I'd take Bird over Paige any day.I would say she will round out Mt. Rushmore nicely. Dee, Maya, Stewie and Paige. IMHO when she's finished her 4 years at UCONN, there really won't be any disagreement as to who the all time top 4 greats are. We will need to expand Mt. Rushmore to 5 or 6!!
I thought it was just me.
I'm really not relating to all these sweatshirt/sweater/jacket pics, since I live in Phoenix and it's still 100 here. But, anyway, I think Geno's "turtleneck" is a mask pulled down around his neck, no?Did not notice. Blinded by how good Geno looks. Love the turtleneck / sweatshirt combination and clean shaven.
I would say she will round out Mt. Rushmore nicely. Dee, Maya, Stewie and Paige. IMHO when she's finished her 4 years at UCONN, there really won't be any disagreement as to who the all time top 4 greats are. We will need to expand Mt. Rushmore to 5 or 6!!
A lot of deserving former UConn greats would be left out with only 4 spaces available, and 3 of them already taken. Your 3 not mine.
The nice thing about that is we know it's coming, and get to watch it unfold and enjoy it game by game for the next 4 years. I agree on expanding UConn's Mount Rushmore. Four players are not enough. There's nothing/no one to say we can't do it. It's OUR Mount Rushmore. We can select as many slots or places on it we want to. How about 10?
Even better
If you want more than four busts on it, I suggest you call the mountain something other than Rushmore.
I think that's called the Wall of Honor. To me the fun/challenge of deciding who gets to be on Mt. Rushmore is the exclusivity & requirement to force rank them. For instance, if Azzi comes here and ends up being the next "GOAT", then you have ONE space for Paige or Azzi (assuming we think they're better than Sue and Rebecca). If it's both Paige AND Azzi, then one of them has to be better than DT, Maya or Stewie and one of those has to go.The nice thing about that is we know it's coming, and get to watch it
The original Mount only has 4 because the sculptor, Gutzon Borglum wanted that way. We want more. How about 10?
On the other hand dumping high expectations on a 18-year-old can be counterproductive. It’s better to ease her in and increase her minutes and responsibilities over time.
A 39-year-old pro versus an 18-year-old kid?
Some can handle it and some can’t. Ionescu didn’t have any problem averaging 31 minutes a game as a freshman and 38 in the post season. And IMO, Bueckers is every bit as good as Ionescu coming out of HS. So I’d take my chances with her, I believe she has what it takes between the ears.
How many natties did Sabrina win again?
One of the greatest point guards ever to play versus a kid who has done zero in the game? Absolutely.
Exactly! It’s kind of a dumb statement.
At no time did Brunelle and Horston look great last season. Good, yes, but not great. Also, I believe Edwards will be one of the players UConn fans will be talking about being on the Wall of Honor and maybe have a career as productive as Bueckers' is predicted to be.
IDK, even MM didn't start until the 8th game of her freshman season and we know the hype she had coming in pre-social media! That's even after her first game against Stony Brook where we all saw the greatness that was to come!!
What's your point? Ionescu was the 1st pick in the WNBA draft. My point is that playing a lot as a freshman didn't bother her development as a top talent at all. Has nothing to do with NCs. Those are a team accomplishment.
My point is that Geno has been doing this a lot of years and fairly successfully. Whatever he thinks is appropriate for Paige is fine by me. Traditionally though, Geno has eased people into the lineup when he’s had the option to do so. That has less to do with whether they can “handle it“ and more to do with what he views is the optimal way to bring them to their potential. The fact that Graves took a different approach with Sabrina is vaguely interesting, but not particularly determinative.
