2026 Recruiting: Abdou Toure update from aaron torres

[RuffRuff]

So did we...

The jury is out on whether English can coach. But I think it's pretty clear that he can recruit.

Difference is we win titles and have also put those kind of guys in the league. This is English' only case study.

 

[TRest]

Do you know the story or is this just an ignorant post?

Bryce Hopkins blew out his knee. PC paid him huge NIL to rehab and get healthy. He was ready to go for a tournament in the Bahamas, his team went to PC and said, nope he’s not going to play, because they didn’t trust the court. He then started playing in games after that tournament, on the 3rd game he bruised his other knee. It was a two game injury but now we are 1/3 done for the season and his team pulled the plug on the rest of the year, all the while hiding this fact he was okay to play in order to give him an extra year of NIL. PC continued to honor his over $1mil NIL. This alone hurt team chemistry because everyone knew what was happening. When the season was over PC upped that NIL offer to almost $2mil. He left to go play for that snake Pitino in the same conference for a bit more money after all that we had done for him. He and his “team” deserve everything the PC fan base has for them.

How about the player who had his car egged? Ticket Gaines, I believe? Just passionate fans?

 

[aburks41]

How about the player who had his car egged? Ticket Gaines, I believe? Just passionate fans?

Lol right? PC fans are worse than Philly 🤣

 

[Inyatkin]

Do you know the story or is this just an ignorant post?

Bryce Hopkins blew out his knee. PC paid him huge NIL to rehab and get healthy. He was ready to go for a tournament in the Bahamas, his team went to PC and said, nope he’s not going to play, because they didn’t trust the court. He then started playing in games after that tournament, on the 3rd game he bruised his other knee. It was a two game injury but now we are 1/3 done for the season and his team pulled the plug on the rest of the year, all the while hiding this fact he was okay to play in order to give him an extra year of NIL. PC continued to honor his over $1mil NIL. This alone hurt team chemistry because everyone knew what was happening. When the season was over PC upped that NIL offer to almost $2mil. He left to go play for that snake Pitino in the same conference for a bit more money after all that we had done for him. He and his “team” deserve everything the PC fan base has for them.

Hey I'm real glad you came over here to lecture us on being nicer to everyone, best of luck this year.

 

[RuffRuff]

Hey I'm real glad you came over here to lecture us on being nicer to everyone, best of luck this year.

This is where his imagination takes him to a place where he wants to pour a beer on our heads and make fun of our mother at the Dunk.

 

[HooperScooper]

Hey I'm real glad you came over here to lecture us on being nicer to everyone, best of luck this year.

I've been to a couple PC-UConn games in Providence. That fan base is way worse than UConn fans.

 

[FriarJ]

English bombs this year, they are going to run him out of there fast. I don't think Toure is going to PC, but if he does, would really cement this was all about the $$. Cal I get: NBA factory coach, SEC experience, just made the S16, he's not going anywhere, can sell ice to an eskimo. To go play for a coach that the fanbase and AD is already questioning, hmm. A frosh this year isn't going to move the needle for English. Hell, he brought a top 40 kid two years ago that transferred out in a year.

Who is this top 40 kid he brought in to PC that transferred out? The only top 40 kids he has recruited to PC are still on the team. Oswin and Jones.

 

[boog204]

Who is this top 40 kid he brought in to PC that transferred out? The only top 40 kids he has recruited to PC are still on the team. Oswin and Jones.

Was Dual top 40ish?

 

[RuffRuff]

Who is this top 40 kid he brought in to PC that transferred out? The only top 40 kids he has recruited to PC are still on the team. Oswin and Jones.

2023 Top Basketball Recruits

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Take a look at number 38.

 

[TRest]

Was Dual top 40ish?

I think Dual was Cooley’s recruit. And a good example that it’s a crapshoot once they are playing in college.

 

[chickenhead]

I think Dual was Cooley’s recruit. And a good example that it’s a crapshoot once they are playing in college.

Cooley recruited, but English re-recruited him to stay.

 

[Durks07]

Do you know the story or is this just an ignorant post?

Bryce Hopkins blew out his knee. PC paid him huge NIL to rehab and get healthy. He was ready to go for a tournament in the Bahamas, his team went to PC and said, nope he’s not going to play, because they didn’t trust the court. He then started playing in games after that tournament, on the 3rd game he bruised his other knee. It was a two game injury but now we are 1/3 done for the season and his team pulled the plug on the rest of the year, all the while hiding this fact he was okay to play in order to give him an extra year of NIL. PC continued to honor his over $1mil NIL. This alone hurt team chemistry because everyone knew what was happening. When the season was over PC upped that NIL offer to almost $2mil. He left to go play for that snake Pitino in the same conference for a bit more money after all that we had done for him. He and his “team” deserve everything the PC fan base has for them.

I love how in this fairy tale, Big Bad Bryce faked an injury, blew up the team's chemistry, and the story concludes with Providence offering to double his pay anyway.

 

[UConnSwag11]

This is where his imagination takes him to a place where he wants to pour a beer on our heads and make fun of our mother at the Dunk.

Seriously. Not sure how they can act like they’re choir boys after what they did to UCONN fans in 2023 at PC, to which Andrea called them out nationally.

Then UCONN went into PC in ‘24 and demoralized them

 

[7774]

Do you know the story or is this just an ignorant post?

Bryce Hopkins blew out his knee. PC paid him huge NIL to rehab and get healthy. He was ready to go for a tournament in the Bahamas, his team went to PC and said, nope he’s not going to play, because they didn’t trust the court. He then started playing in games after that tournament, on the 3rd game he bruised his other knee. It was a two game injury but now we are 1/3 done for the season and his team pulled the plug on the rest of the year, all the while hiding this fact he was okay to play in order to give him an extra year of NIL. PC continued to honor his over $1mil NIL. This alone hurt team chemistry because everyone knew what was happening. When the season was over PC upped that NIL offer to almost $2mil. He left to go play for that snake Pitino in the same conference for a bit more money after all that we had done for him. He and his “team” deserve everything the PC fan base has for them.

How is it known he was OK to play the entire time?