Recent content by CutDownTheNet

Imagine the horror if Paige had followed Marlene to Texas Tech. Of course, the advantage in being a star is that at the first sign of horrible coaching, one would recognize that, and just leave.

> Coaches demanded that Tech players keep a heart rate of at least 90 percent of capacity by using a “torture mechanism,” as they called it, during play or else face tough conditioning at the next practice. Something similar was done at Minnesota, said Jane, adding that the players were told...

It seems to me that Marlene is just a bit dumb about physics (and perhaps a few other things). She probably couldn't get it through her head that although svelte players like Taiye and Kehinde might be able to play 38 minutes and keep running like the Energizer Bunny the whole time, for someone...

> But even if narrowly focused on girl's high school bball ..... is she that good? Yes. Lindsey Whalen good. Maya Moore good. Some say, the next Diana Taurasi. She's never satisfied, and keeps working on making herself better. The same kind of work ethic as Rachel Banham, but more raw talent...

A pretty good lineup for her 3x3 dream team: Chiney Ogwumike (post) Jewell Loyd (wing) Sabrina Ionescu (point guard) Paige Bueckers (presumably playing the 1-3 (or is that 1-2 in 3x3?)) Can you imagine having to go against Sabrina at PG plus Jewell's shooting, and then when either one subs...

Don't know, but presumably. Wonder if they have to wait to offer scholarships just like they have to wait to compete in NCAA D1 tourneys. Historically, I've been a huge UST hoops fan, but lately have been more focused on the Gophers (only a limited amount of time to attend sports). I watched...

She's apparently 5'10' and looks like a high-scoring wing that can both drive into the paint and rebound (i.e., skill set similar to Pitts). She has an offer from Green Bay. Probably can play the 2, 3 and (in a pinch) 4. See http://nextlevelsportsrecruiting.net/emily-lachapell.html * 1st...

Currently, fall sports teams + basketball are on campus and practicing, either informally or (soon in some cases) formally. All except perhaps some foreign student athletes (who might have visa issues, and that whole thing is such a mess that U of MN just filed an amicus brief onto a suit by...

Nnaji is a very good player, but there's no way that she's a must get. We just keep offering lots of good players, and take the ones that want to be here, whether they're from here or from somewhere else.

A good idea, and thank you to Diva for her participation in this effort - on top of what already must be a big load of academics and basketball.

Thanks for that update.

A fair and honest opinion that I have no choice but to respect. But I think Paige will make UConn fun again. In a manner quite similar, actually, to the way in which Whalen and McCarville made Minnesota (and later Lynx) basketball fun. You mention Maya Moore, well the first three years of the...

Kind of interesting that she mentions the 2 and the 4. I'm guessing she'd do just fine at the 3 as well. When Seimone came into the WNBA, at that time (but not so much anymore) she was tall for a 2 at 6 foot. Seimone could have easily played the 3 at that time, but she's more of a shooter's...

I said "If we could possibly give a Paige-led UConn a run for their money, ..." That's far from a done deal. Actually, it's an interesting question of how badly UConn might beat us, or whether we could hang within 10-20 points of UConn. Probably not likely soon. But I'd still like to see us...

OK, we lost the battle to get her to want to be a Gopher - not enough time after Whay took over to build a relationship, when Geno already had the inside track. We definitely need to try to put UConn on the Gopher non-conf schedule as often as we can during her time at UConn, as the drawing...