Big weekend for Louisville

[jennyo70]

Asia Durr, Angela Salvadores and Erin DeGrate on officials this weekend.
Also verbal commits Brianna Jones and Ta'ja Cole.
Would love to bring this crew in to Storrs in 2015-2016 when we likely are to meet again.

 

[Alydar]

good luck

 

[Wonkster]

good luck

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Or not.

 

[bschwartz]

I hope the best place for Asia D turns out to be College Park, MD.

 

[Wonkster]

Asia Durr, Angela Salvadores and Erin DeGrate on officials this weekend.
Also verbal commits Brianna Jones and Ta'ja Cole.
Would love to bring this crew in to Storrs in 2015-2016 when we likely are to meet again.

Why do I get the feeling that Salvadores is just taking a free vacation on Louisville's dime? Did I not just read she signed with a pro team in Europe?

 

[j66kicker]

Why do I get the feeling that Salvadores is just taking a free vacation on Louisville's dime? Did I not just read she signed with a pro team in Europe?

This twitter thread suggests:

1) Salvadores has signed with Rivas Escopolis of the Euro womens league,

2) They won't pay her except her expenses back & forth between Spain & USA,

3) Leticia Romero also played for a European pro league, and

4) This stuff happens a lot

https://mobile.twitter.com/KeilMoorePSB/status/497769745148440577

This other article says that contract shouldn't affect Salvadores' college eligibility if she chooses to pursue it.

http://lovewomensbasketball.com/2014/08/07/rivas-ecopolis-signs-u17-worlds-mvp-angela-salvadores/o

??????

 

[Wonkster]

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Yeah, I just stumbled onto the site you last linked to. Well, Salvadores won't be getting 40 points against UConn if she runs into the Huskies in the United States.

 

[Hoopz]

Why do I get the feeling that Salvadores is just taking a free vacation on Louisville's dime? Did I not just read she signed with a pro team in Europe?

If you've ever been to Louisville you'd know it wouldn't be considered a vacation spot .

 

[pinotbear]

If you've ever been to Louisville you'd know it wouldn't be considered a vacation spot .

Certainly not in August, tho' the KY State Fair is impressive.

The 'Ville can be mighty nice in April - everything flowers!

 

[EricLA]

Just my $.02, but I think a place like L'ville would be perfect for Durr. Maryland would be just fine too. ND not so much. In watching Durr play in 5 games, and in reading more about her, she excels at scoring and is pretty terrific at creating her own shot. Where she struggles is in complex offenses, triangle, or motion. She's good at the first or maybe 2nd option on offense, but after that, she has real difficulty reading defenses and adjusting. I would consider this low BBIQ.

This is not meant as a criticism as much as an observation of where her strengths lie at this point. A team like L'ville, that would let her play like Schimmel did, would be perfect for her. A team like ND, who runs a much more complex offense that requires thinking and reacting to what the defense gives you, would not suit her strengths. Maryland would be another good option. I actually think Baylor would be a good choice for her as well. Not sure about Duke - McCallie doesn't seem to know what she's doing half the time so maybe that would be a good fit too...

 

[triaddukefan]

Just my $.02, but I think a place like L'ville would be perfect for Durr. Maryland would be just fine too. ND not so much. In watching Durr play in 5 games, and in reading more about her, she excels at scoring and is pretty terrific at creating her own shot. Where she struggles is in complex offenses, triangle, or motion. She's good at the first or maybe 2nd option on offense, but after that, she has real difficulty reading defenses and adjusting. I would consider this low BBIQ.
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Sounds like Duke would be a great fit

 

[RadyLady]

LOL!!