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Reminder: Ciera to play tonight?

Bald Huskie said:
Wow, really wasn't expecting that. We still should go after her, but the good news is she still has another year to rehab. She may inquire as to who really supports her now, and I think we will definitely continue to do so. If she does commit to us, Geno should make it perfectly clear to her, her parents, and her High School BB coach that she does not even attempt to come back unless she is completely healed. I don't know if he is allowed to say anything until signing day, but I believe she is talented enough to contribute to our team in a big way.
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Hoping for a full recovery for C first and foremost. Geno cannot make anything clear to her as you are suggesting because she has not signed a national letter of intent and she is not eligible to sign until ~ mid-November of 2022. Ciera is holding a UCONN offer and I'm pretty certain Geno and the staff will stand by the offer despite this injury. Once she signs a national letter of intent the UCONN medical and training staff is able to assist in her rehabilitation and recovery as was done for Caroline Doty and as South Carolina did for Laeticia Amihere. Until that letter gets signed Geno and the staff can't even publicly acknowledge this injury although privately I'm sure the staff has called to express ther support.
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After her surgery and an appropriate time to get the healing started I do wonder if she might make
an unofficial visit or two. A player can also make an official visit in the spring of her junior year...correct?
Once on campus...any campus...I'm sure there would be discussions about her injury and projected
recovery. She would not be impeded by NCAA rules in talking to coaches or current players...would she?
How about stopping by medical staff during the unofficial/official visit...is that allowed if she wished to?

With some good fortune and hard work she will still be an elite 2023 player. Might be fun for her...assuming her medical folks give the OK...to stop by a regional to see some high level hoops...which she will be playing in 2 years...and 3 and 4 and 5. With admitted bias I can think of one such regional she might enjoy.

Best of luck to Ciera.
 
Well...my fingers are suddenly crossed. It is just possible that even on this august board an error or two can be made...though rare [kinda].
Appreciate your pursuing this, Sluconn.
 
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CocoHusky said:
Hoping for a full recovery for C first and foremost. Geno cannot make anything clear to her as you are suggesting because she has not signed a national letter of intent and she is not eligible to sign until ~ mid-November of 2022. Ciera is holding a UCONN offer and I'm pretty certain Geno and the staff will stand by the offer despite this injury. Once she signs a national letter of intent the UCONN medical and training staff is able to assist in her rehabilitation and recovery as was done for Caroline Doty and as South Carolina did for Laeticia Amihere. Until that letter gets signed Geno and the staff can't even publicly acknowledge this injury although privately I'm sure the staff has called to express ther support.
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Similar story, just to share. I went to High School in Western PA, and ran track. One of our competitors was Hopewell High School with a sprinter named Tony Dorsett... some may remember him, full scholarship to Pitt, NFL with Dallas...etc. Track season started when the weather was still not very warm, and early season strained muscles were fairly common. The story goes that Tony Dorsett strained a ham string muscle in one of those early meets. The word got to the Head Coach at PITT... Johnny Majors. Coach Majors reportedly called Tony to check on him... and ended the conversation with words to the effect of "Tony, your track season is over."
Biggest difference with Cierra is Tony had signed his LOI long the fall before the injury.
 
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Well...Dunmore has a game to play tonight...I hope an interested party can add some news
to this situation...preferably good news....via some cutting edge internet wisdom.
 
Blakeon18 said:
Well...Dunmore has a game to play tonight...I hope an interested party can add some news
to this situation...preferably good news....via some cutting edge internet wisdom.
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Dunmore's game is tomorrow.
 
Sluconn: my error....I hope you can come up with some [good] news about her condition with the game
being played this evening. Playing or not playing? More importantly the status of her injury.
Hoping for the best...but my bet is she'll have a wonderful basketball career going forward regardless.
 
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These young ladies are playing ball year round in some cases 3rd grade all the way thru HS. While AAU can be a good part of a players progression somehow someone has to say ok that’s enough and time to shut down for a few weeks. Knee issues are becoming a huge problem in girls basketball. Sadly AAU is a huge $ maker for so many people. Parents need to be smarter. I am speaking in general not necessarily about this certain situation.
 
Must have been quite a game.
Dunmore leads at the half 25-11.
Jim Thorpe comes back to win at the buzzer.

Note: Dunmore....with Ciera... gave JT its only regular season defeat....49-45.
Props to the Dunmore team for putting up a great fight last night without Ciera!
 
SJF said:
These young ladies are playing ball year round in some cases 3rd grade all the way thru HS. While AAU can be a good part of a players progression somehow someone has to say ok that’s enough and time to shut down for a few weeks. Knee issues are becoming a huge problem in girls basketball. Sadly AAU is a huge $ maker for so many people. Parents need to be smarter. I am speaking in general not necessarily about this certain situation.
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This
 
SJF said:
These young ladies are playing ball year round in some cases 3rd grade all the way thru HS. While AAU can be a good part of a players progression somehow someone has to say ok that’s enough and time to shut down for a few weeks. Knee issues are becoming a huge problem in girls basketball. Sadly AAU is a huge $ maker for so many people. Parents need to be smarter. I am speaking in general not necessarily about this certain situation.
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but what would whoever the adults are that spend their time making highlight videos and ranking 7th graders do?
 
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LarryLegend said:
but what would whoever the adults are that spend their time making highlight videos and ranking 7th graders do?
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Truth! Plus all these slick haired used car salesman AAU coaches promising all these kids and parents a scholarship to UConn if they play and pay all year round.
 
well the good news is UConn has recruited and signed many players with serious knee injuries and for the most part they've gone on to have incredibly productive careers.,......Gabby is a shining past example and she had both knees seriously torn up......on the current roster Ducharme, Fudd, ONO, and Griffin have all been through it in high school............
 
Charliebball said:
well the good news is UConn has recruited and signed many players with serious knee injuries and for the most part they've gone on to have incredibly productive careers.,......Gabby is a shining past example and she had both knees seriously torn up......on the current roster Ducharme, Fudd, ONO, and Griffin have all been through it in high school............
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Williams' two ACL surgeries were on the same knee. Gabby Williams Just Scratching the Surface Of Her Potential.
 
SJF said:
These young ladies are playing ball year round in some cases 3rd grade all the way thru HS. While AAU can be a good part of a players progression somehow someone has to say ok that’s enough and time to shut down for a few weeks. Knee issues are becoming a huge problem in girls basketball.
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Knee injuries have been a big problem in girls basketball for over 30 years. Nothing new.
 
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