Sedona Prince Transfer Thread

[CocoHusky]

What are you going to do if I am correct? I am just posting my opinion about UConn women's basketball on a UConn women's basketball forum. I have not been here long, but I have never seen so many people cry about a difference in opinion.

"I have not been here long"
"I have never seen so many people cry about a difference in opinion."
These two things have a high degree of correlation: do more of the former and the latter will definitely occur.

 

[Charliebball]

who was the last UConn recruit to actually commit while on their campus visit? It seems to me that this is something of a rarity these days............................many although not all recruits want to have that big announcement hoopla..............

 

[MTC]

who was the last UConn recruit to actually commit while on their campus visit? It seems to me that this is something of a rarity these days........many although not all recruits want to have that big announcement hoopla....

I get the feeling now that SP may be trying to show Texas how valuable she is; in hopes of getting back into their starting lineup. I guess all is fair in war, peace and basketball.

 

[oldude]

What are you going to do if I am correct? I am just posting my opinion about UConn women's basketball on a UConn women's basketball forum. I have not been here long, but I have never seen so many people cry about a difference in opinion.

What am I going to do? With close to 8,000 posts, I have more than my share of dumb predictions. I usually go with “eating crow” because it makes the people who are correct feel better and they’re more tolerant of my future dumb predictions.

Pretending I “didn’t actually make the dumb prediction” feels a bit dishonest, and there’s always posters like Coco who enjoy quoting your dumb prediction back to you.

As for “leaving the BY never to be heard from again,” while it may seem extreme, there are precedents when people make ridiculous predictions. Most recently there was the poster who claimed to have inside information that predicted both Haley Jones and Alijah Boston would be committing to UConn. Haven’t seen that poster since November.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

in hopes of getting back into their starting lineup.

She has never played a game for Texas as sub or starter. Her leg was broken in a team USA game in Mexico before she enrolled at Texas.

 

[Orangutan]

For what it’s worth the poster states the information comes from an ND site. Doesn’t say which site or who the source is. I’ll wait for Dillon or Orangutan to confirm it before I get too excited about this news flash.

On McGraw's Bench, references to an unnamed ND site often means it came from the ND Rivals pay message board.

That site mostly caters to football so I am not a member there and can't view the thread about Prince. Lou Somogyi of that site is a reliable reporter.

If ND Hoops Recruits is reporting it, that's good enough for me.

Wbb recruiting coverage from the South Bend Trib is sparse verging on non-existent.

 

[Charliebball]

I assume the report is legit..........................I kind of expected a visit to ND and perhaps another school.....................we'll certainly find out for sure in a week or so...................really looking forward to that Sedona Prince in her Fighting Irish uniform action shot!!

 

[JordyG]

What are you going to do if I am correct? I am just posting my opinion about UConn women's basketball on a UConn women's basketball forum. I have not been here long, but I have never seen so many people cry about a difference in opinion.

By the way. Welcome to The Boneyard. I guess you could call this your trial by fire.

 

[MSGRET]

Does the news that UConn maybe moving to the New Big East help or hurt in the recruiting of SP. I believe that it will help more than hurt. She will be playing against teams far superior to the AAC, but it may hurt because now UConn will not be playing against SMU, Houston, Tulsa, and Tulane, which means her parents will have to travel further to see games.

 

[oldude]

On McGraw's Bench, references to an unnamed ND site often means it came from the ND Rivals pay message board.

That site mostly caters to football so I am not a member there and can't view the thread about Prince. Lou Somogyi of that site is a reliable reporter.

If ND Hoops Recruits is reporting it, that's good enough for me.

Wbb recruiting coverage from the South Bend Trib is sparse verging on non-existent.

One advantage of UConn WBB over ND, is that you don’t play in the shadow of the football team. This is now truer than ever with UConn’s announcement that the Huskies will be migrating to the BE in 2020.

 

[CocoHusky]

One advantage of UConn WBB over ND, is that you don’t play in the shadow of the football team. This is now truer than ever with UConn’s announcement that the Huskies will be migrating to the BE in 2020.

So not having a good football is an advantage?
Migrating to the NBE from the AAC is also an advantage?

 

[oldude]

So not having a good football is an advantage?
Migrating to the NBE from the AAC is also an advantage?
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It’s certainly an advantage for Villanova MBB. I see the same future for UConn WBB.

 

[Dillon77]

One advantage of UConn WBB over ND, is that you don’t play in the shadow of the football team. This is now truer than ever with UConn’s announcement that the Huskies will be migrating to the BE in 2020.

I don't know Oldude. Most of the Irish students -- including student athletes my kids introduced me to -- enjoy the home games as social situations, with the tailgates, "darties" and what not. And Sedona is a child of Texas who spent a year at UT...I've gotta guess that, at the very least, she knows a bit of football culture. And might even like it...

If not football, there are other sports. The last two years, a few of the ND WBB team attended many of the Irish Women's Volleyball Team matches during the fall and put the pics on social media. Sure the UConn WBB team has fave sports, as well.

As for being "overshadowed," ND, like many WBB teams, draws it's attendance heavily from the local community. They'll be there, football or not.

 

[oldude]

I don't know Oldude. Most of the Irish students -- including student athletes my kids introduced me to -- enjoy the home games as social situations, with the tailgates, "darties" and what not. And Sedona is a child of Texas who spent a year at UT...I've gotta guess that, at the very least, she knows a bit of football culture. And might even like it...

ND, like many WBB teams, draws it's attendance heavily from the community. They'll be there, football or not.

No doubt that local fans in South Bend support WBB. My response to Orangutan’s post really had to do with local media coverage which is overwhelmingly focused on ND football. In CT, UConn WBB is elevated throughout the state by both print and television media to a level not really present anywhere else, in large measure because there really is very little competition.

 

[bluedevil]

Do we really even know if SP has an offer from Geno?

 

[pvdoggy]

Whether it should make a difference or not, the uncertainty of the NBE move will be used against Uconn in the SP recruiting by ND. Nothing people hate more is uncertainty.

 

[oldude]

Do we really even know if SP has an offer from Geno?

Hard to imagine any realistic scenario where UConn flew Sedona up from TX and hosted her on campus for 2 days without also offering her a scholarship.

 

[oldude]

Whether it should make a difference or not, the uncertainty of the NBE move will be used against Uconn in the SP recruiting by ND. Nothing people hate more is uncertainty.

Yes, but if I’m Geno & the BE, I’m promoting the hell out of Dave Gavitt’s original vision: a major northeastern basketball conference with teams in 4 of the nation’s biggest media markets (NYC, Chicago, DC & Philly).

 

[MSGRET]

Whether it should make a difference or not, the uncertainty of the NBE move will be used against Uconn in the SP recruiting by ND. Nothing people hate more is uncertainty.

The UConn board of directors will be voting on the move on Wednesday, SP isn't in SB until Thursday! So where is the uncertainty?

 

[Plebe]

If not football, there are other sports. The last two years, a few of the ND WBB team attended many of the Irish Women's Volleyball Team matches during the fall and put the pics on social media. Sure the UConn WBB team has fave sports, as well.

Pretty shocking that Muffet would allow this, considering the ND women's volleyball team is coached by a male, in flagrant violation of her deeply held gender justice beliefs

Maybe if she took a stand, she could get him fired and replaced with a woman.

 

[Dillon77]

Pretty shocking that Muffet would allow this, considering the ND women's volleyball team is coached by a male, in flagrant violation of her deeply held gender justice beliefs

Maybe if she took a stand, she could get him fired and replaced with a woman.

Hah! I see some degree of research was taken there, but on a beautiful Sunday morning, I'm not taking that bait!

(BTW, I'm sure MM's had conversations with ND AD Jack Swarbrick on all facets of her approach. Jack's a pretty level-headed guy: I played club lacrosse with him and he was sound defenseman.)

Sure a lot of the hoopsters played volleyball at one time or another.
Payton Verhulst, who is impressing so many down in Chile, is an all-state volleyball player in addition to her hoopster skills.

 

[BillW]

Maybe I missed this in the thread—but now I am intimately familiar with airline hubs, etc.
So ‘friends’ have been mentioned—important but SP has played with many future teammates (Kelly perhaps Texas acquaintance)....so not the factor.
Coaches—-both are highly regarded...so marginal.
NC’s clearly UCONN big but ND has proven they are in the competition.
Supporting cast—both schools will have G’s and Wings at a high level.
Competition for playing time? ONO vs Vaughn....and what I think is important...what system SP sees herself playing in. UCONN isn’t a traditional low post/post oriented offense. ND recently succeeded with Shepard/Turner sharing low post and interior passing. How does she think she can max her potential?
That’s what I think will determine her choice.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Competition for playing time? ONO vs Vaughn....and what I think is important...what system SP sees herself playing in. UCONN isn’t a traditional low post/post oriented offense. ND recently succeeded with Shepard/Turner sharing low post and interior passing. How does she think she can max her potential?

Doubt there would be competition between Prince and Nelson-Ododa. UConn isn't recruiting Prince to play 10 minutes in reserve. They'd play together a lot. And since both of them are very mobile and versatile, I don't think traditional low post offense plays into it either. Think of Prince as a much more athletic, mobile Steph Dolson.

 

[UConnCat]

Think of Prince as a much more athletic, mobile Steph Dolson.

We really can't make that comparison right now. Stef was an incredible screener and passer in UConn's offense. She had great hands and touch around the basket and gradually extended her range. She actually ran the floor pretty well in her last 2 years.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

We really can't make that comparison right now. Stef was an incredible screener and passer in UConn's offense. She had great hands and touch around the basket and gradually extended her range. She actually ran the floor pretty well in her last 2 years.

I don't know about Prince's screening ability, but she's shows all the skills you mention Dolson had. I'm not suggesting Prince will be as good or better than her, just that she appears to have the talent to make a valid comparison. For example, Prince is an extremely good passer. She averaged 2.8 assists over her last three years in high school. Lauren Cox, an excellent passing big, averaged 1.8 assists her last three years. And while Steph moved much better later on she was never the athlete or mover Prince is.