if she were only 6'3' any of UConn's rebounding issues would disappear..
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I have to admit I am bit disappointed in so many of these posts still bemoaning a height issue. Anriel Howard was only 5’11” and she was a phenomenal rebounder and good scorer at this next level. Body control, positioning, timing and savvy are far more valuable than size most of the time. Big, strong, basketball savvy players are few and far between despite teams getting 6’4” players. Having a slow, questionable hands, woefully out of shape big does not help UConn (think Erin Degrate).
Give me players like Mir, Gabby and Meg every day and twice on Sunday! :cool:
 
DefenseBB said:
I have to admit I am bit disappointed in so many of these posts still bemoaning a height issue. Anriel Howard was only 5’11” and she was a phenomenal rebounder and good scorer at this next level. Body control, positioning, timing and savvy are far more valuable than size most of the time. Big, strong, basketball savvy players are few and far between despite teams getting 6’4” players. Having a slow, questionable hands, woefully out of shape big does not help UConn (think Erin Degrate).
Give me players like Mir, Gabby and Meg every day and twice on Sunday! :cool:
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I agree if we're talking about some non athletic 6'4" post vs McLean but there are a few 6'2"- 6'4" recruits who have athleticism and in a game of match ups that additional size can be a difference maker
 
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Nice. Good to see her going up against some big players and winning.
 
Mir doesn't have a lot of luck with referees. Called for a foul on a great block in the second clip.


 
Sluconn Husky said:
Mir doesn't have a lot of luck with referees. Called for a foul on a great block in the second clip.


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I dare any zebra to call a foul on either of those blocks once Geno is Mir’s coach...:eek:
 
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eebmg said:
I did not know she was on our Radar and had an offer? I guess I have alot to learn about her through the BY.
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As of August 2018 she had lots of offers, but not from UConn.



Yeah, there is Louisville, Tenn, Miami, USC, NCS, SYR etc etc etc. Wonder when she got the offer? Bueckers to McLean may get to be a quite usual refrain along with Mclean cleans the boards! Imagine if she played with sneakers on?!
 
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Baller just put this up yesterday, but if it's a repeat (recruiting thread or ...), better a repeat than a miss right?

 
Unlike many of the top UConn recruits, Mir did not start dribbling 2 basketballs at age 3. Indeed, she came to the game relatively late. I found another local article that added a little more to when it was UConn caught her eye:

"I really started watching them two years ago when they had Gabby. I would hear, 'Oh, UConn won again. They won again,' and I'm like, 'Goodness gracious!'" McLean said. "So I started watching and it started to be apparent why they were winning and how they were winning, and I kind of liked that."

She didn't think UConn had much interest in her. But:

"Even with all her success, McLean never expected to catch the eye of UConn and legendary head coach Geno Auriemma, who came to see her play in person last season before offering her a scholarship.

"My high school coach didn't even tell me he was coming," McLean said on Glenn Clark Radio July 2. "I was kind of in shock. I didn't think [UConn] was serious."

Another role model for her: Angel McCoughtry

Good article: For Roland Park Basketball Star Mir McLean, UConn Commitment A Dream Come True
 
RockyMTblue2 said:
Baller just put this up yesterday, but if it's a repeat (recruiting thread or ...), better a repeat than a miss right?

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ONE of the places this has already been posted is in THIS thread, 8 posts above yours.
 
j66kicker said:
ONE of the places this has already been posted is in THIS thread, 8 posts above yours.
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45040



And Nan frowns on profanity.
 
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Can anyone help me understand this?

"McLean went into the recruiting process wanting to go somewhere warm. She had received offers from more 30 schools throughout the country, including Florida, Miami, North Carolina State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia, but a meeting last month with Geno Auriemma and Dailey helped sway her.

“Everything in her heart that she was looking for happened right there,” Ayanna said. “When we went to the other campuses, it was all the bells and whistles, but it was just that one thing. That one thing didn’t get us to commit. When we left UConn, we could immediately identify that one thing, but that one thing wasn’t the biggest thing after all. It wasn’t the temperature, it wasn’t the fancy dorm rooms.”

Rather, it was a conversation about life after college that ultimately steered McLean to the Northeast. McLean, who hopes to eventually play in the WNBA or join the CIA, believes UConn sets her up best for future success.

“They had the best investment in me after my four years of college,” McLean explained."

Geno and CD spoke to the whole person? It's just been bugging me.

The article, cited earlier: McLean goes from basketball novice to UConn in short time
 
RockyMTblue2 said:
Can anyone help me understand this?

"McLean went into the recruiting process wanting to go somewhere warm. She had received offers from more 30 schools throughout the country, including Florida, Miami, North Carolina State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia, but a meeting last month with Geno Auriemma and Dailey helped sway her.

“Everything in her heart that she was looking for happened right there,” Ayanna said. “When we went to the other campuses, it was all the bells and whistles, but it was just that one thing. That one thing didn’t get us to commit. When we left UConn, we could immediately identify that one thing, but that one thing wasn’t the biggest thing after all. It wasn’t the temperature, it wasn’t the fancy dorm rooms.”

Rather, it was a conversation about life after college that ultimately steered McLean to the Northeast. McLean, who hopes to eventually play in the WNBA or join the CIA, believes UConn sets her up best for future success.

“They had the best investment in me after my four years of college,” McLean explained."

Geno and CD spoke to the whole person? It's just been bugging me.

The article, cited earlier: McLean goes from basketball novice to UConn in short time
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Not understanding what bugged you, or what you didn't get. I think it's tremendous for UCONN to recruit the way they did and I took 2 things away from that article:

1) Other schools still seem to think the "bells and whistles" are what recruits want. Maybe some day. Annie Strother didn't care about Pat and the "T-shirt-wearing-letter-from-indoor-blimp-dropping-name-in-lights-showcasing" Lady Vols.

2) Mir specifically mentioned UCONN wasn't all about the bells and whistles. It was about investing in her and her life after college.

Those 2 things should be tacked up on every recruit's fridge. I think it speaks volumes about UCONN, the quality of the program, and how organic the approach is from Geno and Chris. Any kid who is really swayed by the glitz and glamor might as well just go to Vegas cuz they are more likely to lose gambling like that. I think it's just a tremendous advertisement for UCONN...
 
EricLA said:
Not understanding what bugged you, or what you didn't get. I think it's tremendous for UCONN to recruit the way they did and I took 2 things away from that article:

1) Other schools still seem to think the "bells and whistles" are what recruits want. Maybe some day. Annie Strother didn't care about Pat and the "T-shirt-wearing-letter-from-indoor-blimp-dropping-name-in-lights-showcasing" Lady Vols.

2) Mir specifically mentioned UCONN wasn't all about the bells and whistles. It was about investing in her and her life after college.

Those 2 things should be tacked up on every recruit's fridge. I think it speaks volumes about UCONN, the quality of the program, and how organic the approach is from Geno and Chris. Any kid who is really swayed by the glitz and glamor might as well just go to Vegas cuz they are more likely to lose gambling like that. I think it's just a tremendous advertisement for UCONN...
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"When we left UConn, we could immediately identify that one thing, but that one thing wasn’t the biggest thing after all. " Well here is the heart of my confusion. Maybe it is simply a misquote.

PS. Day later I may get it. They found the "one thing" at UConn AND then they found the one true thing.
 
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RockyMTblue2 said:
"When we left UConn, we could immediately identify that one thing, but that one thing wasn’t the biggest thing after all. " Well here is the heart of my confusion. Maybe it is simply a misquote.

PS. Day later I may get it. They found the "one thing" at UConn AND then they found the one true thing.
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My read is that UConn had the "one thing", but it turned out not to be the really important thing they found there.
 
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RockyMTblue2 said:
"When we left UConn, we could immediately identify that one thing, but that one thing wasn’t the biggest thing after all. " Well here is the heart of my confusion. Maybe it is simply a misquote.

PS. Day later I may get it. They found the "one thing" at UConn AND then they found the one true thing.
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So she said every school had "one thing" which I took to mean every school has a selling point (eg. weather). UConn had its "one thing" or its selling point as well but that wasn't why she choose UConn, other factors mattered more to her.
 
So they thought a warm climate was the thing that was important but every where they went that had a warm climate still didn't click. And then they went to Uconn and as they left they realized a warm climate wasn't that important after all - what Uconn was offering was the truly important thing - they were willing to invest in her future after her 4 years in college - and that clicked!
 
Every year, around senior day, we all marvel at the development and growth of each respective group of graduating seniors. But we often miss the enormous influence of Geno and especially CD in helping to mold UConn WBB recruits into well rounded young ladies. Many HS recruits don’t always get that aspect of a “UConn experience.” It’s not all about basketball. To the credit of Mir and her mother, they get it.
 
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