RockyMTblue2
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It's going to take some time for Crystal Dangerfield. Look how great Mo is and how long it took her. Luckily Crystal Dangerfield will get to play along with Kia like Mo had Bria when she came in.Interesting how he talks about Mo needing 18 months to essentially take control: is it going to be roughly the same timeline for Crystal?
So how many times in the last couple of months has Geno had to answer the silliness about whether CD drinks Diet Coke or ice tea, and keeps his cool and answers as if it were the first time asked?
He also specifically mentioned Bria and CD in relation to being able to allow Moriah the time to mature. I don't think you can draw any inference from that 18 months. It is not dissimilar to the freedom he has had with players like Maya and DT not starting games their freshman year as opposed to CD, Renee, and Bria being needed immediately as starters because of holes in the line-up when they arrived.Interesting how he talks about Mo needing 18 months to essentially take control: is it going to be roughly the same timeline for Crystal?
So how many times in the last couple of months has Geno had to answer the silliness about whether CD drinks Diet Coke or ice tea, and keeps his cool and answers as if it were the first time asked?
I'm hoping you are correct. She would make us better if she could slide right into Mo's spot. Not sure if Saniya will be healthy enough, and would prefer Kia at the 2 spot.He also specifically mentioned Bria and CD in relation to being able to allow Moriah the time to mature. I don't think you can draw any inference from that 18 months. It is not dissimilar to the freedom he has had with players like Maya and DT not starting games their freshman year as opposed to CD, Renee, and Bria being needed immediately as starters because of holes in the line-up when they arrived.
I think there is a chance Dangerfield will be more ready as a freshman than Moriah, because she has been playing with better HS teammates in a more rigorous HS environment than Moriah did. But really it comes down to baptism by fire if the team needs a player to start as a freshman or a gentler transition if the team already has good options at the position.
Interesting how he talks about Mo needing 18 months to essentially take control: is it going to be roughly the same timeline for Crystal?
So how many times in the last couple of months has Geno had to answer the silliness about whether CD drinks Diet Coke or ice tea, and keeps his cool and answers as if it were the first time asked?
I thought her coming out moment was in the second half of the title game against Louisville in 2013. She was shaky when she was subbed in the first half, I think she quickly turned it over and fouled and was yanked, but when she came back in during the second half, she seemed much more composed and showed glimpses of what was to come.I always thought the "coming out" moment for Moriah was during the Baylor game her sophomore season in 2014. During a timeout Auriemma was cautioning Jefferson with regard to her play against their great point guard, Odyssey Sims - he had Moriah on a short leash, concerned about getting the ball turned over if she was too reckless or aggressive. She fired back at him (paraphrasing) "I got this, Coach .... if I see an opening, I'm taking it!". He noted after the game that he wasn't going to argue with her - when a player feels that confident, no reason to hold them back. That story always stayed with me.
I thought her coming out moment was in the second half of the title game against Louisville in 2013. She was shaky when she was subbed in the first half, I think she quickly turned it over and fouled and was yanked, but when she came back in during the second half, she seemed much more composed and showed glimpses of what was to come.