HuskyNan
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I'm repinning this because apparently some people didn't get the message:
I continued to be impressed by the depth and breadth of knowledge of the people here. There have been some great topics and great contributions to the discussions, with participants able to disagree with civility, for the most part. Keep it up!
What I would request from folks is to please refrain from casting aspersions on young women, parents, and coaches, including those who aren't associated with UConn. Sometimes discussions can trend towards assuming former, current, and future UConn Huskies are smarter, from better families, and more willing to put their egos aside or work hard than players who've chosen to go elsewhere. There have been statements implied or stated directly that Huskies are somehow better people than players on other teams. Fifteen-twenty years ago, similar comments were made about the UConn players on, ahem, another board and I'd rather not use that board as a role model.
Also, pleeze don't make assumptions about a young woman's thought process (what she wants, what she thinks of others, whether she's going to transfer before she even signs her LOI, etc) or her character (size of her ego, "diva-ness", whether or not she needs to "get over herself", etc). Try to remember that players and recruits are looking at their choices through the eyes of 16-22 year old young women, not 60-something eyes. What a 60 year old may want or need has nothing to do with what a 16 year old girl wants or needs. We might disagree with her decision but that doesn't make her a bad person.
On edit: Since I posted this there have been several cringe-worthy posts denigrating players who had the temerity to go to another school and - gasp! - excel there. UConn fans are assuming attitudes and thoughts, based on no visible evidence, that are embarrassing to me to read. I hate to get all Admin on people but - I think I've been pretty clear here. If you want to revert to middle school and call teens and twenty-somethings childish names, then do it elsewhere. The majority of us here don't want to read that stuff.
I appreciate your listening and for making the Boneyard a great place to visit.
I continued to be impressed by the depth and breadth of knowledge of the people here. There have been some great topics and great contributions to the discussions, with participants able to disagree with civility, for the most part. Keep it up!
What I would request from folks is to please refrain from casting aspersions on young women, parents, and coaches, including those who aren't associated with UConn. Sometimes discussions can trend towards assuming former, current, and future UConn Huskies are smarter, from better families, and more willing to put their egos aside or work hard than players who've chosen to go elsewhere. There have been statements implied or stated directly that Huskies are somehow better people than players on other teams. Fifteen-twenty years ago, similar comments were made about the UConn players on, ahem, another board and I'd rather not use that board as a role model.
Also, pleeze don't make assumptions about a young woman's thought process (what she wants, what she thinks of others, whether she's going to transfer before she even signs her LOI, etc) or her character (size of her ego, "diva-ness", whether or not she needs to "get over herself", etc). Try to remember that players and recruits are looking at their choices through the eyes of 16-22 year old young women, not 60-something eyes. What a 60 year old may want or need has nothing to do with what a 16 year old girl wants or needs. We might disagree with her decision but that doesn't make her a bad person.
On edit: Since I posted this there have been several cringe-worthy posts denigrating players who had the temerity to go to another school and - gasp! - excel there. UConn fans are assuming attitudes and thoughts, based on no visible evidence, that are embarrassing to me to read. I hate to get all Admin on people but - I think I've been pretty clear here. If you want to revert to middle school and call teens and twenty-somethings childish names, then do it elsewhere. The majority of us here don't want to read that stuff.
I appreciate your listening and for making the Boneyard a great place to visit.
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