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ec33 said:
Not where I want college basketball going, but since it is going there I want UConn at the forefront and getting ahead of the curve.
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Why not? The game has gotten global. Euros play more team centric, less hero. We built our program on international kids in the 90s (Nadav). I’m all for it. Adama was African, Samson. Florida won with two international bigs last year.
 
RuffRuff said:
Why not? The game has gotten global. Euros play more team centric, less hero. We built our program on international kids in the 90s (Nadav). I’m all for it. Adama was African, Samson. Florida won with two international bigs last year.
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Agree. What's wrong with getting a few guys that are a bit more mature on and off the court and presumably are more apt to fit in right away to an offensive scheme like ours?!
 
ec33 said:
Not where I want college basketball going, but since it is going there I want UConn at the forefront and getting ahead of the curve.
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This is weird coming from a UConn fan. Henefeld, Sheffer, Neils, we were ahead of our time in bring in international kids.
 
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ec33 said:
Not where I want college basketball going, but since it is going there I want UConn at the forefront and getting ahead of the curve.
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Bizarre comment. We literally created our brand when Henefeld came here and completely changed the team and the way we played. We became a name because of the "Dove" and his story. A few years later, we added Sheffer, and later Adama, Niels, and many other guys.
 
I mean I understand some of the sentiment. Incoming freshmen are going to find it harder than it already is. Also some of these international players are playing semi-pro ball up to age 21-22 and will have significant eligibility. I think it’s less about the international players as it is about the worry that CBB will soon be dominated by 22-26 year olds.
 
UConnTrumbull said:
I mean I understand some of the sentiment. Incoming freshmen are going to find it harder than it already is. Also some of these international players are playing semi-pro ball up to age 21-22 and will have significant eligibility. I think it’s less about the international players as it is about the worry that CBB will soon be dominated by 22-26 year olds.
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this x100
 
UConnTrumbull said:
I mean I understand some of the sentiment. Incoming freshmen are going to find it harder than it already is. Also some of these international players are playing semi-pro ball up to age 21-22 and will have significant eligibility. I think it’s less about the international players as it is about the worry that CBB will soon be dominated by 22-26 year olds.
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I see both sides, but a good point. Colleges across the US can’t forget the grass roots kids coming out of high school.
 
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UConnTrumbull said:
I mean I understand some of the sentiment. Incoming freshmen are going to find it harder than it already is. Also some of these international players are playing semi-pro ball up to age 21-22 and will have significant eligibility. I think it’s less about the international players as it is about the worry that CBB will soon be dominated by 22-26 year olds.
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If they're playing semi pro up until age 22 then they're coming over with very limited eligibility. They only get 5 years post HS graduation no matter when they come over and start playing in college
 
Sorry if I sound like a broken record, but I continue to wonder why anyone listens to another coach’s pitch after he’s heard from Dan Hurley.

Sure, I get that we seem pretty loaded, so he’d really have to earn PT. But if you have confidence in yourself, isn’t it better to come off the bench/be in the rotation at a school that’s going to again compete for the national championship? Even if you feel you’ll be a starter, is it better to play at a minimally contending school, like Virginia or Iowa?
 
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RuffRuff said:
Why not? The game has gotten global. Euros play more team centric, less hero. We built our program on international kids in the 90s (Nadav). I’m all for it. Adama was African, Samson. Florida won with two international bigs last year.
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The "problem" isn't internationals. The "problem" is post-college age professionals coming to the US to play basketball in college as better-paid professional basketball players.
 
ec33 said:
The "problem" isn't internationals. The "problem" is post-college age professionals coming to the US to play basketball in college as better-paid professional basketball players.
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And don't forget the part where I essentially said "I don't want to see it, but if we are going to see it, I want UConn as the forefront and winning championships off the backs of these pros."
 
superjohn said:
Along with Eric Reibe, Jacob Furphy, Adama Sanogo, Samson Johnson, Hasheem Thabeet, Amida Brimah, Charles Okwandu, Denham Brown, Souleymane Wane
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I wasn't even counting international guys who played HS in the US like most of those.
 
superjohn said:
Along with Eric Reibe, Jacob Furphy, Adama Sanogo, Samson Johnson, Hasheem Thabeet, Amida Brimah, Charles Okwandu, Denham Brown, Souleymane Wane
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Can't forget Mark Suhr........spellin?
I can still see him in my mind's eye as he ran the floor........arms flapping up and down
as if he thought it would allow him to run faster!
 
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ec33 said:
Not where I want college basketball going, but since it is going there I want UConn at the forefront and getting ahead of the curve.
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And why don’t you want American basketball to go there?
 
amishboy said:
Sorry if I sound like a broken record, but I continue to wonder why anyone listens to another coach’s pitch after he’s heard from Dan Hurley.

Sure, I get that we seem pretty loaded, so he’d really have to earn PT. But if you have confidence in yourself, isn’t it better to come off the bench/be in the rotation at a school that’s going to again compete for the national championship? Even if you feel you’ll be a starter, is it better to play at a minimally contending school, like Virginia or Iowa?
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there's life beyond college basketball, going to a school where you get minutes and reps can advance you faster(certain cases) than other players who have to ride the bench early. For example look at Bub Carrington and his AAU teammates Solo Ball and Jayden Ross.
 
UConnTrumbull said:
I mean I understand some of the sentiment. Incoming freshmen are going to find it harder than it already is. Also some of these international players are playing semi-pro ball up to age 21-22 and will have significant eligibility. I think it’s less about the international players as it is about the worry that CBB will soon be dominated by 22-26 year olds.
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Unless you’re top 10-15 there is no point going to a top program that wants to win the NC every year, if you want PT. Unless you are getting more NIL to ride pine, which begs why any school would burn NIL for a bench kid. There will come a time soon where anyone below that line is going to go second tier program to play, and they can just transfer after that year.

These smaller classes the staff is referring to will likely be 1-2 top kids, otherwise save it for the portal. 611s worst nightmare but he’s had his head in the sand hoping 2000 was coming back, as does 90% of this board.
 
RuffRuff said:
Unless you’re top 10-15 there is no point going to a top program that wants to win the NC every year, if you want PT. Unless you are getting more NIL to ride pine, which begs why any school would burn NIL for a bench kid. There will come a time soon where anyone below that line is going to go second tier program to play, and they can just transfer after that year.

These smaller classes the staff is referring to will likely be 1-2 top kids, otherwise save it for the portal. 611s worst nightmare but he’s had his head in the sand hoping 2000 was coming back, as does 90% of this board.
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Reibe and Furphy are going to play, Reibe is going to play a lot.
 
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