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If Westbrook is 6' then Adebayo must be at least 6'1". I read where she is 5'11". How tall is she? If she is at least 6' then UConn should be fine in their rebounding game.
 
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Evelyn is going to be a Beast this year. Watching her 28 pt effort vs the LV’s last season was something to behold. Against the much bigger LV’s she was unstoppable both inside and out, continually getting inside position with a combination of strength, effort and an array of remarkable moves straight off the playground.

Can the season start tomorrow....Please?
 
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oldude said:
Evelyn is going to be a Beast this year. Watching her 28 pt effort vs the LV’s last season was something to behold. Against the much bigger LV’s she was unstoppable both inside and out, continually getting inside position with a combination of strength, effort and an array of remarkable moves straight off the playground.
Can the season start tomorrow....Please?
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vowelguy said:
Haven’t you heard? A good performance against TN means you’re a superstar transfer.
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oldude said:
Evelyn is going to be a Beast this year. Watching her 28 pt effort vs the LV’s last season was something to behold. Against the much bigger LV’s she was unstoppable both inside and out, continually getting inside position with a combination of strength, effort and an array of remarkable moves straight off the playground.

Can the season start tomorrow....Please?
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OOOOO I hope all you say is true as she plays for Uconn. . There is nothing Uconn needs more. Geno has everything else.
 
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CocoHusky said:
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I sense a hint of skepticism in your post. For what it’s worth, Murray St played 3 P5 teams last season: IL, KY & TN. Evelyn came up big in all 3 games, going for 20+ in each game.

Geno recruited her for a reason. It was not like bringing in Nat, just to get some size off the bench. If Evina’s waiver request is not granted, I believe Evelyn will very likely be the 5th starter on this year’s team.
 
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CocoHusky said:
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---It is yet to be proven whether U Tenn will be a force for Uconn to Recon with. Uconn does not hang a star on anyone since kelly Faris had ONE great game! then tanked, Geno cheered then wondered.
Evelyn if she plays as she did at home will be a welcome asset.
Nice picture of 3 (can't say BY PC) nice kids. ONO is ONLY starting to impress.
 
BroadwayVa said:
It's 5 o'clock somewhere!! Orange juice? What ever it may be thses kids are enjoying the day. ONO is still growing both ways. She is very very special especially for Uconn.
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My tea reference was motivated by Evelyn's British background and the idea that a senior international might be passing on some charming cultural habits. :)
 
donalddoowop said:
If Westbrook is 6' then Adebayo must be at least 6'1". I read where she is 5'11". How tall is she? If she is at least 6' then UConn should be fine in their rebounding game.
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Don't understand how a difference of one inch in one player can mean that UConn is suddenly "fine in the rebounding game." Perhaps our obsession with "bigs" has jumped the shark. (I jest, it long ago jumped the shark). :cool:
 
oldude said:
I sense a hint of skepticism in your post. For what it’s worth, Murray St played 3 P5 teams last season: IL, KY & TN. Evelyn came up big in all 3 games, going for 20+ in each game.
Geno recruited her for a reason. It was not like bringing in Nat, just to get some size off the bench. If Evina’s waiver request is not granted, I believe Evelyn will very likely be the 5th starter on this year’s team.
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My skepticism is two fold, neither of which has anything to do with Geno's judgement which is exponentially better than mine. 1) Three games against TN, IL, and KY are not very adequate bench marks from which to evaluate a potential UCONN starter. 2) Our expectations: Appropriate you should mentioned Nat because although she was a solid contributor she never lived up to some of "our" lofty expectations. A very good or even great player for Murray State or Gardner-Webb ( Evelyn's other college ) might not necessarily equal a good contributor or starter in the stratosphere that is UCONN WBB.
IMO Batouly Camara (if healthy) or even Kyla Irwin are the best options as the 5th starter for UCONN because they have each spent 4 years in the UCONN system which is not exactly trivial to learn.
 
JonathanXIV said:
Don't understand how a difference of one inch in one player can mean that UConn is suddenly "fine in the rebounding game." Perhaps our obsession with "bigs" has jumped the shark. (I jest, it long ago jumped the shark). :cool:
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As we learned from Gabby, when it comes to rebounding, it’s not so much a player’s size as it is the size of her heart.
 
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CocoHusky said:
My skepticism is two fold, neither of which has anything to do with Geno's judgement which is exponentially better than mine. 1) Three games against TN, IL, and KY are not very adequate bench marks from which to evaluate a potential UCONN starter. 2) Our expectations: Appropriate you should mentioned Nat because although she was a solid contributor she never lived up to some of "our" lofty expectations. A very good or even great player for Murray State or Gardner-Webb ( Evelyn's other college ) might not necessarily equal a good contributor or starter in the stratosphere that is UCONN WBB.
IMO Batouly Camara (if healthy) or even Kyla Irwin are the best options as the 5th starter for UCONN because they have each spent 4 years in the UCONN system which is not exactly trivial to learn.
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I do agree that it will take some time for Evelyn to get comfortable in UConn’s system, and during that period of time it’s possible that Touly or Kyla may be better options, assuming that Evina’s waiver is not granted. But if a freshman can learn UConn’s system and start, certainly a talented 5th year senior can also figure things out after a few games. As for Touly & Kyla, while I hope to be proven wrong, there are still concerns about their health and athleticism respectively.

As for 3 games vs P5’s being a small sample size, I view it much differently than you. In each of 3 road games, against much better opponents, when Murray St was completely outclassed, Evelyn took it on her shoulders to step up and compete at the highest level. Any halfway decent player can have a good game vs a cupcake schedule. The really talented players save their best games for the toughest opponents.
 
oldude said:
I do agree that it will take some time for Evelyn to get comfortable in UConn’s system, and during that period of time it’s possible that Touly or Kyla may be better options, assuming that Evina’s waiver is not granted. But if a freshman can learn UConn’s system and start, certainly a talented 5th year senior can also figure things out after a few games. As for Touly & Kyla, while I hope to be proven wrong, there are still concerns about their health and athleticism respectively.

As for 3 games vs P5’s being a small sample size, I view it much differently than you. In each of 3 road games, against much better opponents, when Murray St was completely outclassed, Evelyn took it on her shoulders to step up and compete at the highest level. Any halfway decent player can have a good game vs a cupcake schedule. The really talented players save their best games for the toughest opponents.
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That was no ordinary freshmen that was able to pick things up and start for UCONN last year. Besides, who was Christyn competing against for a starting SG spot?
Murray State was 13-17 last year with first three loses were to Butler, Arkansas State, and Alabama A&M. In the context of being a "potential UCONN WBB starter" which of those would you consider a "tough opponent"? I suppose Butler would qualify as a good mid major.
Murray State margins of defeat: Butler (-21), Illinois (-32), TN (-22), & Kentucky (-39)
My main point is that at UCONN Evelyn is about to take a significant leap up from the level of competition she has faced in her previous 4 years of playing college ball. I wish her well. Evelyn is off to a great start-see @RockyMTblue2 post about her being in "UCONN shape".
 
CocoHusky said:
That was no ordinary freshmen that was able to pick things up and start for UCONN last year. Besides, who was Christyn competing against for a starting SG spot?
Murray State was 13-17 last year with first three loses were to Butler, Arkansas State, and Alabama A&M. In the context of being a "potential UCONN WBB starter" which of those would you consider a "tough opponent"? I suppose Butler would qualify as a good mid major.
Murray State margins of defeat: Butler (-21), Illinois (-32), TN (-22), & Kentucky (-39)
My main point is that at UCONN Evelyn is about to take a significant leap up from the level of competition she has faced in her previous 4 years of playing college ball. I wish her well. Evelyn is off to a great start-see @RockyMTblue2 post about her being in "UCONN shape".
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Someone is going to have to be the 5th starter. Absent Evina, I would love for that person to be Touly, but I just don’t have much faith that her chronically bad knees will allow her to play significant minutes. The next best option in my mind is Evelyn.

As for the teams that Murray St lost to, let me be clear. Evelyn was a very good player on a very bad Murray St team. She could end up being the “Roger Maris” of WBB. :cool:
 
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eebmg said:
My tea reference was motivated by Evelyn's British background and the idea that a senior international might be passing on some charming cultural habits. :)
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Hooliganism??? :cool:
 
meyers7 said:
Hooliganism??? :cool:
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Growing up in London, I’m going to take a wild guess that Evelyn is a big fan of Arsenal FC. ;) Perhaps UConn fans will adopt the charming custom of inebriated, full-throated singing during basketball games:

We all follow the Arsenal/UConn
Over land and sea (and Leicester/South Bend)
We al follow the Arsenal/UConn
Onto Victory!
 
Geew1992 said:
Yes and I didn’t know Evina could be so happy
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When you’re in a good place be it geographically or in life, you smile a lot. Evina is experiencing both of those dynamics right now. I think it would be fair to say she’s living her “best” life right now. Look at it this way, her best days in WCBB are IN FRONT of her, and she knows it. :cool:
 
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The first thing I did when EO's transfer was announced was to look up her stats vs P-5 teams. Now it's true that success vs the Vols or Kentucky is no guarantee of anything but those games at the very least say that she isn't intimidated by big time wcbb nor by the level of talent, because no matter how you judge the Vol team, they are always very talented/physical.

I am also looking forward to the season. Of the 4 assumed starters every one has an upside. Two are making the fr-soph jump, one is now a senior pg and the 4th is emerging from the shadow of Collier. Add in a Euro, a couple of transfers and a partridge in a pear tree. That's more uncertainty than we see in Storrs in 3 years. If nothing works out they are still an E-8 team but I find that very unlikely. It's more likely that they end up with the best backcourt in the country and one of the leaders in blocked shots. When ONO is out then press press press run run run. :)

It's going to be fun.
 
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