Post by linkster on Sept 22, 2022 15:39:51 GMT -5
- A nice article about her developing her dunking.
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Ayanna Patterson is ready to dunk
The freshman has gone viral over the last couple of years for her dunking ability. She’s ready to bring the hammer down in Storrs.
The freshman has gone viral over the last couple of years for her dunking ability. She’s ready to bring the hammer down in Storrs.
She had been working to improve her leaping ability but hadn’t actually tried to throw it down until one day in the summer of 2020. Patterson’s trainer was running late, so she found herself with some time to kill and decided to give it a shot.
“I just set up my phone, I was like, ‘Okay, let me see if I can dunk.’ And so I just went out there, set it up at different angles, and just tried to dunk it,” she said. “I dunked with one hand easily and then I was like, ‘Maybe I could do it with two.’ And I did it with two and I was like ‘Oh wait!’ I surprised myself a little bit.”
“I just set up my phone, I was like, ‘Okay, let me see if I can dunk.’ And so I just went out there, set it up at different angles, and just tried to dunk it,” she said. “I dunked with one hand easily and then I was like, ‘Maybe I could do it with two.’ And I did it with two and I was like ‘Oh wait!’ I surprised myself a little bit.”
“Ayanna’s gonna dunk this year,” Paige Bueckers said. “Anytime she misses layup I’m just like, ‘Bruh, you’re already above the rim. Why don’t you just dunk it?’”
I've never been a fan of dunking. I see too many wcbb defenders undercut players up that high because they rarely have to defend it. But a wcbb player to dunking in a game is instant fame.
I like this shot from the Jordan Brand game. I was leery of her upper body strength. Watching her rip boards in that game convinced me that she was flying under the radar.
She's as athletic as Gabby was and without losing 2 years she is more skilled. Oh yeah, she is also taller and stronger.
I'll bet Geno & Chris are yelling at her every day.
