She also has to realize that Allisha Gray and Diamond Deshields have the 2/3 spot locked down at UNC for the next three years. A'ja will not be starting over either of them, so at best, she's coming off the bench if she insists on playing the SG/SF spot.
UConn loses Hartley and Dolson, and they have some talented shooters coming in. You figure that one of Edwards/Williams/Elkmark will be starting at SG and the others will be backup at SG plus for KML at the wing. Stewart will start at PF and Stokes at C. Wilson will be coming off the bench here as well.
SC has will probably start Welch, Ibiam and Coates in the frontcourt, with Jatarie as backup. Wilson will be coming off the bench.
If she truly wants to start and get as many minutes as possible, Tennessee is the place for her. IF she's as good as advertised, she has an open door to the SG, SF and PF spots. She probably won't get SG since she isn't a consistent 3-pt shooter, but she could take the SF spot on day one (unless Nared ends up being a superstar). She could probably take PF from Graves if Bashaara comes in without improvements. The only spots that are set in stone for Tennessee right now are Izzy at C and Ariel (if healthy) or Carter at PG. Tennessee could very well be the place that Wilson can step in, start at her preferred spot, and contribute right away. What's not to like????
Im reading on several Vol sites that it's USC and UT as the top battlers for her choice......on UConn sites it's USC and UConn....on UNC sites it's USC and UNC the top schools for her. LOL, I like the common denominator.....
Wilson has stated time and time again that she wants to play the 3. A Wing/Swing position. She has gone out of her way to correct well-wishers who post on her twitter acct that she'll be a great post player here, there, elsewhere, that "thanks, but I'm a 3". She seems determined....
One has to remember that any starting team in BB numbers FIVE (5) on the floor at the same time. They typically fall into different categories of responsibilities on the floor, but often those responsibilities overlap with each other. A wing player - also known as a "swing" player - can have skill sets that overlap with SGs as well as with PFs, depending on their physicality. I've regularly seen 6-0 SGs out-rebound 6-3 Fs with regularity, because of that SGs athleticism and aggressiveness during games.
Often if teams have strong perimeter shooters at the SG (2) position, they don't necessarily need them at the SF (3) position. That position can help with rebounding, driving the basket, playing defense. Often times a team loaded with SGs that are 5-11 to 6-2, it has the "Wing" position covered even if that team hasn't got any true "Wing" players on it.
UNC is loaded at the SG to SF positions. It's loaded with 5-11 to 6-2 players playing all the variation of wing/swing players. They are mostly 4-star and 5-star rated players who are also young, and therefore may have attitude issues sharing court time with Wilson, or worse watching from the bench...
UT as was mentioned is bringing in already Nared, a 5*-rated W player. Also bringing in 4-star W Dunbar, and already have 4* W Jackson committed for the 2015 class. The Lady Vols have recruited a TON of SGs and SFs in recent classes, like UNC. They are mostly 4-star and 5-star rated players that expect to be starters and play a lot of minutes. Should Wilson choose to go to UT, she will be diving into that great depth and spend her college career battling with like-talented players for shooting spots on the floor...
UConn with Dolson is losing their biggest inside threat. They have W-forward Stewart for 2 more years, and KML (6-0 3 position) for 1 more. Stewart is already UConn's version of what Wilson envisions herself being, and resides solidly in her spot on the floor. UConn's incoming 2014 class consists of three (3) Gs - not PG but G - and one (1) W in Nurse. All of them are 5-star rated per Hoopsgurlz. Who sits on the bench watching A'ja play in their spot?
USC now has a huge hole in it's starting five at PG (the 1 position) and at SF (A'ja's 3 spot). Both were 4-star rated prospects and this past season was their first as starters, but IMO they were a bit over-rated as 4*s based on their production. In all 5 of USC's losses this season, both Sessions and Dozier combined for around 6 ppg, 5 rpg, and 3 apg. That's not each: that's
combined total! Sessions shot a combined 3 for 28 in those 5 games (10.7%!!), and Dozier better at 7 for 29 (24%), but still poor.
Dozier is not very physical, doesn't rebound well, doesn't play strong defense, and doesn't drive well to the basket. She is essentially a spot-up perimeter shooter that hesitates in taking her shots, and averaged about 6 ppg for the season.
USC needs more offensive production from those starting spots if it wishes to truly compete for FFs. The very best teams will have depth in the paint and aggressive Fs to collapse on our post players, and force our Gs and perimeter players to beat them. This past season when that happened, USC struggled mightily.
Behind Dozier, we have perhaps Tina Roy, who is better suited as a SG. Roy was a high-3* out of HS, something IMO Dozier better fits at unless she improves her game tremendously. I don't think either Dozier or Roy would deserve to have issues sitting while Wilson played the 3. They had their chances, and are nowhere near as talented as Wilson. USC is actually the best fit for what Wilson wants to do, IMO....