Chi. Trib. article on UConn recruit Haley Gorecki

[Icebear]

ICE: Interesting, and could be so. But at the same time, there is a fair amount of theory and data , going back to the 19 century and forward, saying that the FIRST born are rather intrepid in their own right. Virtually all of our first group of astronauts were first born and sure didn't fall short when it came to blazing a path or being fearless. Same held true, I believe, for 22 of the initial two-dozen or so astronauts. US Presidents and world leaders are said to be disproportionately in that same boat. Similar stuff around re CEOs I believe.

However , the whole "birth order" issue has gone back and forth in the scientific community for a good long while, in part because there are numerous confounding variables (such as family size) in many of the studies. And, I suspect, even "researchers" sometimes bring bias to their work, unfortunately but very humanly. Would be interesting to know the birth order of researchers in this arena and see how that correlates with their findings on the subject. In that vein, it would be interesting to know if you are a "youngest" in your family. I'm a first born

I, too, am first born. The current discount on oldest is that they by necessity are trail blazers with no one ahead of them.

The youngest cut their own path because they are reactionary against the stasis of the family and seek to establish their own identity.

I wouldn't bet the house on any individual situation complying to the norms but they are trends.

 

[Duncan Idaho]

TROY: yeh, but us coal-crackers can tell you that they came there via Scranton and Wilkes-Barre PA, don't forget.

Yep, my parents came from the Larksville, Edwardsville area of Wilkes-Barre.

 

[Artifact]

If Haley wants to increase in height, I was going to recommend eating 'perogies'. But my wife, a Chicago Polish girl, informed me that only makes you increase horizontally & not vertically !

 

[uconnfan68]

If Haley wants to increase in height, I was going to recommend eating 'perogies'. But my wife, a Chicago Polish girl, informed me that only makes you increase horizontally & not vertically !

I can attest to that...

 

[cohenzone]

I, too, am first born. The current discount on oldest is that they by necessity are trail blazers with no one ahead of them.

The youngest cut their own path because they are reactionary against the stasis of the family and seek to establish their own identity.

I wouldn't bet the house on any individual situation complying to the norms but they are trends.

I'm a middle child except I had no younger siblings. Being treated as one of the younger two made me resentful of my non-existent younger brother, so much so that I refused to go to any of his Little League games. But it did cause me to seek my own identity, Walter Mitty, hidden behind the mask of Cohenzone and UConn fandom, being the actual love child of Muffett McGraw and Geno Auriemma. Or was it Tim McGraw and Jean Stapleton, I forget.

 

[Icebear]

I always knew you would swim against the trend, cohenzone. Now about that membership.

 

[Vowelguy]

I knew gorecki name was familiar when I was looking at the hs rankings. Interesting that she's not ranked very high -- not top 50. Possibly not 100. I'll Chk the exact number tmow.

With incomplete information, she's composite #122.

 

[UcMiami]

With incomplete information, she's composite #122.

Anyone know her AAU team? Is this a Chong like situation where no one has seen her play?
Uconn is not known to offer early to unranked players, and the other schools in the mix suggests she is not 'flying under the radar' as far as coaches are concerned.

 

[UConnCat]

Anyone know her AAU team? Is this a Chong like situation where no one has seen her play?
Uconn is not known to offer early to unranked players, and the other schools in the mix suggests she is not 'flying under the radar' as far as coaches are concerned.

Gorecki plays with Midwest Elite Platinum, same aau team as 2016 Tori McCoy out of Illinois (a UConn target). I think her team will be at the Boo Williams event this weekend.

Gorecki has offers from UConn, Duke, Louisville, UCLA and several B1G schools.

 

[caramel]

sounds like Holly Golightly, too..

Time to whip up some perogies, kielbasa, and some o' Nana's good kraut! Put down my customary red wine, and crack open some of my home brew, aging in the basement!

Don't forget stuffed cabbage!

 

[Vowelguy]

Gorecki has offers from UConn, Duke, Louisville, UCLA and several B1G schools.

So someone who will probably be moving up the next time rankings are released.
She's #55 at BlueStar, and not in the top 100 of ASGR or ProspectNation and not in the top 50 of Full Court or ESPN.

 

[FASTEDDY]

I go to Chicago on business 6-10 times a year and have grown to Love the city and know it quite well. I really enjoy Chicago and the people are great. Lots of things to do, great restaurants etc.

 

[hjoerring]

ND or UCONN...my take

I think she is a Calif. girl, so I'm going to add UCLA as a likely option to Stanford. Imagine 3 sisters on the same college team! I think she is also being recruited heavily by McCall at ND

 

[Ozzie Nelson]

I think she is a Calif. girl, so I'm going to add UCLA as a likely option to Stanford. Imagine 3 sisters on the same college team! I think she is also being recruited heavily by McCall at ND

The three sisters would be at Stanford, not UCLA. McCall is at Standord, not ND. Am I correct?

 

[CamrnCrz1974]

Haley Gorecki has picked Duke.

 

[caravaggio]

Boo!

 

[kat0189]

Random tidbit, but Gorecki has a tie to UCLA…UCLA took a preferred walk-on in 6'1" Baird from Illinois and she and Gorecki are supposed to be friends. UCLA is pretty stacked though with Canada, Caldwell, and Hayes from 2014 and a recent verbal from Kennedy Burke who is said to be a combo guard or wing.

 

[pap49cba]

Haley Gorecki has picked Duke.

Well, if this is true she will have lots of learning opportunities.

 

[Icebear]

Hoopgurlz scouts aren't nearly as impressed as college coaches.

Hoopgulrz on Gorecki 3 star, score 90, #10 at her position in 2015

 

[pap49cba]

Haley Gorecki has picked Duke.

Source? She was at UConn last weekend.

 

[Icebear]

I suspect that Cam is having a little fun.

 

[UConnCat]

Duke needs guards so she'll likely get minutes early. I think she'll be a good player.

McCallie seems like a strange bird but Duke is a powerful brand.

 

[UConnCat]

Source? She was at UConn last weekend.

She visited Duke 2 weekends ago. I don't think we should doubt Cam's sources.

 

[UConnCat]

carl adamec ‏@CarlAdamec 9m
Per her twitter, Haley Gorecki picks Duke.

 

[triaddukefan]

She visited Duke 2 weekends ago. I don't think we should doubt Cam's sources.

A different Cam, but the point remains the same

 

[2ndCity]

Haley gorecki ‏@HaleyGorecki 17m
Finally decided and I could not be happier to call myself a Duke blue devil! Can't wait to play basketball at Duke!

 

[caravaggio]

Again, boo. Especially from a Chicago player as well.

 

[EEich]

Haley just committed to duke.
http://snyuconn.com/uconn/recruit-gorecki-headed-to-duke/

 

[Sakibomb25]

Note that her 2 older sisters are not playing major minutes for Tara. Bloom off the rose???

This is actually inaccurate. At the beginning of the year, Bonnie was injured and didn't contribute as much. As the season progressed, she got more playing as she healed and by the end of it, she was an integral part of our offense.

In regards to Karlie, she was a solid contributor to the team. However, towards the end of the season, she injured herself at the Colorado game and was never quite the same. At the banquet, she was seen wearing a boot.

Had both sisters been healthy all year long, they would have seen major minutes throughout the year.

 

[connboy77]

We can't get them all! best to Haley in her Duke career.