Hanging With The Rich And Famous

[RockyMTblue2]

These girls wear me out. Oh and Draymond needs a jet of his own.

 

[DEpup]

I know we are in the social media age but I'd much rather they be taking pictures of national championship trophies or rings.....

 

[Crossover]

I know we are in the social media age but I'd much rather they be taking pictures of national championship trophies or rings.....

Grinch!

 

[CL82]

I know we are in the social media age but I'd much rather they be taking pictures of national championship trophies or rings.....

Don’t underestimate the Impact that high profile social media presence has on brand value and recruiting.

 

[Jim]

It’s nice to see Steph and Draymond be able to hang out with the rich and famous.

 

[EricLA]

Steph to Azzi "Tell your parents I said 'what's up'"

Draymond to Paige "Hey. You're incredible" Then to Azzi "Both y'all are incredible".

Pretty amazing. Make hay while the sun shines - hopefully more recruits see this and want to be a part of it. We've lost out on numerous high profile recruits, even since Paige has been at UCONN. I know the exposure is great for brand value, as @CL82 pointed out, but I've not really seen any "bump" in recruiting cachet...

I totally agree btw, I'm just wondering if there will be anything tangible we can look at and say "wow they came because of Paige/Azzi", or "they were interested because of all the social media presence of Paige and Azzi". I mean I know it can't hurt - but... Where's the beef!!

 

[JellyBean]

They are having fun and gaining a wealth of knowledge.

 

[Carnac]

I know we are in the social media age but I'd much rather they be taking pictures of national championship trophies or rings.....

Patience grasshopper. Believe me, I'm feeling you. All things in time.

 

[Carnac]

Steph to Azzi "Tell your parents I said 'what's up'"

Draymond to Paige "Hey. You're incredible" Then to Azzi "Both y'all are incredible".

Pretty amazing. Make hay while the sun shines - hopefully more recruits see this and want to be a part of it. We've lost out on numerous high profile recruits, even since Paige has been at UCONN. I know the exposure is great for brand value, as @CL82 pointed out, but I've not really seen any "bump" in recruiting cachet...

I totally agree btw, I'm just wondering if there will be anything tangible we can look at and say "wow they came because of Paige/Azzi", or "they were interested because of all the social media presence of Paige and Azzi". I mean I know it can't hurt - but... Where's the beef!!

A side note. You know how we ALWAYS notice who/what is in the background of phots and videos that are posted here. Azzi and Paige where ON THE FLOOR of the arena. This was probably after the game. I don't think Draymond would eat that plate that soon before a game. If it was pregame, the plate may have been for his child. Care to bet if they received free passes to that game?

 

[socal613ws]

I know we are in the social media age but I'd much rather they be taking pictures of national championship trophies or rings.....

I rather not get a daily collage of photos Paige has been on either. There are other players on the team.

 

[HuskyNan]

I rather not get a daily collage of photos Paige has been on either. There are other players on the team.

The other players don’t post on Twitter or Instagram as much. Paige gets paid to post

 

[CTBballfan243]

It’s the off season. Tia the season to work on your brand, gaining more instagram followers, negotiating NIL deals, and increasing your net worth. Basketball workouts can wait until the fall.

 

[CL82]

Steph to Azzi "Tell your parents I said 'what's up'"
. I know the exposure is great for brand value, as @CL82 pointed out, but I've not really seen any "bump" in recruiting cachet...

Give it time. I also think that Marc Damelio‘s work to enhance the social media brand value of UConn athletes is going to pay big dividends.

 

[jchusky]

It’s the off season. Tia the season to work on your brand, gaining more instagram followers, negotiating NIL deals, and increasing your net worth. Basketball workouts can wait until the fall.

hope you are not being serious about that

 

[Mdoggie]

Try not to live on ifs and maybes. If you do, maybe your outlook would be better?

 

[CTBballfan243]

Yes, but who will have the bigger NIL deals and more Instagram followers?????? Brand, brand, brand, brand, brand !!!!!!!!

 

[Geew1992]

Your joking right??

 

[jchusky]

Yes, but who will have the bigger NIL deals and more Instagram followers?????? Brand, brand, brand, brand, brand !!!!!!!!

comments like this are a concern and why coaches are worried. What comes 1st, your team and basketball/football or your social media? Have already seen Nick Saban come out and say it's a bidding war for players. Can only imagine things to get worse

 

[tchalla1]

Don’t underestimate the Impact that high profile social media presence has on brand value and recruiting.

You're absolutely correct--hamming it with Seth Curry and the GS Warriors ain't bad for business!

 

[Crossover]

There are several orders of magnitude difference between this video and the ubiquitous videos of Paige showing off her 'fits." The most mind-blowing and culturally significant part is when Draymond tells his son "Say 'what's up' to those super stars". It was also significant that when Paige invited Draymond to come to UConn, he said "It might be difficult to get to Stores". I was stunned that he knew exactly where UConn's campus is, and that he knew from Storrs. I guess it truly is the basketball capital of the world (thanks to the sustained success of the women's team). The cherry on top was Draymond's promise to visit. Steph and Kobie, notorious"girl dad's", are one thing. Draymond is a whole 'nother other.

 

[bbfanLA]

I’m not sure why this is an either/or situation. I have a job where I work more hours than many and I do it well. I also have side hustles that I do well. I also have an active social life and I’m active on social media. All of those things make me a well rounded human being. If all I did was focus on work, I’d be miserable and my work would probably suffer as a result. I think you can and should have more than one focus in life (like, hopefully, all of us do).

 

[diggerfoot]

Steph to Azzi "Tell your parents I said 'what's up'"

Draymond to Paige "Hey. You're incredible" Then to Azzi "Both y'all are incredible".

Pretty amazing. Make hay while the sun shines - hopefully more recruits see this and want to be a part of it. We've lost out on numerous high profile recruits, even since Paige has been at UCONN. I know the exposure is great for brand value, as @CL82 pointed out, but I've not really seen any "bump" in recruiting cachet...

I totally agree btw, I'm just wondering if there will be anything tangible we can look at and say "wow they came because of Paige/Azzi", or "they were interested because of all the social media presence of Paige and Azzi". I mean I know it can't hurt - but... Where's the beef!!

We’ve gone through a string of years in which we hauled number one players but we were not satisfying roster needs, thus playing a bunch of number one players with overlapping skill sets along with a 6’1” center. We were looking like how Tennessee used to recruit.

The most recent recruiting classes we did not get the highest ranked recruits, but we got highly ranked recruits that satisfy the diversity of roster needs.

Perhaps you are faulting the quantity recently? Sometimes quantity is the price paid for setting a quality standard. The coaches assessment matters most on this, more than you or me. Then of course hindsight will matter most of all.

 

[Bald Husky]

Good publicity for Paige is good publicity for UConn. Any tweets or Facebook posts about any of our girls with other famous athletes puts UConn in a good light as a program. Professional athletes talking about UConn makes for good attention, and recruits always find a way to view all of this. Its off season, recruiting is in full swing, and any help from "the help" can only put our program in a positive spotlight.

 

[meyers7]

Good publicity for Paige is good publicity for UConn. Any tweets or Facebook posts about any of our girls with other famous athletes puts UConn in a good light as a program. Professional athletes talking about UConn makes for good attention, and recruits always find a way to view all of this. Its off season, recruiting is in full swing, and any help from "the help" can only put our program in a positive spotlight.

Yea, really, they are using "their brand" to promote "UCONN brand". It's all good. Everybody wins.