Nika Muhl: Comfy In Her Own Skin

[RockyMTblue2]

I'm looking for road songs and this pops up! It's like a Nika fillibuster in Polish. I don't know a word of Polish but I watched it and enjoyed just how comfortable and animated she was. It does seem she's a Celtic fan too.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

One I've never seen from a while back?? Short, but she tears it up:

 

[BigBird]

It appears that her surname is pronounced as “Meel.” (?)

 

[CL82]

It appears that her surname is pronounced as “Meel.” (?)

Hard to say. That guy had an accent.

 

[CTtoSanDiego]

Are you certain that's Polish? Since she is not...

 

[Argonaut]

I’m pretty sure she’s speaking Croatian.

I think the ESPN article about her recruitment said she speaks Croatian, English, and German.

 

[SVCBeercats]

I'm looking for road songs and this pops up! It's like a Nika fillibuster in Polish. I don't know a word of Polish but I watched it and enjoyed just how comfortable and animated she was. It does seem she's a Celtic fan too.

Perhaps you can't understand her Polish becase she is speaking Croatian.

 

[BigBird]

Hard to say. That guy had an accent.

In the first five seconds, she states her name. I wasn’t referring to the guy at the latter part.

 

[CL82]

In the first five seconds, she states her name. I wasn’t referring to the guy at the latter part.

Yeah didn't even listen, just going for the snarky comment... sorry?

 

[NewCorn]

In the first five seconds, she states her name. I wasn’t referring to the guy at the latter part.

She has an accent.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

It appears that her surname is pronounced as “Meel.” (?)

When she said it in an English interview it was Mule. Here is was Meel which is what I thought it might be because sometimes I've seen her name with an umlaut.

 

[Triad]

I'm looking for road songs and this pops up! It's like a Nika fillibuster in Polish. I don't know a word of Polish but I watched it and enjoyed just how comfortable and animated she was. It does seem she's a Celtic fan too.

2 characteristics of top Uconn players--Confidence and comfortable in their own skin. ONO, CW, DT, Maya, Rene, Stewie, Tuck, Moriah, Danger to name a few. Great company huh?

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Are you certain that's Polish? Since she is not...

Bad Rocky confused Ania and Nika. Nika of course speaks Croatian, English and Russian. English is mandatory in Croatian schools.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

When she said it in an English interview it was Mule. Here is was Meel which is what I thought it might be because sometimes I've seen her name with an umlaut.

An umlaut doesn't turn a u into an ee, at least not in German.

 

[Argonaut]

Bad Rocky confused Ania and Nika. Nika of course speaks Croatian, English and Russian. English is mandatory in Croatian schools.

I’m pretty sure she’s speaking Croatian.

I think the ESPN article about her recruitment said she speaks Croatian, English, and German.

When UConn called, it was game on for Croatian recruit Nika Muhl

 

[EricSD]

I've seen her name with an umlaut.

I had one of those once, but the Dr. prescribed some medication that cleared it right up!

 

[RockyMTblue2]

When UConn called, it was game on for Croatian recruit Nika Muhl

That article is a good read. I really wanted to be a fly on the wall when Nika opened Chris Dailey's e-mail. Her mom cried, she cried, and dad Darko was speechless. They sat in the living room for 5 minutes without speaking! She had 50-55 offers and was down to 4 and UConn wakes up and comes a calling. I'd be knocked over too.

 

[Argonaut]

That article is a good read. I really wanted to be a fly on the wall when Nika opened Chris Dailey's e-mail. Her mom cried, she cried, and dad Darko was speechless. They sat in the living room for 5 minutes without speaking! She had 50-55 offers and was down to 4 and UConn wakes up and knocks. I'd be knocked over too.

That’s also the article where it lists which languages she speaks.

 

[Engineer90]

In Europe, people still value honesty and people who are real and genuine. Geno will do well recruiting there. Same goes for Australia. I am surprised he hasn't had more luck there. Perhaps the distance is just too great.

 

[BigBird]

Yeah didn't even listen, just going for the snarky comment... sorry?

We're AOK, my friend...

 

[tomcat]

It appears that her surname is pronounced as “Meel.” (?)

I caught that, too. Looks like the accent on the "u" changes the way it's said. Any linguists here?

 

[MilfordHusky]

We heard from a reportedly good source that is sounds like Mule, the animal.

 

[Ozimoto]

Based on four years of studying German, I would guess from the spelling it would by pronounced more like a double "o" than a long "u." However, eastern European languages are not in my wheelhouse.

In any case, when she gets to Storrs she will let us all know how she wants her name to be pronounced

If you want a language that has words pronounced nothing like how they are spelled, Gaelic (Irish) would be fantastic for you.

 

[Golden Husky]

It appears that her surname is pronounced as “Meel.” (?)

So Nika's nickname is Muhl Ticket?

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Based on four years of studying German, I would guess from the spelling it would by pronounced more like a double "o" than a long "u." However, eastern European languages are not in my wheelhouse.

In any case, when she gets to Storrs she will let us all know how she wants her name to be pronounced

If you want a language that has words pronounced nothing like how they are spelled, Gaelic (Irish) would be fantastic for you.

Oh, I don't know. She might be good with being called Starter.

 

[DaddyChoc]

2 characteristics of top Uconn players--Confidence and comfortable in their own skin. ONO, CW, DT, Maya, Rene, Stewie, Tuck, Moriah, Danger to name a few. Great company huh?

Renee was oozing of both confidence and comfort from when the whistle blew at the start of “First Night” (afternoon)

 

[Carnac]

Wow!!! You guys are in rare form this week.

 

[MSGRET]

So nice to see how far Nika has grown since coming to UConn. She will be missed after her days have ended here as a player.

 

[Bills Fan]

I'm looking for road songs and this pops up! It's like a Nika fillibuster in Polish. I don't know a word of Polish but I watched it and enjoyed just how comfortable and animated she was. It does seem she's a Celtic fan too.

She is going to make a lot of money playing in Europe

 

[Bills Fan]

One I've never seen from a while back?? Short, but she tears it up:

That's our Nika. Passing up an uncontested layup to pass to a teammate for an uncontested layup.