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Post by radylady on Jun 17, 2024 14:56:29 GMT -5
A great article about graduate transfer Kaitlyn Chen who is using her last year of eligibility to play for UConn and Geno Auriemma Previously she was at Princeton coached by none other than Carla Berube remember her? Berrrrruuuuuuuube!!!). I've seen some clips of her playing and I'm really looking forward to this coming year with her likely starting at point guard Kaitlyn |
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Post by rockymtblue2 on Jun 17, 2024 15:42:43 GMT -5
Vibe. How very, very 2024. I hope KK starts because it will mean she's made a very solid sophomore jump I have not seen enought of Kaitlyn to know whether they offer different strengths at point guard and I don't see a heck of a lot of utility out of Ivy League stats. "The Corvette will never be confused with the Pontiac Tempest." Geno will come out of preseason knowing who starts. Some have said he has already anointed the orange striper, but I haven't heard that.
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Post by samanthabrown3 on Jun 17, 2024 17:24:50 GMT -5
A great article! I hope she's as effective in the lineup as this article says she should be.
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Post by radylady on Jun 19, 2024 16:53:13 GMT -5
Vibe. How very, very 2024. I hope KK starts because it will mean she's made a very solid sophomore jump I have not seen enought of Kaitlyn to know whether they offer different strengths at point guard and I don't see a heck of a lot of utility out of Ivy League stats. "The Corvette will never be confused with the Pontiac Tempest." Geno will come out of preseason knowing who starts. Some have said he has already anointed the orange striper, but I haven't heard that. Lots of clips out there. She is very impressive, and Geno is high on her |
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Post by rockymtblue2 on Jun 20, 2024 9:06:02 GMT -5
Of course Geno is high on her. You don't take a one year player if you are not high on her, particularly whene you already have a guard rich team. I am always concerned with transfer impacts on recruited team members, particularly when you are not filing a hole, but potentially sidelining a kid who came in as "the point guard of the future". Will KK's minutes actually go down this year? She has a bubbly facade, but will she handle it well or will her development be curtailed? I know this is the new basketball and we all want a championship in 2025, but I wonder.
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Post by doggydaddy on Jun 20, 2024 9:54:21 GMT -5
Of course Geno is high on her. You don't take a one year player if you are not high on her, particularly whene you already have a guard rich team. I am always concerned with transfer impacts on recruited team members, particularly when you are not filing a hole, but potentially sidelining a kid who came in as "the point guard of the future". Will KK's minutes actually go down this year? She has a bubbly facade, but will she handle it well or will her development be curtailed? I know this is the new basketball and we all want a championship in 2025, but I wonder. Everyone’s minutes will be going down. Now I didn’t talk to KK or any other players, but it sure looks to me that they are all buying into doing what it takes to win a championship. KK might have a smaller role next year but she knows she has two full seasons without Paige and Chen to start at the point and get plenty of minutes. |
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Post by rockymtblue2 on Jun 20, 2024 10:48:06 GMT -5
Of course Geno is high on her. You don't take a one year player if you are not high on her, particularly whene you already have a guard rich team. I am always concerned with transfer impacts on recruited team members, particularly when you are not filing a hole, but potentially sidelining a kid who came in as "the point guard of the future". Will KK's minutes actually go down this year? She has a bubbly facade, but will she handle it well or will her development be curtailed? I know this is the new basketball and we all want a championship in 2025, but I wonder. Everyone’s minutes will be going down. Now I didn’t talk to KK or any other players, but it sure looks to me that they are all buying into doing what it takes to win a championship. KK might have a smaller role next year but she knows she has two full seasons without Paige and Chen to start at the point and get plenty of minutes. Your suppositions are, of course, the "right " answers and I suspect the probable outcome. I have seen fans look at this two player situation and say they think minutes are what is important and they will be split evenly. I don't think that Geno thinks that way. Whoever runs the team better will both start and get more minutes. According to Geno the Huskies have yet to scrimmage, so no one has a basis of comparison for these two. Preseason is going to be very interesting, very fun and potentially very frustrating as Geno has been known to hold his guards to his chest right into the season. |
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Post by swash on Jun 20, 2024 11:15:36 GMT -5
Everyone’s minutes will be going down. Now I didn’t talk to KK or any other players, but it sure looks to me that they are all buying into doing what it takes to win a championship. KK might have a smaller role next year but she knows she has two full seasons without Paige and Chen to start at the point and get plenty of minutes. Your suppositions are, of course, the "right " answers and I suspect the probable outcome. I have seen fans look at this two player situation and say they think minutes are what is important and they will be split evenly. I don't think that Geno thinks that way. Whoever runs the team better will both start and get more minutes. According to Geno the Huskies have yet to scrimmage, so no one has a basis of comparison for these two. Preseason is going to be very interesting, very fun and potentially very frustrating as Geno has been known to hold his guards to his chest right into the season. Outstanding turn of phrase! And true in both the pun version and in the straight interpretation. |
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