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Message: [QUOTE="HuskyNan, post: 4277753, member: 4"] Before people go bananas with THEIR expectations on what these kids should be/do, let’s hear from Geno: [I]Auriemma on Brady:[/I] "With Ice, you have the classic power player who can step out and make a perimeter shot. She can handle the ball at the high post and is very good passer." [I]Auriemma on Patterson:[/I] "What's most impressive about Ayanna is her incredible athletic ability and the places she can get to on the court. Offensively and defensively, I think she's going to have a huge impact right away because those were two things we needed to address." [B]AYANNA PATTERSON F, 6-2, Fort Wayne, Ind., Homestead HS[/B] -No. 4 overall recruit in 2022 class -No. 1 [B]wing[/B] in recruiting class -2022 Naismith High School Trophy Girls Watch List -Won gold with USA Basketball at the 2021 3x3 U18 World Cup -ABC21 2020-21 Girls Basketball Player of the Year -2020-21 Outside the Huddle Girls Basketball Player of the Year [URL unfurl="true"]https://uconnhuskies.com/news/2021/11/10/womens-basketball-uconn-wbb-signs-brady-patterson-to-class-of-2026.aspx[/URL] [I]Auriemma on Brady[/I]: “…when you find somebody like that, you just kind of hope that each year they get better and better and better. And she has. Our offense really is predicated on big kids that can move, catch, pass, shoot it, dribble it, and I think she fits that mold.” [I]Auriemma[/I] on Patterson: “She has a great stroke. She is not consistent enough with it, so that’s going to be a big point [when she gets here] because if she does that, then obviously she can help us a ton. “And I think defensively and around the rim because of her athletic ability, I think she’ll be able to [help]. Anytime you can get from here to there quickly and can get from here [down] to there [up] quickly, you have a chance to contribute. And she can do that.” [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=newssearch&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwj-yOyj-fz2AhXrTjABHaIzAmkQxfQBKAB6BAgOEAI&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.courant.com%2Fsports%2Fuconn-womens-basketball%2Fhc-sp-uconn-women-recruits-2022-20211113-20211112-snmnudu5rbdoxbq5azqfl74xri-story.html&usg=AOvVaw328eA6Evj9lHDL8bRkf0Sg[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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