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oldude said:
As I suggested earlier in this thread, I believe Ezi will not make her decision public until after the end of the Commonwealth Games on April 15. Ezi is the youngest member of the Australian WBB team, the Opals, which is the favorite to win the gold medal. The games are being held in Australia. I'm sure that someone, perhaps Geno, has advised Ezi to keep the decision to herself, so as not to distract from her team's effort to pursue the gold medal at the games.

In addition, National signing day does not begin until April 11, so Ezi can wind up her effort with the Opals, hopefully with a gold medal around her neck, then hold a press conference, flanked by mom & dad, when she announces her decision to attend UConn. That's the scenario I'm hoping for with fingers crossed.
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I would be really surprised if Ezi waits until April to make/announce her decision. I was told last week that news would be coming within days. I expected we would have heard by now. The tougher decision as far home is concerned has been made. I think she can decide on her preferred school and prepare for the commonwealth games at the same time. This isn't a world championship.
 
oldude said:
... I'm sure that someone, perhaps Geno, has advised Ezi to keep the decision to herself, so as not to distract from her team's effort to pursue the gold medal at the games...
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I think you are projecting far too much on this. It’s Australia, not East Coast of America. How would her announcing have any distraction down in Australia? The Aussie media is not going to descend and smother her on this decision. While Geno has cache, let’s not over play it. It comes when is comes. We still have our own focus over the Next month anyway.
 
UConnCat said:
I would be really surprised if Ezi waits until April to make/announce her decision. I was told last week that news would be coming within days. I expected we would have heard by now. The tougher decision as far home is concerned has been made. I think she can decide on her preferred school and prepare for the commonwealth games at the same time. This isn't a world championship.
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You may well be correct. I certainly don’t know Ezi or her family, but from a PR standpoint, assuming Australia wins the gold and UConn wins their 12th National championship, if Ezi then held a press conference in mid-April to make her announcement that she was attending UConn, it would be the recruiting announcement to end all recruiting announcements.
 
oldude said:
You may well be correct. I certainly don’t know Ezi or her family, but from a PR standpoint, assuming Australia wins the gold and UConn wins their 12th National championship, if Ezi then held a press conference in mid-April to make her announcement that she was attending UConn, it would be the recruiting announcement to end all recruiting announcements.
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I don't know. Ezi doesn't strike me as the press conference type. I can not think of a recruit who has been more quiet about her recruitment. She's not on social media. This entire process has been quiet and she 's driving that.
 
DefenseBB said:
I think you are projecting far too much on this. It’s Australia, not East Coast of America. How would her announcing have any distraction down in Australia? The Aussie media is not going to descend and smother her on this decision. While Geno has cache, let’s not over play it. It comes when is comes. We still have our own focus over the Next month anyway.
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From the articles published in the local Canberra paper, her team is dreading the fact that Ezi is leaving. I’m sure that concern extends to fans of Australian WBB as well.

The Commonwealth games are a really big deal in Australia. Ezi is the youngest member of the Opals team, which is favored to win gold. Out of courtesy for her teammates, she may wish to delay her announcement until after the games.

Not sure what UConn’s focus over the next three weeks has to do with this. Considering that the NCAA tournament will be over before the Commonwealth games start, for all we know, Geno might just get on a plane and head Down Under to watch Ezi and the Opals.
 
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In terms of eligibility, Ezi will have the full 4 years. However, she will be eligible for the WNBA based on her age after 3 years of college. Who knows what she would decide?! In addition, coming from so far, homesickness may be more likely than for an American player. Despite those concerns, I still want her and think she's well worth them. She's really, really, really good.
 
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oldude said:
Damn! Hadn’t considered that possibility. I know it doesn’t flow as well, but let’s try this:

“UConn!”
“Dingoes!”
“UConn!”
“Dingoes!”
“Dingoes!”
“UConn, arooooo!”
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needs more rs, and still could stick a woof on the end .... time outs might not be long enough and us old fogeys might run out of gas about 3/4s of the way through. Maybe we should ask @dannykuconn for his opinion?
 
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Bronx23 said:
While anything in life is possible I just don't see how UCLA is the team she was hoping would offer her a scholarship. Why there? What would be the draw basketball wise?
It's very possible I am wrong about this but I think the decisions already made by her, and she's waiting for the right time to announce it.
Bronx23
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I would bet she knew before she left the UConn campus, but as you suggest, she is just waiting for the appropriate moment to make that announcement. She may have given a verbal before she left the campus.
Not saying she did, just that she may have.

She only had 2 choices. She knew what UCLA had to offer. Based on what I've read here, and elsewhere, I think there's a better than 50-50 chance she comes to UConn. Now we're just waiting for the official announcement. What a class that would be. How's that for going out on a limb? ;)
 
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Once again I invoke the Mojo God:

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FIBA lists her full name as Eziyoda Uzizi Magbegor. If Azura is Z, Ezi is Triple-Z.
 
NewCorn said:
Yes. But Ezi speaks very good Australian English, Ami speaks very good Canadian English, and my guess is they both think the Brits speak funny.
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Well they are both highly fluent in the language of basketball right?
 
CocoHusky said:
To avoid confusing I am going with the politically incorrect "Uzi" as short for Eziyoda Uzizi Magbegor=always locked and loaded!
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I don't think shouting "Uzi" is such a good idea. :rolleyes:

I think her regular "shortened" name Ezi (EeeZee) sounds very good and comes off the tongue very smoothly.
 
eebmg said:
I don't think shouting "Uzi" is such a good idea. :rolleyes:
I think her regular "shortened" name Ezi (EeeZee) sounds very good and comes off the tongue very smoothly.
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Who said anything about shouting? :eek:
 
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