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easttexastrash said:
Doesn't every team? It would take getting Chou and maybe one of the other guards that Baylor still has a shot at (Chou, Wilson, Gondrezick) to put them at UCONN goodness. Baylor already has a commit from "Juicy" Landrum, number 26 on Orangutan's composite rankings.
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First of all Baylor with all that height in the post is great but you can only play one post player at a time. Its not like the other post players can play guard, or be a threat from the outside like Katie Lou and Stewie and Tuck. They are post players. For any team including Baylor to compete with UConn they have to build a program with a nucleus that incoming classes can feed off. Even with Cox who is a very good player and some of the kids that might end up at Baylor they still need to build chemistry, continuity, leadership and share the ball. That takes years. A famous quote I never forgot. It takes 20 years to be an overnite sensation. Baylor may be good but not in UConns league. No team is and until a team can duplicate what Geno has done well it aint happenin. Congrats on landing Cox and all those post players. Hopefully Kim will schedule UConn again. I think most fans weren't counting on Cox coming to UConn. With all that UConn has to offer she wanted to stay close to home. That played a lot in her decision. IMO if Baylor won one NC with Griner I wouldn't get my hopes up to high.
 
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Tonyc said:
First of all Baylor with all that height in the post is great but you can only play one post player at a time. Its not like the other post players can play guard, or be a threat from the outside like Katie Lou and Stewie and Tuck. They are post players. For any team including Baylor to compete with UConn they have to build a program with a nucleus that incoming classes can feed off. Even with Cox who is a very good player and some of the kids that might end up at Baylor they still need to build chemistry, continuity, leadership and share the ball. That takes years. A famous quote I never forgot. It takes 20 years to be an overnite sensation. Baylor may be good but not in UConns league. No team is and until a team can duplicate what Geno has done well it aint happenin. Congrats on landing Cox and all those post players. Hopefully Kim will schedule UConn again.
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I think that it is well established by the last three championships that nobody is in UCONN's league.
 
kat0189 said:
Even if Baylor lands two from their remaining guard targets (Chou, Wilson, Gondrezick), I don't think they have the roster for a national championship. But I imagine they have a good chance at landing either Alexis Morris or Chasity Patterson from 2017 (both PG's ranked top 5 by PN), which seems like it should elevate them to national championship contender level.
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Word is Morris and Richards are both going there. A lot of people assumed Richards would go back to Texas but I'm hearing Baylor has come on real strong.

Chou is also leaning towards Baylor, so it would be interesting to watch two 6'2 guards out there with those post players.
 
If Baylor doesn't win a championship that is fine. We are still lucky to have such a wonderful role model and nice young woman in a Baylor uniform and will enjoy watching her display her skills on the basketball court just as much.
 
Okay... sad to see that it did not happen... Now we set our sights on Megan Walker.... which we all have been watching....
 
She followed her heart and that's where it took her.
Good for her.
May she be happy and get all she wants from her college experience – on and off the court.
Now onto women who want to come to UConn.
 
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Well, we all (I hope) wish her the best.

There are many top recruits that we don't get but most times I accept it because I rationalize that they were probably not really meant for our program. (That's how I thought of DD, and watching her perform at UNC confirmed for me that she would have been a tough fit here).

But here on the BY I went from declaring early in the summer that "she won't come here" to becoming genuinely interested in seeing her wearing Huskie blue. I agree with Adesmar; it will be interesting to see what Kim does with her and the quality recruits that she has accumulated, with possibly more to come (ETT's comment).

So now we all re-orient and look to '17-'18 for another big to follow Natalie. Those of you with the inside information that regularly educates the rest of us, where are we looking now?
 
I think "right now" it would be another Texas post in Jade Williams.

Williams, Walker and AEH would be a great group for 2017 with another Williams as a possibility, LaDazhia!
 
HuskyFan1125 said:
I think "right now" it would be another Texas post in Jade Williams.

Williams, Walker and AEH would be a great group for 2017 with another Williams as a possibility, LaDazhia!
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Jade Williams isn't leaving Texas either. I warned everyone about Cox and Megan Walker to Notre Dame is not even a secret anymore. Can't speak on the others listed
 
easttexastrash said:
If Baylor doesn't win a championship that is fine. We are still lucky to have such a wonderful role model and nice young woman in a Baylor uniform and will enjoy watching her display her skills on the basketball court just as much.
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come on, brag my brother BRAAAAAG! Pull on your jersey like DT, pound your chest like BG its all good
 
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BTW Griner's comments at the end of her Baylor career seems to have NO effect on recruiting in Waco
 
I think this pic that was posted on Baylorfans.com gets to the core of why Cox chose Baylor. If her family lived in Boston she would most likely be headed to UCONN next season. She has three younger sisters that I think she wants to be there for, much like EDD wanted to be there for her sister. Sometimes family trumps everything else in life.
 

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Wbbfan1 said:
Looks like that's where she wanted to go right from the beginning. Close to home and family. My sources had indicated it was going to be tough to get her out of Texas.
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Wbbfan, you called it! Several other posters read the tea leaves the same way. Like other UConn fans, I was hopeful, but my heart really wasn't in it.
When one door closes, another one opens. In the next two years, UConn WILL get a another big. In the mean time, thank goodness for Natalie Butler.
Sometimes when things are going your way, blessings just "drop in your lap"........know what I mean?

All the best to Cox and her family during her time at Baylor. Mulkey and staff are putting together quite a squad for the next few years.
 
where the heck is @CocoHusky probaly fell asleep trying to stay up for the announcement... guess he gotta settle for Boykins
 
wbbfan said:
"I took all my visits and enjoyed each of them. The coaching staffs with each program were phenomenal," Cox said. "I got a chance during my visit [to Baylor] to spend time with my future teammates. ... I have visited the campus many times and just had a feeling that this was my home for my basketball future."

http://espn.go.com/espnw/news-comme...ect-lauren-cox-gives-verbal-commitment-baylor
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The key part of what she said,is that "this is my home",which ,means she will feel most comfortable and confident at Baylor.This is how every recruit should feel,when picking a school to go to.Too many pick a school on what others like or think is best.Well done Lauren,for choosing what you want,and much congratulations ETT,on Baylor landing a very good talent and very nice young lady.
 
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Apparently there is one thing even Geno and UConn WBB cannot overcome and that is the strong pull that geography and family understandably have on some kids. And while Mulkey is a good coach who will now likely be emboldened to dare play a few of the top teams in what is currently a joke of a non-conference schedule, I'm still much happier knowing Cox isn't going to play for that far better coach in South Bend.
 
snsservices said:
Word is Morris and Richards are both going there. A lot of people assumed Richards would go back to Texas but I'm hearing Baylor has come on real strong.

Chou is also leaning towards Baylor, so it would be interesting to watch two 6'2 guards out there with those post players.
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Any word on Micaela Wilson out of Louisiana?
 
donalddoowop said:
South Carolina will be the main team to be concerned with in 2016/2017. I don't think Cox will be able to handle their frontline or UCONN's frontline her freshman season. SC's frontline will be huge and Louisville will be loaded. Baylor's weakness will be at the coaching level, imo. How do you win just one NC with Griner and Sims?
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It happens. Just as UConn only won one with Lobo, Rizzotti, and Wolters.
 
Tonyc said:
Baylor had Griner and won 1 NC. Baylor was undefeated one season and still only won one NC. During that same period UConn won 2. Hey I still like our chances to continue are NC runs. One player doesn't make a team and although Cox would have put UConn at another level we still have a couple of years to pick up another big. Butler is the real deal and we have her 3 more years, along with former number 1 picks Tuck and Katie Lou. UConn continues to reload, every other team is rebuilding . Im sure Cox will face Butler and UConn a couple of times. Remember BB is a team game. One go to player helps your chances for a NC but when you face UConn with a bunch of go to players well there isn't any team like UConn. Baylor will be good...but UConn good they still have a long way to go.
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Depending upon our player development, Woman's BB should at least be mildly competitive in the next few seasons (not this one).
 
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