I agree, but for some reason all the big time transfers that have interest in UConn seem to land a UConn, to me it seems like a play will reach out and if Geno says yes then it’s a done deal. The source that said she was down to UConn and Auburn said Langley and Harris would be named P5 coaches. While I agree that Kamilla and Liv are both centers, I was just posting a scenario where they could both start together.
Either UConn or Auburn. Most players who want to fully reach their potential and prepare to compete at the next level choose a program that will prepare them to do so. Auburn was 5-19 last season (0-15 in conference games) and endured a 17 game losing streak. Johnnie Harris (a long time assistant to Vic Schaefer @ Miss St/Texas) has been hired as their new WBB head coach.
Auburn does not have a history of sending a lot of players to the W. New update tweet from same account had them linking her to Duke. So it sounds not super reliable
Not reliable at all. It would be quite a team without her.
You are right. We're doomed.My dear BY'ers, Aren't we getting ahead of ourselves declaring next year that we'll be "Bad For Basketball" again? I love that thought, but lets be realistic (even though that 'word' tastes bad). 4, possibly 5 remarkable athletes will be coming here next year, but not 1 has even set foot in practice with the team yet. To add 1 more, Saylor has just had a few months with the rest of the team. Not a 1 knows anything of our playbook, nor how the team functions as a whole; ie. the players 'likes', dislikes' and 'idiosyncrasies' in regards to performing on the court. I am sure all will contribute to our success, and we'll definitely be in contention for another championship, beginning next year, but we may be getting ahead of ourselves thinking we'll be bad for basketball again so soon. I surmise I will be called a 'debby-downer' by Huskynan, but I always like to be 'realistic', rather than use the 'rose colored' glasses approach!
Doesn't have to be great, just lob the ball in the air, Cardosa has great hands, and doesn't need to gather to score inside.
Azzi is rumored to be as good if not better than Paige. If that's true, how do you not start her? You always put your best 5 players on the floor to start the game.
I say this only because Paige started game 1, which during the summer I thought would be impossible. So I'm giving Azzi the benefit of the doubt. Starting or coming off the bench to begin the season, she'll play a lot of meaningful minutes during the OOC portion of the schedule. This is APRIL. How can anyone predict who the starting 5 are going to be 7 months out with any degree of accuracy?? 
Now, I'm not talking about this coming season. I'm talking about 2022-23 (next year). This coming season I don't see her starting on day one, but as the season goes on her minutes will increase. I did however say that last year about Paige, so I'm known to be wrong. Just to repeat though, I've watched a number of her HS games and all of her FIBA games, each at least twice, most up to 5 times or more. Again, her offensive strengths are, as I've seen, her pull up, which is the most efficient I've ever seen and darn near impossible to stop, her spot up shots, her 3 point shooting, and her power drive to the hoop. She is a terrific ball handler and rarely commits TO's. She is an excellent passer, and good rebounder, and like Paige doesn't play too fast. On defense she has quick feet and is good at keeping her mark in front of her. Like Paige she knows her offensive spots on the floor and knows how to get to them. Her ability to swing along the perimeter from right to left or left to right, catch and shoot or pull up is world class. And of course, she is majorly and predictably unselfish. Her game face though is intense, and when she hits the floor she is all business. She is The Killer, and on any other team she would be "The Guy". She will however smile and enjoy the competition.Azzi is rumored to be as good if not better than Paige. If that's true, how do you not start her? You always put your best 5 players on the floor to start the game.
Every coach at every level (including high school) does that. I'm going to go wwwaaayyy out on a limb here and suggest that Azzi will be one of the best 5 players on next season's team.
We'll see. The good thing here is that Azzi is signed, sealed and delivered. She's coming to UConn!!! Personally I don't care who starts. I just want the team to win, play well, and send a "strong" message to wcbb that UConn is back (to being real bad for wcbb) and better than ever!!! Very interested to see how Geno mixes and blends this group of players into a well oiled machine that functions best at high speeds. I want to see how Buckets and Azzi play together and feed off each other.
Who do you see her starting over? I have a hard time seeing him sit CW or Evina. And I don’t see him playing four guards, I think it’ll likely be PB, CW, E, ONO, Lea/Dorka
I agree with almost everything here except the hoping that everyone would be on board. I don't think that is realistic. Maybe the guards and wings would be, but surely some of the bigs most effected would not. If you add somebody like Cardozo, somebody else loses out, just the way it is. Some may have already had that reaction from the Dorka addition. I think whenever you get past 10 or so top tier talents that is the case , every addition to the rotation pretty much means another drops out. Harsh reality.
We could be getting ahead of ourselves to the extent that many expect the starters to be the same, whether that means Nika or Aaliyah as the 5th starter. Everyone agrees that the level of very high quality depth extends well past just the expected rotation. That makes us better but how much better? If the style stays the same and the rotation remains pretty short you replace Anna in the rotation with say Azzi. That's a big upgrade for one of the three bench players in the rotation, not a monumental increase.My dear BY'ers, Aren't we getting ahead of ourselves declaring next year that we'll be "Bad For Basketball" again? I love that thought, but lets be realistic (even though that 'word' tastes bad). 4, possibly 5 remarkable athletes will be coming here next year, but not 1 has even set foot in practice with the team yet. To add 1 more, Saylor has just had a few months with the rest of the team. Not a 1 knows anything of our playbook, nor how the team functions as a whole; ie. the players 'likes', dislikes' and 'idiosyncrasies' in regards to performing on the court. I am sure all will contribute to our success, and we'll definitely be in contention for another championship, beginning next year, but we may be getting ahead of ourselves thinking we'll be bad for basketball again so soon. I surmise I will be called a 'debby-downer' by Huskynan, but I always like to be 'realistic', rather than use the 'rose colored' glasses approach!
Gave you a like...but 2nd best? Yeah I said it Although it might be considered blasphemous to some. 😄
How many games does UConn lose over the next two seasons? I'm placing the over/under at 3.5 Hopefully things will return back to "normal" next season. No quarantines, no postponements or cancelations and a playing a full schedule.
UCONN will not dominate next year. South Carolina has a strong team back and picked up the number 2,3,and 4th. rated players out of the class of 2021. (Azzi being #1) When we play them it will be a war. Stanford will be outstanding with Brink, Jones, and Hull, and too many other good players to mention. Frankly, it's a good thing UCONN is picking up some quality transfers, epically Dorka. Without them, we would be lucky to make it back to the FF.
UConn made the Final Four last year, brings everyone back (except for Anna), adds the best/second best recruiting class and they would be “lucky” to make the Final Four. Talk about seeing the glass as half empty. Even without Dorka we are a prohibitive favorite to make the Final Four next year.
This is the “dilemma“ Geno will have to figure out. Geno says he does not decide who starts or who plays. the players do during practice. He the girls know who the best players are and who should get the bulk of the minutes because they are the ones that will win or lose the game.
This forecast just changed. South Carolina signed the 6'7" Brazilian from Syracuse. She will have 4 years of eligibility and, in my view, will be better than either Boston or Wilson. She is taller, has longer reach and is much faster. That changes all formulae. Uconn will be their major competition, but I have to rank South Carolina as Number one. Which, by the way, means less than nothing.