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I hope she doesn't try the UConn route. I think it would be a pretty unhappy situation for her. Geno is very tough and it's not easy to learn his system. For instance, I don't think Stevens enjoyed her year there very much. And the post who grad transferred there this year hardly got off the bench. Di is much better of course, but they do have C. Williams kinda playing her position. Of course it's also not so easy to bond with just one year to play. I don't really want to see her at Oregon, but think that might be the best fit for her. They have a bunch of really talented players coming in and she could be the knowledgeable vet for them....and whatever classes she takes there would be a piece of cake after Stanford.

Not true on Stevens.  She was at UConn 2 years and did enjoy her time there.  She earned her degree and wanted the WNBA more than grad school.  Some were surprised by her decision only because she told the staff she was returning.  She decided she was ready for the WNBA.  The expectation is Westbrook will do the same.

you could be right. I don't have inside info. But my understanding was that Stevens didn't want to play in the post, but because of her height that's where Geno wanted her to play...which made her appear less than blissful about her situation and contributed to the decision to leave early. And in general Geno plays 6 players (sometimes 7) even in blowouts so if you aren't on his "a" list you sit on the bench regardless of how good you might have been in a previous reincarnation.

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I hope she doesn't try the UConn route. I think it would be a pretty unhappy situation for her. Geno is very tough and it's not easy to learn his system. For instance, I don't think Stevens enjoyed her year there very much. And the post who grad transferred there this year hardly got off the bench. Di is much better of course, but they do have C. Williams kinda playing her position. Of course it's also not so easy to bond with just one year to play. I don't really want to see her at Oregon, but think that might be the best fit for her. They have a bunch of really talented players coming in and she could be the knowledgeable vet for them....and whatever classes she takes there would be a piece of cake after Stanford.

Not true on Stevens.  She was at UConn 2 years and did enjoy her time there.  She earned her degree and wanted the WNBA more than grad school.  Some were surprised by her decision only because she told the staff she was returning.  She decided she was ready for the WNBA.  The expectation is Westbrook will do the same.

you could be right. I don't have inside info. But my understanding was that Stevens didn't want to play in the post, but because of her height that's where Geno wanted her to play...which made her appear less than blissful about her situation and contributed to the decision to leave early. And in general Geno plays 6 players (sometimes 7) even in blowouts so if you aren't on his "a" list you sit on the bench regardless of how good you might have been in a previous reincarnation.