CocoHusky
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I'm not sure you know me at all or even if that is relevant, I stand by that statement.
I’ll forget you said that because I know you know better
I'm not sure you know me at all or even if that is relevant, I stand by that statement.
I’ll forget you said that because I know you know better
If what you say is true then ND has more intelligent freshmen than UCONN because ND's freshmen get a lot more playing time than UCONN's. I am also surprised that you believe that.I'm not sure you know me at all or even if that is relevant, I stand by that statement.
Sarah might have been better off going to UConnYou never know. A few years ago we found out, after the fact, that Geno was interested in Sarah Imovbioh when she was a graduate transfer from Virginia.
I was just thinking of winning programs closer to home for her. Is she transferring to try to win a title? Or is her focus on a grad program/to be closer to home/a different matter? A&M has the talent to be a Final Four threat next year with her Williams and Carter all back. Losing Howard is a big loss for A&M.
I don’t believe Shepard is eligible for the draft after this year. And next year Notre Dame is loaded so she’d have a very hard time breaking into the starting lineup.
Per her mother she wants to attend a school that has the best chance of winning a national championship. I thought A&M had a good chance next year as well but I guess Anriel saw things differently.
Ah gotcha. Sorry if it was stated earlier...I just didn’t read it! If that’s the case, she’d be smart to try for Louisville or maybe Oregon/Oregon State. She won’t start at ND, UCONN, or Baylor. She ain’t winning a title if she goes to SC or Tennessee IMO.
What are you talking about?If what you say is true then ND has more intelligent freshmen than UCONN because ND's freshmen get a lot more playing time than UCONN's. I am also surprised that you believe that.
Arike, Mabry, and Young just for three. I believe you meant ND.What are you talking about?
Name the UCONN freshmen that has played more than UCONN freshmen?
You need an edit I thinkWhat are you talking about?
Name the UCONN freshmen that has played more than UCONN freshmen?
Hines-Allen plays off balance more than necessary (hinder her chances in WNBA) and is turnover prone. I agree though, she will be a big loss. Shook and Dunham still seem a year away but I thought Fuehring would be too and she came through. Not expecting anything from Kakala next year.I'm not sold on Louisville and I guess that's just me. The Hines-Allen loss will be bigger then most think. UCONN may take her but never know what Geno or CD thinks. ND is currently on a high and bring in four recruits plus 2 off of redshirts so I doubt it will be them. Baylor is loaded at 4 or 5 and Oregon and Oregon St doesn't have room. Likely options are Louisville, Tennessee, SC and maybe MSU. Anything is possible in terms of winning a title. Did you expect ND to win this year with just 6 players? Howard was good at A&M but imagine when she gets on a team that really competes... her ceiling would be very high!
Arike & Mabrey were same class as KLS and Napheesa. Both KLS and Napheesa started games as freshmen for UCONN's championship team and were named AA as sophmores. Jackie Young is the same class as Crystal and it is debatable that Young had a better Freshmen season that Crystal. No ND freshmen this season had a better year than Megan Walker.Arike, Mabry, and Young just for three. I believe you meant ND.
As a matter of fact, Notre Dame HAS a freshman this year who is perfectly healthy and did not see a minute of play in this Final Four. Her name is Danielle Patterson, a 6-2 forward from Long Island who was a McDonalds All-American last year as a senior in high school. Have you ever heard of her? Have you ever asked why she never got into either of these games? (Checking the box scores, she played 9 minutes against Villanova and 8 minutes against TA&M. Didn’t do much, apparently. My guess is that those minutes were in garbage time.)Arike, Mabry, and Young just for three. I believe you meant ND.
A poster (@SCspur ??) once peep me to the fact that Howard is quite the accomplished track & field athlete. Track and Field and basketball is a hard, perhaps impossible double to undertake at the collegiate level. Maybe she is transferring to concentrate on track.Howard transfer shocks the hell outta me
Uh, when you’re #1 out of high school that’s a HUGE difference from Patterson #30 something. Different stratosphere’s for expectations even the first year.As a matter of fact, Notre Dame HAS a freshman this year who is perfectly healthy and did not see a minute of play in this Final Four. Her name is Danielle Patterson, a 6-2 forward from Long Island who was a McDonalds All-American last year as a senior in high school. Have you ever heard of her? Have you ever asked why she never got into either of these games? (Checking the box scores, she played 9 minutes against Villanova and 8 minutes against TA&M. Didn’t do much, apparently. My guess is that those minutes were in garbage time.)
If Notre Dame had lost either of the last two games (which could easily have happened), do you think the Muffet would deserve to be criticized for not developing her freshman forward so that she could give a few minutes of bench time when (as in tonight’s game) two of Notre Dame’s forwards played most of the second half with four fouls?
I really don’t see the difference between her situation and Megan Walker’s, except that Megan was more highly ranked coming out of high school. Both teams had a desperate need for effective bench players, but neither of these players fit that description.
You mention three players who are NOT freshman for Notre Dame this year. Arike and Mabrey were in the KLS/Collier class, and Young was in the Dangerfield class. I think if you checked their freshman minutes and productivity against their same-class counterparts at UConn, they would be quite similar.
I repeat again a point that you and many other posters don’t seem to get: Geno has no generic aversion to playing freshmen. In recent years, he has given substantial non-garbage minutes to Crystal, KLS, and Pheesa as freshmen, and certainly to Kia Nurse in her freshman year. I’m sure he really hoped to get something similar from this year’s freshman class, but he just didn’t. I think he hopes and expects, as we do, that next year’s freshmen will be a different and more typical story.
Megan walker had two All American playing in front of her. Patterson's path to playing time has been cleared unfortunately by injuries. Not much different from an "opportunity" to play stand point.Uh, Walker was #1 and Patterson #30 something. Different stratosphere’s for expectations.
A poster (@SCspur ??) once peep me to the fact that Howard is quite the accomplished track & field athlete. Track and Field and basketball is a hard, perhaps impossible double to undertake at the collegiate level. Maybe she is transferring to concentrate on track.
Hines-Allen plays off balance more than necessary (hinder her chances in WNBA) and is turnover prone. I agree though, she will be a big loss. Shook and Dunham still seem a year away but I thought Fuehring would be too and she came through. Not expecting anything from Kakala next year.
Who are SC starting five next year? I expect Dawn to hit the transfer market heavy next soon. Wouldn't be surprised either if some Texas players are linked to SC.
And where do Boothe & Howard fit in?Harris, Jackson, Cliney, Herbert Harrigan and Jennings would be my guess. Cuevas-Moore, Cooper, Henderson, Grissett, and Williams off the bench.

that adult diaper look is just so South Carolina...I gotta say they have to be the favorite.....
That is not the subject we were discussing. The subject was UCONN's offense and ND offense. You said ND offense is just as complicated as UCONN's. You asked what ND freshmen played as freshmen. I answered. It does not matter what class they were in. They evidently learned ND complicated offense quicker than UCONN's freshmen learned their's. I was not commenting on the quality of the play. The players I named played quite a bit in their freshman season at ND and played early and often.Arike & Mabrey were same class as KLS and Napheesa. Both KLS and Napheesa started games as freshmen for UCONN's championship team and were named AA as sophmores. Jackie Young is the same class as Crystal and it is debatable that Young had a better Freshmen season that Crystal. No ND freshmen this season had a better year than Megan Walker.
You would have to back 4 year 2014 to find ND freshmen that out performed UCONN freshmen.
And where do Boothe & Howard fit in?![]()
This post has nothing to do with my post. My post was not about only this season's freshmen. If you had read the post to which I was responding, you would not have wasted so many words talking about something that did not relate to my post.As a matter of fact, Notre Dame HAS a freshman this year who is perfectly healthy and did not see a minute of play in this Final Four. Her name is Danielle Patterson, a 6-2 forward from Long Island who was a McDonalds All-American last year as a senior in high school. Have you ever heard of her? Have you ever asked why she never got into either of these games? (Checking the box scores, she played 9 minutes against Villanova and 8 minutes against TA&M. Didn’t do much, apparently. My guess is that those minutes were in garbage time.)
If Notre Dame had lost either of the last two games (which could easily have happened), do you think the Muffet would deserve to be criticized for not developing her freshman forward so that she could give a few minutes of bench time when (as in tonight’s game) two of Notre Dame’s forwards played most of the second half with four fouls?
I really don’t see the difference between her situation and Megan Walker’s, except that Megan was more highly ranked coming out of high school. Both teams had a desperate need for effective bench players, but neither of these players fit that description.
You mention three players who are NOT freshman for Notre Dame this year. Arike and Mabrey were in the KLS/Collier class, and Young was in the Dangerfield class. I think if you checked their freshman minutes and productivity against their same-class counterparts at UConn, they would be quite similar.
I repeat again a point that you and many other posters don’t seem to get: Geno has no generic aversion to playing freshmen. In recent years, he has given substantial non-garbage minutes to Crystal, KLS, and Pheesa as freshmen, and certainly to Kia Nurse in her freshman year. I’m sure he really hoped to get something similar from this year’s freshman class, but he just didn’t. I think he hopes and expects, as we do, that next year’s freshmen will be a different and more typical story.
Outside of Harris is there anybody on the team that’s sort of reliable from 3? Is Jennings foul prone?Harris, Jackson, Cliney, Herbert Harrigan and Jennings would be my guess. Cuevas-Moore, Cooper, Henderson, Grissett, and Williams off the bench.
Blows my mind Boothe couldn’t get a run as a freshman.And where do Boothe & Howard fit in?![]()
That seems like a win-win t0 me.Lol um no. We never did the diaper look. Our girls would roll their waistband.. but we never rolled the bottom.
Now, our coaching staff relented and our girls just wear shorter shorts now.
