My point was that Geno won’t give Saylor PT if all she does is shoot the ball. She will have to display some reasonable competence on D and provide some help on the boards.
Saylor made the right choice in coming to UConn early. The winter sports season has been delayed (again) in Frederick County. Was supposed to start today.When Poffenbarger drives up to Storrs, Connecticut, along with Amy and her father, Bill, on Saturday, she’ll soon enter a world that will have that structure. She’ll take 12 credits of college courses, with all of her education being administered online. And after she quarantines in Storrs for 10 days, she’ll be allowed to participate in practices and games with the Huskies.
Setting sail: Knights star Poffenbarger to join UConn a semester early
As the prospect of making a six-hour drive to Connecticut became a reality for Saylor Poffenbarger, her 13-year-old brother, Brittin, brought up an interesting scenario.www.fredericknewspost.com
Really .....Kls her freshman year
Lou was never a one dimensional player, even as a freshman. She averaged 11ppg, 3.4 rebounds per game. Lou also totaled 82 assists, 38 steals and 6 blocks. If Saylor does half as well as Lou she’ll earn some PT.
KLS had Stewie, Mo, and Tuck to take care of business so all she had to do was hang around the 3 pt line. This team does not have the three of them so all 5 positions have to play all around good bball.
Remember two years ago when Geno said to Christyn before the ND game "just go and shoot the ball don't worry about anything else" and she went off for 28 points? Afterwards reporters were commenting how great it was that she stepped up and Geno said "I told her to go and shoot the ball. What kid wouldn't want to do that?" That is how I envision he would use Saylor. He will undoubtedly develop her complete game over time, but that is tough to do in the middle of the season. I suspect she'll be the team's Vinnie (The Microwave) Johnson (or John Gwynn or Rashaad Anderson, if you prefer a more UConn analogy). Her job will be come off the bench and score. Her minutes will be based on how long it takes the other team to figure out how exploit her defensively.
Freshman Gabby 591 minutes 15.6 min/game PPG 8.3, RPG 5.7, FG% 63.7
I don't envision this somewhat limited role for Saylor. First of all Christyn took the floor with two AA Napheesa and KLS and a very good PG in Crystal. Geno instructions to Christyn had as much to do with not being in awe and differing to those AA. On this squad Saylor is not going to be in awe or differing to anyone (may Paige). We desperately need deep shooting but if Saylor gets put in the game it will not be to display a single skill. She will shoot, defend, rebound at a high level and folks will be pleasantly surprised at her ability to pass the ball.
Maybe, but I doubt she will read and react the way the rest of the team has been trained to do. Connecticut is a very difficult team to just walk on to mid-season.
The family was scheduled to drive up on Saturday. I don't know if they did or not. But I was thinking: 1. Sat, 2. Sun., 3. Mon. as a possible scenario.Geno said she got to Storrs on Sunday, so I’m guessing it’s not Day 3
oldude, you seem to have the National Library of UCONN at your disposal, never at a loss for past info. I am impressed, you and a few others can be historians.
I can’t remember what I had for breakfast this morning. Fortunately, all the stats are readily available on UConn’s website.
The 6th man on that team was Liv. There was precious little depth, so Geno had to play Christyn. Not the case this year. Can’t see Saylor playing a lot if all she does is knock down an occasional 3, vs Aubrey or Aaliyah who contribute so much more at both ends of the court.
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A lot of posters are emphasizing Saylor's 3 point skill but she is much more than just a shooter. She averaged 21.2 points, 12.7 rebounds and 5.7 assists last year in HS. She showed similar abilities coming off the bench for the USA team. Saylor can easily be plugged in at the 2, 3, and 4 positions and she is a willing defender who has a knack for jumping passing lanes. Geno has praised her versatility and the posters that have seen her play in person have verified her complete game skills.
On the Butler pregame presser, Geno addressed Saylor's situation (and I think he said she arrived Sat, which we all know she did arrive Sat per her instagram-sorry @j66kicker ) and he said he has no idea on what kind of shape Saylor is in and as he cannot have any physical interaction with her for the 10 days, he simply won't know until she can practice with the team. So I would say any thoughts on her contribution this year is complete and utter speculation based on a ouija board. She may not see anytime or she may see some time. We will have to wait until she can attend practice and interact with the other players. Geno did say the 10 quarantine "is what it is" with dubious intentions as she did have to exhibit a negative test and given all the daily testing the team has to do...but whatever he added. I kind of agree given the scrutiny.
This board is not good on patience but that is exactly what we need to exhibit here. All the other player comparisons between players NOT NAMED Saylor have been utterly annoying and petty. Why those involved can't see that is frustrating to those of us who want read about the thread as titled.
Humbly suggested and submitted-DefenseBB.
When I speculate I try not to use a ouija board it just get in the way and gives me too munch unnecessary information and I'm still not sure how to read my current board. 99.9% of the post on this board are speculation. I don't find the player comparisons to be annoying or petty at all. Many of the player comparisons have been requested by posters to inform their speculation, expectations and opinions. For example a few posters have actually seen Saylor play-that is very useful information.
Yes I agree. But that was in HS, and Saylor has not played organized ball for some time. If she can step into college ball at UConn mid-season and earn PT, that would be fantastic. But we should all be realistic about the challenge that entails.
I completely agree. I think once she gets up to speed and if she grasps the offense quickly, she could be inserted as a sub at the 4 as a G/F who can hit the 3 to stretch the defense and give Liv or Aaliyah more space. This would also give the ability to have a bigger rotation with Chrystin and Anna as wings who can hit the outside shot. I separate Anna and Chrystin from Mir and Aubrey in that 3-4 position area based on their natural skill sets.
I guess, although I can definitely see her playing if she can be counted on to come in and knock down open threes. People have built NBA careers based on that.
