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Cheddie said:
Depends on players' attitudes and acceptance of team. In two years, Geno will have CW, MW, AM, NM, PB and EW. That's six players, not counting ONO or another big. Yeah, they are versatile players, but obviously they all can't be on the floor at the same time. I trust Geno to work things out, but in Storrs, as elsewhere, players do become disillusioned. I agree with the need for depth, so god forbid, if things don't work out, someone is injured, etc., the team isn't too damaged. But it's a legitimate topic of discussion.
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I think the idea is to avoid having one player on the court for 40 minutes. Crystal was clearly worn down at the end of last season. Rotating Crystal, Christyn, Evina, and Anna in the guard/wing spots will be heavenly. Meg will play forward at the 3/4 spots, imo

Three spots x 40 minutes / 4 people = 30 minutes each
 
huskeynut said:
As to Evina throwing her coaches under the bus and her Mom being a "helicopter mom", I'm going to reserved judgement.

We do not have the complete context of Evina's quote ...
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Here is her statement, in context:

"Westbrook: "...steps need to be taken with our staff..."

 
A couple more thoughts on this wonderful news:
  • Charlie Crème needs to redo his way to early top 25. He should know better than to bet against Geno.
  • There are transfers and there are transfers. Evina now becomes the highest rated transfer ever as far as I know.
  • Assuming Evina is eligible to play next season, I am hoping that the UConn-TN game in January is played in Hartford where I expect the game to be a sellout. It will be one hot ticket to get your hands on.
 
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Bills Fan said:
It's hard to argue with the old phrase that you can never have too much talent, but how many guards of this quality can you really use? Is she a pure 1/2 or can she play the 3. Next year, not much of a problem with CD, CW and EW, but the following year there is a logjam with CW, EW, NM and PB unless one of them can play some minutes at the 3.
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Having a good group of athletic guards gives Geno the opportunity to press for major minutes without the worry of late-game fatigue. And those players should love the chance to run, run, run.
 
arch said:
Della Donne?
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Well, perhaps, but EDD was gone before the start of fall classes. She never attended a single practice or played in a game, and when she enrolled at DE, she basically gave up basketball and played volleyball for a time. Hard to think of her as a transfer.
 
Bajan Best said:
LOL, Am I the only with this thought? :););)

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Especially thorougbreds.

It sure was fun though watching Margo's head explode while her mouth was moving.
 
Cheddie said:
Depends on players' attitudes and acceptance of team. In two years, Geno will have CW, MW, AM, NM, PB and EW. That's six players, not counting ONO or another big. Yeah, they are versatile players, but obviously they all can't be on the floor at the same time. I trust Geno to work things out, but in Storrs, as elsewhere, players do become disillusioned. I agree with the need for depth, so god forbid, if things don't work out, someone is injured, etc., the team isn't too damaged. But it's a legitimate topic of discussion.
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You are totally right with regards to the player's attitudes. But I want to point something else out...

Not a single player who enrolled in classes and played for UCONN has EVER transferred and gone on to play hoops in the WNBA. Not a single one. The highest rated players who transferred were Walker, Banks, Edwards, Boykin and Espinosa-Hunter. Jury's out on how AEH will do, but I was using those transfers to make my point about playing time.

This past year every UCONN starter averaged over 30 MPG. Danger was the highest at 34.9 MPG. There's NO reason on a deep team that starters CAN'T average 23-25 MPG AND be totally happy with that. Given the dept and sheer talent, I can see Irwin, Bent, and Camara (if she's not healthy) ONLY really coming in to play the last 3-4 minutes of a game.

In 2 years, UCONN will have lost from the end of this season Danger, Irwin, Bent, Camara, and Adebayo. Thus far they will ONLY have:
SR: Walker, Westbrook
JR: Williams, ONO
SO: Griffin, Makurat
FR: Bueckers, Muhl

I would expect if Geno gets NO other regular/grad transfers, or ANY other player from the Griffin/Makurat class, then he would take at least 2 more kids from Buecker's class, and probably 3 for a total of 5. But, I expect him to add more. I still think we get 1 more kid for this coming season. We will see soon enough tho...
 
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I don't how to put video's up yet but I want everyone to please go look at NBA LIVE IS MINE aka Breaking news video on Evina Westbrook commitment to UConn on Youtube. The biggest UConn hater I seen up to date. He talks about how playing in the AAC wont make her better and we wont ever win another NC. If someone can find that video and post that would be motivation for all UConn players coaches and fans to dislike his video and prove him wrong
 
CTisballers said:
I don't how to put video's up yet but I want everyone to please go look at NBA LIVE IS MINE aka Breaking news video on Evina Westbrook commitment to UConn on Youtube. The biggest UConn hater I seen up to date. He talks about how playing in the AAC wont make her better and we wont ever win another NC. If someone can find that video and post that would be motivation for all UConn players coaches and fans to dislike his video and prove him wrong
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Man, we're really scraping the bottom of the YouTube barrel.

I didn't know about this person before, and now I regret looking him up. He doesn't even deserve the clicks. His videos are rank-amateurish and, frankly, a bit trashy.
 
Plebe said:
Man, we're really scraping the bottom of the YouTube barrel.

I didn't know about this person before, and now I regret looking him up. He doesn't even deserve the clicks. His videos are rank-amateurish and, frankly, a bit trashy.
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I don’t believe it gets any lower than the “bottom of the YouTube barrel,” unless you’re surrounded by fire and brimstone.....:confused:
 
CTisballers said:
I don't how to put video's up yet but I want everyone to please go look at NBA LIVE IS MINE aka Breaking news video on Evina Westbrook commitment to UConn on Youtube. The biggest UConn hater I seen up to date. He talks about how playing in the AAC wont make her better and we wont ever win another NC. If someone can find that video and post that would be motivation for all UConn players coaches and fans to dislike his video and prove him wrong
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Lordy be, that guy is something. He is the stereotypical dude who watches no women’s sports, but will tell you “everything” about women’s sports based on what he hears on Sports Center.

And I love how he kept going back to Evina seeing the error of her ways as soon as they get to the NCAA tounamaent. Ummm. Isn’t that what happened this year when UT was one and done?

Ugh. So much ugh.
 
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RockyMTblue2 said:
I think that may be the long version of Sorry not Sorry.
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It's what Sal Marchiano said when ESPN fired him in the early 1990's. I just changed "Bristol, CT" to Knoxville.
 
So here's the one question I have: how will Westbrook react to UConn WBB culture? It takes a while to figure things out in Storrs. It is a demanding place to play. Westbrook only has two years (assuming a waiver) to do it. There are a few things in her favor:
1) She's hungry to be coached. I think she didn't feel like she was getting enough of that in Knoxville.
2) Megan Walker, and I can't overstate the value of her. She's got a close friend who has already explained the way things work in Storrs and is someone she can vent to.
3) She thought about her decision carefully. I'm sure, give her prior situation, she, her parents, and Geno and Chris had a thoughtful discussion about expectations.

I assume that she'll get a crash course in 'the world according to Daily' over the summer.
 
CTisballers said:
I don't how to put video's up yet but I want everyone to please go look at NBA LIVE IS MINE aka Breaking news video on Evina Westbrook commitment to UConn on Youtube. The biggest UConn hater I seen up to date. He talks about how playing in the AAC wont make her better and we wont ever win another NC. If someone can find that video and post that would be motivation for all UConn players coaches and fans to dislike his video and prove him wrong
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Why would you give a troll traffic to his post? It’s exactly what he wants
 
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EricLA said:
You are totally right with regards to the player's attitudes. But I want to point something else out...

Not a single player who enrolled in classes and played for UCONN has EVER transferred and gone on to play hoops in the WNBA. Not a single one. The highest rated players who transferred were Walker, Banks, Edwards, Boykin and Espinosa-Hunter. Jury's out on how AEH will do, but I was using those transfers to make my point about playing time.

This past year every UCONN starter averaged over 30 MPG. Danger was the highest at 34.9 MPG. There's NO reason on a deep team that starters CAN'T average 23-25 MPG AND be totally happy with that. Given the dept and sheer talent, I can see Irwin, Bent, and Camara (if she's not healthy) ONLY really coming in to play the last 3-4 minutes of a game.

In 2 years, UCONN will have lost from the end of this season Danger, Irwin, Bent, Camara, and Adebayo. Thus far they will ONLY have:
SR: Walker, Westbrook
JR: Williams, ONO
SO: Griffin, Makurat
FR: Bueckers, Muhl

I would expect if Geno gets NO other regular/grad transfers, or ANY other player from the Griffin/Makurat class, then he would take at least 2 more kids from Buecker's class, and probably 3 for a total of 5. But, I expect him to add more. I still think we get 1 more kid for this coming season. We will see soon enough tho...
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After some unusual activity on the recruiting front, we will have a balanced roster of multiple impact players in each class. It's a long, strange trip, but that is a nice roster. I'd like to see a wing and a post or two in the freshman (2020) class.
 
I feel vindicated. My few posts stated that Geno will figure the whole thing out.....smart, shrewd....I've seen him in action with HS recruits many years ago....soooo different than all the others. Did not have anxious look that all the other big time coaches had. Look back at what I said.....Geno knows exactly how to carry it out. Looking forward to enjoying the fruits of his labor in the next few years.
 
Kevin G said:
I can only imagine The Summit right now....(Sorry I had to!)

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Yeah this isn't going over well at all. Like Margo said at least 10 times in her rant, "UConn??? Really? Girl, of all the places you coulda went, and you go to UConn??

The funniest is their accusation that "She did this on purpose." What??? No, of course it was a random accident. She couldn't help it - totally out of her control that she ended up here. (#$%^&*?????)
 
j66kicker said:
Yeah this isn't going over well at all. Like Margo said at least 10 times in her rant, "UConn??? Really? Girl, of all the places you coulda went, and you go to UConn??

The funniest is their accusation that "She did this on purpose." What??? No, of course it was a random accident. She couldn't help it - totally out of her control that she ended up here. (#$%^&*?????)
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Where can i find the margo video?
 
And of all the people we could of had a video of who might of had effusive praise for her we have Margo??? Margo???
 
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