My first question for Coach Roberts every summer is: Did you get anyone I’ll like? (Because whether I like a player is more important than her meshing with the team.)
Chyra Evans, a 6-foot-2 forward from Australia (by way of U. Michigan and the transfer portal) joined Utah.
You can’t tell jack from highlight reels, but Evans can do the things Alissa Pili did. Pili is one of a kind — there’s never been anyone else like her in women’s basketball — but Evans can finish under the basket, and shoot the three. (Suggesting that the Utah braintrust is opting for the logical course of sticking with the “four out, eschew midrange” offense rather than retool.)
Will I like her? I’m sure I’ll like talking to her. Australians are always good teammates — I haven’t yet met an Aussie who wasn’t among the most media-friendly players in the gym.
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