Paige on Athletic second team All American with Sarah

[vaeman]

This says Paige made first team. So I'm confused

The Athletic made a "change" to the story after the OP started.

 

[Geew1992]

The Athletic made a "change" to the story after the OP started.

Thanks

 

[Zinethar]

Everyone likes to talk about numbers and this is where Paige is penalized for playing for UConn. Where others on the list often play close to 40 minutes a game to get their stats Paige usually does not play in the 4th quarter and sometimes not even the full 3rd. Makes it hard to beat the others gaudy numbers. That is why I think Paige is the best!

 

[Zarathustra]

Latson: FSU SG-very elite scorer. 25 PPG, even against ranked ACC teams.

Booker: One of many elite freshman from last years class. This year, she hasn’t been as great against Top Competition though. Still Texas’s best/Second best depending how you look at it.

With U of Texas listed as # 1 in some polls, you would assume that some one
on their roster would be listed as an ALL American, no?

 

[Charliebball]

Everyone likes to talk about numbers and this is where Paige is penalized for playing for UConn. Where others on the list often play close to 40 minutes a game to get their stats Paige usually does not play in the 4th quarter and sometimes not even the full 3rd. Makes it hard to beat the others gaudy numbers. That is why I think Paige is the best!

I think it's less about minutes and more about the fact that UConn recruits are uniformly unselfish team players who are trained to look for the best shot.....if Paige wanted to score 30 points a game I don't think she'd have a problem doing it simply by becoming a volume shooter....

 

[packwrap]

With U of Texas listed as # 1 in some polls, you would assume that some one
on their roster would be listed as an ALL American, no?

Good call on this. In a bit of a surprise Booker of TX was selected SEC player of the year by the coaches over predicted winner Morrow from LSU.

We'll see if that is a predictor of All-American teams.

In a similar upset, Hailey Van Lith was selected Big12 POY over her TCU teammate Sedonah Prince.

 

[uconnbill]

You are all to nice. Paige should be on the first team, period.

 

[Gusaford]

The Athletic made a "change" to the story after the OP started.

Looks like a voter got taken to the woodshed for embarrassing the organization.

 

[Bretski]

Sarah is the Athletic Freshman of the Year

 

[RoadWarrior]

Sarah is the Atlantic’s Freshman of the Year

The Athletic

 

[Bretski]

The Athletic

nailed it

 

[Puppy Love]

UConn’s Sarah Strong wins The Athletic’s Freshman of the Year

This year’s freshman class was one of the most accomplished in recent memory, even before playing a single collegiate game. Entering the 2024-25 season, these freshmen included a 2024 Olympian and the leading scorer on the 2023 U-19 World Cup gold medalist squad. Throughout the season, another...

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[idahohusky]

First team - Watkins, Betts, Hidalgo, Booker, Latson
Second team - Bueckers, Strong, Blakes, Morrow, Miles

AA team voting can be somewhat subjective, and with that many really good guards this year, who would you replace on the first team for Paige? I am extremely happy that Latson is getting noticed. It is what it is, and as many of you know, individual accolades are not UConn team goals.

Stats per game [points, rebounds, assists, fg%]
Watkins: 24.4, 6.7, 3.6, 42.9 Bueckers: 18.6, 4.5, 5.0, 53.4
Betts: 19.7, 9.9, 2.7, 62.4 Strong: 16.1, 7.9, 3.4, 58.4
Hidalgo 24.2, 5.3, 3.8 46.4 Blakes: 23.3, 3.5, 3.1, 46.4
Booker: 16.0, 6.5, 2.9, 46.4 Morrow: 18.2, 14.0, 1.4, 48.5
Latson: 25.4, 4.5, 4.7, 45.8 Miles: 16.5, 6.5, 5.9, 50.9

Strong by the numbers is in every category better than Booker. An argument could be made that any of the second team could replace Booker. If all stats weighed equally, then Morrow would be a slamdunk 1st teamer.