Geno was talking about long distance (3Pt) shooting where UCONN is ranked 77th in the nation. That's not a typo & 77th puts us behind South Carolina. If you were to take out Paige's numbers we be about 200th. UCONN was number 1 last year so hopefully you can see why this is a serious concern.
That’s certainly a possibility. On the other with all the starts and stops this season, UConn does not have the continuity and consistency necessary to make a run during the Big Dance, assuming WBB gets to a Big Dance. Right now Geno needs his starters and key reserves to get as many minutes playing together as possible.
UConn is now at the point where they could potentially bump up against the scholarship limit next year. Assuming that everyone returns next season and Geno decides to award Autumn a scholarship, with 4 newcomers on board, that puts UConn at the NCAA limit of 15 scholarships. Adding another player this season, who could return next season could create an excessive numbers problem, something we’ve never seen before at UConn.
Scholarship limit for next season is yet TBD and expected to be above 15. Above 15 to accommodate for the extra year of eligibility granted to players that played during this season.
I suspect this has been in the works for weeks, subject to Saylor wrapping up her HS graduation requirements.
Teams are going to need longer benches....
Where are Autumn's minutes coming from now?
I thought about that, but because UConn will be playing games every other day at times, I thought that Geno would not want to over extend his starters. You have a valid point. They are youngsters with Similac still on their breath, so playing 33-37 minutes may be what the doctor ordered to re-establish their game shape and their flow. I was thinking about possible leg fatigue.
Which likely means she could graduate in 4 years so lets not predict a 5 year player yet....
Before the sitting all the players on the roster (Even Paige) have got to come to the realization that they are in a fierce competition for minutes next year. Saylor addition just started the competition early for these players in particular AM, CW, NM, AG, MM, EW AE this is a great thing for those players that embrace the challenge. I don't expect all of them will.
Now we get a limited preview of what that 2022 talent log jam might look like. The pressure is on for Nika and Mir especially. Limited games, limited minutes... very hard to establish yourself. Really, no pressure on Saylor at all.
So I’m not the only one hoping we get Parker good to know lol!
No not as a pre-freshman, just a deck hand this year,⚓
There are some on utube search her name.
