The three freshmen

[glenn fisk]

Yes it is early in comparison,but,MBM(Morgan,Breanna,Moriah),remind me of a threesome recruited a few years ago.See,Bird,et al.

 

[Phil]

Yes it is early in comparison,but,MBM(Morgan,Breanna,Moriah),remind me of a threesome recruited a few years ago.See,Bird,et al.

?? Except that was a five-some.

 

[semper]

And then there was a pretty good sixth man added the following year. We don't have a top 10 player coming in 2013...I don't think there are many parallels.

 

[meyers7]

And then there was a pretty good sixth man added the following year. We don't have a top 10 player coming in 2013...I don't think there are many parallels.

Maybe the parallel will be in the rings.

 

[01Neaggrad02]

And then there was a pretty good sixth man added the following year. We don't have a top 10 player coming in 2013...I don't think there are many parallels.

DT came in two years later.... not one. KJ was the only recruit to come in for 2000. Was she the 6th man you were referring to? Also, to the original poster.... Sue, Swin, Tamika, and Asjha are the ones we know and love, as part of one of our best recruiting classes ever..... but Kristen or Kreisten, I always forget how to spell her name.... she was actually ranked higher than Sue Bird coming into to UCONN. I wonder what she would have been like without injuries. Just like I wonder where Caroline would be today has she not been injured or Heather had she not been sick her first year and did not injure herself against Brittney last year. She was making huge strides and then she hit the wall.....

 

[Blakeon18]

It was Keirsten Walters....and as I recall she was the one who kinda initiated the fivesome idea among the other 4. She played....imo...a lot like Rizzotti.

 

[meyers7]

Also, to the original poster.... Sue, Swin, Tamika, and Asjha are the ones we know and love, as part of one of our best recruiting classes ever..... but Kristen or Kreisten, I always forget how to spell her name.... she was actually ranked higher than Sue Bird coming into to UCONN. I wonder what she would have been like without injuries.

KeirstenWalters. She was ranked 13th and Bird was 18th. (per Bluestar)

 

[MilfordHusky]

Breanna, Moriah, and Morgan are more ready for high level college ball than most frosh, even many prior UConn frosh. They will be key players this year. It's as if we got 3 talented juniors who somehow have 4 years of eligibility. And, in some ways, they are pushing the others.

 

[EricLA]

Breanna, Moriah, and Morgan are more ready for high level college ball than most frosh, even many prior UConn frosh. They will be key players this year. It's as if we got 3 talented juniors who somehow have 4 years of eligibility. And, in some ways, they are pushing the others.

Totally agree with this. The team and even coaches have made comments that the 3 freshmen are playing like sophomores or juniors already. That's a pretty stunning compliment given that players like Tina didn't "get it" till midway thru their junior years, and as good as the 3-headed monster was, there were very few games until their senior year where all 3 of them played great at the same time.

It's hard to compare our current trio to anyone else. We have had 2 (maybe 3) other classes which either consisted of a #1 player plus a few other top 10 kids, or a group of top 10 kids...

Sue, Swin, Ashja, Tamika and Kiersten
Diana, Ashley B, Morgan V, Jess Moore, Maria C
Ann, Nicole, Barb, Willnett and Gillian Goring (yes she originally verbaled as part of that class)

But as has been discussed in the past, none of those classes had the top 3 come in as freshmen, but ALL play like sophomores or higher. I imagine there will be some growing pains with these kids - maybe they hit the freshman wall in January, or maybe they have games where they actually look like freshmen. As Mil said, it's like we got 3 talented upperclassmen with 4 years of eligibility...

 

[winlots]

And then there was a pretty good sixth man added the following year. We don't have a top 10 player coming in 2013...I don't think there are many parallels.

SEMP: we MIGHT have a top tenner yet.......stay tuned.

 

[winlots]

Breanna, Moriah, and Morgan are more ready for high level college ball than most frosh, even many prior UConn frosh. They will be key players this year. It's as if we got 3 talented juniors who somehow have 4 years of eligibility. And, in some ways, they are pushing the others.

MILFORD: ditto on both main points.

 

[Tonyc]

There is no class like this years freshman class. This class is further advanced then any class including TASS that Geno has ever had. I think of it this way. Remember when DT and Maya came and Geno didnt start them but couldve. Well this freshman class should start and a couple of them will and we will lose nothing as they have adapted to college ball already. They are further along then most kids. ALot of that has to do with AAU ball and all the HS coaching and training gurus kids use now in HS. In NY especially. It is very compeititive in NY and theyve got the trainers and coaching to prepare kids for college.

When you look at the amazing development of these kids and if your a HS star youve almost got to consider UConn as your next stop. National Championships are closely within reach and Final Fours are expected. The kids Geno is looking at next year and beyond will hear from the kids here, and will see UConn on TV. Word will travel fast to the AAU ranks and when spots open on UConns roster they should fill up fast. Some of my reps have daughters that play AAU ball and they talk about kids who will play D1 ball. They refer to UConn as the NY Yankees of WCBB.

When you look at Stef and how far shes come mentally, physically and athletically in the past couple of years. It makes you think of Tina and where she was and how far she came. Then look at BB and her transformation this year and Kiah and her transformation this season. Genos development of players is amazing. Bring on last seasons HS POY in KML add and AA guard in Bria, along with Caroline Heather and Kelly and there are no weaknesses in this team.

IMO this is the greatest assembleage of players on one team in the history of WCBB and they are because of Geno and his coaching staff.

 

[Forty_four]

DT came in two years later.... not one. KJ was the only recruit to come in for 2000. Was she the 6th man you were referring to? Also, to the original poster.... Sue, Swin, Tamika, and Asjha are the ones we know and love, as part of one of our best recruiting classes ever..... but Kristen or Kreisten, I always forget how to spell her name.... she was actually ranked higher than Sue Bird coming into to UCONN. I wonder what she would have been like without injuries. Just like I wonder where Caroline would be today has she not been injured or Heather had she not been sick her first year and did not injure herself against Brittney last year. She was making huge strides and then she hit the wall.....

Her bout with mono 5 years ago has lead to her lackluster career on the court?

 

[winlots]

TONY: And, he tells a mighty fine joke.
ALL: In that vein, don't forget the big SNY show tonight launching the new season with Coach and others. I think it runs at 7 but could be I.

 

[winlots]

TONY: And, he tells a mighty fine joke.
ALL: In that vein, don't forget the big SNY show tonight launching the new season with Coach and others. I think it runs at 7 but could be I.

Dammit, that was supposed to be an "8", not a 1. SOrry. The Typist

 

[boontonbomber]

Dammit, that was supposed to be an "8", not a 1. SOrry. The Typist

runs from 7-9.

 

[meyers7]

IMO this is the greatest assembleage of players on one team in the history of WCBB and they are because of Geno and his coaching staff.

Hmmm, we'll have to see how it plays out over time. The 2000-2001 team had 9 WNBA players on it, 5 Olympians. And that doesn't include Shea Ralph who was a Kodak 1st Team AA, and BE POY.
2 National Player of the Year winners, 2 National Freshman of the Year winners. 5 Kodak 1st Team AAs. 3 FF MOPs. 6 NCAA All Tournament Team players. 4 BE POYs and 6 BE 1st Teamers

It's certainly possible, but this group has a lot to live up to.

 

[Vowelguy]

. Sue, Swin, Tamika, and Asjha are the ones we know and love, as part of one of our best recruiting classes ever........

One of?
The best, no doubt.
The best perhaps in WCBB history.

 

[VAMike23]

One of?
The best, no doubt.
The best perhaps in WCBB history.

A long road ahead, and it will take some years before history can reflect on this class - but they are damn good.

Besides TASS, here is another pretty good class from the past....

1982 Univ. Southern California
Jamaiia Bond
Cynthia Cooper
Cheryl Miller
Melissa Ward

 

[speedoo]

KeirstenWalters. She was ranked 13th and Bird was 18th. (per Bluestar)

Sue Bird's Blue Star ranking was a complete joke. Only reason that turd Flynn ranked her there was that she spurned his AAU team for a competitor. Everyone knew Sue was in the top 2 or 3 of that class, along with Swin. I also thought Williams was ranked too high at #1, probably another Flynn mistake.

 

[meyers7]

Sue Bird's Blue Star ranking was a complete joke. Only reason that turd Flynn ranked her there was that she spurned his AAU team for a competitor. Everyone knew Sue was in the top 2 or 3 of that class, along with Swin. I also thought Williams was ranked too high at #1, probably another Flynn mistake.

I had a list at one time of the Bluestar's "ranked too high" and "ranked too low" over the years. There have been quite a few that they missed. Not always accidental either it seems.

 

[Vowelguy]

I had a list at one time of the Bluestar's "ranked too high" and "ranked too low" over the years. There have been quite a few that they missed. Not always accidental either it seems.

NBA scouts are paid well, and the health of their multi-million organizations depends on rating ~100 players correctly. And yet they still make mistakes.

A HS evaluator sees 100s (if not 1000+) players only a few times a year. And they have no direct skin in the game (other than their reputation). It would be more remarkable if they never made a mistake.

 

[speedoo]

I had a list at one time of the Bluestar's "ranked too high" and "ranked too low" over the years. There have been quite a few that they missed. Not always accidental either it seems.

Flynn had two huge mistakes back around the same time with two #1 rankings. One was Nicole Kas (sp?) who was I believe one year behind Bird, and another Long Island product, very talented but her father screwed her all up and she turned out to be a bust. And I think the following year, Flynn gave his #1 ranking to a big girl named I think Nina Smith from Iowa, who also turned out to be a bust. Both of these kids probably benefited their rankings from playing on Flynn's AAU team. What a coincidence!

(some may recall that Nina Smith, at Flynn's suggestion, hosted Gillian Goring for a while while Goring was attempting to get her academic situation straightened out. That did not workout well either.)

 

[meyers7]

Flynn had two huge mistakes back around the same time with two #1 rankings. One was Nicole Kas (sp?) who was I believe one year behind Bird, and another Long Island product, very talented but her father screwed her all up and she turned out to be a bust. And I think the following year, Flynn gave his #1 ranking to a big girl named I think Nina Smith from Iowa, who also turned out to be a bust. Both of these kids probably benefited their rankings from playing on Flynn's AAU team. What a coincidence!

(some may recall that Nina Smith, at Flynn's suggestion, hosted Gillian Goring for a while while Goring was attempting to get her academic situation straightened out. That did not workout well either.)

Smith and Kazmarski were both 98-99. Nina #1 and Nicole #2. Yea I remember them. I think we were looking at Kazmarski since she was pretty local. Smith went to Wisconsin I think and Kaz ended up out in UCLA.

 

[Tonyc]

Gosh I love this board. I look forward to it every day. I love you guys, your the best.

Go Huskies
Tonyc