MilfordHusky
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When Maya was still at UConn, Geno insisted that Diana was the better player. Part of that statement was intended to motivate Maya.
Now that Maya is gone, she is cited by Geno in teaching moments for others. From Jeff Jacobs on the former and current #23:
"Anybody who tries to compare them, and I've read it a lot of places, that she has got the skill set of Maya — no, she doesn't," Auriemma said. "She's a great shooter. She's not as athletic as Maya. Doesn't elevate like Maya. Doesn't defend like Maya. Doesn't rebound like Maya. Then again nobody else has either. First game Maya ever played she's the most dominant player every possession. I think it's unfair to compare her to Maya.
"Kaleena does shoot the ball as well as anybody I've ever seen coming out of high school … even better than Maya as a freshman. It seems like every time the ball leaves her hand it's going in. She knows it. Everybody knows it. She has something nobody else has. We just have to make sure she has some other things she has to have to be a great player."
So, Maya dominated every possession from game 1. Wow! She was simply on a different plane--or planet--than everyone else.
Now that Maya is gone, she is cited by Geno in teaching moments for others. From Jeff Jacobs on the former and current #23:
"Anybody who tries to compare them, and I've read it a lot of places, that she has got the skill set of Maya — no, she doesn't," Auriemma said. "She's a great shooter. She's not as athletic as Maya. Doesn't elevate like Maya. Doesn't defend like Maya. Doesn't rebound like Maya. Then again nobody else has either. First game Maya ever played she's the most dominant player every possession. I think it's unfair to compare her to Maya.
"Kaleena does shoot the ball as well as anybody I've ever seen coming out of high school … even better than Maya as a freshman. It seems like every time the ball leaves her hand it's going in. She knows it. Everybody knows it. She has something nobody else has. We just have to make sure she has some other things she has to have to be a great player."
So, Maya dominated every possession from game 1. Wow! She was simply on a different plane--or planet--than everyone else.