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hasn't been officially posted but saw this on twitter:
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th73082 said:
hasn't been officially posted but saw this on twitter:
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Great news for 2 reasons......
1. She is recognized nationally for her ability to play defense, the BEST in the country!!!
2. As DEpup said "Finally! They have figured out what we have always known".

Unfortunately, Kia did not make the 10 player WBCA All-America team. :(
 
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Yes!
WBCA DPOY has never been excluded from WBCA AA team.
Kia on Huskies Wall of Honor!

As predicted by me.
CocoHusky said:
I think Kia best chance is the WBCA AA team because coaches value defense more than lazy writers who will only look at offensive numbers. UCONN can only nominate 3 players for this team. There is also the aspect of the UCONN streak of having placed 3 players on this AA squad for it seems like forever now really since 2013.
Kia also has two possible award related path to AA. If she wins the Liberman she should be on the team. Liberman award is not likely for kia but still a posibility. If Kia wins the National DPOY award she will also be likely be on the WBCA AA team. Debbie Antonelli was giving Kia and Gabby mad props for being candidates for DPOY during the broadcast last night. Antonelli should know she sits on the selection committee for that award.
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CocoHusky said:
Yes!
WBCA DPOY has never been excluded from WBCA AA team.
Kia on Huskies Wall of Honor!

As predicted by me.
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Not to doubt your accuracy Coco, but are you absolutely certain that no NDPOY has ever been left off the WBCA 1st team?
 
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There is a better 3 point shooter on the team.
There is a better athlete on the team.
There is a better ball handler on the team.
There are better post players on the team.
But nobody does everything as well as Kia does.
Go Kia!
JMHO
 
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YEA!!!! I was really hoping that Kia would be able to join The Huskies of Honor.
Now hopefully she will.

Gabby last year.... Kia this year. Talk about not being able to defend on the
perimeter next year. Gabby and Kia gave the Huskies 2 perimeter defenders that impacted every game.
 
Orangutan said:
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I was very impressed with this photo and what it represents. Then I had a thought............Kia is one BAD-ASS!!!! She's been a BA over the course of the entire year. A player that Geno could depend on to shut down an opposing team's best non-post player on defense, while exuding a calming effect to her teammates on offense. This is a much deserved award for Kia, a rare 4 year starter at UConn.

Last year, the selection committee could have very easily made Kia co-defensive POY along with Gabulous. She's not doing anything THIS year that she didn't last year. I've said it before, and I'll say it again. If you're an opposing player, Kia Nurse is the last player you want guarding you. :cool:
 
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dogged1 said:
There is a better 3 point shooter on the team.
There is a better athlete on the team.
There is a better ball handler on the team.
There are better post players on the team.
But nobody does everything as well as Kia does.
Go Kia!
JMHO
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Somebody has got some BIG shoes to fill next year. :rolleyes:
 
HGN said:
YEA!!!! I was really hoping that Kia would be able to join The Huskies of Honor.
Now hopefully she will.

Gabby last year.... Kia this year. Talk about not being able to defend on the
perimeter next year. Gabby and Kia gave the Huskies 2 perimeter defenders that impacted every game.
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Maybe not as well.....................hopefully someone will step up. Someone will fill their shoes next year. To what degree?, that remains to be seen.
 
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CocoHusky said:
Yes!
WBCA DPOY has never been excluded from WBCA AA team.
Kia on Huskies Wall of Honor!

As predicted by me.
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Yes, yes, I've quoted you, Coco, even proclaimed that I "had it in writing" from you that if Kia earned DPOY accolades she would be named to the WBCA All-America team. Wait a sec, are we congratulating you or Kia? Okay, congrats to both of you. So Kia gets the UConn Wall of Honor and you, for your prescience, earn a spot of the UConn Boneyard Wall of Honor.
 
oldude said:
OK, so here’s a question for all you b-ball historians, to which I don’t know the answer.
Has there ever been another team with 2 NDPOY’s playing together at the same time?
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Actually there has been a team UCONN with 3 DPOY on the same team.
Moriah, Gabby, & Kiah.

There a couple times were there were two
Stefanie Dolson & Moriah
Gabby & Kia

If not for the presence of some 6'7" player from Texas who hogged this award three years in a row Kelly Faris would have been part of another two and 3 person UCONN team.
 
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Wow...!! I am so, so, excited about this..!!!! She has been under-recognized by the National Press (but not by us) for far too long..!!!!!!!!!!! Hugs congrats Kia...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D:D:D:D:D:D

edit: gotta admit, I have tears in my eyes right now :):)
 
Scoop said:
Maybe not as well......hopefully someone will step up. Someone will fill there shoes next year. To what degree?, that remains to be seen.
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Scoop , I like your optimism , but I don't know. I just don't see the size and feet you need in one player. Crystal has good feet but not the size and strength. Megan has the size and feet but not the desire at the moment. And no one else comes close for a great perimeter defender. At least not from my vantage point.

So I will try to be as optimistic as you. You do seemingly have the scoop on things sometimes.
 
CocoHusky said:
Actually there has been a team UCONN with 3 DPOY on the same team.
Moriah, Gabby, & Kiah.

There a couple times were there were two
Stefanie Dolson & Moriah
Gabby & Kia

If not for the presence of some 6'7" player from Texas who hogged this award three years in a row Kelly Faris would have been part of another two and 3 person UCONN team.
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I knew I could count on you for the answer. But here’s a revision to my earlier question. Has there ever been another team with two different players who both received the NDPOY award while they were still playing together?
 
CocoHusky said:
Actually there has been a team UCONN with 3 DPOY on the same team.
Moriah, Gabby, & Kiah.
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Gabby and Kia were not NDPOY when Moriah was on the team. Technically Kia and Gabby are the only two to have receive the award and on the team. Moriah was NDPOY bit Gabby and Kia were NDPOY to be at the time.
 
oldude said:
I knew I could count on you for the answer. But here’s a revision to my earlier question. Has there ever been another team with two different players who both received the NDPOY award while they were still playing together?
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If by another team you mean besides UCONN, the answer is no. Keep in mind that this WBCA award has only been around since 2007.
 
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