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DEpup said:
She has size and Geno is clearly building a team of positionless basketball so there is no reason for her not to believe she could earn playing time early in her college career at multiple positions even if Paige and Fudd along with others are in the mix when she would arrive. Come on up....
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There was a video in the July Recruiting thread of Jackson playing with her back to the basket in a horns set. I remember commenting that Geno would love that kind of versatility. Playing time will not be an issue for Jackson she has the ability to play 1-3 and will be the best perimeter defender on the roster if she suits up for UCONN.
 
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CocoHusky said:
There was a video in the July Recruiting thread of Jackson playing with her back to the basket in a horns set. I remember commenting that Geno would love that kind of versatility. Playing time will not be an issue for Jackson she has the ability to play 1-3 and will be the best perimeter defender on the roster if she suits up for UCONN.
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With Ducharme who is said to have new found range on her 3 point shot already headed our way, imagine adding both Fudd and Jackson, it'll be raining 3's, if Geno ever goes with those 3 on the floor along with Paige it would be fun to watch and possibly unstoppable. If Jackson can play point guard she would only get better learning from Paige for 2 years.
 
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Sluconn Husky said:
Well, they are playing high school basketball in some places.

Ashlon Jackson scored 21 points last night (11/6) in an 86-point victory. No, not a typo.
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......and she probably didn't play much in the second half if at all.
 
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Let me ask a question given Jackson's final five. I know we all would like to go for everyone, but I see choices that may need to be made. I haven't seen enough of Jackson in videos to have a good read, but my best limited judgement is a versatile player in the 1-3 mold that has a good handle, shot and presumably could be a good defender. At 6 feet I could see her best path to playing time with the huskies at the 3.

Paige and Nika likely have the point guard minutes covered for the next four years. If Azzi comes, she is expected to be a starting 2 for probably 3 of her 4 years, maybe behind Williams for one learning year. With Azzi I would argue that only one from Jackson, Bransford and Rice would make sense, but without her maybe two.

I watched some of the game when Rice and Fudd were playing each other. I know she is often listed as a point guard and I can see it, but I wasn't so sure about her shot. I was very impressed with her defense and ability to take the ball strong for a mid range jumper. Although listed as a point I presume she could also play 2 or 3. As a 2 she locked more like a take it to the basket type, than an outside shooter at least from limited tape. Bransford I have seen little of, but sounds like a strong 2 that drives to the hoop, but maybe she could play elsewhere too.

So if these players are versatile enough to play the 3, wouldn't their ability there be perhaps more important to this team, given that Anna would be a senior their freshman year, and our other options for that position are less proven although still pretty good.

From that perspective how does the Boneyard see the benefits of Jackson, Bransford, or Rice if it was only one with Azzi or maybe pursuing two without her? A similar scenario may exist for the bigs. With Betts, Patterson and the one from the Tampa area that starts with a B. Don't we really only have room for one from that group as well? If so what are the relative merits and preferences for those players for our program?
 
oldhuskie said:
Let me ask a question given Jackson's final five. I know we all would like to go for everyone, but I see choices that may need to be made. I haven't seen enough of Jackson in videos to have a good read, but my best limited judgement is a versatile player in the 1-3 mold that has a good handle, shot and presumably could be a good defender. At 6 feet I could see her best path to playing time with the huskies at the 3.

Paige and Nika likely have the point guard minutes covered for the next four years. If Azzi comes, she is expected to be a starting 2 for probably 3 of her 4 years, maybe behind Williams for one learning year. With Azzi I would argue that only one from Jackson, Bransford and Rice would make sense, but without her maybe two.

I watched some of the game when Rice and Fudd were playing each other. I know she is often listed as a point guard and I can see it, but I wasn't so sure about her shot. I was very impressed with her defense and ability to take the ball strong for a mid range jumper. Although listed as a point I presume she could also play 2 or 3. As a 2 she locked more like a take it to the basket type, than an outside shooter at least from limited tape. Bransford I have seen little of, but sounds like a strong 2 that drives to the hoop, but maybe she could play elsewhere too.

So if these players are versatile enough to play the 3, wouldn't their ability there be perhaps more important to this team, given that Anna would be a senior their freshman year, and our other options for that position are less proven although still pretty good.

From that perspective how does the Boneyard see the benefits of Jackson, Bransford, or Rice if it was only one with Azzi or maybe pursuing two without her? A similar scenario may exist for the bigs. With Betts, Patterson and the one from the Tampa area that starts with a B. Don't we really only have room for one from that group as well? If so what are the relative merits and preferences for those players for our program?
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IMO, Jackson is better than the other two. If UConn is really her favorite and she wants in, I’m done with guards for ‘22. I believe Barker from Tampa is the most talented 3 in the country and can play inside if needed. So I’m covered at the 2 and 3 for awhile. All I want after that is one big to play high/low with Brady. Either Patterson or Betts would be fine. But I also realize there’s very little chance I’m going to get three of those four so there will be constant adjusting to do.
 
oldhuskie said:
Let me ask a question given Jackson's final five. I know we all would like to go for everyone, but I see choices that may need to be made. I haven't seen enough of Jackson in videos to have a good read, but my best limited judgement is a versatile player in the 1-3 mold that has a good handle, shot and presumably could be a good defender. At 6 feet I could see her best path to playing time with the huskies at the 3.

Paige and Nika likely have the point guard minutes covered for the next four years. If Azzi comes, she is expected to be a starting 2 for probably 3 of her 4 years, maybe behind Williams for one learning year. With Azzi I would argue that only one from Jackson, Bransford and Rice would make sense, but without her maybe two.

I watched some of the game when Rice and Fudd were playing each other. I know she is often listed as a point guard and I can see it, but I wasn't so sure about her shot. I was very impressed with her defense and ability to take the ball strong for a mid range jumper. Although listed as a point I presume she could also play 2 or 3. As a 2 she locked more like a take it to the basket type, than an outside shooter at least from limited tape. Bransford I have seen little of, but sounds like a strong 2 that drives to the hoop, but maybe she could play elsewhere too.

So if these players are versatile enough to play the 3, wouldn't their ability there be perhaps more important to this team, given that Anna would be a senior their freshman year, and our other options for that position are less proven although still pretty good.

From that perspective how does the Boneyard see the benefits of Jackson, Bransford, or Rice if it was only one with Azzi or maybe pursuing two without her? A similar scenario may exist for the bigs. With Betts, Patterson and the one from the Tampa area that starts with a B. Don't we really only have room for one from that group as well? If so what are the relative merits and preferences for those players for our program?
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It's also going to be tough finding minutes at the 3 with Poffenbarger and Ducharme in the mix, both of them are the absolute definition of a 3 in today's game.
 
Sluconn Husky said:
Thinks it's UCLA and Georgia unless she made an unannounced change.
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We can see HG has her at #31 which to me, seems a tad over-rated anyway as tall girls/women always seem over-rated to begin with (due to scarcity of height) so with her down below numerous other players 6'4" or taller (5th) how good do you really think she is, as my "go to" assessor on this board? :rolleyes:

Consider Davenport #14, Baldwin #30, Jackson #37 from class of 2019 as all over-ranked but yet Kitley #33 was very good for VPI.
Prince #8, Aquino #21, Owens #34 from 2018 have yet to even play meaningful minutes due to injury.
Boothe #3, Cooks #5, Kakala #25, Finklea-Guity #40, Williams #14 have either transferred, underwhelmed or both.

So my point is rarely does a "big" down the list (or even near the top!) contribute if at all during the first few years.
Thoughts?
 
DefenseBB said:
We can see HG has her at #31 which to me, seems a tad over-rated anyway as tall girls/women always seem over-rated to begin with (due to scarcity of height) so with her down below numerous other players 6'4" or taller (5th) how good do you really think she is, as my "go to" assessor on this board? :rolleyes:
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Haven't seen a ton of footage from her but I've always thought she had big upside based on the little I had. She's an excellent athlete with a potential pro frame. I'd like to see her play in a game to get a sense of her basketball IQ.
 
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UConn had reportedly shown interest in Grace Van Slooten. They do not make her final list of 10.



 
Rings R Us said:
I remember someone posted this awhile back and in the beginning it mentions UConn was her favorite school at the time. This was her freshman year. I know a lot changes during high school, but if your dream school comes knocking that could be hard to pass up. Especially if you are very competitive and dont care about who may possibly be playing in front of you.

Just like Nika and Anna didnt care when they chose Uconn. They are confident in their abilities and UConn was their dream school. Would love to have Ashlon join our special group, she seems like a great kid. Happy to see we made her top 5.

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Rings, that "someone" was your friendly unofficial boneyard seer..........that venerable sage from the east. He posted this video on 3 separate occasions. Word is he's a BIG fan of hers. :cool:
 
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