Rumor: Walker Wants to play for Geno

[Sonofabeach]

I guess she will get here a couple of years before Mini-chick, so it's prolly ok. Was that her with the driving layup? impressive!

Yes, that was her... she is in 9th grade, now so if she get to the next level it will be in 2019.

 

[Farney]

Hell I hope Geno doesn't retire until 2022 because I want my Daughter to play for him even if she is a walk on.
here she is in 7th grade two years a go. I hope she has a shoot.

I think we can count on an SEC team reporting this as some kind of recruiting violation.

 

[asuwish]

But to me the Big east is just as good if not better than the AAC. But I seen her play twice last year and ima tell you now she is a big body/present on the floor

It seems Cox wants to be more like Tuck or Stewart. Use versatile skills all over the place. No coach moves his taller players all over the court the way Geno does. If we do get Walker to commit I believe that would help attract Cox or other talented players. If your unselfish, you believe you get better playing with other great player, you know opponents can't double team you because your teammates are also a threat to score, and if your goal also includes trying to win a championship, nothing gives you a better chance than being surrounded by great talent and coaching.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Continuing the Butler digression in the Walker thread, not to confuse it with the Cox digression from the Butler digression, I offer three reminders about what manna from heaven this young lady is:

http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/article...t-for-transfer-to-UConn&template=fairfaxTimes

http://www.pressboxdc.com/2014/02/19/despite-youth-natalie-butler-a-dominant-force-for-Georgetown

http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn...ie-butler-conn-women-1020-20141019-story.html

She's going to be real good and she may end up being a great one.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

I was told by some of the AAU gurus that Collier has the potential to be the best player in that class.

I'm not an AAU guru and I've said several times that, having watched all the top-12 players multiple times, she is the best prospect in the class.

 

[Bgillon]

Continuing the Butler digression in the Walker thread, not to confuse it with the Cox digression from the Butler digression, I offer three reminders about what manna from heaven this young lady is:

http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/article...t-for-transfer-to-UConn&template=fairfaxTimes

http://www.pressboxdc.com/2014/02/19/despite-youth-natalie-butler-a-dominant-force-for-Georgetown

http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn...ie-butler-conn-women-1020-20141019-story.html

She's going to be real good and she may end up being a great one.

Thanks for reminding everyone how impressive Butler was before she got to UCONN. Unfortunately some people have decided that now that she's here, she probably could be good but there is a high school player who would start ahead of her. And of course the Big East teams Butler played against aren't much better than the high school teams that this other player played against! And Butler's year of learning our system and practising against the UCONN AAs coupled with our outstanding coaching staff won't make much of a difference in Butler's development compared to that high school player.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Natalie lost 17 pounds. Sounds like Stef Dolson.

Her dad had the USNA rebounding record until David Robonson came along. Sounds like Tina Charles.

Natalie was BE FOW 10x. Sounds like Maya Moore.

Amanda Kimball raves about her. Sounds like Kelly Faris.

 

[hoophuskee]

I agree with eric and I respect what slu is saying. Who can't respect slu's posts? He's an excellent poster. If we were fortunate enough to get Cox-- eric is spot on - that doesn't make Butler any worse.

And while I had a disagreement with asuwish on another thread - loved loved it here. Geo moves his bigs. I think slu has mentioned Cox overall variety. ANd of course we know what Geno does with talented STef-like centers which Butler has some terrific strengths. All is well.

In my opinion slu sees Cox in a similar light for example some of us saw Maya Moore in high school. For those of you that saw just 1 high school game of Maya - the 1 that was televised in which her team was playing a tough team that had a real good Rutgers recruit- couldn't you tell how amazing off-the-charts Maya would be? It appears that's what slu thinks of Cox. But at this point in time at least for me - we don't have Cox so I won't lose any sleep over it. I'm grateful we have Butler and very happy we are in the running to get Cox. Imagine them playing together?

 

[Buzzyboy]

I'd like to see Butler play before forming too much of an opinion on her. I like that other coaches who saw her speak highly, and she has a reputation as a hard worker which is good for future development. I don't know what to make of her stats at Georgetown which was a bad team in a blah conference. She played a ton (36 min). She'll never get those minutes at UConn, but I have hopes she'll be a good player.

People who haven't seen her are going to be shocked by how good Cox will be.

When UConn was in the Big East conference they played something like 18 conference games and how many of them were against Notre Dame and Louisville? That meant that UConn played the vast majority of their games against many of the same teams that Georgetown did and how many freshman center ever got close to the double double that Butler did??? Did Dolson? To minimize Butler's achievement by talking about the Big East as if it suddenly went from a great conference with 8 or 9 teams making the tournament to a bunch of chumps because UConn left is a little much. Butler may have gotten better stats because her team wasn't as talented as was a typcial UConn team but then too, she didn't have the support around her that Stef may have had. Because of the amount of teams, there were years where UConn only played Louisville once and though the conference always wanted two UConn/Notre Dame games, there may have been years where that didn't happen. As has been mentioned before, Geno's pals, DePaul coach Doug Bruno and Villanova coach Harry Perrata both raved about her abilities, especially Doug Bruno and that was one of the reasons that Geno brought her into the program. He'd had issues about transfers but those inputs from his fellow coaches, helped clinch the deal.

 

[Buzzyboy]

Natalie lost 17 pounds. Sounds like Stef Dolson.

Her dad had the USNA rebounding record until David Robonson came along. Sounds like Tina Charles.

Natalie was BE FOW 10x. Sounds like Maya Moore.

Amanda Kimball raves about her. Sounds like Kelly Faris.

Doug Bruno raved about her and I'm inclined to think his opinion helped Geno make his decision to accept her transfer. Doug is good enough where Geno has had him on as an assistant coach on his National team, if I'm not mistaken.

 

[Buzzyboy]

How did Butler prove it? Just by UConn taking her? She may well be- but I don't think the jury can be out on her yet. I will say, she is in magnificent shape, but time will tell.

How has Cox proved anything but that she's a really good high school player? Butler played in a Big East Conference that was pretty good though NOT AS GOOD as it was with the departure of UConn, Notre Dame and Syracuse. You must remember that when Stef Dolson was a freshman, she played only how many games against Notre Dame and Syracuse? Only a very small amount of games in an entire Big East season so there isn't THAT big a distinction between the rest of the league and didn't the Big East send nine teams to the tournament a couple of years in a row. So we aren't talking garbage, are we? Still some pretty decent teams and she averaged a double, double and was freshman of the year, in the league. She competed against other kids for freshman of the year who had been recruited prior to the Big East folding and she beat them all out, easily for freshman of the year. Did Stef Dolson win freshman of the year? Did she average a double double in her freshman year? How many games did Stef play in her freshman year against teams that were no longer in the conference when Butler got there. Did she play in maybe 3 games, figuring two against either Louisville or Notre Dame and one against the other. Out of how many games? For Doug Bruno to rave about Butler to Geno says quite a bit since Doug is respected enough by Geno to have been selected as an assistant on Geno's national staff. Butler displayed her abilities in college, against actual college players that would have been competing against UConn were it not for the fact that Syracuse and Louisville along with Notre Dame decided to abandon the Big East for the ACC. How many of these people have ever seen Butler play at all? Yet, they're qualified to totally dismiss any possibility that Butler with her added physical maturity and working against this UConn front court while learning the system with all the weight training she's also doing, will have any hope of starting against a girl they've seen a little bit of video of, competing against 15 or 16 year old girls. Is that the silliest thing ever????

Continuing the Butler digression in the Walker thread, not to confuse it with the Cox digression from the Butler digression, I offer three reminders about what manna from heaven this young lady is:

http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/article...t-for-transfer-to-UConn&template=fairfaxTimes

http://www.pressboxdc.com/2014/02/19/despite-youth-natalie-butler-a-dominant-force-for-Georgetown

http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn...ie-butler-conn-women-1020-20141019-story.html

She's going to be real good and she may end up being a great one.

Thanks for reminding everyone how impressive Butler was before she got to UCONN. Unfortunately some people have decided that now that she's here, she probably could be good but there is a high school player who would start ahead of her. And of course the Big East teams Butler played against aren't much better than the high school teams that this other player played against! And Butler's year of learning our system and practising against the UCONN AAs coupled with our outstanding coaching staff won't make much of a difference in Butler's development compared to that high school player.

 

[Paul1969]

I thought this post was about Walker?

 

[RockyMTblue2]

I thought this post was about Walker?

It is the sine qua non of a truly stimulating Boneyard thread that it goes off on at least two tangents! So this thread has qualified for the Boneyard Order of Rambling seal of approval.

 

[Bgillon]

I thought this post was about Walker?

It was until at least one poster felt it necessary to downgrade Butler in order to extoll Walker's virtues. A similar strategy was used to boost Saniya at the beginning of the season to the detriment of Nurse.

 

[Sonny44]

I thought this post was about Walker?

Surprised?

 

[meyers7]

Natalie lost 17 pounds. Sounds like Stef Dolson.

Her dad had the USNA rebounding record until David Robonson came along. Sounds like Tina Charles.

Natalie was BE FOW 10x. Sounds like Maya Moore.

Amanda Kimball raves about her. Sounds like Kelly Faris.

Dolson/Charles/Moore/Faris combo? Now THAT would be a PLAYA!

 

[Buzzyboy]

It was until at least one poster felt it necessary to downgrade Butler in order to extoll Walker's virtues. A similar strategy was used to boost Saniya at the beginning of the season to the detriment of Nurse.

I wanted to give you a double like because of the two points you made. Both on the downgrade of Butler (even without seeing much, if any of what she can do) and boosting Saniya, even though they'd seen very little of Nurse and Saniya was coming off a freshman season where her performance as the year went on deteriorated to the point where she got very little prime time playing time. Great points, indeed!

 

[EricSD]

Just for reference I bet some have no idea what this kid looks like:

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Nobody downgraded Butler, but I guess people see what they want to. We don't have to assume every player who comes to UConn is the second coming just because they come to UConn. There are legitimate questions about Butler for various reasons that will be answered when she plays. That's true of even higher rated players like Samuelson and Collier. There are no guarantees.

 

[Bgillon]

Nobody downgraded Butler, but I guess people see what they want to. We don't have to assume every player who comes to UConn is the second coming just because they come to UConn. There are legitimate questions about Butler for various reasons that will be answered when she plays. That's true of even higher rated players like Samuelson and Collier. There are no guarantees.

I suppose only BYers can take a great situation and turn it into a negative through inuendo. Other blog boards were wringing their hands when Butler transferred to UCONN but our supporters have "legitimate questions". Probably the same people who said a high school junior would start ahead of Butler!

 

[Sluconn Husky]

I suppose only BYers can take a great situation and turn it into a negative through inuendo. Other blog boards were wringing their hands when Butler transferred to UCONN but our supporters have "legitimate questions". Probably the same people who said a high school junior would start ahead of Butler!

Again, you see what you want to including "negatives". Your logic would mean nobody could suggest Crystal Dangerfield will ever start ahead of Chong at the point.

 

[cferraro04]

Eric and I talked a bit more on this. We agree that Butler will be good. We're not sure how good, but she should definitely contribute.

Another interesting question will be the starting lineup next year. We lose Kaleena and Kiah, so we have Moriah, Kia, Stewie, and Morgan all back. I think it's safe to stay that all keep their starting positions. Who gets the 5th starting slot next year? Natalie as a true 5? Lou as a premier shooter like Kaleena? The efficient, versatile, and hard-working Napheesa? The uber-athletic and more experienced Gabby? Saniya in guard-oriented lineup? I like several of those options. I've listed them in order, from what I deem most likely to least likely. I don't see Courtney or De'Janae starting next year.

You did not mention Butler for a starting position...you mentioned Katie Lou, Naphessa, Gabby, Saniya...Courtney and De'Janae...Butler, oh Butler...where are you???...She is missing...oh, I know...the butler did it...

 

[cferraro04]

Hell I hope Geno doesn't retire until 2022 because I want my Daughter to play for him even if she is a walk on.
here she is in 7th grade two years a go. I hope she has a shoot.

Clearly the best kid on the floor...

 

[ballhawk]

But what about Mo'ne in 2019? I guess Dangerfield will have to go back to the bench.

 

[JS]

I suppose only BYers can take a great situation and turn it into a negative through inuendo. . . . but our supporters have "legitimate questions".

There are legitimate questions about every recruit or transferee who has yet to play at UConn. It's not innuendo to mention they exist, particularly when they've been discussed in more detail in other threads.

 

[reno tony]

I wanted to give you a double like because of the two points you made. Both on the downgrade of Butler (even without seeing much, if any of what she can do) and boosting Saniya, even though they'd seen very little of Nurse and Saniya was coming off a freshman season where her performance as the year went on deteriorated to the point where she got very little prime time playing time. Great points, indeed!

I gave him a like for you.

 

[Buzzyboy]

Nobody downgraded Butler, but I guess people see what they want to. We don't have to assume every player who comes to UConn is the second coming just because they come to UConn. There are legitimate questions about Butler for various reasons that will be answered when she plays. That's true of even higher rated players like Samuelson and Collier. There are no guarantees.

What legitimate questions. Has Butler actually played in college at a high level institution and done well enough to become the freshman of the year in her conference? There are far fewer questions regarding her than some junior or senior in high school whose played some AAU games and who some scouts tout. Those players should have legitimate questions asked about them. So you have a freshman of the year who goes to the best women's basketball program in the country, is working in the weight rooms with one of the best trainers in the world and being coached by the legendary Hall of Fame coach who most consider the best of all time along with his wonderful staff and is getting to practice against the best talent in women's basketball and yet there's legitimate questions that people have about whether she is going to be okay? Seems to me the questions should be asked of those who've NEVER played a single college game and who have only played against high school players, many of whom will never be on the roster of a major college team. What does Butler have to prove???? It's the other guy who has to prove something. Geno doesn't give transfers just for fun. Just at that, Butler has already proved something and the fact that Geno's pals talked her up, speaks volumes.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

What legitimate questions.

How good is she offensively? How well does she pass and set screens? How mobile is she? Is she just a big body or does she have the footwork to be a strong 1-on-1 defender? Do you or anyone else here have those answers? I've seen enough of Cox to stick my neck out and say she's going to be an impact player, perhaps special. Cox has played against the best high school players in the country a year ahead of her on two different national teams.

and yet there's legitimate questions that people have about whether she is going to be okay?

Who questions whether Butler's "going to be okay?" The crime I seem to have committed here is saying I believe Cox would start ahead of Butler in the future if Cox were to commit to UConn. I have yet to see anyone claim Butler can't play, and, in fact, I'm on record as saying I believe Butler will likely be in the starting lineup next year.

 

[HuskiesU]

Can we get back to Megan Walker?? I really want this girl at UConn

 

[connboy77]

Can we get back to Megan Walker?? I really want this girl at UConn

I'll second that!