Don’t think I saw this article from Mike Anthony posted…gets into some comments from dad…UConn only offered 1/2 of what Cal paid
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Thanks. This makes it clear:Don’t think I saw this article from Mike Anthony posted…gets into some comments from dad…UConn only offered 1/2 of what Cal paid
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Here’s an interesting section.Don’t think I saw this article from Mike Anthony posted…gets into some comments from dad…UConn only offered 1/2 of what Cal paid
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UConn wanted a midweek visit and then didn't return their calls.Don’t think I saw this article from Mike Anthony posted…gets into some comments from dad…UConn only offered 1/2 of what Cal paid
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If this is entirely a direct quote from the father, no thanks. Seems kind of like he's quoting dad than son all in the same paragraph.Here’s an interesting section.
Looking at Toure as a 4 year player would be pretty wild if true.
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Hurley and his staff viewed Toure as a great kid and a nice player, one who should play four college years and could have an NBA future. They made a substantial offer, something north of $200,000 for Toure’s first year, and let that stand without much more to say. Arkansas, Mamoudou said, paid about double what UConn offered.
“Money is a big component,” Mamoudou said. “But there were teams that offered more money than Arkansas. It's not about money, like I told my son. I worked hard enough to build what little I have. I like people that respect me, respect my value, and they stay in communication with me. I could have gone to UConn if they had talked to me. But I have to look at what's the best interest of the family.”
I wouldn't know, but believe that staff and recruits are in constant texting contact. Maybe we had to recruit the parents, who expect phone calls, and it factored into the loss of interest.It really sounds like we didn’t want this kid that much the deeper into the process we got. Not answering calls to set up a visit doesn’t make him sound like a priority at all.
All economics ultimately. The rest of it is pretty much fluff. It’s like valuing a stock on a budget. As expected UConn came in much lower, and set a price to what they thought his value was.Here’s an interesting section.
Looking at Toure as a 4 year player would be pretty wild if true.
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Hurley and his staff viewed Toure as a great kid and a nice player, one who should play four college years and could have an NBA future. They made a substantial offer, something north of $200,000 for Toure’s first year, and let that stand without much more to say. Arkansas, Mamoudou said, paid about double what UConn offered.
“Money is a big component,” Mamoudou said. “But there were teams that offered more money than Arkansas. It's not about money, like I told my son. I worked hard enough to build what little I have. I like people that respect me, respect my value, and they stay in communication with me. I could have gone to UConn if they had talked to me. But I have to look at what's the best interest of the family.”
My guess is the Toure camp put out their price point and Hurley said no thanks, why waste the time. I get the sense if a player comes in high balling with Dan Hurley they immediately go into a bucket. I’m sure agents that know him guide that type of approach, this camp just wasn’t advanced enough to be smart about it. That said, feels like it’s worth some closure but not sure what the standard is in closing out recruitment, some of this might just be some sour grapes because of it.It really sounds like we didn’t want this kid that much the deeper into the process we got. Not answering calls to set up a visit doesn’t make him sound like a priority at all.
Unsophisticated bunch?All economics ultimately. The rest of it is pretty much fluff. It’s like valuing a stock on a budget. As expected UConn came in much lower, and set a price to what they thought his value was.
Family/kid probably saying too much, less is more. They seem like a pretty unsophisticated bunch when it comes to this stuff and probably part of what made them really fall for all the Cal attention. If red carpets is what they needed UConn was not the right place. Will be fun to follow his development and see how it plays out, in the portal era.
It’s the divulging all the details to the press piece. Like someone said we never see a recruit and parents talk the dirt like this.Unsophisticated bunch?
If a job is recruiting you (or college for academic reasons) and you have two handle you this same way would you go to the one that’s not showing you love or valuing you?
I don’t understand how their decision making process is deemed unsophisticated. Arkansas checked all the boxes for them effort wise and results wise they were looking for. We didn’t check any boxes for them effort wise.
I personally like the transparency, if everything is true.It’s the divulging all the details to the press piece. Like someone said we never see a recruit and parents talk the dirt like this.
It really might be as simple as making an unrealistic demand upfront and refusing to come off of it. Plenty of fish in the sea.Forget all the money stuff. It just sounds like the UConn staff didn’t want him. We don’t know entirely why that was. Have to trust the staff here.
I hate when Connecticut kids go elsewhere but yeah, this is 100% correct. We're THE national program now and that means we get to be choosy, including with kids from our own backyard.It simple. This isn’t just about the money and Toure made an extremely sensible decision given the circumstances. It’s about UConn and the value this staff placed on Toure and his fit. Toure’s profile doesn’t match what they are looking for. This is only a talking point because where he is from. It’s possible and probable both sides made the right decision. We could slam Toure if the gap was 100k or 150k. It wasn’t. In that case, no on here would leave the type of money on the table that Toure would have had to to play in Storrs. Good luck to the kid and let’s all move on.
This is exactly what I thought. Had no idea why people were making it about money when he didn't mention money once.I had the same initial reaction to that quote, and it's definitely not a great look on Toure's part. But after reading it about 15 times trying to figure out what he could have possibly meant I'm not sure it's so bad.
I think he may have just literally meant he didn't see himself playing here and getting minutes his freshman year, and he'd have to work to earn his minutes. Outside of the elite top 10 freshman it's been tough for freshmen to crack the rotation, which is just about the only "negative" I can see someone finding in the UConn program recently. And I use negative very loosely