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There is a progressive metal band from Sweden named “Platitudes.”For what it’s worth “Uttering Platitudes” would be a good band name.
There is a progressive metal band from Sweden named “Platitudes.”For what it’s worth “Uttering Platitudes” would be a good band name.
I respect your posts. But in this case I think you are wrong here/ barking up a wrong tree.Nan, I'm not going to argue with your statement, but that is an incredibly un-nice thing to post. Imagine Nika reading your post. I don't see how anyone other than the Deacon can give it a "like".
You can play as an amateur in a league with players that are being paid before your college career, even in the United States. Plenty of men's soccer players play in the second and third divisions of professional soccer in the United States before college because amateur players are allowed in those leagues. You are not allowed to play on a team with players being paid after you start college, regardless of whether you are being paid, except for a few very specific exceptions.It's true that Anna Makurat may not be eligible, that's why I said that she "could" be eligible and not that she "is" eligible.
From what I understand, Anna played professionally before she played for UConn.
However, amateurs are only allowed to receive actual expenses when playing for a pro team in order to maintain their amateur status.
It's the WNBA that forces players in their draft to declare that they won't be returning to the NCAA.
But there is a process where some pro players can return to the NCAA with penalties such as missing games or repaying money for their pro activities.
It depends on a ruling by the NCAA regarding an athlete's amateur eligibility certification.
The point is that declaring that a players is going pro and becoming a pro are 2 different things.
It appears that professional status in the WNBA is much more formalized.
Some Europeans are pros at 16 years old yet some posters here have talked about them being recruited to attend UConn in the future.
Each case is judged on its own merits and Evina playing in WNBA may not be on the same pro level as every European playing on a pro team.
Previously I wasn't able to find anything about Anna Makurat's professional career in Europe, so I really don't know what she's been doing or how much that she's been paid to play.
I could find her name in a box score of the team that she was supposedly playing for at the time.
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Jamelle watching Lithuania (Juste Jocyte) v Sweden (Tilda Trygger).
Spain plays Turkey at 9:45 and Latvia plays Belgium at 2:15.
So, that was a lot of words. Let me get to your bolded question about iron sharpening iron. Elite athletes typically are worried about searching for the easiest path. If you take a look at some of the recent articles on Donovan Clingan, he talks about going up against Adama Sanogo every day in practice. he fully recognizes that he’s not going to replace Sanogo in the starting lineup. But he realizes that going against him every day is a learning experience and one that will ultimately make him a better player. that’s the mindset of someone looking to become their absolute best version of themselves. It is shared by many elite athletes.For every "one" you find, I'll find more that left.
Let me guess. Got a “word of the day” calendar for your birthday?I respect your posts. But in this case I think you are wrong here/ barking up a wrong tree.
I don’t agree. I gave the Nan post ""a love." And I’m a huge fan of Nika. And I think you have missed the point - maybe I'm wrong- but imo Nan was not denigrating Nika one iota.
I didn’t see it one iota of a knock on Nika and as a result, if Nika were to have read the post would not have even hold even an iota of grief.
That's quite the straw man you are creating there. Let me quickly take a torch to it. In the past 15 years there have only been four players that were good enough to have earned minutes as part of the regular rotation that have left UCONN. Those four players are Samarie Walker, Brianna Banks, Natalie Butler & Andra Espinosa Hunter-maybe. In those same 15 years UCONN has had significantly more talented transfers into the program including ( Natalie Butler, Azura Stevens, Batouly Camara, Evina Westbrook, & Dorka Juhász). Nothing is broken for UCONN WBB with regards to transfer or different from what is going on at the other top programs like South Carolina. Some players that are not good enough to crack the rotation transfer out and most are replaced by more talented players who can crack the rotation. UCONN WBB is not like Maryland WBB which has AA candidates transferring away from starting positions and playing in excess of 30 minutes per game seemingly every year.Hey for me – I would love 15 player lineup and all 15 players stay and all of them are A/A caliber and high specialized at things that will make their hoop career rewarding even after they graduate. But that isn’t reality, is it? And minutes being played is a reality for kids too, right? Especially up to and after year 2 for UCONN, isn't it? For every "one" you find, I'll find more that left.
What you said here completely misses my point. You disregarded everything I've said even before my post to you and focused on one sentence that has little to do with my other comments.So, that was a lot of words. Let me get to your bolded question about iron sharpening iron. Elite athletes typically are worried about searching for the easiest path. If you take a look at some of the recent articles on Donovan Clingan, he talks about going up against Adama Sanogo every day in practice. he fully recognizes that he’s not going to replace Sanogo in the starting lineup. But he realizes that going against him every day is a learning experience and one that will ultimately make him a better player. that’s the mindset of someone looking to become their absolute best version of themselves. It is shared by many elite athletes.
In any event, you asked a question, why would someone come in to a program that already has elite athletes. My answer was to compete against the very best. Whether or not you agree with that mindset, it is a fairly common one.
TL;DRWhat you said here completely misses my point. You disregarded everything I've said even before my post to you and focused on one sentence that has little to do with my other comments.
1--- I specifically said 1,2 and 3 positions. You are giving me the 4/5 positions. Post players tend to wear down more/have fitness issues/ more apt to have foul trouble issues.
2--- Klinger could also play with Sanogo (whether this year or next and play some decent minutes for a big.). If you are a guard, you are competing with Paige (pre-injury) and Azzi. It's not the same, and before that CWill. Not near it.
3--- I specifically said number 1 ranked recruits. Sanogo is not a number 1 ranked recruit that Klinger is competing with. And if he plays alongside Sanogo, then he is also competing with the other frontcourt player (not another 1 ranked recruit.). Now look at UCONN. When UCONN got Paige, they had CWill, another number 1 ranked recruit. Then when they got Azzi, they have 3 number 1 ranked recruits and by the way, an experienced transfer in Evina that was number 2 but someone mentioned I thought at one time she was number 1 too.
The quality of these recruits have little in common to the men's team. Not meant as a slam. Not to mention that Paige and Azzi are thought to be generational. The men, even the players you bring up, have no comparison here. The bigs for WCBB follow your point. Not the 1/2/3 positions.
I have to say I love your posts on here on the BY, but I apologize for saying this if it sounds bad/mean not my intent; but you changed the entire meaning of my posts by cherry-picking one sentence to disagree with me on without taking the cumulation of the above into account. If you feel I'm too long-winded then don’t read. I mean this with 100% respect to you. But you can't change the meaning of my comment without taking other factors that I wrote into account. Again- not meant to be mean/ condescending one bit.
I have no idea what you are saying to me here and how this has anything to do with what I said. But I’ll try: Possibly we are agreeing on something? Maybe? For example, where did I suggest anything was “broken?That's quite the straw man you are creating there. Let me quickly take a torch to it. In the past 15 years there have only been four players that were good enough to have earned minutes as part of the regular rotation that have left UCONN. Those four players are Samarie Walker, Brianna Banks, Natalie Butler & Andra Espinosa Hunter-maybe. In those same 15 years UCONN has had significantly more talented transfers into the program including ( Natalie Butler, Azura Stevens, Batouly Camara, Evina Westbrook, & Dorka Juhász). Nothing is broken for UCONN WBB with regards to transfer or different from what is going on at the other top programs like South Carolina. Some players that are not good enough to crack the rotation transfer out and most are replaced by more talented players who can crack the rotation. UCONN WBB is not like Maryland WBB which has AA candidates transferring away from starting positions and playing in excess of 30 minutes per game seemingly every year.
BTW, the last time Geno has a roster of 15 players, Sue Bird was a freshman.
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I'm flattered, I guess, Skeets, to be singled out from amongst the several posters who 'liked' Nan's rationale and pretty much inarguable post.Nan, I'm not going to argue with your statement, but that is an incredibly un-nice thing to post. Imagine Nika reading your post. I don't see how anyone other than the Deacon can give it a "like".
Lol OITYD.IDC.
I didn't see it as an anti-Nika post. I saw it as an off color post. I believe Darko occasionally visits the BY. I wonder what he thought of the post? I personally would be equally being upset with any Husky blowing out an ACL, regardless of who's knee it was. As far as impacts are concerned, OK, but I'm of the opinion all knees (and therefore all players) are created equal. I think there's a document somewhere that says that, but I could be wrong. I would like Nan to clarify. I'm sure she didn't mean it the way it came across to me.I respect your posts. But in this case I think you are wrong here/ barking up a wrong tree.
I don’t agree. I gave the Nan post ""a love." And I’m a huge fan of Nika. And I think you have missed the point - maybe I'm wrong- but imo Nan was not denigrating Nika one iota.
I didn’t see it one iota of a knock on Nika and as a result, if Nika were to have read the post would not have even hold even an iota of grief.
I don't understand what you're saying here. Whatever.I didn't see it as an anti-Nika post. I saw it as an off color post. I believe Darko occasionally visits the BY. I wonder what he thought of the post? I personally would be equally being upset with any Husky blowing out an ACL, regardless of who's knee it was. As far as impacts are concerned, OK, but I'm of the opinion all knees (and therefore all players) are created equal. I think there's a document somewhere that says that, but I could be wrong. I would like Nan to clarify. I'm sure she didn't mean it the way it came across to me.
You were singled out as a big fan of "serviceable" Nika (Nan's words, not yours or mine) being something other in life than being UConn's go to point guard. Final word. I would not have posted that ANY player would have caused a lot less (Nan's words) angst. I would be upset with any player having such an injury. Impact yes, a lot less, NO.I'm flattered, I guess, Skeets, to be singled out from amongst the several posters who 'liked' Nan's rationale and pretty much inarguable post.
I appreciate your inclination to defend Nika against attacks, but Nan's post, as with those I've previously written which offended you, are simply our thoughts rather disparaging remarks about the uber-likable Nika.
Ok. If you have no problem with Nan's statement: "There would be a lot less hand wringing if it had been Nika that had gone down." Then there's nothing more to discuss. I personally find that statement off color, bordering on offensive.I don't understand what you're saying here. Whatever.
Promise?I’m so done debating the possibility of entering the season short players.
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I just saw this post. Wish I saw it earlier but oh well;What's really going on here is not cherry picking so much as it is selective hearing on your part because you want to pretend Paige didn't really say it or didn't meant it. The reality is that many other people associate with this program have said similar things. Sue Bird, DT, Geno, Bria Hartley, Stewie, Dolson, KML.... Marissa Mosley, Tiffany Hayes ........
Geno on Championship expectations: “It is what it is,” Auriemma said. “We created it, we did it, we own it and we embrace it. And that’s the only way that you can look at it."
UConn has had its share of national champions. How does this season’s team measure up?
UConn had the depth, talent and competitive fire to win its 12th championship since 1995.theathletic.com