2017 Recruiting

Yes she is.
C.Patterson is lighting it up.
Hookem'

 

Nope; must not have advanced to the final four.

 

Patterson just put up 20 3 Pointer's, to lead the Girl's and the Guy's.
On her way to the Finals.
I did not know she could shoot like that.
One thing I see already that I like about her.
She got Swag.

 

Not surprised at all to see Patterson win. She's probably the best perimeter shooter in this class. It's very exciting to see because teams are going to have to think twice about playing a sagging zone, junk defense, or just packing the paint when she and Brooke are on the court together.

 

Replay will be on ESPNU at 9:30 PM CST tonight (03/27/2017).

Saw some where Rellah was hanging with Megan Walker. Some folks had stated that if Megan had committed to Texas, then Rellah would have chosen a different school. I think they have different skill sets as Megan can play SG/SF while Rellah can probably play SF/PF. So, we'll never know for sure. But, gawd, what class it could have been with Chasity, Rellah, and Megan.

 

Transfers are really starting now:

Michigan losing a very productive freshman shooting guard. She had also visited Baylor officially; her mother played for or with Mulkey. Won't surprise me if she transfers to Waco.

 

My only concern with having them on the floor at the same time? 5' 4" and 5' 5". Maybe we could get a really long jersey and...

 

UT might have an 'in' with her - she and Joyner seem to know/like each other a lot. Of course she'd have to sit a year.

 

I forgot about that! You are right. They were very active twitter friends while in high school, and during the recruiting process.

 

http://usatodayhss.com/2017/mcdonalds-all-american-game-trae-young-chasity-patterson-three-point

 

Was kind of puzzled that we haven't seen much of Rellah and Chasity together but she was the first of the players on her feet after Chasity made all 5 on the second to last rack.

 

Well, we only get the benefit of having them on the same roster for one season

I tend to not worry too much about height as long as they are quick. Short and slow wouldn't be a good combination for a PG/SG. Everyone say wow Miss. State's tiny PG did to Baylor last night in OKC, right? (that never gets old)

 

My apologies if I seem like the creepy stalker, but Kysre follows Brooke, Sug, Bri Taylor, Joyner, Tina Thompson and Jai Lucas on Twitter. Of course she follows a lot of players from other teams but I was surprised at the number of Longhorn connections on her Twitter.

 

Chasity - 20, Destiny Littleton - 13, Cooks (to Michigan State) - 9, Megan Walker - 8 (I think I got that right.) Chasity one point higher than the top boy. Everyone has been talking about another three point threat. Looks like we have one.

 

Littleton from San Diego was in the final 3 point contest as well. She has a good stroke. Somewhere I read that she had worked hard as a senior on her 3 point shooting. Most of her scoring was other. Not sure how hard Aston is recruiting her but being the all-time scorer in Cali should mean she can play. Sitting next to Patterson they didn't seem to have much to say to each other.

 

Was there some sort of round 1 competition before the finals? Thought Rellah was going to compete; perhaps she didn't advance.

Rellah did hit a bomb in the 3-player shooting contest. Physically, she has a bigger build than I recall from summer. We will need her muscle for sure if Joyner isn't going to bang down low enough.

 

In the TeamUSA videos I've seen of her, I thought she had a very powerful, athletic frame. She does look bigger now but that could be lack of a stringent off-season conditioning program.

 

Rellah may be one of those players who is hard to reach around. (Thinking of people like Courtney Paris.) A wide body combined with quickness can be a powerful combo. I still can't tell how tall she is. She looked more like 6'1" than 6'3" on TV to me.

 

I don't see her getting anywhere near Paris (or the strength and conditioning coach should be shown the door). This was the video I was referring to of Rellah last summer when they bumped her up from the U17 team to U18.

 

I didn't mean to suggest she is built like Paris. I see what you mean in the tape.

 

I don't think Rellah will be lacking any confidence!

 

Brief piece on Chasity's experience at the McDAA game so far.

http://usatodayhss.com/2017/mcdonalds-all-american-diary-texas-signee-chasity-patterson/

 

This time if I have it wrong, I can blame the UT Sports Information office.

 

For what its worth, Destiny Littleton had a bad or undistinguished game. Took three shots and missed them all. She looked awkward to me on a couple of occasions. It was hard to follow her because she didn't seem to get involved in significant action very much.

 

I agree with Dr D on Littleton. To me she didn't look happy. Her body language/facial expression was poor and she forced things on her shots. It is hard to show up well in these all-star games. Usually there are a few alpha players (Patterson, Booth, Walker) that take control and others have to fill in. My guess is that the all-time leading scorer in California didn't like being down the pecking order in the game. I may change my tune if she commits to us but from what I saw...........I would pass.

 

I would take her without any hesitation Texas needs shooting guards with good size really bad. I think some fans put far too much stock into all star games. These all star games are great for the players but i don't take anything from them whether a player played well or not.

 

If I remember correctly, the McD announcers reeled off quite a long list of injuries which Littleton had dealt with in the last year, or two. It was a pretty extensive list. Being injury prone might be a good enough reason, in and of itself, for a program to pass on DL.

 

Injuries couldn't have been too much of a factor as a senior - she averaged 42 points and 11 rebounds a game. I did notice she was wearing some kind of brace on her off hand - maybe she hurt it later in the season. I'd agree that she didn't look like she was having fun during the game or at the 3-point competition. I'd guess the uncertainty about her college destination might be wearing on her - she was the only player in the game who doesn't know where she'll be in a couple of months. IMO, still an easy take.

 

Chasity won a second 3-pt shooting contest this week:

 

Yes, she did not look 100% healthy. I recall the same thing about her having to deal with some recent injuries. Hope she gets healthy and happy soon.