Post by bvrbooster on Sept 1, 2018 20:43:32 GMT -8
I don't follow all this with anywhere near the dedication you guys do, and confess that I don't seek out quotes from 16 or 17 year old Hailey Van Lith or try to peer into her teenage mind. Nevertheless, I think we have an excellent chance to someday see her tossing little orange balls into the stands at Gill. Why?
It is 2,914 miles from Wenatchee, Washington to Storrs, Connecticut - 45 hours driving time. As commitment day draws closer, that realization is bound to dawn on her. No chance to sneak home to family and friends for a long weekend, no chance for them to come to your games. I just generally think that means a lot to a young girl in the recruiting process.
Second, Geno is 64 years old. I have no idea how long he plans to do this, but he'll be 66 when she arrives on campus, 70 when she graduates. Connecticut has long enjoyed the aura of invincibility, just as UCLA did in the Wooden years. but that is starting to fade somewhat. They haven't won a national championship since Van Lith was in 8th grade.
Finally, her other finalist (us) ain't exactly chopped liver. We don't quite have the pedigree of a Connecticut (yet), but we're a top tier program, with a superb coaching staff in an outstanding conference. Perhaps it will occur to both Ms Van Lith and Ms Brink that they have just as good a chance to go to the Final Four here as they do anywhere.
It is 2,914 miles from Wenatchee, Washington to Storrs, Connecticut - 45 hours driving time. As commitment day draws closer, that realization is bound to dawn on her. No chance to sneak home to family and friends for a long weekend, no chance for them to come to your games. I just generally think that means a lot to a young girl in the recruiting process.
Second, Geno is 64 years old. I have no idea how long he plans to do this, but he'll be 66 when she arrives on campus, 70 when she graduates. Connecticut has long enjoyed the aura of invincibility, just as UCLA did in the Wooden years. but that is starting to fade somewhat. They haven't won a national championship since Van Lith was in 8th grade.
Finally, her other finalist (us) ain't exactly chopped liver. We don't quite have the pedigree of a Connecticut (yet), but we're a top tier program, with a superb coaching staff in an outstanding conference. Perhaps it will occur to both Ms Van Lith and Ms Brink that they have just as good a chance to go to the Final Four here as they do anywhere.
