For sure. It's a little hard to imagine that if her knees allowed it that GA wouldn't have used her a lot more. When Walker was out he started Irwin. No way would he have done that if Batouly was ok. If by some medical miracle she is much healthier next year, great.
Well, UConn had Kara Wolters in 1995 and 1996, although most teams couldn't deal with her.
Front court players are so 2016.
Six of one, .... did not mean to start (or continue) a debate about who will be the 5th starter.
Wow. That’s a strong statement about Griffin. Let’s see but highly doubt a freshman at UConn will lead the team in scoring unless her name is M. Moore
Draft picks 2, 4, and 6. Two were Olympic gold medalists. “Better than most!”
Way to go out on a limb...
It will be hard to lead the team in scoring while sitting on the bench most of the games.
I have seen her play. Did Collier lead the team in scoring her freshman year? Griffin is talented but she has a lot to learn regarding not taking plays off. She did not hustle every play per UConn standards. Once she gets that into her system she will do well. But remember, CW and CD are on the team. Their offense should be better next season, as well as Walker's.
I have seen Griffin play 4 times in person, and while she certainly has the ability to score and a huge upside, her game needs to be developed to play at the college level. As for the comparison to Collier? No. Griffin some times dogs it getting back on defense, something you will never see Pheesa do, and something that Geno will correct within the 1st 15 minutes of Aubrey’s first practice.
had too many for the past 3 seasons... and the one BIG we did have, Geno kept her on the bench!
I saw her in person once. She was very good. In a stretch in the third quarter, she was particularly active and took over the game. If she had been that active all game, she would have been Maya Moore.
You may be right but I think Howard is kind of a high bar. I probably take some flack for saying this but my bar is somewhere above Batouly and Kyla-and more importantly for only 1 year. I think there are currently players available that can easily meet this bar.
Yeaaa, don't get your hopes up. That's not gonna happen. Hopefully she will get some playing time, heck it's possible she might even start. But she's not leading the team in scoring.
While there may or may not be Howard like players out there, we likely would be fine with a strong, tough body who can rebound and play defense down low. While nice, doesn't have to be giant, just be able to do a few pick and roles, make layups, and take pressure off ONO.
