NY Times article on Crystal Dangerfield: The Vols' Bitter Pill

[Gus Mahler]

Fair question...the inference from the article was that the parents raised her to be an independent thinker and to believe in herself. While there was probably a fair amount of pressure to stay in Tennessee given the UT programs history and local fan base, CD was able to think her way through the issues( i.e...some of which you raised) and choose UCONN. It doesn't seem as if the parents leaned on her one way or the other. Remember, this is the first major recruit to leave Tennessee for UCONN. Its a huge deal and with the possible dynamics of KLS 's decision to come to UCONN, I can't recall a similar set of circumstances.

Kaleena then Moriah?

 

[rugbymate]

Kaleena then Moriah?

Sorta...but not sure they are as comparable as CD choosing what some considered the other/wrong side in a very bitter rivalry and KLS leaving California and not following her sisters to Stanford

 

[pinotbear]

I'm gonna break my self-imposed prohibition on getting involved on a thread involving the future while we're in the middle of this year's NCAA tourney, but...

could we come up with a "nom de board" for Dangerfield other than CD? Like the old Monty Python skit says, "That's gonna cause a bit of confusion!"*

I'm open to suggestions - Danger Mouse? Rodney? Deuce? (actually, I think the team will solve this themselves, or Geno will. It maybe that he actually calls her Crystal).

*of course, if ya know the Python bit, in the skit everybody is named Bruce, except the new guy, and it's his not having the same name that causes "the bit of confusion".

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Danger or Crystal Dangerfield

 

[CocoHusky]

Fair question...the inference from the article was that the parents raised her to be an independent thinker and to believe in herself. While there was probably a fair amount of pressure to stay in Tennessee given the UT programs history and local fan base, CD was able to think her way through the issues( i.e...some of which you raised) and choose UCONN. It doesn't seem as if the parents leaned on her one way or the other. Remember, this is the first major recruit to leave Tennessee for UCONN. Its a huge deal and with the possible dynamics of KLS 's decision to come to UCONN, I can't recall a similar set of circumstances.

There were a similar set of circumstances and probably a greater pull elsewhere in the recruitment of Shea Ralph to UCONN.
" Marsha Mann ( Shea's Mom) was a tough-as-nails All-America at North Carolina, where her No. 44 hangs from the rafters. She went to the Soviet Union in 1973 for the World University Games, playing alongside Pat Summitt."

http://espn.go.com/magazine/vol3no25shea.html

Shea had to say no, not only to UNC, where her mom was AA but also to TN where her Mom's former teammate Pat Summit was queen of WCBB.

 

[CL82]

Interesting how CD's parents were so supportive of her leaving the state even though it may not have been in their interests. The parents seem so level headed and based on the quotes from CD, I suspect they have done an incredible job raising their daughter. She seems so mature for a high schooler. Not sure how Geno and staff find such quality individuals but they seem to do an terrific job of finding student athletes that will be successful both on and off the basketball court. It really makes it easy to be a devoted fan.

Can the "official" Boneyard abbreviation for Dangerfield be Crystal Dangerfield? I read CD as Chris Daley and then move on to Doty before I get to Dangerfield.

 

[bags27]

Well, this is how the ball bounces. After UTenn's impressive win last night, I wonder if we all feel the same about that program? Not that they couldn't use Crystal, but we need to give them some credit. They dug themselves a very, very deep hole this season, and made a giant step toward redemption last night.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Can the "official" Boneyard abbreviation for Dangerfield be Crystal Dangerfield? I read CD as Chris Daley and then move on to Doty before I get to Dangerfield.

It's also a play on CP3, Chris Paul's nickname, and he may remind me more of Dangerfield than any other player.

 

[DALTX]

I like CD5