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Charliebball said:
My understanding is that Croats and Serbs share similar languages and understand each other.........I guess that means that Olivia and Jovana will be able to complain about Geno together in secret..... 😊
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Ahh, I understand that they might have played together, but historically Serbs and Croats have had a checked history (many decades before either of these two young ladies were born). At this point in history, it's probably more like driving in Tennessee with a UConn bumper sticker on your car.
 
Charliebball said:
My understanding is that Croats and Serbs share similar languages and understand each other.........I guess that means that Olivia and Jovana will be able to complain about Geno together in secret..... 😊
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...or have Nika help him with translation. He should at least know the bad words that teens may utter under their breath lol😎
 
Skeets said:
Ahh, I understand that they might have played together, but historically Serbs and Croats have had a checked history (many decades before either of these two young ladies were born). At this point in history, it's probably more like driving in Tennessee with a UConn bumper sticker on your car.
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I'm well aware, having visited that region over the years.........it was a brutal conflict which hopefully won't be repeated....
 
NYCHUSKIES said:
With Jovana's verbal, are we still in the picture for Jerzy Robinson??
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Not a verbal - she signed her LOI and Geno has openly commented about her (doesn't happen without a LOI in hand.)

I do like this signing - I think foreign players have better team skills based on spending their time practicing and playing on stable teams and not having the AAU circuit with pick-up all-star teams that seldom actually practice as a team. And while the skill level overseas isn't as great as in US HS/AAU play for pre-college, the experience playing against older professional players is a positive.
 
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victor64 said:
Three questions.

Did anyone notice in the tape that she beat Okeke off the dribble against Spain?

Those with opinion, how does she compare to Robinson or Bjorn?

Did anyone else notice the facial resemblance to Caitlin Clark?
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Yes!! The first thing I noticed is her CC resemblance. The second thing I noticed was her Serbian league stats were Caitlin Clarkesk. Maybe and hopefully a clone.
 
Wonderful news. A couple thoughts:
  • If anyone on the BY had Jovana Popovic on their Bingo card, I want to know about it.
  • Geno had 3 scholarships available this year. The Big O & Jovana account for 2 of them. I suspect that Okeke may be #3, and we may not know about her until next spring. If I am correct, then UConn did not offer either Bjorn or Robinson.
  • For some reason I see Nika’s fingerprints all over this recent surge of recruits with connections to Eastern Europe.
  • Geno typically lets everyone know when he’s done recruiting for the year. No word so far may just mean there’s one more recruit (Okeke?) yet to commit.
 
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oldude said:
Wonderful news. A couple thoughts:
  • If anyone on the BY had Jovana Popovic on their Bingo card, I want to know about it.
  • Geno had 3 scholarships available this year. The Big O & Jovana account for 2 of them. I suspect that Okeke may be #3, and we may not know about her until next spring. If I am correct, then UConn did not offer either Bjorn or Robinson.
  • For some reason I see Nika’s fingerprints all over this recent surge of recruits with connections to Eastern Europe.
  • Geno typically lets everyone know when he’s done recruiting for the year. No word so far may just mean there’s one more recruit (Okeke?) yet to commit.
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I see Nika's involvement/influence.
 
seems like a great addition. Can go left or right when attacking the basket, aggressive, shoots and hits 3's. got a mid-range game, can handle the ball and pass.
My only question is the level of competition on those videos (very little defense is played against her) but seems like she's got all the tools to be great in the UConn system.
 
oldude said:
Wonderful news. A couple thoughts:
  • If anyone on the BY had Jovana Popovic on their Bingo card, I want to know about it.
  • Geno had 3 scholarships available this year. The Big O & Jovana account for 2 of them. I suspect that Okeke may be #3, and we may not know about her until next spring. If I am correct, then UConn did not offer either Bjorn or Robinson.
  • For some reason I see Nika’s fingerprints all over this recent surge of recruits with connections to Eastern Europe.
  • Geno typically lets everyone know when he’s done recruiting for the year. No word so far may just mean there’s one more recruit (Okeke?) yet to commit.
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No, he definitely offered both of them and Bjorn came to Storrs for her official visit from Oct 16-19. There's no confirmation that Robinson visited.
 
Blakeon18 said:
I like it! We have one scholarship left. If there is a big....from anywhere... who Geno thinks is
good enough...I say go for her!

Haven't checked any video on Jovana yet but the stories sound borderline great. Point guard who can score....her field
goal percentages from two/trey and foul line are excellent...don't know how long a period that was referring to.

Two years with Sara... three with Olivia and Blanca!
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Won't it be 3 with Blanca and 4 with Olivia?
 
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BobbyJ said:
No, he definitely offered both of them and Bjorn came to Storrs for her official visit from Oct 16-19. There's no confirmation that Robinson visited.
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Here’s why I struggle with that. Clearly, the Big O had an offer for some time, and Jovana’s offer didn’t happen in the past few days. That only leaves one other potential offer between Bjorn, Robinson & Okeke.
 
oldude said:
Wonderful news. A couple thoughts:
  • If anyone on the BY had Jovana Popovic on their Bingo card, I want to know about it.
  • Geno had 3 scholarships available this year. The Big O & Jovana account for 2 of them. I suspect that Okeke may be #3, and we may not know about her until next spring. If I am correct, then UConn did not offer either Bjorn or Robinson.
  • For some reason I see Nika’s fingerprints all over this recent surge of recruits with connections to Eastern Europe.
  • Geno typically lets everyone know when he’s done recruiting for the year. No word so far may just mean there’s one more recruit (Okeke?) yet to commit.
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From the article in the last year or so she sounds like a high-level talent in Europe. Was she even on any school recruiting list? It is interesting that Geno has put a lot of focus on recruiting international players the last few years.
 
oldude said:
Wonderful news. A couple thoughts:
  • If anyone on the BY had Jovana Popovic on their Bingo card, I want to know about it.
  • Geno had 3 scholarships available this year. The Big O & Jovana account for 2 of them. I suspect that Okeke may be #3, and we may not know about her until next spring. If I am correct, then UConn did not offer either Bjorn or Robinson.
  • For some reason I see Nika’s fingerprints all over this recent surge of recruits with connections to Eastern Europe.
  • Geno typically lets everyone know when he’s done recruiting for the year. No word so far may just mean there’s one more recruit (Okeke?) yet to commit.
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I think even more than Nika in eastern Europe. Dorka and the Makurat sisters are also from Eastern Europe. They also took a trip there along with their skip through Italy. I'm sure kids in the basketball world came to see them and Nika must know her.
 
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First of all, WOW! This came out of the blue. Geno is always three steps ahead. This girl is lightning in a bottle.

Second, I haven't found any highlights showing her defensive play. That's not surprising, but that's gonna be an important question for her at UConn. Her offensive skills are very refined.

Third, I'm officially dubbing her "Special J." On offense, she looks a lot like Kaleena, though maybe less rushed and frenetic. But similarly aggressive mentality. I'm not sure Geno needs a Special K and a Special J at this point.

Fourth, she's little. We haven't had a true little since Crystal. It's about time. And she seems to have big hands for a little, at least judging from the way she moves the ball. She also appears to be very fit, like she's seen the inside of a weight room.

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Fifth, contrary to one poster above, she looks nothing like CC in the face.

Sixth, the guard corps for next year appears to be pretty much set. Who knows about what happens after that.
  • 26-27: KK Ash Kayleigh Allie Morgan Kelis Jovana -- that's a handful for any opposing team to deal with
  • 27-28: Kayleigh Allie Morgan Kelis Jovana
  • 28-29: Kelis and Jovana and maybe still Morgan -- the first post Sarah season. Olivia Gandy and Blanca holding down the front court.
  • 29-30: Jovana and Olivia and Gandy
 
As the saying goes, " the rich keep getting richer and the others can only hope. " With the recent signings. Uconn has cemented it's latest. DYNASTY. I. myself has been continually pressed to have to watch Uconn BB into it's future reign of terror on the other teams. I am now 92 years old and my total joy in life is Uconn's basketball and their almost perfection in playing this game. Now the DYNASTY has reached into the 2029/30 season and I haveto find some way to see all the games. I have been BLESSED with good genes and now look forward to 5 more years of Uconn BB until I am 97 years old. I have been a DIE=HARD fan since 2010. GO HUSKIES!!!!!!!!!!
 
Bone Dog said:
Fourth, she's little. We haven't had a true little since Crystal. It's about time. And she seems to have big hands for a little, at least judging from the way she moves the ball. She also appears to be very fit, like she's seen the inside of a weight room.

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I think Jovana is about average-sized for a PG. She's listed at 5'8" and 5'9". She's smaller than Paige, but decidedly bigger and taller than Moriah and Crystal.
 
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