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Message: [QUOTE="Blakeon18, post: 2401369, member: 35"] We know we have been blessed with the Absolute Best #2 in the land. I think the one time that we were in great danger of losing her was when Rutgers went looking for a new head coach in the mid-1990's. I happened to be in Iowa when Rutgers offered C. Viv and there was much conversation out there and much delay in her decision. My impression was that the delay caused CD to drop out of consideration for the head job at her alma mater....her UConn recruiting responsibilities came first. I would bet that if C. Viv had not taken that job, Rutgers would have gone hard after CD and she well might have taken it. BTW: in her last year at Iowa C. Viv had a great anaconda class...I think there were 7 kids who were frosh her last year. She left....and so did some of those kids. One being Stacy Freese to Iowa State....Stacy being the younger sis of one Brenda at Maryland. One who stayed was our very own Nadine Domond....Bridgeport Central....in the same class as Nykesha Sales. IMO....Nadine was as talented a combo guard as Nykesha was a small forward. I saw her play once in her junior year....she had about 40....wildly talented and just 'wild' at some points. I went to the state final game in her senior year. She was having a very efficient and buttoned-down game in a nail-biter late. I was sitting with the Central crowd and several fans were shouting to her 'take over...dominate'. I swear that on at least one occasion Nadine looked over and responded with a smile and a gesture that indicated 'I got this'. And she did. Late in her Iowa career they came to Gampel to play a coming-home game for Nadine. UConn won pretty easily with Domond playing pretty well. I remember Nadine going to the Husky logo right after the game and staring up at the final score....obviously 'down'. Geno walked out and they said a few words to each other...a hug...and walked off the court. I was in an end zone seat and couldn't hear what they said but a guess might be: Geno: good game Nadine...if you had come here we would have won 2 rings during your career not just the one in 1995. Nadine: Thanks coach....I've been thinking about that myself. IMO: we lost to Dreaded LadyVol in the 1996 semis in OT. Our guard corps was basically Jen and Nykesha....Rita Williams was on the team but had not yet developed into a very solid performer....not even close. Having Nadine with Jen and Kesha would have won that game....and would have led to a win over Georgia in the finals. [/QUOTE]

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