CP - Olympics conspiracy theory

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You can't play the "conspiracy theory" card on this one. Conspiracies aren't this overt and require more than one plotter.
 
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linkster said:
Or they could see that since Parker graduated not one former Tenn player has made an Olympic squad. It would be up to them to decide why. Is it Geno's being vindictive? Or will they look at the WNBA stat leaders and see many former UConn players listed prominently and conclude that they earned their spots on the team?
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What the hell do Tennessee players since 08 have to do with Parker's Olympic merit? And have you noticed Parker's WNBA stats and team record? There is no valid argument that she shouldn't be on the team.

What recruits will notice is if it's between Player X and UConn alum, UConn alum will get the nod every time. Maybe Coach K will put Jahlil Okafor on the men's team over Lebron James, except Coach K isn't that big of a douchebag....
 
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Anyone seen the YouTube video of Candace "We need to talk?" I watched it but don't know how to post link in here. Lisa Leslie is interviewing her about olympics.
 
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linkster said:
Or they could see that since Parker graduated not one former Tenn player has made an Olympic squad. It would be up to them to decide why. Is it Geno's being vindictive? Or will they look at the WNBA stat leaders and see many former UConn players listed prominently and conclude that they earned their spots on the team?
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Umm, the 2008 team had Catch and Kara Lawson on it, and the 2012 team had Parker and Catch. It's hard to build an argument when it relies on an erroneous premise.
 
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FrozenLVFan said:
Umm, the 2008 team had Catch and Kara Lawson on it, and the 2012 team had Parker and Catch. It's hard to build an argument when it relies on an erroneous premise.
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I think he's talking about the players that followed Parker into the WNBA. While he's right that there haven't been many stars, that has nothing to do with Parker's omission from the Olympic team.

Based on the WNBA season to date, I don't think that Whalen, Augustus, Griner or Delle Donne deserve to be on the team over Parker. None of them have been impressive this year (Catch gets the pass based on her prior service; same with Bird if she was having a down year, but she's looked pretty good; Stewart gets the rookie pass).
 
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Darth_Vol said:
What the hell do Tennessee players since 08 have to do with Parker's Olympic merit? And have you noticed Parker's WNBA stats and team record? There is no valid argument that she shouldn't be on the team.
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It has nothing to do with Parker. I was responding to this:

Originally Posted by Darth_Vol View Post
You know what really hurts recruiting? When a player who dreams of playing for the Olympic team knows she has to go to a particular school to be assured of a roster spot....
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The assumption among many here that Geno hand-picked the team and that the committee just rubber-stamped his choices doesn't make sense. Why would they? He won't be the next coach so there is no motivation there. He has nothing to do with the WNBA which is the primary force for USA basketball. If you look at the ruling body of USA it is filled with NBA and WNBA executives. They have zero reasons to alienate one of their premier players just to placate Geno.
 
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linkster said:
It has nothing to do with Parker. I was responding to this:



The assumption among many here that Geno hand-picked the team and that the committee just rubber-stamped his choices doesn't make sense. Why would they? He won't be the next coach so there is no motivation there. He has nothing to do with the WNBA which is the primary force for USA basketball. If you look at the ruling body of USA it is filled with NBA and WNBA executives. They have zero reasons to alienate one of their premier players just to placate Geno.
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You serious, Clark?

This is why I think most people are upset. It's trying to be pushed off like Geno had nothing to do with it. He absolutely made this call which is fine it's his team to coach. Just own it that's all I want. And the UC fans that want to think we are that stupid.
 
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I guess we should include the WNBA in this conspiracy as well. After all, there are always more UCONN alum playing in their All-Star game every season. And then we can go ahead and look at the WNBA leading statistics in all categories and they are littered with former UCONN players as well. I guess there is just some huge conspiracy going on here. I'm surprised Trump hasn't gotten wind of it yet. After all, the UCONN WBB team has been to the White House 6 times in Obama's 8 years as President. Instead of an NCAA violation for UCONN, the DOJ should look into RICOH violations. Because we all know that Geno is to blame for anything bad that happens in WBB.
 
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FrozenLVFan said:
Umm, the 2008 team had Catch and Kara Lawson on it, and the 2012 team had Parker and Catch. It's hard to build an argument when it relies on an erroneous premise.
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I guess I was unclear. Not one tenn player who graduated since 2008 has made an Olympic team. Catching and Lawson graduated prior to 2008.
 
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reno tony said:
I guess we should include the WNBA in this conspiracy as well. After all, there are always more UCONN alum playing in their All-Star game every season. And then we can go ahead and look at the WNBA leading statistics in all categories and they are littered with former UCONN players as well. I guess there is just some huge conspiracy going on here. I'm surprised Trump hasn't gotten wind of it yet. After all, the UCONN WBB team has been to the White House 6 times in Obama's 8 years as President. Instead of an NCAA violation for UCONN, the DOJ should look into RICOH violations. Because we all know that Geno is to blame for anything bad that happens in WBB.
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YASMA
(yet another strawman argument)
 
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BMvol27 said:
How does that make Candace any less deserving?
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For the second time, I was responding to this comment:

Originally Posted by Darth_Vol View Post
You know what really hurts recruiting? When a player who dreams of playing for the Olympic team knows she has to go to a particular school to be assured of a roster spot....
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IMO Parker deserved to on the team based on talent. The mystery is why the committee's vote left her off. Some here seem to know with absolute certainty that Geno demanded that she be left off for purely vindictive reasons or that he had a problem with her signing up with Budweiser. I have a hard time buying either argument. But then I don't hate Geno with a passion like some on this board. Everyone is entitled to their opinion.
 
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linkster said:
For the second time, I was responding to this comment:



IMO Parker deserved to on the team based on talent. The mystery is why the committee's vote left her off. Some here seem to know with absolute certainty that Geno demanded that she be left off for purely vindictive reasons or that he had a problem with her signing up with Budweiser. I have a hard time buying either argument. But then I don't hate Geno with a passion like some on this board. Everyone is entitled to their opinion.
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The committee's vote did not leave her off. Anyone who says they believe otherwise is lying to themselves.
 
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BMvol27 said:
The committee's vote did not leave her off. Anyone who says they believe otherwise is lying to themselves.
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You don't know that, Linkster doesn't know that, I don't know either. None of us know how this happened and we don't have access to those that do know. So, why pretend to have information when we just don't have it? We may never know how this was decided.
 
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GulleyJimson said:
You don't know that, Linkster doesn't know that, I don't know either. None of us know how this happened and we don't have access to those that do know. So, why pretend to have information when we just don't have it? We may never know how this was decided.
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We know how.....Geno decided it!
 
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GulleyJimson said:
You don't know that, Linkster doesn't know that, I don't know either. None of us know how this happened and we don't have access to those that do know. So, why pretend to have information when we just don't have it? We may never know how this was decided.
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It's called common sense. Is there any person in the world that thinks if she went to UConn she wouldn't be on the team? Don't even try to pretend.
 
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linkster said:
IMO Parker deserved to on the team based on talent. The mystery is why the committee's vote left her off.
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The bottom line is if Geno wasn't the coach, Parker would be on the team. If you are going to try to deny that with a straight face, you are either very naïve or very ignorant. That's why fans are pissed.

And if you've followed my posts at all in the past, you know I'm not one that "hates Geno with a passion" and have actually defended him against ridiculous conspiracy theories in the past. In this case however, all the venom coming his way is absolutely justified....
 
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Ed Weeks said:
Is there any way we can stop making this a uconn website. Is there nothing left to the Vols?
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They've won the last four titles, which means to win a title you have to beat UConn. Your b***ing about it doesn't change that fact....
 
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reno tony said:
I guess we should include the WNBA in this conspiracy as well. After all, there are always more UCONN alum playing in their All-Star game every season. And then we can go ahead and look at the WNBA leading statistics in all categories and they are littered with former UCONN players as well. I guess there is just some huge conspiracy going on here. I'm surprised Trump hasn't gotten wind of it yet. After all, the UCONN WBB team has been to the White House 6 times in Obama's 8 years as President. Instead of an NCAA violation for UCONN, the DOJ should look into RICOH violations. Because we all know that Geno is to blame for anything bad that happens in WBB.
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Sorry, but what does this have to do with CANDACE PARKER not being selected?
 
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Amb3096 said:
Sorry, but what does this have to do with CANDACE PARKER not being selected?
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The conspiracy goes much deeper than CP not getting selected for the Olympic team. It just show the extent of Geno's all reaching conspiracy. No one should just limit themselves to the CP event, the search for the truth about the complete conspiracy must be expanded.
 
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