EVANS REPLACES INJURED DANGERFIELD ON FIBA SQUAD
Evans relates:
" I was surprised and excited. I saw Colorado Springs pop up on my phone and I jumped up. This means a lot to me, being the first boy or girl from Gary, IN to play for a USA junior basketball national team. I have a really strong faith in what God has planned for me. I'm dedicated to this game of basketball and I enjoy playing it. This is a dream come true and I am thankful for the opportunity."
Suzie McConnell-Serio (Pittsburgh) and her staff chose the right person to replace the talented point-guard Dangerfield. Evans is a ultra-quick and talented floor general that can distribute the ball well and definitely create opportunities for her own shot. She's a disrupting influence on defense and very comfortable in a up-tempo type of game.All those accolades fit well for a Jeff Walz style team.
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Not being Jeff Walz, there is no way I can give a 100% accurate answer on who or what Coach Walz and staff feel their needs are. My answer revolved around taking what they do bring in and getting them to jell with the squad that returns for the 2017-18 season.
My segments on Howie's show are usually just 5-10 minutes so there was not time to get in-depth on the subject. Here's a bit more on it:
One would assume Louisville would want additional depth at the guard slots. Looking ahead to 2017-18, let's presume that Asia Durr, Arica Carter, Sydney Zambrotta, Jessica Laemmle and Jazmine Jones will all be on campus. Adding a Evans would be a great gain. Another guard wouldn't hurt. The name Lindsey Duvall has been bandied around a bit by fans, since she re-opened her recruiting options. The leading question of our readership from last year about Louisville women's basketball revolved around guard play. We expect significant improvement at the guard spots in 2016-17...skilled and versatile graduate student Taylor Johnson joins the returnees and freshmen.2017-18 has Mariya Moore and Brianna Jones back at wing. Jazmine Jones is certainly capable of popping out there and Kylee Shook would be an option as well. Wing looks secure.
We've mentioned 13 players here. Of course, there is always the happenstance of transfers. Over the past two years, a total of six players (Syd Brackemyre, Taja Cole, Erin DeGrate, Ariana Freeman, Megan Deines and Emmonnie Henderson) have either left the program to play elsewhere or decided to concentrate on another sport. Out of the 13 listed, one never knows if there are a couple listed that may not be back for 2017-18.
So, let's get through 2016-17 first. The anticipation is off the charts.
paulie
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Great point about finding players who will jell with the current roster. I am not as optimistic about the wing position as you Pauley and good thing you are a whole lot smarter than me . I wonder how much better Mariya will get. She matured early physically and I see her as an early bloomer who has already peaked. I think Mariya gets as much as she can out of her ability now and her athleticism limits her game . That is why the Cal coach didn't go after her in her own backyard. She had to be removed from Syracuse and DePaul because she couldn't help against faster teams. She did improved alot her Soph year but HOW she regressed the tail end of the year is a real bad sign. B. Jones is a quandary. It's probably best to just erase anything you from her freshman year to give her a clean slate.
ReplyDeleteThe freshman? Does anyone know? Freshman like Mariya and Myisha were a gift that doesn't happen but once a decade if that. After last years weirdness I have no idea about this years class. One word of caution as far as C. Johnson and Shook go. Geno says bigs take longer to develop in college i.e. Mercedes Russell. She was the top pick and is finally showing her skills 3 yrs out of high school.
I have noticed teams that had everyone coming back that I thought would be awesome not be as good the next year. I don't think we'll fall into that category. Taylor Johnson (thank goodness we got her)will shore up our guard spot and Durr and Sam have to be better than they were last year. They showed too much promise.
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