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Jaml said:
This thread really got away from the whole "Shade Loving UConn" thing, but if Geno is going to run a press...Ms. Shade, especially paired with Nika on the press.....OMG!
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Don’t all summer threads?
 
I beleive Shade has an increidble "stick-to-it" attitude which is reflected in her game. She's small but developed a mid-range jumper. There ahd ot be so much time put into that. Great for her.
 
hoophuskee said:
I beleive Shade has an increidble "stick-to-it" attitude which is reflected in her game. She's small but developed a mid-range jumper. There ahd ot be so much time put into that. Great for her.
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Shade is shorter than most, but hard to call her small. She is built like a linebacker.
 
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MooseJaw said:
Shade is shorter than most, but hard to call her small. She is built like a linebacker.
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Yes- she is not small - it's just that I saw the H/S videos and she is low posting back-to-the-basket in some instances. She was taking jump shots starting from her with her back to the basket. She is 5'10 and as a guard she worked on this part of her game. That's all I meant. For her to do all this work for back-to-the-basket and then getting lift to take a jumper for a guard that is just 5'10, its impressive. She stuck to it. I don't believe many guards 5'10 or shorter work on ther low post back-to-the-basket-game in a manner that it's a feature of what the do vs an arbitrary play.
 
Bone Dog said:
Technically, Nika is 5’11” according to the UConn website. But just to give folks some context about being 5’10”, Nika and Ashlynn are roughly the same size as Willie Mays.
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Yeah, but Willie had a horrible jump shot.
 
I vivdly remember seeing a game at Gampel in December 2016 when UConn pressed DePaul full court and led 37-6 after the first quarter. 12 turnovers by DePaul in the first quarter. It was comical from a UConn perspective.

Poor Doug Bruno. He was totally flummoxed. Hit by a tsunami.

That is what I am looking to see in 2023-2024. I think Ashlynn can be a part of that. Gritty players, plus no fear of foul trouble, equals misery for our opponents.
 
Huskee11 said:
I vivdly remember seeing a game at Gampel in December 2016 when UConn pressed DePaul full court and led 37-6 after the first quarter. 12 turnovers by DePaul in the first quarter. It was comical from a UConn perspective.

Poor Doug Bruno. He was totally flummoxed. Hit by a tsunami.

That is what I am looking to see in 2023-2024. I think Ashlynn can be a part of that. Gritty players, plus no fear of foul trouble, equals misery for our opponents.
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The amount of top level guard skill on this years team is like no other group, maybe ever. Sure there have been outstanding guards who played together, but what I am referring to is the depth of talent this upcoming year. Six , #1 and #2 guards who could standout at any of the best schools.
 
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I think that Shade has offensive potential.
If she can make shots coming in off the bench when others are missing them then she'll prove her value.
She has the muscles to be a steady shooter & shouldn't get rattled.
She must be near the top of the pack in physical conditioning & I'd expect her to be the last guard standing when everyone else is running out of gas.
 
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Ah, spring and summer. Where every freshman is being designated for the Hall of Fame. One is the next Shea, the others are the next Kia, Diana or Swin. I'd think I'll wait until at least the end of the season before anointing anyone. I'm looking back at the past few years when our recruiting classes were supposedly among the best in the nation and we wound up depending on transfers to carry the team.
 
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I really hope all these highly ranked prospects work out the way we would love them to but, in truth, there is such a huge gulf between high school and college.
 
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Ah, summer - when every freshman is just waitng for their name to go up onto the Husky Hall of Fame. If only we could skip fall and winter. I have learned to appreciate what I've had, hope for more but live in the real world where more of the other teams are now putting the same effort and resources into their programs as we have over the years. Geno has been a great teacher and many of these coachs have learned well from him.
 
Steelerone said:
Ah, summer - when every freshman is just waitng for their name to go up onto the Husky Hall of Fame. If only we could skip fall and winter. I have learned to appreciate what I've had, hope for more but live in the real world where more of the other teams are now putting the same effort and resources into their programs as we have over the years. Geno has been a great teacher and many of these coachs have learned well from him.
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And this post is related to Ms. Shade how?
 
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