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Post by vtcwbuff on Apr 12, 2024 12:40:16 GMT -5
I read that there was to be shocking WCBB news that would "break the internet". Did I miss it?
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Post by UConnChapette on Apr 12, 2024 12:53:30 GMT -5
I read that there was to be shocking WCBB news that would "break the internet". Did I miss it? You haven't seen it because, well, obviously, the internet is broken. DUH!
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Post by phil on Apr 12, 2024 14:47:45 GMT -5
I'm not sure whether it was out and out trolling, or if someone thought they had big news but were wrong.
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Post by justinesguy on Apr 12, 2024 15:50:12 GMT -5
I’m kinda hoping for Olsen but then there’s another part of me that wants no part of it. lol.
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Post by justinesguy on Apr 15, 2024 8:25:30 GMT -5
Anyone else coming in there hourly to see if we got BEERS? lol.
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Post by bulkey on Apr 15, 2024 8:37:51 GMT -5
Anyone else coming in there hourly to see if we got BEERS? lol. +1 If she is , indeed, Reagan is actively considering UConn, a big part of her discussions with Geno must be how she and Ice will split time. She expects to be the featured 5 and Ice probably is expecting to start next year. There are certainly work arounds if everyone agrees to make a championship their highest goal. But they also want to maximize preparation for a professional career. So maybe it’s got to be a number of conversations until everyone is satisfied.
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Post by bulkey on Apr 15, 2024 8:44:22 GMT -5
Sorry. Typing on a bus
But the important thing is that Geno must think it’s workable since he had the whole team follow her.
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Post by UConnChapette on Apr 15, 2024 8:45:47 GMT -5
Anyone else coming in there hourly to see if we got BEERS? lol. +1 If she is , indeed, Reagan is actively considering UConn, a big part of her discussions with Geno must be how she and Ice will split time. She expects to be the featured 5 and Ice probably is expecting to start next year. There are certainly work arounds if everyone agrees to make a championship their highest goal. But they also want to maximize preparation for a professional career. So maybe it’s got to be a number of conversations until everyone is satisfied. What makes you say she "expects" to be the featured 5? Did she say this? Geno typically doesn't waste time with players who "expect" anything. Play time is earned by Geno and he usually makes no promises.
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Post by doggydaddy on Apr 15, 2024 8:59:42 GMT -5
Anyone else coming in there hourly to see if we got BEERS? lol. +1 If she is , indeed, Reagan is actively considering UConn, a big part of her discussions with Geno must be how she and Ice will split time. She expects to be the featured 5 and Ice probably is expecting to start next year. There are certainly work arounds if everyone agrees to make a championship their highest goal. But they also want to maximize preparation for a professional career. So maybe it’s got to be a number of conversations until everyone is satisfied. Jana El Alfy says hold my Beers and put it on Ice.
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Post by semper on Apr 15, 2024 10:17:55 GMT -5
Yeah, 20 minutes each, depending should do it, right?
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Post by magic on Apr 15, 2024 10:25:55 GMT -5
Well, common sense dictates that BEERS is a sure starter because of her experience and numbers. She's also got 2 yers left. Unlike some fans , I am not afraid of scaring players with competition. I also think SS can easily slide into SF from PF very easily. I don't see a problem with Beers and Jana sharing time and even all four Jana, Beers , SS and Ice mixing and matching and all getting plenty of time. Geno's system allows for players moving around.
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Post by semper on Apr 15, 2024 10:58:13 GMT -5
Well, common sense dictates that BEERS is a sure starter because of her experience and numbers. She's also got 2 yers left. Unlike some fans , I am not afraid of scaring players with competition. I also think SS can easily slide into SF from PF very easily. I don't see a problem with Beers and Jana sharing time and even all four Jana, Beers , SS and Ice mixing and matching and all getting plenty of time. Geno's system allows for players moving around. Wow, four bigs to mix and match. That's what I like. Me in hawg heaven!
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Post by doggydaddy on Apr 15, 2024 11:18:14 GMT -5
Well, common sense dictates that BEERS is a sure starter because of her experience and numbers. She's also got 2 yers left. Unlike some fans , I am not afraid of scaring players with competition. I also think SS can easily slide into SF from PF very easily. I don't see a problem with Beers and Jana sharing time and even all four Jana, Beers , SS and Ice mixing and matching and all getting plenty of time. Geno's system allows for players moving around. IF (for mojo purposes) Beers picks UConn, I tend to agree that she will start. A proven center, with great bonefides. I'm not sure what you mean by scaring players. Imagine a front line of 6'2" Strong, 6'6" El Alfy and 6'4" Beers. With Paige and Azzi at the guards? Crazy good.
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Post by bulkey on Apr 15, 2024 11:28:44 GMT -5
+1 If she is , indeed, Reagan is actively considering UConn, a big part of her discussions with Geno must be how she and Ice will split time. She expects to be the featured 5 and Ice probably is expecting to start next year. There are certainly work arounds if everyone agrees to make a championship their highest goal. But they also want to maximize preparation for a professional career. So maybe it’s got to be a number of conversations until everyone is satisfied. What makes you say she "expects" to be the featured 5? Did she say this? Geno typically doesn't waste time with players who "expect" anything. Play time is earned by Geno and he usually makes no promises. It's reasonable for someone who played such a prominent role in an incredible team run to assume that she will continue to be a go-to player wherever she ends up. She's now listed as the #2 player in the portal (behind Kiki). She holds a lot of cards and I'm assuming she'll want an understanding of her value at whatever program she's interested in. I hope for her sake as a future professional she has those honest conversations with coaches. Geno may not be willing to make promises, but I'm betting that if he wants to play this new portal game successfully, he'll be talking extensively to her and also to Ice and keeping everyone as happy as possible. That may take a bit of time, so that even if she portalled with a "no contact" announcement, she may have a couple of teams in mind and is talking to those coaches.
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Post by magic on Apr 15, 2024 11:32:49 GMT -5
Well, common sense dictates that BEERS is a sure starter because of her experience and numbers. She's also got 2 yers left. Unlike some fans , I am not afraid of scaring players with competition. I also think SS can easily slide into SF from PF very easily. I don't see a problem with Beers and Jana sharing time and even all four Jana, Beers , SS and Ice mixing and matching and all getting plenty of time. Geno's system allows for players moving around. IF (for mojo purposes) Beers picks UConn, I tend to agree that she will start. A proven center, with great bonefides. I'm not sure what you mean by scaring players. Imagine a front line of 6'2" Strong, 6'6" El Alfy and 6'4" Beers. With Paige and Azzi at the guards? Crazy good. I think some fans are afraid that another big would bother the plyers we already have. I'd love a frontline of Beers, El Alfy and Strong !
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Post by chicagogg on Apr 15, 2024 11:36:44 GMT -5
I'm afraid to count my Beers before they're delivered....
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Post by bulkey on Apr 15, 2024 11:39:02 GMT -5
Well, common sense dictates that BEERS is a sure starter because of her experience and numbers. She's also got 2 yers left. Unlike some fans , I am not afraid of scaring players with competition. I also think SS can easily slide into SF from PF very easily. I don't see a problem with Beers and Jana sharing time and even all four Jana, Beers , SS and Ice mixing and matching and all getting plenty of time. Geno's system allows for players moving around. IF (for mojo purposes) Beers picks UConn, I tend to agree that she will start. A proven center, with great bonefides. I'm not sure what you mean by scaring players. Imagine a front line of 6'2" Strong, 6'6" El Alfy and 6'4" Beers. With Paige and Azzi at the guards? Crazy good. Sarah and Jana may not start together at the very beginning. Both showed pretty significant defensive weakness and both need to learn a lot about full switching man-to-man. Unless Geno decides to play a lot of zone--which certainly wouldn't be the worst thing--I'm betting he protects them initially by playing only one at a time during competitive minutes. Eventually, of course, it'll work out fine. I wonder when Aubrey will be game-ready, because, as an experienced and absolutely brilliant defender, she'll play a big role initially in the 3/4. A healthy Aubrey is like few others players in the nation. Finally, it'll be a very big deal whether Geno takes minutes away from KK (if Paige is point) and Ashlynn (if Azzi is the 2). These are difficult decisions since both KK and Ashlynn will be here after Paige and Azzi leave. It's vital to have them both invested in the team and continue to develop. They need to be stars at UConn the following year.
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Post by doggydaddy on Apr 15, 2024 11:39:46 GMT -5
IF (for mojo purposes) Beers picks UConn, I tend to agree that she will start. A proven center, with great bonefides. I'm not sure what you mean by scaring players. Imagine a front line of 6'2" Strong, 6'6" El Alfy and 6'4" Beers. With Paige and Azzi at the guards? Crazy good. I think some fans are afraid that another big would bother the plyers we already have. I'd love a frontline of Beers, El Alfy and Strong ! Still confused. "bother" or "scare" And bother meaning??? Fans are afraid? I thought it was the players? Or is it that fans are afraid that players will be scared? Help me out Magic...lol.
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Post by magic on Apr 15, 2024 12:01:51 GMT -5
I think some fans are afraid that another big would bother the plyers we already have. I'd love a frontline of Beers, El Alfy and Strong ! Still confused. "bother" or "scare" And bother meaning??? Fans are afraid? I thought it was the players? Or is it that fans are afraid that players will be scared? Help me out Magic...lol. Sorry. I think some fans would be worried about losing someone we already have because of the added competition. I have always thought great players welcome the competition, especially those that really want to win. Maybe I'm wrong.
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Post by doggydaddy on Apr 15, 2024 12:11:45 GMT -5
Still confused. "bother" or "scare" And bother meaning??? Fans are afraid? I thought it was the players? Or is it that fans are afraid that players will be scared? Help me out Magic...lol. Sorry. I think some fans would be worried about losing someone we already have because of the added competition. I have always thought great players welcome the competition, especially those that really want to win. Maybe I'm wrong. For sure. 100% correct. However, it's possible a player, after a season playing behind another player in the rotation and losing minutes, might decide to go somewhere else to play more minutes. It's happened before althought not too often at UConn. It's a fair concern to have.
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Post by UConnChapette on Apr 15, 2024 12:12:31 GMT -5
What makes you say she "expects" to be the featured 5? Did she say this? Geno typically doesn't waste time with players who "expect" anything. Play time is earned by Geno and he usually makes no promises. It's reasonable for someone who played such a prominent role in an incredible team run to assume that she will continue to be a go-to player wherever she ends up. She's now listed as the #2 player in the portal (behind Kiki). She holds a lot of cards and I'm assuming she'll want an understanding of her value at whatever program she's interested in. I hope for her sake as a future professional she has those honest conversations with coaches. Geno may not be willing to make promises, but I'm betting that if he wants to play this new portal game successfully, he'll be talking extensively to her and also to Ice and keeping everyone as happy as possible. That may take a bit of time, so that even if she portalled with a "no contact" announcement, she may have a couple of teams in mind and is talking to those coaches. So, you are assuming that she expects to be the featured 5, you don't know she expects this for a fact. Sometimes folks push back on stating something as a fact when it is, in fact, an assumption. Fair enough that it is a reasonable assumption. But for clarity there is a difference in saying "It is reasonable to assume (or I assume) she expects to be the featured 5" vs "She expects to be the featured 5". Just trying to apply the same standards across the board no matter who the poster is.
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Post by UConnChapette on Apr 15, 2024 12:13:14 GMT -5
Sorry. I think some fans would be worried about losing someone we already have because of the added competition. I have always thought great players welcome the competition, especially those that really want to win. Maybe I'm wrong. For sure. 100% correct. However, it's possible a player, after a season playing behind another player in the rotation and losing minutes, might decide to go somewhere else to play more minutes. It's happened before althought not too often at UConn. It's a fair concern to have. I agree with this. I am just glad I am not Geno right now.
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Post by vtcwbuff on Apr 15, 2024 13:12:14 GMT -5
Maybe this abundance of quality is Geno's reward for putting up with all the injury BS from the last two years.
I am not a fan of revolving players. All this talk about splitting playing time kinda' screws the guys that work hard because you know great players want to be on the floor until the game is decided. Limiting their minutes seems like punishment.
UConn has always done best with a starting 5 and 3-5 backups.
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Post by swash on Apr 15, 2024 13:37:49 GMT -5
Well, common sense dictates that BEERS is a sure starter because of her experience and numbers. She's also got 2 yers left. Unlike some fans , I am not afraid of scaring players with competition. I also think SS can easily slide into SF from PF very easily. I don't see a problem with Beers and Jana sharing time and even all four Jana, Beers , SS and Ice mixing and matching and all getting plenty of time. Geno's system allows for players moving around. Generally agree, but ... -Raegan is the only classic center in this group. Most importantly, she offers quality play on both offense and defense - which we need. Hope she does join. -Ice is a 4 who has the strength and ability to play Center. Played there a fair bit this past season, but was most comfortable at high post PF. Her offense is good and improved a lot defensively this year. -Jana is more of a four (despite her size), and will need to get stronger to compete with top teams at center. She theoretically could play on the wing as well. Her offense was outstanding vs international competition ... inside and outside, even has the ability to beat defenders with a dribble and blow by, too. Her defense has considerable room for growth, but she has the tools to get there if she is willing to work at it ... Surely the staff will push same. She may have some frustration with the upgrade to the competition and getting back into form after her major injury, but she could be an AA in the making We will see if it ever happens, but it would be fun to see those three together on occasion ... with say PB and AF. -Sarah is suited to PF and Wing, I think she'll be given audition minutes at each to find a path to make her successful early. She has a complete set of tools. Is already the best passer in this group. Good (not great) defensively, mostly because she is smart and anticipates well. She is the best outside shooter in this group by a substantial margin as well. Good hands, legit guard skills, and wicked upside. -Add Aubrey, Ayanna, and a suite of guards with wing skills ... Caroline, Paige, Azzi, Qadence, Morgan ... and we have a very deep and flexible team up front. - Guard depth, too ... Paige and KK at PG ... Azzi, Ash, Allie and most of the wings listed above can play at least a little shooting guard, too. Doomed, for sure.
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Post by bulkey on Apr 15, 2024 15:17:29 GMT -5
See my post in the portal thread. I'm having a nagging feeling that Reagan will commit to Colorado. Of course, I thought Paige wouldn't start her freshman year and was convinced Sarah was going first to South Carolina and then to Duke....
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