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A color piece on same: Connecticut Sun, UConn have enjoyed a fruitful relationship
"Katie Douglas, the Sun’s career leader in 3-pointers made, has the perspective of a non-UConn fan favorite at Mohegan but also one who returned to Connecticut with the rival Indiana Fever. She can’t help but chuckle when reflecting on the fan support waning for the former Huskies as the games she played in got more competitive with each passing quarter.
“It was pretty entertaining spending my career out there and being on the other side when I was on Fever,” Douglas said. “The fans were very welcoming to the UConn girls rightfully so. They developed relationships and bonds with those girls and they came back as professional athletes, they get warm, warm ovations and applause. Then we kind of see that warmness, that fondness kind of slowly fade in the second quarter, the third quarter and then they realize there is a game and they cheer for their team. Players at Connecticut are some of the best that women’s basketball has ever seen. They are very devout fans, but they also love the game of basketball. That is pretty fun to watch Diana, Sue Bird on another team, they are definitely cheering for the Connecticut Sun at the end of the day.”
Not every UConn player wants to remain in the Nutmeg State. In 11 of the last 23 seasons UConn either finished the season undefeated or with one loss. With that incredible run of success comes more scrutiny and some players prefer to head elsewhere to fly under the radar. Faris averaged 2.1 points in 112 games over four seasons with the Sun before being released earlier this year. She was on the receiving end of more interviews than some of the double-digit scorers on the team. When Dallas comes to Mohegan Sun on Aug. 12, reserve guard and UConn grad Saniya Chong will likely be more in demand than WNBA Rookie of the Year frontrunner Allisha Gray. Such is life in the women’s basketball in Connecticut."
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"Katie Douglas, the Sun’s career leader in 3-pointers made, has the perspective of a non-UConn fan favorite at Mohegan but also one who returned to Connecticut with the rival Indiana Fever. She can’t help but chuckle when reflecting on the fan support waning for the former Huskies as the games she played in got more competitive with each passing quarter.
“It was pretty entertaining spending my career out there and being on the other side when I was on Fever,” Douglas said. “The fans were very welcoming to the UConn girls rightfully so. They developed relationships and bonds with those girls and they came back as professional athletes, they get warm, warm ovations and applause. Then we kind of see that warmness, that fondness kind of slowly fade in the second quarter, the third quarter and then they realize there is a game and they cheer for their team. Players at Connecticut are some of the best that women’s basketball has ever seen. They are very devout fans, but they also love the game of basketball. That is pretty fun to watch Diana, Sue Bird on another team, they are definitely cheering for the Connecticut Sun at the end of the day.”
Not every UConn player wants to remain in the Nutmeg State. In 11 of the last 23 seasons UConn either finished the season undefeated or with one loss. With that incredible run of success comes more scrutiny and some players prefer to head elsewhere to fly under the radar. Faris averaged 2.1 points in 112 games over four seasons with the Sun before being released earlier this year. She was on the receiving end of more interviews than some of the double-digit scorers on the team. When Dallas comes to Mohegan Sun on Aug. 12, reserve guard and UConn grad Saniya Chong will likely be more in demand than WNBA Rookie of the Year frontrunner Allisha Gray. Such is life in the women’s basketball in Connecticut."
Long article.