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ESPN announcement for Jones?

Scoop said:
I sure hope so. It’s going to be a challenge replacing Lou and Napheesa. That challenge will be lessened with Jones and Boston in the fold. I don’t want to be a harbinger of doom, but Geno is going to need players that can make plays on both ends of the court to be competitive next year.

Looking at the bench right now, plus Griffin, are those players already in house? In years past, UConn has survived not getting certain highly coveted recruits, because he already had talented freshmen waiting in the wings to step up.

The consensus is that UConn is presently lacking quality depth. How can they lose two All Americans, not add top rated recruits, and remain dominant? I’m not panicking, but I am seriously concerned. I question if they can survive not getting both Jones and Boston. If I’m missing something here, someone please enlighten me. Thoughts? :rolleyes:
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CW and ONO will prove to be quality freshman, MW will excel, CD is great. and both Boston and Haley will come to UConn. The sun is shining, and,the sun will come out tomorrow.
 
Educated guesses?I went out to Ruth Chris's last night to celebrate us getting these four players and celebrated the fact that the great prognosticator has saved the Husky program from being run of the mill. What, no inside stuff?:)
 
Jones is not coming to UCONN. She is not passing up an education to Stanford within driving distance from her family. Remeber when Maya Dodson was down to TN and Stanford and condoleezza rice said “why would you choose anywhere else other than Stanford”. Jones is gonna be the go to player for Stanford and not gonna be over shadowed by Walker, Williams (same positions). I know I might not get liked for this post but it’s true. Stanford can use these type of woman to help recruit.
 
Proximity to family I get.

On the other hand, Undergraduate education is fairly even in most general reputable institutions and has been pointed out on the board, is based on what the student themself puts into it.

I guess if you want to do High Energy Physics at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) , Stanford is the overall best choice although now that I think of it, UConn is not that far from Brookhaven National Labs (BNL). ;)
 
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Apparently I made a huge mistake thinking I could get a quality education at UConn. Perhaps I can get my money back. Particularly since it seems to be an assumed fact by some who post on this board that everyone at Stanford is smarter and receiving a better education than those who were forced to settle for going to school at UConn.
 
futuretitles said:
Jones is not coming to UCONN. She is not passing up an education to Stanford within driving distance from her family. Remeber when Maya Dodson was down to TN and Stanford and condoleezza rice said “why would you choose anywhere else other than Stanford”. Jones is gonna be the go to player for Stanford and not gonna be over shadowed by Walker, Williams (same positions). I know I might not get liked for this post but it’s true. Stanford can use these type of woman to help recruit.
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Do the initials KLS mean anything to you in the context of Stanford vs. UCONN WBB?
 
futuretitles said:
Jones is not coming to UCONN. She is not passing up an education to Stanford within driving distance from her family. Remeber when Maya Dodson was down to TN and Stanford and condoleezza rice said “why would you choose anywhere else other than Stanford”. Jones is gonna be the go to player for Stanford and not gonna be over shadowed by Walker, Williams (same positions). I know I might not get liked for this post but it’s true. Stanford can use these type of woman to help recruit.
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but, but, but some people here say that you can get as good of an education from Uconn:rolleyes:
 
I’m not knocking UCONN’s education the slightest. Just when comparing to Stanford . Jab me all you want but come Monday you will see.
 
College is more than academics. Sure, Stanford's academics are superior to UConn's but the entire college experience is what sells a kid on a school. A million different things are part of that - location, where friends go, availability of clubs & organizations, weather... And you never know what a potential student wants. Some kids want to stay close to home; other kids can't wait to get away. You never know, especially with teenagers.
 
Scoop said:
I sure hope so. It’s going to be a challenge replacing Lou and Napheesa. That challenge will be lessened with Jones and Boston in the fold. I don’t want to be a harbinger of doom, but Geno is going to replace them next year. He needs players that can make plays on both ends of the court (make plays, score and play defense) to be competitive next year. They both start as freshmen if they come here.

Looking at the bench right now, plus Griffin, are those players already in house? In years past, UConn has survived not getting certain highly coveted recruits, because he already had talented freshmen waiting in the wings to step up.

The consensus (according to posts and comments here in the yard and the media) is that UConn is presently lacking quality depth. How can they lose two All Americans, not add any top rated recruits (No slight meant towards Griffin who is rated #33 in Hoopgiurlz), and remain dominant? I’m not panicking, but I am seriously concerned. I question if they can survive not getting both Jones and Boston. If I’m missing something here, someone please enlighten me. Thoughts? :rolleyes:
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i rarely disagree with your very knowledgeable comments. In terms of the current players and bench: Next season no KLS no Precious but CW, Megan, and the current bench. Geno has been condemned in many previous season for NOT getting a wing, a post, a guard or more than one. Yet, he survives.
What Uconn has LACKED is EFFECTIVE height post player. ONO could develop into that player. Irwin could add some relief in the post if she continues to develop. Who fills th VOID that remains as KLS/Precious depart? Megan, CW, (maybe Coombs, maybe Gordon) and a long long maybe on the new recruits. Why are they long long? History--Geno has sat some pretty talented kids.
 
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HuskyNan said:
College is more than academics. Sure, Stanford's academics are superior to UConn's but the entire college experience is what sells a kid on a school. A million different things are part of that - location, where friends go, availability of clubs & organizations, weather... And you never know what a potential student wants. Some kids want to stay close to home; other kids can't wait to get away. You never know, especially with teenagers.
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There are Academic and there are academics. Stanford/Uconn/Central Ct--take your choice and one will have that which suits you. Harvard, MIT, Stanford if you are lookig for name recognition. Uconn has produced pretty good careers in many fields--I could list one or two where Uconn has been the student recruited wanted for specific industries. This Stanford BS, irritate me; as Geno isn't for EVERYONE neither is Stanford.
 
My crystal ball says Jones is going to Oregon. It hasn't been wrong in a long time. Boston is coming to UCONN.
 
oldude said:
Haley will select UConn over Stanford because of the superiority of the UConn mascot. Hugging Jonathan is so much more fun than hugging a tree.....just saying. :cool:
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Unfortunately, not true. If it was true, explain the success of the Oregon Ducks (Are you kidding? Not even a cute little yellow duck) or the MD Terrapins (A turtle Head bangHead bang )


Just kidding (Sort of)

In comparison, a tree is not so bad.
 
BroadwayVa said:
There are Academic and there are academics. Stanford/Uconn/Central Ct--take your choice and one will have that which suits you. Harvard, MIT, Stanford if you are lookig for name recognition. Uconn has produced pretty good careers in many fields--I could list one or two where Uconn has been the student recruited wanted for specific industries. This Stanford BS, irritate me; as Geno isn't for EVERYONE neither is Stanford.
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Let me name one, Leigh Curl. Played basketball at UConn and is now a successful physician . Did I mention that she has super bowl rings ??
 
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HuskyNan said:
No, no, no - everyone knows it's the cows and the Dairy Bar that are Geno's big weapons.
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Back when I attended in the early 70's the Dairy Bar was way more of a draw than the football or basketball programs. ;)
 
Bascomfan said:
If the tree bears delicious fruits , why not hug it? :D
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I believe the Stanford mascot is an evergreen. So unless you like eating pine cones, it's not all that appealing.
 
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oldude said:
Haley will select UConn over Stanford because of the superiority of the UConn mascot. Hugging Jonathan is so much more fun than hugging a tree.....just saying. :cool:
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IIRC she is from Northern California where there are a disproportionate amount of tree huggers. Just sayin.
 
Dorf said:
IIRC she is from Northern California where there are a disproportionate amount of tree huggers. Just sayin.
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Sadly, a lot of those trees are on fire right now. I just read that the air in Northern CA is the worst on the
planet as a result of the wildfires.
 
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Dorf said:
While I think Fudd and Boston are sure things, the other two were educated guesses.
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I remember reading in another thread that Fudd is a ND lean
 
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