New Aust Hoosier

Not family, one of her coaches back here. I was talking about the big ten. Lots of wonderful memories, great kids from what I hear. If you are going to take a kid away from playing our national league and not play her then don't be surprised when she goes back to the national league and gets paid. Clubs here are now offering kids free University to counter what the amercian system offers. I think no crowds, no students on campus etc makes it a really hard experience for any foreign kid when they can't go home, it was bad timing. I just think thoughtless comments mocking her "career" is rude, that was my point, nothing else

One of the finest 18 minute Indiana basketball careers imaginable lol. I think this is a little disrespectful to a then 17yo who left her family on christmas day, was made promises and then as you say got 18 minutes but in 2 minute blocks. If I tell my 12 kids that if they all go and pick food and all will get fed and then I only feed 5 the result will be 6 leaving the house. Not only that the 5 that get fed get so tired they are knocked out of the tournament first game

https://twitter.com/DraftCentralAus/status/1282947944119963649?s=20

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I do wonder about kids in general who go on public threads with these sorts of claims and feel that is ok whether IU or otherwise. I couldn't imagine many coaches anywhere who would think that was a great asset to have. What you see in every IU coaches post is that the IU coaches want hard nut, no fuss, gym rats.Maybe on a broader scale, it is a reflection of that generation. I don't know the kids but I do know that any recruit coming in that has played any sort of good level will have a thick skin as the coaches at that level rely on High IQ workers to survive and develop the group.

Hope it is ok to post here and give you some more info and insight into Paige; these highlights are more reflective of the talent level against womenPurdue vs COE.pdf. She played against many WNBL players for the centre of excellence in the NBL1 which is a senior semi-pro in the WNBL offseason. There is a 6ft6 opal in the opposition who had played Europe. The COE team has a lot of girls who went into overtime vs the USA 19s at Worlds, (UCLA, Missouri, Stanford, Gonzaga commits in that team). Paige is also a 3 sport athlete, competed at Nationals in the 200m (is fast and can run all game both ways) and Discus and was a 3-time state discus champ. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDmAPCsKqBs FIBA u17 stats where she played 2 years up https://www.fiba.basketball/oceania/u17women/2019/player/Paige-Price National School Final 3 months ago played whole game against incoming Stanford and Missouri Commit, Game High 25 points, some big bomb 3's from way outside the FIBA 3 point line (Discus experience) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Zfyr7Krbkw Also started with Jaz Shelley from Oregon as a 14 year old playing in the Big V which is a tier below WNBL, hit this game-winner with a pass from Shelley to point the team into the grand final. (Also on court with Jaz and Paige is Peyton LIttle Oklahoma and Sydney Coleman TCU)https://twitter.com/paigepriceaus/status/1031084261145628674 First WNBL points vs China national team, pass from Ezi McBegor who has just been drafted WNBAhttps://twitter.com/AusEliteGirlsBa/status/1171745527915937792 We know her and your supporter base is exactly what she thrives on, she is excited to be playing with this team, your game against South Carolina showed how much of an Australian style you play; that was the clincher, tough, hard press, basketball. Also played against Purdue last year and had about 16 points, COE won by 23 but Purdue didn't have their main player Purdue vs COE.pdf