[Hoops9092]

Hmmm....good non-answer on her part.  I'll stick with my WAG that the NIL and Tinsel Town factors played a role.

I think she was pretty clear on her motivation — being part of the firsts for a program.  I know nothing is her reasoning for going there, but that truly is a motivation of hers, you can’t really be the first for much at Stanford on or off the court.

Yeah, Stanford seemed like such a perfect fit for her. Interesting when your success as a program works against you rather than for you in the recruiting process.

Success as a program doesn't seem to be a problem for UConn in recruiting

At the same time they didn't get Kiki and with her brother playing for Yale  it would have also seemed a good fit, at least with their parents plans to attend the games.
I would say overall Stanford's success has certainly helped its recruiting. This was one isolated incident.

Yeah it's quite unfortunate it played out this way, considering how perfect a fit and timing Kiki's arrival would have been for Stanford. I'm sure Duke and Kara Lawson feel the same way, being another up and coming program that would fit the bill for Kiki's reasoning behind choosing UCLA and oh so close to home. 

I am excited for UCLA though to have her and here's to hoping they get to the Final Four in her career, but I don't see it. 

It has to be a bit of a reality check for her to see the #1 2023 recruit, from LA, is not even considering the Bruins.

[Hoops9092]

Hmmm....good non-answer on her part.  I'll stick with my WAG that the NIL and Tinsel Town factors played a role.

I think she was pretty clear on her motivation — being part of the firsts for a program.  I know nothing is her reasoning for going there, but that truly is a motivation of hers, you can’t really be the first for much at Stanford on or off the court.

Yeah, Stanford seemed like such a perfect fit for her. Interesting when your success as a program works against you rather than for you in the recruiting process.

Success as a program doesn't seem to be a problem for UConn in recruiting

At the same time they didn't get Kiki and with her brother playing for Yale  it would have also seemed a good fit, at least with their parents plans to attend the games.
I would say overall Stanford's success has certainly helped its recruiting. This was one isolated incident.

Yeah it's quite unfortunate it played out this way, considering how perfect a fit and timing Kiki's arrival would have been for Stanford. I'm sure Duke and Kara Lawson feel the same way, being another up and coming program that would fit the bill for Kiki's reasoning behind choosing UCLA and oh so close to home. 

I am excited for UCLA though to have her and here's to hoping they get to the Final Four in her career, but I don't see it. 

It has to be a bit of a reality check for her to see the #1 2023 recruit, from LA, is not even considering the Bruins.