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Post by deepsouthfan on Dec 12, 2019 22:06:28 GMT -5
Reaction from the Tar Heel faithful On Lauren Harrison:
I honestly thought she'd transfer closer to home, particularly UGa. But looks like she wanted to go to what she thought was an immediate contender. That still kind of remains to be seen considering Baylor hasn't achieved sustained success at the national level yet. Either way, I really hope she does well because she's such a special player.
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Post by bluemagic on Dec 12, 2019 22:23:01 GMT -5
Reaction from the Tar Heel faithful On Lauren Harrison: I honestly thought she'd transfer closer to home, particularly UGa. But looks like she wanted to go to what she thought was an immediate contender. That still kind of remains to be seen considering Baylor hasn't achieved sustained success at the national level yet. Either way, I really hope she does well because she's such a special player. Before you post this in here thinking its shade and trying to flame me or characterize this as every UNC fan as it is the "Reaction from the Tar Heel faithful," try also posting my follow up quote: "When I said sustained success, I meant for more than half a season. They were still swept badly by Texas this year. Not hating on them as I like Pressley a lot and have no issues with Baylor VB, but I thought a team with more years of success under their belt would have been chosen by her. And I want Harrison to do well wherever she goes because she is a great player and person." Don't try to act like I am totally crapping on your team when even you all have to admit that your tournament success isn't the same as some of the other top dogs. You all have an amazing player (better than Plummer to be quite honest) and team right now. But even you all can admit not having a lengthy NCAA tournament experience may cause some to have skepticism. I am disappointed this was presented like this, but then again this is VT. It thrives on drama.
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Post by houstonbear15 on Dec 12, 2019 22:34:46 GMT -5
When I first saw Lauren Harrison was transferring I just hoped she would consider Baylor but didn’t think it would actually happen. Wow, this is a huge pickup for the Bears!
For more parity to be created in the sport, we need big time athletes like this to consider other schools besides the typical perennial powers. It should absolutely be celebrated when a top player decides to give it a chance at a program that hasn’t had “sustained success”. Programs don’t just get to the top overnight. Lauren wants to be part of the rise of the Baylor program and I am grateful for that!
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Post by houstonbear15 on Dec 12, 2019 22:37:47 GMT -5
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Post by bluemagic on Dec 12, 2019 22:42:05 GMT -5
When I first saw Lauren Harrison was transferring I just hoped she would consider Baylor but didn’t think it would actually happen. Wow, this is a huge pickup for the Bears! For more parity to be created in the sport, we need big time athletes like this to consider other schools besides the typical perennial powers. It should absolutely be celebrated when a top player decides to give it a chance at a program that hasn’t had “sustained success”. Programs don’t just get to the top overnight. Lauren wants to be part of the rise of the Baylor program and I am grateful for that! I definitely agree with you, but I was saying I thought either a program close to home for her, or a top contender with sustained success would be her choice. Nothing wrong with her choosing Baylor especially if that's where she's feels she's the most happiest. Definitely did not mean to downplay any success Baylor has had this year. After all, rising from preseason #20 to #1 and beating the teams they did is quite a feat.
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Post by houstonbear15 on Dec 12, 2019 22:54:41 GMT -5
When I first saw Lauren Harrison was transferring I just hoped she would consider Baylor but didn’t think it would actually happen. Wow, this is a huge pickup for the Bears! For more parity to be created in the sport, we need big time athletes like this to consider other schools besides the typical perennial powers. It should absolutely be celebrated when a top player decides to give it a chance at a program that hasn’t had “sustained success”. Programs don’t just get to the top overnight. Lauren wants to be part of the rise of the Baylor program and I am grateful for that! I definitely agree with you, but I was saying I thought either a program close to home for her, or a top contender with sustained success would be her choice. Nothing wrong with her choosing Baylor especially if that's where she's feels she's the most happiest. Definitely did not mean to downplay any success Baylor has had this year. After all, rising from preseason #20 to #1 and beating the teams they did is quite a feat. Eh your post wasn’t great. You assumed she chose Baylor because she thought they are an immediate contender- which they are!!!- but who’s to say that’s the reason she chose them. And then you tried to follow up by saying you meant sustained success as more than half a season which is also kinda silly considering Baylor has lost literally one game and are Big 12 champs for the first time. That seems like a full season of success to me. It all just sounded like you were degrading her decision. You really could’ve just sopped at you thought she would transfer closer to home. Regardless, she’s already chosen Baylor who indeed is an immediate contender and with the addition of Lauren will continue to be a contender next season.
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Post by bluemagic on Dec 12, 2019 23:11:58 GMT -5
I definitely agree with you, but I was saying I thought either a program close to home for her, or a top contender with sustained success would be her choice. Nothing wrong with her choosing Baylor especially if that's where she's feels she's the most happiest. Definitely did not mean to downplay any success Baylor has had this year. After all, rising from preseason #20 to #1 and beating the teams they did is quite a feat. Eh your post wasn’t great. You assumed she chose Baylor because she thought they are an immediate contender- which they are!!!- but who’s to say that’s the reason she chose them. And then you tried to follow up by saying you meant sustained success as more than half a season which is also kinda silly considering Baylor has lost literally one game and are Big 12 champs for the first time. That seems like a full season of success to me. It all just sounded like you were degrading her decision. You really could’ve just sopped at you thought she would transfer closer to home. Regardless, she’s already chosen Baylor who indeed is an immediate contender and with the addition of Lauren will continue to be a contender next season. What I meant by her transfer decision was someone close to home or an immediate contender. And by perceived immediate contender as in someone with a lot of consistent experience in the tournament. This is Baylor's 8th NCAA tournament appearance in their existence. There are still some question marks despite their amazing play this whole year. I didn't know that's what she would choose and I don't mean that negatively. If you want to make it seem like I'm disparaging her decision, go ahead. I don't know how else I can tell you that I like Lauren and really wish her well and want her to do her absolute best. If you still think that's hating, then oh well. I can't tell you how to feel. Also editing to add hours later: This year Baylor has done well to certainly to go to the FF if not win the whole thing this year. Rereading my posts, I do see now how it might come off as a bit disparaging. I do apologize for that as that was never my intention. Good luck the rest of the way!
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Post by houstonbear15 on Dec 12, 2019 23:20:55 GMT -5
Eh your post wasn’t great. You assumed she chose Baylor because she thought they are an immediate contender- which they are!!!- but who’s to say that’s the reason she chose them. And then you tried to follow up by saying you meant sustained success as more than half a season which is also kinda silly considering Baylor has lost literally one game and are Big 12 champs for the first time. That seems like a full season of success to me. It all just sounded like you were degrading her decision. You really could’ve just sopped at you thought she would transfer closer to home. Regardless, she’s already chosen Baylor who indeed is an immediate contender and with the addition of Lauren will continue to be a contender next season. What I meant by her transfer decision was someone close to home or an immediate contender. And by perceived immediate contender as in someone with a lot of consistent experience in the tournament. This is Baylor's 8th NCAA tournament appearance in their existence. There are still some question marks despite their amazing play this whole year. I didn't know that's what she would choose and I don't mean that negatively. If you want to make it seem like I'm disparaging her decision, go ahead. I don't know how else I can tell you that I like Lauren and really wish her well and want her to do her absolute best. If you still think that's hating, then oh well. I can't tell you how to feel. Ok so all I’m getting from this is you only thought of reasons she wouldn’t transfer to a program like Baylor and didn’t consider the reasons she actually would. You’re basically just telling us you ultimately thought wrong with no reasoning behind it. Got it.
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Post by bluemagic on Dec 12, 2019 23:27:21 GMT -5
What I meant by her transfer decision was someone close to home or an immediate contender. And by perceived immediate contender as in someone with a lot of consistent experience in the tournament. This is Baylor's 8th NCAA tournament appearance in their existence. There are still some question marks despite their amazing play this whole year. I didn't know that's what she would choose and I don't mean that negatively. If you want to make it seem like I'm disparaging her decision, go ahead. I don't know how else I can tell you that I like Lauren and really wish her well and want her to do her absolute best. If you still think that's hating, then oh well. I can't tell you how to feel. Ok so all I’m getting from this is you only thought of reasons she wouldn’t transfer to a program like Baylor and didn’t consider the reasons she actually would. You’re basically just telling us you ultimately thought wrong with no reasoning behind it. Got it. Like I've said, I can't tell you how to feel. I have nothing but great things to say about your program this year, but because I've mentioned some historical facts I'm a hater. That's fine. Again, I love Lauren and want her to be happy. Hope she becomes the all-time kills leader at Baylor if Pressley hasn't somehow put that out of reach.
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Post by houstonbear15 on Dec 12, 2019 23:31:44 GMT -5
Here some reasons why Lauren’s transfer actually makes sense:
- Baylor is losing Milana to graduation so there is a certain spot open at her position - Baylor is a program that has consistently been on the rise over the last 5 years under McGuyre - McGuyre has shown that he can develop players, especially on the outside: Staiger, Philo, Pressley - McGuyre is also just a really great person and cares for his players off the court - Baylor is showing they are in the making of being a consistent top program and to continue that, they need top talent. “We’re in a position to win championships and you can help make that happen” is great for recruiting
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Post by bluemagic on Dec 12, 2019 23:33:47 GMT -5
Here some reasons why Lauren’s transfer actually makes sense: - Baylor is losing Milana to graduation so there is a certain spot open at her position - Baylor is a program that has consistently been on the rise over the last 5 years under McGuyre - McGuyre has shown that he can develop players, especially on the outside: Staiger, Philo, Pressley - McGuyre is also just a really great person and cares for his players off the court - Baylor is showing they are in the making of being a consistent top program and to continue that, they need top talent. “We’re in a position to win championships and you can help make that happen” is great for recruiting And all the best to your program. I never meant anything otherwise!
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Post by bluemagic on Dec 13, 2019 7:55:34 GMT -5
Ok so all I’m getting from this is you only thought of reasons she wouldn’t transfer to a program like Baylor and didn’t consider the reasons she actually would. You’re basically just telling us you ultimately thought wrong with no reasoning behind it. Got it. Like I've said, I can't tell you how to feel. I have nothing but great things to say about your program this year, but because I've mentioned some historical facts I'm a hater. That's fine. Again, I love Lauren and want her to be happy. Hope she becomes the all-time kills leader at Baylor if Pressley hasn't somehow put that out of reach. Coming back to this hours later, I reread my initial post and I do now see how it comes across as disparaging. That was definitely not my intention at all. However, I won't delve any further into my intentions as I think the effect they made is more important. I do want to sincerely apologize to you and to anyone else reading this that may have felt that way. Believe me, Baylor is a HUGE upgrade from UNC and most of the UNC fans feel the same way. Lauren has the opportunity at multiple FFs/NCs and UNC can't give her that now. Baylor is trending in the right direction and that's all that matters. I also want to apologize for the way I engaged you on here. I respect that you are a human being on the other side of the computer and I don't want to ever feel like I am being disrespectful to anyone. Anyway, that's all I wanted to say, I didn't mean to somewhat hijack your team's thread. Good luck today against Purdue!
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Post by horns1 on Dec 13, 2019 8:50:36 GMT -5
When I first saw Lauren Harrison was transferring I just hoped she would consider Baylor but didn’t think it would actually happen. Wow, this is a huge pickup for the Bears! For more parity to be created in the sport, we need big time athletes like this to consider other schools besides the typical perennial powers. It should absolutely be celebrated when a top player decides to give it a chance at a program that hasn’t had “sustained success”. Programs don’t just get to the top overnight. Lauren wants to be part of the rise of the Baylor program and I am grateful for that! So, where does that leave Capri Davis?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2019 8:52:54 GMT -5
Baylor you got a good one....yall ar eone of my fav teams behind UNC.....you have a great duo on the pins next year.
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Post by horns1 on Dec 13, 2019 8:54:15 GMT -5
Here some reasons why Lauren’s transfer actually makes sense: - Baylor is losing Milana to graduation so there is a certain spot open at her position - Baylor is a program that has consistently been on the rise over the last 5 years under McGuyre- McGuyre has shown that he can develop players, especially on the outside: Staiger, Philo, Pressley - McGuyre is also just a really great person and cares for his players off the court - Baylor is showing they are in the making of being a consistent top program and to continue that, they need top talent. “We’re in a position to win championships and you can help make that happen” is great for recruiting There are sometimes steps back for every step forward. Two seasons ago Baylor made it the round of 16; last season they were only able to make it to the round of 32.
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