UConn Recruiting Speculation 6

[visitingcock]

There's a first time for everything. Maybe UConn's academics have become a bit more attractive.

Good point especially in relation to grad transfers. Most schools have some excellent grad programs. For example, SCar doesn't have the greatest (or worst) grad programs across the board. However, it has a handful that are superb. For example, the International Business program ranks 1/2 with Wharton every year. I would imagine that UConn also has a handful of excellent programs an Ivy (for example) COULD be interested in.

 

[cohenzone]

My wide and I liked to visit new places. This kid is just getting an early start. Obviously intell ctually curious.

Horrible auto correct.

 

[visitingcock]

Horrible auto correct.

I would be a corpse for that first mistake.

 

[cohenzone]

I would be a corpse for that first mistake.

Unfortunately mine is no longer with us but somehow she will find a way to let me know.

 

[MilfordHusky]

I think she's one of those players who physically doesn't look like a dominant athlete, yet she simply dominates in most aspects of the game...........my only question is whether her defensive abilities can catch up to the rest of her game at the next level...

When Azzi played against Paige for the first time, Azzi thought, "This skinny kid is the great Paige Bueckers?" After Paige scored on 6 or 7 consecutive possessions, Azzi reassessed.

 

[Husky fanatic]

My wide and I liked to visit new places. This kid is just getting an early start. Obviously intell ctually curious.

Bet your wife doesn’t appreciate you calling her that.

 

[meyers7]

Has Uconn transfer ever returned to play ?

Not that I know of. The closest was Brittany Hunter who wanted to come to UCONN and was recruited pretty heavily by UCONN, but her dad basically forced her to Duke. She transferred after a couple years (and and injury) to UCONN.

Poffenberger has been in college 3 and 1/2 years. Add in some summer classes, and she might be graduating from Arkansas this year. So she may be a Grad transfer. (just a guess)

 

[JoePgh]

Horston was immensely talented and we'll never know if Geno and staff could have developed her productivity and decision-making and decreased her mistakes..........going to that Tennessee program that lacked coaching and discipline was probably the worst place for her to go if she wanted to improve her game.....

Jordan Horston is not the best example of talented Tennessee players who failed to develop. She played four solid years as a Lady Vol, and played very effectively against UConn in each year's game. She was drafted in the first round by the Seattle Storm and has played well for them.

There are players from the mid-2010's (the late Holly Warlick years, e.g. Mercedes Russell and Cierra Burdick) to whom your comment is more applicable.

I believe that although Jordan Horston was recruited by Holly, she played all four years under Kelly, which may account for the different result.

 

[cohenzone]

Bet your wife doesn’t appreciate you calling her that.

See my correction And i wish my wife were still alive to scold me.

 

[WFFL]

Several years ago on the Old ESPN Board - we all had gotten word that we could watch Maya Moore in one of her h/s games. In that game she didn't play very well. After that, we got a 2nd chance in a 2nd game they showed Maya and her team vs quality ranked H/S Team from Delaware - St Elizabeth top tier A/A Rutgers recruit Khadijah Rushdan. Maya put on a show we couldn't believe.

So. try to watch more if you can. I did a quick look on YouTube - (I'm not clear on what to provide here on links), you can check out highlights - a matchup of #1 recruit Sarah vs #2 recruit Joyce Edwards going to South Carolina. Both players were terrific and Sarah's team won. Sarah got 31 points and 19 rebounds. Both teams had excellent records. Joyce had 27 points. In this game - the highlights you see shotting outside and scoring inside. This game was IN early January. You can google that as well.

I went looking for other info - she did score 30 vs North Carolina center recruit. And I wonder if you saw another game in which the opponent was completely outmatched. And all you saw Srah do was get offensive rebound baskets with none to really affect her. Maybe that game or similar you saw in which there realy wasn’t much as a fun highlight.

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Strong is nothing like Maya though . Strong reminds me of Ice Brady with more confidence and a better handle , Honestly i do not see game changer when i watch Strong play more of if she goes to the right place with the right team and fit she would be a big complimenting piece . Unfortunately she does not want to play Post so all the excitement to bring her in when we need a PF is strange . She has stated clearly shes a 2/3

 

[WFFL]

Jordan should be an object lesson for all top rated recruits on the consequences of choosing badly. She was an excellent player, tremendous skills, and she had the misfortune to spend her years in Rocky Top. Watch the old FIBA games with her playing next to Paige and you get a vision of what could have been.

I hope not only Sarah thinks about this.

Jordan made the WNBA all rookie team i doubt she has any regrets Lol

 

[Charliebball]

Jordan Horston is not the best example of talented Tennessee players who failed to develop. She played four solid years as a Lady Vol, and played very effectively against UConn in each year's game. She was drafted in the first round by the Seattle Storm and has played well for them.

There are players from the mid-2010's (the late Holly Warlick years, e.g. Mercedes Russell and Cierra Burdick) to whom your comment is more applicable.

I believe that although Jordan Horston was recruited by Holly, she played all four years under Kelly, which may account for the different result.

she was indeed a great player at times but would inexplicably make alarming turnovers and mental mistakes.......her lack of consistency was the real issue........I haven't followed her in the pros so I have no idea if she outgrew those bad habits.......I recently caught Mercedes Russell on tv playing overseas and I was surprised to see that she was extremely aggressive and had a very impressive game.....

 

[Bone Dog]

Jordan made the WNBA all rookie team i doubt she has any regrets Lol

I never said she did. I was merely speculating on what she might have done elsewhere.

 

[darrell]

Strong is nothing like Maya though . Strong reminds me of Ice Brady with more confidence and a better handle , Honestly i do not see game changer when i watch Strong play more of if she goes to the right place with the right team and fit she would be a big complimenting piece . Unfortunately she does not want to play Post so all the excitement to bring her in when we need a PF is strange . She has stated clearly shes a 2/3

Sarah is a Wing who can play down low (like Maya did, Sarah is also 2” taller), where Ice is a Post who can stretch the floor (like Morgan Tuck).

Sarah, after Allie Ziebell, is arguably the best shooter in the class, all while being able to battle in the paint against players like Joyce Edwards (31 points and 17 rebounds in their matchup, shooting 7/10 from 3). I think you’re selling her way too short.

 

[darrell]

What do we think? I’m wondering if UConn is one of the schools in her list of schools.

 

[BRS24]

What do we think? I’m wondering if UConn is one of the schools in her list of schools.

Posted this in non-conn recruiting thread. There was interest early on, and then not.

Non-UConn recruiting thread

Interesting final 3. UCONN's roster is stacked next year, but if she's as good as advertised, she has a good shot to start from the get go over Brady/Patterson. The following year (her sophomore year) she'd be in a position to take over as a go to player with Fudd/Bueckers both likely...

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[GenoWept]

Posted this in non-conn recruiting thread. There was interest early on, and then not.

Non-UConn recruiting thread

Interesting final 3. UCONN's roster is stacked next year, but if she's as good as advertised, she has a good shot to start from the get go over Brady/Patterson. The following year (her sophomore year) she'd be in a position to take over as a go to player with Fudd/Bueckers both likely...

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I had wrote down on my recruiting spreadsheet a note about how she has been a lifelong UConn fan (don’t know where I initially saw that). I also think she initially received a UConn offer in 2022 (according to twitter). I don’t think UConn needs another guard, so I doubt we are even in the running. My guess is she’ll go to the SEC. I remember her also having offers from Florida, Missouri, FSU, Louisville, Kentucky, Tennessee and South Carolina.

 

[AmeriConn]

There's a first time for everything. Maybe UConn's academics have become a bit more attractive.

But how’s the social life in Storrs?

 

[Bone Dog]

But how’s the social life in Storrs?

I read somewhere that one of the draws for Rickea in Tennessee was the shopping mall.

 

[Tonyc]

Imari Berry 13th ranked recruit has decommited from Clemson. She previously held offers from Tenn South Carolna and UConn among many others

 

[Bald Husky]

Not that I know of. The closest was Brittany Hunter who wanted to come to UCONN and was recruited pretty heavily by UCONN, but her dad basically forced her to Duke. She transferred after a couple years (and and injury) to UCONN.

Poffenberger has been in college 3 and 1/2 years. Add in some summer classes, and she might be graduating from Arkansas this year. So she may be a Grad transfer. (just a guess)

No way would we want Saylor back. She bailed on us for a stupid reason, and we could have used her since that year started the injury problem. She basically blew it, not to mention her entitled mother.

 

[Bone Dog]

No way would we want Saylor back. She bailed on us for a stupid reason, and we could have used her since that year started the injury problem. She basically blew it, not to mention her entitled mother.

She said in an interview about a year later that she didn’t like how tightly disciplined Geno’s offense was. What her mother said wasn’t exactly consonant with her version of events.

She’s a talent, but I can’t see Geno taking her back unless she learned something in her years at Arkansas about why a disciplined offense and defense might be worth the trouble.

It may have occurred to her that she’s not going into the W from Arkansas. If so, it’s too bad she left UConn.

 

[Bone Dog]

Finally saw the proverbial big in the portal: Hannah Gusters has entered her name according to Raoul. She's a 6'5" redshirt junior out of OK St.

 

[darrell]

Finally saw the proverbial big in the portal: Hannah Gusters has entered her name according to Raoul. She's a 6'5" redshirt junior out of OK St.

I’d rather go after Caitlin Weimar, she’s already being followed a lot of P5 Coaches (I don’t think Coach Valley will start paying attention to the portal until we know what Sarah Strong does and/or the season is over).

6’4, from NY, Grad-Transfer from Boston University.

 

[Charliebball]

But how’s the social life in Storrs?

it's great if your a cow or a chicken...........I kid....I kid!!

 

[Charliebball]

Finally saw the proverbial big in the portal: Hannah Gusters has entered her name according to Raoul. She's a 6'5" redshirt junior out of OK St.

what number transfer is she on now?

 

[hoophuskee]

Strong is nothing like Maya though . Strong reminds me of Ice Brady with more confidence and a better handle , Honestly i do not see game changer when i watch Strong play more of if she goes to the right place with the right team and fit she would be a big complimenting piece . Unfortunately she does not want to play Post so all the excitement to bring her in when we need a PF is strange . She has stated clearly shes a 2/3

I never said she was Maya though. My point was if Maya could look not-so-hot on one night - then anyone can.

As far as comparison - imo Sarah vs Ice are very different. Sarah has playmaking skills. Ice isn't a playmaker for others.

As far as game changer - that's subjective terminology. IMO any player needs teammates- game-changer or no-game changer.. I can care less about "game changer." What Sarah is if she comes to UCONN will be in championship hunt every year and she'll be multiple years All-American at UCONN possibly beginning her frosh year because the team is so set up for her style of play.

If she comes to UCONN, we're very fortunate that she is such an elite type of playmaker from inside-and-out in which she'll be able to run the offense a lot from the perimeter, while she'll also be a very good rebounder. So, she is going to add toughness.

 

[faninwisc]

For those of you who are wondering, this is a thread about UConn Recruiting Speculation!!!! I am not sure how it warped into a thread about transfer speculation and mindless banter.

 

[oldhusky]

Next school will be her 4th. She's going for a record. Check out the glowing remarks of her now ex-coach. "Crucial piece for the future of our program".

Irving MacArthur alumna Hannah Gusters transfers to Oklahoma State

Former Irving MacArthur women’s basketball star Hannah Gusters transferred from LSU to Oklahoma State on Wednesday. “We are thrilled with the addition of...

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Other than the obvious concerns over her ability to stick with a program, is the fact she is 6-5 and rebounds like a SF, and has at times looked out of shape. Weimar on the other hand looks interesting.

 

[uconnever]

For those of you who are wondering, this is a thread about UConn Recruiting Speculation!!!! I am not sure how it warped into a thread about transfer speculation and mindless banter.

You do have to recruit transfers to your school, but what do I know.