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I think it's good for UConn that he rescheduled so he had more time; how can that be bad right? The question is; what is your take on not getting on the Florida campus until 5:30pm then spending a few hours and flying back this morning? Was it purely out of respect for a school that has recruited him hard? That time frame just seems so weird to me.
 
FriarJ said:
I think it's good for UConn that he rescheduled so he had more time; how can that be bad right? The question is; what is your take on not getting on the Florida campus until 5:30pm then spending a few hours and flying back this morning? Was it purely out of respect for a school that has recruited him hard? That time frame just seems so weird to me.
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Yes that seems correct. Looks to be a type of visit where he just wanted to confirm that he doesn't want to go to school there. I've read he is from Marblehead, MA which is a pretty wealthy town. So his parents probably have the money to take unofficial visits that other recruits simply can't afford. Obviously just an assumption.
 
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One other interesting thing regarding Florida is Donovan. Does he negative recruit against his alma or does he help them if he realizes it's not going his way? I honestly don't have a clue and maybe none of this happens, but I do think it's looking like UConn vs. PC. One thing I will add is I think Hurley has a lot of momentum for Terrell and if that's the case I feel UConn has the advantage on Abu. Thoughts? A poster on here referenced Terrell's visit to URI and Joseph's visit to Cuse, those visits could very well seriously impact ABU.
 
FriarJ said:
One other interesting thing regarding Florida is Donovan. Does he negative recruit against his alma or does he help them if he realizes it's not going his way? I honestly don't have a clue and maybe none of this happens, but I do think it's looking like UConn vs. PC. One thing I will add is I think Hurley has a lot of momentum for Terrell and if that's the case I feel UConn has the advantage on Abu. Thoughts? A poster on here referenced Terrell's visit to URI and Joseph's visit to Cuse, those visits could very well seriously impact ABU.
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No idea about Donovan's exact recruiting pitch, but he is a shady weirdo, so nothing would really surprise me. I still remember him basically stalking Rashad Anderson after he had already committed to us.
 
I certainly agree that I would not put anything past him but both he and his wife give big donations every year to PC so I wonder if this has any bearing on him. Noah is the only other player I can remember PC ever going up for against him. Maybe Eric Murphy as well. I assume that UConn has been matched up against him quite a few times.
 
I know that he went to Florida with his AAU coach, Ty Boswell, and not his family. Anyone know if his family and/or his AAU coach went with him to PC or NC State?
 
FriarJ said:
One other interesting thing regarding Florida is Donovan. Does he negative recruit against his alma or does he help them if he realizes it's not going his way? I honestly don't have a clue and maybe none of this happens, but I do think it's looking like UConn vs. PC. One thing I will add is I think Hurley has a lot of momentum for Terrell and if that's the case I feel UConn has the advantage on Abu. Thoughts? A poster on here referenced Terrell's visit to URI and Joseph's visit to Cuse, those visits could very well seriously impact ABU.
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From what Abu has said, I think those things might come into play only if he doesn't have a clear leader. If UConn and PC are 50-50 than maybe Terrell choosing PC sways things. If Abu is leaning to UConn than I don't think Terrell going to/or not PC comes into play.

JMO. I also don't think Donovan could say anything that would carry much weight with him potentially choosing PC. He might, who knows, but I doubt it would make a huge impact.

Kid just seems to have a pretty level head and knows what he wants. Not saying he will make the best decision but he will make the decision he thinks is best and I don't think gimmicks will play a huge role.

I think Abu to PC may help them with Terrell moreso than vice versa.

Who does PC go after if it falls Joseph/Cuse, Abu/UConn, Terrell/URI? Maybe PM me to not clog up this thread.

These are the type of posts I don't mind from PC fans.
 
tcf15 said:
I know that he went to Florida with his AAU coach, Ty Boswell, and not his family. Anyone know if his family and/or his AAU coach went with him to PC or NC State?
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I believe his family was on both of those trips along with Ty Boswell.
 
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tcf15 said:
I know that he went to Florida with his AAU coach, Ty Boswell, and not his family. Anyone know if his family and/or his AAU coach went with him to PC or NC State?
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I'm pretty sure he had a family member at both.
 
7774 said:
No idea about Donovan's exact recruiting pitch, but he is a shady weirdo, so nothing would really surprise me. I still remember him basically stalking Rashad Anderson after he had already committed to us.
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Billy D is very intense and a little Machiavellian; but a more earnest and sincere person you will not meet.
 
FriarJ said:
I think it's good for UConn that he rescheduled so he had more time; how can that be bad right? The question is; what is your take on not getting on the Florida campus until 5:30pm then spending a few hours and flying back this morning? Was it purely out of respect for a school that has recruited him hard? That time frame just seems so weird to me.
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No way of knowing but if he did it for that reason wow!
 
Terrell now has a URI pick on his 247 crystal ball. That would certainly help us out.
 
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3uconn said:
Terrell now has a URI pick on his 247 crystal ball. That would certainly help us out.
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Terrell would certainly be a featured player at URI. They'd probably build their team around him. Not a bad building block for URI.
 
FWIW, Jerry Meyer changed his pick for Terrell from PC to URI.
 
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superjohn said:
No, Terrell cut us from his list. He is a combo guard trying to transition to point guard and we already have a better version of that in Rodney Purvis.
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I would prefer to say we have similar version. Terrell is a very good player in his own right. If he ever attended UConn, we would all be very happy.
 
tcf15 said:
FWIW, Jerry Meyer changed his pick for Terrell from PC to URI.
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And he switched his choice for Abu back to UConn. Take these with a grain of salt, but I like that.
 
Lol, just 2 weeks ago he was saying that the package deal was gaining serious momentum, now he's changed course that fast?
 
aceboon said:
Lol, just 2 weeks ago he was saying that the package deal was gaining serious momentum, now he's changed course that fast?
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Right? But maybe he's heard something...

jerrymeyer247
"@Higgsy_1: @jerrymeyer247 any new info to change your mind or just a hunch?"/ info and gut
8/15/13 8:52 PM
 
Getting Abu would normally be sweet. The fact that PC was so sure they had him will make it sweeter.
 
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