The Baby-Face Killer Speaks...

[Woof 101]

George Bernard Shaw's last two initials speak volumes for the man/writer.

NICE, you obviously recognize he was a Brilliant Statesman!

 

[Kibitzer]

Moriah stands at 456 assists so if she records 192 this coming year she will tie DT for th Uconn record. Last year she had 191, as a soph she had 195, so the record should be within her wheelhouse.

As Diana's legendary career was winding down, she was close to the UConn scoring record. then held by Nykesha Sales. Diana's teammates knew this and wanted her to have this special record,
They were prepared to help her score enough points to claim the UConn caree scoring record.

Diana demurred, but allowed that she would like to earn the career assist record as her UConn legacy. Which, as we know, she did.

Tells you something about Diana.

Now, if Moriah overtakes Diana, she should beam with pride from Storrs to Texas.

 

[UcMiami]

Sales has the team record for steals I believe and Moriah will not catch her, but she should be first among the guards, and her field goal percentage will likely be around .560 which will also be tops for the guards under discussion. The only wing/guard ahead of her for yearly or career percentage will be her coach Shea.

 

[DaddyChoc]

how about minutes played... is she doing this with the least minutes played of the current greats

 

[UcMiami]

Sue as a senior played about 1180 minutes and as a soph about 1050, as a junior she played around 940 (34 games). Moriah as a soph was at about 1180 and a junior 1120. Sue only played 8 games as a freshman before injury, moriah had 680 minutes in 39 games (2 starts)
So minutes per game are comparable, but Sue missed most of her freshman year and played only 34 games her junior year. Moriah has played 39 or 40 each year. This actually hurts Moriah's averages as she was not that impressive as a freshman. Since then she has shot .575 and .587, but her freshman year at .424 pulls her average down to .547, still pretty impressive when you consider the great Bird shot .481 for her career and 'only' .505 and .502 as senior and sophomore respectively. Moriah's three point percentage last year of .496 compares to Sues best of .497 sue making 72 to Moriah's 56.

 

[cabbie191]

I honestly feel like Moriah is and will be a better player than Sue Bird....although they're at different points in their basketball career, I'd have to vote for Moriah....her quickness along with her defensive prowess, not to mention her budding offensive game is too much to handle in the college game right now. I have to give props when they're due and Moriah's continued improvement has been a key in keeping UCONN successful, without Moriah, I don't think the UCONN machine runs as smoothly....JMO!

AVF - I don't have much memory when it comes to remembering what schools recruited which players. Do you recall whether or not Tennessee actively recruited her, and if so, whether she had the Lady Vols as a real possibility?

Triad and any of our Baylor friends - if you are reading this, same question applies to Duke and Lady Bears.

 

[msf22b]

Moriah is a better defender than most guards. Much better.

Who is the best player ever at 5'7" and under? Is Moriah close?

Under, way under.

 

[hoopingcrane]

A bit harsh.

I suggest that a strong case could be made for Irish men of letters. My trifecta for greatest of the 20th century would be poet, William Butler Yeats; novelist, James Joyce; and playwright, George Bernard Shaw.

All Irish.

OK, pick a country and name your contenders. And puh-leeze, spare me Ernest Hemingway.

Actually, you almost had it right, Yeats, Joyce but substitute Synge for Shaw to capture true Irish flavor.

 

[Blakeon18]

I believe Sue's finalists were UConn/Stanford and Vandy.

 

[AnotherVolFan]

AVF - I don't have much memory when it comes to remembering what schools recruited which players. Do you recall whether or not Tennessee actively recruited her, and if so, whether she had the Lady Vols as a real possibility?

Triad and any of our Baylor friends - if you are reading this, same question applies to Duke and Lady Bears.

I dont remember Moriah and Tenn ever being mentioned when it came to her recruitment.

 

[Kibitzer]

Actually, you almost had it right, Yeats, Joyce but substitute Synge for Shaw to capture true Irish flavor.

I was disappointed that no one made a case for American playwrights Inge or Miller. And Conrad Aiken, Emily Dickenson, and Carl Sandburg. Even (mischievously perhaps) Ogden Nash or Oscar Hammerstein. Harper Lee and J.D. Salinger just didn't churn out enough words to compete with Joyce.

I am reminded of an interview that Johnny Carson once had with Truman Capote. Johnny asked Tru for his opinion of the writing of the then biggest novelist of the day (Harold Robbins IIRC). Capote arched his eyebrow and scolded Carson:

"Johnny, that's not writing, , , It's typing!"​