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Figurehead said:
Written by a loyal fan no doubt. I don't have a dog in this fight either way

So the national exposure point is the most interesting here. I wonder how limited Ionescu was at Oregon. :(
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I'd opine very limited. How many east coasters stay up for a 9:00pm(PST) Pac-12 game? I'd bet most easterners only saw her the few times when she played in the tourney or traveled east for a game.
 
Drumguy said:
I'd opine very limited. How many east coasters stay up for a 9:00pm(PST) Pac-12 game? I'd bet most easterners only saw her the few times when she played in the tourney or traveled east for a game.
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True. As an East coast night owl I enjoyed watching PAC12 games, particularly on Friday nights when there were multiple games on several of the PAC12 Network regional stations and very little wcbb anywhere else. Some of the games didn't start until 11:00pm my time and the next day there were very few posters here who actually watched the games.
 
Figurehead said:
Written by a loyal fan no doubt. I don't have a dog in this fight either way

So the national exposure point is the most interesting here. I wonder how limited Ionescu was at Oregon. :(
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Yes, I am a HUGE UConn fan, no doubt!!! She's not contemplating Oregon. Do some research and find out how many of Oregon's women's games were/are available nationally. If Fudd is interested in building her brand as so many players are today, the amount of "exposure" she'll get has to be taken into account when making her decision.

I don't know how many of Ionescu's games were available nationally. I only know what I can get. How many of her games were available to fans living in NY, Florida, Texas, Montana, Kansas, Colorado, Connecticut or Las Vegas? Posters here in the yard that live in those states can chime in on that. I don't know. But I do know that ALL of UConn's games can be seen all over the country from coast to coast and boarder to boarder.

Oregon's games like UCLA's are broadcast on the PAC12 network ON DEMAND. And that's IF your TV carrier carries that outlet. Of course you have to pay for ESPN. It is not a free "over the air" service, but the P12 network is an additional cost unless it's included in a sports package you buy. Most of UConn's marquee games against the top ranked schools were on ESPN, FS1, CBS Sports or SNY nationally. I just checked the DIRECTV'S (which is what I have) package availability. They DO NOT carry the Pac12 network. I'm sure many other TV providers do. :cool:
 
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This is OT now, but...how are we defining exposure? Ionescu was pretty much anointed as being the face of WCBB by ESPN her Sr. year and signed a big endorsement deal once she graduated. I'd say being relegated to mostly playing games on Pac 12 Network did not hurt her even slightly.
 
nwhoopfan said:
This is OT now, but...how are we defining exposure? Ionescu was pretty much anointed as being the face of WCBB by ESPN her Sr. year and signed a big endorsement deal once she graduated. I'd say being relegated to mostly playing games on Pac 12 Network did not hurt her even slightly.
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Would you agree that Ionescu got most of her "national" exposure during the 3 weeks of the NCAA tournament? You're right, it could be argued that she was was well known throughout the country in WCBB.
She did in fact sign a major shoe deal. That was no surprise. She did things and set records that may never be broken. So....I guess the question here is can Azzi reach the stature, fame and fortune that Ionescu did playing at UCLA? No one can answer that question at this time, but your point is well taken.
 
Carnac said:
Would you agree that Ionescu got most of her "national" exposure during the 3 weeks of the NCAA tournament?
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I think the reason she became a story was mostly because of her obliterating the triple double record and then chasing 2K/1K/1K her Senior year. She was a bit up and down in Tourney appearances and didn't lead Oregon to a Championship, so I don't think it's necessarily March where her name was made (although an unlikely run to the Elite 8 during her Fr. season got the ball rolling).

I think if Fudd is as good as most here think she is, the spotlight will find her wherever she goes.
 
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nwhoopfan said:
This is OT now, but...how are we defining exposure? Ionescu was pretty much anointed as being the face of WCBB by ESPN her Sr. year and signed a big endorsement deal once she graduated. I'd say being relegated to mostly playing games on Pac 12 Network did not hurt her even slightly.
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You don't think the Fact she played at Nike U had anything to do with that?
 
nwhoopfan said:
I think the reason she became a story was mostly because of her obliterating the triple double record and then chasing 2K/1K/1K her Senior year. She was a bit up and down in Tourney appearances and didn't lead Oregon to a Championship, so I don't think it's necessarily March where her name was made (although an unlikely run to the Elite 8 during her Fr. season got the ball rolling).

I think if Fudd is as good as most here think she is, the spotlight will find her wherever she goes.
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Agreed!!! If she does go to UCLA, their marketing department will have a monumental job on their hands letting the students, fans and boosters know her background, notoriety and potential she comes in with. Having one of the premiere players in the country, they will be tasked with putting some additional butts in those seats. Nobody likes playing in an near empty arena.

I've been to 2 UCLA women's games in the last 5 years, not counting the UConn game. You could sit where ever you wanted to, hardly anyone there. When they host a non-conference unranked team during the preseason, 800 to 2000 folks show up per the box score in our local paper.

WBB teams in LA do not draw well. We have a unique situation here. They're going up against the Lakers and the Clippers on any given night. Plus there are at least 8 other local colleges and universities within an hour's drive of Westwood that have teams that vie for the attention of local women's basketball fans.

There is also a HUGE interest in local boy's/girl's high school basketball here. So, you can see the dilemma. Lots of choices for the local avid women's/girls' BB fan to choose from. Maybe that will change if Azzi joins the program. They also have to get some top rated talent to put around her. She can't do it by herself.

If one of them (USC/UCLA) were to win the NC, of course that would change. Everyone wants to be part of a winner. Lakers tickets were already priced sky high and hard to get at face value. Scalpers and ticket brokers buy up the excess tickets. It will be even worse now. Don't think their ticket prices won't go up next season because of the additional demand. :confused:
 
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I didn't even think they played sports on the west coast. If a game is played and there's no one awake to watch it, was a game played?
 
nwhoopfan said:
Well that couldn't have hurt, but had any women's bb player at Oregon gotten even the slightest bit of notoriety previously?
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No. Ionescu (along with Ruthy Hebard and Satou Sabally) pumped new life and boosted fan interest 1000% into that program. Before her arrival, that program had not really done anything, thus there was no reason for the interest needle to move. :( Once they started winning, beating ranked teams and making the tournament, fan interest and support went through the roof.....and so did home ticket prices.
 
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nwhoopfan said:
I think the reason she became a story was mostly because of her obliterating the triple double record and then chasing 2K/1K/1K her Senior year. She was a bit up and down in Tourney appearances and didn't lead Oregon to a Championship, so I don't think it's necessarily March where her name was made (although an unlikely run to the Elite 8 during her Fr. season got the ball rolling). I think if Fudd is as good as most here think she is, the spotlight will find her wherever she goes.
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Sabrina was a major "story" prior to attending Oregon.
" Ionescu was one of two players who made the 2013 U16 national team without an invitation from USA Basketball"
Opening doors at USA tryouts.
Sabrina also teamed up with Evina Westbrook to win an AAU National Championship.
Sabrina was the MVP of the McDonalds AA game in 2016 which was before she committed to Oregon.
To infer that playing for Oregon led to a Nike Shoe deal is very inaccurate. Every NCAA women's player of the year after 2008 (Candace Parker) has signed a shoe deal with Nike of the affiliated Jordan brand . That also includes A'ja Wilson who attended South Carolina an Under Armor school. Sabrina was going to be offered a shoe deal by Nike because she was POY. It was not a foregone conclusion that Sabrina would pick Nike. She had plenty of suitors including Curry and Under Armor.
No. 1 pick Ionescu signs Nike endorsement deal
 
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Figurehead said:
Written by a loyal fan no doubt. I don't have a dog in this fight either way
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I guess not since you posted twice that she was going to Notre Dame. Most fans with a clue knew that wasn't happening. Good call on that one.
 
Carnac said:
Yes, I am a HUGE UConn fan, no doubt!!! She's not contemplating Oregon. Do some research and find out how many of Oregon's women's games were/are available nationally. If Fudd is interested in building her brand as so many players are today, the amount of "exposure" she'll get has to be taken into account when making her decision.

I don't know how many of Ionescu's games were available nationally. I only know what I can get. How many of her games were available to fans living in NY, Florida, Texas, Montana, Kansas, Colorado, Connecticut or Las Vegas? Posters here in the yard that live in those states can chime in on that. I don't know. But I do know that ALL of UConn's games can be seen all over the country from coast to coast and boarder to boarder.

Oregon's games like UCLA's are broadcast on the PAC12 network ON DEMAND. And that's IF your TV carrier carries that outlet. Of course you have to pay for ESPN. It is not a free "over the air" service, but the P12 network is an additional cost unless it's included in a sports package you buy. Most of UConn's marquee games against the top ranked schools were on ESPN, FS1, CBS Sports or SNY nationally. I just checked the DIRECTV'S (which is what I have) package availability. They DO NOT carry the Pac12 network. I'm sure many other TV providers do. :cool:
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But you have the chance to meet movie stars and singers in LA and there is Disney Land. I agree Cori Close aka Barbra Striesand is nothing special as a coach.
 
Figurehead said:
So the national exposure point is the most interesting here. I wonder how limited Ionescu was at Oregon. :(
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I never understood the relevance of your point regarding Ionescu.

Carnac mentioned National Exposure. So which program do you think will have more Nat'l exposure? That's the point I thought Carnac was making. UCLA vs UCONN: who is going to have more of it?

If I'm wrong - I apologize.
 
Figurehead said:
But you have the chance to meet movie stars and singers in LA and there is Disney Land. I agree Cori Close aka Barbra Striesand is nothing special as a coach.
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Always like a good argument, especially when both people were on the same side of the argument the whole time. Reminds me of many mid-watches on submarines, where the other listeners did not know the arguers were on the same side of the argument until the end of watch.... Thanks for the nudge!
 
If UCLA can win games, I’m sure the fan support will follow some what. With Hillingshead still available and looking at UCLA I’m sure teaming up with Fudd they will win some games. Fudd would also be teaming up with Osborne, and Bessoir, so she would have some talent to play with. I also would be surprised to see Lebron show up to a game or two.
 
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She who shall not be named - the ostensible subject of this thread - a question: What is the source for the claim that she will be declaring "early"?
 
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The interest in Azzi here in the yard is amazing. As of this morning (Wednesday Oct 14), this thread has already generated 47,000+ hits since it was posted by DaBball just 10 days ago (Oct 4).
 
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Sluconn Husky said:
Anyone who doesn't voyage into the recruit thread, this is new footage from last weekend's AAU event. UConn watched online.


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Anyone else feeling sorry for the refs who have to do so many 3pt signals. :)

Are there any stats kept at this level on Azzi's 3pt shooting percentage?
 
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