U17 vs Brazil

[Icebear]

Your observations regarding guard domination of the game are fair butI don't believe WBB was implying that MR should have to rely on boards for scoring but rather dominate the boards more for rebounds and in the process gain additional points that way. In the transition to the college game points of entry passes will not necessarily come as easy off of entry passes given the greater size and athleticism found throughout WCBB and the biggest challenge for bigs is often learning to assert their will on a game wherever that is possible. That was the greatest growth in Tina Charles game at UConn and despite her greatness it was until the NCAA tournament her Jr year that she really understood what that meant and she carried it forward through her senior year and into the WNBA and Euro play.

WBB saying that MR didn't impress her as a #1 ranked player is criticism by someone who has watched a ton of WCBB and is not a huge slam just a critical eye. Clearly, MR is a 5 star player but her class has a number of players who might well qualify as #1. Where ever she plays MR will have the opportunity to be an impact player. Her question should be what coaching staff is best equipped to bring that out of her by pushing her to her present limits and beyond.

I expect that you are right in saying if MR was coming to UConn she would be more celebrated on a UConn fan board but that is just the nature of fan boards. One thing that would happen at UConn is she would have great guards for those entry passes you desire AND she would end up with some of the very best preparation for playing post in the WNBA available and for life, as well.

 

[connboy77]

She's very high on Geno's wish list as far as we know.

She's also very high on mine.

Yes, she is the complete package and UCONN seems to be a perfect fit for her.

 

[doggydaddy]

I don't think comical is the word for it, but short sighted might be. And wbbfan1 is a UConn fan but very critical so I don't think that if MR was coming to UConn, it would change that posters opinion.

 

[Icebear]

I don't think comical is the word for it, but short sighted might be. And wbbfan1 is a UConn fan but very critical so I don't think that if MR was coming to UConn, it would change that posters opinion.

Not likely.

 

[easttexastrash]

I agreed with wbbfan1, who did say that MR would likely develop into a great player, btw. However, I was not impressed with MR's movement, which appeared a bit awkward, and I just didn't see her perform on the same level as the other players. And she was playing against extremely weak competition that she should have dominated. She simply didn't look like the best player on the court, IMO. But to be fair, post players are at times at a disadvantage in games like that because the guards dominate the ball and the team structure of playing through the post seems non existent.