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Waiting on Kayleigh Heckel

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Blond D. said:
Do we really need Kayleigh? It wasn't like she burned up the court in any category.
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Reasonable question considering who we have coming back. however my take is that if Geno & Chris want her on the team, and they've discussed the impact of that with the current roster, then it's good enough for me. IMO there's no way that Geno will upset the chemistry cart for one player.
 
Imo, we should concentrate on next year's Kayleigh Heckel. That would be Kate Harpring. She would be the PG for the future for the Huskies. I wouldn't want to discourage her in the least amount by piling up PG's this year. Harpring, Vukosa and Robinson in the 2026 class and Geno rides off into the sunset with 4 more National Championships.
 
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I just worry that UConn has a lot of talented guards already, and will have a hard time allocating playing time. I;m also skeptical of claims that Heckel walks on water (or perhaps dribbles on water is more accurate).
 
Kayleigh might very much want to play at UConn, but is leery of committing due to a more difficult route to playing time than what Serah will likely be facing. It is a big decision.

Serah is also farther along in her career. This was a one-year commitment for her, whereas Kayleigh is far closer to a standard high school recruit at 3 of the 4 years).

Giving herself a week is not a big ask.
 
rvwsleep said:
Imo, we should concentrate on next year's Kayleigh Heckel. That would be Kate Harpring. She would be the PG for the future for the Huskies. I wouldn't want to discourage her in the least amount by piling up PG's this year. Harpring, Vukosa and Robinson in the 2026 class and Geno rides off into the sunset with 4 more National Championships.
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Our interest in Heckel may be us tipping our hand a bit. We know we aren’t getting Kate Harpring.
 
visitingcock said:
Are her semester grades in?

It’s May 3. I had several professors who didn’t have everything graded and posted by May 3 ( back in the a middle Ages)
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It is always helpful to read the thread before commenting. Her Finals are next week.
 
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I don't see the interest in Heckel at all. She is a good player but she plays the same position as your best defender and leader, and she also is not very tall. Do you really need three guards under 5'8? But more than all of that I wouldn't risk losing the loyalty I have currently to add players that weren't loyal to me in the first place. If UConn gets too addicted to the portal it will end up ending what they have built over the decades.
 
My hunch is that all roads lead to Q. Geno probably told Q she can come back to UConn if she can't find a suitable landing place in the portal, so actually, there isn't a scholarship available for Kayleigh. This creates a bottleneck for all other schools who desperately wanted Kayleigh signed and they themselves are saving one for her (except Notre Dame, they have enough for 2 squads, lol!). .

Until Q finds a place there will be no news from Kayleigh. Just my guess, but I think it is a pretty good one :p:p
 
Goodgood said:
My hunch is that all roads lead to Q. Geno probably told Q she can come back to UConn if she can't find a suitable landing place in the portal, so actually, there isn't a scholarship available for Kayleigh. This creates a bottleneck for all other schools who desperately wanted Kayleigh signed and they themselves are saving one for her (except Notre Dame, they have enough for 2 squads, lol!). .

Until Q finds a place there will be no news from Kayleigh. Just my guess, but I think it is a pretty good one :p:p
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So I'm not the only one who thought of this, probably at 3 am one day.
 
Goodgood said:
My hunch is that all roads lead to Q. Geno probably told Q she can come back to UConn if she can't find a suitable landing place in the portal, so actually, there isn't a scholarship available for Kayleigh. This creates a bottleneck for all other schools who desperately wanted Kayleigh signed and they themselves are saving one for her (except Notre Dame, they have enough for 2 squads, lol!). .

Until Q finds a place there will be no news from Kayleigh. Just my guess, but I think it is a pretty good one :p:p
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Wouldn't it be ironic (karmic?) if Q came back, discovered a new resolve, and then won a starting position and led the team to #13?
 
Rowdy831 said:
I don't see the interest in Heckel at all. She is a good player but she plays the same position as your best defender and leader, and she also is not very tall. Do you really need three guards under 5'8? But more than all of that I wouldn't risk losing the loyalty I have currently to add players that weren't loyal to me in the first place. If UConn gets too addicted to the portal it will end up ending what they have built over the decades.
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kinda agree with your post (not so much from the loyalty part) i always go by the eye test and Kayleigh Heckel
while certainly a good player who has has some sucess at a high level but in isn’t a “difference maker” and certainly doesn’t move the needle
on a 14 player roster
on the surface it seems to be saying that GA
doesn’t have confidence in some of the roster
 
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visitingcock said:
So, she can’t officially sign until next week??????
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It’s more the case that a freshman transfer can’t officially be accepted into their transcript indicates that they have completed 20% of their degree requirements, which likely includes their 2nd semester grades being submitted by their professors, who hopefully don’t sit on them before submitting them to the academic dean’s office.
 
Zonepress said:
kinda agree with your post (not so much from the loyalty part) i always go by the eye test and Kayleigh Heckel
while certainly a good player who has has some sucess at a high level but in isn’t a “difference maker” and certainly doesn’t move the needle
on a 14 player roster
on the surface it seems to be saying that GA
doesn’t have confidence in some of the roster
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Totally disagree. Heckel would make the rotation at UConn. She would be one of the top 10 players.
 
Rowdy831 said:
Do you really need three guards under 5'8?
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I'm pretty sure we don't have any guards under 5'8". KK is listed as 5'9", Ash at 5'10", Kelis is listed anywhere from 5'9" to 5'11", Azzi at 5'11", Allie at 6'0", Morgan at 6'2". K9 would be another 5'9" guard if she comes. If she doesn't, it's impossible to tell how tall she might be.
 
oldude said:
As for Kayleigh, she has only completed 1 semester in her freshman year, along with whatever courses she was able to knock out last summer. She needs to complete 20% of her degree requirements by the end of her freshman year in order to meet NCAA eligibility requirements for next year. Spring semester finals at USC are this coming week. Kayleigh was an honor student at Long Island Lutheran, so I have no doubt that she will sail through her finals. But for all of us impatient fans at UConn, ND, Michigan St and Vandy, we're just going to have to wait a little bit longer to learn her final choice. :(
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Very interesting and informative post @oldude . But wouldn't the same degree requirements be in play for the portal entrant freshmen that committed to their new schools last month? Wouldn't they be in the same position as Heckel? Just wondering.
 
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oldude said:
It’s more the case that a freshman transfer can’t officially be accepted into their transcript indicates that they have completed 20% of their degree requirements, which likely includes their 2nd semester grades being submitted by their professors, who hopefully don’t sit on them before submitting them to the academic dean’s office.
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Well, Avery Howell got accepted immediately to Washington and she was a freshman classmate of K9 at U$C...
 
Goodgood said:
Well, Avery Howell got accepted immediately to Washington and she was a freshman classmate of K9 at U$C...
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I think the issue isn't when she or the school made up their minds. It's about when the entire transaction has been approved by the NCAA. Some schools will pre-announce, assuming that approval is likely. It seems Geno has no interest in doing that.
 
For me, it's still college and players should be developing. Sure KK was great being the spark off the bench but time doesn't stand still. She's still on a development track so she has to mature into the starting PG and all that comes with it. That has to be her summer challenge. Heckel K9 could then slide in as the new sophomore spark off the bench. That let's Kelis be the combo guard I think she really is and develop as a freshman without lots of pressure.
 
my2cents said:
What the Heckel is taking so long?
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Maybe Geno told her she would not be the starting PG and she is having a hard time dealing with that thought vs going to a lesser school and definitely starting. That would not be an easy decision IMO.
 
I'm all for this transfer but I think we have conflated the two portal players here. Kayleigh is a freshman and was not a starter at USC. With the minutes she got she was a solid contributor and for all we know she may leave UConn an AA if she comes. Yes she was in a big time program but UConn is next level, which should excite here. Kaitlyn recently gave an interview and said something that surprised me initially. She said at UConn her body was transformed; that's a big word. But in the NCAAs UConn was playing with the same intensity in the 4th as they were in the 1st. That is very hard to do and speaks to the level of physical and mental conditioning when you are a Husky. I think there is much to be drawn out of Kayleigh and I hope she accepts the challenge.
 
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