I did. You must have seen the same clip I saw at least a month ago. It immediately explained the kinesio tape.Did we know she had one? I did not. It's on her left shoulder. In games she covers it with the kinesio athletic tape, but I saw it on the Geno show when they were showing clips of a practice.
I believe Shea Palph has a small tattoo on her ankle.Did we know she had one? I did not. It's on her left shoulder. In games she covers it with the kinesio athletic tape, but I saw it on the Geno show when they were showing clips of a practice.
Neither, same one as her mother and sister have. Family ties tat.
I believe Shea Palph has a small tattoo on her ankle.
Who says it's a big deal? I simply asked the question and mentioned that I had not noticed it before.Why is this a big deal? All the kids (OK a lot of them) have them now. It's not like last night's show revealed that she is involved in dog fighting.
I believe Shea Palph has a small tattoo on her ankle.
Boy, you would have gotten grounded in my family for that comment. Mom or Dad regularly trotted out the old, "If everyone jumps off the bridge are you going to jump, too?"Why is this a big deal? All the kids (OK a lot of them) have them now. It's not like last night's show revealed that she is involved in dog fighting.
It's not Geno, it's CD. And her rule is "no visible tatoos while in uniform" not "no tattoos at all". It's a rule that goes along with the "no name on the back of the uniform" thing - it's all about the team, not the individual. The kids seem to be OK with it.One of my favorite kids, Bria Hartley, has, among others, a large stylized basketball tattooed on her inner hip. After UConn, Stef tatted her inner forearm. Is that a negative reflection on them? I have to believe in 30 years at UConn others have also had discrete, less prominent tattoos. So Gabby has a shoulder tattoo. What does it really matter?? I know Geno (THE best WCBB coach ever) likes to control the UConn image and culture for his players (routines, dress, social media, etc) and I bet he believes (and I won't argue) that it has contributed to UConn's team-first focus and unparalleled success in WCBB. But unlike 25-30 years ago, when practically no girls had tattoos, today it is a socially acceptable way kids express themselves, their individuality etc. Almost forty years ago, I refused to talk to my son for pretty much an entire school year because he came home with a small tattoo on his arm (honoring his grandparents murdered in Auschwitz). I was irrational, I freaked out. He was a great young man (then and now) but I couldn't get past that darn tattoo. I have since learned not to judge people (kids or adults) because they choose to do things that harm nobody, I don't agree with, or I simply don't understand. (A Mike Tyson facial tribal tattoo excluded).
If all things were the same but DT or Maya had impossible-to-cover tattoos, would Geno have decided not to recruit them? Lauren Cox? I don't know. But if a kid is a really good kid, with her head "screwed on right," with solid family values, respectful of others, a team-first not a me-first kid, and a helluva basketball player - an out-there for-everyone-to-see neck tattoo or full sleeve shouldn't mean beans. That which matters is inside, not outside.
Now we have a problem with "dog fighting" on this board???Why is this a big deal? All the kids (OK a lot of them) have them now. It's not like last night's show revealed that she is involved in dog fighting.
Why not? It's obviously fun or everybody wouldn't do it. And obviously can't be that dangerous or everyone wouldn't do it, lot's of chicken's out there. Besides if you are the only one left what's the point of living?Mom or Dad regularly trotted out the old, "If everyone jumps off the bridge are you going to jump, too?"
The only way to express your individuality is with your thoughts. Everything else can be copied.