Husky’s Team Roster Poll

[BobbyJ]

I’m in favor of that too, but what is Auriemma’s opinion? I know Cardoso is considering UConn and Auburn, but that’s all I know from two different tweets. I have not seen anything that confirms the interest is mutual. I understand how one would assume there must be mutual interest or Cordoso would not have made the tweet, but recruits have made false assumptions like that in the past.

If mutual interest has been confirmed, can you please provide me the source by which you and @EricLA know this? Serious request, I’m not claiming the source does not exist, I just haven’t seen the confirmation myself.

My own posts on this has been from the assumption of a “blank slate,” not knowing what “is’ in terms of Auriemma’s viewpoint, but what “might be.”

That's the problem with all these rumor sites and tweets. They're all guessing. Cardoso never tweeted anything. The one man rumor site World Exposure Report put that out there and two days later switched over to claiming it would be Duke. You can't believe anything until it comes from UConn.

 

[oldude]

I really don't think Cardoso would negatively affect Brady. Ice is a top-5 player, arguably top-3 in her class. UConn isn't going to push her aside. DeBerry might be a different story, but the way things are going now with transfers you have to be as cutthroat as the players, to put it tersely.


Del Rosario is a '23. Cardoso might be in the pros before Del Rosario even gets on campus. At most they might play one year together. I don't know why that would affect ADR or why UConn shouldn't take Cardoso. This team has Bueckers, Fudd, and Edwards on it for years. You can't worry about what Del Rosario might do in 2024 or 2025. It's all about the next 3-4 seasons.

I must comment on your suggestion that players are being “cutthroat.” Perhaps that term applies to some transfers, but the vast majority of transfers are simply looking for PT. Furthermore, when it comes to departing UConn transfers, I cannot think of a single transfer who fits that characterization. You do allude to coaches with your cutthroat reference, and most certainly that reference applies to a number of them.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

I must comment on your suggestion that players are being “cutthroat.” Perhaps that term applies to some transfers, but the vast majority of transfers are simply looking for PT. Furthermore, when it comes to departing UConn transfers, I cannot think of a single transfer who fits that characterization. You do allude to coaches with your cutthroat reference, and most certainly that reference applies to a number of them.

When you have, what 600 or so players trying to transfer, what else do you call that? Many play one year at a school and bolt, maybe bolting again if they don't like their new digs. It's a new world, no reason to sugarcoat it.

 

[oldude]

When you have, what 600 or so players trying to transfer, what else do you call that? Many play one year at a school and bolt, maybe bolting again if they don't like their new digs. It's a new world, no reason to sugarcoat it.

So by that standard Evina & Dorka are cutthroat players?

 

[Sluconn Husky]

So by that standard Evina & Dorka are cutthroat players?

Not talking about every single transfer but making a general observation. Even Geno has suggested likewise. Evina played two years at Tennessee and left according to her because she was harassed or mistreated in some untold way. Not the same thing. DJ played three years at OSU and left a program that banned itself from postseason. She has her degree and has yet to play in the NCAA tourney in three years. Again, I don't think that falls under the category I'm talking about.

 

[oldude]

Not talking about every single transfer but making a general observation. Even Geno has suggested likewise. Evina played two years at Tennessee and left according to her because she was harassed or mistreated in some untold way. Not the same thing. DJ played three years at OSU and left a program that banned itself from postseason. She has her degree and has yet to play in the NCAA tourney in three years. Again, I don't think that falls under the category I'm talking about.

So now I’m confused. You threw out a number “600” implying they were all “cutthroat.” Now your saying it’s a general observation and doesn’t apply to all. I will state again that most of these kids are transferring simply to find PT somewhere else. That includes almost all the kids who transferred from UConn with the exception of EDD whose story is well known to UConn fans. These kids aren’t being cutthroat. They’re basketball players who just want a chance to play ball.

 

[UcMiami]

Sue's freshman class was 1998-9, by her sophomore season they won a natty and the chemistry was just fine. Then Geno recruited DT into a crowded team and it went to hell again! . It took that freshman season and graduation of a few players to get things back on track and 2001-2 was a great year.

(FYI - sure going down injured was what really killed any chance her freshman year. But yeah, that was a class of five recruits into a veteran team and the vets were a wee bit stand-offish. (I blame Shea!))

Bottom line ... Cardoso is probably a better prospect than half the team ... think about that.

 

[RSHERMVIKES]

In the post about CARDOSO ENTERS TRANSFER PORTAL I posted the following and it really can apply here:

Late last night after reading these posts about Kamilla Cardoso entering the portal and has thoughts of transferring to UCONN or Auburn, I had a mental "light go on" I'd like to present it to the BY hounds barking at the door how this isn't fair to the present roster, etc.
If my information is correct Kamilla's last 2 colleges on her list to attend were UCONN & Syracuse!
She choose Syracuse!
But let's say that last year she choose UCONN instead. What is the difference to UCONN's present roster of players if she choose UCONN 1 year ago or this year?
The players, especially the BIGS, would have had to deal with her to earn playing time then or now!
The decision is just one year later! And Kamilla would still have her 4 years of eligibility!
So in reality these players now on the UCONN's roster are in the same boat they might have been in a year ago!
NO GRIPES! Some of the players may not think of this and are upset but they really have no gripe!
The program should greet her with open arms, as Kamilla can only help UCONN toward it's goal of multiple National Championships!

 

[Sluconn Husky]

So now I’m confused. You threw out a number “600” implying they were all “cutthroat.” Now your saying it’s a general observation and doesn’t apply to all. I will state again that most of these kids are transferring simply to find PT somewhere else. That includes almost all the kids who transferred from UConn with the exception of EDD whose story is well known to UConn fans. These kids aren’t being cutthroat. They’re basketball players who just want a chance to play ball.

You believe everyone in the transfer portal is simply leaving for playing time? Freshmen who might very well get more PT if they, you know, wait like others always have?

The point simply is that the players will do what they feel they have to do, and programs should be able to do the same since this is the new normal, for now.

 

[nuna23]

I voted yes ,yeah we have a lot of talent but I will remplace her with paith ...we love her but she don't belong to uconn ...6.7 with skills better than 6.5 in the bench ....

 

[oldude]

You believe everyone in the transfer portal is simply leaving for playing time? Freshmen who might very well get more PT if they, you know, wait like others always have?

The point simply is that the players will do what they feel they have to do, and programs should be able to do the same since this is the new normal, for now.

I used the term “most” which certainly does not connote “everyone.” 325 of the current transfers in the portal are graduate transfers. So all of these grad transfers have honored their commitment to their respective schools.

 

[Bald Husky]

I generally agree with your assessment. But after bringing in Dorka to shore up the frontcourt and likely push Liv to reach another level of play, assuming a one and done? for the tOSU transfer, Geno would have to tread carefully in bringing in a 2nd BIG who could be around for 3-4 seasons.

Of course PT becomes a greater challenge, but my bigger concern is the impact on players not yet here. When Amari signed, she looked at a landscape at UConn that had her playing behind Liv for 1 season and competing with Piath for 3. Likely that she would earn some PT off the bench as a frosh and then have a realistic opportunity to earn the starting center spot as a Soph.

Subsequently Geno signs Dorka, and that likely cuts into Amari’s freshman PT, but hopefully for her sake, Dorka is 1 and done at UConn. If you bring in Cardoso on top of Dorka, I have to believe Amari as well as her parents are wondering what’s going on here, to say nothing of how the decision impacts Ice and Ayanna, who won’t be official until the fall and recruits like Del Rosario who are still weighing their options.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying that Geno shouldn’t bring in Cardoso. I’m simply suggesting that there is a lot more to consider than whether or not to add one more player to the roster.

Good points, lets not muddy up the waters. We will have a great team as is. We don't want our future Huskies, girls that they spent a lot of time recruiting, to second guess their choice. We are depending on them to add significant contributions to the program, and that is why they were offered a scholarship. Lets play the hand that we already have, because it IS a winning hand.

 

[Wilderness]

Voted no because what draws me to watch sports is competition, not domination. We have plenty of talent on our roster and committed.

 

[MooseJaw]

So we have a lot of speculation about a player who we have no actual knowledge whether UConn is interested in, and only secondhand information that appears to indicate she may be interested in UConn.

Since this is the off-season, speculation is what we do. I get it. As I understand it, Cardoso has until July 1 to let the world know where she’s headed.

I sure hope we don’t have to wait another 2 months. If so, I think a lot of heads will explode......

As I stated on several other posts I am no fan of Cardoso's attitude and intensity. I don't buy the excuses for why it exists, she is responsible for her actions. Can she change, maybe, I don't know, I do know I like the attitude of our players and recruits, I'm fine without her.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

You no voters got your wish. You better pray all of your reasons for opposing translate to South Carolina because that roster is absolutely frightening.

 

[Drew8]

I think South Carolina might also be frightening to their own players now. I thought Dawn was being pretty good at developing players, giving them roles and letting the experienced players get their shot.

This maybe undermines that.

 

[Biff]

This topic is now moot.