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Well reading the tea leaves... it sounds like she's excited LOL. I know, can't read much into that. Hope she has a great time.
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Can you imagine the panic if she didn't tweet that she was excited?
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No, but I can imagine the panic if she tweeted that she wasn't excited...! As in , "We are not amused," etc.
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I would imagine that a recruit would be excited about her first official visit wherever it was. And First Night gives everyone a lot to get excited about!
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More on her visit and plans.
http://www.thestate.com/2013/10/22/3052993/basketball-recruiting-aja-wilson.html
http://www.thestate.com/2013/10/22/3052993/basketball-recruiting-aja-wilson.html
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From A'ja Wilson's father:
“One thing they have that not a lot of others have is that winning tradition,” Roscoe Wilson said. “They got eight national championships. That’s what she has to decide — does she want to be a part of that or create her own legacy?”
From Kia Nurse:
"Do I want to play for someone who wins the national championship or someone who helps build a legacy? It's a whole kerfuffle right now," she joked.
No doubt that's the choice opposing coaches put in front of recruits considering UConn. But it's like the First Night Video said: Honor Our History . . . Write Our Future. Add to the legacy. Tina did; Maya did; KML and Stewart will leave their own mark when they're done.
“One thing they have that not a lot of others have is that winning tradition,” Roscoe Wilson said. “They got eight national championships. That’s what she has to decide — does she want to be a part of that or create her own legacy?”
From Kia Nurse:
"Do I want to play for someone who wins the national championship or someone who helps build a legacy? It's a whole kerfuffle right now," she joked.
No doubt that's the choice opposing coaches put in front of recruits considering UConn. But it's like the First Night Video said: Honor Our History . . . Write Our Future. Add to the legacy. Tina did; Maya did; KML and Stewart will leave their own mark when they're done.
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More from Carl Adamec:
http://snyuconn.com/uconn/uconn-makes-impression-on-top-recruit-wilson/#more-8889
“The UConn staff was spectacular with their presentation of their program and its history,” Wilson’s father, Roscoe, said today. “It was a chance for A’ja to get an understanding and perspective of the kind of coaches that she’ll be dealing with. I thought the visit went great. We learned a lot.
“UConn has set the bar high, and that’s good.”
The Wilsons took in UConn’s annual First Night program at Gampel Pavilion and watched the Huskies’ practice. They also met with athletic director Warde Manuel as well as with people on the academic side.
“We sat in a three-hour practice, from 12-3, and we were not bored for one second,” Roscoe Wilson said. “We were just taking it in and a minute wouldn’t go by where you didn’t learn something. A lot of it was simple stuff, and I’ve been around.”
Roscoe Wilson played basketball at Benedict College (S.C.) and professionally for 10 years in Europe.
“After we were talking about the 1970s New York Knicks,” Wilson said. “We went to Geno’s office and it’s like the Louvre with everything he has there. He’s a very special person. You can see why he’s so successful.”
http://snyuconn.com/uconn/uconn-makes-impression-on-top-recruit-wilson/#more-8889
“The UConn staff was spectacular with their presentation of their program and its history,” Wilson’s father, Roscoe, said today. “It was a chance for A’ja to get an understanding and perspective of the kind of coaches that she’ll be dealing with. I thought the visit went great. We learned a lot.
“UConn has set the bar high, and that’s good.”
The Wilsons took in UConn’s annual First Night program at Gampel Pavilion and watched the Huskies’ practice. They also met with athletic director Warde Manuel as well as with people on the academic side.
“We sat in a three-hour practice, from 12-3, and we were not bored for one second,” Roscoe Wilson said. “We were just taking it in and a minute wouldn’t go by where you didn’t learn something. A lot of it was simple stuff, and I’ve been around.”
Roscoe Wilson played basketball at Benedict College (S.C.) and professionally for 10 years in Europe.
“After we were talking about the 1970s New York Knicks,” Wilson said. “We went to Geno’s office and it’s like the Louvre with everything he has there. He’s a very special person. You can see why he’s so successful.”
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Roscoe Wilson is not the first South Carolinian to appreciate a good UConn practice.
A few years ago, when UConn played a homecoming game in Columbia, S.C., for Kalana Greene. SC Coach Dawn Staley asked Geno if her team could watch UConn practice, presumably to motivate her players.
Geno said, "Sure," so they watched.
A few years ago, when UConn played a homecoming game in Columbia, S.C., for Kalana Greene. SC Coach Dawn Staley asked Geno if her team could watch UConn practice, presumably to motivate her players.
Geno said, "Sure," so they watched.
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I kinda liked this quote....
“It was exactly what we wanted so she can make an informed decision, not just off emotion,” her father, Roscoe Wilson, said. “We want to be objective about every visit we go on. She can make notes, put things away. Her mother keeps a spreadsheet, with pros and cons, what I like and didn’t like, that she can sit down and look at any time. It was good.”
If you are making a list of pros and cons and no emotion, I like Uconn's chances.
“It was exactly what we wanted so she can make an informed decision, not just off emotion,” her father, Roscoe Wilson, said. “We want to be objective about every visit we go on. She can make notes, put things away. Her mother keeps a spreadsheet, with pros and cons, what I like and didn’t like, that she can sit down and look at any time. It was good.”
If you are making a list of pros and cons and no emotion, I like Uconn's chances.
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Come to UCONN... win a national title... and in the process help Geno make history by having him win his 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th title God willing he wins the next five 
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