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Well, I know you have all been waiting for how my granddaughter Noa did at the Summit 2 National Cheerleading competition. They did very well, finishing 18th out of 49 teams in her division. There were a total of 490 teams from all over the country competing at different levels. Unfortunately only the top 15 got to move on to the second day of completion but we are so proud of her and her team.
Here is a link to her performance. My granddaughter starts off screen but comes in from the left as they start.
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My friend Eric (those are his cats) posted an interesting entry on a UConn message board regarding the craziness about Candace Parker not being selected for the Olympic team. His thoughts are regarding the fact that many fans, including UConn fans believe that Geno made an ultimatum to the selection committee that he wouldn't coach the team if Bird and Taurasi weren't on the roster. Eric does a great job showing how untrue that is. Read for yourself!
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Here's the article where Geno made his comments that people seem to keep referring to.
Geno Auriemma wouldn't have returned without Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi
A number of posters on here have said or implied that he either gave an ultimatum to the committee, told them he wouldn't coach the team if they didn't name Dee and Sue to the team, or somehow dictated to the committee that those 2 were locks and that was his final word (or some morph of any or all of those thoughts).
Here's what he said in the article from Feb 23, 2016:
“I wouldn’t be good enough as a coach to guide the team through a gold medal [at Rio 2016],” Auriemma said at the end of a three-day national team camp at the University of Connecticut on Tuesday. “I need them to help me. That’s how good they are, and that’s how smart they are. And that’s how used to winning they are. So, I wouldn’t trust myself to be able to do it without them.”
The article goes on to say how he decided to come back to coach the week of July 31, 2013, not so coincidentally the day he was at the White House with the 2013 UCONN NC team.
Auriemma said the choice did not come easy. It was the longest he had ever taken to make a decision. Unspecified NBA and U.S. leaders nudged him to come back.
On Tuesday, the three-time Olympic champions Bird and Taurasi said they had deep conversations with Auriemma to persuade him as well.
“I think he was really thinking about it and kind of seesawing,” Bird said. “There was definitely a phone conversation that happened. That was probably, in that conversation, the most honest I’ve ever been with him.”
I can understand why fans who hate Geno or UCONN would like to misconstrue what he said, but I don't understand why UCONN fans would. It was Dee and Sue who convinced him to come back - and they both knew already they would be on the 2016 Olympic team.
My point is that it was already a given that players of the caliber of Sue and Diana would indeed be on the 2016 Olympic team if the chose to be on it, and THEIR decision and the committee's decision to put them on the team had ZERO to do with Geno's influence.
Dee and Sue, along with the Olympic committee and even "unspecified NBA and US Leaders" convinced him to come back and coach the team. THEY were the ones convincing Geno to come coach, not Geno dictating to the committee in 2016 that Dee and Sue were to be on the team.
I'm not sure this will put the issue to rest, but I hope at least UCONN fans can see the difference between Sue and Dee convincing Geno to coach the team, and Geno issuing some kind of edict to the Olympic selection committee...
Geno Auriemma wouldn't have returned without Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi
A number of posters on here have said or implied that he either gave an ultimatum to the committee, told them he wouldn't coach the team if they didn't name Dee and Sue to the team, or somehow dictated to the committee that those 2 were locks and that was his final word (or some morph of any or all of those thoughts).
Here's what he said in the article from Feb 23, 2016:
“I wouldn’t be good enough as a coach to guide the team through a gold medal [at Rio 2016],” Auriemma said at the end of a three-day national team camp at the University of Connecticut on Tuesday. “I need them to help me. That’s how good they are, and that’s how smart they are. And that’s how used to winning they are. So, I wouldn’t trust myself to be able to do it without them.”
The article goes on to say how he decided to come back to coach the week of July 31, 2013, not so coincidentally the day he was at the White House with the 2013 UCONN NC team.
Auriemma said the choice did not come easy. It was the longest he had ever taken to make a decision. Unspecified NBA and U.S. leaders nudged him to come back.
On Tuesday, the three-time Olympic champions Bird and Taurasi said they had deep conversations with Auriemma to persuade him as well.
“I think he was really thinking about it and kind of seesawing,” Bird said. “There was definitely a phone conversation that happened. That was probably, in that conversation, the most honest I’ve ever been with him.”
I can understand why fans who hate Geno or UCONN would like to misconstrue what he said, but I don't understand why UCONN fans would. It was Dee and Sue who convinced him to come back - and they both knew already they would be on the 2016 Olympic team.
My point is that it was already a given that players of the caliber of Sue and Diana would indeed be on the 2016 Olympic team if the chose to be on it, and THEIR decision and the committee's decision to put them on the team had ZERO to do with Geno's influence.
Dee and Sue, along with the Olympic committee and even "unspecified NBA and US Leaders" convinced him to come back and coach the team. THEY were the ones convincing Geno to come coach, not Geno dictating to the committee in 2016 that Dee and Sue were to be on the team.
I'm not sure this will put the issue to rest, but I hope at least UCONN fans can see the difference between Sue and Dee convincing Geno to coach the team, and Geno issuing some kind of edict to the Olympic selection committee...
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Of course Eric was attacked by some of the fans he was speaking about. I have your back Eric!!
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By David in Naples
How about some Fun w/ Numbers on Azura Stevens..!!
1. UConn's newest transfer, is 6'6" and wears #11. Kia Nurse currently wears #11 for the Huskies.
2. Despite playing in only 25 of Duke's 32 games, Stevens led the team in points, rebounds, free throw attempts, shooting % and blocks.
3. Azura's 472 points would have been 2nd on UConn this season, ahead of MoJeff (465) and Tuck (451).
4. Her 53 blocked shots would also have been 2nd, just ahead of Napheesa at 47.
5. Stevens tried 53 three point shots and made 19 for a 36% success rate.
6. Azura had 52 fouls in 25 games and fouled out once. Her fouls were less than Collier, Gabby and Nurse.
7. Stevens' scoring high was 33 points against Clemson and she led the team in scoring 16 times.
8. Her 41 assists and 67 turnovers gives her a 0.61 assist/turnover ratio.
Azura will sit out this next season, learn the UConn system and play in the 2017-18 schedule. Welcome Azura..!!
1. UConn's newest transfer, is 6'6" and wears #11. Kia Nurse currently wears #11 for the Huskies.
2. Despite playing in only 25 of Duke's 32 games, Stevens led the team in points, rebounds, free throw attempts, shooting % and blocks.
3. Azura's 472 points would have been 2nd on UConn this season, ahead of MoJeff (465) and Tuck (451).
4. Her 53 blocked shots would also have been 2nd, just ahead of Napheesa at 47.
5. Stevens tried 53 three point shots and made 19 for a 36% success rate.
6. Azura had 52 fouls in 25 games and fouled out once. Her fouls were less than Collier, Gabby and Nurse.
7. Stevens' scoring high was 33 points against Clemson and she led the team in scoring 16 times.
8. Her 41 assists and 67 turnovers gives her a 0.61 assist/turnover ratio.
Azura will sit out this next season, learn the UConn system and play in the 2017-18 schedule. Welcome Azura..!!
P.S. Apparently, #30 is a family tradition. Remind me, did that number just open up?
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UCONN LINKS
UConn women's basketball: Duke's Azura Stevens transfers to Huskies NCAA
Azurá Stevens Joins UConn Women's Basketball Program Pasion Sport
Cleaveland: 11 title teams, but this one was UConn's best American Republican
Shea Ralph, of Fayetteville, is dynasty's darling Fayetteville Observer
Vachon named associate head coach at UMaine WLBZ 2
Real Sports story - Attack on Support for Womens' and Olympic Sports On The Banks
Women’s basketball’s Harvey-Carr and Liebenberg to transfer The DePaulia
Louisville's landed a big commitment from Class of 2017 Scout
WNBA /USA TEAMS LINKS
Tresolini: Elena, Geno a perfect match on the rebound Delaware
Delle Donne Shines in Return to the Bob Our Sports Central
Minnesota Lynx Create "Dream Team,' sign five honorary members KAAL
Lynx take time to give back to the community Fox 9
Fever's Briann January recovers from injury Indianapolis Star
Tiffany Mitchell solid in WNBA debut for Indiana Fever The State
Delle Donne, Smyrna's Laney return to Delaware as Sky defeats Liberty WDEL
Game Recap: Fever 108, Wings 90 WNBA
Miley, Seager lead Mariners past Royals 6-0 The Daily Tribune
Adut Bulgak overcame many obstacles to reach Liberty Newsday
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