I totally agree about the generational label. I really don't know what that means. The best player in a span of 25 years, 20 years? So go back ten years before Sarah and take it to ten years after? It is really an overused, hyperbolic, little understood term. I will say this however. Her offense, defense, basketball smarts, intuitive sense of the game, exertion of will, and repertoire in her 6'2" frame are unlike anything that we have seen in a very long time, perhaps ever.
100% Whenever I need a lift, I replay the 3rd quarter of that game. After Sarah gives it up to Azzi, she jogs to the middle of the floor and then retreats to Tennessee’s free throw line to be in position and after the horn she claps hard twice. That play got Sarah psyched. In one of the short videos produced, I think, they show Sarah talking to Azzi like you said (view from behind).
No one seems to be arguing about Sarah Strong's talent and potential. We're arguing about the use of a term that means "occurring once in a generation".
Here is another one, how many GOATs have there been? Perhaps a little bit overused. LOL, anything more than 1 is overused.
As icing on the cake, you might want to add being national HS Player of the Year.
I was there and we had great seats but I did not see that Sarah said something to Azzi at the time. We were tied at halftime. The 3rd quarter was epic. Kayleigh went coast to coast two possessions in row in that game and then showed more passion then I have seen all year from her and that is saying a lot.
For sure! So much fun, so exciting. It is a reminder that at a live basketball game, there are really no bad seats. I sat in an "endzone seat" at the Barclay Center and I saw the play from behind when Blanca was charged an offensive foul for a push off as she drove to the hoop. The BY was disputing that call. I took my 9th grade team to the Verizon Center to see Georgetown- ND men and we sat in the $15 seats. (nosebleed) I saw what the influence of a 7-footer has on a game (Roy Hibbert) from literally 30,000 feet.
For sure. As an old MS science teacher, studying evolution, I would define a generation as the length of time for an organism to have offspring. Human is born and basically 20 years after can have offspring. We are a generation, our parents are then a generation, their parents are a generation. Dogs can have offspring after only 4-6 months. Fruit flies can reproduce after about 3 weeks, I think.
I was at that Barclay game also. It's just great to see them live. You get a totally different understanding of the game and what Geno is doing.
There are a lot of people who would say "How can MJ not be the GOAT?". Who is the GOAT in baseball? Any talk about "Generational Talent" or "GOAT" is always best over a steak and beverage(s) of your choice. It's a great discussion best made in person.
MJ is the GOAT for sure during the 1990's generation.
Right there with you. Because we have been saying or hearing that term for a few years now and in that timespan we have had quite a few "generational talents".