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We are Down to Four (4) 2013 Prospects! Where are My Meds?

Discussion in 'UConn Women's Basketball' started by John Fryer, May 17, 2012.



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  1. Sonny44 Popular Poster

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    Folks, quit bickering.
    It's better than fat people at WalMart.
    Sonny44, May 18, 2012
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  2. easttexastrash Baylor Aficionado

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    I'm glad nobody ever scoffs at or chides my opionions. I wonder how it must feel.
    easttexastrash, May 18, 2012
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  3. JS Moderator

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    Your opinions are ridiculous. Now how do you feel?

    Probably like you were being facetious in the first place.

    Here's a little mod philos0phy. No one's really out of line, just an exercise.

    Poster A: We should have more commitments by now. I'm nervous.

    Poster B: In my opinion, it's too early to be worried and here's why. In my further opinion, your opinion is silly.

    Poster C: Hey B, stop attacking other people's opinions. In my opinion your aggressiveness is driving potential posters away.

    Poster A is offering an opinion and his feelings about it. Poster B is mixing an opinion about the topic with an implied opinion about Poster A (he's capable of "silly" opinions). Poster C is offering an opinion only about Poster B's behavior and nothing about the topic.

    Thus "bickering" begins. Moral of the story: Saying something is an opinion doesn't automatically make it OK. It depends on the words used and whether the opinion is about the topic, or about the other poster, or both.
    JS, May 18, 2012
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  4. doggydaddy Grampysorus Rex

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    That Poster B guy is very good looking.
    doggydaddy, May 18, 2012
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  5. doggydaddy Grampysorus Rex

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    I'm sure as a fan of someone other than UConn, you think we are crazy to worry about recruiting.
    doggydaddy, May 18, 2012
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  6. JS Moderator

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    Well, that's an opinion.

    So far I've thought he only gets by with smarts and a charming manner.
    JS, May 18, 2012
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  7. Icebear Andlig Ledare

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    That's your opinion.
    Icebear, May 18, 2012
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  8. easttexastrash Baylor Aficionado

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    Recruiting is a concern for all fans, so I completely get it. A weak recruiting year or two can have a big impact.
    easttexastrash, May 18, 2012
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  9. easttexastrash Baylor Aficionado

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    You saw me at WalMart?
    easttexastrash, May 18, 2012
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  10. pinotbear Silly Ol' Bear

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    nah, it was the "impact" tremors that tipped me off!:rolleyes:
    pinotbear, May 18, 2012
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  11. meyers7 Smarty Pants

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    Not too worried, Chong, Harper and McCall and that would be fantastic.
    meyers7, May 18, 2012
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  12. MilfordHusky Our Man in London

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    That's merely your opinion. :)
    MilfordHusky, May 18, 2012
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  13. MilfordHusky Our Man in London

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    Ok, to make things concrete, here are 2 hypothetical--and extreme--lineups for the 2015-16 team:

    Scenario 1:

    Seniors: Stewart, Jefferson, Tuck start. Juniors: Tucker and Harper start. Chong and McCall come in off the bench. Maybe the sophomore class is loaded, maybe it's small and lackluster. Our first 7 is very good. And we have depth.

    Scenario 2:

    Seniors: Stewart, Jefferson, Tuck start. Juniors: None. Two sophomores start. Maybe the sophomore class is loaded, maybe it's small and lackluster. If those 2 starters are Brianna Turner and Sierra Calhoun, we may be fine, though perhaps not deep. If the 2 starters are #40 and #60 ranked players, we will be vulnerable at those positions. With 3 studs and 2 so-so players starting, we'll be competitive, but not a prohibitive favorite at all. The following year, we may be lucky to make the Elite 8. Another NC may be 2 or more years down the road.

    Points:

    1. The 2013 class still could be very good, or it could be a total bust (or in between). If a bust, we are vulnerable for sure by 2016 and perhaps very weak by UConn standards in 2017.

    2. The weaker the class of 2013, the larger and better the 2014 class needs to be. Plus, they need to be up to speed by day 1 of their sophomore years, because up to 2 of them could be in the starting lineup.
    MilfordHusky, May 18, 2012
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  14. doggydaddy Grampysorus Rex

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    No, it's fact. Ask his grandchildren!
    doggydaddy, May 18, 2012
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  15. Sonny44 Popular Poster

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    Guess I didn't recognize you in your underwear.
    Sonny44, May 18, 2012
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  16. doggydaddy Grampysorus Rex

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    You've seen him without his underwear? Too much information.
    doggydaddy, May 18, 2012
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  17. Sonny44 Popular Poster

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    Uh, er, umm, didn't mean it exactly that way.
    Sonny44, May 18, 2012
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  18. Icebear Andlig Ledare

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    Quite honestly not me because it has always been fun to watch the kids we get.
    Icebear, May 18, 2012
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  19. doggydaddy Grampysorus Rex

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    I guess it depends on what "so-so" means.

    And I'd ask you to look at the last two Taursai seasons and see how Stewart, Tuck and Jefferson along with 2 so-so players would match up with thse NC teams.
    doggydaddy, May 18, 2012
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  20. cohenzone Old Member

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    Who asked you?
    cohenzone, May 18, 2012
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