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I've had 3 arthroscopic surgeries on my knees. 2 on the left and one on the right. I also have a 6 inch long , scar on my right knee for surgery - long before the arthroscopic procedures. Usually you are up and putting weight on your knee about 48 hours after the surgery. There may be some pain and discomfort but it goes away quickly. The more you move about the better. I put the one crutch away after three days.

As to recruiting - Geno kept much of his recruiting quiet. Eventually the two Polish ladies names made it to the press. Didn't hear anything on Evelyn until the announcement was made. We had a twitter post referencing Evina but nothing more than speculation until she made the announcement. So who knows what's next.

However, some will not be happy until we have at least 4 or 5 front line players who are at least 6' 6"!!!!!!!!
 
eebmg said:
I am still trying to interpret this statement of Jeff's

Westbrook, the No. 2 rated player in the nation in 2017 behind Walker, evidently wanted to know why UConn hadn’t pushed harder to get her the first time around. She was dragging out her recruiting, so UConn took their chances on a couple of players that wanted to come. It didn’t work out. And now? Well, now they are fixing it. Evina is Ms. Fix-It.

My best interpretation is ???

UConn had an open offer to Evina but did not fawn (give promises?) over her to the level she felt she deserved. She took too long to decide and Geno had to change direction?

Is this comment of Jeff's based on well known facts or deduction? :confused::confused:
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Facts? Deduction? Speculation? Argumentative? This is the BY all are used by all at one time or other. At this point in her recruitment does this really matter?? Uconn has her and they don't!!
 
huskeynut said:
I've had 3 arthroscopic surgeries on my knees. 2 on the left and one on the right. I also have a 6 inch long , scar on my right knee for surgery - long before the arthroscopic procedures. Usually you are up and putting weight on your knee about 48 hours after the surgery. There may be some pain and discomfort but it goes away quickly. The more you move about the better. I put the one crutch away after three days.

As to recruiting - Geno kept much of his recruiting quiet. Eventually the two Polish ladies names made it to the press. Didn't hear anything on Evelyn until the announcement was made. We had a twitter post referencing Evina but nothing more than speculation until she made the announcement. So who knows what's next.

However, some will not be happy until we have at least 4 or 5 front line players who are at least 6' 6"!!!!!!!!
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Actually I was hoping for 7 or 8 post players to go along with Danger. They tip the ball to Danger run down, Danger makes a high pass ---basket. On the other end Danger defends all 3 ball shots the 4 bigs swat the ball to Danger, repeat and repeat--50 to 0, half time.
 
soxfan23 said:
I'm not sure there are any grad transfer Posts still left that are UConn caliber players.
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It takes 48 hours for a player to be entered into the portal. We never got a definitive answer if Grad transfers have to enter into the portal. I know Laska did just not sure she was required to. To become a grad transfer means you have diploma in hand-which might take a few extra classes to degree completion. To go on recruiting visits prior to getting a degree would require permission from the old school if those visit happen before you get the degree like for Ariel Howard last year.
 
soxfan23 said:
I'm not sure there are any grad transfer Posts still left that are UConn caliber players.
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..........................in the USA, I agree. At this point for next year, they're all gone. Look at the 2020 class, Elite BIGS are the first to go. 6'6" Kamilla Cardoso (#5) is the only top 10 ranked post player with size that remains uncommitted. BIGS are a rare commodity, and are in VERY short supply. Guards and forwards can easily be found. It's that 6'5 or 6'6" elite post player that can run the floor and play BOTH ends of the court that are hard to recruit. They are not hard to find, just hard to recruit because EVERY top 10 program in the country wants them. Sakima Walker (6'4") is ranked #54 and still uncommitted. I don't know anything about her, or if she's UConn material. It already been mentioned here several times that Geno WILL NOT take a big simply because she's big. Post players must fall within the guide lines and fit the profile he wants in his post players.

It's a good bet that any post players Geno brings in for the upcoming season will be from over seas.
 
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UConnCat said:
From coaches road show in Mystic.

And the tinkering may not be done. “We knew who we were getting. We knew we were getting a couple good players. Maybe, we’re not finished yet,” Auriemma said Tuesday from the UConn Coaches Roadshow at Latitude 41.

Geno talked about the recent additions:

“Anna is one of those kids that, whatever position we want her to play, that’s where she’ll play,” Auriemma said. “She can pass, she can shoot, she’s smart. All those kids are tough.”

Meanwhile, Adebayo — a 6-foot-1 forward who averaged a double-double a year ago — fills a need in the post, and Westbrook gives the backcourt another proven scorer.

“Evelyn is kind of new to the game,” he said. “She’s kind of bounced around a little bit. She has a lot of little neat offensive skills. She’s a big kid that can shoot and handle the ball. We need some size, we need some rebounding. She’s going to provide some of that.

“Depending on when we get Evina, we’re getting a terrific guard who can play any one of those perimeter spots and make a lot happen.”

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So Kelli Stacy is out with an article this morning which has Geno saying something a bit different than in this quote above:

“It’s not like we were sitting around going ‘Geez, I hope we get some good kids that want to come here,'" Auriemma said Tuesday night as the annual UConn Coaches Road Show made its first stop of 2019, at Latitude 41 in Mystic. "We knew who we were getting. We knew we were getting good players, and hopefully maybe we’re not finished yet. We’ll see.”

I like this better, because you got 3 players so don't say we got a couple of good ones! And this is less a tease, less equivocal - yeah, we are still at work.

In the midst of fan panic, Geno Auriemma had a plan in place for UConn women all along
 
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Zorro said:
Well Hell, Michael, stop them and ASK them "Do you play basketball?" You might be missiing out on the very player we need!
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My Italian isn't very good.
 
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EricLA said:
I'm Italian and we all pretty much talk with our hands. All you have to do is speak loudly and excitedly, and use lots of hand gestures! They will get the message! :D
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Hand them the UCW basketball, it works at least in Knoxville.
 
Carnac said:
I'm guessing he won't be satisfied with his roster until he has at least one more BIG. He's brought in some very nice players to date, but crap happens. If anything were to happen to ONO, even short term, and he didn't have a BIG post player backing her up, he'd be in a bind. ONO needs a legitimate 6'4" or taller back up. Right now, the next tallest players on roster are reserves Batouly Camara and Kayla Irwin at 6'2". ONO will be starting the remainder of her time at UConn. Anyone here think otherwise?
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Not ME
 
Eric
Will be actively following your advice, tomorrow at Taormina.
Recruiting time!
(Hope I don't get arrested)
 
A 6'5" or taller player from China or Australia would be a welcomed addition for next year. I think it is time to see what Geno can do with a 6'8" player.
 
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eebmg said:
I am still trying to interpret this statement of Jeff's

Westbrook, the No. 2 rated player in the nation in 2017 behind Walker, evidently wanted to know why UConn hadn’t pushed harder to get her the first time around. She was dragging out her recruiting, so UConn took their chances on a couple of players that wanted to come. It didn’t work out. And now? Well, now they are fixing it. Evina is Ms. Fix-It.

My best interpretation is ???

UConn had an open offer to Evina but did not fawn (give promises?) over her to the level she felt she deserved. She took too long to decide and Geno had to change direction?

Is this comment of Jeff's based on well known facts or deduction? :confused::confused:
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I don’t infer that Evina required fawning at all. I’d guess Geno & his assistants didn’t go to as many of Evina’s games as, say, Paige’s, and Tennessee’s coaches did.
 
HuskyNan said:
I don’t infer that Evina required fawning at all. I’d guess Geno & his assistants didn’t go to as many teams f Evina’s games as, say, Paige’s, and Tennessee’s coaches did.
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I kind of read it as a "you're either in or you're out kind of thing. Westbrook didn't commit so UConn moved on.

I do think the UConn culture will be a bit of culture shock for Evina. I think she wants to be here, though, so she'll adjust.
 
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CL82 said:
I kind of read it as a "you're either in or you're out kind of thing. Westbrook didn't commit so UConn moved on.

I do think the UConn culture will be a bit of culture shock for Evina. I think she wants to be here, though, so she'll adjust.
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Culture shock as in she will be expected to (and be pushed to) the max limits of her abilities so she can be the best player that she can/wants to be? Culture shock in that the coaches will actually TEACH her how to run offense, how to read defenses, motion offense, help defense, etc etc?

I imagine it will be the kind of culture shock she's craving...!!
 
EricLA said:
Culture shock as in she will be expected to (and be pushed to) the max limits of her abilities so she can be the best player that she can/wants to be? Culture shock in that the coaches will actually TEACH her how to run offense, how to read defenses, motion offense, help defense, etc etc?

I imagine it will be the kind of culture shock she's craving...!!
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Yeah that... and living Dailey's world. Dress, comportment, social media use, etc.
 
HuskyNan said:
I don’t infer that Evina required fawning at all. I’d guess Geno & his assistants didn’t go to as many teams f Evina’s games as, say, Paige’s, and Tennessee’s coaches did.
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Tenn must have people in the NW to spread their good news. Russell, Nared and Westbrook all were top 5 recruits from the NW and all picked Tennessee while very few top 5 players from anywhere else went with Knoxville. I'm sure the Vol coaches worked hard but I'm also sure they worked hard all over the country and yet Oregon was the only consistent success. Are those three players linked in any way?
 
Alydar said:
Tenn must have people in the NW to spread their good news. Russell, Nared and Westbrook all were top 5 recruits from the NW and all picked Tennessee while very few top 5 players from anywhere else went with Knoxville. I'm sure the Vol coaches worked hard but I'm also sure they worked hard all over the country and yet Oregon was the only consistent success. Are those three players linked in any way?
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Yes. 1) Same AAU team (I think) 2) Holly failed to coach any of the three onto a first team AA list.
 
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