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CocoHusky said:
Didn't Christyn Williams say something similar?
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Hers was before UConn had reached out to her:

"I was thinking, 'Where's UConn?' They're not even contacting me, so I'm going to beat them," she said.

Christyn received her UConn offer on January 17, 2016. I don't think anywhere it specifically said she was not open to UConn as an option as it did for Saniya.

Whether or not UConn had been in contact with Saniya or not -- I'm not sure.
 
DaBball said:
Hers was before UConn had reached out to her:
"I was thinking, 'Where's UConn?' They're not even contacting me, so I'm going to beat them," she said.
Christyn received her UConn offer on January 17, 2016. I don't think anywhere it specifically said she was not open to UConn as an option as it did for Saniya.
Whether or not UConn had been in contact with Saniya or not -- I'm not sure.
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Still think it is similar timing and same sentiment on the part of both players. Williams was #2 in the class at the time, same as Rivers is now. Neither player had heard from UCONN, so their focus became finding a school, from among those schools they had heard from, that was good enough to beat UCONN. Once both players heard from UCONN things changed. UCONN saw Rivers play AAU within weeks of that quote being published. All good IMO especially if Rivers ends up at UCONN as Williams did. As I have said before in the hands of a master craftsman Rivers could be special-NDPOY special. I only could 2.5 master craftsman/woman among her 12 schools.
 
DaBball said:
Whether or not UConn had been in contact with Saniya or not -- I'm not sure.
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UConn scouted her in July, and right after she and the coaching staff began following one another on social media. Pretty safe to assume there has been contact.
 
Sluconn Husky said:
UConn scouted her in July, and right after she and the coaching staff began following one another on social media. Pretty safe to assume there has been contact.
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I meant before the ESPN article came out in early June.
 
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DaBball said:
Uhhh, what I don't get is why the coaches are recruiting a player who said "But now all I can think of is that I want to beat UConn." a few months ago. She is very talented and extremely athletic though.
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She's what? 16? Wanting to beat UConn shows competitive fire.
 
Most of you know that a while ago I created the Rayah Marshall bandwagon hoping that someday UCONN would take notice. Just when I had given up all hope I ran across this article:

"She did something historic when she garnered athletic scholarship offers from programs like Arizona, UCLA, UCONN, and Oregon among many others at a very young age, younger than any other girl prospect has ever done in the past!'
CaliforniaPreps - Paul Pierce 2.0: Rayah Marshall is “Lady Truth“

The comparison to Candace Parker in the article is a little bit of a stretch IMO and might not be too palatable for some. Marshall reminds me more of a young healthy Vicki Baugh=versatile, size, handles, speed & elevation on the jumper. Her highlights have been made private but this girl can play and she sounds like a GREAT KID! Also mentioned in the article is that she plays AAU for DT's team and wants to have a similar impact on the game. UCONN would not be a bad place for Rayah to start making that impact.
 
CocoHusky said:
Most of you know that a while ago I created the Rayah Marshall bandwagon hoping that someday UCONN would take notice. Just when I had given up all hope I ran across this article:

"She did something historic when she garnered athletic scholarship offers from programs like Arizona, UCLA, UCONN, and Oregon among many others at a very young age, younger than any other girl prospect has ever done in the past!'
CaliforniaPreps - Paul Pierce 2.0: Rayah Marshall is “Lady Truth“

The comparison to Candace Parker in the article is a little bit of a stretch IMO and might not be too palatable for some. Marshall reminds me more of a young healthy Vicki Baugh=versatile, size, handles, speed & elevation on the jumper. Her highlights have been made private but this girl can play and she sounds like a GREAT KID! Also mentioned in the article is that she plays AAU for DT's team and wants to have a similar impact on the game. UCONN would not be a bad place for Rayah to start making that impact.
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Interesting. Dan Olson also compares her, or at least her versatility to Candace Parker (edit - didn't realize the article's comparisons also came from Olson). That makes two 6-3 guards with offers, and a 6-2 one already on board - I like this size!

Olson says she is a combo-guard, and Prospects Nation lists her as a forward.
 
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CocoHusky said:
Most of you know that a while ago I created the Rayah Marshall bandwagon hoping that someday UCONN would take notice. Just when I had given up all hope I ran across this article:

"She did something historic when she garnered athletic scholarship offers from programs like Arizona, UCLA, UCONN, and Oregon among many others at a very young age, younger than any other girl prospect has ever done in the past!'
CaliforniaPreps - Paul Pierce 2.0: Rayah Marshall is “Lady Truth“

The comparison to Candace Parker in the article is a little bit of a stretch IMO and might not be too palatable for some. Marshall reminds me more of a young healthy Vicki Baugh=versatile, size, handles, speed & elevation on the jumper. Her highlights have been made private but this girl can play and she sounds like a GREAT KID! Also mentioned in the article is that she plays AAU for DT's team and wants to have a similar impact on the game. UCONN would not be a bad place for Rayah to start making that impact.
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What year is she?
 
Some up and comers from Europe for 2021 I believe. I know, math is not faith based, but when it comes to math that is all I have.

I call this the MoJeff:

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Ten impressive players from #FIBAU16Europe who didn’t make the All-Star Fives
 
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No ongoing mega threads. If a recruit is in the news, tweet, or whatever, post it for discussion.
 
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