Paige Bueckers Cover of Slam Magazine.

[Wbbfan1]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EPd4w_8XkAEw0fC?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

Tried to post image, but ran into problems.

Thought this deserved its own thread.

 

[Wbbfan1]

Paige's Reaction to being selected for the Cover

 

[Sluconn Husky]

 

[EricLA]

I still have to pinch myself, figuratively speaking, to be sure I'm not dreaming when it comes to recent recruiting. Landing Paige is more than the cherry on top - it's the entire sundae. She has all the tools to be smack in the middle of contention for UCONN's own Mt. Rushmore.

She also has the moxie to be disliked by opposing fans... a-la Dee. Her confidence, flair, and skills will not only wow opponents, but will surely piss them off as well. I could easily see her punching something orange (or ND green, or Baylor yellow, or Stanford red etc etc)...

We are so blessed as UCONN fans.

 

[CL82]

Uh @Kibitzer? You might want to hold a few Bad Ass spots open for next year...

 

[JordyG]

Wait. Do I see Paige with a tricep? Is that air brushed in?

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Has there ever been a Highschool #1 who had so much media exposure. YouTube is constantly throwing videos my way. And it did the "Slam" oriented one about 30 minutes ago. If she can keep her head with this stuff flying around her constantly she is a more than exceptional young lady.

 

[eebmg]

Oh man. That is incredible. The video goes through the Wyzanta game and also has a short dedication at the end to Kobe and Gigi.

 

[eebmg]

Wait. Do I see Paige with a tricep? Is that air brushed in?

Paige joked that is real. Her team mates are saying she is doing pushups all the time.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Kobe followed Paige and she had hopes they'd work out together this summer.

'He Cared About The Game': Paige Bueckers, The Nation's Top Women's H.S. Player, Reflects On Kobe Bryant's Legacy

Hopkins High School basketball star Paige Bueckers has been playing basketball as long as she can remember.

minnesota.cbslocal.com

 

[Steelerone]

And the very best part of this is that by all indications she is a decent human being which, in the end, far surpasses any basketball skills. (But isn't it nice that she does possess those skills?)

 

[Biff]

Wait. Do I see Paige with a tricep? Is that air brushed in?

Paige joked that is real. Her team mates are saying she is doing pushups all the time.

Yeah but this is what she will look like her her Senior Year at UConn.

 

[JordyG]

Yeah but this is what she will look like her her Senior Year at UConn.

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You mean like CD?

 

[eebmg]

Yeah but this is what she will look like her her Senior Year at UConn.

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sans the hand.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Slam Magazine's putting out all kinds of videos to promote this:

 

[Alydar]

A great article accompanies the cover photo: www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/paige-bueckers-cover-story/

Here's something that should make recruiting followers smile:

"But what really drives Bueckers—more than any accolade, trophy or championship—is achieving her full potential. She made a pact with her best friend and 2021 No. 1 recruit Azzi Fudd that they would push each other to become the greatest they can be (“and that would be the greatest of all time”). With a goal as lofty as that, it’s easy to see why expectations of winning NCAA championships or having a solo SLAM cover as a high schooler wouldn’t seem like pressure at all."


This is what I like about her and something UConn has missed:

"Bueckers’ game also has high levels of swagginess that would make any of the previously mentioned greats proud. “I don’t know if there’s another word for swaggy, but I guess that’s what people say,” Bueckers explains. “I have a certain way I carry myself on the court. I’m confident. I’m not too cocky, but if someone talks trash to me, then I’m going to talk trash.”

 

[Charliebball]

A great article accompanies the cover photo: www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/paige-bueckers-cover-story/

Here's something that should make recruiting followers smile:

"But what really drives Bueckers—more than any accolade, trophy or championship—is achieving her full potential. She made a pact with her best friend and 2021 No. 1 recruit Azzi Fudd that they would push each other to become the greatest they can be (“and that would be the greatest of all time”). With a goal as lofty as that, it’s easy to see why expectations of winning NCAA championships or having a solo SLAM cover as a high schooler wouldn’t seem like pressure at all."


This is what I like about her and something UConn has missed:

"Bueckers’ game also has high levels of swagginess that would make any of the previously mentioned greats proud. “I don’t know if there’s another word for swaggy, but I guess that’s what people say,” Bueckers explains. “I have a certain way I carry myself on the court. I’m confident. I’m not too cocky, but if someone talks trash to me, then I’m going to talk trash.”

I can already envision the stern stare coming her way from Geno after a particularly "swaggy" move but you know full well that he's really just keeping himself from smiling.............

 

[hart2hart]

I’m going out to buy it!
Wow, This is Fantastic!
I just love the word Swaggy!
It’s gonna be a fun four years with PB!
Hooray for Paige and UCONN!

 

[hoopsfan22]

Not sure I like the trash talking part. Let your game do the talking. No need to stoop to the instigator's level.

 

[Alydar]

I can already envision the stern stare coming her way from Geno after a particularly "swaggy" move but you know full well that he's really just keeping himself from smiling.............

I had to google what a Shammgod move is. I wonder if Geno knows.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Has there ever been a Highschool #1 who had so much media exposure.

It was a different era, but EDD got a lot of coverage when she was in HS as well. Probably not to this extent, but in general media exposure of WBB has increased.

 

[Charliebball]

Not sure I like the trash talking part. Let your game do the talking. No need to stoop to the instigator's level.

that's the beauty of PB...................the more the opposition talks the more she takes it out on them with her play and perhaps a good long stare...............

 

[CL82]

Yeah but this is what she will look like her her Senior Year at UConn.

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I'm sorry Biff, but that is just horrifying to look at.

 

[MilfordHusky]

A great article accompanies the cover photo: www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/paige-bueckers-cover-story/

Here's something that should make recruiting followers smile:

"But what really drives Bueckers—more than any accolade, trophy or championship—is achieving her full potential. She made a pact with her best friend and 2021 No. 1 recruit Azzi Fudd that they would push each other to become the greatest they can be (“and that would be the greatest of all time”). With a goal as lofty as that, it’s easy to see why expectations of winning NCAA championships or having a solo SLAM cover as a high schooler wouldn’t seem like pressure at all."

Obviously, Paige and Azzi need to practice together. I have a solution!

 

[JordyG]

Not sure I like the trash talking part. Let your game do the talking. No need to stoop to the instigator's level.

The thing is you wouldn't believe some of the stuff players and coaches say to Paige to try and get under her skin. It's only going to get worse as she moves to the college level. People hate UConn and she's going to be the face of it. I personally can't wait to hear it.