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Olivia Nelson-Ododa

JustinesGuy said:
I'm saying her knee barely held up. It's risky to take a girl with major knee issues.
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The UCONN would not have had the following players:
Caroline Doty
Morgan Tuck
Mikayla Coombs
Gabby williams
and hopefully Olivia Nelson-Ododa.
 
CocoHusky said:
The UCONN would not have had the following players:
Caroline Doty
Morgan Tuck
Mikayla Coombs
Gabby williams
and hopefully Olivia Nelson-Ododa.
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I hear ya. Does her injury seem a bit worse than a typical ACL type injury? Seems like a longer recovery? She has yet to prove she's regained her pre injury prowess. I believe the others on your list either suffered injury as a husky or recovered before signing a LOI?
 
JustinesGuy said:
I hear ya. Does her injury seem a bit worse than a typical ACL type injury? Seems like a longer recovery? She has yet to prove she's regained her pre injury prowess. I believe the others on your list either suffered injury as a husky or recovered before signing a LOI?
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Pretty sure Doty was a commit but tore her knee before signing.
 
JustinesGuy said:
I hear ya. Does her injury seem a bit worse than a typical ACL type injury? Seems like a longer recovery? She has yet to prove she's regained her pre injury prowess. I believe the others on your list either suffered injury as a husky or recovered before signing a LOI?
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That's not correct. ONO is not an ACL she fractured a knee cap. Caroline Doty's & Gabby's (second) ACL was after signing LOI which enabled the UCONN doctors to perform the surgeries. Gabby was not officially cleared to play until close to the first official practice October of her Freshmen year. Caroline missed her entire Senior year of HS and was well enough to arrive at UCONN for summer pickup games mostly recovered but in a knee brace. Both Morgan and Mikayla were a full season removed from Injuries and well enough to play a full HS senior season.
 
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Sluconn Husky said:
She did tear a patella ligament, however.
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I never said she she did tear an ACL. I was saying her injury seems worse than the typical ACL injury. Maybe I'm wrong.
Personally I'm not jumping off a bridge if she chooses elsewhere. I want to load up on 19. We would be pretty happy with a Boston and Bruney combo.
 
JustinesGuy said:
I never said she she did tear an ACL. I was saying her injury seems worse than the typical ACL injury. Maybe I'm wrong.
Personally I'm not jumping off a bridge if she chooses elsewhere. I want to load up on 19. We would be pretty happy with a Boston and Bruney combo.
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I'd be even happier with the lot.
 
Sluconn Husky said:
She did tear a patella ligament, however.
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Nelson-Ododa tore her patellofemoral ligament and not her patellar tendon. The PFL is much smaller and used to keep the kneecap in the place. The pt is one of the main tendons in the knee and is responsible for extension. A pt tear is far more serious to an athlete(career threatening) and Nelson-Ododa is very fortunate that she avoided that injury.
 
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CocoHusky said:
The UCONN would not have had the following players:
Caroline Doty
Morgan Tuck
Mikayla Coombs
Gabby williams
and hopefully Olivia Nelson-Ododa.
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Add Brittany Hunter---that kid showed Uconn how to play with pain--it also showed how great Geno could be aside from BB---even recruits he dosen't forget. Courage--look in Webster and see her pix.
 
MilfordHusky said:
Sorry guys, no announcement that I'm aware of, but I thought Olivia (ONO) deserves her own thread, now that Christyn is a UConn commit.

I believe that Olivia has said that her decision will be announced during this early signing period, which ends next Wednesday, November 15. I haven't heard anything regarding a date, but she has only 5 days remaining. I hope she liked what Geno is selling and decides to join Christyn and become a Husky for life too.
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Whatever she decides, it will ( hopefully ) be the right choice for her. On the one hand, she can team up with Williams and ( likely ) lead this team to multiple championships. On the other hand, she may wish to be the superstar of " her own" team. The latter choice is not the type of player UCONN wants, anyway. So, if she selects UCONN, we can be fairly confident it is for the right reasons. Similarly, if she goes elsewhere it will be for reasons that make her a bit unsuited for UCONN. Everyone wins. As long as she is deciding based upon her personal interests for her basketball future.
 
Longtime fan said:
On the other hand, she may wish to be the superstar of " her own" team. The latter choice is not the type of player UCONN wants, anyway. So, if she selects UCONN, we can be fairly confident it is for the right reasons. Similarly, if she goes elsewhere it will be for reasons that make her a bit unsuited for UCONN.
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There are two stereotypes some UConn fans apply to recruits who choose to go elsewhere.

1. Ego. She wants to be the big star of a team, which she couldn't be with the emphasis on teamwork at UConn.

2. Laziness. She doesn't want to work as hard as Geno makes you work.

Outside observers rightfully object to these stereotypes, and it can't be emphasized too often here, that there are a host of other reasons a player might decide to go elsewhere.

By now no rational student of the game would deny that UConn has the best women's college basketball program in history, and plenty of other attractions as well.

But that's obviously not the whole story for a given recruit. Yes, there may be some who fit one of the stereotypes, but for every one of those there are many others motivated by geography (easier attendance in person by family and friends; home front comfort zone; climate), parents' wishes; relationships with coaches or other players; general or specialty academics, and the list goes on.

UConn will (in Geno's time, and maybe beyond) get outstanding players and mold them into excellent members of excellent teams. That's good enough.

Many other superb athletes, including those UConn would like to have signed, will form the competition. There's no basis blithely to assume there's anything wrong with them for having passed on the opportunity to come to Storrs.
 
JS said:
There are two stereotypes some UConn fans apply to recruits who choose to go elsewhere.

1. Ego. She wants to be the big star of a team, which she couldn't be with the emphasis on teamwork at UConn.

2. Laziness. She doesn't want to work as hard as Geno makes you work.

Outside observers rightfully object to these stereotypes, and it can't be emphasized too often here, that there are a host of other reasons a player might decide to go elsewhere.

By now no rational student of the game would deny that UConn has the best women's college basketball program in history, and plenty of other attractions as well.

But that's obviously not the whole story for a given recruit. Yes, there may be some who fit one of the stereotypes, but for every one of those there are many others motivated by geography (easier attendance in person by family and friends; home front comfort zone; climate), parents' wishes; relationships with coaches or other players; general or specialty academics, and the list goes on.

UConn will (in Geno's time, and maybe beyond) get outstanding players and mold them into excellent members of excellent teams. That's good enough.

Many other superb athletes, including those UConn would like to have signed, will form the competition. There's no basis blithely to assume there's anything wrong with them for having passed on the opportunity to come to Storrs.
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Two thoughts or more on your post: 1. I'm pleased you did not that the APPARENT high road and dismiss the possibility some may not want to do the work of a Uconn Recruit 2. Ego--while some think this is a negative and an insult to a player, either coming or not, it is a attribute Geno actually likes; kids who think enough of their ability to perform at a higher level --case in case, DT. Once Stew got her ego back she became STEW. Geno too likes the swagger along with doing as they are told, again DT (of course there are others like Sveta etc).

The most often spouted and highly true is: UCONN/GENO IS NOT FOR EVERYONE. Like me and 340,000,000 other they really don't need a reason to not select Uconn or any school. As in selecting the right person for the right job--it is often a DE-selection process.
 
JS said:
There are two stereotypes some UConn fans apply to recruits who choose to go elsewhere.

1. Ego. She wants to be the big star of a team, which she couldn't be with the emphasis on teamwork at UConn.

2. Laziness. She doesn't want to work as hard as Geno makes you work.

Outside observers rightfully object to these stereotypes, and it can't be emphasized too often here, that there are a host of other reasons a player might decide to go elsewhere.

By now no rational student of the game would deny that UConn has the best women's college basketball program in history, and plenty of other attractions as well.

But that's obviously not the whole story for a given recruit. Yes, there may be some who fit one of the stereotypes, but for every one of those there are many others motivated by geography (easier attendance in person by family and friends; home front comfort zone; climate), parents' wishes; relationships with coaches or other players; general or specialty academics, and the list goes on.

UConn will (in Geno's time, and maybe beyond) get outstanding players and mold them into excellent members of excellent teams. That's good enough.

Many other superb athletes, including those UConn would like to have signed, will form the competition. There's no basis blithely to assume there's anything wrong with them for having passed on the opportunity to come to Storrs.
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Agree. I've never seen the point in disparaging kids who decide to go elsewhere. I'd rather spend my time appreciating the kids are here.

The hybrid are kids like Nat Butler who contribute here but make the choice to move on. I find myself still following and rooting for them. They're still part of the extended family.
 
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And there is a certain small population of players whom UConn recruited and (at the time) would have loved to sign, but they went elsewhere and soon had Geno and the assistant coaches breathing a sigh of relief that they didn't come to UConn. I assume that it isn't necessary to name names ...

If a player chooses not to come to UConn because she wishes to play with more stylistic freedom and without the expectation that she will fit into a fixed system, that is a valid reason for her choice. If such a player were to come to UConn (and I can't recall that has ever occurred), it is safe to predict that neither she nor the coaches will be very happy with each other for very long.

I am not suggesting that there is any reason to think that ONO is in that category.
 
JS said:
There are two stereotypes some UConn fans apply to recruits who choose to go elsewhere.

1. Ego. She wants to be the big star of a team, which she couldn't be with the emphasis on teamwork at UConn.

2. Laziness. She doesn't want to work as hard as Geno makes you work.

Outside observers rightfully object to these stereotypes, and it can't be emphasized too often here, that there are a host of other reasons a player might decide to go elsewhere.

By now no rational student of the game would deny that UConn has the best women's college basketball program in history, and plenty of other attractions as well.

But that's obviously not the whole story for a given recruit. Yes, there may be some who fit one of the stereotypes, but for every one of those there are many others motivated by geography (easier attendance in person by family and friends; home front comfort zone; climate), parents' wishes; relationships with coaches or other players; general or specialty academics, and the list goes on.

UConn will (in Geno's time, and maybe beyond) get outstanding players and mold them into excellent members of excellent teams. That's good enough.

Many other superb athletes, including those UConn would like to have signed, will form the competition. There's no basis blithely to assume there's anything wrong with them for having passed on the opportunity to come to Storrs.
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I disagree that we would think it must ego or laziness. I think it simply comes down to priorities. Basketball wise there is simply not any greater opportunity than UCONN, so if it was about basketball it would be an easy choice. Other priorities may be part of the decision like wanting to be closer to home while believing there is an opprtunity nearly as good as UCONN, a consideration of academics and the chance to attend a higher rated university, a personal connection with a coach or staff or maybe a family situation that would keep a player closer to home. What is clear is that UCONN is THE choice for a highly motivated player that is willing to embrace the hard work and sacrifice to take advantage of the greatest basketall opportunity available.
 
CocoHusky said:
If you truly believe there are better post in 2019 than ONO then I don't what to tell you.
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I don't know if there are? What ONO are we getting? If you know her true current physical condition then I don't know what to tell u. Has she even played competitive horse yet? A pick up game?

Do u not like Boston?
 
JS said:
There are two stereotypes some UConn fans apply to recruits who choose to go elsewhere.

1. Ego. She wants to be the big star of a team, which she couldn't be with the emphasis on teamwork at UConn.

2. Laziness. She doesn't want to work as hard as Geno makes you work.

Outside observers rightfully object to these stereotypes, and it can't be emphasized too often here, that there are a host of other reasons a player might decide to go elsewhere.

By now no rational student of the game would deny that UConn has the best women's college basketball program in history, and plenty of other attractions as well.

But that's obviously not the whole story for a given recruit. Yes, there may be some who fit one of the stereotypes, but for every one of those there are many others motivated by geography (easier attendance in person by family and friends; home front comfort zone; climate), parents' wishes; relationships with coaches or other players; general or specialty academics, and the list goes on.

UConn will (in Geno's time, and maybe beyond) get outstanding players and mold them into excellent members of excellent teams. That's good enough.

Many other superb athletes, including those UConn would like to have signed, will form the competition. There's no basis blithely to assume there's anything wrong with them for having passed on the opportunity to come to Storrs.
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Fantastic post that nails it.

Charlie Collier is the latest example. She changed her mind and decided to stay closer to home. There is nothing wrong with that. Family should be that important.

We get our fair share of the top players. The difference always has been and always will be Geno and Company's ability to develop this talent into a juggernaut.

If ONO decides UConn - great! If not, we move on. Its life.
 
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huskeynut said:
Charlie Collier is the latest example. She changed her mind and decided to stay closer to home. There is nothing wrong with that.
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She changed her mind three times. When a coach gets a verbal from a top player, it tends to close out recruiting at that position. A subsequent change of mind just screws things up, both for the coaches AND for other recruits. Better not to make the verbal if you’re not SURE. And yes, I know we are talking about an 18 year-old here. I am no way bitter at Collier. She did what she thought she had to do. But “there’s nothing wrong with that?” Yeah, there is. Ask Geno.
 
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Sluconn Husky said:
She did tear a patella ligament, however.
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She changed her mind three times. When a coach gets a verbal from a top player, it tends to close out recruiting at that position. A subsequent change of mind just screws things up, both for the coaches AND for other recruits. Better not to make the verbal if you’re not SURE. And yes, I know we are talking about an 18 year-old here. I am no way bitter at Collier. She did what she thought she had to do. But “there’s nothing wrong with that?” Yeah, there is. Ask Geno.[/QUOTE]
My math says she changed her mind twice-she verbally committed to Texas while in 8th grade, met with Geno and changed her mind on Texas and committed to UConn last year (1st time), then a few weeks ago changed her mind a second time to stay home in Texas, back to her original choice. 2 Times. Nothing is final until signed. Again, that is the rule and it’s ok. Stop the illogic. Coaches deal with this a lot in all sports and in life.
What sort of worries me on this forum is the “black/white” mentality of “with us” or you are wrong for not wanting to be with us”. It’s ok for kids to play elsewhere even if we recruit them. It doesn’t mean they don’t want to work hard (does anyone really think A’ja Wilson doesn’t work hard under Staley.) or wants to be a star of their “own” team. Vibe, school feel (remember the concept of the education?) how far from home for families to come and watch, etc. All is contemplated AND IT SHOULD BE. Give these young ladies a benefit of the doubt, wish them well, move on to the next and should we play them, be nice but WIN!
Nothing more, nothing less.
 
I totally respect recruits who choose not to come to UConn. For those who get offers and we go after them hard and they decline, I harbor no resentment (as long as you didn't change your mind at the last minute - or AFTER the last minute - and screw up our recruiting plan).

BUT - you're either with us or against us. Expect to get your butt kicked when you play us.
 
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