Nation's #1 Recruit Christyn Williams Chooses UConn!

[Carnac]

I have said, new news is good news.
ONO will pick UConn too ....Go UConn

From your lips to ONO's ears.

 

[Plebe]

Obviously a lot can happen, but based on Geno’s track record developing talent and the players he has coming in, I don’t see any team coming close unless another coach can step up and develop players at the same rate Geno can. And those teams mentioned—none of them have been to a Final Four in a long long time.

Last year it took a miracle to upset UCONN in the semifinals and Connecticut was a 6 man team without a true PG or post player. No one expected Williams or Collier to be as good as they became.

On paper they’re projected to be MUCH better than the 2016-17 team over the next 2-3 years. Unless Walker, Williams, and Dangerfield are all mediocre or injury riddled, I don’t see any teams sticking with UCONN.

Last season was a stunner due to the way UConn was able to go undefeated against such a tough OOC schedule. In the past, the first season after graduating one of our GOAT candidates (Taurasi and Moore) was a definite down year by UConn standards (8 losses in 2004-05 and 5 losses in 2011-12, both against schedules not as rigorous as last year's). And it wasn't just a GOAT that UConn was losing in 2016, but also Tuck and Moriah as well. Williams and Collier had certainly contributed to the 2016 team, but who knew they would be such superstars right away last season.

As strangely as the Mississippi State game played out, I still say that the greater surprise was that UConn went that whole season without a loss up until that point. I believe Geno was sincere when he talked about how surprised he was at their ability to stay undefeated for as long as they did.

 

[easttexastrash]

So we'll have 3 #1s on the team next year?
KLS in 2015, Walker in 2017, and Williams in 2018. Has that ever happened before?

Now you have to live with the "UCONN gets all the top talent" tag for a little while longer.

 

[Phil]

Now you have to live with the "UCONN gets all the top talent" tag for a little while longer.

It's a burden, I tell you, but I'll see if I can bear it.

(It's also not accurate to say we get "ALL" the top talent, but we definitely get a lot, so that minor correction won't get much sympathy.)

 

[Plebe]

Now you have to live with the "UCONN gets all the top talent" tag for a little while longer.

LOL. After landing one recruit, compared to Tennessee's "Fab Four" and Baylor's "Fab Five."

 

[easttexastrash]

Congrats on the big pick-up. I will definitely have to go to the Baylor/UCONN game in Waco next season.

 

[easttexastrash]

LOL. After landing one recruit, compared to Tennessee's "Fab Four" and Baylor's "Fab Five."

UCONN will have three number 1 recruits and a number 2 recruit. Which other program can make that claim? You guys will really be struggling.

 

[Plebe]

Congrats on the big pick-up. I will definitely have to go to the Baylor/UCONN game in Waco next season.

I would hope you were going regardless of today's outcome!

How many McDAAs might be on the court in that game?

 

[SCGamecock]

You are a real class act. I'm glad you're on this board.

I hope, at the very least, this will put to bed all the derogatory comments about how A'ja held a press conference and didn't sign her NLOI on a car.

Thank you! I’m pretty bummed, not just by today’s outcome.. but the past few to be honest. I trust in Dawn though. She’ll rebound.

 

[huskeynut]

YES!!!!!!!!!!

Loved the announcement with the husky. This girl has a vibrant personality and is going ot be a joy to watch over the next four years.

 

[Plebe]

UCONN will have three number 1 recruits and a number 2 recruit. Which other program can make that claim? You guys will really be struggling.

The differences between, say, #1 and #5 do not always prove significant. Taurasi and Moore were both #1 recruits, but so were Ann Strother and Mercedes Russell.

 

[easttexastrash]

I would hope you were going regardless of today's outcome!

How many McDAAs might be on the court in that game?

Absolutely! I wouldn't miss it either way.

 

[easttexastrash]

I would certainly think that this improves UCONN's chances at landing ONO. If you do, I will be saying OH NO!

 

[BigBird]

I dunno. I'm really worried. Crystal, Christyn, and Megan doesn't sound like a very strong backcourt....

Oh, Bags! There you go again. ;-)

 

[dogged1]

What a thread! Read post, hit like. Read next post, hit like. Repeat for entire thread.

 

[Plebe]

Thank you! I’m pretty bummed, not just by today’s outcome.. but the past few to be honest. I trust in Dawn though. She’ll rebound.

I think it's emotionally rough to be among a top recruit's final choices but not win it in the end. (I believe this is the reason so many Boneyarders are so bitter toward A'ja: not just because she's not at UConn, but because she had the audacity to dangle UConn as one of her final 2 choices before choosing elsewhere.)

It reminds me of a couple times when I applied for jobs and went through the interview process only to find out that I ended up as #2 behind the person who got it.

Dawn is a fighter and she's resilient. That is her DNA. She's not going away.

 

[Dillon77]

So, looks like I chose an interesting time to get stuck at a NJ Motor Vehicle Department office in Wayne, NJ.
Congrats to all concerned -- Ms. Williams, the team, coaches and staff and all fans, most notably The Boneyarders.

This year, the Irish were out of the countdown early and not one of the cursed "runner-ups."
Don't know if that's better or worse, but in the long run, MM and crew will be scheduled against Christyn, Megatron and company.

Next up in the green room: Miss O N-O.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Now you have to live with the "UCONN gets all the top talent" tag for a little while longer.

We get a lot of top talent, but we certainly don't get ALL the top talent. Even if we get ONO, our class will be only #3 or so. We missed out on Charli Collier and NaLyssa Smith, among others. We failed to get Chiney, A'ja, and Lauren. Napheesa was about #3 to #6 in her high school class, but was #2 or #3 in the country as a college sophomore. That's player development.

 

[dtbtbtb]

Yes Yes Yes!!!! what a great news! can't stop smiling thinking of a team including Danger, Williams and Walker. what a great 1-2-3! Now if we can add Ono...

 

[MilfordHusky]

UCONN will have three number 1 recruits and a number 2 recruit. Which other program can make that claim? You guys will really be struggling.

I think Crystal was #3 behind Cox and Holmes, but she was the best player under 6'3". And she's way under 6'3".

 

[MilfordHusky]

Obviously a lot can happen, but based on Geno’s track record developing talent and the players he has coming in, I don’t see any team coming close unless another coach can step up and develop players at the same rate Geno can. And those teams mentioned—none of them have been to a Final Four in a long long time.

Last year it took a miracle to upset UCONN in the semifinals and Connecticut was a 6 man team without a true PG or post player. No one expected Williams or Collier to be as good as they became.

On paper they’re projected to be MUCH better than the 2016-17 team over the next 2-3 years. Unless Walker, Williams, and Dangerfield are all mediocre or injury riddled, I don’t see any teams sticking with UCONN.

I sure hope no player on any team is beset by injuries, but I'm certain that Dangerfield and Walker won't be mediocre, not even this year. Some folks thought that Christyn was as good as Meg last year. I don't see much of a chance of mediocrity in her either. I think we will be dominant, but there may be some losses sprinkled in. We'll see. In fact, we'll know more in 48 hours.

 

[cbraarj]

Obviously a lot can happen, but based on Geno’s track record developing talent and the players he has coming in, I don’t see any team coming close unless another coach can step up and develop players at the same rate Geno can. And those teams mentioned—none of them have been to a Final Four in a long long time.

Last year it took a miracle to upset UCONN in the semifinals and Connecticut was a 6 man team without a true PG or post player. No one expected Williams or Collier to be as good as they became.

On paper they’re projected to be MUCH better than the 2016-17 team over the next 2-3 years. Unless Walker, Williams, and Dangerfield are all mediocre or injury riddled, I don’t see any teams sticking with UCONN.

I am one Huskie Fan who would like to see the Lady Vols come back to the top of the mountain! A t one point the only rivalry better than Uconn- Tennessee in all of College Basketball was Duke-North Carolina Men according to ESPN!

 

[Nuyoika]

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#Orangutanwasright #PsychicOrangutan #Itwasaprettysafeguesshonestly

#Congrats #MustBeNice #NotSalty

Orangutan I think you are the first person to ever inception themselves in a BY thread... I love it!

 

[RockyMTblue2]

I'd say , as she said, that she really felt at home at UConn. How else to explain how she told Geno of the decision. "Coach I have some real bad news .... you have to put up with me for the next 4 years." Kid's got a sense of humor and spunk for sure.

 

[cbraarj]

I think Crystal was #3 behind Cox and Holmes, but she was the best player under 6'3". And she's way under 6'3".

She was No.1 in one poll. I dont remember which one.