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UConn Freshmen/Commits: C. Collier, Coombs, AEH, Gordon, Walker

MilfordHusky said:
And we want a detailed report by the end of the day. ;)
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Well, you won't be getting a report or Megan pics from me. The local high school hosting the slam dunk and 3-point shooting event is not allowing the general public in. Their own students will fill the stands and there won't be any more room. The fact that CBS is filming it for airing later (on the 2nd) may have something to do with it too.
 
Mikayla Coombs and Megan Walker:


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Now Micayla Coombs (5'10") is a combo-guard / an off-guard and Megan Walker (6'1") is a wing guard / forward....yet, they appear to be very close to each other in size... Is this correct?
 
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cferraro04 said:
Now Micayla Coombs is a guard and Megan Walker is a swing guard / forward....yet, they appear to be very close to each other in size... Is this correct?
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It looks that way in the pic, but Mikayla is reportedly 5'10" at most and Meg is at least 6'0".

I'll be at the Jordan Brand game and take my Hartley Meter.
 
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Charliebball said:
Anyone here want to bet against this recruit getting some playing time next year?

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After watching the McD AA game earlier today I would have to say that Ms Coombs has no intention of "waiting her turn" to play next year. She was just about the only one on the court playing hard on defense and sharing the ball. She's not yet on campus, but she's already figured it out.
 
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I can't recall the exact quote from Kalana Greene, but I think she said that the team gave up points begrudgingly. Their goal was to totally shut down the opposition. I think that was the team with the NCAA record for fewest points per game and/or lowest field goal percentage given up. Some of the teams in the BE tourney struggled to get to 40.

Mikayla Coombs seems to be a player with a similar mindset. In addition, her athleticism, size, and skills are something like those of Kalana. I agree that she will be relatively ready for a freshman. She's a bit UTR but very solid.
 
That's a big part of Meg's game: jumpers from 8' to 16'. She's already excellent at that. She has the handle, height, and elevation to get that shot almost at will. And the accuracy to hit it regularly.
 
MilfordHusky said:
I can't recall the exact quote from Kalana Greene, but I think she said that the team gave up points begrudgingly. Their goal was to totally shut down the opposition. I think that was the team with the NCAA record for fewest points per game and/or lowest field goal percentage given up. Some of the teams in the BE tourney struggled to get to 40.

Mikayla Coombs seems to be a player with a similar mindset. In addition, her athleticism, size, and skills are something like those of Kalana. I agree that she will be relatively ready for a freshman. She's a bit UTR but very solid.
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Next year's team is going to be far tougher defensively with the addition of Steven's length and Camara, Coombs and Walker coming off the bench........they will be able to utilize the press when ever they want to..........should be totally devastating..................
 
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Charliebball said:
Next year's team is going to be far tougher defensively with the addition of Steven's length and Camara, Coombs and Walker coming off the bench...they will be able to utilize the press when ever they want to.....should be totally devastating...
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I just verified that my memory hasn't failed me completely:

NCAA Division I Women's Records:

Fewest point per game allowed: 46.2, UConn 2010

Lowest shooting percentage allowed: 30.0%, UConn 2010

That team included Maya, Tina, Kalana, Caroline, Tiffany, Kelly, and Lorin. In the Big East tourney, we gave up 41 to Syracuse, 44 to Notre Dame, and 32 to West Virginia. That's 39 ppg. Outstanding!
 
It's the second half and the game is close........what time is it?........ ........................it's Walker time!!!!

 
Charliebball said:
It's the second half and the game is close...what time is it?... ....it's Walker time!!!!

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The video shows most of Meg's makes. She shot under 40%, but she'll get lots of repetition at UConn. The video nicely shows her movement and repertoire. I love that little jump hook type shot.
 
MilfordHusky said:
The video shows most of Meg's makes. She shot under 40%, but she'll get lots of repetition at UConn. The video nicely shows her movement and repertoire. I love that little jump hook type shot.
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I doubt she will ever be a high accuracy shooter unless she only sticks to her mid range game but I'm pretty confident she will be a 18+point scorer for her career and more importantly she will get many of those points when the team needs them most.................
 
MilfordHusky said:
It looks that way in the pic, but Mikayla is reportedly 5'10" at most and Meg is at least 6'0".

I'll be at the Jordan Brand game and take my Hartley Meter.
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The Hartley Meter is a notoriously flexible and inconsistent measuring apparatus. You might do better to just sort of hold up your thumb between your eyes and the person to be measured, and see how many thumbs high she is.
 
Charliebball said:
I doubt she will ever be a high accuracy shooter unless she only sticks to her mid range game but I'm pretty confident she will be a 18+point scorer for her career and more importantly she will get many of those points when the team needs them most.......
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She is a volume shooter. She will have to become more accurate because Uconn does not "usually" have players who shoot a lot, unless they hit the majority of their shots.
 
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donalddoowop said:
She is a volume shooter. She will have to become more accurate because Uconn does not "usually" have players who shoot a lot, unless they hit the majority of their shots.
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Agreed.........I'm confident she will improve her accuracy as she learns to pick her spots on the court...........the great benefit of being a shooter at UConn is you rarely have to carry the scoring load so forced shots are held to a minimum.....
 
donalddoowop said:
She is a volume shooter. She will have to become more accurate because Uconn does not "usually" have players who shoot a lot, unless they hit the majority of their shots.
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Also a product of being the best on her team - when you surround good players with other equally or more talented players and coach them well, they become much more selective in when they shoot.
 
Meg's team was undefeated and nationally ranked this year, had only 1 loss the prior year, and won 3 straight Virginia championships. Her shot selection can't be all that bad. :D

As with Lexi and Andi, Megan will have the novel experience of not drawing double- and triple-coverage at UConn. Combine that with Geno's coaching, hard work, and repetition, I think Meg's shooting percentage will be just fine.
 
UcMiami is dead on. Not only in when she shoots, but what shots in what situations. I've said this before, but shooters think they can make every shot. It takes a while for shooters to figure out which shots in which situation gives them the highest percentage for success. Which is why Pheese's play is so astounding, because she's seemed to figure this stuff out as a sophomore.
 
JordyG said:
UcMiami is dead on. Not only in when she shoots, but what shots in what situations. I've said this before, but shooters think they can make every shot. It takes a while for shooters to figure out which shots in which situation gives them the highest percentage for success. Which is why Pheese's play is so astounding, because she's seemed to figure this stuff out as a sophomore.
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I remember back to last year and a complaint voiced sometime in the middle of the season by the coaches and echoed by some of the big three to the effect of: In practice and scrimmage we pass the ball to Napheesa in the lane and none of our players or practice players can stop her from scoring. Then we put her in a game, pass her the ball in the exact same spot, and she never shoots but looks to pass it to someone else! :)

She was obviously working on the team concept and not wanting to be selfish - they have cured her of that, so now we get jokes from Geno about how he has 4 great passers and a 5th player who really likes passes too, the ones that get made to her so she can score layups! :cool:
 
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