Well if Katie Lou turns out to be our only major scoring threat she will be double teamed.who really thought Stewie would be Stewie?
and why cant KLS be the "next Stewie"... KLS may be the MOP of this year's Final Four
who knows
EVERYONE knew Stewie would be Stewie. When she was recruited some said she was good enough to go straight to the WNBA and that would she be flushing it on every trip up the court. Hyperbole it was, but those types of players come with that type of hype and universal recognition and are as can't miss from a recruiting standpoint as you can get. In other words there is no doubt what you're getting in a player like that. It was the same with Taurasi, Maya, and Delle Donne (I don't know if there was hype for when Lobo was recruited) where anyone who saw them play knew that they would be unbelievable history making type players before they even stepped onto a college campus. When you see one of those players, even in high school, you just know. To my knowledge, there really aren't any players in high school right now that are at that level. The DTs, Mayas, and Stewies of the world don't come along every day, and luckily for us Geno has had a pretty good track record in pulling in those players.
Don't think KLS is gonna end up there with the big 3 (Stewart, DT, Moore), but I think she has a shot at that next tier with Charles, Bird, Lobo, Abrosimova.
Well I for one was one who thought she had a shot a being on the same level as DT/Moore. There were a few of us.
Ann was a #1 coming out of HS and was instrumental in the 03 and 04 championships - she was a tall guard/wing with a sweet struck, good defense, and good passing - her freshman year was more consistent than Samuelson's and she put up comparable numbers - so saying freshman Samuelson is like freshman Strother is not a stretch. Does Samuelson have more up-side, yes, especially in hindsight. And she will face her 'shock' season next year while Ann faced it her junior year.
who really thought Stewie would be Stewie?
and why cant KLS be the "next Stewie"... KLS may be the MOP of this year's Final Four
who knows
So one of the things you learn here on the Boneyard is to be very careful how you phrase things.
As I read all these projections for 2017 and (especially) beyond, I recall that about a year ago more posters visualized Natalie as starter #5 than Lou.
Next up -- Mississippi State. I like our chances. CYA iin B'port.
I think in order for Nat to be that key she has a lot of work on her plate. A lot. Hopefully when her thumb completely heals issues like her fumblitus and missing easy layups will disappear. Work on her upper and lower body strength. An effective power dribble. The power dribble that leads to nowhere needs to disappear. Better footwork down low. Better footwork on defense. More work on her short range jumper. Better outlets off the rebound. There are other areas. I see her as a work in progress. Clearly her desire and her effort is there. Perhaps that progress will emerge next year or more likely, the year after.
Go big or go home.
Excellent analysis, JordyG. I keep thinking back to Geno's initial assessment that her transfer represented "a game changer." He must have seen a lot of her freshmen tapes, and now she has a lot better post coaching and a summer to really bring herself around. Clearly, if she can make the leap, and I believe that Kyla will surprise massively to the upside, we'll have tough, physical play underneath.
It seems like a bunch of idle speculation on your part. I don't know think you know any more than I do and I think it's a little frivolous to even bring up that topic. Geno might end up coaching a lot longer than any one of us would have thought. I don't think he's even faintly hinted at what his future plans are and maybe his wife would throw him out if he was doing anything but coaching because that's the only thing that keeps him manageable. I think there'll be a lot more evidence of when he decides to hang things up, not withstanding if health issues of him or a family member dictated a sudden decision. I think he'd have a plan of a potential successor and try and assure continuity in the program as did Jim Calhoun. That time isn't now and that conversation shouldn't be now. JMHO
What I really like is the midrange game that KLS has started showing. I saw glimmers of it in some youtube videos but she's doing more of it now and at this level. I personally think she is only scratching the surface of how good she will inevitably be. Her demeanor is wonderful and though she doesn't show a lot of emotion, you could see she has a fire in her to be better and better and better. That's one of the reasons she didn't follow her sisters to Stanford. Because she felt she'd be pushed more by Geno though obviously Tara is a marvelous coach. You have to remember that Breanna wasn't Breanna for a major part of her freshman year, flashing signs of greatness very early and then very late but she went through a long streak of mediocrity, at best. Diana was decent but nowhere where she'd inevitably be and only Maya showed any superior consistency in her first year in Storrs. They all ended up having superb careers so don't count her out. Hopefully Morgan decides to return which should help a lot taking some of the heat off of her and that Napheesa will show more of what she could do when in high school and have that big sophomore jump. By the way, who knows what our new Tennessee import, Ms. Dangerfield do. She might take over where Moriah left off though that surely wouldn't be easy. Moriah was (is) magnificent.
