Great choice for her because she will be well coached and she has a ton of skill. She is not going to do well playing the 3 in college she will get eaten alive trying to defend true perimeter players.
Good program that has evolved from being a solid west coast choice to being Top 10 program. Combining someone players trust with good coaching always wins. Will be interesting to see how they perform the upcoming 3+ years.
No doubt this is a great get for OSU, but like Baylor, the concern is always can you run and score high volume against teams like UConn, ND, Louisville and Oregon. Or are you hoping for a poor shooting night and a huge rebound margin to win those games. I dare say it works, but ask Mississppi State if they wouldn't trade some size for more scoring? Might've been the difference in last year's NC game when they were losing that 15 point lead.
Year 1 for Kennedy Brown at OSU, she will still be playing with an amazing group of guards at OSU (Pivec, Kat Tudor, Aleah Goodman, Destiny Slocum). No doubt, Beavers next recruiting class (2020) will focus exlusively at the guard position. Year 2 for the 2019-20 class at OSU, Destiny Slocum & Aleah Goodman will be juniors, and Jasmine Simmons a sophomore. Rueck & his coaching staff have been hot on the trail of some talented guards in the 2020 class. I am comforted knowing what will be in place for the next few years at OSU. As is always the case, how you perform each season will have an impact on how many recruits give you a serious look. Here is to a successful 2018-19 season at OSU.
Not sure that a Cooke signing moves the needle much for South Carolina. Cooke will join a very crowded PG situation with seniors Cooper and Harris and sophomore Henderson. Cooke, Cooper, Henderson all need the ball in hand to be effective, the former two don't strike me as the most patient folks. If a Cooke signing gets SC closer to signing Jackson though, that wold move the needle ALOT
Zia said on IG she would be revealing her choice next Monday, 11/5. I think chances are good of Zia being a Gamecock - I think she’s already given a silent verbal. Hopefully Rickea will follow.
Plenty of overseas leagues out there.
Plenty of overseas leagues out there.
Unbelievable Harris is a senior already. Seemed like last year she was a surprise freshman that showed great promise.
Tyasha Harris is a junior.
I felt the same after reading the article. She’s probably Dawn’s, “Chirp, chirp”. If not her, then it’s likely Beal. A Cooke commit hopefully helps bring in Jackson as well.
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- Based on that article, I see what you mean about Cooke possibly leaning to South Carolina. When I've heard her, she also seems to be the type of person that would like being around Dawn Staley. Plus, Ohio State seems to be picking up a lot of point/combo guards. And Bell's going to have the ball most of the time anyways. S. Carolina.
- One one hand, I could see Beal drawn to schools where she knows the players and coaches (S. Carolina, Louisville), but on the other hand, I think she's very cognizant of her midwest roots. She recognizes what she could mean to the Illinois program, but that challenge might be too onerous. Which is why I still think she goes to Michigan. Still in the midwest, not too far away or not too close and good coach.
- Jackson. Wild card! I think Jackson is drawn to strong people in her life and her closeness to her mother comes though big time in the most recent articles I've read. She'll want mom to see her play...at least every so often. Upset pick: Rutgers, with C. Viv.
(I've got no skin in these decisions, so nothing to lose. No way I comment on the Boston/Jackson decisions.