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In the arena of wants for a top player is the opportunity to improve by practicing against other top players. As in ‘iron sharpens iron’, daily competition against the best is the way to improve (if coaching and facilities were equal). Maryland and Louisville have some great players UCLA not so much. On this criteria the best place to improve during the next few years is UConn. Seeing Azzi’s history of fighting through two knee surgeries I assume she is driven to be the best she can be. If she wants to stay home it’s Maryland. If she wants to get out of the Paige amplified limelight it’s UCLA. If she falls for a smooth sales pitch, it’s Jeff. But if she wants to be the best she can be...
 
Magruber said:
Sir, I understand but have no reason to worry as I know the truth and time will prove me correct.
Don't forget to thank me once the formal announcement happens.
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Methinks thou dost protest too much.

You’ve made your point. It’s time for all of us to step back and wait to hear what Azzi has to say. If her decision lines up with your prediction, please feel free to tell all of us, “I told you so.”
 
ConnecticutBB said:
Does anyone know if Azzi has been unable to make an Official visits to UCONN. I am well aware that she along with her Dad have been on Campus several times to attend games.
Also was she able to make Official visits to UCLA/Louisville/Maryland prior to the virus spread.. just curious
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I do think in retrospect that part of Azzi's deliberate process was hearing/ seeing first hand the Geno / Paige dynamic. You would think it would not be an issue but I can see if you are looking in from the outside that Geno's well known "being hardest on his top players' and perhaps wanting to nudge Paige off her accolades might have led to some friction?? but by every measure, their relationship has been off the charts

I can now see the tipping point being that Azzi and Geno can take turns (or double team) giving Paige Kardashian the business. :p:p:p
 
Fudd is friends with Paige but she is also friends with Hailey Van Lith and would not have to share as much of the limelight playing with her. However, I don't think she is concerned about the limelight. She will get that wherever she goes.
 
donalddoowop said:
Fudd is friends with Paige but she is also friends with Hailey Van Lith and would not have to share as much of the limelight playing with her. However, I don't think she is concerned about the limelight. She will get that wherever she goes.
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Maybe I am off the mark but Hailey Van Lith's game seems to overlap Azzi's game far more than Paige who is a true elite facilitator. There is really no logical basketball reason that is not in UConn's favor so we just have to wait and worry about those darn intangibles.
 
donalddoowop said:
With the vaccine for the Covid 19 virus projected to not be available to the general public until mid 2021, a number of players may choose to stay close to home. Their parents may also think that way. That could favor Maryland. I just hope it does not cause Brady to change her commitment. I also hope it does not play into Fudd's choice.
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Also the second wave of Covid 19 is here. The hope is that by fall of 2021 it will be over. So going to UConn still will make sense for her. However, if something is really bad, it's easier to go home from College Park than it is from Storrs.
 
donalddoowop said:
Fudd is friends with Paige but she is also friends with Hailey Van Lith and would not have to share as much of the limelight playing with her. However, I don't think she is concerned about the limelight. She will get that wherever she goes.
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Don't believe Fudd is concerned with sharing limelight, particularly with Paige, but with UConn one of the strongest teams in the US, there is talent at every position. With the other teams she appears to be considering, she would come in as #1.
 
TerpWomenFan said:
Also the second wave of Covid 19 is here. The hope is that by fall of 2021 it will be over. So going to UConn still will make sense for her. However, if something is really bad, it's easier to go home from College Park than it is from Storrs.
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A 5 hour car ride is not exactly a cross country voyage.
 
Magruber said:
Sir, I understand but have no reason to worry as I know the truth and time will prove me correct.
Don't forget to thank me once the formal announcement happens.
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I certainly will @Magruber. People are interpreting my post as hostile. I was just trying to interject a little levity. I guess there is no kidding about Azzi's decision.
 
TerpWomenFan said:
Also the second wave of Covid 19 is here. The hope is that by fall of 2021 it will be over. So going to UConn still will make sense for her. However, if something is really bad, it's easier to go home from College Park than it is from Storrs.
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CT has been decimated by the virus & the numbers are still increasing. If she wants to be close to home because of virus fears, then MD will probably be her choice.
 
JonathanXIV said:
Unless you are the one who convinced her to attend UConn, I don’t know what we would be thanking you for.
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Jonathan, in all fairness, he is just allaying (or trying to allay our fears over the 2 schools with the shocker that the second school was UCLA and then the news that there’s were really 4 schools including Maryland which many had surmised would be a strong consideration. We don’t have much history with this poster to believe OR NOT believe them but due to our losing a few other #1 prospects (or close to #1 prospects recently- Wilson, Jones, Boston) many are skittish.
I wish most here on the board would not attack or be derisive on their comments as he has made a proclamation that none of us can refute and frankly want to EVER refute so let us have this play out and see if @Magruber becomes our “esteemed colleague” or “that tool who proclaimed she who shall not named was coming to UConn”. I prefer the former!
Some of us believe you Magruber...but then again my family views me as “that kooky guy” so not sure having me in your corner is a true testament..:rolleyes:
 
TerpWomenFan said:
That is correct. There is no insider information on women basketball.
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That could very well be true but the information posted on the premium 247 site by the staff writer did not come from inside the Maryland women's program. The 247 staff writer was told this by someone close to the Fudd family.
 
Usually each preseason you hear a discouraging word about one or two of the UCONN girls from Geno or the coaching staff! But this preseason has been all "hearts and flowers"!
So I'm guessing things are going smoothly on campus! And the team might be ahead of schedule!
Or just a 73 year old lost in space listening to radio waves from Mars!
 
UConnCat said:
That could very well be true but the information posted on the premium 247 site by the staff writer did not come from inside the Maryland women's program. The 247 staff writer was told this by someone close to the Fudd family.
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This could be true as well. I think it would be more believable if it was on Testudo Times than IMS. They don't care about WCBB.
 
TerpWomenFan said:
You're not taking the beltway if you live in Arlington, Va.
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True enough, but sometimes it takes five hours to get through the district and northern Virginia from College Park to Arlington. ;)

Of course, the Metro is an option (when it's not down for maintenance.):)
 
Ozimoto said:
True enough, but sometimes it takes five hours to get through the district and northern Virginia from College Park to Arlington. ;)

Of course, the Metro is an option (when it's not down for maintenance.):)
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Isn't New York on the way to Connecticut? Just asking but I thought NYC have traffic issues as well.

And yes, driving through the city in DC is just as bad. Especially I-295.
 
TerpWomenFan said:
Isn't New York on the way to Connecticut? Just asking but I thought NYC have traffic issues as well.

And yes, driving through the city in DC is just as bad. Especially I-295.
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Yes, the drive can be difficult. But there is the view of 11 National Championship banners once you get there. A view that Maryland, and every other program, can't offer.
 
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