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ucbart said:
To me, Fulwiley should take a hard look at NC State. She is made to play for Wes Moore.
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I wish.

It’s been super quiet on the Wolfpack front. I don’t think State has a large NIL fund to compete with the upper tier of schools and Wes Moore is very much going to go at his pace and do all his homework to assure the proper fit as well. I think he’s extra cautious after getting a star player but not a culture fit a few years ago. Doesn’t want to relive that.

The only thing I’ve heard is that State is in Kara Dunns final 3. I’d definitely sign up for her.
 
tower1 said:
I think your wrong . When these young woman decide on what school to go to they know they have to improve every year or someone else will step in front of them . No one is promised a starting position, If a coach gets stuck in the loyalty game they will never win a championship. This is not high school anymore.
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tower1- - - That may be true of other coaches but Geno Auriemma goes by his own set of standards! Yes he doesn't PROMISE them a position, but he's loyal!
He goes out of his way to make sure ALL his players, especially his 4 year players are afforded those standards.
That is why his players love him and come back often to see the current program! Look how many alumni were at this years Final Four! You don't see those numbers from other programs!
 
This question of loyalty at UConn is interesting. I have never heard any former Husky attribute it to getting playing time. What you mainly hear is that they love Geno because he yelled at them a lot.

And the sarcasm, apparently his relentless sarcasm appealed to many of them.

And CD policing their body language at all times seems to have endeared her to many of them.

Obviously I jest. But whatever it is that makes most players want to stay at UConn isn’t a simple calculation of minutes. I imagine we all know this. It’s probably much more about belonging to something bigger than oneself than about a quid pro quo.

And some players leave despite all the yelling and sarcasm. Whatever Geno offers in the way of building character and self-discipline and the satisfaction of belonging to a winning team culture doesn’t appeal to every teenager or her parents. Much of this is sorted out in the recruiting process, but it isn’t perfect. Geno makes mistakes, too.
 
Bone Dog said:
This question of loyalty at UConn is interesting. I have never heard any former Husky attribute it to getting playing time. What you mainly hear is that they love Geno because he yelled at them a lot.

And the sarcasm, apparently his relentless sarcasm appealed to many of them.

And CD policing their body language at all times seems to have endeared her to many of them.

Obviously I jest. But whatever it is that makes most players want to stay at UConn isn’t a simple calculation of minutes. I imagine we all know this. It’s probably much more about belonging to something bigger than oneself than about a quid pro quo.

And some players leave despite all the yelling and sarcasm. Whatever Geno offers in the way of building character and self-discipline and the satisfaction of belonging to a winning team culture doesn’t appeal to every teenager or her parents. Much of this is sorted out in the recruiting process, but it isn’t perfect. Geno makes mistakes, too.
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Because Geno actually likes all of his players and when he does recruit his first priority is team chemistry. He watches kids on the bench when he recruits. He watches if they’re team vs. me. He’s not looking for kids who want to make the highlight reel on ESPN every night. All of his former players say that when he yells at you he sees your potential. It’s worse when he doesn’t. I don’t think any of the kids that have left through the portal, or otherwise, were really a true fit Once they arrived on campus and really saw what practice was like. EDD left to be with her family, Azura left because she was old enough to go to the W, just like Lloyd for ND.
 
Charliebball said:
there's got to be a better way for "student" athletes to get their money without this bizarre and disruptive player movement.....
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If they can pull it off…pay (stipend…whatever yo want to call it) every player on very team and in every revenue producing sport…the same amount. Make all...and I mean ALL incentives, gifts and payments publicly transparent to student athletes. Then there’s the outside endorsements. I say add it all that up per team and when it reaches an established threshold…temporarily block roster size for that season. I want players, all players, to benefit from the revenue, but also make players and schools have some consequences for just chasing money. Maybe there should be a portal fee for the athlete? If they can’t afford it, then maybe they could opt to trade a year of eligibility…if they have it. Just thinking out loud here.
 
Bone Dog said:
This question of loyalty at UConn is interesting. I have never heard any former Husky attribute it to getting playing time. What you mainly hear is that they love Geno because he yelled at them a lot.

And the sarcasm, apparently his relentless sarcasm appealed to many of them.

And CD policing their body language at all times seems to have endeared her to many of them.

Obviously I jest. But whatever it is that makes most players want to stay at UConn isn’t a simple calculation of minutes. I imagine we all know this. It’s probably much more about belonging to something bigger than oneself than about a quid pro quo.

And some players leave despite all the yelling and sarcasm. Whatever Geno offers in the way of building character and self-discipline and the satisfaction of belonging to a winning team culture doesn’t appeal to every teenager or her parents. Much of this is sorted out in the recruiting process, but it isn’t perfect. Geno makes mistakes, too.
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Something of a selection bias there. You aren't hearing from the people that transferred, for the most part, I assume.

Dawn's players speak glowingly as well, but nobody is really polling Jatarie White or Te'a Cooper.

The people that stay are almost by definition the happy ones.
 
Gamecockfan77 said:
Something of a selection bias there. You aren't hearing from the people that transferred, for the most part, I assume.

Dawn's players speak glowingly as well, but nobody is really polling Jatarie White or Te'a Cooper.

The people that stay are almost by definition the happy ones.
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You assumed I was criticizing Dawn by implication. I'm not. I think loyalty is a remarkable feature of Dawn's program, too. The key element is that the kids are loyal even though neither of them promises playing time to anyone. It's all earned in practices and in game performance. This was my point throughout.

As it happens, I have seen a number of interviews with kids who left. There was an interesting one by Saylor Poffenbarger. Initially, her mom had declared that her daughter left seeking the better academics of U. Arkansas. But later Saylor admitted that she found Geno's system overly restrictive. I imagine this is a common theme among kids who depart. Others leave because they want more playing time. And there are some of these who still speak glowingly of their time at UConn, just as I'm sure there are for SC.

The one I haven't seen any comment from is Mir McLean, who went to Virgina and then Maryland. I'd be curious to hear her impressions of the various schools she's been to. I also can't help but notice a sad irony in Saylor's initial decision. Had she stayed just a little longer, she would have gotten lots of playing time because of all the injuries. I think she also has the skillset Geno would have found invaluable. This was a fateful decision for her, and the fates were not on her side. I suspect she's significantly impaired her prospects for a pro career with that decision.
 
bballnut90 said:
My theory is she’s done at LSU, is touring this summer for music and will play unrivaled in winter. Draft eligible for 2026.
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I don’t believe that

It’s more like Flaujae and her mom attention seeking again just for clicks. It’ll prob be about some new album or collab that not many will listen to anyways

She did a podcast the day before about returning to lsu and looking forward to playing with the freshmen/koval
 
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