John A. on Wilson

[HawkHusky]

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Expect the Geno Auriemma statue at UCONN to be twice the size after UCONN becomes the all-time winningest program in women's college basketball.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

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How many times a day do you look at that tweet? Don't answer. It was rhetorical.

PS. http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-womens-basketball/hc-uconn-women-0125-20140124,0,7687077.story a few more tea leaves

 

[asuwish]

The kid is under too much pressure to make a final choice and I am not sure she wants all the pressure of coming to UCONN..USC is probably the right choice for this kid hearing what she is saying..My father use to tell me either your in or our out...Shut down all interviews on colleges until to make a choice. Have fun!!

Yes, people in her home state would like her to stay there, but every good player has that. Look at how many kids go elsewhere. Think nobody in Georgia wanted Maya to stay at home. She seems to do pretty well under pressure (see playing for team USA). If she doesn't like pressure don't go to USC since she would be under the watchful eyes of an entire state to carry them to a level they have never been to before. At Uconn she would start out with 4 other players who play at different levels for team USA, and one member of team Canada. I believe if she chooses Uconn that maybe a catalyst for players in the next class like Durr, and Lou. She would be a GREAT addition to the Uconn team That included players she knows and admires. Uconn would give her the chance to play for Geno, which his track record proves, gives her a greater chance to win a NC, and he has proven he can make players grow their games like nobody else. USC means she gets to be closer to home, and play with a solid core group of players and there is nothing wrong with that. She may even take them to that place she wants to be if she is as good as some think.

 

[DMW88]

Unfortunately, I think she's headed to South Carolina. She doesn't seem like a strong enough person to not swuccumb to the pressure to stay in state.
Actually, I think UCONN is in 3rd position because if not USC then I think it'll be UNC as they are right next door to SC and she can be a building block with title potential.

If she chooses either USC or UNC, she will be making a HUGE MISTAKE as she will be going to lesser academic universities than UCONN and also not gainign the benefits of COach AQ and the UCONN staff and the tremendous players in the program / family.

Please! Our kidding me ???? UNC is one of the top 5 State Universities along w UVA, Cal B, and Umich. Uconn is a good school, but not even close in terms of overall academics to UNC - CH.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Irrelevant to what? Posters were fretting about whether or not Wilson will choose UConn and RockyMTBlue lamented that "Meanwhile, somewhere out there, there is another Stef Dolson that Geno missed."

mrmojack quoted RockyMt's post and wrote: "2015 center 6-6 Kalani Brown, from La. Geno had an in home this fall."

So I was pointing out that the situation is not entirely analogous.

Choke, I was not going for lament... more a wistful reverie.

 

[easttexastrash]

Good points Also remember UNC is Diamonds team and Tenn with all their talent is struggling. What makes you think that having A'ja or anybody else will make them a contender. That's why so many people say SC is leading and UConn is a very close second.

I disagree on this comment. I think that McDaniel is proving to be the leader on that team, not Diamond.

 

[easttexastrash]

USC is going to be a tremendous team if they land Wilson. Coates is a really good center and it sounds as if White will be at the 4 spot and Wilson would be at the 3 spot. That is a LOT of size!

 

[Ctpaul0825]

My gut says Wilson will go to South Carolina. I think she will do good wherever she goes but she would reach her greatest potential at UCONN. Best of luck to her wherever she chooses.

 

[arch]

You have no idea what the APR is, do you? Where is upstater when you need him...

I do have one idea, you aren't following this thread.

 

[bbsamjj]

Of course UConn is the best place to go if what she wants is a guaranteed national championship. It's also probably the place she'd have to work the least hard to get one, since she'd be playing with at least 2 other #1 recruits, including the best player in the sport in Stewart.

But has anyone else noticed that USC is ranked #10 in the nation this year, and not one of their top 6 players is a senior? Their best player is a sophomore, and their freshman center could be scary good. And Staley can coach---for people looking for examples of players who she turned from potential to all stars, see WNBA All Star Candice Dupree. I don't know how good Wilson is, but it seems plausible to me she could take them to Final Four level.

 

[FASTEDDY]

Please! Our kidding me ???? UNC is one of the top 5 State Universities along w UVA, Cal B, and Umich. Uconn is a good school, but not even close in terms of overall academics to UNC - CH.

UNC-CH is OVERRATED! Not in the class of UVA or Berkeley.

UCONN -STORRS IS FAST RISING & IS QUICKLY GETTING TO PUBLIC IVY STATUS.

 

[FairView]

Of course UConn is the best place to go if what she wants is a guaranteed national championship. It's also probably the place she'd have to work the least hard to get one, since she'd be playing with at least 2 other #1 recruits, including the best player in the sport in Stewart.

But has anyone else noticed that USC is ranked #10 in the nation this year, and not one of their top 6 players is a senior? Their best player is a sophomore, and their freshman center could be scary good. And Staley can coach---for people looking for examples of players who she turned from potential to all stars, see WNBA All Star Candice Dupree. I don't know how good Wilson is, but it seems plausible to me she could take them to Final Four level.

I believe UConn is the place she'd have to work hardest to get a national championship -- that's one of the reasons the Huskies win national championships.

 

[Bestiarius]

With all the discussion on academics, an interesting article about UConn.
http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-uconn-applications-0117-20140116,0,1951114.story

 

[sawxfan23]

Since South Carolina has beaten just 1 top 10 team all year so I would slow down a little on thoughts of a Final Four or National Championship.

 

[DaddyChoc]

Based on what I've read and heard, both Wilson and White have made it known where they do and don't want to play. White said she doesn't want to play center, though presumably is okay with playing the power forward. Wilson doesn't seem to even want to play power forward, saying she thinks of herself as a wing. I do wonder what difference Wilson sees between the wing and a stretch-4 (power forward), for example. Does she not want to spend any time in the lane? Does she have difficulty seeing herself playing like Breanna plays at UConn?

I guess it was only a matter of time before being labeled a center or post player became a dirty word in girls'/women's basketball.
Still, I do think young players are too hung up on position labels and what those labels mean.

Im trying to keep PG SG SF PF and C alive... 1 thru 5!

 

[UcMiami]

Since South Carolina has beaten just 1 top 10 team all year so I would slow down a little on thoughts of a Final Four or National Championship.

Well, it's the only one they've played thus far...no one has talked about national championships for this season....

Whoops - based on current ranking they have indeed only played one top ten ranked team this year but they LOST - UNC now ranked #6. Kentucky who was ranked in the top ten earlier and who they beat is now ranked #13/12

 

[Icebear]

USC is not so special yet. They have yet to put together a truly competitive schedule that gives any evidence of her abilities as a game coach.

 

[cferraro04]

CLE802A From the sound of your post I think we should just hand over the National Championship trophy to Dawn now, Geno and Chris should just retire, and KML, Stewie, Moriah, Tuck, Banks, Stokes, Williams, Ekmark, Edwards and Nurse should all just take up volleyball...

 

[triaddukefan]

 

[meyers7]

I agree, stop trying to make USC happen.

(Mean Girls is probably too obscure for this board)

 

[doggydaddy]

I agree, stop trying to make USC happen.

(Mean Girls is probably too obscure for this board)

Hahaha......Meyers watched Mean Girls.....lol.

 

[meyers7]

Hahaha.Meyers watched Mean Girls.....lol.

Many times.

Course my daughter was in Jr High at the time....

 

[doggydaddy]

Many times.

Course my daughter was in Jr High at the time....

And you were drooling over Lindsay Lohan, close to your daughters age?

Disgusting.

 

[meyers7]

And you were drooling over Lindsay Lohan, close to your daughters age?

Disgusting.

umm no. But she was a bit older than my daughter. Lindsay was adorable back when she was young. Did a nice job in Parent Trap, Mean Girls, A Prairie Home Companion. But as we know she's gone way off the rails.

 

[doggydaddy]

umm no. But she was a bit older than my daughter. Lindsay was adorable back when she was young. Did a nice job in Parent Trap, Mean Girls, A Prairie Home Companion. But as we know she's gone way off the rails.

Oh, wait, that was me drooling over her.

Sorry, I got confused.

I don't see "adorable" here.

https://www.google.com/search?q=lin...2GNa_sQSdl4HADA&ved=0CCYQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=671