UConn can possibly play UCLA in the Cayman Island Classic. That tourney is going to be the highlight of the Thanksgiving weekend with LSU and Virginia Tech also competing in the tournament. That tourney also includes Virginia, Tulane, Niagara, and Kansas. UCLA will definitely be a Final Four contender with Betts, especially since Charisma Osborne is returning. They'll have one of the best backcourts in the country with Osborne, Rice, and Jaquez. They also have a strong frontcourt with the addition of Betts and freshman, Amanda Muse. (Muse is a sleeper that will make a major impact in the PAC12, much like Sonia Citron did at Notre Dame/ACC. Yes, she's a McDonald's All-American, but she's not getting any hype compared to JuJu or Jada.) They would've been even stronger as a team if Jada Williams hadn't decommited and signed with Arizona. I don't think bringing in any big from the portal will impact any of the guards like Paige, Azzi, or Nika. It would impact the playing time for the wings and bigs. But UConn has unproven size except for Aaliyah. I hope Ice proves to be everything the staff believe she'll become. But Amari needs to make some huge strides if she wants any playing time. Ayanna showed good improvement during the year but still looks lost at times. Jana has talent but she's also unproven. Bringing in a veteran big would be great to match up against teams like UCLA, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Someone like Lauren Ware, transferring out of Arizona, could really fill a needed role, especially on the defensive end and on the glass. A veteran would also help with the development with the younger players like Jana, Ice, and Ayanna. And UConn will have smaller, more athletic players like Aubrey and Qadence to utilize against more athletic, less big, teams Ohio St, LSU, Iowa, etc. I don't think Amari is going anywhere. She's too tied in with the team and going to UConn. She's found her niche. That said, Inês is the only player I see that might enter the transfer portal. With the return of Paige, and the addition of KK and Ashlynn, UConn is five deep at guard, with the possibility of Caroline and Qadence also impacting the guard position. That spells hardly any playing time for Inês. Now, Inês seems very content being part of the team at UConn. She's in a place she never, ever thought she would be. If she's content with that, then more power to her and players don't have to play in games to be important and integral parts of a team. However, if she wants more playing time, I'm sure there are smaller schools out there where Inês can get a lot more playing time, possibly becoming a starter in a year or two. The portal door is closing rapidly but there's still time within the next two weeks for players to enter. I know that some schools are finishing up their spring semester/quarter within the next few weeks and there might be some players waiting to finish the semester/quarter before announcing that they want to transfer so they can focus on their studies and not have to deal with any campus fallout after their announcement. So maybe there's a chance that one more talented big will become available in the portal. Great episode, guys! Keep up the stellar work!
Was kinda hoping Kayla Padilla, sweet shooting/heavy scoring guard from UPenn in the mold of Lou Lopez Senechal would somehow catch the attention of UConn. She was in the portal to play out her extra year of eligibility but alas, she committed to Univ. of Southern California.
dissagree look if Jana El Alfy at 6'4" is as good as she looks on tape they will be fine with Brady, Edwards, & jana, They also are recruiting the 6'6" kid from Portugal.
I agree to a point there're going to be a few teams that can lay that claim especially if HVL goes to LSU along with Morrow. Or SC if morrow decides to go there. UCLA picking up Betts is huge for them. Look let's face it the game has finally caught up to UConn & parity is finally here. Way more teams having a legit shot thanks to the growth of the game. Lots of great kids coming out of high school now plenty to go around.
deBerry hasn't yet stepped up to D1 college level.. her turnovers and tentative passes, lack of physicality, late defensive rotations and poor defense (too much fouling) is why she is usually parked way down on the bench. It's 100% up to deBerry to fix, and UCONN staff absolutely want to help her get there, but she is running out of time. Transferring to a lower quality team won't fix her problems, although it may camouflage them. Azzi needs to find a way to deal with ball pressure... she is still a guard... picking up her dribble or making bad passes under a press isn't going to cut it in playoff time. Poor choices under back court pressure is a known issue for Azzi.. and Paige needs someone she can rely on to break the 2 man pressure that is undoubtedly heading her way. Azzi cannot afford to lose confidence under pressure.. and when she does, Geno has (and will) bench her, despite her amazing shooting ability. Paige, Aaliyah and Aubrey are going to need a good big and a good shooter to make this work.. and those players need to be rock solid on both ends of the court. Azzi is a good guard defender.. Amari could be a good inside defender... but both need to fix the holes to level up to D1 leadership. Looking forward to seeing what Ice Brady does her first full season.
maybe Azzi is still having trouble because if you look at it she has not even played a full season worth of games. Brady will be a huge help guess . They also have the kid from Egypt 6'4" Jana.Guess you forgot that in all your wisdom. With Paige back and healthy Azzi can go back to the 2 guard and not have to worry about handling the rock so much.
You, sir, are a joke. Geno is the problem, not the players. 6'7" is all the talent Amari needs, Uconn, at best, will play against teams with a starting front line of 6'4" and below.
'6 7" Karmilla Cardoso is less talented, with less agility. Yet, she plays and contributes. Height is defense, and height is offense. Neither can be done from the bench.
i dont understand why people are expecting uconn to make a big splash in the portal; we’re loaded at guards/wings and ice and jana need to get a chance before trying to bring in a front court; betts was never on the radar
Has Geno ever recruited any JUCO players, especially recently? I'm trying to think of any and none come to mind. I know Inês was supposed to go to a junior college, but has he ever recruited directly from one. The reason why I ask is because there's a player that just came across my radar is Sakima Walker. She was the JUCO Player of the Year this past season. She's the daughter of former NBA player and Louisville great, Samaki Walker. She's a 6'5" post. I'm not sure of her offensive skills, especially away from the rim, but she's supposedly a defensive stopper. She probably has decent footwork and knowledge around the rim that was passed on to her by her father. It would be really nice to have an actual post presence along with Ice. Ayanna, Amari, and Jana, are unproven to be able to guard the post or be a formidable offensive presence down low.
Please clear up exactly how many years the current team makeup has eligibility wise, other then this incoming class. I have seen post where Paige has up to 2 years left after this upcoming season.
@carolyn6849, The last video on UA-cam before she chose UCLA was that she had narrowed it down to Colorado or Iowa...then all of a sudden BAM she chooses UCLA...so apparently she wasn't even considering UCLA anymore, or she was just screwing with people by making them think she wasn't considering it any longer. Who knows?? But I think she's stupid for not choosing Iowa. They need her size and ability!!!
@@HannahDisponett she never had it narrowed down to Colorado or Iowa. She was always going to UCLA. Always. That’s why I said UConn didn’t miss out on Betts because she was never considering UConn or any other school, but UCLA.
I thought it was a streatch for Betts to come to UConn, but possible. Her going to UCLA is not the end of the world. UConn will have Edwards, a Healthy Ice Brady, Patterson, El Alfy, Samuels and Amari, we will not miss Betts. I would like to say also, I know how much the UConn fans like Amari, but I think if she wants playing time, she needs to leave UConn. Seeing the talent coming into the program, Amari just doesn't measure up, to bad, she's a nice person.
Ice is taking the majority of Dorka's minutes, she was expected to play a major role prior to her injury. Geno was impressed & planned to use her. Imari is behind not only Ice. also Ayanna. Jana could pass her on the depth chart, as Imari has showed Geno little to nothing in 2 years. Also, they are looking for a experienced SR/grad transfer to have some experience at Forward/Center
A lot of people talking smack about Paige on Twitter. Bring the hate. It's all fear...I can smell it from here from NJ. I really want her to come back at 100%. I need her to bring the painnnnnn!!! lol ***crawls back into his hole*** Peace.
Like I said before Lauren Betts was nothing going to UConn. Girls who choose schools with the credentials and academic standards like stanford tend to go to schools with that same level of academic standard like UCLA. She was not following UConn on social media. She was following the whole UCLA staff and team , and notre dame staff and team. It would have been either one. They have same or almost the same academic standards as stanford and great basketball.
Or, she knows Geno has a '6 7" 5star player coming out of high school that's been sitting on the bench for 2 years. Everyones beginning to notice that if you're not one of Geno's favorites you may never get in the game.
Really? I doubt she was evr on UConn's radar. I also doubt we will add anyone. We have 14 with Paige, Azzi, Aaliyah, Nika, Caroline and Aubrey with Ayanna, Amari, Ines, Ice and Jana with three incoming. As for what Lauren Betts can do, check her stats: She played less than 10 mpg and scored less than 6 ppg which may be why she left.
You guys are so out of touch. Geno is starting to lose top players and when he doesn't have superior talent, he loses! Players are less and less enamored with Geno. HVL is heading to LSU and Aneesah Morrow is heading to LSU, South Carolina, or USC. UCONN is trending downward...
Uconn fan have tunnel vision, they like Geno blame the players. The same players he recruited. How can you recruit a '6 7" player and just plant her on the bench? How can you run the wheels off your starters in games you're ahead by 15 to 20pt each quarter? UCONN stop blaming the talent and start blaming the individual holding the them back.
Yeah they only got 3 of the top 15 rated high school players this year. look it's not so much UConn is on the downside. Shit he played the toughest non conference schedule and lost a total of ten games over the last 2 years. With more injuries to star players than most. More like there are so many great players coming out of high school now compared to even ten years ago. Other teams and programs have finally caught up to what teams like Stanford, Notre Dame, Tennessee, Baylor, UConn, SC have done over the years. The pool of great players is much larger now that the game has quadrupled in popularity at the high school level over the past 10 or so years. So it's not so much UConn is down but others have caught up. Geno has always said that means great things for the womans game that he has dedicated his life in to trying to grow. look will UConn be like they were when Stewey won 4 in a row or when Bird & Taurasi played no never again neither will any team ever be that dominant. But even Dawn Staley said don't count them out because she knows what they have returning and what they have recruited this year. Her exact quote was having there streak broken does not mean a thing thats all it means is that Geno will start another one. UConn will be in the mix but after this year all the fifth year covid stuff ends. 5th year players like HVL will not be eligible that will end some of the insanity. Yes the portal will still exist but 5th year is done. Unless of course you Injury red Shirt or sit out a year. In closing people can hate on the guy all they want he still can coach the shit out of the game and he will leave it knowing he and a handful of other great coaches have grown the game to where it is today. Sorry about my reply being so long.Have a blessed day😉
@@7newtothegame Every team in the country recruits a miss. Happens to the best of them. Guess ya just never know how they are going to react to the speed of the game at the next level. But I agree he is a terrible coach to take a wounded team to the final 2 years ago and again to the sweet 16 this year yeah he's washed up. the only part I do agree is yeah get your starters the hell out of the game. Unfortunately he only went 7-8 healthy players all year.
That's my point. UCONN has more talent sitting on the bench than most teams in D1 have on the floor. Also, Uconn was seeded as a number 2 seed. (questionable) resulted in a bye. 2nd & 3rd games home against Vermont & Baylor. Next, on to Seattle, they lost. My point, Geno has the talent he doesn't play them or use them correctly. Just so you know, I'm a die-hard Uconn fan, just not one wearing blinder..
@@AnthonyTomassi-y6j HVL is not a 5th year player and now that other teams have talent, Geno is not doing as well. I don’t care about his non-conference schedule… it’s about how you finish! He was whining about LSU’s non-conference schedule and how UConn should be ranked above them, well that was dead wrong. He also throws his players under the bus when he loses, instead of sharing any blame, whatsoever… very poor loser! Man up Geno and show some compassion for your players. Again, without overwhelming talent on the floor, Geno is toast. I do agree that there are more talented players than ever, that was my point, so now Geno will have a very difficult time winning another Natty?
Betts will thrive at UCLA. UCLA is going to be dominate in the coming years. I can foresee Aneesah Morrow going to South Carolina. You guys are right about Amari. If she could elevate her game, it would make a world's a difference for this team
@rgrey I could see that happening too. Iowa is more in need of a post player than South Carolina. But idk how well Morrow would fit in with Iowa. Clark and Morrow would absolutely be a fiery combo
They are going to be mediocre, lost all their starters & highly used bench player. They already couldn't shoot & just were just put backs & those players are all gone except Cardoza, who is actually not skilled, just tall
Three years ago when UCONN played Arizona in the Final Four. One player on Arizona had an Adam's Apple the size of a ping pong ball. I could be wrong. But I thought I saw a lump in the waist area too.
Really John damn grow the fk up. I expect more out of a paisano. Racist much. I get pretty insulting to when the time is right or some stupid fk says something so ignorant I have to reply. But damn these are young kids who have worked their asses off to get where they are in the game. They deserve a little respect at least till they don't. Having a kid of my own who played at the D1 level I know the sacrifices she made and what I made as parent to get her to that level. I don't know try and remember that next time you decide to act like a fool. I mean that in the nicest way. Yeah we all cant be beauty's.
There were no transgenders on South Carolina or LSU this year . The Transgenders have to lower their Testosterone levels to normal female levels ( taking Lupron or a different drug for 18 months). The Penn swimmer did this 3 years ago; the new stricter rules force the levels to be almost undetectable for International track and swimming.
UConn can possibly play UCLA in the Cayman Island Classic. That tourney is going to be the highlight of the Thanksgiving weekend with LSU and Virginia Tech also competing in the tournament. That tourney also includes Virginia, Tulane, Niagara, and Kansas.
UCLA will definitely be a Final Four contender with Betts, especially since Charisma Osborne is returning. They'll have one of the best backcourts in the country with Osborne, Rice, and Jaquez. They also have a strong frontcourt with the addition of Betts and freshman, Amanda Muse. (Muse is a sleeper that will make a major impact in the PAC12, much like Sonia Citron did at Notre Dame/ACC. Yes, she's a McDonald's All-American, but she's not getting any hype compared to JuJu or Jada.) They would've been even stronger as a team if Jada Williams hadn't decommited and signed with Arizona.
I don't think bringing in any big from the portal will impact any of the guards like Paige, Azzi, or Nika. It would impact the playing time for the wings and bigs. But UConn has unproven size except for Aaliyah. I hope Ice proves to be everything the staff believe she'll become. But Amari needs to make some huge strides if she wants any playing time. Ayanna showed good improvement during the year but still looks lost at times. Jana has talent but she's also unproven. Bringing in a veteran big would be great to match up against teams like UCLA, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Someone like Lauren Ware, transferring out of Arizona, could really fill a needed role, especially on the defensive end and on the glass. A veteran would also help with the development with the younger players like Jana, Ice, and Ayanna. And UConn will have smaller, more athletic players like Aubrey and Qadence to utilize against more athletic, less big, teams Ohio St, LSU, Iowa, etc.
I don't think Amari is going anywhere. She's too tied in with the team and going to UConn. She's found her niche. That said, Inês is the only player I see that might enter the transfer portal. With the return of Paige, and the addition of KK and Ashlynn, UConn is five deep at guard, with the possibility of Caroline and Qadence also impacting the guard position. That spells hardly any playing time for Inês. Now, Inês seems very content being part of the team at UConn. She's in a place she never, ever thought she would be. If she's content with that, then more power to her and players don't have to play in games to be important and integral parts of a team. However, if she wants more playing time, I'm sure there are smaller schools out there where Inês can get a lot more playing time, possibly becoming a starter in a year or two.
The portal door is closing rapidly but there's still time within the next two weeks for players to enter. I know that some schools are finishing up their spring semester/quarter within the next few weeks and there might be some players waiting to finish the semester/quarter before announcing that they want to transfer so they can focus on their studies and not have to deal with any campus fallout after their announcement. So maybe there's a chance that one more talented big will become available in the portal.
Great episode, guys! Keep up the stellar work!
Just found this channel. Love hearing about WBB Portal talk.
There's only one ball per team. Life goes on.
Was kinda hoping Kayla Padilla, sweet shooting/heavy scoring guard from UPenn in the mold of Lou Lopez Senechal would somehow catch the attention of UConn. She was in the portal to play out her extra year of eligibility but alas, she committed to Univ. of Southern California.
Yes I agree the transfer portal is a little out of hand - they need to tighten up on on the Rand G.
Major blow. UConn needed her.
dissagree look if Jana El Alfy at 6'4" is as good as she looks on tape they will be fine with Brady, Edwards, & jana, They also are recruiting the 6'6" kid from Portugal.
Jana wants to play on the perimeter
@@TheDisruptiveOne when did she say that?
No they are all ready stacked with talent.
@@wessey1000 unreliable talent and unproven talent.
Can't miss out that of which you don't need. UCONN at present with health as the key; is going to be the team to beat.
I agree to a point there're going to be a few teams that can lay that claim especially if HVL goes to LSU along with Morrow. Or SC if morrow decides to go there. UCLA picking up Betts is huge for them. Look let's face it the game has finally caught up to UConn & parity is finally here. Way more teams having a legit shot thanks to the growth of the game. Lots of great kids coming out of high school now plenty to go around.
deBerry hasn't yet stepped up to D1 college level.. her turnovers and tentative passes, lack of physicality, late defensive rotations and poor defense (too much fouling) is why she is usually parked way down on the bench. It's 100% up to deBerry to fix, and UCONN staff absolutely want to help her get there, but she is running out of time. Transferring to a lower quality team won't fix her problems, although it may camouflage them. Azzi needs to find a way to deal with ball pressure... she is still a guard... picking up her dribble or making bad passes under a press isn't going to cut it in playoff time. Poor choices under back court pressure is a known issue for Azzi.. and Paige needs someone she can rely on to break the 2 man pressure that is undoubtedly heading her way. Azzi cannot afford to lose confidence under pressure.. and when she does, Geno has (and will) bench her, despite her amazing shooting ability. Paige, Aaliyah and Aubrey are going to need a good big and a good shooter to make this work.. and those players need to be rock solid on both ends of the court. Azzi is a good guard defender.. Amari could be a good inside defender... but both need to fix the holes to level up to D1 leadership. Looking forward to seeing what Ice Brady does her first full season.
Amari will never be as good as Betts
maybe Azzi is still having trouble because if you look at it she has not even played a full season worth of games. Brady will be a huge help guess . They also have the kid from Egypt 6'4" Jana.Guess you forgot that in all your wisdom. With Paige back and healthy Azzi can go back to the 2 guard and not have to worry about handling the rock so much.
You, sir, are a joke. Geno is the problem, not the players. 6'7" is all the talent Amari needs, Uconn, at best, will play against teams with a starting front line of 6'4" and below.
Amari is a big with a beautiful shot. She should be shooting 15 times a game. Soft with great upside.
'6 7" Karmilla Cardoso is less talented, with less agility. Yet, she plays and contributes. Height is defense, and height is offense. Neither can be done from the bench.
Huge get for the Bruins. I'm ok with it as long as she didn't go to ND. We're loaded with 14 players already.
i dont understand why people are expecting uconn to make a big splash in the portal; we’re loaded at guards/wings and ice and jana need to get a chance before trying to bring in a front court; betts was never on the radar
Has Geno ever recruited any JUCO players, especially recently? I'm trying to think of any and none come to mind. I know Inês was supposed to go to a junior college, but has he ever recruited directly from one. The reason why I ask is because there's a player that just came across my radar is Sakima Walker. She was the JUCO Player of the Year this past season. She's the daughter of former NBA player and Louisville great, Samaki Walker. She's a 6'5" post. I'm not sure of her offensive skills, especially away from the rim, but she's supposedly a defensive stopper. She probably has decent footwork and knowledge around the rim that was passed on to her by her father. It would be really nice to have an actual post presence along with Ice. Ayanna, Amari, and Jana, are unproven to be able to guard the post or be a formidable offensive presence down low.
Please clear up exactly how many years the current team makeup has eligibility wise, other then this incoming class. I have seen post where Paige has up to 2 years left after this upcoming season.
@@MrFungula Thank you
UConn didn’t miss out on Betts. She was already planning on going to UCLA early on.
@carolyn6849, The last video on UA-cam before she chose UCLA was that she had narrowed it down to Colorado or Iowa...then all of a sudden BAM she chooses UCLA...so apparently she wasn't even considering UCLA anymore, or she was just screwing with people by making them think she wasn't considering it any longer.
Who knows?? But I think she's stupid for not choosing Iowa. They need her size and ability!!!
@@HannahDisponett she never had it narrowed down to Colorado or Iowa. She was always going to UCLA. Always. That’s why I said UConn didn’t miss out on Betts because she was never considering UConn or any other school, but UCLA.
I thought it was a streatch for Betts to come to UConn, but possible. Her going to UCLA is not the end of the world. UConn will have Edwards, a Healthy Ice Brady, Patterson, El Alfy, Samuels and Amari, we will not miss Betts. I would like to say also, I know how much the UConn fans like Amari, but I think if she wants playing time, she needs to leave UConn. Seeing the talent coming into the program, Amari just doesn't measure up, to bad, she's a nice person.
UCLA is leaving the PAC 12 after next year they are Big 10 come July 2024, just like USC. So she won't see Stanford after next year.
She missed out on UConn…
Ice is taking the majority of Dorka's minutes, she was expected to play a major role prior to her injury. Geno was impressed & planned to use her. Imari is behind not only Ice. also Ayanna. Jana could pass her on the depth chart, as Imari has showed Geno little to nothing in 2 years. Also, they are looking for a experienced SR/grad transfer to have some experience at Forward/Center
DeBerry needs to transfer so she can play and be happy and not be embarrassed by Geno
She missed out on Uconn u mean !
A lot of people talking smack about Paige on Twitter. Bring the hate. It's all fear...I can smell it from here from NJ. I really want her to come back at 100%. I need her to bring the painnnnnn!!! lol
***crawls back into his hole***
Peace.
Amari needs to spend the summer with Swin Cash!
Amari needs to transfer or get used to her role warming the bench.
@TheDisruptiveOne neither of those options are helpful to UCONN getting better, whereas her getting better is.
@@cornellwatts5939 it is not going to happen. she is a million miles away. sometimes a team makes mistakes in recruiting.that is what happened here.
@@TheDisruptiveOne If she goes to SC, SC wins NCAA. She simply needs confidence. Girl can shoot.
Like I said before Lauren Betts was nothing going to UConn. Girls who choose schools with the credentials and academic standards like stanford tend to go to schools with that same level of academic standard like UCLA. She was not following UConn on social media. She was following the whole UCLA staff and team , and notre dame staff and team. It would have been either one. They have same or almost the same academic standards as stanford and great basketball.
Or, she knows Geno has a '6 7" 5star player coming out of high school that's been sitting on the bench for 2 years. Everyones beginning to notice that if you're not one of Geno's favorites you may never get in the game.
Uconn roster is loaded. No vacancy. unless Geno send them girls to portal. I mean throw em away like garbage.. that's not gonna happen.
Betts to UCLA aw phooey!!!!
Really? I doubt she was evr on UConn's radar. I also doubt we will add anyone. We have 14 with Paige, Azzi, Aaliyah, Nika, Caroline and Aubrey with Ayanna, Amari, Ines, Ice and Jana with three incoming.
As for what Lauren Betts can do, check her stats: She played less than 10 mpg and scored less than 6 ppg which may be why she left.
Tara did a bad job coaching her. Tara is washed up and should retire.
Anessa Morrow going to Southern California. Go Trojans.
You guys are so out of touch. Geno is starting to lose top players and when he doesn't have superior talent, he loses! Players are less and less enamored with Geno. HVL is heading to LSU and Aneesah Morrow is heading to LSU, South Carolina, or USC. UCONN is trending downward...
Uconn fan have tunnel vision, they like Geno blame the players. The same players he recruited. How can you recruit a '6 7" player and just plant her on the bench? How can you run the wheels off your starters in games you're ahead by 15 to 20pt each quarter? UCONN stop blaming the talent and start blaming the individual holding the them back.
Yeah they only got 3 of the top 15 rated high school players this year. look it's not so much UConn is on the downside. Shit he played the toughest non conference schedule and lost a total of ten games over the last 2 years. With more injuries to star players than most. More like there are so many great players coming out of high school now compared to even ten years ago.
Other teams and programs have finally caught up to what teams like Stanford, Notre Dame, Tennessee, Baylor, UConn, SC have done over the years. The pool of great players is much larger now that the game has quadrupled in popularity at the high school level over the past 10 or so years. So it's not so much UConn is down but others have caught up. Geno has always said that means great things for the womans game that he has dedicated his life in to trying to grow.
look will UConn be like they were when Stewey won 4 in a row or when Bird & Taurasi played no never again neither will any team ever be that dominant. But even Dawn Staley said don't count them out because she knows what they have returning and what they have recruited this year. Her exact quote was having there streak broken does not mean a thing thats all it means is that Geno will start another one. UConn will be in the mix but after this year all the fifth year covid stuff ends. 5th year players like HVL will not be eligible that will end some of the insanity. Yes the portal will still exist but 5th year is done. Unless of course you Injury red Shirt or sit out a year.
In closing people can hate on the guy all they want he still can coach the shit out of the game and he will leave it knowing he and a handful of other great coaches have grown the game to where it is today. Sorry about my reply being so long.Have a blessed day😉
@@7newtothegame Every team in the country recruits a miss. Happens to the best of them. Guess ya just never know how they are going to react to the speed of the game at the next level. But I agree he is a terrible coach to take a wounded team to the final 2 years ago and again to the sweet 16 this year yeah he's washed up. the only part I do agree is yeah get your starters the hell out of the game. Unfortunately he only went 7-8 healthy players all year.
That's my point. UCONN has more talent sitting on the bench than most teams in D1 have on the floor. Also, Uconn was seeded as a number 2 seed. (questionable) resulted in a bye. 2nd & 3rd games home against Vermont & Baylor. Next, on to Seattle, they lost. My point, Geno has the talent he doesn't play them or use them correctly. Just so you know, I'm a die-hard Uconn fan, just not one wearing blinder..
@@AnthonyTomassi-y6j HVL is not a 5th year player and now that other teams have talent, Geno is not doing as well. I don’t care about his non-conference schedule… it’s about how you finish! He was whining about LSU’s non-conference schedule and how UConn should be ranked above them, well that was dead wrong. He also throws his players under the bus when he loses, instead of sharing any blame, whatsoever… very poor loser! Man up Geno and show some compassion for your players. Again, without overwhelming talent on the floor, Geno is toast. I do agree that there are more talented players than ever, that was my point, so now Geno will have a very difficult time winning another Natty?
Betts will thrive at UCLA. UCLA is going to be dominate in the coming years. I can foresee Aneesah Morrow going to South Carolina. You guys are right about Amari. If she could elevate her game, it would make a world's a difference for this team
I see Morrow teaming with CC at Iowa
@rgrey I could see that happening too. Iowa is more in need of a post player than South Carolina. But idk how well Morrow would fit in with Iowa. Clark and Morrow would absolutely be a fiery combo
@@steviekinzey2304 They both want to shoot the ball constantly. There's only one ball.
@@svpst1 Hence why I said that I don't know how well Morrow would fit in
@@steviekinzey2304 Clark just needs a big to clean up her misses. Betts probably would have worked.
Well Lauren Betts went to UCLA is still 100% better than her going to South Carolina, that would have been very bad for Uconn.
They are going to be mediocre, lost all their starters & highly used bench player. They already couldn't shoot & just were just put backs & those players are all gone except Cardoza, who is actually not skilled, just tall
How incredible would it be hearing Carmon Brink coming to Uconn?
never gonna happen.
Lol
Morrow, I believe she will go to South Carolina all the Transgenders go there.
Wtf is wrong with you
Three years ago when UCONN played Arizona in the Final Four. One player on Arizona had an Adam's Apple the size of a ping pong ball. I could be wrong. But I thought I saw a lump in the waist area too.
No, they will go to Mulkey at LSU…..but I don’t think Morrowis a trans
Really John damn grow the fk up. I expect more out of a paisano. Racist much. I get pretty insulting to when the time is right or some stupid fk says something so ignorant I have to reply. But damn these are young kids who have worked their asses off to get where they are in the game. They deserve a little respect at least till they don't. Having a kid of my own who played at the D1 level I know the sacrifices she made and what I made as parent to get her to that level. I don't know try and remember that next time you decide to act like a fool. I mean that in the nicest way. Yeah we all cant be beauty's.
There were no transgenders on South Carolina or LSU this year . The Transgenders have to lower their Testosterone levels to normal female levels ( taking Lupron or a different drug for 18 months). The Penn swimmer did this 3 years ago; the new stricter rules force the levels to be almost undetectable for International track and swimming.