Sarah Strong is a Husky! (Part 2)
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At first, I really thought Strong announcing during the final 4 weekend was indulgent and disrespectful. However, I tuned into the girls basketball championship game to watch a little Kelis and the half time came and it sort of made a lot of sense for the #1 highschool player to announce their choice. It was a highschool morning and had nothing to do with the final four...
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Local piece on Strong's commitment:
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Brandon Clay talks Strong's commitment along with a few other topics:
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Flashback to the 3x3 trial camp in the summer of 2022:
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Sarah’s mom, Allison Feaster, went to Harvard, not Duke, North Carolina or NC State, and lives in Boston as she works for the Celtics
The video is about 5 minutes long and shows some skills that Sarah has inherited
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*Unicorn skill set.
Strong's development and skill set are eerily similar to how Giannis Antetokounmpo was before Mike Budenholzer took over for the Milwaukee Bucks. She's a better shooter in relation to the women's game than Giannis but has the same middle third of the floor playmaking ability longterm. In college, I fully expect that Strong will learn how to separate herself in a gym full of the best college players in the country similar to what Anthony Edwards is doing with the USA World Cup team this month. If she puts it all together, she can be one of the best frontcourt players in the world. --
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Strong's development and skill set are eerily similar to how Giannis Antetokounmpo was before Mike Budenholzer took over for the Milwaukee Bucks. She's a better shooter in relation to the women's game than Giannis but has the same middle third of the floor playmaking ability longterm. In college, I fully expect that Strong will learn how to separate herself in a gym full of the best college players in the country similar to what Anthony Edwards is doing with the USA World Cup team this month. If she puts it all together, she can be one of the best frontcourt players in the world. --
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Just imagine... Assuming Jana comes back from her injury at or near 100% and plays like she did for Egypt... UCONN could have Jana at C and Sarah at PF for 4 Years. With the other two freshmen coming in paired with PAIGE, Azzi, Ash, KK, Aubry... man... we're in a good place!
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Nah. How many #1 recruits did the team that just won the national championship an hour ago have?
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SC has a bunch of top 10's and three top-4's if not any #1.
Maybe you don't know the history of the quote, "UConn is bad for women's college basketball".
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I'm sure it is right up there with "four score and seven years ago."
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It's scary how good she is. Her poise.. wow... what's more amazing is, at her age, her decision making skills when she is about to shoot or pass. She is a real life cheat code. Add in what she will learn under Geno, just mind blowing.
If they are both what we hope that is certainly true. By mid-season or so I think we will know if they are going to be a great pairing or not. Now I still hope we could get a Somfai in 2025 or another 4, and the Big O in 2026. Sometimes I am envious of the teams that have not just great starter bigs, but major stars on the bench as well.
Over the last few years, SC and Stanford in particular have had unbelievable bigs. I mean Brink backed up by Betts and others for a year, and then Boston with Cardoso behind her almost doesn't seem fair. I also think if we add more upfront, and of course Gandy is coming too, that Sarah could also do major damage at the 3 part of the time.
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Thanks for that video Husky Nan. I remember that game. I noticed that Sarah's mom also wore #21.
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I'm seeing an awful lot of her offensive skill set which I must admit is pretty awesome especially her ability to hit shoot the jump shot but how is her defensive game and rebounding that's what will separate her from the rest we know she can score but can she defend ? if you have any defensive clips please share.
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She's an elite rebounder. I think eventually she will be a good defender because she has quick feet and she's very smart.
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Sarah appears to have good anticipation, like Paige, and quick hands to go with the quick feet.
Great, because we need rebounders! It seems like many of our competitors have been getting the best bigs in recent years (Aliyah Boston and Kim Cardoso at SC, Cameron Brink at Stanford & UCLA, etc.), causing our undersized bigs like AE (6'2") to struggle at times.
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Raven Johnson was #2, Cardoso #5