Personally, I have seen zero concrete evidence to support the allegations that she has a bad attitude and lacks motivation or teamwork. Folks who have seen Sun practices said they witnessed the opposite, if anything, and Gottlieb was a huge, huge Anigwe booster, literally saying she "loved this kid." Tara was always very, very complimentary of her too. So I say either show receipts or stop trashing her without an established basis for it, cause it's really not fair to her to spread unfounded rumors.
I am not certain how I have given offense . . . in the post on this thread I indicated that I would defer to Geno in his assessment of Anigwe's play against the Storm. I also am not certain what would qualify as "show receipts" you indicate that "Folks who have seen Sun practices" have a positive view of her attitude and interaction as a teammate. My comments are based upon my viewing of the player over 4 years of high school play in Arizona and viewing her play 4 times at ASU Wells Fargo arena as Cal played the Lady Devils. Are my in person impressions some how less that "Folks who have seen Sun practices?". While you have personally "seen zero concrete evidence" of an issue with attitude and motivation or teamwork and I would never question your impression and recommend that you stop praising her without an established basis, I would wonder why I would not have the same consideration. In rereading my posts on Aniqwe I note that I have made careful not to use offensive, belittling, or comments.
That said, questioning the attitude and motivation of a player does not seem to fall into the category of "trashing". Further, fans and followers can view athletes differently and isn't that one of the reasons that we engage in civil discourse on the BY to explore these topics?
As I indicated, my view is based upon 7 years of watching Anigwe, as an example, in the January 13, 2019 loss to ASU at Wells Fargo in which she achieved a double double on 5 of 17 shooting from the field (lots of free throws) against triple teams by the much shorter Sun Devils she had 0 assists and, when removed before the second and third quarters for a much needed rest walked past her coach and the outstretched high fives of teammates without a glance to sit at the end of the bench. Now, I made an interpretation of this and other similar actions over the 7 years I watch her play. Another interpretation was that she was exhausted and lacked energy to respond to the coach and her teammates.
None of us can get into the head of a player, we merely interpret what we see on and off the court.
Anigwe has size, talent and mobility, a combination that naturally leads to high expectations. Just as a fan of Cal basketball, Gottlieb and Anigwe might find her exemplifying a positive attitude in practice and games, another reasonable fan might look at the situation I described above, one of many I viewed over a 7 year period, as lacking team orientation. I would not question an observer with a different view nor would I demand a "showing of receipt" or try to end or silence an opposing point of view.
Having said that, if your underlying motivation in your response was coming from a attitude that players need to be treated with respect and consideration, I do agree with that. I object to either unwarranted and false observations, demeaning comments, personal attacks and character assassination. None of these were intended and, looking back over my comments I do not believe any of them fall into that category.
