Howard considering UConn?

[Confident Carl]

This is absolutely NOT wishful thinking on my part. Just a gut feeling and that is, when all is said and done,
Howard will choose UCONN. They are doing the beauty Pageant thing but UCONN fills in all the check marks.
Potential National Championship next year, Media connections, Geno and staff, Need, Chemistry (which must be there or not happening)

If I am wrong so be it. If I am right the only joy I will get is that I am a good guesser. Ultimately she will be a great addition
to UCONN at a time when they could use more veteran help. Noone will ever replace Gabby but she is a damn good alternative
to Gabby. I believe UCONN fans will embrace Howard as well. No news is good news! That's my guess and I am sticking to it.

 

[CocoHusky]

I guess the obvious question is why didn't one of the reporters covering UConn interview Howard or her family about her Storrs visit?

13.11.1 Presence of Media during Recruiting Contact. A member institution shall not permit a media entity to be present during any recruiting contact made by an institution's coaching staff member.

 

[Charliebball]

The answer seems rather obvious, no?

as a one time newspaper reporter I would think there's a story to be had............ I know Geno can't talk about recruiting but the family could confirm whether Geno offered, didn't offer, whether Howard loved UConn or hated it.........I'd certainly like to know even if it's a no comment.............

 

[Charliebball]

13.11.1 Presence of Media during Recruiting Contact. A member institution shall not permit a media entity to be present during any recruiting contact made by an institution's coaching staff member.

Obviously somebody (Robby Faulk) spoke with the Howard's regarding their Miss State visit...........it certainly can happen by phone after the visit........

 

[UConnCat]

as a one time newspaper reporter I would think there's a story to be had.. I know Geno can't talk about recruiting but the family could confirm whether Geno offered, didn't offer, whether Howard loved UConn or hated it....I'd certainly like to know even if it's a no comment...

No longer relevant.

 

[CocoHusky]

Obviously somebody (Robby Faulk) spoke with the Howard's regarding their Miss State visit......it certainly can happen by phone after the visit...

Howard visited Florida State before she visited UCONN nothing worth reporting from that visit.
Howard visited UCONN more than a week ago and there was nothing worth reporting from that visit.
Howard visited Mississippi State and we have an article full of quotes from the parents.
Do you see where I'm going with this?

 

[bbballfan23]

As stated earlier, we should all move on. She doesn’t fit the mold of UConn players. I’m with CoCo Husky, Geno doesn’t want someone who is just going to use him & the girls that have been loyal to the program as a stepping stone. Sorry, but the legacy is far greater than 1 player.

 

[Confident Carl]

As stated earlier, we should all move on. She doesn’t fit the mold of UConn players. I’m with CoCo Husky, Geno doesn’t want someone who is just going to use him & the girls that have been loyal to the program as a stepping stone. Sorry, but the legacy is far greater than 1 player.

If she comes fine, if she doesn't okay too. I totally get what your saying and on the surface tend to agree with you.
We all know the UCONN Women are about not only talent but character, selflessness, dedication, teamwork and discipline. I get it.
In Howard's case it looks like she's a bit too flashy and individualistic for UCONN's style. Key word
looks. She also appears to be an excellent student and teammate. Anyone 5'11" who can rebound like she does
knows what sacrifice is. For this I say, maybe give the benefit of the doubt and not judge a book by it's cover, which in this case, to your point seems rather easy to do. She just might have enough of the tangibles and intangibles to meet the UCONN/Geno's standard of excellence.

One thing is for sure though - Ultimately, after completing her road tour if she decide she wants to play for UCONN, at
that point she will have to sell it to Geno, Chris, staff and players. If they get any indication of indecisiveness, that she is not 100% all in
with both feet, then she won't be a Husky for sure.

 

[Boreifs]

As a retired Prof, I always hope that a college grad could spell camaraderie correctly, or at least pay attention to the spell check? Sigh.

 

[Charliebball]

Howard visited Florida State before she visited UCONN nothing worth reporting from that visit.
Howard visited UCONN more than a week ago and there was nothing worth reporting from that visit.
Howard visited Mississippi State and we have an article full of quotes from the parents.
Do you see where I'm going with this?

maybe they had lazy reporters following those schools too

If she comes fine, if she doesn't okay too. I totally get what your saying and on the surface tend to agree with you.
We all know the UCONN Women are about not only talent but character, selflessness, dedication, teamwork and discipline. I get it.
In Howard's case it looks like she's a bit too flashy and individualistic for UCONN's style. Key word
looks. She also appears to be an excellent student and teammate. Anyone 5'11" who can rebound like she does
knows what sacrifice is. For this I say, maybe give the benefit of the doubt and not judge a book by it's cover, which in this case, to your point seems rather easy to do. She just might have enough of the tangibles and intangibles to meet the UCONN/Geno's standard of excellence.

One thing is for sure though - Ultimately, after completing her road tour if she decide she wants to play for UCONN, at
that point she will have to sell it to Geno, Chris, staff and players. If they get any indication of indecisiveness, that she is not 100% all in
with both feet, then she won't be a Husky for sure.

so here we go again backsliding on a player's character, abilities etc just because you perceive that she's not picking UConn...........it's getting very predictable around here...........it was clearly a long shot, don't take it so personally

 

[UConnCat]

maybe they had lazy reporters following those schools too


so here we go again backsliding on a player's character, abilities etc just because you perceive that she's not picking UConn......it's getting very predictable around here......it was clearly a long shot, don't take it so personally

Are you calling the UConn beat writers lazy?

 

[Charliebball]

Are you calling the UConn beat writers lazy?

I was being sarcastic but if you want to write how hard working and dedicated you think they are I'll say yes.........

 

[CocoHusky]

maybe they had lazy reporters following those schools too

Nah... But I like that your definition of "lazy" is when reporters don't write about the things YOU are interested in.

 

[Charliebball]

Nah... But I like that your definition of "lazy" is when reporters don't write about the things YOU are interested in.

now you'e talking...........................damn right...........!!!!

 

[Confident Carl]

maybe they had lazy reporters following those schools too


so here we go again backsliding on a player's character, abilities etc just because you perceive that she's not picking UConn......it's getting very predictable around here......it was clearly a long shot, don't take it so personally

Charliebball:

I wasn't saying that at all. On the contrary, I was saying don't judge her by the fact that she is shopping around, etc. Read another recent post of mine where I am guessing that she still comes to UCONN. Sometimes we all miss read what a poster is saying. I was not backsliding on her character at all. If you read my post again you will see that I am responding to bballfan23 who posted

As stated earlier, we should all move on. She doesn’t fit the mold of UConn players. I’m with CoCo Husky, Geno doesn’t want someone who is just going to use him & the girls that have been loyal to the program as a stepping stone. Sorry, but the legacy is far greater than 1 player.

My response was:
I totally get what your saying and on the surface tend to agree with you. (You have to admit she is more flamboyant than
most UCONN players, added)
We all know the UCONN Women are about not only talent but character, selflessness, dedication, teamwork and discipline. I get it. In Howard's case it looks like she's a bit too flashy and individualistic for UCONN's style. Key word
looks. She also appears to be an excellent student and teammate. Anyone 5'11" who can rebound like she does
knows what sacrifice is. For this I say, maybe give the benefit of the doubt and not judge a book by it's cover, which in this case, to your point seems rather easy to do. She just might have enough of the tangibles and intangibles to meet the UCONN/Geno's standard of excellence.

I for one still hope everything comes together and Howard becomes a Husky. Key words (Everything must come together)

 

[Charliebball]

Charliebball:

I wasn't saying that at all. On the contrary, I was saying don't judge her by the fact that she is shopping around, etc. Read another recent post of mine where I am guessing that she still comes to UCONN. Sometimes we all miss read what a poster is saying. I was not backsliding on her character at all. If you read my post again you will see that I am responding to bballfan23 who posted

As stated earlier, we should all move on. She doesn’t fit the mold of UConn players. I’m with CoCo Husky, Geno doesn’t want someone who is just going to use him & the girls that have been loyal to the program as a stepping stone. Sorry, but the legacy is far greater than 1 player.

My response was:
I totally get what your saying and on the surface tend to agree with you. (You have to admit she is more flamboyant than
most UCONN players, added)
We all know the UCONN Women are about not only talent but character, selflessness, dedication, teamwork and discipline. I get it. In Howard's case it looks like she's a bit too flashy and individualistic for UCONN's style. Key word
looks. She also appears to be an excellent student and teammate. Anyone 5'11" who can rebound like she does
knows what sacrifice is. For this I say, maybe give the benefit of the doubt and not judge a book by it's cover, which in this case, to your point seems rather easy to do. She just might have enough of the tangibles and intangibles to meet the UCONN/Geno's standard of excellence.

I for one still hope everything comes together and Howard becomes a Husky. Key words (Everything must come together)

point well taken..............I should have cited that one paragraph.............my feelings are that any one and done graduate transfer is always looking out for their own best interests otherwise they would stay where they're at............when Howard was considering UConn because she wanted to win an NC she was great, the minute somebody in her family talks about the recruit wanting to improve her game she's no longer a team player and therefore no longer UConn material..............what UConn player doesn't want to improve their game to make it to the WNBA? That's one of the main reasons the best of the best choose to put up with boot camp conditions when they could be coddled at other programs.........

 

[Confident Carl]

point well taken....I should have cited that one paragraph...my feelings are that any one and done graduate transfer is always looking out for their own best interests otherwise they would stay where they're at..when Howard was considering UConn because she wanted to win an NC she was great, the minute somebody in her family talks about the recruit wanting to improve her game she's no longer a team player and therefore no longer UConn material....what UConn player doesn't want to improve their game to make it to the WNBA? That's one of the main reasons the best of the best choose to put up with boot camp conditions when they could be coddled at other programs....

What most of us are saying is, of course we desire the continued success, however the UCONN Women, the most celebrated, greatest team in history is steeped in a culture of personal sacrifice and TEAM basketball. That culture is so strong that no one person can change it. If Howard is offered, then Geno and staff believe she can fit in. If she can't it would be a huge mistake to bring her in for a year. Geno doesn't make many mistakes. I Trust in Geno's wisdom and intellegence. We shall see, either way the girls will be just fine. No one ever dreamed that the post Breanna Stewart team would ever have achieved what they did. We are all such spoiled children, aren't we! LOL!

 

[biobioprof]

As a retired Prof, I always hope that a college grad could spell camaraderie correctly, or at least pay attention to the spell check? Sigh.

I was attributing that to the Miss State writer, since interview comments are usually done orally. I would also note that "executed a plan" is a past tense construction that is odd to describe events for a player who hasn't arrived yet.

I'm not reading too much into the comments wrt whether the Miss State coaches are commenting on how things are done here at A&M. I think it's mostly Anriel's mom enjoying the attention and rationalizing what's happening.

 

[Charliebball]

I was attributing that to the Miss State writer, since interview comments are usually done orally. I would also note that "executed a plan" is a past tense construction that is odd to describe events for a player who hasn't arrived yet.

I'm not reading too much into the comments wrt whether the Miss State coaches are commenting on how things are done here at A&M. I think it's mostly Anriel's mom enjoying the attention and rationalizing what's happening.

I feel badly for you as an A&M fan.......it can't be fun watching important players trying to escape from your favorite program...........I think we all assume that it has to do with Carter monopolizing play.........anything else we should consider?

 

[biobioprof]

I feel badly for you as an A&M fan..it can't be fun watching important players trying to escape from your favorite program......I think we all assume that it has to do with Carter monopolizing play....anything else we should consider?

Actually, the fact that everyone outside A&M and many of our own fans assume that it's mostly about Carter monopolizing play kind of bugs me. It may be true, but I'm hoping that Danni and Anriel have better perspective than the casual fans. Two things to remember

• Carter took a lot of shots but she also finished at 4.9 assists/game, which was second in the SEC to Ty Harris. By my eyeball analysis her assists and A/TO would have been better if she had a) figured out how to feed Khaalia Hillsman in the post with easy high entry passes instead of trying to bounce it in or throw a bullet, and b) dished more on the break instead of taking it to the hole 1 on 3. The thing about the latter, though, is that she usually scored on those... better than any other guard we've had here since I started watching.
• Carter was a freshman last year and Blair is far from hands-off in his coaching his PGs. See this piece from a couple of years ago by Amy Wright, a current assistant who was a Blair PG at Arkansas.

The problem is that the "anything else we should consider" is all speculation in terms of what's on the various forums (mine is that it ultimately comes back to how Che Howard sees things, rightly or wrongly, which means that Blair investing so much of the team leadership in Anriel is backfiring). But in the absence of anything other than rumors and gossip, the Carter theories naturally fill the vacuum.

 

[Charliebball]

Actually, the fact that everyone outside A&M and many of our own fans assume that it's mostly about Carter monopolizing play kind of bugs me. It may be true, but I'm hoping that Danni and Anriel have better perspective than the casual fans. Two things to remember

• Carter took a lot of shots but she also finished at 4.9 assists/game, which was second in the SEC to Ty Harris. By my eyeball analysis her assists and A/TO would have been better if she had a) figured out how to feed Khaalia Hillsman in the post with easy high entry passes instead of trying to bounce it in or throw a bullet, and b) dished more on the break instead of taking it to the hole 1 on 3. The thing about the latter, though, is that she usually scored on those... better than any other guard we've had here since I started watching.
• Carter was a freshman last year and Blair is far from hands-off in his coaching his PGs. See this piece from a couple of years ago by Amy Wright, a current assistant who was a Blair PG at Arkansas.

The problem is that the "anything else we should consider" is all speculation in terms of what's on the various forums (mine is that it ultimately comes back to how Che Howard sees things, rightly or wrongly, which means that Blair investing so much of the team leadership in Anriel is backfiring). But in the absence of anything other than rumors and gossip, the Carter theories naturally fill the vacuum.

in terms of wins and losses can you guess where would A&M have been without Carter last year?

 

[Charliebball]

Actually, the fact that everyone outside A&M and many of our own fans assume that it's mostly about Carter monopolizing play kind of bugs me. It may be true, but I'm hoping that Danni and Anriel have better perspective than the casual fans. Two things to remember
The problem is that the "anything else we should consider" is all speculation in terms of what's on the various forums (mine is that it ultimately comes back to how Che Howard sees things, rightly or wrongly, which means that Blair investing so much of the team leadership in Anriel is backfiring). But in the absence of anything other than rumors and gossip, the Carter theories naturally fill the vacuum.

Interestingly if Howard ends up at Miss State I'd say there's a good chance her rebounding numbers will be way down from last year........if the ball lands anywhere in the low post at either end of the court she's sure not getting it........

 

[biobioprof]

in terms of wins and losses can you guess where would A&M have been without Carter last year?

not good!

 

[wallman]

How would TAMU have faired if Blair had been able to get Carter to play more team ball?

 

[Fightin Choke]

Interestingly if Howard ends up at Miss State I'd say there's a good chance her rebounding numbers will be way down from last year...if the ball lands anywhere in the low post at either end of the court she's sure not getting it...

I wouldn't say that. A&M played Mississippi St twice last season. In the first game (Feb 18th, so regular season) McCowan had 11 rebounds (5 offensive) and Howard had 10 (3 offensive). In the second game (SEC tourney), McCowan had 13 boards (5 offensive) and Howard had 17 (6 offensive). McCowan had more minutes in both games (37 to 35 in regular season and 39 to 37 in the SEC tourney.)

 

[Golden Husky]

As a retired Prof, I always hope that a college grad could spell camaraderie correctly, or at least pay attention to the spell check? Sigh.

Put down the pointer for a second, prof.

I was a sports writer and columnist for over four decades and would earn the wrath of an editor's blue pencil if I ever wrote "turn the ball over" instead of "turn over the ball," used words such as hard or tough if I meant difficult (Steel is hard, a $2 steak is tough, winning a national championship is difficult), wrote anxious if I meant eager, used the word veteran in any context other than a reference to military personnel, or wrote UCONN instead of UConn. (And while we're at it, UConn is an it not a they as in "UConn will win a 12th national championship if it...)

But, respectfully Boreifs, while it would be refreshing if everyone knew the difference between your and you're and the difference among there, their, and they're, The Boneyard is neither a newsroom nor a classroom.

If you get bogged down in spelling, grammar and syntax, you'll miss out on the informative discussion, astute analysis and lively debate that this wonderful site provides.

Your well come.

 

[Charliebball]

I wouldn't say that. A&M played Mississippi St twice last season. In the first game (Feb 18th, so regular season) McCowan had 11 rebounds (5 offensive) and Howard had 10 (3 offensive). In the second game (SEC tourney), McCowan had 13 boards (5 offensive) and Howard had 17 (6 offensive). McCowan had more minutes in both games (37 to 35 in regular season and 39 to 37 in the SEC tourney.)

yes but they were on opposite teams...............now they have to share one ball between them and the aircraft carrier beats the cruiser under the basket most of the time...........

 

[biobioprof]

Put down the pointer for a second, prof.

I was a sports writer and columnist for over four decades and would earn the wrath of an editor's blue pencil if I ever wrote "turn the ball over" instead of "turn over the ball," used words such as hard or tough if I meant difficult (Steel is hard, a $2 steak is tough, winning a national championship is difficult), wrote anxious if I meant eager, used the word veteran in any context other than a reference to military personnel, or wrote UCONN instead of UConn. (And while we're at it, UConn is an it not a they as in "UConn will win a 12th national championship if it...)

But, respectfully Boreifs, while it would be refreshing if everyone knew the difference between your and you're and the difference among there, their, and they're, The Boneyard is neither a newsroom nor a classroom.

If you get bogged down in spelling, grammar and syntax, you'll miss out on the informative discussion, astute analysis and lively debate that this wonderful site provides.

Your well come.

I believe the critique was of the author of the paywalled Miss State 247 site article, not a BY post that quoted it based on my copying a quote from another site. It's not unreasonable to hold those who charge for their content to a higher standard, IMO. YMMV.

 

[Golden Husky]

I believe the critique was of the author of the paywalled Miss State 247 site article, not a BY post that quoted it based on my copying a quote from another site. It's not unreasonable to hold those who charge for their content to a higher standard, IMO. YMMV.

Fair enough.

 

[HopJim]

I feel badly for you as an A&M fan..it can't be fun watching important players trying to escape from your favorite program......I think we all assume that it has to do with Carter monopolizing play....anything else we should consider?

Unlike some, don't think its productive to speculate and characterize opinions as fact. Your reasoning on why the transfers may be true but living in Texas surrounded by Aggies, they don't share your opinion of the cause.