Why Saniya will be a Poster recruitment player!

[Frenchy]

1) She is a good contributor to Uconn program
2) Think about it! one (1) loss in 4 years; at the most 2! unheard from any other programs
3) 3 national championships; most likely 4 In A Row
4) 2 undefeated seasons; most likely 3 In A Row which will be a new NCAA record
Noticenly Uconn of all the D-1 WBB teams have more than one (1) undefeated seasons.
To get a better perspective how amazing Uconn WBB is check my other 2 recents posts;
1) Uconn WBB update records 2) Uconn WBB records NCAA Tourn.

 

[JFC613]

1) She is a good contributor to Uconn program
2) Think about it! one (1) loss in 4 years; at the most 2! unheard from any other programs
3) 3 national championships; most likely 4 In A Row
4) 2 undefeated seasons; most likely 3 In A Row which will be a new NCAA record
Noticenly Uconn of all the D-1 WBB teams have more than one (1) undefeated seasons.
To get a better perspective how amazing Uconn WBB is check my other 2 recents posts;
1) Uconn WBB update records 2) Uconn WBB records NCAA Tourn.

I don't think based on her four year body of work that high school players would necessarily look at her quite as the epitome of what they'd like to achieve as a player? Not being cruel on Saniya and I realize with last years injury we'll never know what could have been? I give her huge kudos for not giving up and she's been an unsung piece of this years team as far as I've seen. Geno even called her out at the pregame presser Friday. Certainly all the team accomplishments are enough, but her contributions before this year wouldn't make her the face of my advertising.

 

[hoopsdiva]

For a player who dreams of a WNBA career, who has the right attitude and is willing to put in the effort, coming to UConn might be the way to go. There are a couple of players who ended up in the W who might never have been pushed to the level they achieved and certainly wouldn't have had the visibility if they had gone elsewhere. Players like Ketia Swanier, Ashley Battle, Kelly Faris and Kalana Greene come to mind.

 

[ricky]

Saniya struggled for a long time with a painful injury. That is reality and no excuse. Now, she is feeling good and playing great. She gets that sweat going on her face and stay's extremely focused the entire game. Albany wasn't her hottest offensive game, but it really wasn't for anyone except Collier early in the game at the most important time. And Nurse got hot from the arch. Lou did a good job showing that scoring threes isn't the most important thing and had a good all-around game with assists and running the floor. But getting back to Saniya, she is now a pretty good defensive player and great at scoring and assists in general. And can she hussle?

 

[RockyMTblue2]

The greatest part of Saniya's story, for recruiting purposes or whatever, is that Geno & Co. never gave up on her and vice verse.

 

[cbraarj]

2 years in a row undefeated seasons if they do it this year.

 

[Kaizen]

Certainly all the team accomplishments are enough, but her contributions before this year wouldn't make her the face of my advertising.

We should look forward not backward....

 

[BroadwayVa]

The greatest part of Saniya's story, for recruiting purposes or whatever, is that Geno & Co. never gave up on her and vice verse.

The greatest part of Saniya's story is she personally never gave up---when asked about thoughts of transfer--she was incredulous with the question--Never have had those thoughts---the kid is GLUE--she sticks--she was Uconn white and blue--and if that meant only playing cleanup--they'd need dynamite to blast her from Uconn. Loyalty works both ways--and Geno is nothing if not loyal--you give him hard work he gives back It would appear Saniya equals or exceeds Geno in LOYALTY!!

 

[Huskee11]

Hers is an admirable story of perseverance, patience, overcoming obstacles, maturity, and improvement. Way better as a senior than as a freshman. Now, an absolutely essential part of the drive for 12 (or is it 5?).

There was a time when that was the norm.

Nowadays, the players UConn typically recruits play 12 months a year, AAU and National U-Whatever teams, and many have private coaches, trainers, etc. (At least one has a dad who knows something about shooting!) Many are their state POY, some even more decorated.

Not to say they don`t improve - they certainly do at UConn - but with all that playing and coaching they typically come in as freshman at a very high level, higher than say 15 years ago on average, and they know they are good. Everyone is telling them that, and it is true. They are not hoping to possibly start by senior year.

The bigger concern with those players is probably overuse injuries.

So, back to the theme of the thread - as great a story as Saniya is, I suspect that even as they honestly speak of their need and desire to improve, the high level recruits have a different images of themselves and different expectations of what they will accomplish and how soon. Whether their expectations are reasonable is, of course, another story entirely.

 

[JoePgh]

It's not in UConn's or any team's best interest to recruit solely players who are at the Walker - KLS - Napheesa level. You need 2 or 3 of those on an NC-contending team, but not 12 of them. That would be a recipe for unhappiness and possibly dissension on the team. Players like those mentioned above (Ashley Battle, Kalana Greene, and Kelly Faris), all of whom not only made WNBA teams but had multi-year WNBA careers, are definitely a significant factor for the second-level recruits whom UConn needs to draw to fill out their team, and who could go to another very respectable P5 team and be the star on her team.

If Saniya (against the odds, even now) can catch on and play for a WNBA team, it will further enhance this recruiting story.

And in three years, if either Molly or Kyla can do that (not totally improbable), even more so.

 

[Chong-Master]

Saniya Chong is just another UCONN Women's Basketball example of 'Persistence, Dedication, Hard Work, and Continuing To Believe In One Self/Coaching Staff Believing In Her' story. Saniya's story is just of "Never Give Up, Just Never Give Up"