I truly love Evelyn, her personality and her character. I love all that she had to say in that interview, and I'm grateful she found a home at UConn, even if for just one season. I didn't mean to negate her experience and the value she found in it. I believe I said this at the time the interview first came out: Her words are a testament to the amazing culture that Geno and CD have built.
Evelyn Adebayo: "No matter what,
this might have been my best year ever" Great article on Evelyn https://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-womens-basketball/hc-sp-uconn-women-evelyn-adebayo-20200221-20200221-d643pqceorc2dak4732lc37rz4-story.html
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I wonder if any of the current players in the portal will now change their minds?
I think many will. The season being in jeopardy is a much bigger issue in my mind. I think college itself is also going to look quite different for a while in a post COVID- 19 world, if we ever get there. I think the NCAA would be flooded with transfer waiver request and potential lawsuits if they make people wait one year.I wonder if any of the current players in the portal will now change their minds?
UCLA and Arkansas. She and Vic would make for an interesting duo.
The current rule is you have to be enrolled at a school for an academic year to become eligible - nothing about there having to be games played during that year.
Thanks! Enrollment is the key. That seems clear.
I am not a fan of UCONN trying to slow down the game but am a fan of winning. How slow was the Dolson lead teams? I prefer small-ball vs big-ball to an extent. Small-ballcan'tcan be completely overwhelmed though. It's not like they've been a failure. They've been a final four machine. How many NCAA championships in last four years using small ball? UCONN needs two post players in the lineup.
With that said, I have no idea what a kid wants when she transfers or exactly what Geno is looking for other than "size and talent" in some manner, I don't think frosh and soph's that are centers are going to accept anything less than starting and getting at least 25 minutes. With that said they had better be "terrific" rather than just "big and decent." I always suspected Geno tried to purposely recruit big and decent posts.
I'm concerned with some of the comments regarding Edwards as a SF. I don't see her as a SF for UCONN tean UCONN style. . I don't doubt she can "play it decently" but UCONN is not looking for top recruits to be "decent" that they get in as recruits long-term. I'm hopeful she is a long term very good PF that can play some center. If she can't be at least a very good PF then she'll get surpassed imo. See quote below: “Playing for the Canadian National Team has given Aaliyah a tremendous amount of confidence and a lot of exposure to really good basketball at a really high level. She’s tough, she’s aggressive, she goes all out all the time. She can become an amazing defender for us, she can become a scorer that scores from a lot of different places. I think we’re getting a really mature, experience player that can play a lot of different positions for us.” — Auriemma
Actually yes. Less work for comments. Deal with it!
Actually, I'd like a heavy 5
It's caused by pandemic boredom.
It does because there was no scholarship for Carrington.
You are jaundiced!