Rich: Uconn targeting 2013 Linnae Harper

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[MilfordHusky]

Good. Maybe Morgan can help recruit her.

 

[HuskyFan1125]

Not surprised! I said a while back that she could be who Shea was looking at while in Chicago a while back! Harper is a great guard from the area! Rebounding machine for a 5-7 guard and lightening quick!

 

[alexrgct]

Nice! Happy to see we're putting our eggs in lots of baskets for this recruiting class. It's a talented but very unpredictable one.

 

[meyers7]

Good. Maybe Morgan can help recruit her.

IDK, wasn't Whitney Young the school that cost Morgan 4 titles?

 

[bruinbball]

IDK, wasn't Whitney Young the school that cost Morgan 4 titles?

Yes, it sure was! But Bolingbrook was the school that cost WY 3 titles.

 

[Blakeon18]

Bruin: have you seen her play?

 

[meyers7]

Yes, it sure was! But Bolingbrook was the school that cost WY 3 titles.

True dat.

 

[UConnCat]

Harper is an intriguing player. She was the only junior finalist for the Naismith award. She is only 5'7", but extremely strong, a terrific rebounder and a player who can score in a variety of ways. I think she played forward for WY.

Here's an article that talks about her game. This article says she has a scholarship offer from UConn and other schools (ND, KY, etc) as well.

http://www.csnchicago.com/preps/news/Whitney-Youngs-Harper-could-be-Prep-POTY?blockID=668032

 

[Sonny44]

If she comes for a visit I'll make her a sandwich.

 

[bruinbball]

Bruin: have you seen her play?

No I have not. She would have been a year too young and would have been an 8th grader when I watch Heritage and Whitney Young.

 

[bruinbball]

This sounds like an opinion of someone we are familiar with: "Playing with the boys taught me how to play the game, how to become a better player. Then when I played with the girls, it eased the pressure on me. At first, the boys didn't care if I was there and didn't guard me. But then they realized I had an impact on my team."

 

[speedoo]

Harper is an intriguing player. She was the only junior finalist for the Naismith award. She is only 5'7", but extremely strong, a terrific rebounder and a player who can score in a variety of ways. I think she played forward for WY.

Here's an article that talks about her game. This article says she has a scholarship offer from UConn and other schools (ND, KY, etc) as well.

http://www.csnchicago.com/preps/news/Whitney-Youngs-Harper-could-be-Prep-POTY?blockID=668032

Good find, cat. She sounds like a good one.

 

[sarals24]

If we land here we could have a lineup of a few lightning quick, smaller gaurds and a very imposing front line. Chong is 5'9, MoJeff and Harper are 5'7, all very very quick. This would be a great lineup to extend defensive pressure out on the perimeter because Stewart, Tuck and Stokes could stay close to the basket and block shots. Much like Baylor did this year....

 

[VAMike23]

If she comes for a visit I'll make her a sandwich.

Good idea, Dagwood!

 

[VAMike23]

"She does more things. She can run a team, play inside or outside, defend, handle the ball, rebound and pass. She knows the game better than any young kid I have seen. She has such a high basketball IQ for knowing what to do and when to do it. She is physically mature."


This is what I like to hear re: prospective point guards...... sign her up!

 

[MilfordHusky]

"Linnae and Jabari [Parker] were classmates from first through eighth grades. In eighth grade, they played together on a black elementary school team that almost won a city championship. But Linnae was forced to play in two tournaments in one day, one for girls and one for boys."

"I had a girls tournament at Montini in Lombard. Then I went to the boys tournament at Whitney Young," she recalled. "We were behind 28-9 when I got there. We were playing Beasley, the No. 1 team in the city, with Tommy Hamilton. I did whatever I could do to get us back in the game. We lost by three points."

After playing a girl's tournament game, she comes into a boy's tournament game, turns things around and almost erases a 19-point deficit. She has both game and stamina!

 

[sarals24]

Anyone else think it's weird that her team was referred to as a "black" elementary school team? What's that about?

 

[MilfordHusky]

Anyone else think it's weird that her team was referred to as a "black" elementary school team? What's that about?

I agree. In parts of Chicago, I'm sure that the teams are all black and the enrollment may be very largely black, but to describe it as a "black shool" seems odd.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Here's the HG write up on Linnae. An outstanding power forward at 5'6'!!

"Physically punishing." Wow!

http://espn.go.com/high-school/girls-basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/99687/linnae-harper

 

[John Glass]

If she comes for a visit I'll make her a sandwich.

The NCAA considers this a major violation, and depending on the size of the sandwich it could result in major sanctions.

 

[PacoSwede]

"MilfordHusky, post: 228535, member: 3z6zzzzz6"]Here's the HG write up on Linnae. An outstanding power forward at 5'6'!!

"Physically punishing." Wow!

http://espn.go.com/high-school/girls-basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/99687/linnae-harper[/quote]

Sounds like a Kelly Faris who likes to score.

Interesting that this site has her ranked #6 in her class, yet only the third best at her position. Who are the two higher than her?

 

[PacoSwede]

Anyone else think it's weird that her team was referred to as a "black" elementary school team? What's that about?

Glad that others noticed this. Odd reference, for sure.

 

[MilfordHusky]

"MilfordHusky, post: 228535, member: 3z6zzzzz6"]Here's the HG write up on Linnae. An outstanding power forward at 5'6'!!

"Physically punishing." Wow!

http://espn.go.com/high-school/girls-basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/99687/linnae-harper[/quote]

Sounds like a Kelly Faris who likes to score.

Interesting the this site has her ranked #6 in her class, yet only the third best at her position. Who are the two higher than her?

Kaela Davis at #2 overall and Rebecca Greenwell at #5 overall. Greenwell is labeled as a wing in the list, but her write-up lists her as a guard. Both she and Davis are over 6'.

 

[rocky rococo]

If she comes for a visit I'll make her a sandwich.

Sue and Dee will bring the curly fries.