(11-04-2021, 05:54 PM)teejers1 Wrote:(11-04-2021, 04:23 PM)Card10Fan Wrote: How can UCLA get quality guard after quality guard and we can't recruit guards worth a crap. That's the missing piece for us. I'll feel better if Nivar picks Stanford. If not, just another disappointment. We've had so many misses with guards, it's hard to even remember them all.
Wait, I thought Hulk told us to book Kiki? (I swear, whenever that guy says "A is a lock," my immediate reaction is "A ain't happening.").
And some of the posts in this thread - no need to specify - are a little too elitist/sour grape-ish.
UCLA is a great school and Rice will thrive there. Maybe the Bruins will be firs women's team to cut down the nets with a 4 guard lineup. The way the Warriors revolutionized the men's pro game (which is trickling down everywhere), it would not surprise me.
Additions to UCLA's recruiting Class of 2022:
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Lina SONTAG 6'3 SF/PF (member of Germany's 2021 U19 and 2019 U16 national teams)
Elena BUENAVIDA 5'9 SG/PG (member of Spain's 2021 U19 and 2019 U16 national teams)
The way I see it, for next season, UCLA will employ a center, a stretch forward (combo SF/PF) and 3 guards most of the time.
Example of Starting Line-up:
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6'4 ANSTLEY or 6'4 DUGALIC at Center
6'4 BESSOIR at SF/PF (can post up and shoot from the beyond the arc)
5'11 RICE at SG/PG
5'9 OSBORNE at SG/PG
5'5 JONES at SG/PG
That's a very young team: RICE and JONES are freshmen; ANSTLEY, DUGALIC and BESSOIR are RS sophomores
Others coming off the bench (5 freshmen and 1 RS sophomore):
6'0 JACQUEZ SF/PF
6'3 SONTAG SF/PF
6'3 IWUALA C
5'9 ONU SG
5'9 CLARK SG
5'9 BUENAVIDA SG/PG
The international flavor is undeniable, with ANSTLEY (Australia), BESSOIR (France), BUENAVIDA (Spain), DUGALIC (Serbia) and SONTAG (Germany). All are or have been members of their country's U19 national teams, while DUGALIC played for Serbia in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics