Does it matter, if she is still in school or just graduated is there some NCAA rule against her playing for USA College--if she wants to?? (note: after UNC ruling ; Im not sure the NCAA matters.
Her name is Xu Han not sure if she is has USA college aspirations but she does have good skills. She did not have a very good U17 tournament was sloppy and foul prone defensively even against the weaker teams in the tournament.WAIT!
You're overlooking something here
Who is the girl in the "Red" shirt on the right hand side?
We can only see her upper half, but even that half would look good in Husky blue.
It's that crazy good UCONN grading curve that people are using. Jessica Moore was part of 3 UCONN championship teams, if Ezi can replicate that sign me up- Today!
Just MHO, but I think and hope he goes 100% after Ezi. I'll admit I'm not a recruiting analyst, but from seeing her play for Team Australia, she "looks" like she's a legit top 10 kid in the class of 2018, and probably top 5. UCONN still needs post players. If we get her, if that means we lose out on Boston, or someone else from 2019, I still say "a bird in the hand is better than 2 in the bush".
I totally agree. Ezi is anything but a project. She's a world class player for her age group and is being mentioned as the next Lauren Jackson--and LJ won 3 WNBA MVP awards. If Ezi were in the U.S., she would clearly be top 5 and possibly #1.
Butler did not work out so successfully.
You are right! My only conclusions are: Geno didn't get her as a Frosh ALSO her physical attributes, other than size, inhibited her from playing successfully in the Uconn system, Uconn plays at a speed other teams don't.
The last time Geno got this kind of gift ---was--heck it may have been this spring--but it was when Geno got Napheesa, Gabby, KLS, Kia Danger, Z, Walker, Stew, Tuck, Moriah---sorry--my fingers are tire---and OTHERS. But this GIFT could be the savior of an """" off year""?
You listed TWO characteristic of the perfect Uconn Recruit: Talented, Hard Working--sign her up!!
I'm not sure I would say Natalie Butler underachieved at UCONN. As much as people don't want to rely on the rankings coming out of HS, relative to those rankings Natalie did not under achieve. She was able to impact a few games during her UCONN career ( Baylor & Texas) specifically. For a kid that was rated outside the top 150 coming into college to impact games against top 10 teams at a program like UCONN is quite an accomplishment.
If she ain't I sure am. This young lady has the "P(otential) word written all over her. If she comes to the States to play it had better be for UConn, because facing her would be a HAND.................FULL. I also think the fact that her brother is attending college here in the States helps. I have to think UConn's chances of landing this future star is very good indeed. I had ONO coming to UConn early, and eventually I said 55-45. Right now I have Ezi as a Husky at 60-40. If Geno can arrange a visit, I've got it at 99-1.
I also don't think Nat underachieved. She gave us key minutes in several important games. My expectations were too high. Nat is built a lot like Stef, and her shooting was roughly comparable to Stefanie's. What separated them was Stef's exceptional footwork and great hands. Nat was average in those categories. But I loved Nat's hard play and sense of team. I miss her and will go watch her at GMU.
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Ezi probably wouldn't lose 8 games in 4 seasons at UConn.
She did not reach her full potential at Uconn. One reason is I believe the injury was a big reason why. I did not have inflated expectations of her although she was one of my favorite players. Two good games does not mean she had a successful stint at Uconn based on Uconn standards. She did positively impact some other games. It is obvious Uconn's system was hard for her to grasp. Look how well she is playing for her new team. No matter how you word it, Butler's offensive skills did not improve at Uconn and a lot of her play left much to be desired.!
That kind of record could cause her to want to come to Uconn.
Funny you should say that "She did not reach her full potential at Uconn" & "Look how well she is playing for her new team." -neither is true. In two games at George Mason Natalie is scoring, rebounding, assisting, and blocking shots at a lower rate ( BTW that is on a per minute played basis) than she did in her time at UCONN. In her second game at George Mason she scored 20 points which matches her career high at UCONN. Those 20 Points Nat scored at George Mason were in 31 Minutes against Loyola, MD. The 20 Points she scored at UCONN was done in 18 minutes against UCF. You said it doesn't matter how I word it so I going to kick it to you this way: If you can't appreciate the difference between impacting a game at UCONN and impacting a George Mason vs Loyola game then you are really not tryin and by not tryin you might be hatin on Nat! Why?
