He's got a decent three-point shot in warm-ups. Obviously, that's not the same as hitting contested three pointers in Big East games. But if he comes to UConn, he won't be taking contested threes.
Yes. His three shot is slow, but not many CIAC teams move the ball like UConn.
Nate Oats is just trying to copy Hurley in everything he does
I don't know why we wait so long to offer most players.
The hotter you are as a program, the later you can (and maybe should) offer. It feels cheap to swoop in and not develop a years-long relationship, but exclusivity and selectivity is extremely important for teens who are trying to discern their worth in the world and social order. That and the primacy/recency effects indicate that you pretty much want to be either first or last to offer.
Yeah, that was the KO model. Develop kids, have them basically live around the team at pickup games, then have them go elsewhere late. I don't want those days to ever come back. I want us to be the thieves in the night stealing other programs recruits.
The downside is guys develop serious relationships with other coaches for over a year before we get involved and then we’re playing catch up. I think we’ve lost some guys because other coaches put in more leg work, especially recently in state.
He's been on an unofficial already his sophomore year and he goes to games. We're obviously going to offer him and roll out the red carpet.
You are allowed to develop relationships without offering scholarships.
It is absolutely comical that you would come on here and criticize the coaching staff for getting outworked. I can't believe you really just posted that
I think it’s comical you reduced that entire statement down to that based on one line.
Hopefully we’re the next school to offer him, or that visit is set up in the near future. The sharks are circling, the kid isn’t some deep Connecticut secret anymore.
While under a different situation this may be a concern, I believe that it is very safe to say that our current staff knows what they are doing. They have a very specific approach to their recruiting and they aren't going dtray from that approach. Yes, we will lose out on players we want from time to time but if we lose this kid, I seriously doubt that it will be because our official offer arrived in November or December instead of June or July.
But, but...he was offered by Penn State!
