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CocoHusky said:
Geno is fiercely (perhaps to a fault) loyal to his players-he does not and will not "recruit over prior classes" as you are suggesting.
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I can’t help but think that roles have been reversed here. You have been a strong advocate for Geno “recruiting” both Dorka & Cardoso “over” Amari, Piath and even Liv. I was much more of an advocate for not doing so on transfers, but I’ve always believed you recruit the best HS players you can and then let them compete for PT.

As someone who occasionally takes a contrarian position myself, I must say that I marvel at your contrarian take on this subject.
 
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I'll tell you, my head is spinning right now. We are viewing all these videos of girls in the class of 23,24,25, and even 26. I am getting excited about players that won't be eligible to sign a LOI until 3,4 or 5 years from now. I know its exciting to see these young stars, but my attention is on 22,23, and yes possibly 24. Those prospects are the responsibility of Morgan, Jemelle, and CD. Genos take has apparently changed in the last few years, with the class of 19 being the last straw. Losses in the F4 five years in a row may have wakened him to the fact that with the stress and high energy displayed in these games, 6 or 7 players are not enough to sustain his style of play at the level that is needed to win. We are in danger of having SC overtake us as the dominant program, only because of the talent Dawn can recruit. Actually, she over recruits. Geno seemed always to be satisfied with about a 12 team roster, but Dawn has around 14 or 15 players available. Its true that she may lose 2 just about every year, but there is always enough on the roster to challenge for the NC. Geno seems to be turning to that strategy, loading up if he can, having more to his disposal at all times. He now has alot of talent, now the big question is how will he use it to bring us back as the dominant program that everyone fears. It appears he is changing, so this coming season could be the most exciting in the last 10 years for the program. We have all speculated, and now we all have to wait for the long summer to pass until Paige and company leads us to the top of the mountain. After the Pandemic, I couldn't wait for this summer, but now, it won't end soon enough. LOL
 
oldude said:
I can’t help but think that roles have been reversed here. You have been a strong advocate for Geno “recruiting” both Dorka & Cardoso “over” Amari, Piath and even Liv. I was much more of an advocate for not doing so on transfers, but I’ve always believed you recruit the best HS players you can and then let them compete for PT.

As someone who occasionally takes a contrarian position myself, I must say that I marvel at your contrarian take on this subject.
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You are not so much being a contrarian as you are being confused. Confusing what I'm advocating for vs what Geno would actually do or has done. Very similar to when you incorrectly & categorically stated that Geno would not be interested in Dorka. BTW I never advocated for the addition of Dorka & Cardosa "over" Amari, Piath or Liv. I advocated for Dorka & Cardosa "in addition to" Amari and Liv and continue to hope for the development of Piath.
 
oldude said:
Perhaps a better characterization of Geno’s previous recruiting strategy would have been that he was extremely selective, often waiting out top recruits right down to the wire. He won several championships with really short benches.

I can never remember Geno loading up a roster like the current one with one top class after another, including foreign recruits as well as transfers. Next year UConn will legitimately have 14 players capable of starting for many D1 programs.
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I'll raise you one and say that of his 14 players capable of starting for not many but for most D1 programs. Granted there may be one or two players on our roster that don't fit in this thought.
 
CocoHusky said:
You are not so much being a contrarian as you are being confused. Confusing what I'm advocating for vs what Geno would actually do or has done. Very similar to when you incorrectly & categorically stated that Geno would not be interested in Dorka. BTW I never advocated for the addition of Dorka & Cardosa "over" Amari, Piath or Liv. I advocated for Dorka & Cardosa "in addition to" Amari and Liv and continue to hope for the development of Piath.
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Let’s be clear. If Dorka and Cardoso both showed up next season, and hung around for at least two seasons in Storrs, they wouldn’t be at UConn just to play mop-up minutes in the 4th qtr of blowouts. A rough estimate would be that they would combine for anywhere from 30-50 mpg. That would dramatically reduce the mpg and development for many UConn players recruited out of HS including Liv, Aubrey, Piath, Mir, Amari and Ice at a minimum

If you don’t want to refer to that as recruiting “over” and prefer the softer characterization of “addition to” that’s fine. But at the end of the day the minutes will always add up to 200 per game, and I suspect your distinction would be lost on the players sitting on the bench.
 
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Bald Huskie said:
I'll tell you, my head is spinning right now. We are viewing all these videos of girls in the class of 23,24,25, and even 26. I am getting excited about players that won't be eligible to sign a LOI until 3,4 or 5 years from now. I know its exciting to see these young stars, but my attention is on 22,23, and yes possibly 24. Those prospects are the responsibility of Morgan, Jemelle, and CD. Genos take has apparently changed in the last few years, with the class of 19 being the last straw. Losses in the F4 five years in a row may have wakened him to the fact that with the stress and high energy displayed in these games, 6 or 7 players are not enough to sustain his style of play at the level that is needed to win. We are in danger of having SC overtake us as the dominant program, only because of the talent Dawn can recruit. Actually, she over recruits. Geno seemed always to be satisfied with about a 12 team roster, but Dawn has around 14 or 15 players available. Its true that she may lose 2 just about every year, but there is always enough on the roster to challenge for the NC. Geno seems to be turning to that strategy, loading up if he can, having more to his disposal at all times. He now has alot of talent, now the big question is how will he use it to bring us back as the dominant program that everyone fears. It appears he is changing, so this coming season could be the most exciting in the last 10 years for the program. We have all speculated, and now we all have to wait for the long summer to pass until Paige and company leads us to the top of the mountain. After the Pandemic, I couldn't wait for this summer, but now, it won't end soon enough. LOL
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Does UConn have losses in the last five FF?
 
oldude said:
Let’s be clear. If Dorka and Cardoso both showed up next season, and hung around for at least two seasons in Storrs, they wouldn’t be at UConn just to play mop-up minutes in the 4th qtr of blowouts. A rough estimate would be that they would combine for anywhere from 30-50 mpg. That would dramatically reduce the mpg and development for many UConn players recruited out of HS including Liv, Aubrey, Piath, Mir, Amari and Ice at a minimum

If you don’t want to refer to that as recruiting “over” and prefer the softer characterization of “addition to” that’s fine. But at the end of the day the minutes will always add up to 200 per game, and I suspect your distinction would be lost on the players sitting on the bench.
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Let me be even more clear your "if that had happened" didn't so hypothetically speaking your softer characterization is unnecessary.
 
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CocoHusky said:
Let me be even more clear "if that had happened" didn't so hypothetically speaking your softer characterization is unnecessary.
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I normally try not to be critical of ungrammatical statements on the BY, but I must confess that I have no idea what you’re attempting to say in the prior sentence.
 
Bald Huskie said:
I'll tell you, my head is spinning right now. We are viewing all these videos of girls in the class of 23,24,25, and even 26. I am getting excited about players that won't be eligible to sign a LOI until 3,4 or 5 years from now. I know its exciting to see these young stars, but my attention is on 22,23, and yes possibly 24. Those prospects are the responsibility of Morgan, Jemelle, and CD. Genos take has apparently changed in the last few years, with the class of 19 being the last straw. Losses in the F4 five years in a row may have wakened him to the fact that with the stress and high energy displayed in these games, 6 or 7 players are not enough to sustain his style of play at the level that is needed to win. We are in danger of having SC overtake us as the dominant program, only because of the talent Dawn can recruit. Actually, she over recruits. Geno seemed always to be satisfied with about a 12 team roster, but Dawn has around 14 or 15 players available. Its true that she may lose 2 just about every year, but there is always enough on the roster to challenge for the NC. Geno seems to be turning to that strategy, loading up if he can, having more to his disposal at all times. He now has alot of talent, now the big question is how will he use it to bring us back as the dominant program that everyone fears. It appears he is changing, so this coming season could be the most exciting in the last 10 years for the program. We have all speculated, and now we all have to wait for the long summer to pass until Paige and company leads us to the top of the mountain. After the Pandemic, I couldn't wait for this summer, but now, it won't end soon enough. LOL
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I think you may have Dawn Staley-the South Carolina and USA Olympic coach confused with someone if you are asserting that Dawn over recruits. The South Carolina roster size and the numbers of players in the regular rotation have been almost identical to UCONN's-for the past 3 seasons. Five consecutive losses in the FF would weaken anyone but thankfully Geno remains strong after 4 such loses.
 
CocoHusky said:
I think you may have Dawn Staley-the South Carolina and USA Olympic coach confused with someone if you are asserting that Dawn over recruits. The South Carolina roster size and the numbers of players in the regular rotation have been almost identical to UCONN's-for the past 3 seasons. Five consecutive losses in the FF would weaken anyone but thankfully Geno remains strong after 4 such loses.
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Wakened! Not weakened!
 
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oldude said:
I normally try not to be critical of ungrammatical statements on the BY, but I must confess that I have no idea what you’re attempting to say in the prior sentence.
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CocoHusky said:
Let me be even more clear(,) your "if that had happened" didn't (happen), so hypothetically speaking your softer characterization is unnecessary.
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All fixed. Now, everyone back to their corners.
 
donalddoowop said:
Thank you. I know that but, it seems that Bald Huskie does not know it.
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I know, believe me, I know. Slipped my old mind about the cancelled 2020 tourney. But even though you won't like this comment, it would have been a miracle if we won it then. Sorry.
 
bluedevil said:
I fear if Cameron Rust commits we will hear In Rust we Trust ad nauseum....:p
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And if she's a hustler we'll be saying "Rust never sleeps" (thank you Mr. Young).
 
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