With Sabrina Ionescu being ranked in the top 5 of 2016 recruits, does anyone know why she hasn't decided on a school yet. Not saying she needs to be in a rush just interested in possible hold up.
I don't want to sound cruel, but no matter which school she chooses they're going to have a problem making the NCAA in each of her 4 years. Following her walk on brother to Oregon over Cal to me just seems doubly foolish.
Well specific to what Romola was talking about - TX would have offered the most walking around money of the four finalists. She has chosen three of the closest teams to her home in the league that plays at her level that is predominantly CA, WA, and OR based. Every year she will play her home games within fairly easy travel distance and at least 10-12 road games within easy travel distance of her home (probably significantly more with WC OOC games.) Distance would seem to be part of the equation for her - never have a problem with that.I may have posted this on another thread on this board or perhaps on another board, getting old, but every time this subject comes up I think about what Rompola was talking about in her retirement press conference.
The list is designed to cut down on the phone calls, texts and emails that the recruits have to field. If you eliminate teams from consideration, then you limit contact to just the teams you are still considering. It makes complete sense to me. If a student-athlete is certain which school she will choose, then I agree that they should just commit, but sometimes they THINK their mind is settled, but then doubt reappears. I believe it makes more sense to commit only after you are fairly certain that you are actually ready to commit. And for most recruits, they cannot be certain until they have taken visits to a few different schools. If some of those visits need to be financed by the school, then you have to put off making a decision until after official visits are permissible.I think it is so silly to have this whole list thing. Either pick a school or wait till you know and just say here is where I am going. Why all the hoopla? The media makes such a big deal out of all of it. I'm sure it's tough enough already without being constantly asked about it. Also, it has to be really awkward when they make a big stink over the coarse of 18 months or more about where they are going then they transfer after a year or two years lol.
This is not about official visits for Sabrina. It seems like the completion of official visits has gotten her further away from making a decision. It must be about something else. You also don't eliminate the amount of contacts by narrowing down your number of schools. You actually increase it by not making up your mind.The list is designed to cut down on the phone calls, texts and emails that the recruits have to field. If you eliminate teams from consideration, then you limit contact to just the teams you are still considering. It makes complete sense to me. If a student-athlete is certain which school she will choose, then I agree that they should just commit, but sometimes they THINK their mind is settled, but then doubt reappears. I believe it makes more sense to commit only after you are fairly certain that you are actually ready to commit. And for most recruits, they cannot be certain until they have taken visits to a few different schools. If some of those visits need to be financed by the school, then you have to put off making a decision until after official visits are permissible.
The post I quoted questioned a recruits need for lists at all. My comment was not about this specific situation, but rather about the need for lists in general. They are very useful in reducing unwanted contact from coaches representing programs the recruit is not interested in attending.This is not about official visits for Sabrina. It seems like the completion of official visits has gotten her further away from making a decision. It must be about something else. You also don't eliminate the amount of contacts by narrowing down your number of schools. You actually increase it by not making up your mind.
"Sabrina Ionescu of Walnut Creek, Calif., the No. 3 ranked prospect in the ELITE 150, made an official visit to Oregon State this past weekend. It was the fourth visit for the 6-foot senior guard and was rescheduled from an earlier date this fall.
Ionescu has made official visits to California, Oregon and Texas as well. She eliminated Texas earlier this year.
http://prospectsnation.com/story/ionescu-visits-oregon-state
I hear you but the title of this particular thread was Sabrina Ionescu so we were being very specific, as in-why does Sabrina need to make a list anyway?The post I quoted questioned a recruits need for lists at all. My comment was not about this specific situation, but rather about the need for lists in general. They are very useful in reducing unwanted contact from coaches representing programs the recruit is not interested in attending.
The only reason kids have a public list is for the media. There is literally no other reason to have a public list. The schools they are interested in likely have been in contact with them for years in most cases. Based on her own admission she was in contact directly with the coaches by phone and let the ones who she wasn't interested in know by voice mail so her having a public list at this point literally serves no one but the media. The 3 coaches left on the list obviously know they are still in the running as she continues to "build the relationship up" and figures out their "true colors". Her words not mine. Also, if the concern is so great about being contacted that can easily be rectified by a parent but based on this interview it seems like she kind of wants to do her own thing.The list is designed to cut down on the phone calls, texts and emails that the recruits have to field. If you eliminate teams from consideration, then you limit contact to just the teams you are still considering. It makes complete sense to me. If a student-athlete is certain which school she will choose, then I agree that they should just commit, but sometimes they THINK their mind is settled, but then doubt reappears. I believe it makes more sense to commit only after you are fairly certain that you are actually ready to commit. And for most recruits, they cannot be certain until they have taken visits to a few different schools. If some of those visits need to be financed by the school, then you have to put off making a decision until after official visits are permissible.
Wow! Sabrina is coming off in a very unflattering way in this article "Diva-ish".
“But I wanted to let it play out and let the true colors of the schools play out. I wanted to see how the coaches interact with me after a win and after a loss."
It is a bit naive to believe you can see the "true colors" of any school during the recruiting process.
"Decision time looms, and Ionescu said she knows which university is in the lead for her services."
If you know where you want to go to school and want to focus on the end to your season then say nothing.
Cam, always good to have you chime in on these matters. As on other occasions we will have to "respectfully" (always) agree to disagree on this specific issue. I very much respect Sabrina's & her families right to take as long as they wish to use whatever parameters they decide in making this decision. If Sabrina truly knows, as stated in the article, were she wants to go to school and "is just not saying" then that IMO is Diva-ish because that leaves two coaches unnecessarily twisting in the wind. Her quote about Texas "They are probably a bit upset, but they have a very good recruiting class coming in, and I don’t think they are too bothered,” is also very ungrateful and again IMO a simple: Thanks very much to all the coaches who have recruited me" would have been far more grateful=less Diva-ish.I have heard multiple coaches say the exact same thing about players they recruit - how they interact with teammates, etc. after a win and after a loss.
"Diva-ish?" Not by any stretch of the imagination, from my vantage point. She will be playing for a coach, presumably, for four years. The coach will be a mentor/parental figure in college, the transition from her parents and family. She wants to get to know the schools (the coaches, the players, the program) , not just from the standpoint of what they present on a visit (where the school/coaches can control the environment and direct the recruit to see what the school/coaches want her to see), but to see how things are on a day-to-day basis.
You are entitled to your opinion, certainly. My interpretation, however, is that we are seeing a 17/18 year old kid trying to make an informed and intelligent decision by gathering all of the necessary information she believes she needs to make such a choice, while doing so under the media glare of being a top-five recruit in the most visible women's collegiate sport. I would say she is handling herself quite nicely.
As an aside, this happens in men's basketball all the time, where the players wait to commit. But many are one-and-done types and are only waiting it out for the media attention to build their respective profiles and brands for their inevitable (in their minds) NBA career. She is discussing making an informed decision for the next four years.
And finally, this was the quote from her coach, at the end of the article:
“She doesn’t want the fanfare,” Sopak said. “If she could just drive to whatever school she picks and show up on the first day of school, that would be her choice.”
"Diva-ish?" Far from it, from where I am sitting, but that is just my analysis.
Cam, always good to have you chime in on these matters. As on other occasions we will have to "respectfully" (always) agree to disagree on this specific issue. I very much respect Sabrina's & her families right to take as long as they wish to use whatever parameters they decide in making this decision. If Sabrina truly knows, as stated in the article, were she wants to go to school and "is just not saying" then that IMO is Diva-ish because that leaves two coaches unnecessarily twisting in the wind. Her quote about Texas "They are probably a bit upset, but they have a very good recruiting class coming in, and I don’t think they are too bothered,” is also very ungrateful and again IMO a simple: Thanks very much to all the coaches who have recruited me" would have been far more grateful=less Diva-ish.