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Message: [QUOTE="hoophuskee, post: 3609448, member: 3535"] I think I get what he or she was trying to say. And definitely it seems he or she is a huge enormous huge fan. But still . . . taking a step back -- the answer is "NO!" NO! I wouldn't be "happy" -- AT ALL - if Azzi went to Duke or anywhere else other than UCONN. I get "if she didn't go then so-and-so-school is fine," in terms of being a good sport/ showing sportsmanship etc. But these games are about competition. And speaking as a fan-- no it's not "happiness." I don't understand how it could be. How many UCONN fans were happy this year to see Ionescu-led team beat UCONN? Or Boston and others from South Carolina beat UCONN? How about we lost Lauren Cox years ago- we were happy she ended up eventually beating us and wining a championship? I'm all for sportsmanship and respect. Something I felt a certain Notre Dame Coach lacked after a certain point in time. However, for me, there is a line drawn for healthy respect and wanting my team to win. Azzi as a soph got an award for best High School basketball player. As a soph. That's super. Possibly Haley Jones might have been the best but the point is Azzi is extremely extremely extremely unusual. In basketball - one player is enormous. Not all number 1 recruits are the same. I can respect a decision but I'm not going to be happy about potentially having South Carolina favored to win going forward (if UCONN doesn't get Azzi), along with maybe some day Azzi the potential phenom may wipe our team out. That's not happiness in any sense. Further, I can acknowledge that my team cannot win a championship every year and respect other champions. But it doesn't mean I have to like it or be happy for another team. [/QUOTE]

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