U19 World Cup - Kayleigh Heckel

[adc]

I watched all the games, some were pretty good. I did really like the play of Addison Bjorn. She has a good future ahead of her....

 

[EricLA]

I'm sure a lot of Kayleighs turnovers at USC was the result of forcing the ball into Juju. She is double teamed all the time, sometimes triple teamed, but the mandate was get the ball to Juju. Kayleigh will not find that problem here, as any one of our girls can shoot, and shoot effectively. She is going to love it here, and I'm sure we will love her back. Another reason I can't wait for the season to start.

Agree. I don't think the high degree of difficulty pass to the golden child will ever be an issue at UConn. Lots of motion offense, lots of movement without the ball, and lots of opportunities for a good pass to the wide open player...

 

[DefenseBB]

Congrats to K9 and her teammates!

Technically, wasn’t it K12 for this FIBA team? Jazzy Davidson was number 9….

 

[mauconnfan]

Few thoughts:
*Congrats to team USA for winning the gold.
*team and individual defense was pretty bad for the whole team.
*Kayleigh Heckel was the only reliable PG on this team. While Skinner and Harpring played the position, to me they seem more SG's than PG's.
*The rotation was shrunk, and it was clear who are the players Moran trusted.
*Hall is an amazing player and going to be a menace on the next level. Hopefully we can get her.
*Davidson was impressive. She is skinny so i wonder how her body will hold against D1 defenders. USC is getting a real good one and it's a shame we will not be able to see this coming season the Juju Davidson Show.
*Was not impressed by Betts. Big and strong but showed no mid-range shot, bad post defender, slow and a bad free throw shooter. I was surprised that she was chosen to the tournament top 5 instead of Davidson.
*Kayleigh Heckel is very steady and calm and clearly was playing the game plan of coach Moran. Loved her clutch free throws. At UConn she'll need to up her play on defense considerably. I don't see any comparison between KK and Kayleigh Heckel as defenders. KK is way way better.
*In general, the team seemed tired the second half. Luckily, Australia was as well.

Kayleigh isn’t going to be KK defensively but who is? And if you watched her vs Paige at times last year she did a solid job so she’s a good to very good defender it’s just KK drives everyone nuts. But Kayleigh is better on O and much more steady and capable. They wil bring a solid option at PG all year, just see who’s making the biggest impact strategically gane by game. They can play together as well.

 

[Monte]

Kayleigh isn’t going to be KK defensively but who is? And if you watched her vs Paige at times last year she did a solid job so she’s a good to very good defender it’s just KK drives everyone nuts. But Kayleigh is better on O and much more steady and capable. They wil bring a solid option at PG all year, just see who’s making the biggest impact strategically gane by game. They can play together as well.

Your last sentence makes sense, against some teams.

 

[MooseJaw]

Technically, wasn’t it K12 for this FIBA team? Jazzy Davidson was number 9….

Technically no. Her nick name will become obvious in the coming weeks. What happens overseas stays overseas.