(10-09-2022, 01:32 PM)Card10Fan Wrote: (10-09-2022, 07:42 AM)kat0189 Wrote: (10-08-2022, 08:57 PM)Card10Fan Wrote: Mikayla Blakes, ESPN #16 for class of 2024 is other recruit on official/unofficial visit this weekend along with; Clardy, Ogden, Hidalgo, Agara
In about 20 years, I don't think I've seen a recruit keep their cards as close to the vest as Juju Watkins. Still hoping there's a chance for Stanford, but for all we know, maybe she plans to go pro out of HS ;-P
Watkins was on the USC campus again this weekend. She's visited there before. It's anyone's guess which school she chooses. At this point, it almost seems like she might wait until the spring signing period. I could see USC, UCLA, or Arizona as her finalists. I know her family has openly discussed her wanting to stay close to home. You would think if Stanford was a finalist, she would have visited this weekend when all the other 2023 recruits were present.
2023 ESPN #12/PN #7 6'1 Courtney OGDEN is a SF/SG in the same mold as Juju WATKINS, and when she committed to Stanford, I pretty much had a hunch that WATKINS will go somewhere else. But we can always hope otherwise...
On the other hand, Stanford still has a great chance of landing 2023 ESPN #5 and top PG 5'6 Hannah HIDALGO, since Stanford has yet to get a commit from a PG in her class, and she knows that the starting Stanford PG role is hers over the next four seasons if she decided on becoming a Cardinal and be the much-needed court general to lead the likes of BRINK, DEMETRE, IRIAFEN, BETTS, NIVAR, OGDEN and AGARA (well, we said the same thing with 2009 #3 overall DIGGINS and 2022 #2 overall Kiki RICE....)
As for WATKINS, well, she would make UCLA, USC and most especially Arizona an instant national contender:
- UCLA already has McD AAs Kiki RICE at PG and JAQUEZ at SF, another top PG in Londynn JONES and a host of fine foreign-born post players in BESSOIR, DUGALIC, ANSTLEY and SONTAG
- USC already has McD AAs MARSHALL at PF, AKUNWAFO at Center, and GAYLES at SG, plus a 2023 Top 50+ PG recruit in Malia SAMUELS
- As for Arizona, while already stacked with uber talents with McD AAs and Top 10 overall recruits in Maya NNAJI and Breya CUNNINGHAM at Center, 2022 #9 overall in Montaya DEW at PF, McD AA Paris CLARK at SG, most likely McD AA Jada WILLIAMS and USA U18 member GILBERT at PG, WATKINS will be the best of them all and their starting SF. If that happens, I'll hand over the national championship to Arizona from 2024-2026!
