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Message: [QUOTE="Fairfield Fan, post: 3946449, member: 6911"] In today's article about Juhasz, Hearst's Doug Bonjour reveals that Coach Geno and the UConn staff actively and aggressively pursued Juhasz for weeks as soon as she entered the transfer portal. That all-out attempt to land her seems to constitute a major vote of "no confidence" in ONO. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.ctinsider.com/sports/greenwichtime/article/I-have-to-take-it-Ohio-State-transfer-16098741.php[/URL] Coach Geno has never been a big fan of transfers, and with 13 scholarship athletes already on the roster, including the returning future All American, Edwards, plus ONO, plus a highly rated incoming big in DeBerry, not to mention a 6'5" Piath Gabriel, and two 6'+ forwards, it would have seemed that the front court was crowded already. What he lacked was a back-to-the-basket-capable post player in whom he had confidence. So this seems like a direct challenge to ONO's playing time in post. Indeed, not only can Juhasz play down low, she can also shoot reliably from the outside, a capability that ONO lacks. As others have pointed out, it is highly unlikely that she would have chosen UConn if Coach Geno had told her that ONO was his starting center who is likely to play the large majority of minutes in post. More likely, Coach Geno signaled to Juhasz that he needs serious help in the post, and that he would not be sitting her on the bench the next two years if she comes. We can debate ONO's relative skills and weaknesses, but Coach Geno's recruitment of Juhasz speaks volumes about how he sees his lineup. [/QUOTE]

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