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caw said:
I swear people just make ish up.

Abu has been pretty clear with his timeline. Four unofficials, commitment, official to chosen school. Sure he has moved unofficials around a bit but he has stuck to his basic timeline.
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Can we have some sort of board standard on here that requires people to at least edit their subject lines so they're correct? People will read this thread all panicked that Abu is going to Florida when in fact the kid has stated he's done with all his visits and Florida may be on the outside looking in.
 
I haven't been following recruiting too closely this year, but the fact he is holding a press conference scares me. I can't remember the last time UCONN was chosen at a press conference.
 
UConn does not have a shortage of players who can fill it up. With Calhoun, Purvis and Hamilton, that team will score baskets. Abu can get after the rebounds. The team needs high-flyers who can go up and get it, swat people, run the court, drive and dunk. Larrier, Abu, White, Robinson all fit that bill.
 
Well this thread went through the complete evolution lol. First, everyone panicked, them accepted, then went back to being optimistic. Just an observation. As for Abu, I'm just going to mimic what the popular opinion seems to be: it's a crapshoot at this point.
 
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Count me in the optimistic group right now. If there was a 2nd visit to UF I would have been very concerned. If we can put stock in the reports about the UF visit not going so well, I think it will be down to us and Providence. With Terrell likely headed to URI, I like our chances. I've just never taken NC State as a real threat for some reason. He's a New England kid and my guess is he stays close to home. Boy how the attitude on this board and our status ad a recruiting heavyweight change if things fall in our favor.
 
Until proven otherwise, the last 25plus years has proven that the UConn program has made the player, not one single recruit has made the UConn program what it is. We have always developed our guys, elite recruits from donyell marshall to rudy gay, to far less heralded ones, from Hilton Armstrong to Jeremy lamb. I have always felt what has separated UConn from some other elite programs is the mentality of its players, a mentality that is unique to a certain type of kid that has also proven to carry on through their entire career. This program isn't for everyone, and certainly not for a kid getting pulled in a million different directions. Just take a look at CJ Leslie or Durand Scott.
 
upstater said:
Is there a hurricane off the coast of Florida? How quickly do those things whip up?
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Best we can hope or is 100 degrees and 90% humidity.
 
Abu is playing us down. Then he's gonna surprise everyone on Sept. 7th by selecting UConn.
 
temery said:
Best we can hope or is 100 degrees and 90% humidity.
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People's perceptions about Florida crack me up. Before I moved down here almost 3 years ago, people would cite hurricanes and extreme heat as concerns they'd have in moving here. In 3 summers we've had zero hurricanes while CT has had 2 bad ones. As for the heat, I'll say this. While it hits 90 for about 7 months, it rarely exceeds 95, and the nights are generally really comfortable. I live close to the coast so the breeze helps considerably, Inland spots like Gainesville and Orlando can be rough. I've honestly found the humidity to be more oppressive in CT than here. All this said, I hope Abu's perception of Florida is that it's a miserable place to live, smoking coeds aside.
 
I lived in Florida for seven years. I've never been back, but my memory is of unbearable heat and humidity, and a tropical storm or hurricane (two major hurricanes in the seven years I lived in the state) pretty much every year.



FlaHusky said:
People's perceptions about Florida crack me up. Before I moved down here almost 3 years ago, people would cite hurricanes and extreme heat as concerns they'd have in moving here. In 3 summers we've had zero hurricanes while CT has had 2 bad ones. As for the heat, I'll say this. While it hits 90 for about 7 months, it rarely exceeds 95, and the nights are generally really comfortable. I live close to the coast so the breeze helps considerably, Inland spots like Gainesville and Orlando can be rough. I've honestly found the humidity to be more oppressive in CT than here. All this said, I hope Abu's perception of Florida is that it's a miserable place to live, smoking coeds aside.
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temery said:
I lived in Florida for seven years. I've never been back, but my memory is of unbearable heat and humidity, and a tropical storm or hurricane pretty much every year.
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Tom, Im sure I've been fortunate with regard to hurricanes but with central air and proper planning it's not unbearable by any means. During heat waves in CT, I remember the heat and humidity didn't dissipate at night, here they do. Where did you live? I think people bothered by the heat have to live near the coast.
 
3uconn said:
@AdamFinkelstein: Abdul-Malik Abu set to visit Florida officially beginning tomorrow morning before announcing his decision on Saturday

Ohhhhh boy....
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Must have gotten this info from the screenwriter of "Lincoln"!
 
This thread is hysterical...

from "We are doomed" to "We are UConn"!
 
It's amazing how this has gone from PC vs UCONN to Florida vs NC State so quickly
 
Husky15 said:
It's amazing how this has gone from PC vs UCONN to Florida vs NC State so quickly
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He's probably been reading this board. The back and forth with PC fans makes me want to go elsewhere too.
 
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The fact that we just offered Colson suggests that Ollie thinks we're out of the running for Abu.

Or everyone could just be ****ing with us.
 
Assuming Facey will be eligible, I agree with this assumption. If we're able to land a more high profile kid, Bonzie could be 3rd on the depth chart at the 4. I can't see him commiting here if that's the case.
 
FlaHusky said:
Assuming Facey will be eligible, I agree with this assumption. If we're able to land a more high profile kid, Bonzie could be 3rd on the depth chart at the 4. I can't see him commiting here if that's the case.
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Hopefully he feels he could eventually compete for #1 at the PF and jumps on the offer!
 
FlaHusky said:
Assuming Facey will be eligible, I agree with this assumption. If we're able to land a more high profile kid, Bonzie could be 3rd on the depth chart at the 4. I can't see him commiting here if that's the case.
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You're thinking Facey is exclusively a 4.

First off, we don't know what Facey's eligibility is. By rule, he's going to miss this year and then only have 2 years of eligibility. But even then, if he pans out and becomes a good player, he's going to play half his 30 minutes at the 5. So, we're talking about 25-30 minutes being available at the 4 right now WITH Facey.
 
upstater said:
You're thinking Facey is exclusively a 4.

First off, we don't know what Facey's eligibility is. By rule, he's going to miss this year and then only have 2 years of eligibility. But even then, if he pans out and becomes a good player, he's going to play half his 30 minutes at the 5. So, we're talking about 25-30 minutes being available at the 4 right now WITH Facey.
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Did you read my post that you quoted? I said assuming Facey is eligible. So your assertion is Brimah and Nolan will only play 25 minutes combined in 14-15? I'll wager it will be more like 30-35, with Facey getting the other 5-10. If he's eligible and plays 20-25 minutes per game, he'd play about 15 minutes at the 4. My point is it's not difficult to read the tea leaves here that the staff doesn't feel great about landing Abu or another top stretch 4, hence the offer to Bonzie.
 
FlaHusky said:
Did you read my post that you quoted? I said assuming Facey is eligible. So your assertion is Brimah and Nolan will only play 25 minutes combined in 14-15? I'll wager it will be more like 30-35, with Facey getting the other 5-10. If he's eligible and plays 20-25 minutes per game, he'd play about 15 minutes at the 4. My point is it's not difficult to read the tea leaves here that the staff doesn't feel great about landing Abu or another top stretch 4, hence the offer to Bonzie.
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I see it differently. We are going to have so much talent from 1-4 that Facey will be bumped to C for much of his time. Brimah and Nolan for 25 minutes? On a good day. With the amount of fouls we give, I see no more than 25 mins for them.
 
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upstater said:
I see it differently. We are going to have so much talent from 1-4 that Facey will be bumped to C for much of his time. Brimah and Nolan for 25 minutes? On a good day. With the amount of fouls we give, I see no more than 25 mins for them.
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Nolan will likely be the starting 5 this year, getting 25 minutes a game or more out of necessity. With expected improvement from him and Brimah I expect them to get 30-35 mpg next year. I agree with good depth at the 1-3 spots. As of now, where is this depth at the 4 that I'm not seeing?
 
FlaHusky said:
Nolan will likely be the starting 5 this year, getting 25 minutes a game or more out of necessity. With expected improvement from him and Brimah I expect them to get 30-35 mpg next year. I agree with good depth at the 1-3 spots. As of now, where is this depth at the 4 that I'm not seeing?
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What I mean is that we'll play 3 guards, 1 SF (stretch ala White, Larrier, Robinson) at the 4, with a center.
 
This is exactly why I don't get crazy anymore about "must get " recruits.

Would it be great to have Abu- Sure.

But if he doesn't want to come here-on to the next.



Glad we got Purvis and Hamilton already.
 
his dudeness said:
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Super bummed. hold me kevin, I just need a shoulder to cry on
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One of my favorite pics
 
i GOTTA ASK...THE WORD "STRETCH" IS A NEW WORD i AM SEEING USED. wHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN SOMEONE COULD BE A STRETCH 4?

I see my cap lock was on...f+++ that.
 
It's a term that I think has been a bit overused here lately. Essentially I think they mean a guy like Deandre who can stretch the D by bringing the opposing 4 out far from the hoop, thus making up for anything we might be losing defensively and on the boards with an undersized 4.
 
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