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Geno has no problem with a player dunking the ball. His only caveat is that if you’re going to try it, you better make it. That caveat appeared to have kept Stewie from ever really attempting a dunk at UConn, always afraid of Geno’s response if she didn’t make it.
I equate dunking the ball only when your team is comfortably ahead as the same thing as running up the score. That is not something I think the coaching staff would allow. On the other hand, dunking during the warm-up layup line would get the crowd into the game and could give the opponents something extra to think about.
Dunks are nice and in Ayanna's case, they will come. I believe at some point her dunks will become ho-hum and second nature. She's has unbelievable hops, and the opportunity to flush one will present itself. Ayanna will choose the time and the place. Being ready to dunk is nice. I'd be more impressed if she's ready to play. I'm more concerned with her playing well, playing consistently. SHOWING UP FOR EVERY GAME (no magic tricks), growing and maturing her game (and her person) as the season goes along. If UConn is going to make a serious run for the championship this year, it's going to be a team effort. Ayanna should be a BIG part of that run.
Not Reggie Hammond, but Ayanna Patterson? I can live with that. I’m calling it NOW!!! The first time Ayanna flushes one, it will be on Sports Center, and the sports segment of most TV stations (network affiliates and independant) across the country, because a female basketball player dunking in a regulation game IS NOT an everyday thing.
I hope she does it at a home game. It’s going to happen!!! 
Good question..............The BIG DEAL for a woman to dunk is because 98% of the ALL the girls/women that ever play basketball will NEVER dunk in a regulation basketball game, High school, college or pro. Hops is a gift!! You either have it or you don't (like common sense). Hops like height can't be taught. Ayanna Patterson has it!!
As I said in another post, girls/women dunking is an anomaly.
Amen!!
I do hope she dunks on UT. Having said that: I hope she and her class come out scoring and playing a resemblance of a Geno Defense. I hope each get 10 or more minutes per game (showing Geno thinks them ready).Dunks are nice and in Ayanna's case, they will come. I believe at some point her dunks will become ho-hum and second nature. She's has unbelievable hops, and the opportunity to flush one will present itself. Ayanna will choose the time and the place. Being ready to dunk is nice. I'd be more impressed if she's ready to play. I'm more concerned with her playing well, playing consistently. SHOWING UP FOR EVERY GAME (no magic tricks), growing and maturing her game (and her person) as the season goes along. If UConn is going to make a serious run for the championship this year, it's going to be a team effort. Ayanna should be a BIG part of that run.
I'm not familiar with any of the other incoming freshmen this year in the BIG East, but I will suggest that it's very possible that the BIG East Freshman of the YEAR could be on UConn's roster. We have 3 dynamic freshmen coming in. Who knows, anyone of them could catch lighting a bottle and have a break out year no one saw coming.
Since you are answering questions, and you posed this one: Why is it called COMMON sense, when it is NOT Common??Good question..............The BIG DEAL for a woman to dunk is because 98% of the ALL the girls/women that ever play basketball will NEVER dunk in a regulation basketball game, High school, college or pro. Hops is a gift!! You either have it or you don't (like common sense). Hops like height can't be taught. Ayanna Patterson has it!!
Most girls/females are proud to just be able to touch the rim which is 10' off the ground. 6'5" Olivia Nelson-Ododa had the ability to dunk, she never did in her 4 years here. The girls/women's game has ALWAYS been below the rim, and it always will. Women simply don't have the ability to jump/leap as high as boys/men do. While you may not be excited by the thought of a female dunking in a regulation basketball game, there are millions of fans that are. Dunking is certainly not for everyone.
When the boys/men do it, it ALWAYS brings cheers and applause, especially if a player gets dunked on "in his face" trying to contest the dunk. That act is called "getting posterized." I can assure you nobody wants to get dunked on (over) and embarrassed.
Most of the girls/women that do dunk in a game are 6'5" or taller. Ayanna Patterson is listed at 6'2", which makes HER dunking all the more exciting.......for those of us that appreciate that kind of athleticism. Ayanna can dunk standing flatfooted with BOTH hands. I've seen a video of her doing it.
Dunks are exciting to see no matter who does it. Just like when Stephen Curry hits a 35' jump shot just after he crosses midcourt. When (not if) Ayanna does flush one at home, you can bet the fans in the arena will go nuts, she will be anointed the Badd Ass for the game and will be interviewed by the media after the game. All I can say to you ConnMotors is just go with the flow and enjoy the ride. There are thousands of UConn fans that want to see her dunk as opposed to the few that don't.
A good trivia question for anyone that can answer it (I don't know the answer), who was the last (if ever) UConn WBB player to dunk in a regulation game?
What's the height of an NBA rim? - Quora
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Mar 16, 2015 — The NBA rim is 10 feet (305 cm) above the ground. Infact, all basketball rims are 18 inches (46 cm) in diameter. Besides, regulation backboards are 72 inches
I don't disagree. However, if "a" player can, in the right spot, CAN take and make the 1000 percent shot, take it any time you have it. I know, in the heat of the game, I too have seen MEN clang it off the rim into the sky blue heaven. It happens. My point is if it is nearly a guarantee, take it. It is better than a 50/50 layup.
My point.
