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Atkins and the floater are no fluke!! She keeps doing it and doing it and doing it well
 
sarals24 said:
Well, the commentators just said that Wilson told them that USC and Tennessee losing early in the tournament will be a factor in her decision. To what end, who knows. Maybe she wants to go somewhere that needs help? Or maybe she wants to go somewhere that wins national championships?
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Thx - That's what I thought I heard but wasn't sure..... Very interesting and somewhat intriguing comment from Ms. Wilson.

Would seem to auger well for us, but who knows.
 
Fascinating, as Spock would say. Go UConn....perhaps we are playing for the golden ring. In addition to the NC!
 
Belton missed a wide open breakaway layup. Hope you guys work on those at Duke ;)
 
When asked again tonight (just now) what the deciding factors in her decision will be, Aja states her desire to find a school where she can have the best possible relationship with the coach (she also hints at the coach's quality as being a big factor) and, secondly, asks the question, "What can the school do for me afterwards? To help me get to the next level?" The latter point, at least, has been something she highlighted before. Good to hear that this point was top-of-mind for her when answering the question again courtside.

I like what i'm hearing so far this evening.
 
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Well, if you want to play on the Olympic team, I guess that could apply to USC or UConn. I think she's being purposefully obtuse.
 
sarals24 said:
Well, the commentators just said that Wilson told them that USC and Tennessee losing early in the tournament will be a factor in her decision. To what end, who knows. Maybe she wants to go somewhere that needs help? Or maybe she wants to go somewhere that wins national championships?
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I always thought they would want to go where they would they like it best, but what do I know.....
 
VAMike23 said:
When asked again tonight (just now) what the deciding factors in her decision will be, Aja states her desire to find a school where she can have the best possible relationship with the coach (she also hints at the coach's quality as being a big factor) and, secondly, asks the question, "What can the school do for me afterwards? To help me get to the next level?"

I like what i'm hearing so far this evening.
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Hmm. Maybe I'm over simplifying something, but I think only one of the schools she's considering has a HC who is in the midst of his second Olympic head coaching gig... ;)
 
Blueballer said:
I always thought they would want to go where they would they like it best, but what do I know.....
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I hear you - and she could still go to any of her final schools. No one knows.

But the grist for tonight's discussion mill is provided by plain, direct quotes from Aja herself. At least that's something.
 
Well, I am going by what the announcers said were factors in her decision, based on comments from Wilson herself. So obviously these things matter in terms of "liking it best".
 
Some fans have taken it to mean she that losing in the NCAA's indicates who "needs her" the most and that could be favorable for Tenn and SC. I say bull$hit but everyone will know by mid-april... Oh, and of course, the inevitable comments that UCONN would only stick her in the post to replace Dolson. Um... ok...:confused:
 
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UCONNfan1 said:
Hmm. Maybe I'm over simplifying something, but I think only one of the schools she's considering has a HC who is in the midst of his second Olympic head coaching gig... ;)
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Nice thought, but because of Staley's experience as a USA Olympic player her name has been very prominent as the next coach after Geno.
 
Blueballer said:
Nice thought, but because of Staley's experience as a USA Olympic player her name has been very prominent as the next coach after Geno.
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Maybe but she's not there yet. Geno's been there twice. Or will be after 2016...
 
Staley as Olympic Coach in the future? Isn't it said that she does not play well with others? Not what I'd want in the Head Olympic Coach.
 
Replicant said:
Announcer just said they both decommitted and considering UNC instead! :eek:
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mad daffy.jpg
 
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Sonny44 said:
Strange, no comments on how Wilson played tonight.
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She played an ok game. Nothing spectacular, but she did show excellent natural raw ability. With the right development, she will be a great player. Reminds me of Tina Charles. Geno can help.
 
Aluminny69 said:
Time for my annual trip down memory lane. Can't believe it's been seven years already. And Maya didn't even win MOP.


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Whatever happened to her? :)

I know those are highlights, but she drains jumpshots, including from the arc; she beats everyone down court and puts up the finger roll without touching the ball with the left hand; and she makes a steal under the basket and converts. She did all of those with regularity at UConn. That game showed she was ready. A year later, she was a consensus AP All-American.
 
Um, any other observations about the game...?
 
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Geno-ista said:
I don't think that was meant sarcastically! ( I'm winking)
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GENO: Not to worry. MYERS and I have a strange and wonderful occasional relationship. He has been wooing me for years, and I've finally come to see him for what he is. As he likes to say: "They all come around eventually." Even slow learners like myself.
 
My observations. Wilson has plenty of talent. Needs to get stronger though. Got her shot blocked a few times. But also blocked a couple shots. Shot from outside pretty good. Can dribble up the court. 10 points 9 rebounds.

Shakayla Thomas looks the most ready to play at the next level. She has a college body already. Quick, fast, can finish, very athletic. Florida St got one that's gonna walk right into the starting line-up. We'll see how she does against other athletic college players. But with her college ready body, it was easy for her against HS players here. Scored 19 points, had 4 rebounds, 2-3 blocks.

Lynee Belton looks like she'll fit right in at Duke too. Worked hard around the basket. Had some decent moves in the lane. Rebounded.

Brianna Turner looked a lot like Wilson. Tall, thin, can dribble, drive, block shots (blocked Wilson at least twice), actually outplayed Wilson in this game. She'll help ND. Had a double double got MVP. Guess you can't give it to the losing team (Thomas).

Ariel Atkins is really good. Nice shot. Good runner shot. Long, athletic. Texas got a good one. She'll play a lot next year too.

Jaime Nared did a nice job. Quiet, but scored 15 points. Tennessee's other one, Middleton, worked hard, but didn't have a real good night. But then it's not really her type of game. She's a playmaker/passer (it seems) and a spot up shooter. And this game was pretty much, "I got the ball so I'm gonna try to score". She reminds me a bit of a McDivett or Clemons. Could be good for TN.

Jordan Canada (UCLA), Kelsey Mitchell (Ohio St) looked good. Good quick guards. Bianca Cuevas (S. Carolina) is quick, real quick (Jefferson quick). Little though. Got some swagger to her too. Staley will have fun working with her.

Chatrice White (IL) and Jatarie White (S Carolina) worked hard. I think C White had 9-10 rebounds. J White had a nice 10 foot jumper.

Those are the ones that stood out to me.

Sadie Edwards, I don't think scored. She drove into a crowd a couple times at the start of the game. Later did the same but got fouled. Missed both shots. Didn't seem like this was her type of game. Looked like she would play better in a more organized game. Lots of UCONN players come across like that in this type of game, they don't seem comfortable in games like this. Too much 1v1, no team concept. I did notice her sticking to her defensive assignment though, and pointing out players for her teammates to pick up on the defensive end. But there wasn't much defense being played, other than girls trying to block shots. But moving feet, staying in front of players, rotating, etc. ......nope, none of them. But it's an All Star game...sooo......that's what you get. Edwards didn't bring the ball up at all.
 
^I can already tell that Bianca Cuevas will be my favorite player other than Aleighsa Welch and Alaina Coates. I like my ball players to have a little swagger, even when it's WBB. I've quit trying to figure out what A'ja's comments mean. The 16th will be interesting.
 
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