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Evina has what like 24 hours now or something to announce if she is declaring for the WNBA? I don’t think CW and ONO are eligible, right?
 
No, CW and ONO are only 20 years old - so are not eligible (since they were born in the U.S.).
 
I'm guessing EW leaves. The only reason to come back is fight for a title, but that is far from certain. All other factors indicate declaring is best for her.
 
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I think EW should declare even though she’s not WNBA ready bc not sure how much playing time she gets next year with the incoming class to display her talents. She performed enough this year to get drafted given the pool of draftees
 
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Personally I believe she should go. I thought Westbrook was a talent at UT even if she didn't always show it. My viewings of her this year is she moves better, has shown excellent leadership, and her basketball ability is evident. She may not be a star but she can give a team some quality minutes. I would leave but it's a individual decision for everyone.
 
We are just starting to see what Evina is capable of in the near triple double performance against Iowa as she impacted every area of the game so efficiently and occurring well within the flow of the game complimenting her teammates efforts it seemed almost invisible.

She has a work ethic 2nd to none in striving to come back, to continue to improve her physical health with not 1 but 2 off-season surgeries and is still readjusting to playing at the highest WBB level.

Her BB IQ is excellent but her on court at game speed decisions/executions are still developing/improving. Learning to play in a new system with new teammates in a dysfunctional season like this she showed nothing but great leadership the team needed and still needs.

She is not going to overpower anyone physically, but out-think them, brings on court aggressiveness and maturity that is a high value to the team.

I hope she is coming back to continue her improvement and gain the performance consistency required at the WNBA level as a Point Guard.

If at some point in the future she finds her WNBA aspirations don’t materialize I hope she is back on the UCONN bench as a Graduate Assistant I believe she would make a great Coach someday.
 
We don't know what's going on with Evian's thought process. We should back away & encourage her to do what's best. Reminder, that it's a replay of a decision to transfer her career to UConn. Again , it comes down to a 'yes' or 'no' ! I appreciate all her effort she has put in her playing. She has given the team a great attitude & performance.
 
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hoopsfan22 said:
If she comes back she will have her starting spot. As will CW and ONO. Starting five is essentially the same next year. Maybe Geno plays around with Nika's spot a bit, but don't expect big changes seven months from now.
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I would not hand Nelson-Ododa a starting spot. Doesn’t deserve one. Hasn’t played as a post needs to. Is always a minus in every big game. The only thing we can count on from Olivia is that she will blow layups.
 
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HuskyNan said:
Yeah, we get it. How many times are you going to post the same thing?
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I don’t know. Maybe when people start acknowledging the problem instead saying she’ll be a sure starter next year.

I haven’t read or heard anyone else here “get it” by the way.
 
I will tell you this NO UConn players are going to the WNBA this season..
 
Evina has to leave. She's incurred serious knee injuries on which she's had two surgeries already. She has nothing left to prove in the college game. She has a great deal to lose if she incurs further injures on that knee while playing for free in the college game. On top of that, she will be contesting for playing time next year with a slew of new players, all highly ranked, all with similar skill sets.

The calculation is simple: she needs to turn pro and make as much as she can while her injured knee holds out. This is a no-brainer.

We love what she's done for us. She has nothing to apologize for when she declares for the pros. It's the rational decision.

Good luck to her.
 
MuchoDogYears said:
I don’t know. Maybe when people start acknowledging the problem instead saying she’ll be a sure starter next year.

I haven’t read or heard anyone else here “get it” by the way.
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You are absolutely right. The simple truth of your words leaves me humbled and impressed. Thank you, thank you so very much for sharing them.

There, that should be enough validation for you. Perhaps now you can stop beating that horse. There’s no life left in it.
 
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Fairfield Fan said:
Evina has to leave. She's incurred serious knee injuries on which she's had two surgeries already. She has nothing left to prove in the college game. She has a great deal to lose if she incurs further injures on that knee while playing for free in the college game. On top of that, she will be contesting for playing time next year with a slew of new players, all highly ranked, all with similar skill sets.

The calculation is simple: she needs to turn pro and make as much as she can while her injured knee holds out. This is a no-brainer.

We love what she's done for us. She has nothing to apologize for when she declares for the pros. It's the rational decision.

Good luck to her.
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I think you are right, though I hate to see Evina go. She played a critically important role this year both on and off the court. I’d love to have her back, but I wish her every success if she decides it’s time for her to leave.
 
MuchoDogYears said:
I don’t know. Maybe when people start acknowledging the problem instead saying she’ll be a sure starter next year.

I haven’t read or heard anyone else here “get it” by the way.
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perhaps that should tell you something about the quality of the insight you offer. Keep barking at the moon, but it won't go away. Evidently Liv does more for this team than you see.
 
I feel certain Evina has a tremendous love for her teammates. The love and mutual affection on this team is something she helped create How much does not wanting to say good bye enter into her decision? Looking at Tuck's career, Evina's financial decision should be to go where she will be a top 10 pick. Only she knows her heart and how much she wants/needs a national championship. It's my belief that the pain of defeat will begin to wear off and she will make the sound decision for herself. Just like she has exemplified throughout her season of sound decisions.
 
HuskylnSC said:
I feel certain Evina has a tremendous love for her teammates. The love and mutual affection on this team is something she helped create How much does not wanting to say good bye enter into her decision? Looking at Tuck's career, Evina's financial decision should be to go where she will be a top 10 pick. Only she knows her heart and how much she wants/needs a national championship. It's my belief that the pain of defeat will begin to wear off and she will make the sound decision for herself. Just like she has exemplified throughout her season of sound decisions.
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Yes, look at Tuck. Tuck's career was shortened by injuries in high school and college. She went pro, but never came close to reaching her potential due to injuries. What if Evina's knee gets injured again during next year's season? I'm guessing that if she talks to Shea Ralph, whose career was ended by yet another knee injury during college, she'll see that no matter how much she wants to return, and how much the team would appreciate her returning, she has to go pro. This year.
 
MuchoDogYears said:
I don’t know. Maybe when people start acknowledging the problem instead saying she’ll be a sure starter next year.

I haven’t read or heard anyone else here “get it” by the way.
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She will be a starter next year unless someone blows her out of the water. Olivia has helped us get to where we are, she’s also hurt us at times as has CW. We can just hope she gets better and we have better options to relieve her next year. She’s an excellent player, but is a role player at that unless we’re playing big East games where she comes alive.
 
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