John Altavilla @jaltavilla Geno Auriemma says he expects to fill out his Class of 2013 soon with names no one expects ==================== Either there's some high-level players that have not publicly announced their interest in UConn, or there are a bunch of less-prominent players ready to commit. I'd lean towards the latter.
oh boy - let the speculation begin! names no one expects means it won't be Chong, McCall, Tucker or Harper. Too bad, but if Geno can't get those kids, then i guess he will need to look at the recruits he can actually get, and ones he actually wants...
I'm not even close to worried/disappointed, and really, no one should be. UConn doesn't need high-end talent until 2014. Would it would be nice if one of the four major 2013 recruits they're still after committed? Of course, but it's far from a necessity.
Kaela Davis? Would be worth it just to see the reaction on The Summitt. Geno is obviously a terrific evaluator of talent, especially talent that fits into his system, but he certainly has made mistakes on the recruiting trail as well. Og course, I'll cheer for whomever comes aboard. A couple possibilities: He wants a big class, so the 2013 class will be a hybrid of names we know about (and are highly recruited) and a couple lower-profile names. He's just yanking our chains.
I think this may be the most likely interpretation. Unless he's had CD in Eastern Europe selling the program for the past 2 months.
You see - all the other 2013 recruits were a little POed about the hoopla that went with the UNC haul of recruits a few weeks back so ... Russell, Davis, Harper, and Greenwell started emailing among themselves trying to figure out a proper response - and this little plan started percolating, a few phone calls were made, and ... on May 31 (my birthday, by the way) they are all going to commit to Uconn. Not only will they upstage that school down South, but they are thumbing their noses at Uconn's own stellar 2012 class!!! (I think I need to stay off the whiskey late at night! )
I read John's wording carefully. "Players" suggests 2 or more. Not sure about big names, but some surprises. Would McCall be a surprise? How about Harper? Chong? The Swedish Bikini Team?
Maybe Geno meant names that weren't originally associated with UConn as compared to DeShields, Reymer and Sammuelson? That certainly can be Chong, McCall and Harper. My dream player would be Davis, on several fronts...!!!
I think that is a totally valid interpretation--no DeShields, Reimer, Mavunga, or Samuelson. Instead, we have the "next wave" of Chong, McCall, and Harper. I'm not sure where Jannah Tucker fits. Kaela Davis? Kendall Cooper? Some foreigner? If it's an unexpected group, that will be interesting--and will show us how little we actually know about recruiting. As long as it is a good group, I'm happy.
