Natalie Butler, The forgotten woman

[BroadwayVa]

Huh? Sorta Tennessee like. I don't get it. Watcha saying here? Seems to go round and round. Seriously, whatcha saying.

Didn't get fur nuff in skool to larn to read?? Did ya??

 

[RSHERMVIKES]

From everything I've read, Natalie Butler is a Stefanie Dolson clone! Even her personality is Dolson-like! She has also lost 25+ lbs.! Her Game is going to be up tempo not Kara Wolters slow! I think the Huskie faithful will be pleasantly pleased with MS.Butler! She'll be an AA before she leaves CT!

 

[Bgillon]

From everything I've read, Natalie Butler is a Stefanie Dolson clone! Even her personality is Dolson-like! She has also lost 25+ lbs.! Her Game is going to be up tempo not Kara Wolters slow! I think the Huskie faithful will be pleasantly pleased with MS.Butler! She'll be an AA before she leaves CT!

I hope you are right but! I get upset when people down play her ability and suggest an incoming freshman will start before her so I have to respond to your optimism with the same skepticism. Let's give her a chance to show us what she can do before we crown her. Play ball!!

 

[meyers7]

I have only concluded that Butler is the more likely starter because she had a full year of practice learning everything CD and Geno could toss at her.

So did Williams (and she actually got to play).

Point is having a full year of practice does not necessarily make one a starter. Stokes had 4 years of practice and everything Geno and CD could throw at her, and she could never command a starting position.

Not saying Butler won't start (I don't know), she may well. But some of the reasoning from the "Butler Starts" camp is rather flimsy.

 

[billnaples]

So did Williams (and she actually got to play).

Point is having a full year of practice does not necessarily make one a starter. Stokes had 4 years of practice and everything Geno and CD could throw at her, and she could never command a starting position.

Not saying Butler won't start (I don't know), she may well. But some of the reasoning from the "Butler Starts" camp is rather flimsy.

1. Agreed that we don't know who will be starter 5. I think most of us also agree that the returning four, barring injury or something really stupid, will start on 11/16.
2. No dispute, Gabby did play and Butler did not. But I have leaned toward 6'5" all other things being equal, because how does that saying go.....you can't teach tall.
3. BTW went to the link for the "intros" of the three freshman and was much surprised when KLS described herself as a guard. Boy would that create matchup problems for the rest of the country.
The clock ticks, the season is rapidly approaching, happiness is near.

 

[meyers7]

2. No dispute, Gabby did play and Butler did not. But I have leaned toward 6'5" all other things being equal, because how does that saying go.....you can't teach tall.

Yes, that's a more coherent argument.

 

[RSHERMVIKES]

I talked to Natalie Butler at the autographs before the super show and she was so excited to be eligible to play! She said it's a dream come true! All the girls are just really neat people who happen to be great basketball players! And Gabby Williams said she's a FORWARD not a guard! I told the 3 freshmen welcome to CT with the crazy fans, they all said that's one reason they came to UCONN, the fan base!

 

[Sluconn Husky]

And Gabby Williams said she's a FORWARD not a guard!

I keep reiterating this but everyone seems intent on moving her back into the backcourt. The UConn website keeps listing her as a guard but I don't think their labels can be taken at face value. They list Collier as a guard too.

 

[TitleTown]

I am really hoping(as is everybody I'm sure) that Butler's thumb injury is not that serious. She has worked so hard and it would be a shame if she was forced to miss practices and fall behind the rest of the team.

 

[jdubct]

I keep reiterating this but everyone seems intent on moving her back into the backcourt. The UConn website keeps listing her as a guard but I don't think their labels can be taken at face value. They list Collier as a guard too.

She will need to demonstrate her outside shooting and ballhandling skills to show she can play in the backcourt. Maybe she already has. I particularly like the idea of her slashing towards the basket and soaring for rebounds from the guard spot.