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Exactly -- and the effect goes both ways. I can't imagine that players like Sue and Diana, or Paige and Azzi for that matter, would consider playing in Oklahoma even if the Sooners had already won 11 National Championships by the time they graduated from high school.
Consider the players who chose UConn over Tennessee in the heyday of that rivalry, e.g., Ann Strother or Swin Cash. I have to think that spending four years in East Tennessee was not an idea that they found appetizing.
Doesn't this essentially happen with most players? Which coaching staff they prefer? Set of players? Both as basketball players or culturally. That and playing time.
There was a recent article on Aidan Mahaney's recruitment (men's program) in which his father contrasted the highly-caffeinated UConn staff with other coaching staff's advertising how laid back they were in their handling of players. Aiden decided he wanted the caffeinated variety of coaches over those on valium. Worked out well for UConn this time, but other players will make decide they fit better in a more relaxed environment. (I like this example because it is less "culturally/politically charged.")