2024 Recruiting: Liam McNeeley, the Second of His Name, 2.0

[UCTitleTown]

i dont see why this guy cant be our starting 2 if hes a good passer with high bbiq

diarra/nowell
mcneeley/ball
stewart/ross
karaban/abraham
harris/johnson

we aint gonna threepeat if this is our top 10 but we'll be a fun tourney team thanks to good coaching. would be happy with sweet 16 after going back to back.

We would if we add Desmond Claude into that mix. He's already great and will only improve under Hurley.

 

[Mr. French]

Saying he would be a Hawkins that could finish at the rim would be a bit hyperbolic.

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[CL82]

Looks like Chute Gates closed its business a couple months back….

Wow, that's going to be really awkward when they take him there.

 

[auror]

No matter who starts, a true 20/20 center rotation is tremendously unlikely.

We had All American level starting players the last two years and the split was still 25/15. With injuries it was 23/16. These two are likely going to be much closer in ability level. I'm expecting pretty close to 20/20.

 

[husky429]

We had All American level starting players the last two years and the split was still 25/15. With injuries it was 23/16. These two are likely going to be much closer in ability level. I'm expecting pretty close to 20/20.

!remindme April 8th next year. I'll believe it when I see it.

 

[NJHusky]

It's all NIL... some of it is an allocation from the Collective pool (that's the guaranteed part) and some of it is individual deals like Armando Bacot's Wendy's commercials. We could sign a guy for 500k and he's free to find his own deals to add to that.

I think this is where Marc D really helps…he’s got all the social media and Corp connections

 

[That Guy]

Kentucky fans delusional as always. If Pope made such a big impression on him in that zoom call then why did it end without them scheduling a visit?

 

[UConnSwag11]

Does it really matter, they will both play 20 minutes

Yes, it does. Johnson starting over Clingan would’ve changed the season

 

[HuskyHawk]

Yes . But a good chunk was also advertising dollars .

It is in all these deals. Nobody can pay them NIL unless it is for using their name, image and likeness in marketing or promotions. It has to be an exchange even if not at fair value. Clingan is an in state kid, so has more name recognition and value to advertisers locally. I’m not sure players have figured this out, but staying close to home is likely better for NIL.

McNeely is a freshman with NBA aspirations. I don’t think NIL is the deciding factor for those kids. It’s the super seniors who have no shot at the NBA that are mercenary types.

 

[dennismenace]

As well as working on that trade:

 

[UCONNRPh]

Who is Harris?

I was wondering that too?

 

[dennismenace]

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[RedStickHusky]

It’s the super seniors who have no shot at the NBA that are mercenary types.

Yep; there's a "one last basketball check before I have to get a real job" crowd that is overpricing themselves.

 

[IndyLives]

Danny needs him to 3peat.

 

[MTBingNinja]

is there a deadline date when high school recruits need to make a decision by?

 

[UConnSwag11]

We had All American level starting players the last two years and the split was still 25/15. With injuries it was 23/16. These two are likely going to be much closer in ability level. I'm expecting pretty close to 20/20.

There is a substantial gap in skill between Hoss and Johnson.

 

[TheRealKBuks]

Roach is a perfectly cromulent player. He did take a pretty big step last season. We'd likely lose somebody if we brought him in to start at the 2.

I love the fact that the Simpsons invented the word cromulent and now it's in the lexicon.

 

[KemBuckets21]

There is a substantial gap in skill between Hoss and Johnson.

Also experience. I’d be surprised if Samson didn’t start.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Johnson is 100% starting

Truly don’t understand how anyone can be confident of this at this point. It’s certainly possible, but there are definitely some posters that massively overstate Samson’s ability and consistency so far in his career.

 

[Bboy Lace]

Next week will be a good week. That is all.

 

[Waquoit]

there are definitely some posters that massively overstate Samson’s ability and consistency so far in his career.

Not as many as those dragging the him. One guy calls him a “Low-average bench center”.

 

[Samoo]

I lo

Johnson is 100% starting

100% of definitive statements made six months before the season start happen...

 

[Scrutiner]

His skill set would suit the Cam role seamlessly

Or the Hawkins role, or the Karaban role, or the..........

 

[Scrutiner]

I’m going to be crushed if we don’t land him. He’s so freaking good

We're perfect for him too. If he's thinking beyond tomorrow he'll see that and realize how much his ability would be showcased on a national stage in an offense like no other, if he comes here.

One year NIL money is nothing compared to being drafted higher as a result of what this coaching staff has shown it can do to improve a player's skills.

Two time defending champions, featured at the start of the season in the biggest pre-season tournament and well equipped to three peat, and running an offense in which he would shine.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Not as many as those dragging the him. One guy calls him a “Low-average bench center”.

I mean there was a solid stretch of the season where that was absolutely the correct assessment. He was getting worked over on defense and was getting shut down offensively. He definitely picked up his game quite a bit the last stretch of the season, though there are still absolutely valid concerns regarding his ability to defend the post and rebound well enough to be a starter.

There is a camp that won’t acknowledge he improved tremendously from his low point and a camp that won’t acknowledge he had a low point or still has a huge way to go to be a solid starter. To be honest, they’re both equally dumb positions to take at this point.