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UTexRulz23
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| Say it ain't so...reconsider Texas Elena!!! It may be far away, but everyone knows Texas is a nice down home type place. Austin's a great city Elena, plus Gail is a great coach! Think of how you could bring this team back to a national powerhouse...think of it!!!
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Stephen Shirley
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| Posted: 07/06/07 4:57 am ::: Amazing person |
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Screw the recruiting ramifications. Elena comes across as one incredibly mature, caring and loving teenager. Her relationship with her family, and her older sister in particular, is truly inspirational.
I hope the break from basketball rekindles her passion for the game. And I hope this story shines a light on the pressures surrounding recruiting.
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cferraro04
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| Posted: 07/06/07 1:56 pm ::: |
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| I pray I am wrong...but something in the body of the article gave me the impression that she is contemplating leaving basketball altogether. Her talent and future impact on the game where ever she eventually attends are too important to let the pressure of recruiting get to her... I pray she will land where she is comfortable and is able to fulfill her goals with regards to her education and her family life. Being a UConn fan this is difficult to say but Villanova may actually be the better fit for her.
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fancy_daniel
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| Posted: 07/06/07 3:39 pm ::: |
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| cferraro04 wrote: |
| I pray I am wrong...but something in the body of the article gave me the impression that she is contemplating leaving basketball altogether. Her talent and future impact on the game where ever she eventually attends are too important to let the pressure of recruiting get to her... I pray she will land where she is comfortable and is able to fulfill her goals with regards to her education and her family life. Being a UConn fan this is difficult to say but Villanova may actually be the better fit for her. |
Maybe you're reading a bit much into it. I think the girl just needs a break. It sounds like she is playing basketball all the time and she just needed to rest not only from the game but from the constant recruiting.
She is very smart and mature and is doing the right thing for her. Hopefully, she will come back refreshed and ready for her senior season.
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UTexRulz23
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| Posted: 07/07/07 4:33 am ::: |
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| cferraro04 wrote: |
| I pray I am wrong...but something in the body of the article gave me the impression that she is contemplating leaving basketball altogether. Her talent and future impact on the game where ever she eventually attends are too important to let the pressure of recruiting get to her... I pray she will land where she is comfortable and is able to fulfill her goals with regards to her education and her family life. Being a UConn fan this is difficult to say but Villanova may actually be the better fit for her. |
I think you are reading too much into this too. The girl's still got her senior year in high school and all of the attention is starting to get to her. If she's as good as everyone says she is, it's only going to get worse as she goes on. It's smart for her to take a break for a while. But girl's like this usually have a passion for basketball and I can't see her giving it up totally. Chamique Holdsclaw and her professional career might be a rare exception to this mantra. The way the article talks, it sounds like she could seriously be considering Middle Tennessee St. That would be strange.
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Stephen Shirley
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| Posted: 07/07/07 10:04 am ::: Get used to it. |
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| The way the article talks, it sounds like she could seriously be considering Middle Tennessee St. That would be strange. |
Well, to make it clear, EDD IS seriously considering Middle Tennessee. And the way Rick Insell is recruiting, you should get used to more top prospects seriously considering the Lady Raiders as well. Not sure why that is "strange."
MT, 'Nova, Bowling Green, GW and other top ###-majors present an interesting choice for top recruits. I think there is certainly an allure of being part of the beginning of a program's rise as opposed to joining an already established power. It's a question of perspectives. Is it better to be the best player on the 15th ranked team or the fourth best player on the #1 team?
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cferraro04
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| Posted: 07/07/07 11:15 am ::: |
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| I recently read an article from EDD's hometown...and she said that she seriously considered quitting basketball altogether but she opted for the 2 month hiatus. Her brother will be starting quarterback for Middle Tennessee and given her closeness to her family and her not wanting to go too far from home...I wouldn't be surprised if she went there...they were one heck of a three point shooting team last year.
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| Posted: 07/07/07 3:23 pm ::: |
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| cferraro04 wrote: |
| I recently read an article from EDD's hometown...and she said that she seriously considered quitting basketball altogether but she opted for the 2 month hiatus. Her brother will be starting quarterback for Middle Tennessee and given her closeness to her family and her not wanting to go too far from home...I wouldn't be surprised if she went there...they were one heck of a three point shooting team last year. |
Coming out of spring practice, EDD's brother, Gene, wasn't projected as the starter for Middle Tennessee.
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cferraro04
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| Posted: 07/07/07 9:55 pm ::: |
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| I'm sorry but the latest article has EDD removing both Texas and Maryland from her list of six. She currently has and in no particular order Tenn, CT, Middle Tenn, Villanova on her list.
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The family is loaded beyond belief and owns a serious amount of real estate on the I-95 corridor in Delaware. There is no pressure for her to play. She'll never have to work a day in her life. She has the ultimate freedom to do whatever the heck she wants.
I'm venturing a guess and saying that most of today's top players didn't take a summer off and kept working on their games- even when they reasons to do so. It is a grind that most people can't maintain. I have the utmost respect for the athletes in the game for many reasons, one of the biggest being the ability to show up every day and work.
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| UConn coach Geno Auriemma is not allowed to comment on specific recruits. But he understands how unpredictable the process is and has said many times that he tells recruits to look elsewhere if they are not certain they want to play for him. |
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| "(Coach Auriemma) wasn't happy at all when I told him," Gemelos, who added that she still has the utmost respect for UConn and its coaching staff, told the Courant. "I don't want to get into everything that was said, but he basically said that I should pray to God that I never play against his team." |
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How many times has she dunked in a game? Won a slam dunk contest? Won a Defensive POY title? Represented Team USA in an international event? Will she ever? Never mind the fact that Jordan wasn't "His Airness" or "Air Jordan" until he actually reached the NBA. We are comparing a HS kid to a basketball legend. Oh my.