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Message: [QUOTE="hoophuskee, post: 1890016, member: 3535"] All I'm doing is predicting as of this moment. Predictions can be wrong. But next year and the year after UCONN is going to be supremely elite, correct? How often is a 13.5 ppg h/s scorer going to be an impact scorer for an elite team - especially a guard? So you can't say it is based on nothing. A kid in high school averaging 21.5 not getting an offer is not taken in the context of my prediction. That's why I made two points prior - one was about me playing for a team that had far superior scorers than I - so I was forced to be a passer and a defender. I go to an open gym and dominate, I'm a scorer. Briana Banks averaging 13.4 ppg in 29.5 minutes for Penn State, is she considered a scorer by UCONN standards? No way but she was a scorer for Penn State. I further explained my reasoning of defining a scorer to another poster just before I posted to Charlie reading how do you define a scorer can be about pace-of-play too. Many people make predictions or make assumptions of players we haven't seen by what we read from posters like you, charlie, others and take into account rating and take into account what we've seen in the past. For example "who has the best recruiting class?" There becomes an expectation. Would it be wrong to assume based on reading stats and ratings of KLs and Collier that they would be at least reasonably good scorers? You just spoke of her injury. I can accept the possibility - but until someone who watches these kids live like you and Charlie and others say she is a tremendous 3pt shooter who is also great at attacking the rim, how many kids go from a 13.5 ppg scorer in their jr year at UCONN whose shooting strength right now for a guard is "their mid-range game" go on to be a premiere scorer for UCONN? The game is more of the 3-ball and if you're a guard (5'10) it is a lot tougher to be an elite scorer for a beat team like UCONN. Geno has preached often how he likes to have multiple 3pt shooters. I agree with Geno's philosophy so if this kid isn't a 3pt shooter and she is averaging 13.5 ppg - chances are she is not going to be an elite scorer for UCONN. I have the right to change my mind this year!! And next year. And the next year!! :) And I'm not sure of your point about CWill vs Mikayla. I responded to scgamecock initial point when he or she said: [B]I would be pretty surprised if UCONN signs anything smaller than a forward in 2018... [/B] coco- would you be surprised if CWill committed to UCONN? If you wouldn't be surprised, what strengths does CWill bring that possibly the team can use? I think "a possibility" is elite scoring from the sg position in which Walker would play the sf. Am I definitely wrong about this? [/QUOTE]

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