TheKnightReport - Former Rutgers Women's Basketball G Kaylene Smikle commits to Maryland
Kaylene Smikle transfers to Maryland with 2 years of eligibility remaining.
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I wouldn't over-stress the league rival business, as I am not sure the players (generally) have the same view and in the portal world transfers within a conference are not so uncommon.The Rutgers women's basketball program is in disarray with roster formation.Losing a go to scorer with two years of eligibility remaining to a league rival is a bad indicator for next season.
Will she get the Troy Murphy treatment at the RAC?
You need to have fans at theWill she get the Troy Murphy treatment at the RAC?
Interesting! Please expound on that if you can.I sensed in the game I saw in person, Smikle and Adams, we’re going to have difficulty co-existing. Just my observation….
I also wish her well but agree with much of what you said. I had courtside seats for the VT game on 12/17 (I remember the date because it was my bday). My husband and I observed her continuing to drive to the basket while the other four players stood around in the four corners waiting to be a part of the game. I also observed Adam's look at her father and shrug. I hope she learns to share the ball or she won't be successful at any school.Interesting! Please expound on that if you can.
We all saw Kaylene as our most talented scorer with a great knack for the ball on defense. The thing that was always troubling, but we were willing to overlook due her scoring, was the fact that she never really played with her teammates. Besides her roommate. Antonia, she didn't appear to be connected to the rest of the team.
While watching one of the games(can't remember which one), I thought I observed some friction between Kaylene and KB. I could be wrong, but it was just a sense that I had. KB was being the team leader that she was for the team and Kaylene didn't appear to be on board. I could be reading more into it, IDK.
It will be interesting to see if she becomes more of a team player under Brenda. If she did actually have a problem existing with any of the players on our roster, I wonder how things will go playing alongside of Sheyenne Sellers, who is running the show for Brenda, and is VERY outspoken and animated on the court.
Also, with Kaylene having two years left, I wonder how things go after this coming season when Brenda recruits other elite players at Kaylene's position, as Brenda has had a tendency to recruit over her existing roster.
I'm wishing her all the best, except against us, but I also wouldn't be surprised to see Kaylene on the move again after this coming year.
No, her mom wasn't on staff.I think her mother was on our staff as well. Am I correct? I just couldn’t figure out why she was not playing for such a long time.
Probably right. She may get booed by the band during introductions but that will be the extent of it. And she'll want to humiliate us on our own court.there is a good chance there are more Maryland fans at the RAC than RU fans
I think RU WBB fans will be wanting her to look bad and make Maryland look like they took a loser .Probably right. She may get booed by the band during introductions but that will be the extent of it. And she'll want to humiliate us on our own court.