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ESPN announcement for Jones?

oldude said:
This thread has become exceptionally pessimistic, so let me be the first and probably only person to state,

“Haley Jones is a lock for UConn!”

Now before everyone gets their nose hair tied in knots over my prediction, let me be clear. I’m not a 3rd cousin on her mother’s side. I haven’t seen any videos of Haley walking her brand new Husky puppy around her home. In short, I have no inside information.

But no one else, outside of her immediate family, really knows what this young lady is going to do tomorrow. I’m thinking if she announces she’s coming to Storrs, I can claim the BS prize for having called it.
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If I think negatively, I'm broke. Positively I'm rich. If I equivocate I'm rich until I'm poor.
Why think negatively?? I like your positive attitude.
 
Tonyc said:
Its hard for me to think that Geno would have a class of 1 with Lou and Phessa graduating. I kinda like our chances of getting Jones and thats my gut feeling. I have no inside information either.
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Tony C. Jones or Smith or Whilemsnachtergrushunk. Maybe Geno would love to have one or all of them but it is what it is. Geno, pragmatic and aggressive, won't be sitting on the sidelines watching the next 3 or 4 NC' and not have team in them. If there is a way he shall find it.
A bit of a side line: I met a Sherif from North Caroline and she noticed my Uconn Jacket and she said to me: They used to be undefeated. I don't know why that struck me as it did so I rattled off 2 losses in nearly 6 years and all you think of is Uconn isn't undefeated. She was a very very nice person from Durham NC. Point is she sounds like some Uconn Fans; what have you done for me lately?? Geno isn't god nor is he perfect--but the guy hates to lose at tiddly winks, what does that tell you?
 
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oldude said:
This thread has become exceptionally pessimistic, so let me be the first and probably only person to state,

“Haley Jones is a lock for UConn!”

Now before everyone gets their nose hair tied in knots over my prediction, let me be clear. I’m not a 3rd cousin on her mother’s side. I haven’t seen any videos of Haley walking her brand new Husky puppy around her home. In short, I have no inside information.

But no one else, outside of her immediate family, really knows what this young lady is going to do tomorrow. I’m thinking if she announces she’s coming to Storrs, I can claim the BS prize for having called it.
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Dude, appreciate your attempt at humor. I for one, immediately tune out the "all is lost" or the "Geno is perfect and we will be perfect forever" posts. Would block these but lately appears they make up over 50% of the posts. ;)
 
nwhoopfan said:
That's a rather generous defining of northwest. I've occasionally seen it stretched to NorCal, but then only the area up around Mt. Shasta or so. As a northwest resident, I cannot claim the Bay Area.
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nor would you want to these days................:rolleyes:
 
Tonyc said:
Its hard for me to think that Geno would have a class of 1 with Lou and Phessa graduating. I kinda like our chances of getting Jones and thats my gut feeling. I have no inside information either.
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Coach Auriemma is NOT the one deciding!
 
I don’t see Jones going to ND or Oregon, if she wants to play with a load of talent from the 2019 class SC will be her choice. Stanford has a bunch of forwards who play the 3 and 4, yes I know Jones is the number 1 player in her class, but will she beat out Dodson and Hull for playing time, she also has Brink coming in right behind her, who like most kids that are going to Stanford commit right after getting in( something Jones didn’t do) I still think Baby Uconn will be a Husky. But if Dorf was right and there’s no way Jones picks Uconn without Boston I think it has more to do with size of class then anything else.
 
BroadwayVa said:
If I think negatively, I'm broke. Positively I'm rich. If I equivocate I'm rich until I'm poor.
Why think negatively?? I like your positive attitude.
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Completely agree. I too try to be optimistic... and try to make my wife that way when she is far too often on the other end of the spectrum.

I am holding out that UCONN will be the place...after all where else would someone called "Baby UCONN" for so many years choose to go??

Go Huskies!!!!
 
I am very bad at making predictions, which in this case, may be a good thing. If she really wanted to choose Connecticut, she had the opportunity to drop her last visit and make the choice while on campus. However, she took her last visit, maybe to be nice, or maybe to be absolutely sure. Seeing that she did take her last visit, my gut says she will choose Oregon. Like I said, I am bad at making predictions, so I am probably way off.
 
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PAHuskeyFan said:
Completely agree. I too try to be optimistic... and try to make my wife that way when she is far too often on the other end of the spectrum.

I am holding out that UCONN will be the place...after all where else would someone called "Baby UCONN" for so many years choose to go??

Go Huskies!!!!
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I was raised early by an "up-tight" mother and for the last 60 years by an optimistic second Mother who worked hard to have me see a tiny bit of her high optimism.
Optimism is much better than the alternative.
 
caramel said:
I am very bad at making predictions, which in this case, may be a good thing. If she really wanted to choose Connecticut, she had the opportunity to drop her last visit and make the choice while on campus. However, she took her last visit, maybe to be nice, or maybe to be absolutely sure. Seeing that she did take her last visit, my gut says she will choose Oregon. Like I said, I am bad at making predictions, so I am probably way off.
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#1 rated players do not make their selections while at the campus. If they did, they wouldn't be able to have the big event at their HS with family and friends.
 
Has there ever been more of a toss up of where the #1 player might go? Consensus says

1. Stanford
2. UCONN
3. SC
4. Oregon
5. Notre Dame

Then she could turn around tomorrow and choose notre dame and no one would be surprised !
 
Centerstream said:
And what happens to the underclassmen already on the team? Are they willing to start now and possibly ride the bench next year and the year after, etc.? Time will tell...
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A'Ja Wilson and Alicia Coates were probably a top 3 front court in the nation and they came off the bench together for Dawn Staley. If anyone is going to look after vets it is Staley. I sort of wish she did it less sometimes.

But reality is that you can't really worry about this. Some players might transfer, some might be unhappy. No big deal.
 
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CocoHusky said:
South Carolina will have a pretty good nucleus in Tayasha Harris and Bianca Jackson. Harris brings PG leadership, will be a 4 year starter with National Championship experience. Jackson will be in her 3th year of starting.
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Yeah, I don't necessarily think USC is winning the national title next season, but we have enough coming back to where I think things should change pretty dramatically from what we've seen so far this year.

Staley likes to play veterans so the only surefire freshman starter to me is Boston. Though I think there is a very good chance a freshman wing would start as well.

they should all play a lot though.
 
DaddyChoc said:
who is Jones?
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I'm a little surprised that Grace Jones still retains NCAA eligibility, but she seems like a fierce competitor.
 
MilfordHusky said:
Occam's Razor says Stanford, but Aliyah Boston messed with Occam.

Because Schick is in Milford, Milford's Razor says UConn. Fingers crossed.
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Ockham didn't have a beard as thick as we UConn fan's. Geno's razor says Husky's.
 
Which channel is the announcement being made on? Or have i missed it?
 
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DeeHusky said:
Which channel is the announcement being made on? Or have i missed it?
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ESPN ,11 am EST. We may actually know before that however.
 
Ah singing day for Jones. Seems to me USC has become more in the mix than I would think. Still think Stanford but USC just has something going. UCONN with strong pull for all #1’s but she’s Stanford bound is my prediction.
 
futuretitles said:
Ah singing day for Jones. Seems to me USC has become more in the mix than I would think. Still think Stanford but USC just has something going. UCONN with strong pull for all #1’s but she’s Stanford bound is my prediction.
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I concur....(Stanford) but we are minutes away !
 
Hmmmm. No SportsCenter on any ESPN channel for another hour here (MST). ??
 
I just got a tweet from ESPNW. Coverage is on the noon SportsCenter. But she is minutes away from announcing.
 
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