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Message: [QUOTE="oldude, post: 5177367, member: 7511"] DBB, I appreciate the detailed analysis which is mostly spot on. But as you indicate, I do need to comment on Kaitlyn at Princeton and the Ivies in general. As you know, there are no athletic scholarships in the Ivy League, so while they get some outstanding players due to the prestige of an Ivy League Sheepskin, every team has holes in their lineup. The scores for most Ivy League games are in the 60’s, with lots of missed shots and turnovers. Stats aside, you really had to watch Kaitlyn play to appreciate just how good she was at Princeton, which I’ve probably done 10-12 times. Kaitlyn was never an outstanding shooter, although she has really worked on her shooting this last year and is better from the arc than during her time at Princeton. What Kaitlyn did better than any other player in the Ivy League, including Princeton teammate Abby Myers and Columbia’s own Abby Hsu, was to take over games down the stretch and make plays. In short, Kaitlyn has the “clutch gene.” The best example of Kaitlyn taking over a game was during the 2023 NCAA tournament when Princeton pulled off a stunning upset against NC State. Myers had transferred to MD for her 5th year, and other than Grace Stone and Kaitlyn, the Ivy POY, the Tigers were limited in their ability to score the basketball. Kaitlyn shot a pretty mediocre 8/25 during the game, but down the stretch she made play after play by scoring, getting to the FT line and dropping dimes in a 64-63 upset. She ended the game with 22 pts, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. In the following game, Princeton put a scare into #2 seed Utah before losing 63-56, with Kaitlyn leading the team in scoring with 19 pts. I have stated, and continue to believe, that Kaitlyn will come up big for UConn this year, stepping up in a pressure situation to be a difference maker. Time will tell whether or not I am correct. [/QUOTE]

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