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meyers7 said:
Ummm, not to be a grammar nazi, but after your creative use of capitals, commas, periods, spacing, apostrophes, spelling, etc. to ask if this clears this up? No, not really.
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It is understandable...not the post, but the condition. Hang around long enough on those Tenn boards and all you are capable of is sentence fragments and mutterings.
 
With Breanna it was I'm going to UConn, because Geno would make her the best player she could be. Comfort was not the major part of the equation. A'ja might come here, but if comfort is important, Geno wouldn't be the person to play for. Stef, Bria, say there is a love- hate relationship, because Geno will not let you cheat yourself, he will ride you to get better.
 
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RockyMTblue2 said:
For A'ja I hope the decision is UConn (though I declared my Ouija Board said USC a while back) for reasons other than basketball. It has to do with stepping out of your cultural comfort zone and taking on a bit of a different cultural world before you are too set in your ways. The basketball stuff should point to UConn too, but for the sake of the whole human being it should be UConn too.
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Yes, let's hope she gets out of the south before she is too damaged to recover.
 
IMO, if her decision is on TV, she's not coming to UConn. Good for her that she has achieved that level of interest already from ESPN, but it seems a little over the top for a high school senior. And I don't think that Geno would be too keen on being part of the tv hoopla.
Just yesterday he "casually" mentioned that Stewie signed her LOI on the hood of her car and then went to school. Also that she doesn't need handlers, all she wants to do is play basketball. I think Geno knows which way the wind is blowing and he is okay with it.
As I said, JMO.
 
I prefer not to get hopes up and be pleasantly surprised if things go well, than to assume the rosy scenario and be let down by reality.
 
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doggydaddy said:
I think it would be no surprise if it's South Carolina, but are you saying she has made up her mind and didn't tell the other three coaches just so she can announce on 4/16?
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sure, I think some girls love the attention
 
RockyMTblue2 said:
Good grief, it has been roughly 149 years! Your reaction sorta makes my point.
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That was said tongue in cheek. ;)

I am not sure what you are referencing, I was just making a joke about how northerners seem to think southerners need to move out of the south to become better people. Although I do think that my many years in Denver and having traveled to every state in the US did change my view of the world.
 
EAST: I , for one, would be mighty reluctant to be putting my tongue in ROCKY's cheek. Mighty reluctant
 
easttexastrash said:
I'm sure he showers on Fridays.
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Right after my weekly teeth sharpening East - we do need a tongue in cheek emoticon, though we do have some close seconds available.
 
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All this compared to the UConn kid who signed her LOI on the hood of her dad's car.
 
PacoSwede said:
Why? Is there evidence of this or are you just making assumptions, or have a 'gut' feeling?

I haven't been following this saga, so have no opinion. However, UConn would seem to be the logical place for her -- assuming the former still is interested -- based on the few comments I've seen from her about what her criteria are. There may be factors she has not mentioned, or perhaps certain factors that carry more weight for her, so ...
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Not evidence, or even scoop of any kind. Milford and I were talking about it tonight - I think she lives about 15 miles from the SC campus. Her family could literally drive to every home game. She has said she doesn't want to play center and UCONN hasn't landed one in 3 years now. Believe me - I know all the reasons why we think UCONN is the best choice for her, but ultimately I think she wants the chance to try to take SC to a final 4 and a NC. BUT maybe the NCAA performances have opened her eyes. If UCONN wins #9, perhaps that's enough to sway her our way.
 
No surprise! It would be a given that she is SC bound. I mean she is going home after the game isn't she. And she does live in SC. lol
 
ChicagoGG said:
IMO, if her decision is on TV, she's not coming to UConn. Good for her that she has achieved that level of interest already from ESPN, but it seems a little over the top for a high school senior. And I don't think that Geno would be too keen on being part of the tv hoopla.
Just yesterday he "casually" mentioned that Stewie signed her LOI on the hood of her car and then went to school. Also that she doesn't need handlers, all she wants to do is play basketball. I think Geno knows which way the wind is blowing and he is okay with it.
As I said, JMO.
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I totally agree and I also think she has already given her verbal to South Carolina as well as told all the other coaches involved her intentions. IMHO she is just waiting for her Grandfather's birthday to announce it to everyone else.
 
sawxfan23 said:
I totally agree and I also think she has already given her verbal to South Carolina as well as told all the other coaches involved her intentions. IMHO she is just waiting for her Grandfather's birthday to announce it to everyone else.
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Do you think she asked the other coaches to please keep it a big secret so she can have her big announcement? That's just silly. She's likely already made up her mind but I can guarantee that she hasn't told the other coaches. There's no point to doing that unless she wants her decision leaked out before she announces it.
 
I read somewhere that she was going to declare her choice on ESPNU. Did anyone else hear that?
 
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UConnCat said:
Do you think she asked the other coaches to please keep it a big secret so she can have her big announcement? That's just silly. She's likely already made up her mind but I can guarantee that she hasn't told the other coaches. There's no point to doing that unless she wants her decision leaked out before she announces it.
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First off coaches can not comment on recruits until they sign and secondly it happens quite a bit{not on such a big level} but it happens. The fact that you think it doesn't is "just silly"'
 
UConnCat said:
Do you think she asked the other coaches to please keep it a big secret so she can have her big announcement? That's just silly. She's likely already made up her mind but I can guarantee that she hasn't told the other coaches. There's no point to doing that unless she wants her decision leaked out before she announces it.
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Coaches cannot comment on recruits until they sign a LOI. Not altogether unlikely that she has told the other coaches of her decision. Geno's casual comment about Stewie's signing speaks volumes to me. He is a master communicator, whether direct or casually indirect. The fact that her announcement will be made on tv and he references this as a casual comment...it may not be a coincidence.

We don't get them all. Yet, Geno consistently gets the most out of the players he does get, in many cases more than the recruit even thought was possible. But the kid has to be willing to put up with some uncomfortable times of harsh and brutal honesty from the coaches and be willing to do things outside their comfort level. If a kid wants to have more say over what position they play how much time they play, etc. with the coaching staff, they will not be happy at UConn.

Good luck to A'ja where ever she goes. But, my gut tells me it will not be UConn. And I am ready to move on.
 
sawxfan23 said:
First off coaches can not comment on recruits until they sign and secondly it happens quite a bit{not on such a big level} but it happens. The fact that you think it doesn't is "just silly"'
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I never said anything about coaches "commenting," which I assume you mean to the media. Of course they can't and they wouldn't. Coaches tell assistant coaches who mention it to players who tell others and AAU people hear it and next thing you know it's out there on message boards and A'ja's big announcement is a little less big. She hasn't told the other coaches yet because there is absolutely no reason for her to do so. That's not to say a coach like Geno doesn't know which way the wind is blowing on this one; I think he's known for a while.

I don't know what you're suggesting happens quite a bit, but I do know it doesn't happen with big-time recruits who have planned big-time announcements. She'll call all 4 coaches on the day of her announcement.
 
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sawxfan23 said:
First off coaches can not comment on recruits until they sign and secondly it happens quite a bit{not on such a big level} but it happens. The fact that you think it doesn't is "just silly"'
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I agree with Cat. If she had told the other coaches, they would have told their staffs and someone would have leaked it to the press. In any event, I don't get all the predicting on this board that she will go to South Carolina. We can consult the Oracle of Delphi, or we can read tea leaves, or we can study Tarot cards, but all of that is pure bunk. UConn is still in the picture unless and until she says otherwise. I await her announcement and wish her well whatever choice she makes.
 
rbny1 said:
I agree with Cat. If she had told the other coaches, they would have told their staffs and someone would have leaked it to the press. In any event, I don't get all the predicting on this board that she will go to South Carolina. We can consult the Oracle of Delphi, or we can read tea leaves, or we can study Tarot cards, but all of that is pure bunk. UConn is still in the picture unless and until she says otherwise. I await her announcement and wish her well whatever choice she makes.
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I now very much doubt if A'ja is coming to UConn because I can't remember any other top recruit UConn got that committed via a national live presser. Such an individualized event seems to go against UConn's mantra of putting the team ahead of the individual - no names on uni's, earn playing time, team win over individual stats, etc.

That's not to say that Ms. Wilson isn't a perfectly lovely person who'll do fine elsewhere. But how she's announcing doesn't seem to fit w/UConn. Hope I'm wrong.
 
I haven't waded through the A'ja threads so I don't know if this is a repeat.
Carl reports in Friday's JI that her decision will be televised on ESPNU.
No mention of time...perhaps right after the school day?
 
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