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New Finnish piece on Awak Kuier translated through Google.

Kuier's coach in Finland says she is 50/50 about whether to go pro or attend college and that she's in no hurry to make that decision. He also says the "top two schools in the University Ranking" are very interested in her though who that refers to exactly is not revealed. Awak herself is quoted and seems open to college.

The article implies that Kuier will graduate late next year which makes me think she might be in the '21 class.


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Poikkeuksellisesta koripallolupauksesta Awak Kuierista taistelevat Yhdysvaltain parhaat yliopistot – "Kyseessä on maailman TOP5-lahjakkuus"

18-vuotias koripalloilija Awak Kuier on yksi mielenkiintoisimmista tulevaisuuden nimistä suomalaisessa urheilussa.
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Sluconn Husky said:
New Finnish piece on Awak Kuier translated through Google.
Kuier's coach in Finland says she is 50/50 about whether to go pro or attend college and that she's in no hurry to make that decision. He also says the "top two schools in the University Ranking" are very interested in her though who that refers to exactly is not revealed. Awak herself is quoted and seems open to college.
The article implies that Kuier will graduate late next year which makes me think she might be in the '21 class.
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Poikkeuksellisesta koripallolupauksesta Awak Kuierista taistelevat Yhdysvaltain parhaat yliopistot – "Kyseessä on maailman TOP5-lahjakkuus"

18-vuotias koripalloilija Awak Kuier on yksi mielenkiintoisimmista tulevaisuuden nimistä suomalaisessa urheilussa.
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My turn to be a wet blanket now. 50/50 chance of her turning pro is not very encouraging to UCONN chances at this point IMO. If she is indeed class of '21 she will be 20 years old when she set foot on campus (DoB is August 19, 2001) Assuming a minimum of 1 year at UCONN the earliest she can enter the WNBA draft would be April '23 a few months shy of her 22 birthday. Were she to simply turn pro next year at 19 she could be in the WNBA draft by April '21 at the tender age of 20.
 
Julianna Okosun, the Danish center UConn had interest in, has committed to Marquette.
 
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Kiki Rice deserves to be in the conversation somewhere.
 
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Jaelyn is Class of 2022 and Crystal's height. She has a letter (not offer) from Geno.

 
Jaelyn went to basketball camps at Michigan, Louisville, and UCLA this summer.
 
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MilfordHusky said:
Jaelyn went to basketball camps at Michigan, Louisville, and UCLA this summer.
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For her the game is like shooting fish in a barrel. She sees everything and shoots 3s like foul shots. I’ve said before, IMO regardless of the guru rankings, she’ll be the best PG coming out in the ‘22 class.
 
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For her the game is like shooting fish in a barrel. She sees everything and shoots 3s like foul shots. I’ve said before, IMO regardless of the guru rankings, she’ll be the best PG coming out in the ‘22 class.
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Admittedly, I have not watched much tape on Bates, but Kiki Rice(tall PG almost 6' with length, rebounds well, floor general with great court awareness, shines in the mid-range game, great distributor) and Londynn Jones(small 5'5, quick, leftie, that can penetrate and dish as well as shoot the 3 ball, gets after you defensively, can really shine in uptempo) are both really really good PGs in the 2022 class.
 
soxfan23 said:
Admittedly, I have not watched much tape on Bates, but Kiki Rice(tall PG almost 6' with length, rebounds well, floor general with great court awareness, shines in the mid-range game, great distributor) and Londynn Jones(small 5'5, quick, leftie, that can penetrate and dish as well as shoot the 3 ball, gets after you defensively, can really shine in uptempo) are both really really good PGs in the 2022 class.
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After watching Rice with the US team, I don't see her as a PG at all. She's more of a play-making small forward who really has to work on her shot.
 
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She still has some growing to do. We could call her Crystal, Jr.
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As much as I love Danger, I am not sure a UConn style positionless system can fully prosper with a main PG that is height challenged and limits switches on defense. I think a smaller faster PG can be a great switch up off the bench like Lorin Dixon. Remember her? I really think Bird, DT, and the Paige's of the PG world are the prototype for the UConn system to facilitate defensive switching.
 
DEpup said:
As much as I love Danger, I am not sure a UConn style positionless system can fully prosper with a main PG that is height challenged and limits switches on defense. I think a smaller faster PG can be a great switch up off the bench like Lorin Dixon. Remember her? I really think Bird, DT, and the Paige's of the PG world are the prototype for the UConn system to facilitate defensive switching.
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Yeah, we all know how those UConn teams lead by diminutive point guards like Rizzoti, Jefferson, and Dangerfield really struggled!
 
soxfan23 said:
Yeah, we all know how those UConn teams lead by diminutive point guards like Rizzoti, Jefferson, and Dangerfield really struggled!
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Especially Moriah. She was able to guard taller guards in a near-shutdown manner, and get rebounds also.

You could have added Renee Montgomery and Bria Hartley to your list. I heard that Bria's height was only 0.9 HU (Hartley Units).
 
soxfan23 said:
Yeah, we all know how those UConn teams lead by diminutive point guards like Rizzoti, Jefferson, and Dangerfield really struggled!
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Rizzotti played in a different era of UConn basketball. MoJeff and Hartley are in the 5'7" range and Montgomery is a little taller than them.

I would say if Danger was even MoJeff or Montgomery size, the options change and I would say that ND semifinal game could have been different. Just my opinion and everyone can disagree if they want. I'm just saying that Geno's present style in my opinion favors a team where everyone is between 5'9-5'10" up to about 6'4" in height and can switch on everything both offense and defense.
 
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