Is Lou The Best Transfer UConn Has Ever Had

[AmeriConn]

I don’t go back as far as many of you on the BY, so I would love to hear your feedback.

 

[Centerstream]

I think that she is the best when it comes to providing an immediate impact.

 

[oldhusky]

I don't recall many of them, but I think the list would start with Azura, Lou might be in the conversation after that, but also with Dorka, and Natalie Butler didn't play many minutes, but was a very good backup C for us.

 

[Brewski]

I think you wait until the end of the season to have this discussion. But Lou is certainly on the way to being considered the best transfer ever.

 

[Bone Dog]

Evina has to be in the discussion. She held the team together for two seasons. Paige said she was the MVP.

 

[SCNCHuskie]

I believe that Azura, Dorka, Evina, and Lou all brought completely different strengths to the program and it would be very difficult to compare which was/is the most valuable.

 

[CocoHusky]

No. This comes up all the time. Azura Steves was the most productive UCONN transfer EVER. Some people are still salty that Azura left UCONN with eligibility remaining but she put up AA caliber numbers in her only season at UCONN.
She shot 60.8 %. led the team in RPG (7.3) and blocks, Scored 14.3 PPG while only playing just over 20 MPG.

 

[Centerstream]

I think that she is the best when it comes to providing an immediate impact.

Edit. I did a quick look at Azura's season in Storrs and even though it appears she only started due to another player's injury, she did perform quite well. I guess my thoughts about her not returning for Pheesa's and Katie Lou's Senior year still has an impact on my opinion of her "value ".

 

[Mdoggie]

Edit. I did a quick look at Azura's season in Storrs and even though it appears she only started due to another player's injury, she did perform quite well. I guess my thoughts about her not returning for Pheesa's and Katie Lou's Senior year still has an impact on my opinion of her "value ".

Had she returned and won a NC she surely would be number #1.

 

[Bald Husky]

Edit. I did a quick look at Azura's season in Storrs and even though it appears she only started due to another player's injury, she did perform quite well. I guess my thoughts about her not returning for Pheesa's and Katie Lou's Senior year still has an impact on my opinion of her "value ".

I'm sorry, but I don't consider Azura a real Husky. She sat a year, played the next, not to my knowledge a great year, still learning the UConn way. She had the chance to really contribute but decided to bolt for the WNBA. No loyalty to our program when she could have been the difference maker in our quest for the NC. She turned our back on us, and that I can't forget. I'm sorry to feel this way, but I do. The best transfers are Lou and Evina by far. Evinas contribution was emence, not only the playing but the assistence she gave to our freshmen. Lou, already she has shown how valuable she is, and she is showing that she IS a true Husky.

 

[Charliebball]

No. This comes up all the time. Azura Steves was the most productive UCONN transfer EVER. Some people are still salty that Azura left UCONN with eligibility remaining but she put up AA caliber numbers in her only season at UCONN.
She shot 60.8 %. led the team in RPG (7.3) and blocks, Scored 14.3 PPG while only playing just over 20 MPG.

You and I have disagreed on this in the past, but I can't help thinking about what would have happened if Geno had left her out there another eight to ten minutes per game.......especially one specific game........that will always be a mystery to me......

 

[CocoHusky]

Had she returned and won a NC she surely would be number #1.

That's almost not fair. That team finished 36 and 1 and lost to ND in the final four after beating ND in the regular season. How did Azura do against ND that season? 18 PPG and 8 Rebounds while averaging 27 MPG. That ND team had no matchup for Azura and IMO she should have played more considering the FF game was an OT game in which Azura only logged 28 minutes.

 

[AmeriConn]

Evina has to be in the discussion. She held the team together for two seasons. Paige said she was the MVP.

True

 

[my2cents]

Without knowing a player's personal situation, it's hard to say "turned her back on us" if the player and her family need the player to go and make a living.

 

[AmeriConn]

You and I have disagreed on this in the past, but I can't help thinking about what would have happened if Geno had left her out there another eight to ten minutes per game.......especially one specific game........that will always be a mystery to me......

Me as well

 

[Next 12]

Edit. I did a quick look at Azura's season in Storrs and even though it appears she only started due to another player's injury, she did perform quite well. I guess my thoughts about her not returning for Pheesa's and Katie Lou's Senior year still has an impact on my opinion of her "value ".

Correct. To me Lou really wanted to come to Uconn and the fact that Azura's quick departure showed Uconn was just a stepping stone. I will say Lou is the best because of her 3 pointers and scoring. No Knock on Dorka, But Lou fit in the second she arrived and it took Dorka a season for the same results. I would say Evina was an exceptional player, but in a different way. She was quiet and a steadying influence on the team. Lou is lights out. GO HUSKIES!!!

 

[CocoHusky]

I'm sorry, but I don't consider Azura a real Husky. She sat a year, played the next, not to my knowledge a great year, still learning the UConn way. She had the chance to really contribute but decided to bolt for the WNBA. No loyalty to our program when she could have been the difference maker in our quest for the NC. She turned our back on us, and that I can't forget. I'm sorry to feel this way, but I do. The best transfers are Lou and Evina by far. Evinas contribution was emence, not only the playing but the assistence she gave to our freshmen. Lou, already she has shown how valuable she is, and she is showing that she IS a true Husky.

Your knowledge is severely lacking. Azura put up one of the best seasons in UCONN history when objectively analyzed on a per minute basis

2017-18 Women's Basketball Cumulative Statistics - University of Connecticut Athletics

The official 2017-18 Women's Basketball cumulative statistics for the University of Connecticut Huskies

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[Zarathustra]

Edit. I did a quick look at Azura's season in Storrs and even though it appears she only started due to another player's injury, she did perform quite well. I guess my thoughts about her not returning for Pheesa's and Katie Lou's Senior year still has an impact on my opinion of her "value ".

I never think only about Azura's ++ impact on the Huskies... I get stuck on the thought that she did not
come back for that second year! OUCH!

 

[AmeriConn]

I think you wait until the end of the season to have this discussion. But Lou is certainly on the way to being considered the best transfer ever.

I will definitely revive the question at the end of the season.

 

[Mdoggie]

That's almost not fair. That team finished 36 and 1 and lost to ND in the final four after beating ND in the regular season. How did Azura do against ND that season? 18 PPG and 8 Rebounds while averaging 27 MPG. That ND team had no matchup for Azura and IMO she should have played more considering the FF game was an OT game in which Azura only logged 28 minutes.

You said “almost”

 

[diggerfoot]

I will bring up Brittany Hunter just because she deserves to be mentioned.

On paper she was the most heralded transfer ever to come into the program, a former HS POY who may have wanted to be a Husky all along. She did deliver to an extent, displaying her obvious skills and determination when in the game, even providing psychological boosts to a program that had experienced a downturn, but an ailing body limited her playing time.

I totally understand the argument for Stevens based on her individual production, but her role on the roster created a decrease in production from Collier, and the two phenomena were most definitely related. Despite the impressive year we had, the whole was less than the sum of the parts that year. With the potential AA talent we had, both offensively and defensively, we might have been 2016 dominant if the whole was greater than the sum. Sidebar: I do not blame Stevens at all, nor do I fault her for leaving. Chemistry is a tricky thing, even for a program like UConn.

LLS may or may not fall short of Stevens individual production by the end of the year, she may or may not fall short of Hunter’s impact on team chemistry, the combination of both may or may not propel her to the top at the end of the year. We will just have to see.

 

[CocoHusky]

One other data point mostly for the salty people. Had Azura returned for her senior senior season that season would have been without Gabby and Kia Nurse= consecutive NDPOY. A UCONN championship was far from guaranteed although i believe UCONN would have been a much better team with Azura.

 

[Crossover]

I would like to toss Brittany Hunter's name in the hopper. Not the most successful transfer because of injuries, but probably the most skilled and a terrific teammate.

 

[Mdoggie]

One other data point mostly for the salty people. Had Azura returned for her senior senior season that season would have been without Gabby and Kia Nurse= consecutive NDPOY. A UCONN championship was far from guaranteed although i believe UCONN would have been a much better team with Azura.

Who you callin “salty”! I’ve been called ashy but salty is where I draw the line!! @CocoHusky

 

[UcMiami]

No one mentioning Rita Williams who had a very productive 3 years at Uconn.