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Bone Dog said:
Ok, a problem just occurred to me. In baseball, a fastball requires an offspeed pitch to be most effective. If all of your pitches are roughly the same speed, you’ll get tagged a lot.

Subbing Kayleigh for KK could be like throwing only fastballs. :D:eek::p:rolleyes:
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Just need to keep changing your spots, with some occasional "chin music" to keep the batter off the plate, to make the high & Low outside corner stuff work. It's all in the control...

With fast AND quick guards who are able to play intensely tough defense, the opposition will wear out, become frustrated, and commit silly fouls after their "pockets are picked." The bigs also gain the ability to cut the passing lanes and throw the baseball pass to start the fast break. Passing without dribbling wears out the opposition both physically and mentally like no other tactics. But all y'all know these things.

It is looking good to gain both Serah & Kayleigh into the Huskies for this portal "gathering" season!!!

Just for reference, Kaitlyn Chen (formerly of Princeton) signed for UConn on May 1st, 2024. Just for those who need past history to calibrate their "patience meter."

Whether early or late, one or both, Go Huskies!!!
 
Zarathustra said:
Here are some biographical notes for "K9": Honor student at
Port Chester H.S. where she also played softball and volleyball. She
was a 2023 Max Prep POY, a 2027 McDonald's AA, Jordan
Brand AA, and she played for "Exodus NYC" in the EYBL circuit and MVP in that
tournament. Played on the USA National U18 Basketball team, PG at
L.I. Lutheran H.S. In H.S. scored 2,400 points and had (combined?)
over 500 assists, rebounds, steals. On a 6/24/2024 scouting report
by Brandon Clay, Kayleigh was described as "an adept passer" and with
"a crisp 3-point shot". Jersey number is "9", Height is 5'9".
Sources: Biographical data for Kayleigh from USC ROSTER page and 24/7 SPORTS (CBS Sports Digital). If she was a little taller, I would call her a "SLAM DUNK"!
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But, if she was taller, would she need a different number?

5'10" #10, and nickname K10, if she would be 6'00" would she be K12, or K0? :cool::D:cool:

I think she is fine as she is, and coached by Geno, CD & company, she will be tremendous.

Now, we just need the commitment announcements...

Go Huskies!!!
 
JDForever said:
Don't think there was a hospital in Port Chester when she was born most likely she was born in Greenwich hospital or White plains. Probably meant to say she grew up in Port Chester.
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Exactly what I was thinking. I knew what you meant.
 
ec33 said:
It might seem strange, but I let Geno worry about the makeup of the roster. This isn't his first experience putting a team together. Any additions that he wants, I want.

It is his refusal to add centers after the centers he wants go elsewhere that I have trouble with.
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I think Geno wants to add a difference maker or clear improvement on what he has, and when you have a very good team there aren't many upgrades out there. This year is a good example. Jana and Ice are players 90% of the division 1 teams would love to have, but some of the top national contenders have better C's, so looking for an upgrade to keep up with them is appropriate.

If Williams goes elsewhere I'm pretty sure you will be upset again, because outside of her I don't think there is anybody at the 5 that would be better than what we have. Almost all of the top 100 ranked transfers have already made their decision and only one of those (Okot) was a top level C and she is gone.

Last year it was Beers, Iriafen or nothing, and the year before Betts was the only really good possibility. Yes Geno has missed on some top big targets, but I don't fault him because he didn't go to a far inferior plan B,C or D when no more good fits were available.
 
ec33 said:
It might seem strange, but I let Geno worry about the makeup of the roster. This isn't his first experience putting a team together. Any additions that he wants, I want.

It is his refusal to add centers after the centers he wants go elsewhere that I have trouble with.
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Well this is a pretty uninformed statement here. So you are just assuming that he refuses to keep recruiting centers in this scenario and just doesn't bother. How many 6-3 and bigger kids that are good enough to play at UConn, fit his program, and want to go to UConn do you think there are out there just waiting for Auriemma's phone call? I can tell you it's close to none.
 
JDForever said:
Don't think there was a hospital in Port Chester when she was born most likely she was born in Greenwich hospital or White plains. Probably meant to say she grew up in Port Chester.
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From her bio on ESPN.
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But her USC bio says she was born in Greenwich CT...so...
 
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EricLA said:
Either or both are a no brainer. Azzi is only here for 1 more year. This year would be a tad crowded but next year, KK and Ash (seniors), Kayleigh (junior) and Kelis (sophomore).

If UCONN is somehow able to land Jerzy out of 2026, that's another guard, but if you start Jana at the 5 and Sarah at the 4 (next year), plenty of PT for the guards/wings.

For this year, both would shore up everything. Honestly, I would want to see Williams start along with KK, Azzi, Ash/Blanca, and Sarah. We have no idea what we will get out of Carol or Ayanna, but excluding them, off the bench Kayleigh, Kelis, Blanca (if Ash starts), Ice, Jana, Allie and Gandy.

I honestly think Kayleigh hurts Allie the most - the guard spots are already filled up, and unless she makes a big jump, she'll be at the end of the bench again this season.

Bottom line players always give up personal achievements for team goals (NC, etc.) when they come to UCONN. If any of these kids want to play 35+ MPG, UConn is not the right place for them anyway...
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Not sure why Allie should be worried about Heckel? Allie was the higher ranked player and even though Heckel got more playing time last year, it was in a completely different system. Heckel is clearly not the shooter that Allie is and as for defensive skills, Heckel will have to learn a whole new system while Allie can hit the ground running. I would think Geno will make every effort to incorporate what is almost assuredly our second best three point shooter into the offense. Having said that, I do hope she will work on defensive skills as defense will surely be a big focus next season. (As it is every season)
 
BobbyJ said:
Well this is a pretty uninformed statement here. So you are just assuming that he refuses to keep recruiting centers in this scenario and just doesn't bother. How many 6-3 and bigger kids that are good enough to play at UConn, fit his program, and want to go to UConn do you think there are out there just waiting for Auriemma's phone call? I can tell you it's close to none.
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I apologize profusely. Italics is standard Internet code for "the following information is said sarcastically" in the places I travel. I thought that later saying "I stand by my sarcastic comment" would have cleared up the confusion.

But alas here I am openly saying that it was a sarcastic remark. Again, I apologize.
 
Cuango said:
Not sure why Allie should be worried about Heckel? Allie was the higher ranked player and even though Heckel got more playing time last year, it was in a completely different system. Heckel is clearly not the shooter that Allie is and as for defensive skills, Heckel will have to learn a whole new system while Allie can hit the ground running. I would think Geno will make every effort to incorporate what is almost assuredly our second best three point shooter into the offense. Having said that, I do hope she will work on defensive skills as defense will surely be a big focus next season. (As it is every season)
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High school rankings mean very little past the top 2-5 spots and year to year we still have very highly ranked high school recruits who don’t even make a big impact in college. Heckel is definitely a better defender than Ziebell. I haven’t been one of the people pushing for Heckel to come here since this all began a few weeks ago. But even I think Heckel is a better overall basketball player right now than Ziebell is. Just based on what we saw from both this past season.
 
Heytherego said:
I don’t know if that’s entirely true. Jana played pretty crucial minutes against UCLA.
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"without a BIG"?? Jana IMHO came up "Big" as noted by Heytherego (above)
and ICE Brady was exceptional in the NCAA (IMHO): screening, passing, and that (highlight reel) pass to Sarah "diving to the basket" (quoting from Rebecca Lobo).
"ICE" may "only" be 6'3" but she is a strong presence in the post and effective
at the HIGH POST (again those screens and her passing). What SERAH
brings is more scoring options, BIG 10 experience, and A LOT of defensive
presence. I can't wait to see the UCONN 2024 -2025 Roster!
 
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