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Message: [QUOTE="EricLA, post: 3554387, member: 26"] You know, the knee jerk reaction of some was to call her a "diva" and to say (paraphrasing), she's not a UCONN-type person/player. Disappointing. Some (not all) seem to be obsessed with the low-key kids who sign LOI's on the hood of their car, or don't make huge announcements on social media, or *gasp* hold a press conference. I did not realize that only the "top" players in the minds of fans were allowed to do that. Some folks need to understand that the times are-a-changing. As my friend [USER=1511]@ucbart[/USER] said recently, you want to know why so many kids are flocking to South Carolina, just take a look at Dawn's presence on social media (IG, twitter, etc). Then add to it that she went out and got a proven top notch recruiting assistant coach (Jolette Law), and soon every team, including UCONN, may be looking at SC from behind. How on earth does it make her a diva to want to have an IG presser and answer questions? What difference does it make if she's #1 or #100? We are talking about kids between the ages of 16-21 or so, who are going thru these experiences for the first time in their lives. They are excited, enthused, all incredibly tied in to social media, and they all have a right to enjoy their moment in the sun. How does her decision to do what she did have any impact on the lives of individual fans? Why do people think that if someone wants a big production about a big decision it makes her a diva? Look at the men's side. It's ALL about followers, popularity, hyping their brand, and yeah of course they need to be good or great on the court, but with millions of $ at stake, the men do anything and everything to create hype. Didn't a recent UCONN player pop color coordinated balloons at her presser to announce her choice? Another brought out a Husky puppy to announce, Another lowered a small banner at the table to announce. Another spent about a half hour in a televised presser thanking everyone she could think of before announcing UCONN. I could go on and on. Much as I can't stand them, the Kardashians are about the biggest thing on the internet. I can't open my news feed without seeing DAILY updates on what sort of bikini one wore, or if the other "clapped back" at some internet troll. It's what his hip and current now, and social media is where many many high school girls are now, and it will only get worse. Coaches who don't get that and still think they can get top notch players who only care about hoops and want to sign LOI's on the hood of their car with no fanfare are becoming more and more rare. If you folks want UCONN to stay at, or near, the top, you better hope the coaches get that and continue to change and adjust accordingly. And for the record, I'm not a fan of all that fanfare. But I'm in my 50's and don't even have an IG account. I barely can keep up with Facebook. But my 7 year old niece probably knows more about social media and surfing the web than I do, and that's the future, folks... [/QUOTE]

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