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2026 Recruiting: Abdou Toure update from aaron torres

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navery12 said:
Or maybe that Dan Hurley has been talking about Braylon Mullins being one and done since before he even committed here.

The Adams situation you reference is exactly why I'm saying they weren't ever just targeting a blanket big man to replace Reed no matter what. They got into the Adams situation because none of the PGs on the roster were good enough and they had to hit the portal for day 1 contributors. The parallel would be bringing in a big man like Tristan Reed, finding out Reibe isn't ready to start as a sophomore and then needing to hit the portal for a starter in the spring
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I don't recall that "Mullins is certainly going to be a OAD" type statement (I recall a more cautious attitude). However Mullins being a guaranteed OAD would obviously work. I think that is a lot of assume after watching McNeeley squeak into the 1st, but I don't see Mullins in practice every day.

Edit: I do need to add that they clearly do think someone is going and my money would definitely be on Mullins,
 
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PC is definitely willing to spend $$$. They are hosting the #1 ranked shooting guard in the country this weekend on an official. Caleb Holt. Frankly, I’m nonplussed by the whole thing. English has to win and he has to win now. If that happens then I’ll get excited that PC is showing they want to keep winning.
 
Does Alabama have hockey? I didn’t think so…
 
FriarJ said:
PC is definitely willing to spend $$$. They are hosting the #1 ranked shooting guard in the country this weekend on an official. Caleb Holt. Frankly, I’m nonplussed by the whole thing. English has to win and he has to win now. If that happens then I’ll get excited that PC is showing they want to keep winning.
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His seat has to be fairly warm right now, no?
 
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caw said:
His seat has to be fairly warm right now, no?
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I hope it’s red hot, although I wonder what happens if he pulls a class like we haven’t had in a while. Everyone knows he MUST win this year. He’s got a decent team I think. We are going to find out pretty soon. If he can pull off a good year though then the program will certainly be trending up. Go back 20 years and the facilities were junk. Now it’s a different story and obviously the school is willing to give him what he wants for support, the fans never go away, so there are no excuses. None. His first two years were nothing but that, and he has had some bad luck, I concede that, but you also make your own luck.
 
FriarJ said:
I hope it’s red hot, although I wonder what happens if he pulls a class like we haven’t had in a while. Everyone knows he MUST win this year. He’s got a decent team I think. We are going to find out pretty soon. If he can pull off a good year though then the program will certainly be trending up. Go back 20 years and the facilities were junk. Now it’s a different story and obviously the school is willing to give him what he wants for support, the fans never go away, so there are no excuses. None. His first two years were nothing but that, and he has had some bad luck, I concede that, but you also make your own luck.
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On the plus side he's not an someone your admin should be worried about cutting ties with like Cuse has with Autry (or UConn with Ollie).
 
HW611 said:
He’d be the 2nd CT fringe 5* that went to Providence.

First being Dunn (who I’m not sure goes there if we don’t have Shabazz and Boatright).
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Before ⭐️ ratings PC had a few top players come from CT. Soup Campbell was top 5 in the country. Egan was way up there as well.
 
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husky99 said:
I thought he was banned from the state?
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Ever since he stole Camby? End of day, good to see Toure getting some love and hope he lands in the best place for him.

Had a chance to meet Cal at the 2024 draft. Said hello passing through the hall on way out and he stuck his hand out to shake - seemed like a very nice guy.
 
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RuffRuff said:
Ever since he stole Camby? End of day, good to see Toure getting some love and hope he lands in the best place for him.

Had a chance to meet Cal at the 2024 draft. Said hello passing through the hall on way out and he stuck his hand out to shake - seemed like a very nice guy.
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When he said he could swoop in and get any recruit if he really wanted him (obviously pre-NIL), I determined I could never call him a nice guy.
 
Forgive me for not knowing this, but has Abdou Toure made an official visit to UConn? If he hasn't, I hope the Hurley and staff can get Clingan to talk to Toure and preferably when wearing his 2 championship rings. Clingan can relate to Toure and talk about going to UConn as an in-state recruit and the financial benefits of getting developed to be drafted higher in the NBA draft.
 
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RuffRuff said:
Eh - not sure I'd clump Cal into the serial killer bucket. I'm sure over the years, if he was a true phoney, word would have gotten around well before he sent his 100th kid to the NBA. I get the sense he just enjoys being in a kitchen with a kids family, being the guy that gets them to the NBA. That's his thing, and if he wins along the way, it's gravy. There is no reason to hate the guy, ok to disagree with what he stands for as a coach (a recruiter first, second and third).
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Yeah and at the end of the day when a guy is saying he can help you make $100 million for your family, then proceeds to show you the list of guys he did that for, it’s hard to ignore.

Championships are nice, but a title isn’t going to pay your bills in 10 years.
 
RuffRuff said:
Eh - not sure I'd clump Cal into the serial killer bucket. I'm sure over the years, if he was a true phoney, word would have gotten around well before he sent his 100th kid to the NBA. I get the sense he just enjoys being in a kitchen with a kids family, being the guy that gets them to the NBA. That's his thing, and if he wins along the way, it's gravy. There is no reason to hate the guy, ok to disagree with what he stands for as a coach (a recruiter first, second and third).
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It's an insult to Ted.

If you actually believe Calipari is all about just being the guy who gets kids to the NBA and winning is just gravy if it happens he really is a master and has conned you.
 
superjohn said:
It's an insult to Ted.

If you actually believe Calipari is all about just being the guy who gets kids to the NBA and winning is just gravy if it happens he really is a master and has conned you.
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Sounds a bit conspiracy theory to me TBH.
 
RuffRuff said:
Sounds a bit conspiracy theory to me TBH.
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Yep, that's it. Getting guys to the NBA is Calipari's main goal. If he actually wins some games and championships it's nothing more than an added bonus.

Stick with that!
 
RuffRuff said:
Eh - not sure I'd clump Cal into the serial killer bucket. I'm sure over the years, if he was a true phoney, word would have gotten around well before he sent his 100th kid to the NBA. I get the sense he just enjoys being in a kitchen with a kids family, being the guy that gets them to the NBA. That's his thing, and if he wins along the way, it's gravy. There is no reason to hate the guy, ok to disagree with what he stands for as a coach (a recruiter first, second and third).
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Has that not gotten around?
 
RuffRuff said:
Or maybe I'm not as cynical?

Listen, if we are dating back to his mis-doings in his earlier days at Umass & Memphis, we can dice through Calhoun's darker days as well. He was no saint. It was more a sign of the times. Are we ready to run the car over Roy Williams too? Do we get into the game of creating a scorecard on who's the shadiest? Sean Miller just got the HC gig at Texas - no saint. Calipari got another SEC gig. At some point, all of these guys are doing things to try to stay ahead. Some cross the line, or get caught. Not sure if the Yard is the jury when they are getting rehired by top programs.

Unless you know something I don't, it's not about buying into him as much as it is about staying open minded and objective, not convicting someone I don't know personally because I don't like him based on what I think I know, or over indexing on what I do know without balancing against relativity. We ready to de-crown John Wooden too?
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You're still missing the point. Calipari knew he couldn't win championships anymore so he said his job is about sending guys to the NBA.

The job of every high major college basketball coach is to win games and to win championships. Calipari is a salesman and he sold you on his bull^^^t.
 
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superjohn said:
You're still missing the point. Calipari knew he couldn't win championships anymore so he said his job is about sending guys to the NBA.

The job of every high major college basketball coach is to win games and to win championships. Calipari is a salesman and he sold you on his bull^^^t.
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I'm honestly not sure he sold me on it. It's been pretty apparent that actually coaching the players was a distant second to recruiting players he thought could win by rolling a ball out there. BUT, this is what he seems to get off on, enjoys and he's unwilling to change.

Last year was a great case - started Fland over a former NCAA Final 4 Senior. Once Fland went down, they got better. The guy just loves his draft picks.
 
Cal should take his shoes off before he steps in the damn living room
 
I’ve come to the realization that any recruit that would choose Calipari isn’t a player that I think would fit what UConn wants and is about under this staff. I’ll sleep just fine if a player UConn offered commits there. Those kids might well shine and play at the next level, but so will many of the kids that come here.
 
TheHorde said:
I’ve come to the realization that any recruit that would choose Calipari isn’t a player that I think would fit what UConn wants and is about under this staff. I’ll sleep just fine if a player UConn offered commits there. Those kids might well shine and play at the next level, but so will many of the kids that come here.
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