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Good, better now then later and we have no other options. We're in the mix with dome other bigs.
 
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This clown was an embarrassment to even consider a recruit. Ollie has really lowered the bar with this one. Everything in this kid's history screamed, "stay away". I expect to see him at Kentucky, Louisville, or one of those Florida basketball factories.
 
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This clown was an embarrassment to even consider a recruit. Ollie has really lowered the bar with this one. Everything in this kid's history screamed, "stay away". I expect to see him at Kentucky, Louisville, or one of those Florida basketball factories.

How did Zach Brown hurt you? And how did Ollie "lower the bar" with a player that was never signed, enrolled or suited up for UConn?
 

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This clown was an embarrassment to even consider a recruit. Ollie has really lowered the bar with this one. Everything in this kid's history screamed, "stay away". I expect to see him at Kentucky, Louisville, or one of those Florida basketball factories.
Cool, blaming a kid for his background. You're an awesome dude. He had his flaws but all things considered he seemed like a really good kid.
 
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This clown was an embarrassment to even consider a recruit. Ollie has really lowered the bar with this one. Everything in this kid's history screamed, "stay away". I expect to see him at Kentucky, Louisville, or one of those Florida basketball factories.
Lowered the bar to get a top 20 player. Okay.
 
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How did Zach Brown hurt you? And how did Ollie "lower the bar" with a player that was never signed, enrolled or suited up for UConn?
Looks like he just has an issue with KO. Only two posts on the men's board, and the other one is this:

"If Calhoun was still coaching, DH would be picking splinters out of his back side for a very long time."
 

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Wow, I'm amazed that most of you saw this coming. You guys did a good job hiding that knowledge when he left Putnam Science, as it seemed like everyone thought that him leaving Putnam had zero effect on his stance with UConn.

Am I the only one surprised by this?
 

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We lose a top 30 kid and that is no big deal here but signing a kid who's barely top 250 is a huge get?

Did you want Mike Noyes occupying the minutes Vital will now have? Didn't think so.
 
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Wow, I'm amazed that most of you saw this coming. You guys did a good job hiding that knowledge when he left Putnam Science, as it seemed like everyone thought that him leaving Putnam had zero effect on his stance with UConn.

Am I the only one surprised by this?
I thought there was a chance, but it only became more apparent during the April live periods when KO and the other UConn staff skipped out on Brown's games and watched other prospects instead.
 
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We lose a top 30 kid and that is no big deal here but signing a kid who's barely top 250 is a huge get?
He won't be ranked top 30 much longer. Kid is just a big body with very little skill.
 
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Wow, I'm amazed that most of you saw this coming. You guys did a good job hiding that knowledge when he left Putnam Science, as it seemed like everyone thought that him leaving Putnam had zero effect on his stance with UConn.

Am I the only one surprised by this?

This has come up in various recruiting threads. Maybe you just aren't delving into all of them?
 

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Wow, I'm amazed that most of you saw this coming. You guys did a good job hiding that knowledge when he left Putnam Science, as it seemed like everyone thought that him leaving Putnam had zero effect on his stance with UConn.

Am I the only one surprised by this?
We must have different memories, because I remember a lot of people around here thinking that meant he was likely done at UConn.
 
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So what were his 'issues'. Not ever day a top 30 bails, or whatever really happened.
 
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Not everyone wants to throw a kid under the bus either....but my memory is same is krinklecut...don't know anyone who felt good about him showing up on campus after being suspended twice at two different schools in what was close to a month's time.
 

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This has come up in various recruiting threads. Maybe you just aren't delving into all of them?
We must have different memories, because I remember a lot of people around here thinking that meant he was likely done at UConn.
Perhaps I'm mistaken. I just don't recall anyone saying that they wouldn't be surprised if Brown left. Then again, it sounds more like UConn decommitted from Brown, rather than vice versa. On top of that, I remember someone from Brown's circle saying that Ollie was still committed to Brown even after the Putnam debacle. Either way, I'm sure we can find a suitable replacement.
 

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So what were his 'issues'. Not ever day a top 30 bails, or whatever really happened.
He had a rough upbringing and had a lot of different people from very different walks of life talking in his ear. He seemed to be very conflicted in multiple ways, and was still (reasonably) attached to his upbringing, which was less than savory.
 

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This clown was an embarrassment to even consider a recruit. Ollie has really lowered the bar with this one. Everything in this kid's history screamed, "stay away". I expect to see him at Kentucky, Louisville, or one of those Florida basketball factories.

Something's embarrassing here.
 
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Perhaps I'm mistaken. I just don't recall anyone saying that they wouldn't be surprised if Brown left. Then again, it sounds more like UConn decommitted from Brown, rather than vice versa. On top of that, I remember someone from Brown's circle saying that Ollie was still committed to Brown even after the Putnam debacle. Either way, I'm sure we can find a suitable replacement.

There was never anything released as an article or quote or anything. It was mostly just people inferring from KO's and the staff's behavior that we were less interested in him. Given his incidents people were speculating that we were backing off of him. That's all.
 
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