I would think that Geno would want to see how Jana fares against the big Oregon State front court......I suspect she's quicker than either of the two Oregon State posts and should hopefully show off some of the great offensive moves that she has...
Thank you for your response. Not as an excuse, but I am 91 years old and prone to lapses. Thank you for telling me it's FIBA. Anything I post is not as knowledgeable or critical as the more informed posters. I post what I feel with the knowledge that I have. and yes. I'm a cheer leader. I do not say not to be critical when called for, but after 4 games, she has not settled in yet. All comments O K after say 15 games. I qnly meant cut JANA some slack. And yes she is one of my favorites. Your post is welcomed. GO HUSKIES!!!!
In my first response when I signed off was " GO HUSKIES!!!". That was for you. I The point is I AM rooting for the freshmen class of newbies, (2) I am rooting for the sophomores after there fantastic freshmen year and (3) I am rooting for all the other Huskies, previously injured last year, so GO FRESHMEN!!! GO SOPHOMORES!!!! GO HUSKIES!!!!!
I really don’t know where this comes from. Maybe I missed all the touting about how she’s ready now. I only saw posts speculating about her potential. She has potential. There’s lots of room to discuss whether and how much can be realized, and how quickly. I said I thought next season, or maybe even late in this season. There’s nothing to refute in this.
Can we please stick to USC as an abbreviation for Southern Carolina, and just SC for South Carolina? Some of the posts get pretty confusing...
Go to the “Search” bar and type Jana and then in the member box put YOUR NAME. You have been one of the worst offenders on over hyping Jana since the summer. It started with your comparison to Stewie and it has continued unabated since over 30 different posts by you since October 27 touting her! Go and count. You have to refrain from this constant need to post especially when you have zero basis for many of your assertions. She’s a freshman who has never played against comparably skilled players. She has potential not accomplished like Sarah. Yes, we all
This is tedious. You’ve been harboring a grudge over this for months now. Why? I said her skill set was similar to Stewie’s, but I never said she was as good as Stewie now — which seems to be how you took that — or even suggested that she’d ever be as good. That remark was in response to questions from others about what sort of skills she has. I said that in high school and in the summer games she showed good handles, a decent outside shot and was strong in the low post. Those skills are similar to Stewie’s. That’s a simple fact. Take it out of context, if you like, twist it every which way, but what I said is true.
If you truly believe that size, in this case height, doesn't make a significant difference in the likelihood of securing a contested rebound and is only a belief based solely on my gender, then we truly have nothing to talk about.
I'm not sure where the "knock off the comments" is coming from, but Geno started it. First, from back when she was injured:
Wow someone who actually makes factual comments!!
The " knock off the comments" came from from me and was directed to commenters that said JANA should be forced fed with the basketball as she was not performing well. My comment was about she has played 4 games and after her achillies tendon tear that requires a long recovery she should be given the chance to prove herself. EXAMPLE, tonight JANA scored 12 points against Oregon State I contended that JANA should be given the opportunity to play 15=16 games , then make comments. And yes, I'm a big fan of JANA, ever since I heard she was coming to UCONN. GO JANA!!! GO FRESHMEN!!! GO SOPHOMORES!!!! GO HUSKIES!!!!
That “knock off the comments” post was a reply to one of my posts. I didn’t take any offense, to anything said, you are okay with me. In fact, I love your enthusiasm for this team!
We will see how Audi "holds her own" against Sarah, Ice, & Jana on Tues, 12/17/24 at Mohegan Sun Arena...
"Lighten up, Francis!" ala SGT Hulka [Stripes]:
Not necessarily. They could be in the other half of the bracket and lose to one of the other really good teams, such as USC, SC or ND, much like what happened to Baylor a few years back when no one though they could lose with BG.
I assume you meant USC as the name of Southern Cal , not Southern Carolina. With that correction, I agree-USC for the west coast team and SC for the east coast team.
Even better, can we focus on one possession at a time? Give the young lady time it's not like she's looking to fail she's adjusting to a much higher level of basketball than her Egyptian team, and in a program that has high expectations of its players, let's not add even more as fans. I will say this: she's more aggressive than former Uconn big Amari Deberry, and so far, she's getting more playing time than Amari ever had, so Geno sees something. Let's enjoy the ride and pray for the best.
He's not saying she's good, just that he has coached her very well.
Ice and particularly Strong, are the two best rebounders on the team. While Jana takes up space, both Ice and Strong are always moving to the ball and both, Strong in particular, have great hands. If they touch it, its theirs. As we saw with G. Williams (listed at 5'11") and Collier (listed at 6'1"), height doesn't always equal strong rebounding.
And, with the left hand
Always the antagonist
While I agree with you that Strong is a fantastic rebounder (and overall player), and Brady has more experience, however I am more bully on Jana than this post suggests.
