But if Ice will improve this summer and become more stronger down the low post to support Jana , then Ayanna will have a solid game next year plus a stronger Sarah and the veteran Aubrey , I don’t think Koval can beat the Huskies post players , if we can get Reagan Beers from Oregon State , Uconn will be the team to beat next year . South Carolina will bring back their 4 starters , hoping that they can’t sign any solid post to replace Cardoso. Notre Dame will be a pesky team next year if Miles will be back in shape the way she was before her injury , the downside of their team is the loss Watson graduation or injury, is Marshal in the transfer portal? Citron graduated or is she going to use her Covid year ? They can be a threat but hopefully next year the Huskies will beat them .
UConn Women Takes #12 Next Year! How will Sarah Strong help?
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and exactly what would you propose that the folks here on the forum should talk about?
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Sarah Strong will help the Huskies by doing ”anything to help the team. I don’t even care”. I believe in her potential, talent, and skill set, and her statement of wanting to help the Huskies succeed. Go Sarah! Go Huskies! Go UConn!!
We really need Sarah next year especially down in the low post that’s where our weaknesses the past few years…. Hoping Ice will improve and more stronger , Ayanna should get back on her game and will improve too…if we can get Beers or Iriafen we will be a tough team at the low post …
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I suspect Strong will be spending much of her time away from the basket to take advantage of her superior three-point shooting and passing skills.......if UConn doesn't add a post from the portal, then I suspect Jana and Ice will get most of the low post duties......
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Maybe Geno going to do a Maya/Stewie transition. First year, lots of outside shots, then gradually develop post moves where she can be successful all over the court.
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I'm sure she'll be battling on the boards......she's one of those players who knows where the ball is going as it's shot.........not sure about her jumping ability but she can use her strength to get her shot under the basket when she needs to....
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She'll be both is my prediction. As Charliebball says mostly outside; --- especially since that is normally the easiest place to catch a pass. But she'll score quite a bit inside too. And she can be an amazing passer from the low post too. And she needs to work on that because not every game will your outside shot fall when your team needs you to score. She'll also have to work on learning how to excel with her post play; not having taken advocate only in desperation.
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As with all of the best talents Coach G has had, he will help her discover who she is in every way she can express herself in basketball and life.......a little at a time while helping the team realize its potential. He knows she is different from Diana or Maya or Breanna or any of the others, so that will show itself as he puts her through her development steps common to everyone and those designed for her.
Hence, it will neither be Maya nor Breanna but he will certainly try to find out how fast she can learn things he wants and how fast she can show what she can do in practice and in competition.
My guess is that she will be fine and contribute significantly come March.
Hence, it will neither be Maya nor Breanna but he will certainly try to find out how fast she can learn things he wants and how fast she can show what she can do in practice and in competition.
My guess is that she will be fine and contribute significantly come March.
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I think of Sarah as an alternative to Cotie McMahon, who has supplied much of the muscle and energy for tOSU the past two years. Well, Sarah will supply a lot more than that considering the wide range of her offensive skills. She muscle with the e best of them in the low post. But that outside shot and her passing really put her a cut above.
The game that made the rounds in highlights between Sarah and Joyce Edwards teams was indicative, I expect. Joyce is a great player, sort of like Ashlyn Watkins with a better midrange game. But Sarah is a couple of notches past that. It’s not that she’s bigger or stronger or quicker. It’s that she has what they have and then some. Edwards and Watkins will be formidable next season, along with the rest of the pf/c players Dawn has collected. They’ll have more depth than UConn. But they won’t have more skills in their bigs or their guards.
I’d also put her up against all the power forwards at UCLA — and Cori has quite a few. Sarah may not be strong enough for Betts. But she is too much for the rest of that lineup. Let Jana and Ayanna grapple with Betts, and leave the rest to Sarah.
The game that made the rounds in highlights between Sarah and Joyce Edwards teams was indicative, I expect. Joyce is a great player, sort of like Ashlyn Watkins with a better midrange game. But Sarah is a couple of notches past that. It’s not that she’s bigger or stronger or quicker. It’s that she has what they have and then some. Edwards and Watkins will be formidable next season, along with the rest of the pf/c players Dawn has collected. They’ll have more depth than UConn. But they won’t have more skills in their bigs or their guards.
I’d also put her up against all the power forwards at UCLA — and Cori has quite a few. Sarah may not be strong enough for Betts. But she is too much for the rest of that lineup. Let Jana and Ayanna grapple with Betts, and leave the rest to Sarah.