Almost every great HS guard or wing could be considered a pg because they have the ball in their hands all the time. So Aubrey Griffin, Christyn Williams, Paige, Azzi could all be considered pg’s. But when Azzi and Paige started together on the U17 team, more often than not, Paige was running the point.
When you see Paige, think Diana Taurasi. When you see Azzi, think Maya Moore. Can you imagine if Azzi follows Paige to UCONN? We never had a chance to see Maya and Diana on the same team at UCONN. Sure they played for the US National Team, but it's not the same.
Fudd is a SG who can play W sometimes and bring the ball up the floor sometimes too. She plays high school ball with a young woman on her way to an ivy league school who is the St. Johns PG.
I'm glad she waited to announce. If she announced sooner, AD Dave might have increased the seat donation.
Yeah, Carly Rivera (Columbia commit) was the SJC PG. However, Azzi played some PG with Team USA. She can play PG, SG, and SF. If she plays with Paige, generally I want Paige passing the ball and Azzi shooting the ball. Paige will get the ball to players in the right spot.
When is first day? My birthday is Nov 10.
I like it. A KML and Maya love child
People over-reacted to N.D. winning the National Championship and getting Sam Brunelle. The one true miss in recruiting was Aliyah Boston. I'm still puzzled by that one. Geno ultimately passed on Brunelle, got involved with Horston too late, and lost Haley Jones to a world-class school 16 miles from her high school. But he got a very athletic and underrated Aubrey Griffin. Geno views it as a one-year blip. Paige's decision affirms that. Wait until we get Makurat, Muhl, Gusters, Fudd, Miles, and DeBerry! Opinions will change.I had pretty much given up on Fudd coming to UConn, but this latest turn of events gives me pause for hope since they are BFF. What a boon for the program if we get Fudd too.
Yo - "Almost"?? "Felt"?? I thought we WERE entitled... SMHWell, put it this way: when Jones signed with Stanford, this board was practically apoplectic - many almost seemed like they felt entitled to every #1 recruit, and any top recruit who went elsewhere was a sure sign Geno was either about to retire or had lost his reputation with young players and couldn't recruit effectively anymore. (Seriously. It was like the sky was falling around here.)
When Bueckers picked UConn, my Stanford board barely noticed, other than a few, "well, another #1 to UConn." We're used to it.
Of course it's big news to UConn - because every top recruit is big news to UConn, and UConn is used to that kind of big news... roughly 50% of them seem to end up going to UConn. For the rest of us (and by "us" I mean every other D1 program), it's a different day, a different class, but the same story.
And relatedly, remember that someone like Jones making a big deal about her signing with Stanford serves as a recruiting function to future players. Just like you guys hope Bueckers will help recruit for UConn, having Jones all over ESPN can only help Stanford with other recruits. I think it's a little unfair to accuse recruits who garner media attention of doing so solely for themselves and their egos. Stanford isn't the darling of ESPN the way UConn is, so other schools and their recruits need to work harder to get the kind of attention UConn enjoys every season.
Wow then the world of women’s basketball will surely hate usPeople over-reacted to N.D. winning the National Championship and getting Sam Brunelle. The one true miss in recruiting was Aliyah Boston. I'm still puzzled by that one. Geno ultimately passed on Brunelle, got involved with Horston too late, and lost Haley Jones to a world-class school 16 miles from her high school. But he got a very athletic and underrated Aubrey Griffin. Geno views it as a one-year blip. Paige's decision affirms that. Wait until we get Makurat, Muhl, Gusters, Fudd, Miles, and DeBerry! Opinions will change.
Well, they already do, so...
Then Paige will really enjoy her 1st trip to South Bend in a UConn uniform. Many Irish fans already dislike the Huskies and their HC, and they certainly won’t be particularly fond of Paige after she spurned ND for UConn.
Assuming that the series continues, PB will be there as a freshman.
