Well, if that is their motivation, they are destined to fail. The poll is anonymous unless someone tells us how they voted. So even if someone found this "funny" (hard to believe), they couldn't even connect the laugh to a particular voter. My guess is that a couple of people may have confused Sarah and Serah? I still would love to hear the rationale of these two voters.
Or perhaps she will be next season’s M. Moore and not start on Day one.
I think four are a given Azzi KK Sarah and Williams, but the fifth starter to me is the big question. With Jana that would free up strong to wander and freelance a little bit at the 3. Without knowing the health of Caroline and Morgan Ice would be the first sub for the Biggs and Ash would be the first sub for the guards and possibly Sarah at the three go small and keep a shooter in the game.Kayliegh would be KK sub. I don’t believe that the big lineup is all that slow strong is deceptively quick and Williams is not slow. If Ash starts. We don’t know who the scorer is coming off the bench many questions about health and experience. if Caroline is completely healthy and playing as well as she can pull Jana move Williams to the five strong to the four Caroline to the three and Ashlyn first off the bench. It’s amazing how stacked this team is. In car terminology. It’s a 16 cylinder Bugatti. It will certainly be interesting to see how Geno splits playing time. Can’t wait.
I think this is a good question: how fast would a big lineup really be? I like to think of this in concrete terms (and I suspect Geno does too) — for a big, being fast means moving one’s feet on defense, moving without the ball on offense, and doing rim runs in transition. Sarah is really fast by all these measures, Serah appears to be fast by the first two and maybe the third. The same is true of Ice, who doesn’t really get out in transition much, but moves her feet well elsewhere. Jana was pretty fast by the first measure and maybe the second, but I don’t recall seeing her do a single rim run last season.
It wouldn't be my guess at a starting lineup, but, as I noted in my post, I can see how it would be functional. Sarah is a bit of a unicorn in that she can easily play four different positions on the floor and honestly in a pinch, she could probably play any position. Similarly, Serah is a multi dimensional player, who is not an offensive liability for us. That gives us the luxury of being able to play both of them plus Jana who at this stage of her career is more of a traditional back to the basket big without sacrificing much offensive efficiency.
Me too, but this poll suggests we pretty much know three of them. One big in Jana, one wing in Blanca, and one guard in Kaleigh. Of course a significant number would substitute Blanca for Ashlynn as the 5th starter at the 3, but beyond the first 8 is pretty much a crap shoot.
I did notice that the 2 point guards on the team didn't add up to 100%.
I agree. I have seen no evidence that Sarah or Serah are slow, and Jana was much improved by the end of the season, especially post-Ramadan.
I think Ash is going to be next season's KK--coming off the bunch to give a shot of energy and disruption. She's totally fearless.
Nika was the last true PG that ran the offense. KC was the PG during her time at Princeton and had great moments especially late in the season here. But it was mostly Paige once the ball got over the mid stripe. If Geno's thinking is to keep Azzi at the 2, both to have her concentrate on shooting, but also watch her minutes, then the PG position becomes super critical to the success of the team. Consequently I expect to see quite a bit of rotation with KK, K9 and Kelis both in practice and early games to see who has that particular skill set to (1) bring up the ball (handles), (2) run the offense (BBIQ), and score (3's, post ups, and drives). I might also expect that Geno will take some pressure off there by more plays for the bigs and wings now with Serah and Blanca on board.
No Serah, eh? It would be great if that was because Jana was outplaying Serah and not out of "loyalty/continuity."
Unless Maryland and Connecticut have a tuition swapping arrangement she’d have to pay out-of-state tuition. And even with in-state tuition, UConn’s is $23k vs $11k at U Maryland. If she wants to be a walk-on player, Maryland looks a lot more attractive, at least from a parent perspective.
I don't think she'll be too excited to pay over $40K out of state tuition to sit with the trainers since 15 is the NCAA limit on how many players can dress for games.
Crazy right?
That would be a lot of money for Q to sit and watch games. At least she could get the replays and highlights if she watched them on TV from another campus plus actually get a chance to play there.I'm wondering if an alum in Dallas may donate $40K in NIL money to Q? You know, the one known for being a great teammate.
I think that ship has sailed
I am sure many of us are perplexed as to why she has not caught on with any other schools, even Div II or III. I thought she had at least as much potential as Ines or Amari. Perhaps now that the UConn roster is full, she will find a home.That would be a lot of money for Q to sit and watch games. At least she could get the replays and highlights if she watched them on TV from another campus plus actually get a chance to play there.
