#3 Ranked Recruit Aaliyah Boston Chooses ......

[LurkerExposed]

LMAO... insinuating he doesn't coach. Watching his teams is watching exactly what results from really good coaching. You can despise him (I sure do) but do coaches circles around almost all his colleagues. It's not like he signs studs and then just rolls the ball out on the floor and says "go win girls."

No he doesn't, but then he really hasn't had to coach teams thin on the studs, for a good long while, either. So the emphasis on "coaching" will be even more prevalent than in recent years, if not recent decades. But then again, in Auriemma's corner, he has traditionally relied heavily on his most experienced players - and most dominating players when they haven't had the experience - and given his bench a moderate amount of minutes, so if he ends up with a thin roster and having to rely on 6-7 players playing a ton of minutes each game, well he's pretty much done that for years anyways.

And that has assisted his coaching, in making a number of his teams so efficient season after season: having 3-4 of his starters averaging 30+ minutes per game every year, with the 5th averaging 25-30 minutes, and letting his reserves play a lot of mop-up minutes, which once the conference schedule comes around can equal up to 15-20 minutes per game often. The talent level of his roster has allowed him to sort of play with house money in that regard. But we saw the shakiness of his team once it lacked solid PG play and solid rebounding depth in the post, and this season (and the next) may be more of the same. But Summitt had to coach a few of her NC teams to those titles: Geno should have to carry his share too.....

 

[LurkerExposed]

You all do realize SC is in our division! We will have to deal with them a whole lot. Staley has become maybe the best recruiter in the country. I was not aware they were doing that well.I just don't keep up I guess!!!

Steel sharpens steel????

 

[LasVegasBill23]

Wow Lurker.... I know you mention Pat's having to coach "a few of her NC teams" to victory.... if you are making a distinction between GA and PHS, I don't see too much of a difference on this plane.....

5 of Pat's NC wins came with Chamique and Candace.... 2 of the most transformational players in the game's history....

GA had 3 with Taurisi 2 with Moore 4 with Stewart....

It will always be a game dominated by marquis players.....

 

[xtpsrh08123]

You all do realize SC is in our division! We will have to deal with them a whole lot. Staley has become maybe the best recruiter in the country. I was not aware they were doing that well.I just don't keep up I guess!!!

Hey id rather another SEC team win than UCONN

 

[Pat4life]

And things happen, let's see how it all plays out. SEC does looks bright going forward.

Lady Vols Davis and Horston and Zaay and Rae and Jaz and Keys and Evina and Jaz and Mimi and KK and Saunders I ain't worried.

Aint none of those players better than Davis or Horston!

Uconn, hmmm wuteva??? hopefully its two losses.... We will have the better team each year. Let's go Holly and Lady Vols.

 

[Pat4life]

Call me sexist but I like seeing women, win championships. So, yes please the best women high school bb players play for women.

 

[VA_VOLFAN]

You all do realize SC is in our division! We will have to deal with them a whole lot. Staley has become maybe the best recruiter in the country. I was not aware they were doing that well.I just don't keep up I guess!!!

This is the first real impact class ON THIS LEVEL of magnitude for Staley she has always gotten good pieces but this is an impact class. I dunno if she has become the best recruiter in the country just becuz Geno doesn’t have the regular type of class of sorts. McGraw has put together good classes. Mulkey still recruits like a bat outta hell. Holly and coaches have put together two top 5 classes and then another top ten class this year. CHW is also geared up for a top 5 class next year so that would be top 5 classes that she signed in 3 out of 4 years. The thing is coach Staley has set herself up nicely moving forward.

While SC has some awesome girls coming in but our girls will be sophomores and juniors that those girls will be going against. Coach Staley will be in a position like holly where her next couple of classes will be selective so they may not be top 5 classes but will fit the needs of her team!

Some great battles ahead... the SEC will be the athletic brutal conference it was back in the day lol.

Side note: our girl Jordan Horston started the year off with a double double of 16 Pts 10 rebounds 5 stls 3 assists her team is using her as a one man press break and has her playing off the the ball.

 

[VA_VOLFAN]

Call me sexiest but I like seeing women, win championships. So, yes please the best women high school bb players play for women.

Do you mean SEXEST LOL

 

[mike099]

Now that Boston has announced, on to Jones. Some say Stanford, but they have already announced their 2019 class, but do have 1 scholarship open. If she went to SC that would be Dawn's potential future starting 5(scary!). What about Oregon - she could slide into SI's spot as a sophomore. That probably leaves Uconn and I think that is where she goes, but who knows after the Boston announcement.

 

[Coach Jumper]

Do you mean SEXEST LOL

nope, he means just that

 

[VA_VOLFAN]

nope, he means just that

Welp, can’t help there

 

[Volfan2012]

UConn coming up a big zero in this class. As far as SC you can only play five at a time. Next season we can match their five probably need the juco to help our freshman center but when you see who is on the floor both teams are loaded. I suspect the home team wins.

Haley Jones probably stays out in Oregon and if UConn gets her they still have a size problem he may be going after our juco watch out Holly.

 

[SmokyRiverDog]

Call me sexest but I like seeing women, win championships. So, yes please the best women high school bb players play for women.

You may be sexer, but not sexest.

 

[gule]

why worry? We have Holly and they don't.

 

[Ladyvol777]

why worry? We have Holly and they don't.

I love you man.....

 

[Pat4life]

You may be sexer, but not sexest.

But I'm still the sexist. lol

 

[LurkerExposed]

This is the first real impact class ON THIS LEVEL of magnitude for Staley she has always gotten good pieces but this is an impact class. I dunno if she has become the best recruiter in the country just becuz Geno doesn’t have the regular type of class of sorts. McGraw has put together good classes. Mulkey still recruits like a bat outta hell. Holly and coaches have put together two top 5 classes and then another top ten class this year. CHW is also geared up for a top 5 class next year so that would be top 5 classes that she signed in 3 out of 4 years. The thing is coach Staley has set herself up nicely moving forward.

While SC has some awesome girls coming in but our girls will be sophomores and juniors that those girls will be going against. Coach Staley will be in a position like holly where her next couple of classes will be selective so they may not be top 5 classes but will fit the needs of her team!

Some great battles ahead... the SEC will be the athletic brutal conference it was back in the day lol.

Side note: our girl Jordan Horston started the year off with a double double of 16 Pts 10 rebounds 5 stls 3 assists her team is using her as a one man press break and has her playing off the the ball.

I agree with you on the potential of this class. When the 2014 class came in with Wilson, she was a legit overall #1 and would end up being a program changing type player for Staley. That class had four 5* prospects, although after Wilson and White, Cuevas and Duckett were low on the order of 5*s, even though Cuevas was a McD AA. Staley only ever had one other 5* that she recruited to USC, being Kelsey Bone, and she transferred out after only 1 year in Columbia.

Tiffany Mitchell was a 4* who developed herself into a legit 5* caliber player, and Coates was probably underrated as a high 4* out of HS - she definitely had a 5* caliber career. But other than those, USC had an athletic 4* in Welch, a 3* Post in Ibiam who developed into a solid SEC Post, and a couple other underachieving 4*s and lower-rated role players and specialists. Even with the 2014 class, Staley's team were top heavy with a few elite players, that had to carry the team on their shoulders.

This 2019 USC class will join a team next season that will have six (6) former 5*-rated prospects on the roster waiting for them - seven (7) former 5*'s, if Cooper chooses to return and not go pro. This 2019 class throughout is being referred to as being much better than the 2014 class, and yet the team already has more 5-star talent on it, than what that 2014 class added to it.

The mandate will be on Staley far more than ever before, with that kind of depth of talent, from top to bottom...

 

[sisaq]

why worry? We have Holly and they don't.

Haha Love give me strength.

 

[BowlBrother85]

You all do realize SC is in our division! We will have to deal with them a whole lot. Staley has become maybe the best recruiter in the country. I was not aware they were doing that well.I just don't keep up I guess!!!

No, because there aren't divisions in SEC women's basketball (or even in SEC men's basketball anymore). This is a great pickup for SC and I am surprised Boston isn't headed to UConn... but I'm glad. This is good for the SEC and women's basketball, in general. I hope they are crying out loud on the boneyard. Those people need to be humbled a bit.