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Message: [QUOTE="EricLA, post: 2722170, member: 26"] I'm so glad that so many UCONN posters are taking the approach they are taking. I get tired of Tennessee fans "floating" the supposition that somehow Geno is to blame. Case in point - the recruitment of Maya Moore and Pat's decision to stop playing UCONN. Tennessee fans insisted loudly and frequently that Geno somehow cheated, yet with zero evidence, they went on and on with mass hysteria. ZERO evidence. Yet ask most Tenn fans today if Geno is a cheater and I'd bet they would unequivocally say "yes". Somehow repeating the same lie, or untruth, or rumor with no evidence over and over and over again makes them eventually believe it as fact. Fast forward to the Parker situation. Several things we know for sure: [LIST=1] [*]To quote [USER=15]@UConnCat[/USER] , "[I]She bagged the World Championships in Istanbul in 2014...(but) was ready to go when her overseas schedule began early November, 2014[/I] " [*]Additionally, "[I]After playing the entire WNBA season and the playoffs without evidence of injury, Parker announced that she would not be able to play for USA Basketball in Istanbul because of some minor, undisclosed knee surgery[/I]." [*]USA Basketball has ALWAYS valued loyalty, effort, selfless and dedication to Team USA. Always. [*]The COMMITTEE decided to leave her off the Olympic team [*]Instead of emulating Swin Cash (left off team in 2008, worked hard to make the 2010 WC team), she opted for the petulant option (left off 2016 team, said "[I]Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me. [URL='https://twitter.com/hashtag/LessonLearned?src=hash']#[B]LessonLearned[/B][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/hashtag/GroovyBaby?src=hash']#[B]GroovyBaby[/B][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/hashtag/PettyPost?src=hash']#[B]PettyPost[/B][/URL] [/I][URL='https://twitter.com/hashtag/OkayImDone?src=hash'][I]#[B]OkayImDone[/B][/I]". [COLOR=#000000]Petty tweet (her own words - she knew it was petty), then she decided not to participate in any trials for Team USA in 2018.[/COLOR][/URL] [/LIST] What we don't know for sure [LIST=1] [*]How much of a say did Geno have? [*]How much of a say did her potential Team USA teammates have? [*]Just how displeased was USA basketball with her? [*]What was said behind closed doors to Candace as for the reason? [/LIST] Several posters on here have mentioned teammates on Team USA not being happy with Parker. [USER=15]@UConnCat[/USER] "[I]USA Basketball was not pleased [U]nor were some of her teammates[/U], the ones who show up and play in the world championships even though they'd probably like to take time off to have some minor surgeries or rest before overseas commitments began[/I]". [USER=366]@MilfordHusky[/USER] "[I]Reliable sources have said that USA Basketball [U]and her potential teammates were not pleased[/U][/I]." I know Cat and I know Milford. I know some of their sources, and I have my own, and I heard the exact same thing. While none of us are going to come on here and divulge our sources, when you have numerous people saying the same thing with different sources, that seems a much more plausible explanation than "it's Geno's fault" with zero proof, no sources, no evidence, with even Candace admitting she was petty... It's far more logical that she was left off the team due to her own actions, exacerbated by her petty response, and subsequent decision to quit, than to dump the blame on Geno. And Parker still doesn't get it. "[I]I was hurt because I feel like I’ve played through so many injuries, given so many hours to USA Basketball, and then in one fell swoop they can just be like, it doesn’t matter about your play, you’re just not on the team[/I]..." But hey, Geno is has always been an easy whipping boy for some Tennessee fans. [/QUOTE]

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