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Who will be the biggest surprise this year?

Who will be the biggest surprise this year?

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Of the players listed, who do you think will be the biggest surprise - not necessarily scoring the most, but who will produce in unexpected and surprising ways?
 
For me it's between HB and MJ and I'm gonna say Heather. I think Kia is gonna push her and Heather will come up big on defense and rebounding.
 
I think we already have heard about how well BB was playing so I'm not sure she'll be much of a surprise at this point. I thnk we're not hearing so much about Kiah and yet we really need her to step up. KML I'm just expecting to be a superstar.
 
Drumguy said:
I think we already have heard about how well BB was playing so I'm not sure she'll be much of a surprise at this point. I thnk we're not hearing so much about Kiah and yet we really need her to step up. KML I'm just expecting to be a superstar.
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I'm wondering what would be a greater surprise: Heather with 4 points and 3 rebounds per game or Kiah with 8 points and 7 rebounds per game. I would expect Kiah to outplay Heather, so does lesser stats make Heather a bigger surprise?
 
jdubct said:
I'm wondering what would be a greater surprise: Heather with 4 points and 3 rebounds per game or Kiah with 8 points and 7 rebounds per game. I would expect Kiah to outplay Heather, so does lesser stats make Heather a bigger surprise?
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I'm not sure. i think in that case the bigger surprise might be who gets the most playing time, or who is first off the bench...
 
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I just don't think BB will be a surprise anymore. GA and staff clearly think enough of her to start her so nothing she is gonna do is going to surprise me!! I think she will be awesome.

I am hoping for MJ to break out this year!!!!
 
I not sure why you left Tiffany Hayes off your list.

As a Senior, all the complaints about her game will be gone. Her pull up jumper will be deadly. She will be a defensive wiz. Her 3 point shooting will jump back to the upper 30%'s. Her leadship will be off the charts.

You want your possible BE Player of the year and AA? Look no further.
 
doggydaddy said:
I not sure why you left Tiffany Hayes off your list.

As a Senior, all the complaints about her game will be gone. Her pull up jumper will be deadly. She will be a defensive wiz. Her 3 point shooting will jump back to the upper 30%'s. Her leadship will be off the charts.

You want your possible BE Player of the year and AA? Look no further.
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I like the way you think. Skylar who?

BE POY: TH
BE FOY: KML
 
doggydaddy said:
I not sure why you left Tiffany Hayes off your list.

As a Senior, all the complaints about her game will be gone. Her pull up jumper will be deadly. She will be a defensive wiz. Her 3 point shooting will jump back to the upper 30%'s. Her leadship will be off the charts.

You want your possible BE Player of the year and AA? Look no further.
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I know I didn't make up the list but as far as I'm concerned that wouldn't be a surprise.
 
I am the first vote for KML. Just trying to be different. Recall 4 years ago when the new kid on the block--the one wearing #23, about whom Doug Bruno said to Geno, "Tell me the truth. She's even better than you thought. Isn't she?"--was amazing? It's deja vu.

DaddyChoc and I agree totally on this (I think). Kaleena will be even better than you thought. I think we have 4 AA candidates, and the supremely talented frosh is one of them. Jantel and Maya proved that a player can be conference POY as a frosh. Some kids are just different. Maya was the ultimate winner. Kaleena is cut from the same fabric.
 
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The choice for me was easy; I feel that Brianna Banks will be a major contributor this year. To me she is a bigger Lorin Dixson with offense.
 
My brain sez put your money on Banks (pun intended), but my heart sez "Buck."
 
I think Kelly will find her old shooting stroke and find nothing but the bottom of the net.
 
doggydaddy said:
I not sure why you left Tiffany Hayes off your list.

As a Senior, all the complaints about her game will be gone. Her pull up jumper will be deadly. She will be a defensive wiz. Her 3 point shooting will jump back to the upper 30%'s. Her leadship will be off the charts.

You want your possible BE Player of the year and AA? Look no further.
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well i left her off the list because she was the 2nd best player on the team last year, at least from a statistical standpoint. i get that people feel she was inconsistent, but i expect her to score 16+ PPG, average 3 assists per game and grab 4-5 RPG. i'd be surprised if she were NOT an AA this year. 2nd or 3rd team for sure. so that's why she wasn't on the list...

so anyway, i didn't think her having a really good year would be a surprise, but apparently others did so i should have added her. next time....
 
I got to thinking about this thread, inquiring who we EXPECT to SURPRISE us. Is that a contradiction or some sort of an oxymoron? After all, you can't be surprised by something you expect. DOH!
 
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I expect great from KML and BB; so I voted for KS, because if she turns it up, I'll be amazed and very happy. I was looking at her Italy production and was pleased, but then it seems that almost everyone played well.
 
ericsandiego said:
well i left her off the list because she was the 2nd best player on the team last year, at least from a statistical standpoint. i get that people feel she was inconsistent, but i expect her to score 16+ PPG, average 3 assists per game and grab 4-5 RPG. i'd be surprised if she were NOT an AA this year. 2nd or 3rd team for sure. so that's why she wasn't on the list...

so anyway, i didn't think her having a really good year would be a surprise, but apparently others did so i should have added her. next time....
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Indeed, there is very little that would surprise regarding Tiffany. Maybe if she grows 4 more inches, that would surprise some folks.

Since Lauren was not in the poll ... well, that surprises me. Lauren certainly has lots of opportunites to spring a surprise. Of couse, I don't expect it. (Tip of the hat to Kib)
 
Interesting question: Can someone expecting to be surprised be surprised. The answer must be yes so long as it is not what expected and/or arrived in a way or time other than when it was expected. So yes, we can still be surprised by BB.

I mean, really, think about it. DD surprises us all the time. Folks at the Summitt are still reeling from his graciousness. Which, BTW, DD was a wonderful post.
 
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Kibitzer said:
I don't have a clue, so why guess?
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I say all of the above plus the other players plus the coaches and the entire BB world will be surprised and shocked when we win the National Championship!!!!!
 
VAUConnFan said:
I don't have a clue, so why guess

+1

I'm with you.
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then why bother posting in the thread? if it doesn't interest you then feel free to move on. some fans on this board never cease to amaze me... :rolleyes:

i mean, we have no idea what future recruits Geno is going to get so why bother discussing that? We have no idea how long Pat will last so why discuss that? we have no idea if they will win the BET, or NCAA's, so why bother discussing that? we have no idea how many games they will lose so why bother discussing that? we have no idea how many minutes per game or points per game the players will score so why bother discussing that? we have no idea if Doty will be 100% so why discuss that?

i could go on and on and on and on but you get the point.
 
ericsandiego said:
then why bother posting in the thread? if it doesn't interest you then feel free to move on. some fans on this board never cease to amaze me... :rolleyes:
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If they always surprise you, eric, then you should have had them on the list. :p
 
Johnson. They'll all perform well, but would any of the others really be a surprise? We've come to expect greatness from everyone else. But Johnson was a mop-up player this year. I think she'll have a breakthrough year.
 
Sonny44 said:
I say all of the above plus the other players plus the coaches and the entire BB world will be surprised and shocked when we win the National Championship!!!!!
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Really? I've seen similar posts elsewhere, and don't get it. Do folks seriously believe that anyone who knows anything about WCBB would be surprised, let alone shocked, if the Huskies get another big banner. They may not be expecting or predicting it, but tey sure as hell wouldn't be surprised by another UConn N.C. Gimme a break! More likely be shaking there heads in disbelief that they didn't look at the record and PICK them. I suspect there will be some 'experts' who in fact do pick the Huskies as the favorite (perhaps unwisely) ... there definitely will be many who will put them in the mix.

Am I wrong?
 
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