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[quote="MiniBlueHawkCard" pid='318899' dateline='1624291183']

Forgive me, but why is this "predictable?"

Effing outrageous, I get (who wouldn't?); but predictable?
Also, what is "the wrong school" reference?

The predictable comment might be more geared towards my personal skepticism of the selection process for the Olympic team. Nneka was the first overall pick in 2012 and rookie of the year and she was not selected (fair enough, wait your turn). 2016 was Nneka's MVP year, she was left behind. 

The wrong school reference points to the fact that Stanford has not had a women's basketball United States Olympian since 1996. That is astounding, and contributes to my predictability comment. Stanford does not have a seat at the table among the selection committee, UConn and South Carolina do, which is another challenge that must be overcome in recruiting at this point.

Sorry, but it is clear to me (an admittedly skeptical Stanford fan who is getting quite tired of this happening) that two coaches (one of whom Tara did a lot for in her playing career and early in her coaching career) are using "do you want to get onto the Olympic team, because that never happens if you go to Stanford and it happens a lot of you go to the school I want you to attend" as a recruiting tool against Tara. Yukon and now Carolina players get every break when an Olympic team is selected.

The Olympic team is a BIG deal in women's hoops. Controlling access to it is a major advantage for the college coaches who are controlling it.

I am sorry, but I am just too old, too cynical, and too experienced (in watching this happen over and over) to think this is not a rigged process. At some point, the circumstantial evidence is mighty overwhelming.

No, Tara did NOT do this when she coached the Olympic team. Then again, IIRC, she was the coach who took over after the USA women had LOST in the Olympics, then brought them back to winning. Her priority as the Olympic coach was to win the Olympics. That is what the priority should be, not greasing the skids for her college team.

Then again, Tara has put a lot of effort into building the women's game. BTW, anyone with that perspective has to put Nneka onto this team. She is a great player and a great leader of the women's game.

This is an outrage. But it will just happen, then continue to happen. Stanford is not the SEC and it is not Yukon. So nobody cares.

Tara deserves better. More to the point (perhaps, for me, because Tara is the coach of the team I care about), women's basketball deserves better.

[Blue Hawk (Mizzou) Card]

[quote="MiniBlueHawkCard" pid='318899' dateline='1624291183']

Forgive me, but why is this "predictable?"

Effing outrageous, I get (who wouldn't?); but predictable?
Also, what is "the wrong school" reference?

The predictable comment might be more geared towards my personal skepticism of the selection process for the Olympic team. Nneka was the first overall pick in 2012 and rookie of the year and she was not selected (fair enough, wait your turn). 2016 was Nneka's MVP year, she was left behind. 

The wrong school reference points to the fact that Stanford has not had a women's basketball United States Olympian since 1996. That is astounding, and contributes to my predictability comment. Stanford does not have a seat at the table among the selection committee, UConn and South Carolina do, which is another challenge that must be overcome in recruiting at this point.

Sorry, but it is clear to me (an admittedly skeptical Stanford fan who is getting quite tired of this happening) that two coaches (one of whom Tara did a lot for in her playing career and early in her coaching career) are using "do you want to get onto the Olympic team, because that never happens if you go to Stanford and it happens a lot of you go to the school I want you to attend" as a recruiting tool against Tara. Yukon and now Carolina players get every break when an Olympic team is selected.

The Olympic team is a BIG deal in women's hoops. Controlling access to it is a major advantage for the college coaches who are controlling it.

I am sorry, but I am just too old, too cynical, and too experienced (in watching this happen over and over) to think this is not a rigged process. At some point, the circumstantial evidence is mighty overwhelming.

No, Tara did NOT do this when she coached the Olympic team. Then again, IIRC, she was the coach who took over after the USA women had LOST in the Olympics, then brought them back to winning. Her priority as the Olympic coach was to win the Olympics. That is what the priority should be, not greasing the skids for her college team.

Then again, Tara has put a lot of effort into building the women's game. BTW, anyone with that perspective has to put Nneka onto this team. She is a great player and a great leader of the women's game.

This is an outrage. But it will just happen, then continue to happen. Stanford is not the SEC and it is not Yukon. So nobody cares.

Tara deserves better. More to the point (perhaps, for me, because Tara is the coach of the team I care about), women's basketball deserves better.