Nelson: 2013 oozes the 'it' factor

[doggydaddy]

DoggyDaddy, UConnCat, EastTexasTrash, and MilfordHusky agree. Freaking amazing!

Just to make it clear, they/you are all agreeing with me.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Just to make it clear, they/you are all agreeing with me.

I'm ok with that. You posted first.

 

[alexrgct]

On another note, is there a more fundamentally unpleasant word in the English language than "oozes"?

 

[Icebear]

Just to make it clear, they/you are all agreeing with me.

Clearly, it is a sign of the end times.

 

[MilfordHusky]

On another note, is there a more fundamentally unpleasant word in the English language than "oozes"?

If so, not many. The word suggests that a very strong antibiotic is needed.

 

[bbsamjj]

Every recruiting service has players with ranking outliers compared to the other services--it's not just HG.

As for players who came to UConn who where overranked? The first one that comes to mind is Strother, Ann.

 

[speedoo]

Every recruiting service has players with ranking outliers compared to the other services--it's not just HG.

As for players who came to UConn who where overranked? The first one that comes to mind is Strother, Ann.

If she was over ranked, why did everyone want her so badly?

 

[UCONNfan1]

If she was over ranked, why did everyone want her so badly?

i don't disagree that she was not nearly as good as Siemone Augustus, who was the #1 or 2 player in the class coming out of HS, as well as Cappie Pondexter, Mo Currie, Sophia Young and Candice Dupree. i'd say she probably should have been about 10th in her class. but she had a great career at UCONN and scored a ton of points. you just couldn't build a team around her, like you could around Diana or Maya or Tina or Elena or Bria or KML or ... you get my point...

where do you ultimately rank someone like Jackie Stiles, who was a monster in college, set the all time scoring record, but was pretty much a bust professionally (even tho she won ROY her first season). Injuries and surgeries took their toll.

my point is, Ann had a really good college career. She played for 2 years with Diana but after that, never had a super-star calibur type on her team her last 2 years. so i'd say she was indeed ranked too high coming out of HS. but it's not like she was Shalon Pillow or Ashley Robinson.

 

[Bestiarius]

On another note, is there a more fundamentally unpleasant word in the English language than "oozes"?

Phlegm?

 

[MilfordHusky]

Phlegm?

Phlegmatic--automatic phlegm.

 

[alexrgct]

Phlegm?

Not a bad entrant, but there's an onomatopoeia factor with "oozes" that keeps it the leader in the clubhouse for me.

 

[Bestiarius]

Not a bad entrant, but there's an onomatopoeia factor with "oozes" that keeps it the leader in the clubhouse for me.

Scusi, but oozes describes it, Uzi causes it.

 

[bbsamjj]

I don't think you can call Stiles a "bust," much like you can't call Shea Ralph or Jackie Gemelos a "bust." Injuries ruined what were all extremely promising careers. Stiles proved she could compete in the WNBA by winning the ROY in her first year (even if you think Bird was more deserving, Stiles still had a very successful first season). Then she just had injury after injury.

On another note, just because everyone wanted Strother coming out of HS, doesn't mean she wasn't overrated. I agree she had a very good college career, but she was never all american caliber. when you're ranked #1/#2 coming out of HS, that is what is expected.