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This completely contradicts stories over a year old that UConn had offered Brunelle, such as this one. To me, it also contradicts logic that UConn wouldn't have offered a player who has been at or near #1 in her class for three years. |
Does Auriemma go after every #1 and every top 3? He's got other #1's on his squad and other #1's coming in so he has to worry about playing time and positions.
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| They dropped her some time ago. That’s why someone close to her started posting on The Boneyard questioning why. And no they do not recruit according to rankings as once there is something that doesn’t fit they move on.
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Very interesting -- Marisa Moseley gets a head coaching job before Shea Ralph, who I thought might be a candidate for Virginia, which is close to her home state of North Carolina.
Will/should Geno replace Moseley with former long time assistant, and recently fired Cincinnati head coach, Jamelle Elliott? I say he shouldn't, and he further shouldn't hire any of his former players, unless it's Diana Taurasi. Get a new-blooded recruiting velociraptor, unless it's Diana.
Fifteen years ago I opined that Diana would be the best person eventually to replace Geno. I still feel that way, but she should have some sort of college coaching experience first.
On Edit: The job posting on the UConn site is very interesting. It says:
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PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Master’s degree in Sports Management or related field; former playing experience at both the collegiate and professional (WNBA) levels; experience developing skills of guards; coaching experience in the Northeast; and participated in and coordinated community service activities for student-athletes. |
Guards? Moseley was a post coach. Is something more than Moseley abrew? On the other paw, the position posting may just be an irrelevant formality, as it's possible Geno has a candidate already selected. |
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Very interesting -- Marisa Moseley gets a head coaching job before Shea Ralph, who I thought might be a candidate for Virginia, which is close to her home state of North Carolina.
Will/should Geno replace Moseley with former long time assistant, and recently fired Cincinnati head coach, Jamelle Elliott? I say he shouldn't, and he further shouldn't hire any of his former players, unless it's Diana Taurasi. Get a new-blooded recruiting velociraptor, unless it's Diana.
Fifteen years ago I opined that Diana would be the best person eventually to replace Geno. I still feel that way, but she should have some sort of college coaching experience first.
On Edit: The job posting on the UConn site is very interesting. It says:
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PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Master’s degree in Sports Management or related field; former playing experience at both the collegiate and professional (WNBA) levels; experience developing skills of guards; coaching experience in the Northeast; and participated in and coordinated community service activities for student-athletes. |
Guards? Moseley was a post coach. Is something more than Moseley brewing? On the other paw, the position posting may just be an irrelevant formality, as it's possible Geno has a candidate already selected. |
Normally, when you have a candidate in mind for a job, you write the job requirements to match the resume of that candidate.
When they put "former WNBA player" in the requirements, that certainly narrows the list. Makes it sound like they have someone in mind. If that requirement is not tailored to a specific candidate, not sure why they feel that is necessary. Perhaps it helps in recruiting as people are suggesting with Whalen.
Tameka Williams fits a couple of the requirements, but not the guard part. Jennifer Rizzotti fits them all, but she's a head coach.
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| Posted: 04/17/18 6:15 pm ::: |
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Very interesting -- Marisa Moseley gets a head coaching job before Shea Ralph, who I thought might be a candidate for Virginia, which is close to her home state of North Carolina.
Will/should Geno replace Moseley with former long time assistant, and recently fired Cincinnati head coach, Jamelle Elliott? I say he shouldn't, and he further shouldn't hire any of his former players, unless it's Diana Taurasi. Get a new-blooded recruiting velociraptor, unless it's Diana.
Fifteen years ago I opined that Diana would be the best person eventually to replace Geno. I still feel that way, but she should have some sort of college coaching experience first.
On Edit: The job posting on the UConn site is very interesting. It says:
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PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Master’s degree in Sports Management or related field; former playing experience at both the collegiate and professional (WNBA) levels; experience developing skills of guards; coaching experience in the Northeast; and participated in and coordinated community service activities for student-athletes. |
Guards? Moseley was a post coach. Is something more than Moseley brewing? On the other paw, the position posting may just be an irrelevant formality, as it's possible Geno has a candidate already selected. |
Normally, when you have a candidate in mind for a job, you write the job requirements to match the resume of that candidate.
When they put "former WNBA player" in the requirements, that certainly narrows the list. Makes it sound like they have someone in mind. If that requirement is not tailored to a specific candidate, not sure why they feel that is necessary. Perhaps it helps in recruiting as people are suggesting with Whalen.
Tameka Williams fits a couple of the requirements, but not the guard part. Jennifer Rizzotti fits them all, but she's a head coach. |
The job posting says it will be removed on April 18, which is tomorrow. Which further means that an announcement could be made immediately thereafter.
But let's take the job requirements seriously. It would seem to require a female (WNBA), and Geno has never had a male assistant to my recollection. He should probably hire a black because the rest of his staff is white.
Now who could have been a WNBA player, likely a guard, who has coaching experience in the northeast? Morgan Valley would fit the bill except for the WNBA part, plus she's white. Dawn Stal . . . no. Willnett Crockett is a post coach and I don't think she played in the WNBA.
Thinking . . . . . . |
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| Posted: 04/17/18 6:34 pm ::: |
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| GlennMacGrady wrote: |
Very interesting -- Marisa Moseley gets a head coaching job before Shea Ralph, who I thought might be a candidate for Virginia, which is close to her home state of North Carolina.
Will/should Geno replace Moseley with former long time assistant, and recently fired Cincinnati head coach, Jamelle Elliott? I say he shouldn't, and he further shouldn't hire any of his former players, unless it's Diana Taurasi. Get a new-blooded recruiting velociraptor, unless it's Diana.
Fifteen years ago I opined that Diana would be the best person eventually to replace Geno. I still feel that way, but she should have some sort of college coaching experience first.
On Edit: The job posting on the UConn site is very interesting. It says:
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PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Master’s degree in Sports Management or related field; former playing experience at both the collegiate and professional (WNBA) levels; experience developing skills of guards; coaching experience in the Northeast; and participated in and coordinated community service activities for student-athletes. |
Guards? Moseley was a post coach. Is something more than Moseley brewing? On the other paw, the position posting may just be an irrelevant formality, as it's possible Geno has a candidate already selected. |
Normally, when you have a candidate in mind for a job, you write the job requirements to match the resume of that candidate.
When they put "former WNBA player" in the requirements, that certainly narrows the list. Makes it sound like they have someone in mind. If that requirement is not tailored to a specific candidate, not sure why they feel that is necessary. Perhaps it helps in recruiting as people are suggesting with Whalen.
Tameka Williams fits a couple of the requirements, but not the guard part. Jennifer Rizzotti fits them all, but she's a head coach. |
The job posting says it will be removed on April 18, which is tomorrow. Which further means that an announcement could be made immediately thereafter.
But let's take the job requirements seriously. It would seem to require a female (WNBA), and Geno has never had a male assistant to my recollection. He should probably hire a black because the rest of his staff is white.
Now who could have been a WNBA player, likely a guard, who has coaching experience in the northeast? Morgan Valley would fit the bill except for the WNBA part, plus she's white. Dawn Stal . . . no. Willnett Crockett is a post coach and I don't think she played in the WNBA.
Thinking . . . . . . |
I really hope it's not Jamelle but it probably will be. Honestly if I was a young kid now she wouldn't do too much for me. Marisa had a great personality and was more bubbly. I've never been too impressed with Jamelle's demeanor. Apparently neither were recruits in Ohio.
It should be an African American female under 40.
And why would the coach be for guards? Wasn't Moseley a post in college? Has Auriemma just given up on posts all together?
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| Posted: 04/17/18 6:42 pm ::: |
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| GlennMacGrady wrote: |
Very interesting -- Marisa Moseley gets a head coaching job before Shea Ralph, who I thought might be a candidate for Virginia, which is close to her home state of North Carolina.
Will/should Geno replace Moseley with former long time assistant, and recently fired Cincinnati head coach, Jamelle Elliott? I say he shouldn't, and he further shouldn't hire any of his former players, unless it's Diana Taurasi. Get a new-blooded recruiting velociraptor, unless it's Diana.
Fifteen years ago I opined that Diana would be the best person eventually to replace Geno. I still feel that way, but she should have some sort of college coaching experience first.
On Edit: The job posting on the UConn site is very interesting. It says:
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PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Master’s degree in Sports Management or related field; former playing experience at both the collegiate and professional (WNBA) levels; experience developing skills of guards; coaching experience in the Northeast; and participated in and coordinated community service activities for student-athletes. |
Guards? Moseley was a post coach. Is something more than Moseley brewing? On the other paw, the position posting may just be an irrelevant formality, as it's possible Geno has a candidate already selected. |
Normally, when you have a candidate in mind for a job, you write the job requirements to match the resume of that candidate.
When they put "former WNBA player" in the requirements, that certainly narrows the list. Makes it sound like they have someone in mind. If that requirement is not tailored to a specific candidate, not sure why they feel that is necessary. Perhaps it helps in recruiting as people are suggesting with Whalen.
Tameka Williams fits a couple of the requirements, but not the guard part. Jennifer Rizzotti fits them all, but she's a head coach. |
The job posting says it will be removed on April 18, which is tomorrow. Which further means that an announcement could be made immediately thereafter.
But let's take the job requirements seriously. It would seem to require a female (WNBA), and Geno has never had a male assistant to my recollection. He should probably hire a black because the rest of his staff is white.
Now who could have been a WNBA player, likely a guard, who has coaching experience in the northeast? Morgan Valley would fit the bill except for the WNBA part, plus she's white. Dawn Stal . . . no. Willnett Crockett is a post coach and I don't think she played in the WNBA.
Thinking . . . . . . |
I really hope it's not Jamelle but it probably will be. Honestly if I was a young kid now she wouldn't do too much for me. Marisa had a great personality and was more bubbly.
It should be an African American female under 40.
And why would the coach be for guards? Wasn't Moseley a post in college? Has Auriemma just given up on posts all together? |
My memory is fading, acsuc99, but didn't Marisa Moseley owe her basketball success to attending high school with you, or was that the president of ESPN who owes his success to your diligent work? |
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| At first I thought it could be their GA but from the description I would guess Lister.
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| At first I thought it could be their GA but from the description I would guess Lister. |
You're often on the money, bballjunkie, and I think you may have nailed this one. Jasmine Lister assisted two years at UConn, where she got a Masters degree in Sports Management, plus a year at Washington and DePaul (Geno's best buddy), and she played a year in the WNBA for the Sparks as a guard, after a very successful career at Vanderbilt. Geno and the rest of his staff would know her intimately. The job description now looks as if it were written with her in mind. |
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| Posted: 04/17/18 7:33 pm ::: |
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Very interesting -- Marisa Moseley gets a head coaching job before Shea Ralph, who I thought might be a candidate for Virginia, which is close to her home state of North Carolina.
Will/should Geno replace Moseley with former long time assistant, and recently fired Cincinnati head coach, Jamelle Elliott? I say he shouldn't, and he further shouldn't hire any of his former players, unless it's Diana Taurasi. Get a new-blooded recruiting velociraptor, unless it's Diana.
Fifteen years ago I opined that Diana would be the best person eventually to replace Geno. I still feel that way, but she should have some sort of college coaching experience first.
On Edit: The job posting on the UConn site is very interesting. It says:
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PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Master’s degree in Sports Management or related field; former playing experience at both the collegiate and professional (WNBA) levels; experience developing skills of guards; coaching experience in the Northeast; and participated in and coordinated community service activities for student-athletes. |
Guards? Moseley was a post coach. Is something more than Moseley brewing? On the other paw, the position posting may just be an irrelevant formality, as it's possible Geno has a candidate already selected. |
Normally, when you have a candidate in mind for a job, you write the job requirements to match the resume of that candidate.
When they put "former WNBA player" in the requirements, that certainly narrows the list. Makes it sound like they have someone in mind. If that requirement is not tailored to a specific candidate, not sure why they feel that is necessary. Perhaps it helps in recruiting as people are suggesting with Whalen.
Tameka Williams fits a couple of the requirements, but not the guard part. Jennifer Rizzotti fits them all, but she's a head coach. |
The job posting says it will be removed on April 18, which is tomorrow. Which further means that an announcement could be made immediately thereafter.
But let's take the job requirements seriously. It would seem to require a female (WNBA), and Geno has never had a male assistant to my recollection. He should probably hire a black because the rest of his staff is white.
Now who could have been a WNBA player, likely a guard, who has coaching experience in the northeast? Morgan Valley would fit the bill except for the WNBA part, plus she's white. Dawn Stal . . . no. Willnett Crockett is a post coach and I don't think she played in the WNBA.
Thinking . . . . . . |
I really hope it's not Jamelle but it probably will be. Honestly if I was a young kid now she wouldn't do too much for me. Marisa had a great personality and was more bubbly.
It should be an African American female under 40.
And why would the coach be for guards? Wasn't Moseley a post in college? Has Auriemma just given up on posts all together? |
My memory is fading, acsuc99, but didn't Marisa Moseley owe her basketball success to attending high school with you, or was that the president of ESPN who owes his success to your diligent work? |
Good memory Glenn! I am in mourning that my FAB Marisa is moving on! I wish her good luck to avoid the Jamelle curse.
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Shea Ralph will be taking maternity leave I assume?
Is this my nightmare in motion?!?....Shea goes, Jamelle comes, Geno quits, Jamelle takes over....
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| Shea Ralph will be taking maternity leave |
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| Shea Ralph will be taking maternity leave |
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What's the story on this? |
Do you think your omission of "I assume?" changes my statement at all?
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I guess it was the best kept secret (other than 531 not knowing UConn wasn't really a 94% lock for the NC) in WCB.
But for those of us able to get profile views, secretive Shea was carrying.
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My parents were at the games at Albany and the first thing my mom said to me when she returned from Albany was
Mama ACSUC99- "SHEA RALPH IS PREGNANT!"
ACS- "WHAT, HOW DO YOU KNOW!"
MAMA- "I COULD SEE HER BUMP FROM THE NOSE BLEEDS!"
Score one for Mama.
I'm all in for Jasmin Lister. UConn will need her movie star looks after ND stole their thunder and is sending players to Dancing with the "Stars".
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My parents were at the games at Albany and the first thing my mom said to me when she returned from Albany was
Mama ACSUC99- "SHEA RALPH IS PREGNANT!"
ACS- "WHAT, HOW DO YOU KNOW!"
MAMA- "I COULD SEE HER BUMP FROM THE NOSE BLEEDS!"
Score one for Mama.
I'm all in for Jasmin Lister. UConn will need her movie star looks after ND stole their thunder and is sending players to Dancing with the "Stars". |
I can't remember when we 1st noticed. Louisville game for me it must have been.
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| I thought Ralph looked pregnant when I saw her in Albany, but of course I couldn't be positive. I'm just surprised that it hasn't been discussed somewhere with some facts. Or has it? I haven't read the Boneyard in many years except looking at a couple of recruiting threads recently. |
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| Posted: 04/17/18 9:11 pm ::: |
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| I thought Ralph looked pregnant when I saw her in Albany, but of course I couldn't be positive. I'm just surprised that it hasn't been discussed somewhere with some facts. Or has it? I haven't read the Boneyard in many years except looking at a couple of recruiting threads recently. |
If it was discussed on The Boneyard it was probably deleted because Nan has been in some kind of mood this whole season!
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I have a hard time believing that a UConn coach can be pregnant and no one in their massive fan following, and that no one in the largest WCBB press corps in existence, is asking Ralph or UConn about it.
I recall many WCBB coaches whose pregnancies became big and interesting stories -- e.g., Nikki Caldwell-not-yet-Fargas, Brenda Frese, Charli Turner-Thorne, Kim Barnes Arico.
I've never heard that Ralph is in a relationship of any kind, but that doesn't mean much because it may not have been reported and I don't follow things like that anyway. But, ASSUMING Ralph is in fact pregnant, there would seem to be five logical possibilities:
1. Ralph is married to a guy and is having his child.
2. Ralph isn't married to a guy but is having his child.
3. Ralph is in a relationship or marriage with a woman and they are having a child by artificial insemination/implant.
4. Ralph isn't in a relationship or married to anyone but just wants to have a child for herself by artificial insemination/implant.
5. Ralph is serving as a surrogate mother for someone else.
Now, do any of us have a "right" to know the answer. No, of course not. But we all do have a right to be curious and to ask questions. So, who out there in the brave new media world is going to ask some questions? I mean, it can't be a secret; the entire team and athletic department must know the story. |
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Okay, I don't need Sherlock Holmes or Dorothy Kilgallen to track down the Shea Ralph baby and relationship story.
This baby registry site says that a Shea Ralph and Thomas Garrick have a baby due on June 26, 2018.
Last week Thomas Garrick, a former NBA player and WCBB coach at URI, Vanderbilt and BC, was announced, "in front of family", as the head coach of the women's basketball team at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell.
That announcement has a photo gallery linked to it. One of the photos shows Shea Ralph standing next to Garrick. Here's the photo:
The UConn press Horde can take it from there. |
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| So, I remember their being a video vault with all the Huskies games. Does anyone remember where I can find this?
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| My God, that's the first pic I've seen of Shea Ralph smiling since I don't know when! Every time I see her on TV (which is usually on the bench) or in a pic (which is admittedly usually a bench shot) she looks pained. Nice pic. She should smile once in awhile. She doesn't usually even smile when the team is leaving the court, and it makes her look way older than she is.
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She seems stunned that people are pissed that Geno basically handed the title of Women's Basketball Queens to the trash talking arrogant Fightin' Muffetts.