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ESPN announcement for Jones?

hoopsfan22 said:
ONO is taking Collier's place next season, so in my mind KLS's spot is the only one up for grabs next year.
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Then ONO is going to have to pick things up because as of right now she IS NOT Napheesa's backup. Kyla and Batouly have played more minutes and Boston will also be on board next year-allegedly!
 
CocoHusky said:
Then ONO is going to have to pick things up because as of right now she IS NOT Napheesa's backup. Kyla and Batouly have played more minutes and Boston will also be on board next year-allegedly!
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Yes but hopefully with a year under her belt she will be a suitable replacement. Neither Kyla nor Batouly were born with the athletic gifts that ONO was which is why I'm leaning towards her making the starting line up over anyone currently on the bench. If you're not a starter this year, it's unlikely you ever will be. Geno is just recruiting talent like crazy with the number of top 5 recruits he's been able to bring in over the last 6-7 years.
 
j66kicker said:
Well if you’re 60+ you should know that Stanford isn’t in So. Calif. :cool:
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Thanks. Fixed. Lived in SF for a while...and most considered anything "south of the City"... as ... South... but the point is still valid...comparing Stanford weather with UCONN... ;)
 
hoopsfan22 said:
Yes but hopefully with a year under her belt she will be a suitable replacement. Neither Kyla nor Batouly were born with the athletic gifts that ONO was which is why I'm leaning towards her making the starting line up over anyone currently on the bench. If you're not a starter this year, it's unlikely you ever will be. Geno is just recruiting talent like crazy with the number of top 5 recruits he's been able to bring in over the last 6-7 years.
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That's not accurate.
ONO is a Freshmen. Three (Crystal, Megan, & Napheesa) of 5 starters were not starters as Freshmen.
 
CocoHusky said:
Then ONO is going to have to pick things up because as of right now she IS NOT Napheesa's backup. Kyla and Batouly have played more minutes and Boston will also be on board next year-allegedly!
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ONO for all of her inexperience is already far more impactful then Kyla or Batouly............she blocked one shot and altered two in the space of three minutes in the last game..........once she relaxes and figures out her place on the floor she's not coming out............if UConn is fortunate enough to get Boston then a Boston, ONO, Walker front court seems pretty likely.................if Jones comes too then what a wonderful problem Geno will have to solve.........
 
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Golden Husky said:
If Dorf gets this right, he's a Boneyard legend.
If Dorf gets this wrong, he's Kent Dorfman, 100% rayon, clip-on tie-wearing Faber freshman and Delta House Flounder.
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Maybe I missed something, but all I’ve seen is Dorf says Boston is a lock - not Boston AND Jones.... ??
 
Dorf, Dorf
Who will morph
Into a UConn star?

Boston, you say
And Jones, OK!
Let`s add Griffin, too
Give her her due!

Trust the sage
Then wait for Paige

And to a team so jazzy
Along comes Azzi

(Well, we can all hope!)
 
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This is my 1st post here though I have been reading the Boneyard for years. Nice to get some information from all corners. Born and raised in Bpt, CT and a big UCONN fan. But I am NOT a Kool-aid guy. So sometimes I scratch my head at what Geno has been doing the last few years. Criticizing Williams after game 1 (?) for deferring too much? I thought she played well in the flow (UCONN trademark!) and let the sr's lead . As she should have. Recruiting: You guys realize there are 3 uncommitted players left in the ESPN Top 100??? Better hope Boston and Jones sign w/UConn. Better hope they stick around. If you only bring in 3 players a year they better all be good and stay IF you want UConn to be UConn. UConn has 11 players this season. 4 of those 11 cannot help much at this point. Maybe they get better. Someone gets hurt and you are pretty much done.
 
Huskee11 said:
Dorf, Dorf
Who will morph
Into a UConn star?

Boston, you say
And Jones, OK!
Let`s add Griffin, too
Give her her due!

Trust the sage
Then wait for Paige

And to a team so jazzy
Along comes Azzi

(Well, we can all hope!)
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Follow poet, follow right to the bottom of the night. And with your unconstraining voice. still persuade us to rejoice! :)
 
Huskee11 said:
Dorf, Dorf
Who will morph
Into a UConn star?

Boston, you say
And Jones, OK!
Let`s add Griffin, too
Give her her due!

Trust the sage
Then wait for Paige

And to a team so jazzy
Along comes Azzi

(Well, we can all hope!)
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Primetime rhyme. Ok fine. I'll get in line. If Dorf ends up right about all of this I nominate Dorf president for life.
 
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JonathanXIV said:
I don't think it's as simple as that. Remember that we lost an even better class - Stewie, Tuck and Mo - brought in only one freshman who played - Crystal - and that team won 36 straight games and came a bounce away from going undefeated and winning it all. If Jones and Boston commit to UConn, next year's team would have the best point guard in the country, and Megan, ONO, CW, along with Coombs, Jones, Boston and Griffin. That's a young team, but a pretty talented one. Think Geno might be able to do something with that.
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UConn lost in the semi final to MS St. Still would've had to win the final. Every year there are more talented HS players. Women's bball looks like it is where Men's bball was in the 60's when talent spread out and UCLA no longer dominated. I dont know that the '19 team you mentioned would be top 5. Geno would need to more quickly develop and play freshmen. something he hasnt done since KLS.
 
Per article .. my take... academics very inportant to her: Stanford beats out UCONN. Bond with teammates give the edge if Boston commits to UCONN: edge UCONN... Coach to push her to be the best .. Edge to UCONN. I think it’s a toss up.. the closeness to home might end up being the factor and Stanford wins out with Haley!!! Boston is a must get for Geno and company!!!
 
Lastly Haley wants to study physcology and Stanford has the best undergraduate program in the nation. UCONN is ranked 52nd undergraduate program in the nation. Big difference sadly Stanford will winout .. with brink committed Tara could be putting together a championship caliber team in the near future. Hopefully I’m wrong come Monday but my gut feeling says she will commit to the Cardinal.
 
BleedBlue72 said:
Per article .. my take... academics very inportant to her: Stanford beats out UCONN. Bond with teammates give the edge if Boston commits to UCONN: edge UCONN... Coach to push her to be the best .. Edge to UCONN. I think it’s a toss up.. the closeness to home might end up being the factor and Stanford wins out with Haley!!! Boston is a must get for Geno and company!!!
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concur with your thoughts...Bond with teammates very important. Remember the two Unofficial visitors that made special effort to be at UCONN during the official visits of Jones and Boston...that says Teammate closeness to me since they played together all summer. She also never said anything about closeness to home, at least not in this article. I have a feeling...maybe just arthritis in my shoulder, but it could be that the four ladies that played together in the summer and got together during Jones and Boston's official visit have made "a pact"... and they see early/immediate playing time at UCONN. It could happen.
 
CTOldSchool said:
UConn lost in the semi final to MS St. Still would've had to win the final. Every year there are more talented HS players. Women's bball looks like it is where Men's bball was in the 60's when talent spread out and UCLA no longer dominated. I dont know that the '19 team you mentioned would be top 5. Geno would need to more quickly develop and play freshmen. something he hasnt done since KLS.
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I know that we still would have had to win one more game after defeating MS. But we had already beaten SC by 20 that year, and they simply did not match up well with that UConn team. Again, if Jones and Boston commit next year, I like our chances at the end of next year.
 
eebmg said:
Katie Lou. :D
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Didn’t she come east to get away from her sister, who IIRC went to Stanford?

Still though I question her choice. Any other P5 school, there’s at least an argument. But Stanford is arguably the preeminent academic institution in the country, Harvard and MIT included.
 
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Rich said:
Didn’t she come east to get away from her sister, who IIRC went to Stanford?

Still though I question her choice. Any other P5 school, there’s at least an argument. But Stanford is arguably the preeminent academic institution in the country, Harvard and MIT included.
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Yes, both of Lou's Sisters (Bonnie and Karlie) went to Stanford. Lou and her Sisters are very close...and have been since childhood. BUT, every interview of Lou, her Father, and her Sister say that Lou came east to try something on her own, to go to where the best coach was. Karlie and Lou both have said they would have loved to play together, but Lou was "her own woman" and wanted a different challenge. No one has ever said she wanted to "get away from her sister."

Other UCONN great WBB players have come from California, including at least DT and KML. The choice is theirs...and most take everything into account, not just academics, not just sports.
 
CocoHusky said:
Haley speaks:
“The first thing that’s always been important to me is my teammates and the chemistry that I have with them on and off the court, because you spend almost all your time with them,” she told the Sentinel in April. “So that bond is going to be really important to make that (college) decision.”

Girls Basketball: Santa Cruz’s Haley Jones to announce college decision Monday – Santa Cruz Sentinel
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This Article makes stanford look.like the favorite. Hint at the team USA pic with Fran Belibi when talking about teammate relationships..
 
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