Monika Czinano averaged 1.9 points per game her freshman season while not being 6'5 like Layla..
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Pretty common for a freshman that is backing up an All-American to not show much for stats
I wasn't talking about getting a really good big...I just meant someone who could give a few minutes here or there in case of injuries...a 12th player who knows their minutes are sketchy. I agree there is a ZERO chance of getting a quality big....just hoping for that 12th player that can cover for emergencies. Carry on
I would imagine Jan already thinks that she can get that out of Layla. I would hope given what they're paying her to be the HC and her almost 30 years as a college coach she'd have better insight then us.
I was talking about if we had injuriy and were down to just 1 player over 6'2". Let's just move on and agree to disagree.
I thought ava actually got some better at the ticky tack fouls as the season went on. Maybe next year she'll be even more improved at it
You have no clue!! What did you do, change names? You sound like someone I have put on ignore for saying stupids things!
With all of the TV timeouts and stoppages you can almost sub every possession. So it's not impossible per se.
They need to get rid of the internet in nursing homes.
You old-*** m’fers need to let god take you into the light.
Go into the light.
Again stupidity on the internet! And you have no idea how old I’am. Put I would say you talk like a little child!!
Interesting choice. That makes you wonder if she didn’t feel she is good enough to play in big league level
Or she simply saw more minutes/money coming from Davidson than another schools that she spoke with.
We'll never know. That's most likely why Deal ended up at Wisconsin. I would think that there's a correlation between playing time and money if only because any player that's starting is worth more to any team than a back bencher. Iowa surely has significantly more money than Davidson, but Iowa isn't going to spend money on a player that rarely sees action whereas Davidson might be willing to pay a few more dollars in this case for a player they see playing a lot of minutes.
Jan said couple times in that interview last week that the difficulty in completing the roster was all about time and money. And some people who cover Iowa WBB said that the money ran out.
Different players have different priorities. Davidson has an enrollment of 2000 yet competes in 21 D1 sports; Evansville similar size. Drake by contrast 5000; U of I 31,000. Maybe realizes college will be the end of her basketball career, wants to play as much as possible, and get a degree from a school where academics truly are the #1 priority. I would have liked to have landed her but best wishes to her.
I think Steph Curry is currrently supporting his Alma mater
I thought about him when I saw this and wondered if they're telling recruits that they could be the next Steph Curry that puts Davidson women's basketball on the map.
I hope you're a better firefighter than a basketball analyst.
Give it a rest. You're just showing everybody what an a$$hole you are.
I'm already hoping that Caitlin come in to Chloe Johnson OV, just like Geno did by bringing Tina Charles to impress in Olivia Vukosa OV.
Going to guess Davidson has almost zero dollars for women's bball NIL. Why come to Iowa to possibly never see the floor vs possibly being a starter somewhere else? I'd imagine it's about playing time.
Think Jan will help answer the style of play next year vs this past season.
Jan Jensen's expectations for McKenna Woliczko, Iowa scheme changes
Why do you get all bent when someone has a different opinion than yours?
Not everyone here kisses the azzes of the coaching staff.
“I love our pieces”
If the style of play wasn’t answered before (like I thought it was), it is now. Jan literally said “Journey could backup the 4” (because in the new offensive scheme the 4 and 3 are very similar - ‘facing up’ from the perimeter).
I think from that can be interpreted two things; McKenna is the primary 4 and Journey will split time between the [logically possible starting] 3 and a backup role at the 4.
If the style of play wasn’t answered before (like I thought it was), it is now. Jan literally said “Journey could backup the 4” (because in the new offensive scheme the 4 and 3 are very similar - ‘facing up’ from the perimeter).
I think from that can be interpreted two things; McKenna is the primary 4 and Journey will split time between the [logically possible starting] 3 and a backup role at the 4.
You would be guessing wrong on Davidson not having a lot of NIL for wbb. Curry, Berman and Curry's wife set up an 8 figure fund for men's and women's bb.
Curry, Berman Jump Start Funding for Davidson College Basketball
A combined gift from Davidson College alums Stephen Curry ’10 and Matt Berman ’05 and their families will set up the men’s and women’s basketball teams for success in a transformed college sports environment. Read more.
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I think probably both playing time and $$ factored into her decision
Also Davidson's roster is like 80% international, so maybe she liked that too
Why not then, stay where you are? She probably would have played more next year.
I understand her leaving with the coach getting fired and most of the roster leaving
I guess if she does well at Davidson, she will transfer again to a power 4 school with bigger pockets
Let’s not tell people what they need to do just because they don’t agree with you….
If they added a center in the portal it was going to be someone that showed even less than Layla Hays because you aren't going to find a center worth anything that would like to join a room with Ava and Layla.
I also think Layla has a lot of skill and will be very different next season.
Agree. I think ALOT of her issue was the speed of the game and her comfort level.
Hays is really slow afoot.
Unless there's a big off season improvement, that's an issue.
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If you assume the worst (unless… improvement), then a negative outcome (issue) is a logical conclusion. But the opposite is also true.
I say if she puts in the conditioning that I believe she will, she will be the best backup center that the Hawkeyes have seen in maybe forever.
I say if she puts in the conditioning that I believe she will, she will be the best backup center that the Hawkeyes have seen in maybe forever.
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Layla had a couple things going against her. 1. The level of competition she played was much much lower than she had previously played. 2. The post positions are generally the toughest for players to adjust to. 3. The speed was a little fast and she lost some confidence.
For her size she had quite a few blocked shots. A lot of that had to do with some body position tweaks and a lack of hops. My guess is she will have much fewer this year. Continue to work on her footwork and the hands and development of moves and she will be much better than whatever we got out of Goodman - and that is no diss on Sharon.
For her size she had quite a few blocked shots. A lot of that had to do with some body position tweaks and a lack of hops. My guess is she will have much fewer this year. Continue to work on her footwork and the hands and development of moves and she will be much better than whatever we got out of Goodman - and that is no diss on Sharon.
Hope you are right, but jury is still out given she is only as freshman