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Ive watched a LOT of girls HS basketball and I must say... Im impressed. The confidence is oozing, she has a lot of tools and add top-flight players she'll be playing with at UConn she will be fine.

only problem I may be is decision making... when in HS you dont have to make many because you're normally "da man" but she'll be surrounded be AA's so she's gonna need to know when to shoot and when to pass.

If she's a quick learner & a good listener she'll be fine.
 
NCorBust said:
Some of the current UCONN players could learn from MJ's inclination to pull up and drain the mid-range jumper versus drive all the way to the hoop or pop a 3ptr. Love this kid's smarts to stop and pop.
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They can learn that in person from Hartley.
 
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not to rain on the parade, but in watching most of the video i never saw her show any inclination to pass the ball to someone. she doesn't seem to be looking for anyone else open at any time. she averages under 4 assists, which seems a bit of a low number. seems like the other top recruits' videos over the years showed them doing making good passes at times. she looks a bit like simmons to me. hope not.
 
boontonbomber said:
not to rain on the parade, but in watching most of the video i never saw her show any inclination to pass the ball to someone. she averages under 4 assists, which seems a bit of a low number. good luck to geno reigning her in.
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That is more likely a function of the editing of a dedicated highlight video than representative of her game.
 
I just watched this again. She is poetry in motion...... I still can't believe how polished she appears.
 
boontonbomber said:
not to rain on the parade, but in watching most of the video i never saw her show any inclination to pass the ball to someone. she averages under 4 assists, which seems a bit of a low number. good luck to geno reigning her in.
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Considering it's a highlight video, the emphasis is going to be on the plays that she made to get to the hoop and score to help her team. Oftentimes when the PG is the star of the high school team, there's going to be more of an emphasis on scoring because that's what the team needs her to do. The behind the back pass on the fast break when she could have gone for the score herself was a good example of her ability to pass the ball, as was the bounce pass through the lane to her teammate under the basket.

I don't think she will have an issue adjusting to dishing the ball to others in Storrs, imho. However, if she does, I'm sure Geno will teach her the "reigns" of what he expects from a UConn PG.
 
boontonbomber said:
not to rain on the parade, but in watching most of the video i never saw her show any inclination to pass the ball to someone. she averages under 4 assists, which seems a bit of a low number. good luck to geno reigning her in.
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She's one of the most elite high school players in the country playing alongside a team of other home-schooled kids. Passing the ball is not the priority in that offense. In UConn's, it will be. I do think it will take her a bit longer than Breanna and Morgan for her to get adjusted simply by virtue of the experience difference, but she has a skill set that's rare and unteachable. And we've got enough other guards that she can integrated with less urgency than the incoming frontcourt players.
 
alexrgct said:
She's one of the most elite high school players in the country playing alongside a team of other home-schooled kids. Passing the ball is not the priority in that offense. In UConn's, it will be. I do think it will take her a bit longer than Breanna and Morgan for her to get adjusted simply by virtue of the experience difference, but she has a skill set that's rare and unteachable. And we've got enough other guards that she can integrated with less urgency than the incoming frontcourt players.
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i don't mind that passing may not be a priority, but it doesn't even appear to be an option. her eyes are down, not looking around. when you've got that kind of talent , and playing with less able teammates, it's easy to develop habits that don't mesh easily with a team game. there will probably be lots of screaming in the huddles for a couple of years.
 
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I think the following quote & corresponding article give good insight into Moriah's capabilities in terms of involving her teammates:

Moriah Jefferson Article

“I just love her unselfishness,” THESA Riders coach Alan Burt said. “I said this to a lot of people that she is a better person than she is a basketball player. She is such a super young lady.

“By going up to UConn, she is going to have a lot of other pieces there. Here, we ask her to do an awful lot. There she is going to be able to come in and pass the ball to a legitimate post which we don’t have. Her personality, her values, her morals, her ethics I think she is going to make a great adjustment.”
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UCGrad2010 said:
I think the following quote & corresponding article give good insight into Moriah's capabilities in terms of involving her teammates:

“I just love her unselfishness,” THESA Riders coach Alan Burt said. “I said this to a lot of people that she is a better person than she is a basketball player. She is such a super young lady.

“By going up to UConn, she is going to have a lot of other pieces there. Here, we ask her to do an awful lot. There she is going to be able to come in and pass the ball to a legitimate post which we don’t have. Her personality, her values, her morals, her ethics I think she is going to make a great adjustment.”​

Moriah Jefferson Article
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thanks for the quote... it says a lot
 
I saw a couple of passes that were spectacular. The one bounce pass that she made on the break to a streaking player was pretty impressive. The skip pass that she made to the player in the corner was also a bullet. She may not currently pass a lot, but it sure looks like she has the skill.

I'm not sure what her assist average is but I have a feeling that she is going to have high numbers unless she gets on the court an pulls a Simmons, at which point Geno will promptly put her on the bench to think about her decision making.
 
easttexastrash said:
I'm not sure what her assist average is but I have a feeling that she is going to have high numbers unless she gets on the court an pulls a Simmons.
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If she pulls that with Geno she'll be riding the pine. End of story.
 
easttexastrash said:
I saw a couple of passes that were spectacular.
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Yeah, and the fact that you don't see more passes (effective if not so spectacular) has a couple of explanations.

One, as mentioned by others, is her role as primary point producer versus the roles of the supporting cast.

Another is that it's a highlight film. The people putting it together are not gonna focus on passes but on the most jaw-dropping MoJeff scoring moves they can find.
 
Her coach obviously has a lot of faith and respect for her. Geno obviously has faith in her or he wouldn't have recruited her and offered her a scholarship. And even if things were to get a little out of control, Geno and the other coaches would without a doubt reign her in. I'm not worried. :cool:
 
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Triple Wow...that's just crazy, freakish, Derrick Rose-like athleticism! Moriah, Breanna and Morgan added to our current incredible crew sans only Tiff...there must be laws against having that much firepower!
 
Replicant said:
Triple Wow...that's just crazy, freakish, Derrick Rose-like athleticism! Moriah, Breanna and Morgan added to our current incredible crew sans only Tiff...there must be laws against having that much firepower!
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That is what I saw...I have no idea how a poster arrived at "Simmons" and, indeed, other vapid comments on assists...it’s a highlights clip BoneHeads!!!

If anyone can find a more spectacular video of a HS point guard in the making, let’s see it . Pony up
 
I have always enjoyed reading the many threads submitted by BYs.

But, unfortunately, I have noticed a tendency on the part of some BYs to assign certain kinds of descriptions to some players and not to others.

I have often wondered how it is possible, for some posters, to arrive at those descriptions absent having actually watched a player play the game over a period of time.

More specifically, is there a real distinction between a talented player, a player with a hight basketball IQ, and a player with raw talent?

Could there be an evaluating basketball talent code that I am unaware of?

Breanna is usually described as being very talented, the real deal and ready to go from day one.

Whereas Moriah and Morgan have been described, by some posters, as having a lot of raw talent.

Raw talent that might have to be reigned in by coach A, in Moriah's case.

Raw talent that might need to be further refined in Morgan's case.

Please don't even suggest that Caroline or Kelly, or any other current roster player for that matter, were better prepared, than Moriah, to be our starting point guard when they began their careers at UConn.

And from what I saw of Aerial M. in the Duke game last night, Bria is a much better PG.

Peace,

John Fryer
 
Ozzie Nelson said:
That is what I saw...I have no idea how a poster arrived at "Simmons" and, indeed, other vapid comments on assists...it’s a highlights clip BoneHeads!!!

If anyone can find a more spectacular video of a HS point guard in the making, let’s see it . Pony up
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i think some people might be considering the opposition in the video, and are being a bit more conservative in their analysis. simmons is quite an athlete, one that probably would have looked similar in high school against comparable opposition. so i see how the poster arrived at simmons, perhaps because i thought of simmons myself. by the way, why do you think assists are not worthy of a highlight film? personally, i was wrong to have negatively commented on her lack of assists, as i didn't watch enough of the video. btw, an antonym of "vapid" is "stimulating". since you were moved to comment on poster comments, i guess vapid was not the best choice of words to describe their comments.
 
I for one was impressed by the highlight video. Moriah's combination of quickness, ball handling, shooting (mainly her form) and overall athleticism is rare for a PG in the women's game. I'm anxious to see how Geno and Co. use her. She's obviously talented and has all the tools to be a dominant guard at this level if she can adjust to the speed and physicality of the college game.

Isn't she the highest rated PG ever by Hoopgurlz? Or did I just make that up?
 
boontonbomber said:
i think some people might be considering the opposition in the video, and are being a bit more conservative in their analysis. simmons is quite an athlete, one that probably would have looked similar in high school against comparable opposition. so i see how the poster arrived at simmons, perhaps because i thought of simmons myself. by the way, why do you think assists are not worthy of a highlight film? personally, i was wrong to have negatively commented on her lack of assists, as i didn't watch enough of the video. btw, an antonym of "vapid" is "stimulating". since you were moved to comment on poster comments, i guess vapid was not the best choice of words to describe their comments.
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BB..You are of course correct…assists are more than worthy of note. The short video did not characterize or emphasize that part of her game, and I did not assume that she does not get her teammates involved. As for vapid, here are some synonyms …I have a particular fondness for the word “insipid”, in that it slides off the tongue/keyboard with ease. Just saying.

insipid - flat - tasteless - dull

 
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UCGrad2010 said:
Considering it's a highlight video, the emphasis is going to be on the plays that she made to get to the hoop and score to help her team. Oftentimes when the PG is the star of the high school team, there's going to be more of an emphasis on scoring because that's what the team needs her to do. The behind the back pass on the fast break when she could have gone for the score herself was a good example of her ability to pass the ball, as was the bounce pass through the lane to her teammate under the basket.

I don't think she will have an issue adjusting to dishing the ball to others in Storrs, imho. However, if she does, I'm sure Geno will teach her the "reigns" of what he expects from a UConn PG.
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What video are you guys watching? Mo has 4 or 5 great assists on the video.

IIRC -- Two in heavy traffic in the paint. One, a long pass to the corner for a three point shot. And one long bounce pass to a cutter for a lay-up. Plus the behind the back pass.

And, by the way, last time I looked, Mo was shooting 48 or 49% on treys. We can use that at UConn!
 
As someone who actually saw her in a game I can assure you that at least from what I saw in that game Mo got a great court vision and will be a perfect PG and there is nothing in her game that compares to Simmons. Mo does not force the action, does look for her teammates and is a truly great team player who happens to be very talented. As mentioned, the only concern I would have is her slight build not her game.
 
Icebear said:
Oh, yeah.
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John Fryer said:
I have always enjoyed reading the many threads submitted by BYs.

But, unfortunately, I have noticed a tendency on the part of some BYs to assign certain kinds of descriptions to some players and not to others.

I have often wondered how it is possible, for some posters, to arrive at those descriptions absent having actually watched a player play the game over a period of time.

More specifically, is there a real distinction between a talented player, a player with a hight basketball IQ, and a player with raw talent?

Could there be an evaluating basketball talent code that I am unaware of?

Breanna is usually described as being very talented, the real deal and ready to go from day one.

Whereas Moriah and Morgan have been described, by some posters, as having a lot of raw talent.

Raw talent that might have to be reigned in by coach A, in Moriah's case.

Raw talent that might need to be further refined in Morgan's case.

Please don't even suggest that Caroline or Kelly, or any other current roster player for that matter, were better prepared, than Moriah, to be our starting point guard when they began their careers at UConn.

And from what I saw of Aerial M. in the Duke game last night, Bria is a much better PG.

Peace,

John Fryer
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interesting post... surprised there's no responses
 
DaddyChoc said:
interesting post... surprised there's no responses
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I didn't think there was much to say that I haven't explicitly said in response to this particular poster in similar posts from him in the past, but since you sent me the Illinois game from 2000:


I have always enjoyed reading the many threads submitted by BYs.​
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But, unfortunately, I have noticed a tendency on the part of some BYs to assign certain kinds of descriptions to some players and not to others.​
Very unclear what's unfortunate about people making distinctions between different recruits. Not all players are the same.​
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I have often wondered how it is possible, for some posters, to arrive at those descriptions absent having actually watched a player play the game over a period of time.​
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Ironic given the assertion below as to how ready to be a PG at the college level the poster believes Moriah to be​
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More specifically, is there a real distinction between a talented player, a player with a hight basketball IQ, and a player with raw talent?​
In some cases yes, in some cases it's total BS, and I don't think those terms are mutually exclusive. For instance, Maya Moore was both a highly intelligent basketball player and someone with a prodigiously high level of raw athletic ability. Since no one prominently used any of these terms in this thread that I noticed, I'm not sure why this was brought up.​
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Could there be an evaluating basketball talent code that I am unaware of?​
Yes, but unless you can prove you're a Mason, I can't give away the secret.​
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Breanna is usually described as being very talented, the real deal and ready to go from day one.​
Which she is. She'll be much, much better by Day 1,000, but she'll be relied upon from Day 1. The distinction between her and the other recruits, however, has much more to do with her filling a specific void on the current UConn team than anything else...as I've said before.​
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Whereas Moriah and Morgan have been described, by some posters, as having a lot of raw talent.​
Actually, as I've also said before, the two are separate and distinct. Morgan has more experience playing alongside and against top competition than has Moriah. I think she's more Day 1 ready than Moriah, actually, even if Moriah might be a better prospect in the long run. In any event, it's safe to say everyone's delighted to have all three of these young women.​
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Raw talent that might have to be reigned in by coach A, in Moriah's case.​
I disagreed earlier in this thread, so I won't repeat myself here. ​
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Raw talent that might need to be further refined in Morgan's case.​
All three kids have raw talent that need to be further refined. They're incoming freshmen playing for the most demanding and detail-oriented coach in WCBB.​
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Please don't even suggest that Caroline or Kelly, or any other current roster player for that matter, were better prepared, than Moriah, to be our starting point guard when they began their careers at UConn.​
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Not sure what the point of this statement was. Neither Caroline nor Kelly were asked to be Day 1 starters at the PG position. Bria was asked to be the starting PG as a freshman...sort of. A) no one would have called that an ideal situation, and B) that was on a team where five different players had over 100 assists (so the load of running the offense was largely shared).​
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I think most of the recruiting services agree that Moriah is the most compelling PG prospect in years. We neither need nor particularly want a freshman starting PG next season, however, no matter how compelling she may be. We desperately need size at the four, which is why I expect Breanna to see more PT early. Both players will be starters on UConn's 2014 NC-winning team, so we have that to look forward to.​
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And from what I saw of Aerial M. in the Duke game last night, Bria is a much better PG.​
Bria is terrific.​
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Peace,​
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John Fryer​
 
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