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Charliebball said:
you know Geno isn't into panic recruiting.....too late for Queen Egbo and the other available posts in the '18 class are a question mark to me.....plenty of '19 posts in addition to Boston but not at her level.... better start doing some homework.....would be disappointed if it is Charlie C but she seems to be a great kid who has had some tough going so staying close to family is understandable....
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No panic recruiting in Storrs. Stuff like this happens despite the fact that Geno, Chris and his staff are very good at this part of their job. We'll see what happens with the 2 remaining recruits. There's one other possibility but that may not take shape for a while.
 
Well if ONO ever wanted to feel really, really needed, here's her opportunity..............if Geno could pull that off, it would be a very interesting swap indeed................
 
Charliebball said:
Baylor board thinks it's Collier too......one poster insisted that Texas never stopped recruiting Charli after she committed to UConn.....obviously there's no way of knowing that at this point but certainly possible
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It is and that would not be surprising. Remember what Aston said about recruits after the S16 game a couple of years ago:

“I’ve said this all along, no disrespect to anyone. I can’t understand why anyone from Texas would want to leave Texas,”
 
UConnCat said:
It is and that would not be surprising. Remember what Aston said about recruits after the S16 game a couple of years ago:

“I’ve said this all along, no disrespect to anyone. I can’t understand why anyone from Texas would want to leave Texas,”
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no disrespect to Ms Aston but how about to win National Championships
 
UConnCat said:
It is and that would not be surprising. Remember what Aston said about recruits after the S16 game a couple of years ago:

“I’ve said this all along, no disrespect to anyone. I can’t understand why anyone from Texas would want to leave Texas,”
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A parochial Texas point of view.
 
MilfordHusky said:
Tomorrow is Charli's birthday. All of a sudden, I'm worried.
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Boothe, Collier, Prince, and Holmes is a deep front court but could cause a log jam. Also hearing if this happens Egbo will pick Baylor.
 
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MilfordHusky said:
A parochial Texas point of view.
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that attitude would be kind of amusing if they didn't have so many good basketball players down there...........however, I think that cyclical tide is turning a bit.............next all of the good players will be coming from Tennessee..............ughh
 
Go/huskies said:
Boothe, Collier, Prince, and Holmes is a deep front court but could cause a log jam. Also hearing if this happens Egbo will pick Baylor.
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might be a double whammy for UConn as Christyn Williams will have to seriously consider Texas with all that talent for a championship run............
 
Who knows if the Charli rumor is based on hard info, or is just an avalanche of gossip....But I do have trouble thinking it would be Nalyssa Smith, because she sounded so excited when she announced just three weeks ago. I kind of doubt it's Sedona Prince, because she's sounded pretty happy with her choice. Maybe it is Catherine Reese second-guessing Arizona, or Madi Williams realizing Oklahoma is not that pleasant a place to live. "Major" to Texans might not seem major to New Englanders. Texas is my team, but can't agree with Coach Aston...I can think of many reasons to leave Texas (and my family has been here since it was part of Mexico). Charliebball seems right... when you look at lists of recruits in upcoming years, the cycle of great Texas players seems to waning a bit.
 
Go/huskies said:
Boothe, Collier, Prince, and Holmes is a deep front court but could cause a log jam. Also hearing if this happens Egbo will pick Baylor.
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It would be a log jam but I'm sure Aston won't mind that problem. She'll just have to figure out how to keep them all happy.
 
Go/huskies said:
Boothe, Collier, Prince, and Holmes is a deep front court but could cause a log jam. Also hearing if this happens Egbo will pick Baylor.
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Not to mention jatari white still has 3 more years of eligibility. Also have the twins for a couple of more years. I think it will be a transfer sooner or later from Texas.
 
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SkilledUp said:
Not to mention jatari white still has 3 more years of eligibility. Also have the twins for a couple of more years. I think it will be a transfer sooner or later from Texas.
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White has 2 years of eligibility remaining. 1 year a way from WNBA if she likes.
 
UConnCat said:
I highly doubt her announcement that she's de-committing is being timed to coincide with her birthday. That would be strange to say the least.
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I don't think she is waiting until her birthday to de-commit, I think she will also announce the school she will commit to. Her birthday is the perfect time to announce her new future plans
 
ucalum said:
I don't think she is waiting until her birthday to de-commit, I think she will also announce the school she will commit to. Her birthday is the perfect time to announce her new future plans
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I don't think a birthday or any day is an appropriate day to "celebrate" decommitting from a school that has based much of it's future recruiting on your original decision..........perhaps better to make a simple statement about the reason for the change of school with a nice thank you to that team would be the right way to handle it
 
Charliebball said:
based solely on some twitter stories....nothing would make me happier then to find out it was all a hoax
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You're usually the Twitter guy. Am I mistaken that Collier used to have some kind of blurb about being a future Husky on her feed that is no longer there?
 
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There is a claim that Aston never did stop recruiting Collier even after she committed to UConn. I understand these girls are not held to their commitment until signing day, but going after a girl that has already committed to Geno is pretty "cut throat."
 
Sluconn Husky said:
You're usually the Twitter guy. Am I mistaken that Collier used to have some kind of blurb about being a future Husky on her feed that is no longer there?
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haven't been on her page much lately..........she still has plenty of older tweets regarding UConn and still has her pics with Geno etc........a bit late to play detective on this if today is the day...........just have to see how it plays out
 
a verbal is just that, nothing in writing................very common for coaches to "touch base" with verbally committed players especially when they are "local" and talented..................it takes two to tango but I'm sure Geno will keep it in mind if it turns out that it was an Aston full court press that prompted Charli's decommitment.........
 
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Charliebball said:
Don't remember UConn having much interest

Emily Engstler emerges as New York's top women's basketball prospect
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In lieu of the "Texas-related commit news," this is merely a footnote, but I've seen Emily Engstler play and with some strong coaching think she could make a contribution with her inside-developing outside play.

Charlie -- think of her as a bit more athletic, intense version of Faith Masonius.
Plays very intensely...if they keep track of 50/50 balls, she'll win that contest every time.
With some good, directed coaching, I think she could be a positive addition to teams that could use a forward (and that's what she is). Usually easier to rein in the energy than try to add it.

She's been to Ohio State, but the Miami visit was curtailed due to Irma (I think the U is closed until October) and she's got Syracuse to go. The Orange have brought in a lot of international forwards...this would be an "interesting" mix.
 
Dillon77 said:
In lieu of the "Texas-related commit news," this is merely a footnote, but I've seen Emily Engstler play and with some strong coaching think she could make a contribution with her inside-developing outside play.

Charlie -- think of her as a bit more athletic, intense version of Faith Masonius.
Plays very intensely...if they keep track of 50/50 balls, she'll win that contest every time.
With some good, directed coaching, I think she could be a positive addition to teams that could use a forward (and that's what she is). Usually easier to rein in the energy than try to add it.

She's been to Ohio State, but the Miami visit was curtailed due to Irma (I think the U is closed until October) and she's got Syracuse to go. The Orange have brought in a lot of international forwards...this would be an "interesting" mix.
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yes, watched some video of her, real blood and guts type, she better know how to speak French if she plans on going to Syracuse...........
 
Sorry to disagree, but NO coach "touches base" after getting a no from a recruit unless the intent is to get the recruit to decommit. Do you think Geno and Chris touch base? Doubt it.
 
Husky1964 said:
Sorry to disagree, but NO coach "touches base" after getting a no from a recruit unless the intent is to get the recruit to decommit. Do you think Geno and Chris touch base? Doubt it.
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All coaches (Geno and Chris included) should touch base until NLI is signed. There are usually no bad intentions in that process. These are 16/17 year old kids, God forbid they change theirs minds.
 
Committed recruit and family decide whether to continue any kind of communication with other coaching staffs; their choice, and no one else's.
 
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