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The plight of Lauren and Michala and the legions of bench-warmers before them continues to fire up my interest notwithstanding Nan’s frustration when the thread turned to speculation about possible transfer options which is a no-no. (see her thread above).
I certainly would like to know how promising players who find themselves in that position adjust to that reality. And what is their precise contribution to the team. (without speculating).
An early UCONN puff piece about Lauren (for example) seems to indicate that her High School coach expected a continuation of the excellence and leadership that she displayed throughout those years ( http://uchuskies.com/2010/05/02/spotlight-on-lauren-engeln/ ). To understand her present feelings, I suppose you’d have to ask her and the people around her.
I imagine that thorough research and investigative reporting is the only avenue to such enlightenment and to avoid the speculation so frowned upon in this forum.
Perhaps I’ll do it, it would make an interesting book, perhaps very interesting.
I had a parallel experience in my youth, as a lowly 3rd-clarinet player in the back of the West Point Band, a young recruit, straight out of basic training sat down in the chair next to me and I knew, within five minutes, right there and then, that I was not going to be a professional clarinet player. The young man was Larry Combs, for decades, principal clarinet of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Instead of practicing every afternoon, I took up skiing. But that was me.
I certainly would like to know how promising players who find themselves in that position adjust to that reality. And what is their precise contribution to the team. (without speculating).
An early UCONN puff piece about Lauren (for example) seems to indicate that her High School coach expected a continuation of the excellence and leadership that she displayed throughout those years ( http://uchuskies.com/2010/05/02/spotlight-on-lauren-engeln/ ). To understand her present feelings, I suppose you’d have to ask her and the people around her.
I imagine that thorough research and investigative reporting is the only avenue to such enlightenment and to avoid the speculation so frowned upon in this forum.
Perhaps I’ll do it, it would make an interesting book, perhaps very interesting.
I had a parallel experience in my youth, as a lowly 3rd-clarinet player in the back of the West Point Band, a young recruit, straight out of basic training sat down in the chair next to me and I knew, within five minutes, right there and then, that I was not going to be a professional clarinet player. The young man was Larry Combs, for decades, principal clarinet of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Instead of practicing every afternoon, I took up skiing. But that was me.