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June 2020 UCONN recruiting thread

bluedevil said:
Since no one agrees on her height..this would be a controversial choice
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It has long been established that she is precisely one Hartley Unit tall. There can be no discussion as this is now, by affirmation, the quasi-official BY prima facie evidence.
 
This past week, UConn’s president did provide some guidance on fall reopening as follows:
  1. students must arrive on campus at least 2 weeks ahead of time for testing and quarantine.
  2. Classes would be a mixture of both online and in person to the extent classrooms were large enough to allow for social distancing.
  3. In person classes will end at the Thanksgiving break with finals to be administered online.
  4. Students, faculty, administrators will be required to wear masks in classrooms and other spaces on campus where they cannot social distance.
  5. There will be a separate facility (dorm?) where any student that tests positive can be isolated from the rest of the student body.
  6. Foreign students and others could remain on campus if they have nowhere to go.
  7. Comprehensive testing procedures are still being developed.
  8. No final decision yet on sports.
 
oldude said:
This past week, UConn’s president did provide some guidance on fall reopening as follows:
  1. students must arrive on campus at least 2 weeks ahead of time for testing and quarantine.
  2. Classes would be a mixture of both online and in person to the extent classrooms were large enough to allow for social distancing.
  3. In person classes will end at the Thanksgiving break with finals to be administered online.
  4. Students, faculty, administrators will be required to wear masks in classrooms and other spaces on campus where they cannot social distance.
  5. There will be a separate facility (dorm?) where any student that tests positive can be isolated from the rest of the student body.
  6. Foreign students and others could remain on campus if they have nowhere to go.
  7. Comprehensive testing procedures are still being developed.
  8. No final decision yet on sports.
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Most of these seem sensible to me, but I truly don't understand what 1. means. Where are they supposed to quarantine that's different from where they live the rest of the semester? If an entire student body is "quarantining" in their dorms, how is this different from the normal semester? Or will the university enforce no socializing, athletic practices, etc., and everyone just literally stays in their dorm rooms to two weeks???
 
2022 F 6'4 Maya Nnaji from Hopkins, MN - 2019-2020 stats: 19.6 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 1.7 spg, 1.6 bpg

- Rankings: ESPN - #8, ASGR - #7, Bluestar - #14, Hoops Central - #4, Prep Girls Hoops - #7

- Notable offers: Stanford, SCar, Oregon, UCLA, ASU, L'Ville, Miss St, Michigan, LSU, Vandy, TTU

Sophomore Highlights:
 
Sluconn Husky said:
Poffenbarger highlight package:


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I love Poffenbarger's fearlessness and tenacity, you can definitely tell she has a chip on her shoulder, a mean streak and a little nastiness to her game! I also love her size, athleticism, and range, people are going to be pleasantly surprised with her game! She is flying a little under the radar and not getting the attention of other 21 recruits, but she has the talent and desire to be one of the best players in the country.
 
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UConn2SF said:
2022 F 6'4 Maya Nnaji from Hopkins, MN - 2019-2020 stats: 19.6 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 1.7 spg, 1.6 bpg

- Rankings: ESPN - #8, ASGR - #7, Bluestar - #14, Hoops Central - #4, Prep Girls Hoops - #7

- Notable offers: Stanford, SCar, Oregon, UCLA, ASU, L'Ville, Miss St, Michigan, LSU, Vandy, TTU

Sophomore Highlights:
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I love Nnaji's game as well, and her relationship with Bueckers certainly is a factor, but I just don't see her going to UConn with DeBerry and Brady already committed.
 
soxfan23 said:
I love Nnaji's game as well, and her relationship with Bueckers certainly is a factor, but I just don't see her going to UConn with DeBerry and Brady already committed.
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I'm not so sure I buy that. I think Geno is really choosing versatile bigs that could play either 4 or 5 position and we could be entering an era where the bigs are all sort of 4.5s so that opens up a lot of combination permutations to get folks playing time. I just can't wait till the day we can field a big line up again like a Stewie, Tuck, and Stokes option.
 
soxfan23 said:
I love Nnaji's game as well, and her relationship with Bueckers certainly is a factor, but I just don't see her going to UConn with DeBerry and Brady already committed.
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That, and this:


Now it's certainly an accomplishment to get an offer in and of itself, but the few times recruits have really hyped up their offers, it has generally been a positive sign for us down the road. No guarantees, of course, but...
 
TheFarmFan said:
Now it's certainly an accomplishment to get an offer in and of itself, but the few times recruits have really hyped up their offers, it has generally been a positive sign for us down the road. No guarantees, of course, but...
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Scroll down her twitter - this is the same exact wording she has used to announce all her (many) other offers.

OTOH getting an offer from Stanford means having been accepted (or pre-qualified) by Stanford (right??). So that's pretty special in itself, and has to have those other schools worried....
 
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j66kicker said:
Scroll down her twitter - this is the same exact wording she has used to announce all her (many) other offers.

OTOH getting an offer from Stanford means having been accepted (or pre-qualified) by Stanford (right??). So that's pretty special in itself, and has to have those other schools worried....
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Does Stanford pre-qualify or accept students with only 2 years of HS finished?
 
Paige Bueckers named the Star-Tribune All-Metro female athlete of the year.


“Paige is very smart, very astute,” Hopkins coach Brian Cosgriff said. “I’m also absolutely convinced that if Paige was in college right now that she would be the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft. She is that good.”

www.startribune.com

Incomparable Paige Bueckers 'enjoyed every second' of final run with Hopkins

Hopkins guard Paige Bueckers is looking forward to college ball.
www.startribune.com www.startribune.com
 
Sluconn Husky said:
Paige Bueckers named the Star-Tribune All-Metro female athlete of the year.


“Paige is very smart, very astute,” Hopkins coach Brian Cosgriff said. “I’m also absolutely convinced that if Paige was in college right now that she would be the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft. She is that good.”

www.startribune.com

Incomparable Paige Bueckers 'enjoyed every second' of final run with Hopkins

Hopkins guard Paige Bueckers is looking forward to college ball.
www.startribune.com www.startribune.com
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I assume he means at her current skill level and if so, that is quite a statement. I have no doubts about her skills, I would only question her strength and physicality to play defense. But then again, not many of the #1 picks are defensive aces either. Her court vision and passing is the best I've ever seen from a HS kid and as a college senior will be ridiculous.
 
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BobbyJ said:
Does Stanford pre-qualify or accept students with only 2 years of HS finished?
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I'm not the expert (help?), but it's my understanding that Tara doesn't make an offer without a "strong indication" (like lock-solid guarantee) that the athlete would be accepted by the school.
 
Sluconn Husky said:
Paige Bueckers named the Star-Tribune All-Metro female athlete of the year.


“Paige is very smart, very astute,” Hopkins coach Brian Cosgriff said. “I’m also absolutely convinced that if Paige was in college right now that she would be the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft. She is that good.”

www.startribune.com

Incomparable Paige Bueckers 'enjoyed every second' of final run with Hopkins

Hopkins guard Paige Bueckers is looking forward to college ball.
www.startribune.com www.startribune.com
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Great sound bite but I think a statement like that is quite silly. She has alot of growing and maturing to do as all freshman do (except Boston?? ). I really wish everyone would let her grow into her (Generational Player) role at whatever pace will make her the best when she graduates UConn
 
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eebmg said:
Great sound bite but I think a statement like that is quite silly. She has alot of growing and maturing to do as all freshman do (except Boston?? ).
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This is all true. But if you were a WNBA executive with the top pick, who would you take over Bueckers if she were available? She may not be pro ready by next spring but she's probably the top-level prospect anyway.
 
Sluconn Husky said:
This is all true. But if you were a WNBA executive with the top pick, who would you take over Bueckers if she were available? She may not be pro ready by next spring but she's probably the top-level prospect anyway.
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You cant use a #1 pick on a player if she is not pro ready no matter what her potential is and developing a player with high expectations on a WNBA roster is not a given. This is all fantasy anyway. Paige will in my mind unquestionably be the 1st pick in any draft just like Sabrina (and for many of the same reasons including BB talent and public persona) but only after she fully develops at UConn.
 
eebmg said:
You cant use a #1 pick on a player if she is not pro ready no matter what her potential is and developing a player with high expectations on a WNBA roster is not a given.
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Someone would take her. Are you going to let another team have her instead? Outside of Awak Kuier--if she enters--I don't know who else you consider passing Paige for.
 
j66kicker said:
I'm not the expert (help?), but it's my understanding that Tara doesn't make an offer without a "strong indication" (like lock-solid guarantee) that the athlete would be accepted by the school.
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That is our fan board's understanding as well. It is not uncommon to get commits at the end of their sophomore year: Anna Wilson and Brooke Demetre were examples of this, and I believe Jana Van Gytenbeek was as well. I believe in the past once the recruit has hit AP targets sophomore year and has the requisite test scores to be in the ballpark, Tara can get an accelerated "strong indication" from admissions by summer after sophomore year.

And to my knowledge, we've never had to rescind an offer due to an admissions snafu, a problem we have (unfortunately) had from time to time in other sports like football - when it happens after a recruit commits, it's AAF and unfortunate for all involved, because that recruit has to reopen their recruitment very late in the cycle. Because WBB involves a handful of recruits per cycle, I think admissions' crystal ball is generally pretty clear.
 
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Sluconn Husky said:
It's a video via tweet. I'm seeing it, are you not?
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eebmg said:
Great sound bite but I think a statement like that is quite silly. She has alot of growing and maturing to do as all freshman do (except Boston?? ). I really wish everyone would let her grow into her (Generational Player) role at whatever pace will make her the best when she graduates UConn
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No one is preventing her from growing into her (Generational Player) role. Not one thing posted on the BY will affect the pace at which she matures. Now, if the coaching staff was saying some of those things then it would make a difference. Also, I still don't think Boston is a generational player yet and may never be. Very good, yes. Is she any better than A. Wilson was for SC at the same point in her career? Is Wilson considered a generational player? Just saying.
 
BobbyJ said:
Does Stanford pre-qualify or accept students with only 2 years of HS finished?
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Stanford is a fine academic institution, but like most elite academic schools, they offer admittance exemptions for athletes. There was an article I read a while back in the Stanford Daily that stated the the median ACT and SAT test scores of athletes landed in the bottom 10% of total admitted. Not saying that Nnaji is not a smart girl, I know NOTHING about her academic record, just merely pointing out that if they really want her they can usually find a way to get her admitted.
 
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DEpup said:
I'm not so sure I buy that. I think Geno is really choosing versatile bigs that could play either 4 or 5 position and we could be entering an era where the bigs are all sort of 4.5s so that opens up a lot of combination permutations to get folks playing time. I just can't wait till the day we can field a big line up again like a Stewie, Tuck, and Stokes option.
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What would you call Edwards, DeBerry, and Brady?
 
soxfan23 said:
What would you call Edwards, DeBerry, and Brady?
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I'm stoked about them. And if 1 or more are injured or in foul trouble, I am greedy and want more. Nanji is a good prospect.
 
soxfan23 said:
Stanford is a fine academic institution, but like most elite academic schools, they offer admittance exemptions for athletes. There was an article I read a while back in the Stanford Daily that stated the the median ACT and SAT test scores of athletes landed in the bottom 10% of total admitted. Not saying that Nnaji is not a smart girl, I know NOTHING about her academic record, just merely pointing out that if they really want her they can usually find a way to get her admitted.
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Sure. If that makes you sleep better at night. Tara has stated in the past that the admissible pool of top 100 recruits is rarely more than 10 per year, and in some years has been closer to 5.

And BTW: 1 out of every 7 students at Stanford is a varsity athlete, so by your math that's 14.2% of the school that's crowding into the bottom 10%. Stanford students even excel at bending the laws of math, apparently!
 
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Sluconn Husky said:
Paige Bueckers named the Star-Tribune All-Metro female athlete of the year.


“Paige is very smart, very astute,” Hopkins coach Brian Cosgriff said. “I’m also absolutely convinced that if Paige was in college right now that she would be the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft. She is that good.”

www.startribune.com

Incomparable Paige Bueckers 'enjoyed every second' of final run with Hopkins

Hopkins guard Paige Bueckers is looking forward to college ball.
www.startribune.com www.startribune.com
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I do believe that maybe true but just imagine there are many folks who think she might not even be a starter this season............that I don't believe..........
 
soxfan23 said:
Stanford is a fine academic institution, but like most elite academic schools, they offer admittance exemptions for athletes. There was an article I read a while back in the Stanford Daily that stated the the median ACT and SAT test scores of athletes landed in the bottom 10% of total admitted. Not saying that Nnaji is not a smart girl, I know NOTHING about her academic record, just merely pointing out that if they really want her they can usually find a way to get her admitted.
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Years ago (late '90's) I got tired of listening to Duke and Coach K's sickening self-promotion of their men's program's academic prowess so I did a little research and found that the average SAT score for Duke was a little over 900. For Stanford it was over 1400. I believe it was 1999, when we beat Duke for the title and also played Stanford during the season.
 
soxfan23 said:
Stanford is a fine academic institution, but like most elite academic schools, they offer admittance exemptions for athletes. There was an article I read a while back in the Stanford Daily that stated the the median ACT and SAT test scores of athletes landed in the bottom 10% of total admitted. Not saying that Nnaji is not a smart girl, I know NOTHING about her academic record, just merely pointing out that if they really want her they can usually find a way to get her admitted.
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Maya Nnaji is smart; she made the honor roll and maintained a 4.0 GPA her freshman year.
 
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