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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2023 10:46:37 GMT -5
I imagine this is today's agenda for her, assuming she is here. I imagine NCAA must declare her eligible as well. And that may have already been done, as it can be taken care of on line pretty easily. We know absolutely nothing, just as Geno wants it. All the discussion about playing, using a year...its all futile. Other teams have done it, and the players are on the court. Speculation, rumors and endless conversations about it only get people all spicy. We'll find out soon enough The January entry has become more common since Covid, but it's still a rare occurrence.
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Post by rockymtblue2 on Jan 23, 2023 11:47:29 GMT -5
Definitely didn't work for Saylor Poffenberger. I was keen on her. Thought her giving up was a mistake; still do.
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Post by UConnChapette on Jan 23, 2023 11:49:57 GMT -5
Definitely didn't work for Saylor Poffenberger. I was keen on her. Thought her giving up was a mistake; still do. She is not being terribly productive for Arkansas. But she transferred for reasons unrelated to basketball (according to her mom) so it may have worked out for her in the end.
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Post by phil on Jan 23, 2023 12:09:59 GMT -5
Not playing this season
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Post by UConnChapette on Jan 23, 2023 12:11:52 GMT -5
LinkJana is not expected to play this season. She started classes today. She will wear number 24 - Roster has been updated.
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Post by UConnChapette on Jan 23, 2023 12:12:34 GMT -5
You beat me to it, Phil. Literally by a minute or two
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2023 14:27:52 GMT -5
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Post by linkster on Jan 23, 2023 14:29:53 GMT -5
Geno related that after Senechal had practiced for a week he asked his coaches who the starter was that would sit so she could start.
This isn't a 24 year old graduate student. Nor is she Juste Jocyte who turns 18 in 2023 and has been playing in the Euro league since she was 14.
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Post by UConnChapette on Jan 23, 2023 14:41:29 GMT -5
I am fine with her not playing this year. I would hate to have her lose a full year of eligibility.
But there is no denying that having another scholarship player available (which, technically she is even if Geno has no intention to player her a single minute) helps keep UConn more likely to meet the 7 player rule and avoid future postponements/cancellations.
I see the benefit of her enrolling early in terms of gaining experience, learning the offense and defense, gaining strength, establishing repour with her teammates, easing into college academics and college life in general. She will be much more ready to step in on day one in the 2023-2024 season.
I note on the roster she is listed as a center. Not that it means anything in the UConn offense which is position-less. I just found it interesting.
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Post by UConnChapette on Jan 23, 2023 14:42:58 GMT -5
Also Anna Markurat's number.......and Kerry Bascom, Charde Houson, Briana Pulido. Among others
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2023 14:53:33 GMT -5
I am fine with her not playing this year. I would hate to have her lose a full year of eligibility. But there is no denying that having another scholarship player available (which, technically she is even if Geno has no intention to player her a single minute) helps keep UConn more likely to meet the 7 player rule and avoid future postponements/cancellations. I see the benefit of her enrolling early in terms of gaining experience, learning the offense and defense, gaining strength, establishing repour with her teammates, easing into college academics and college life in general. She will be much more ready to step in on day one in the 2023-2024 season. I note on the roster she is listed as a center. Not that it means anything in the UConn offense which is position-less. I just found it interesting. She did play center for the Egyptian Team, but she also moved around a lot; even handling the ball and shooting 3's.
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Post by bulkey on Jan 23, 2023 15:13:49 GMT -5
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Post by grrrrr on Jan 23, 2023 17:05:24 GMT -5
Definitely didn't work for Saylor Poffenberger. I was keen on her. Thought her giving up was a mistake; still do. Agree 100%, oh well.
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Post by bulkey on Jan 23, 2023 17:20:53 GMT -5
Definitely didn't work for Saylor Poffenberger. I was keen on her. Thought her giving up was a mistake; still do. Agree 100%, oh well. If the last couple of games are an indication, she's scraping the bottom. But, if everyone had remained healthy this year (including Paige and Ice), I think Saylor would have ended up near the end of the bench. Still getting 10-15 minutes/game, but not the most competitive. No sure what the right path for her was/is. Kind of a tweener on talent.
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Post by rukia on Jan 23, 2023 17:45:31 GMT -5
If the last couple of games are an indication, she's scraping the bottom. But, if everyone had remained healthy this year (including Paige and Ice), I think Saylor would have ended up near the end of the bench. Still getting 10-15 minutes/game, but not the most competitive. No sure what the right path for her was/is. Kind of a tweener on talent. I don’t think Saylor is that good. Not right now anyway. She is okay. But I think she is in the right situation now. She would not be afforded the same patience with her shooting at UConn. Arkansas has been unbelievably patient with it.
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Post by bulkey on Jan 23, 2023 18:36:25 GMT -5
If the last couple of games are an indication, she's scraping the bottom. But, if everyone had remained healthy this year (including Paige and Ice), I think Saylor would have ended up near the end of the bench. Still getting 10-15 minutes/game, but not the most competitive. No sure what the right path for her was/is. Kind of a tweener on talent. I don’t think Saylor is that good. Not right now anyway. She is okay. But I think she is in the right situation now. She would not be afforded the same patience with her shooting at UConn. Arkansas has been unbelievably patient with it. Interesting thing is that it's not just her shooting; it's that she's not even taking shots. Just 3 or 4/game for the past couple of games. I thought maybe she was hurt, but she's logging lots of minutes. Her self-confidence is so low that she's a non-entity out there.
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Post by rockymtblue2 on Jan 23, 2023 19:34:34 GMT -5
If the last couple of games are an indication, she's scraping the bottom. But, if everyone had remained healthy this year (including Paige and Ice), I think Saylor would have ended up near the end of the bench. Still getting 10-15 minutes/game, but not the most competitive. No sure what the right path for her was/is. Kind of a tweener on talent. If she caught on she would have been a valuable force. Had to get her head together.
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Post by rickster on Jan 23, 2023 22:02:23 GMT -5
Since Cassandre Prosper and Chloe Kitts have played this season, Will they lose a year of eligibility
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Post by rukia on Jan 23, 2023 22:06:27 GMT -5
I think Kitts made a mistake. I am not sure why she rushed into college. She will blink and be a sophomore
Prosper is Canadian. And I think there are rules against NIL for non-American players. Additionally, she may leave at any time to play international imo. Kitts is the one that makes no sense to me.
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Post by swash on Jan 24, 2023 6:40:15 GMT -5
Since Cassandre Prosper and Chloe Kitts have played this season, Will they lose a year of eligibility Yes.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2023 7:45:25 GMT -5
If the last couple of games are an indication, she's scraping the bottom. But, if everyone had remained healthy this year (including Paige and Ice), I think Saylor would have ended up near the end of the bench. Still getting 10-15 minutes/game, but not the most competitive. No sure what the right path for her was/is. Kind of a tweener on talent. Saylor is playing a center-like role for Arkansas and she's leading them in rebounding. I've watched quite a few of their games and Saylor does ok against teams without a strong front court presence; but she struggles against good, physical bigs. She's about 6'2" and long, but she's not overly athletic and quick like Aubrey or Ayanna. She's a good basketball player and - had she remained @ UConn - she'd have played this season with all of our injuries. That being said, she's NOT as good as Ducharme and she's not a difference-maker against top 25 level teams. These are Saylor's stats against LSU (2X) & South Carolina for this season: in 3 games she played a total of 80 minutes, shot 2-6, scoring a total of 6 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and was mostly a non-factor.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2023 7:51:25 GMT -5
I don’t think Saylor is that good. Not right now anyway. She is okay. But I think she is in the right situation now. She would not be afforded the same patience with her shooting at UConn. Arkansas has been unbelievably patient with it. Interesting thing is that it's not just her shooting; it's that she's not even taking shots. Just 3 or 4/game for the past couple of games. I thought maybe she was hurt, but she's logging lots of minutes. Her self-confidence is so low that she's a non-entity out there. Coach Neighbors has a BIG shortage, so he's got Saylor playing that role on his team where she leads them with 7.2 per game. Saylor is NOT really a center, but she does get her minutes. Against the very few good teams they've played this season, Saylor struggles and doesn't take too many shots. Against LSU 2X and South Carolina she was a non-factor. Maybe she'd do better as a wing, but I'm not so sure?
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Post by swash on Jan 24, 2023 9:28:53 GMT -5
If the last couple of games are an indication, she's scraping the bottom. But, if everyone had remained healthy this year (including Paige and Ice), I think Saylor would have ended up near the end of the bench. Still getting 10-15 minutes/game, but not the most competitive. No sure what the right path for her was/is. Kind of a tweener on talent. Saylor is playing a center-like role for Arkansas and she's leading them in rebounding. I've watched quite a few of their games and Saylor does ok against teams without a strong front court presence; but she struggles against good, physical bigs. She's about 6'2" and long, but she's not overly athletic and quick like Aubrey or Ayanna. She's a good basketball player and - had she remained @ UConn - she'd have played this season with all of our injuries. That being said, she's NOT as good as Ducharme and she's not a difference-maker against top 25 level teams. These are Saylor's stats against LSU (2X) & South Carolina for this season: in 3 games she played a total of 80 minutes, shot 2-6, scoring a total of 6 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and was mostly a non-factor. Playing out of position is tough. Saylor was a natural 2/3. She's playing 4/5.
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Post by phil on Jan 24, 2023 10:05:21 GMT -5
And I think there are rules against NIL for non-American players.
I didn't know this. What about the pooling, which is done by some teams? I'd like to learn more. Does this mean Nika, Dorka, Inês, Aaliyah, and Lou are not getting any NIL deals, or sharing when Paige shares?
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Post by swash on Jan 24, 2023 10:10:38 GMT -5
Saylor is playing a center-like role for Arkansas and she's leading them in rebounding. I've watched quite a few of their games and Saylor does ok against teams without a strong front court presence; but she struggles against good, physical bigs. She's about 6'2" and long, but she's not overly athletic and quick like Aubrey or Ayanna. She's a good basketball player and - had she remained @ UConn - she'd have played this season with all of our injuries. That being said, she's NOT as good as Ducharme and she's not a difference-maker against top 25 level teams. These are Saylor's stats against LSU (2X) & South Carolina for this season: in 3 games she played a total of 80 minutes, shot 2-6, scoring a total of 6 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and was mostly a non-factor. Playing out of position is tough. Saylor was a natural 2/3. She's playing 4/5. As a guard she is very big, and has the physical advantage over nearly every matchup. As a Power Forward or Center, she is under sized. She's trained her entire career outside, occasionally posting up over someone considerably smaller. We talk about it taking longer to "get it" as a big. She just began that effort after her transfer ... a new school, very different coaching team, new position, less faceup shooting, more footwork and establishing position, no existing Center to take her under her wing, etc. It's a lot to ask. Not fair to judge her on her mother's quotes. Nor on her half-season in Storrs. Really not on her play this season, especially against top front lines. I hope she's happy. At the current trajectory, her pro dreams are going to miss the target
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