Olivia Nelson Ododa update

[HuskyNan]

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[HuskyNan]

Our little girl is all grown up!

 

[cferraro04]

I always knew she had it in her...

 

[Mdoggie]

She is dating a Dukie @triaddukefan.

 

[Charliebball]

I'm thrilled she proved the doubters here and elsewhere wrong...........for whatever reason she really came into her own after UConn although I'm sure she would insist that her UConn training led to her rapid development at the next level...........

 

[Beemer]

I'm thrilled she proved the doubters here and elsewhere wrong...........for whatever reason she really came into her own after UConn although I'm sure she would insist that her UConn training led to her rapid development at the next level...........

It's strange how that happens in sports. There have been a lot of great college athletes that go on to mediocre professional careers. Then there are athletes like Olivia who perform better in the pros than they did in college.

 

[uconnfan68]

She is dating a Dukie @triaddukefan.

Dibs on their girls.

 

[JellyBean]

Super excited and happy for Liv. Glad that she is continuing to grow her game and showcase her talent on the court.

 

[Charliebball]

It's strange how that happens in sports. There have been a lot of great college athletes that go on to mediocre professional careers. Then there are athletes like Olivia who perform better in the pros than they did in college.

Very true.........selfishly I would have preferred it if she had peaked at UConn and that continued in the pros !!

 

[RockyMTblue2]

A beautiful woman...

Yes she is. I hope she is a very happy girl now. She had to endure a lot of flack at UConn and she handled it well. She saved the best for her senior campaign and she was fun to watch. If I had to chose a word to describe Olivia I would chose one rarely applied to athletes: Dignified. Conquer the world Olivia, but come home for a visit now and then.

 

[Bone Dog]

And who exactly is this guy? Is he good enough for our girl? Is he trustworthy?

He had better treat her well!

 

[HuskyNan]

Dibs on their girls.

Katie Lou Samuelson is engaged to a former Princeton player. He also played for the Magic for a while

 

[ochoopsfan]

Katie Lou Samuelson is engaged to a former Princeton player. He also played for the Magic for a while

Devin Cannady, who KLS is engaged too, now plays for the South Bay Lakers in the "G" League.

 

[Next 12]

It's strange how that happens in sports. There have been a lot of great college athletes that go on to mediocre professional careers. Then there are athletes like Olivia who perform better in the pros than they did in college.

I believe part of it is they are older when their college careers are over and as adults they obtain a wealth of maturity and confidense that their college careers finally instilled in them. They realized that they belonged at the Pro level. Someone might expand on this thought more eloquently than I did, but that's my take. It doesn't work for everyone but some flourish like Olivia.

 

[HopJim]

Love to watch videos of ONO in the pros. Now seems less constrained and more relaxed. Plays at a different speed than in college on both offense and defense.

 

[willtalk]

While I did not always think she would do this well. I did believe, from the very beginning, that she had the best protential of success of the group of freshman she came to UConn with.

 

[Geesworld]

Love to watch videos of ONO in the pros. Now seems less constrained and more relaxed. Plays at a different speed than in college on both offense and defense.

Bingo!!!

 

[Forego]

And who exactly is this guy? Is he good enough for our girl? Is he trustworthy?

He had better treat her well!

I don’t remember him asking the boneyard for permission to “court” her.

 

[Zarathustra]

GRILL’D POST-GAME REPORT ROUND 7 - Melbourne Boomers

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The Stats for the game were also impressive: ONO 36:43 minutes,
8 for 10 in field goals 80 % 5 for six in free throws 83+ %
with 3 steals and critical play in the Overtime! NICE!
ONO was one of the starters.

 

[Woof 101]

I'm thrilled she proved the doubters here and elsewhere wrong...........for whatever reason she really came into her own after UConn although I'm sure she would insist that her UConn training led to her rapid development at the next level...........

Agree she had her doubters here and still do not understand it. Humans just like plants have a variable maturation schedule and not all blossom at the same age. Always liked Olivia and her work ethic. She meant more to the team than some folks realized.