Kid from Chino

[EasyEd]

I got this link from facebook and decided to post it here on the boneyard, in case you haven't seen it yet. She is something special.

http://www.theplayerstribune.com/diana-taurasi-video-from-somehere/

 

[John Glass]

I think I can walk to China before the link connects

 

[EasyEd]

I think I can walk to China before the link connects

Funny, it works for me fine (almost instantly) from the Hampton Inn I'm at in Maine.

 

[uconnfan68]

Funny, it works for me fine (almost instantly) from the Hampton Inn I'm at in Maine.

I'll second that instant connection, via Optimum in CT.

 

[RoyDodger]

Thanks for the link. Excellent little video. And my Comcast connection was an immediate one.

 

[Kaizen]

DT is a such special talent woman, will be remembered by UConn fans forever.

 

[Dougie]

I got this link from facebook and decided to post it here on the boneyard, in case you haven't seen it yet. She is something special.

http://www.theplayerstribune.com/diana-taurasi-video-from-somehere/

Thanks for sharing this great video. It was short but revealed a lot about Diana.

 

[BroadwayVa]

I got this link from facebook and decided to post it here on the boneyard, in case you haven't seen it yet. She is something special.

http://www.theplayerstribune.com/diana-taurasi-video-from-somehere/

Only people I know, now, from Chino are in prison or selling walnuts. (they grew them there).

 

[John Glass]

2nd try was much faster

great story. I love the way Geno handled the Notre Dame loss.

 

[Huskies Rule]

Thanks, Easy. That was a really enjoyable clip.

When DT's sister Jessika said "Chino's just a cow town, basically," it became eminently clear why Diana chose Storrs. Thank god for those damn cows.

 

[Bgillon]

Once you listen to Geno's comment about Dee taking 2 new teams to championship wins with the modifier that is the greatest achievement ever in WCBB, how can Dee not be considered the greatest WCBB player of all time? I remember believing UCONN would win every game because Geno once answered a question about why he thought UCONN would win a certain game and his response was " We have Dee and they don't"! I also believe the combination of Geno and Dee are the best combo in the history of WCBB.

 

[j66kicker]

Thay's why she thought they were "mooing" in Knoxville

 

[JavaMan]

What a great and well done piece. Very enjoyable. Thanks for posting this.

 

[Jackalope]

After the DT Video, the site listed some coming attractions. Do you think that someone likes UCONN at the players tribune?

http://www.theplayerstribune.com/we-are-liberty-behind-the-scenes-trailer/

 

[Huskies Rule]

I take back what I said about this being "a really enjoyable clip." It's seriously one of the very best ever. Diana as I haven't seen her before. Thanks again, E.E.

My three most favorite parts:

1) When Diana reveals that her first recruiting letter ever came from Walla Walla Community College in Washington State, when she was in 8th grade. She was so excited that she was convinced that'd be where she would go to college. History would have been rewritten.

2) Diana telling about the time her sister Jessika got thrown out of summer league for turning her back to the referee and mooning him. Clearly Dee's sister.

3) On how Geno recruited her, why Diana chose UConn, and the unabashed love and respect Geno has for her:
DT: "He's the only coach who came into my house and challenged me."
GA: "I think when you're a great player, the last thing you want to hear is 'you're a great player.' They already know they are.
What they wanna hear is 'how you gonna make me better?' And that's the way I approached it with her.
If you wanna become something completely different... then you need to come to Connecticut."
GA: "What she did her junior year and senior year (at UConn), there's no one that started a whole new starting lineup from the
year before and has taken their team and won the National Championship. And she did it twice!
That's as great a feat as has ever happened in college basketball! "

3 National Championships, 3 Olympic Gold Medals, 3 WNBA Championships...The Greatest...#3

 

[FairView]

That was really enjoyable to watch.
Thanks for the link.

 

[CL82]

Funny, it works for me fine (almost instantly) from the Hampton Inn I'm at in Maine.

That's because you're the only person using the internet in Maine.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Once you listen to Geno's comment about Dee taking 2 new teams to championship wins with the modifier that is the greatest achievement ever in WCBB, how can Dee not be considered the greatest WCBB player of all time? I remember believing UCONN would win every game because Geno once answered a question about why he thought UCONN would win a certain game and his response was " We have Dee and they don't"! I also believe the combination of Geno and Dee are the best combo in the history of WCBB.

Yeah, what Bgillon said. Was going to post it, but there it was! Those 2 years were amazing. DT put the team on her aching back and achieved greatness.

 

[Biff]

Yeah, what Bgillon said. ...DT put the team on her aching back and achieved greatness.

 

[meyers7]

That's because you're the only person using the internet in Maine.

They got computers up there now?

 

[meyers7]

Great clip.

 

[dr. uconn]

I am sure you were just teasing, however...in the schools of ME, every child in grade 7 and above has their own laptop. Many in K-1 have their own iPads. In CT, not so much.

Cheers!

 

[vtcwbuff]

"3 National Championships, 3 Olympic Gold Medals, 3 WNBA Championships...The Greatest...#3"

Add to that 3 (4?) Euroleague Championships.