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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2021 12:45:14 GMT -5
Mir is 5'11. I am not a fan of guard into front court experiment . To me , she should be working on guard skills. Ball handling, shooting, and passing, and putting pressure on the ball defensively. She is athletic and can jump, true. How is playing the frontcourt at her size helping " her personal " player development ? Mir came in as a wing. Her skills are a better fit as a four/three as opposed to a three four. Last season, her best chance to get onto the floor was to play at the four, where options were more limited. [For proof note that Anna played mostly four when she was starting ... and having some troubles in that transition, and that Evina played a lot in the four late in the season. We think of Aaliyah as a perfect four (with good reason), but last season, she played mostly center. Probably because both she and Liv had frequent foul troubles.] Mir's effort, defense, and nose for the ball are great. Passing is also a strength. She is a very good finisher (especially on a break), too. This season, her ball handling and outside shooting are behind a logjam of candidates to play on the wing ... Paige, Evina, Azzi, Caroline, and a few more. Geno included her in the list of several players who split practice time between bigs and guards. So this season, her best access to minutes is likely to continue to be at the four. As far as development, she is practicing with some of the best players in WCBB. She is receiving input from the greatest coaching team in women's basketball history. She earned floor time in the exhibition game. We will see how much time she gets as the games get real, but there is a very real possibility that there will be a lot of opportunities in this season for resting the stars, opening up minutes for people who are deserving ... Mir, Saylor, Amari, Piath ... each quality players who live outside the central rotation ... which I believe will be ten players in varying allocations. If her basketball future moves on to the professional ranks, she will likely follow a path not unlike that of her idol, Gabby (though I don't expect to see McLean playing at center in big minutes for UCONN as was Williams). Meaning that Mir will need to make a mark in whatever role is available to achieve being "noticed", and that she will need to find and/or further develop skillsets that doesn't end up with her trying to defend Stewie, EDD, Asa Wilson, etc. in the W. Gabby has grown her game immensely, where she now shoots 3's with a very good accuracy and she handles the ball like a guard!! |
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Post by swash on Nov 9, 2021 13:21:32 GMT -5
Aubry won't leave. She's still trying to learn Husky basketball. Do you remember how the summer of her sophomore year was when she would learn the game, develope a shot and become a force with her athleticism? She didn't. This summer Geno said (paraphrase) they were looking for a place to play her. I take that to mean she has yet to find a reliable shot that might suggest where she might play. Her lack of knowledge of the UConn offense has meant that while she's out there she slows down or stalls the offense. She drifts around the rim without recognition of where other players are headed, busting a play. For all of that she made a 6+ point contribution and a fair number of rebounds but at what cost. Great kid, superb athlete, but no ball player. I agree with most of what you state here, but to add some color.... Aubrey was a key contributor in the Tennessee, Arkansas, Baylor, and Arizona games. This the complete list of opponents that threatened UCONN. It is possible these would all have been losses without her. She is the best open floor defender on the team. She's outstanding in a running game, too. She gets rebounds nobody else does, and generally battles for the ball everywhere. In hockey, the best lines need someone to "dig the puck out of the corner," who usually isn't the one scoring the goals or getting the assists. That's Aubrey. Geno's description is not just hyperbole. You watch the right times and ask why is this kid not an all American, and you watch the wrong times and wonder how she made the team. Not only does she bring athleticism, but her effort is infectious. Want to see more aggressiveness? Sprinkle in Aubrey and Nika first. One of my favorite parts of the Ft Hays game was that Aaliyah (in the second half), Caroline, and Dorka each seemed to bring some of that, too. As a frosh, AG wowed us with her ability to contribute despite being a bit "lost" sometimes. As a sophomore, she added making a lot more of the "junk" shots and was lost a lot less often. Even stronger this season, I anticipate a continued progression... more effective in her floor time, stronger, in the right place more often. You talk cost, but last season there simply weren't enough options if Liv and/or Aaliyah weren't able to be on the floor. With the addition of Dorka, that deficit will be less, but I still believe Griffin will be in the key rotation. |
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Post by rockymtblue2 on Nov 9, 2021 13:35:42 GMT -5
Clearly Geno wants her best stuff and he's trying to make a more comfortable fit for her on the floor.
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Post by swash on Nov 9, 2021 13:57:12 GMT -5
Mir came in as a wing. Her skills are a better fit as a four/three as opposed to a three four. Last season, her best chance to get onto the floor was to play at the four, where options were more limited. [For proof note that Anna played mostly four when she was starting ... and having some troubles in that transition, and that Evina played a lot in the four late in the season. We think of Aaliyah as a perfect four (with good reason), but last season, she played mostly center. Probably because both she and Liv had frequent foul troubles.] Mir's effort, defense, and nose for the ball are great. Passing is also a strength. She is a very good finisher (especially on a break), too. This season, her ball handling and outside shooting are behind a logjam of candidates to play on the wing ... Paige, Evina, Azzi, Caroline, and a few more. Geno included her in the list of several players who split practice time between bigs and guards. So this season, her best access to minutes is likely to continue to be at the four. As far as development, she is practicing with some of the best players in WCBB. She is receiving input from the greatest coaching team in women's basketball history. She earned floor time in the exhibition game. We will see how much time she gets as the games get real, but there is a very real possibility that there will be a lot of opportunities in this season for resting the stars, opening up minutes for people who are deserving ... Mir, Saylor, Amari, Piath ... each quality players who live outside the central rotation ... which I believe will be ten players in varying allocations. If her basketball future moves on to the professional ranks, she will likely follow a path not unlike that of her idol, Gabby (though I don't expect to see McLean playing at center in big minutes for UCONN as was Williams). Meaning that Mir will need to make a mark in whatever role is available to achieve being "noticed", and that she will need to find and/or further develop skillsets that doesn't end up with her trying to defend Stewie, EDD, Asa Wilson, etc. in the W. Gabby has grown her game immensely, where she now shoots 3's with a very good accuracy and she handles the ball like a guard!! Yes. would she have gotten that chance without distinguishing herself in a different role at UCONN? I don't think so, but we'll never know for sure. Her passing was already the best on the team for her final two years. |
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Post by bulkey on Nov 9, 2021 15:31:07 GMT -5
Aubry won't leave. She's still trying to learn Husky basketball. Do you remember how the summer of her sophomore year was when she would learn the game, develope a shot and become a force with her athleticism? She didn't. This summer Geno said (paraphrase) they were looking for a place to play her. I take that to mean she has yet to find a reliable shot that might suggest where she might play. Her lack of knowledge of the UConn offense has meant that while she's out there she slows down or stalls the offense. She drifts around the rim without recognition of where other players are headed, busting a play. For all of that she made a 6+ point contribution and a fair number of rebounds but at what cost. Great kid, superb athlete, but no ball player. I agree with most of what you state here, but to add some color.... Aubrey was a key contributor in the Tennessee, Arkansas, Baylor, and Arizona games. This the complete list of opponents that threatened UCONN. It is possible these would all have been losses without her. She is the best open floor defender on the team. She's outstanding in a running game, too. She gets rebounds nobody else does, and generally battles for the ball everywhere. In hockey, the best lines need someone to "dig the puck out of the corner," who usually isn't the one scoring the goals or getting the assists. That's Aubrey. Geno's description is not just hyperbole. You watch the right times and ask why is this kid not an all American, and you watch the wrong times and wonder how she made the team. Not only does she bring athleticism, but her effort is infectious. Want to see more aggressiveness? Sprinkle in Aubrey and Nika first. One of my favorite parts of the Ft Hays game was that Aaliyah (in the second half), Caroline, and Dorka each seemed to bring some of that, too. As a frosh, AG wowed us with her ability to contribute despite being a bit "lost" sometimes. As a sophomore, she added making a lot more of the "junk" shots and was lost a lot less often. Even stronger this season, I anticipate a continued progression... more effective in her floor time, stronger, in the right place more often. You talk cost, but last season there simply weren't enough options if Liv and/or Aaliyah weren't able to be on the floor. With the addition of Dorka, that deficit will be less, but I still believe Griffin will be in the key rotation. And I think she's the perfect 1 in the 3- 1-1 zone press. |
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