I don't think elite players at her level think that way.
Have you seen her play? She's a skinny version of Aubrey Griffin with a three point shot.........she's got a motor that doesn't quit, defends like crazy with long arms that she uses to disrupt passes ala Sara Strong and she's dead serious on the court.......she's just the kind of athletic and aggressive player that Geno needs to compete against teams like South Carolina, UCLA and USC.....
Ditto from our side of the aisle.
I’m very excited about Gandy being on this team. Last year at the Albany regionals I sat next to a woman who came in from Scotland (she coached youth basketball there). We were chatting about international players and she specifically mentioned Gandy and how we were getting a good one.
I guess you did not see her outplay some McDonald's AA in a game last week. She is the driving guard UConn likes and a very good rebounder.
I'm sure people thought the same when players started to list UConn against other programs like Tennessee back in the day.
The only top players UConn landed before 1995 were Lobo and Sales, both from an hour away.
How does this make my point invalid? Lobo is even on record stating her parents weren't high on UConn when she was.
My OP said that you dont turn down 2 of the top schools for a mediocre one unless it's in your back yard.
I think we will keep seeing Sarah play at forward/center like this year. Only way she moves to 2/3 is if amazingly we have high quality starters at 4/5 who can play 30 minutes.
Sounds a a Bit Q like (which is a good thing)
In this July article from her hometown she mentions proximity to home and family being able to attend games as being important.
So how doesn't the proximity of Michigan State to Thunder Bay not make sense from your perspective? Again, it's a heck of a lot closer even by air in comparison. That's the point here.
Bingo. Thunder Bay isn't exactly the easiest place to travel out of. Heck, it's a challenge getting to southern Ontario from there. I've done the drive from Toronto and it's at least half a day of travel when the roads are good.
Sounds like proximity is one of many factors
I think she'll have more impact defensively and on the boards than Q.......she's a menace......
Most definitely. I'm not trying to say it's the only factor, but the assumption that she's not "local" to justify considering Michigan State is incorrect.Sounds like proximity is one of many factors
“There’s a lot of things that go into it, like how close it is to home, how often your family can get to games, dorms and just everything about the school, other than basketball. Because I feel I’ve picked 12 schools that have really good basketball programs.”
Top 10 prospect Agot Makeer a rising hoops star
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Just checked Google Maps. Talk about a grind! It's almost 12 hrs by car to Lansing (MSU) and 10 hrs by plane because I assume there's no jet airport in TB. And that's the closest school.
