Well Notre dame won the first piece of the puzzle. Those three are VERY close...it will be hard to tear them apart. I think without a doubt ND is the front runner for Fudd and Bueckers
How would you know if Brunelle's recruitment was handled wrong? Until Brunelle shows what she's got against college competition, you can't call it a mistake. What if she turns out to be mediocre? Then would it be a mistake by McGraw? And what if she plays similar minutes as Walker did this year as a freshman because she's mediocre? Would the other two kids back off? Way too much speculation at this point to worry about.
There is no proof to this statement and absolutely no need for such provocative language unsubstantiated.
Do you know for sure that it wasn't handled professionally? I've only seen one side of the story.
Exactly. I live in the DC area and I think Geno made the right decision to cool off on Brunelle and focus on Jones. There is some major hype for Brunelle in the rankings and it just doesn't seem legit when you watch her.
I agree, I thought I was the only one. Jones and Owusu(Maryland commit) look better than her in my honest unbiased opinion. I just didn’t see it.
Big stretch based on no factual info. He said, she said, they said....
Would I lose my posting privileges here if I were to suggest that scenario would be "good for women's basketball "?
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I think it rubbed people the wrong way, but ultimately I don't think it will deter recruits in the future. And FWIW, I DO believe that Sam was offered because 1. Why would she need to lie? 2. She attended a game as recently as Jan and 3. No one from the UCONN staff has said otherwise. So let's just wish Sam the best in the future (except when playing us 
) and move on to other potential recruits. Let's be respectful of their personal lives and decisions...these young women deserve better.
But to make someone a lock this early in the game is foolish. I mean, I still remember when AEH was a lock! unfortunately, we know how that turned out. Anyway, have a great weekend everybody!
I’m guessing she doesn’t have that finesse about her that I like to see, all highlights I have seen of her have been boring. Jones, Owusu, Buekers, Fudd all have more exciting highlights. It’s not important for me to see, I’m not a coach. Just stating my perspective as a fan. I’m not upset about her going to ND; UConn always get every recruit their supposed to get, so does ND, and everybody else and it’s their time to get a number one recruit. And Hopefully the fact that Muffet saw it benefits her and gives her ample opportunities and better luck of Irish from having to wait 17 years to win another Natl championship.
Some thoughts...
1. I'm still sad that we didn't get Sam Brunelle, but the article in the Courant still vexes me ("...I'm terribly vexed"). As I mentioned before, it comes across as sour grapes given that ND, our rival, just beat us in the tournament. I doubt it would have ever been written if she chose a school other than ND. And I give little credibility to something based off of "sources familiar with the process". I mean, by that definition, it could be anyone from this board! LOL
2. On the topic of recruits, I wanted to add my 2 cents on Paige B. and Azzi F. both of whom are UCONN targets. Although they are close friends with SB, I don't think her commitment to ND will play a huge factor. Here are some reasons why I believe this:
a) Both players have the talent to play basketball professionally if they keep working at their game. And if that's the goal, they should
prioritize a strong relationship with a coaching staff who can develop their game. This may be Geno, Muffet, or whoever...but it's a
unique bond between the player and coach.
b) Friendships can still exist between players on different teams. And most of these kids are constantly forming new friendships in high
school, AAU, and national teams. And just because your friend will be on the same team doesn't guarantee that you'll get to play with
them. For example, De'Janae appeared to be very close to Lou and Pheesa, but ended up transferring to PSU. And apparently Te'a
Cooper was tight with Diamond but they never played a collegiate game together. Moreover, if you play professionally, you're not
likely to play along side your best friends.
c) Even the closest of friends (aka sisters) sometimes pick different schools...even if it's across the country
d) Education and the "college experience" are bigger factors because students must prepare for a life beyond basketball...whenever that
may be.
So IMHO, there are more important factors than "friendships" when committing to a school. And who knows....maybe they'll choose ND after all!
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