Not really a big fan of Cox. I think she's overrated but is a good player and she showed that in FIBA games besides I feel she's along way to commit to UConn. Lol maybe im hating cuz I knows she's not coming to StorrsLast we heard back in May she still had a complete list of 30 schools she hadn't pared down yet. She's a great post scorer and does a lot of other things well though not as well as Lauren Cox. I wouldn't cry if she came to UConn though.
Not really a big fan of Cox. I think she's overrated but is a good player and she showed that in FIBA games besides I feel she's along way to commit to UConn. Lol maybe im hating cuz I knows she's not coming to Storrs
Dangerfield, Irwin and McCoy and I'd be over the moon. Add in Ionescu and I'd ride the cow.Last we heard back in May she still had a complete list of 30 schools she hadn't pared down yet. She's a great post scorer and does a lot of other things well though not as well as Lauren Cox. I wouldn't cry if she came to UConn though.
Dangerfield, Irwin and McCoy and I'd be over the moon. Add in Ionescu and I'd ride the cow.
Not my problem. But I don't care if Geno has it. It'll work itself out anyway. There's always injuries and transfers. Just part of the game.McGraw recently said it's going to be difficult to work 9 players into her rotation this season. UConn right now has 12 for both '15 and '16. If they add McCoy and Ionescu you're looking at 14 players on the 2016 squad. Nobody wants to broach it here but the subject of PT is going to be a major issue in coming years.
McGraw recently said it's going to be difficult to work 9 players into her rotation this season. UConn right now has 12 for both '15 and '16. If they add McCoy and Ionescu you're looking at 14 players on the 2016 squad. Nobody wants to broach it here but the subject of PT is going to be a major issue in coming years.
To answer what you said, I'd pose a question - who would it be an issue for? I would say only for guards and wings. IF we were to only land McCoy here's what we'd have her freshman yearMcGraw recently said it's going to be difficult to work 9 players into her rotation this season. UConn right now has 12 for both '15 and '16. If they add McCoy and Ionescu you're looking at 14 players on the 2016 squad. Nobody wants to broach it here but the subject of PT is going to be a major issue in coming years.
As much as we all avoid this...I hafta agree that it will be an issue. Some kids are NOT going to want to hafta sit and earn PT (and I know that's not who we want anyway) but the top HS stars are used to having everything go their way (including PT) and some are going to shy away from the logjam because of it. But, yes, it's a good problem to have!!McGraw recently said it's going to be difficult to work 9 players into her rotation this season. UConn right now has 12 for both '15 and '16. If they add McCoy and Ionescu you're looking at 14 players on the 2016 squad. Nobody wants to broach it here but the subject of PT is going to be a major issue in coming years.
Dangerfield, Irwin and McCoy and I'd be over the moon. Add in Ionescu and I'd ride the cow.
To answer what you said, I'd pose a question - who would it be an issue for? I would say only for guards and wings.
In my above list, it's a class of 13, but possibly (and likely) role players will be Ekmark, Edwards, and Irwin. That leaves a rotation of 10, 2 who can easily be brought along slowly, as in a huge game, I'm not sure freshmen Dangerfield or McCoy would expect to play unless we had a big lead.
The kids who are the best will play the most.
To answer what you said, I'd pose a question - who would it be an issue for? I would say only for guards and wings. IF we were to only land McCoy here's what we'd have her freshman year
Sr: Chong, Tuck
Jr: Ekmark, Williams, Edwards, Nurse, Butler
So: Collier, Boykin, Samuelson
Fr: Dangerfield, Irwin, McCoy
In BOLD I listed the 5's and I UNDERLINED the 4's. Technically, Tuck is a 4/3, but aside from Butler, UCONN has no one who can really play the 5, and only 2 kids who would realistically be asked to play the 4 (3 if you count Irwin). As a freshman, playing behind 3 others for 2 positions is not an issue at all.
This is also one reason that as much as I'd love Ionescu, I don't see any other guards/wings coming to UCONN from 2016, since I agree, we are so deep there. 2017 will be a different story as I could see us taking a class of 3 - 1 guard, 1 wing and 1 post.
In my above list, it's a class of 13, but possibly (and likely) role players will be Ekmark, Edwards, and Irwin. That leaves a rotation of 10, 2 who can easily be brought along slowly, as in a huge game, I'm not sure freshmen Dangerfield or McCoy would expect to play unless we had a big lead.
We all know post players take longer to develop. McCoy would only be "behind" Tuck for 1 year and Butler for 2 years. If Butler is good, McCoy would likely start her junior season. How is that an issue for her, or any player? If she's looking to be a starter from day 1, then I agree UCONN is not the place for her.
I say this with no speculation at all, kids like Banks who want more PT, but just aren't good enough (for whatever reason) will likely transfer. We saw this with Johnson and Engeln too. It's always sad to see a kid leave the program, but if one does not improve as much as hoped/expected, there will surely be at least a kid or 2 behind her who will take PT away and possibly even start over her.
The kids who are the best will play the most. I see nothing wrong with that since WCBB does not give out participation trophies. Some kids need to accept that they will be role players and enjoy the ride, or seek a different school...
Lastly, and I hate to even mention it, but injuries derail at least 1 UCONN player almost every year. Sad but true fact...
Bottom line is unhappy kids will transfer. I don't say that glibly, but with the understanding that it's a fact of WCBB. Geno mentioned that Mo, KML and Breanna are having to get used to playing less because we have so many more talented kids this year.What if they have so many deserving players that that theory doesn't work for 200 minutes, a distinct possibility with that roster?
UCONN is almost always vertically challenged. We won 2 NC's in Maya's sophomore and junior years. Our post players were Kerns, McLaren, Charles and Buck. And realistically Buck and Kerns never played. That means we had 6'3", 6'2" and 6'1" for 2 post positions.In two years we are going to be vertically challenged.
Say what?In two years we are going to be vertically challenged.
Dangerfield, Irwin and McCoy and I'd be over the moon. Add in Ionescu and I'd ride the cow.
UCONN is almost always vertically challenged. We won 2 NC's in Maya's sophomore and junior years. Our post players were Kerns, McLaren, Charles and Buck. And realistically Buck and Kerns never played. That means we had 6'3", 6'2" and 6'1" for 2 post positions.
If we have 6'5" Butler and 6'4" McCoy not to mention 6'2" Boykin, 6'2" Irwin, 6'3" Samuelson and 6'0" Williams, we will be bigger and stronger in the post than in a very long time. In fact, you'd have to go back to the days of Williams, Cash, Jones, Hansmeyer, Schumacher and Sauer in 2002 to find a bigger team...