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U17 and U18 recruiting target observations

Charliebball said:
Aquira DeCosta cut UConn, ND and MD from her list...would love to know her thought process



Decided to cut it down to 14 I highly appreciate everyone for helping me out throughout this process
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In UCONN's case, she's probably thinking about the bevy of guards the huskies would've just brought in the year prior. Just a thought.

Even still.. I was pretty surprised to see UCONN, Notre Dame, Maryland and Oregon State eliminated in one swoop. Most would've assumed one of those schools was the favorite just because of who they are.
 
SCGamecock said:
In UCONN's case, she's probably thinking about the bevy of guards the huskies would've just brought in the year prior. Just a thought.

Even still.. I was pretty surprised to see UCONN, Notre Dame, Maryland and Oregon State eliminated in one swoop. Most would've assumed one of those schools was the favorite just because of who they are.
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If UConn needs help it will be in the front court and she is a 6'2" jumping jack.............she lacks a bit of discipline on the court and I guess that's the way she likes it!!
 
She is another I'm hearing is likely to stay on west coast. I see her at a PAC12 school.
 
Charliebball said:
If UConn needs help it will be in the front court and she is a 6'2" jumping jack...she lacks a bit of discipline on the court and I guess that's the way she likes it!!
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I don't think DeCosta wants to play in the front court. Plenty of coaches on that list capable of coaching DeCosta.
 
SCGamecock said:
I don't think DeCosta wants to play in the front court. Plenty of coaches on that list capable of coaching DeCosta.
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Sort of like Wilson wanted to be a wing?
 
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SCGamecock said:
I don't think DeCosta wants to play in the front court. Plenty of coaches on that list capable of coaching DeCosta.
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You know us UConn Fans.........there's only ONE coach who can get the most out of her!!!!!!! If you saw her in International competition.....her best moments were around the rim..........if she insists on playing in a particular spot on the floor then UConn isn't the place for her
 
UcMiami said:
Sort of like Wilson wanted to be a wing?
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Not sure what Wilson has to do with this. Not even the same situation.

No need to be defensive just because ONE recruit decided UCONN wasn't for them. This isn't the first time and won't be the last.
 
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Charliebball said:
You know us UConn Fans....there's only ONE coach who can get the most out of her!!!!!!! If you saw her in International competition.....her best moments were around the rim.....if she insists on playing in a particular spot on the floor then UConn isn't the place for her
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I watched every game she played for USA this summer, this is very true, she's great attacking the basket but she's also small to be a real frontcourt player in college. DeCosta is a wing, she just needs to polish her outside game. Her style of play and the way she moves reminds me very much of DeShields or Kaela Davis, both are athletic and similar in stature.. she's not as offensively sharp as the two I named but her game will improve.
 
SCGamecock said:
I don't think DeCosta wants to play in the front court. Plenty of coaches on that list capable of coaching DeCosta.
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I don't think she'll have a choice. She's not a guard. And I doubt that any coach would waste that rebounding ability by putting her outside. She's relentless on the offensive boards.
 
SCGamecock said:
I watched every game she played for USA this summer, this is very true, she's great attacking the basket but she's also small to be a real frontcourt player in college. DeCosta is a wing, she just needs to polish her outside game. Her style of play and the way she moves reminds me very much of DeShields or Kaela Davis, both are athletic and similar in stature.. she's not as offensively sharp as the two I named but her game will improve.
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I don't think she's a consistent outside shooter so playing guard may be an issue, I kind of view her as a Gabby Williams type...............a bit undersized but an athletic, quick jumper who can maneuver inside of 15 feet............as far as I'm concerned, UConn has had enough transfers, I only want players that totally buy into the Huskies long established team concept.............I wish her well and look forward to watching her play wherever she ends up
 
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Charliebball said:
I don't think she's a consistent outside shooter so playing guard may be an issue, I kind of view her as a Gabby Williams type.....a bit undersized but an athletic, quick jumper who can maneuver inside of 15 feet..as far as I'm concerned, UConn has had enough transfers, I only want players that totally buy into the Huskies long established team concept...I wish her well and look forward to watching her play wherever she ends up
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I can agree with this! Very similar indeed.
 
SCGamecock said:
She's needed in the worst way. :D:)
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Hmmm. Interesting.
Did Jade Williams also visit S. Carolina? Or could LaDazhia's visit/subsequent commitment have been misinterpreted as Jade earlier in the week?

In any case, congrats on getting this commitment. Among "bigs," ND is now looking at Patterson or Jade Williams (if she/ND are still mutually interested). As for the wings left, well, there's a whole popular thread on that ;)
 
Dillon77 said:
Hmmm. Interesting.
Did Jade Williams also visit S. Carolina? Or could LaDazhia's visit/subsequent commitment have been misinterpreted as Jade earlier in the week?

In any case, congrats on getting this commitment. Among "bigs," ND is now looking at Patterson or Jade Williams (if she/ND are still mutually interested). As for the wings left, well, there's a whole popular thread on that ;)
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They both visited. There's a picture floating around on twitter of both of them at our football game. I'll post it when i find it.
 
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SCGamecock said:
Not sure what Wilson has to do with this. Not even the same situation.

No need to be defensive just because ONE recruit decided UCONN wasn't for them. This isn't the first time and won't be the last.
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What is DEFENSIVE about stating a widely known fact? Point 2 this is a UConn WBB site--as you know!
 
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SCGamecock said:
Not sure what Wilson has to do with this. Not even the same situation.

No need to be defensive just because ONE recruit decided UCONN wasn't for them. This isn't the first time and won't be the last.
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SCGamecock. Don't get your hackles up, if you remember that Wilson wanted to be a Wing, not a back to the basket player. No offense intended it's just the truth. With her size a coach would be a fool not to use her in the back to the basket andthat's the way it turned out. That is what was being pointed out.
If you are going to continue to read and post on this board you need a thicker skin and not take offense at every post mentioning SC. I really didn't think that post requires a snide remark.
 
Hope Madison doesn't transfer to LSU next and hang out in a certain bayou.See Linda Rondstat for details.
 
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Dillon77 said:
OK, from the Blue Grass State to the Blue Devils....
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Interesting decision. She goes from one school that had a rocky offseason to another that had an almost equally rocky offseason.
 
SCGamecock said:
Interesting decision. She goes from one school that had a rocky offseason to another that had an almost equally rocky offseason.
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She ( Madison Treece) also committed to Duke on a weekend she was supposed to be visiting @ Michigan.
Her older sister McKenna is playing at Oklahoma and I believe both sisters were teammates of Napheesa Collier for at least 1 year at Incarnate Word Academy.
 
CocoHusky said:
She ( Madison Treece) also committed to Duke on a weekend she was supposed to be visiting @ Michigan.
Her older sister McKenna is playing at Oklahoma and I believe both sisters were teammates of Napheesa Collier for at least 1 year at Incarnate Word Academy.
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You are correct. McKenna played her junior and senior years with Collier and helped Incarnate Word win State Championships those years. Incarnate Word won the State Championship the following year also with Napheesa. McKenna was a better high school junior than Madison was. Maybe Madison will have a good senior year.
 
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