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Icebear said:
Yes they needed a guard from JUCO to get the ball to Parker, now they have a couple of guards with potential but they need to find a Parker out of JUCO. HUGE difference.
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Per Glenn Nelson, it looks like Sykes has removed herself from PSU and chose to verbal at Syracuse instead.... ouch for them.
 
Woohoo! Couldn't be more happy, we are getting more and more pieces. :D We really needed her to have a good matchup for UConn next year. Now if only Ariel Butts would choose us, we'd be set.
 
Coler said:
Woohoo! Couldn't be more happy, we are getting more and more pieces. :D We really needed her to have a good matchup for UConn next year. Now if only Ariel Butts would choose us, we'd be set.
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Congrats to you and my home state's University!!!
 
Husky1964 said:
They won 2 titles not because they had 2 Jucos, but because they had Parker. Not the same talent in KXVille these days.
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While Parker was obviously the key, I believe Tennessee won some Final Four games because of big contributions from Bobbitt and Anosike. Parker alone would not have gotten the job done.
 
MilfordHusky said:
I'm anxiously awaiting more info on 2013 recruiting. We think that Chris went the whole way to the West Coast because Mercedes was still open. I hope so.

I'm also anxious to hear about Diamond, Reimer, Mavunga, Tucker, and Samuelson, plus any surprises. A class of 2-4 would be nice.
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I think that since we missed out on the X girl Geno will take at least 3 maybe 4 in the 2013 class.
 
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Up until Pat's announcement Tenn was not hurting in recruiting. They will have a Top 4 recruiting class for 2012. Bashara Graves should be ranked higher then 5th. I don't think she is as good as Breanna Stewart is, but they are close in talent.

They're off to a good start for 2013 with the verbal of Kaela Davis. The question is will they fill in the missing pieces.
 
HGN said:
Connboy, I am not really surprised that Hollivay chose Rutgers at all. I felt that it would come down to Tenn. and Rutgers> Two great programs and 2 great coaches. Rutgers has always brought in at least one top 20 player every 1-2 years. 2012 will be no different. Plus, I think Rachel looked at playing in the BE as a challenge. I am not that thrilled to have to play against Hollivay for those next 4 years but I think GA and staff will figure it all out and stock the UConn cupboard will talent to combat the threat.
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As has been mentioned by other posters, UCONN is already stocked with enough future talent to more then match any team in the country.
 
connboy77 said:
I think that since we missed out on the X girl Geno will take at least 3 maybe 4 in the 2013 class.
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CD has said, in an ideal world, we have clases of 3, 4, 3, and 4. That sums to 14, which seems to be more than UConn historically has had. However, if we can get Russell, DeShields, Reimer, and Tucker, that may rate above our great recruiting classes the prior 3 years. After last year's lack of depth, I too like a class of up to 4 next year.
 
I think that is the ideal class size because there will always be injuries, transfers, etc. So I seriously doubt any team of Geno's will have 14 players ready to go at any given time. Just in the past four years we've had EDD and Samarie transfer, Caroline's knee, Kaleena's knee...etc, etc, etc. I think those class sizes are more for insurance purposes.
 
sarals24 said:
I think that is the ideal class size because there will always be injuries, transfers, etc. So I seriously doubt any team of Geno's will have 14 players ready to go at any given time. Just in the past four years we've had EDD and Samarie transfer, Caroline's knee, Kaleena's knee...etc, etc, etc. I think those class sizes are more for insurance purposes.
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Yep, and prudent folks have insurance.
 
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Wbbfan1 said:
Up until Pat's announcement Tenn was not hurting in recruiting. They will have a Top 4 recruiting class for 2012. Bashara Graves should be ranked higher then 5th. I don't think she is as good as Breanna Stewart is, but they are close in talent.

They're off to a good start for 2013 with the verbal of Kaela Davis. The question is will they fill in the missing pieces.
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Graves should be higher than 5? Better than who? Jones? Loyd? Jefferson?

WHy do you say that? And close to Stewart? You're kidding, right?
 
i don't think it was the connection between Sykes and Hollivay, Hollivay won't ever play with Sykes in a RU uniform since Sykes is a senior
 
Wbbfan1 said:
Up until Pat's announcement Tenn was not hurting in recruiting. They will have a Top 4 recruiting class for 2012. Bashara Graves should be ranked higher then 5th. I don't think she is as good as Breanna Stewart is, but they are close in talent.

They're off to a good start for 2013 with the verbal of Kaela Davis. The question is will they fill in the missing pieces.
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you couldn't be more off base with that comment. what on earth are you basing that on? not only is Graves nowhere near as good as Stewart, she's not even as good as Morgan Tuck. the past two years in the USA national teams, Stewart has had monster stats, better than kids a year ahead of her.

Tuck's stats have always been better than Graves. while not the be all or end all, i can't believie you think Stewart and Graves are remotely comparable. as i said, Tuck is better than Graves and she's much "less" heralded.
 
ericsandiego said:
you couldn't be more off base with that comment. what on earth are you basing that on? not only is Graves nowhere near as good as Stewart, she's not even as good as Morgan Tuck. the past two years in the USA national teams, Stewart has had monster stats, better than kids a year ahead of her.

Tuck's stats have always been better than Graves. while not the be all or end all, i can't believie you think Stewart and Graves are remotely comparable. as i said, Tuck is better than Graves and she's much "less" heralded.
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I have no idea about Graves' overall level of basketball talent, though to be #5 or whatever she is, I'm sure she's very good. However I did see somewhere (can't find it now) a list of players who had been put through a pretty sophisticated battery of tests involving speed, explosiveness, agility, etc., and with the scoring system employed she rated out with highest score, and IIRC there were some familiar names on the list. (Her vertical leap is insane, just as one example.) Note that this is not meant as a comment either for or against her current rating--but it would be interesting to see her play, particularly against someone like BStewart. Think I'll try to track down that list.

EDIT: My mistake - the player I was thinking of, with off-the-charts athleticism--was Draya Carter. (Graves is still very athletic.) It would be interesting to see how how Breanna would make out on the same test (SPARQ test)
 
MarieM said:
i don't think it was the connection between Sykes and Hollivay, Hollivay won't ever play with Sykes in a RU uniform since Sykes is a senior
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worked for a while with Tamika Williams & Samarie Walker (10-15yr gap)
 
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sarals24 said:
Just in the past four years we've had EDD and Samarie transfer, Caroline's knee, Kaleena's knee...etc, etc, etc.
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Kalana's knee
(mis-spelling of the name could cause problem down the road)
 
CVS has never had a problem reeling in the quick, athletic, talented guards, but elite posts have been few and far between. This is a huge get for RU because after next year (Redshirt senior Lee and senior Oliver), the post was pretty much bare. It seems like the RU staff is going after additional posts as well, which is good news.
 
MarieM said:
i don't think it was the connection between Sykes and Hollivay, Hollivay won't ever play with Sykes in a RU uniform since Sykes is a senior
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The connection was not that they would play together. The connection was that they both were kids from small towns in the Deep South considering going to a school in the North, within a metro area that has 6 times as many people as the entire state of Mississippi. There is a huge cultural difference between Mississippi and NYC and its environs.
 
MilfordHusky said:
Yep, and prudent folks have insurance.
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Ohhh... yes Sir, OK I get ya... wrapping this here thread-thing all togeather, so yous really jest talkin bout our fixin ta beat Rutgers at theys own Prudential Insureeance Center,... I git ya now! I think.
 
arty155 said:
Ohhh... yes Sir, OK I get ya... wrapping this here thread-thing all togeather, so yous really jest talkin bout our fixin ta beat Rutgers at theys own Prudential Insureeance Center,... I git ya now! I think.
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No pun intended, but good observation. I think Seton Hall may play at the Pru.
 
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why couldnt she be... if not an idol maybe someone she likes as a role model from the MS area.

Im going to believe Sykes had some influence
 
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