01-13-2021, 06:35 PM
I know I am a bit late to the party here, but just wanted to add my two cents.
This is fantastic news. I wasn't expecting any developments for Class of '22 recruits for a few more months, but to get this announcement now and for the #1 recruit is awesome.
Imagine, in the '22-'23 season, we could have 3 top-3 recruits (Brink, Jones and Betts) out on the floor at the same time, including two #1s.
Our frontcourt that season with Brink, Betts, Belibi and Prechtel will be incredibly deep and talented. On the defensive end, it will be shot blocking galore plus 20 fouls to give and on the offensive end, Tara will have the resources to match up based on the opponent. Witness how well having Kalani Brown and Lauren Cox in the paint worked out for Baylor a couple years ago.
As others have brought up, hopefully we'll be able to match this recruiting luck on the guards side. Our Achilles heel during the Ogwumike era was quick guards who could match up with opposing guards (I still have nightmares of Texas A&M's Colston and Carter in the '11 semis) and with Bueckers and Fudd in Storrs for the next few years and Wilson, Williams and the Hulls graduating soon, we'll need to replenish those positions too.
This is fantastic news. I wasn't expecting any developments for Class of '22 recruits for a few more months, but to get this announcement now and for the #1 recruit is awesome.
Imagine, in the '22-'23 season, we could have 3 top-3 recruits (Brink, Jones and Betts) out on the floor at the same time, including two #1s.
Our frontcourt that season with Brink, Betts, Belibi and Prechtel will be incredibly deep and talented. On the defensive end, it will be shot blocking galore plus 20 fouls to give and on the offensive end, Tara will have the resources to match up based on the opponent. Witness how well having Kalani Brown and Lauren Cox in the paint worked out for Baylor a couple years ago.
As others have brought up, hopefully we'll be able to match this recruiting luck on the guards side. Our Achilles heel during the Ogwumike era was quick guards who could match up with opposing guards (I still have nightmares of Texas A&M's Colston and Carter in the '11 semis) and with Bueckers and Fudd in Storrs for the next few years and Wilson, Williams and the Hulls graduating soon, we'll need to replenish those positions too.