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2024 Recruiting: Ahmad Nowell committed to UConn!

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husky429 said:
Talk is cheap. How many times did UK watch him this summer or visit? (Hint: the answer is very few)

It's entirely possible that Ahmad wasn't interested in UK and that's why there wasn't much smoke. But you and @TheHorde aren't living in the real world if you think that was a serious recruitment.
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Who cares?? We got him..,,,isn’t that all that really matters??? Last I counted, we have 5 titles, Calipari has 1. I couldn’t care less who he recruits, did we beat him for a recruit , etc. Why do people get worked up about this.

We just got the guy WE wanted. Historically we have done well with the guys WE wanted. Historically, Calipari hasn’t done well with the guys EVERYONE wants. I couldn’t care less if he “really” wanted this guy or not. What an odd thing to focus on the day we get a significant recruit.
 
Congrats, Ahmad! Go be great!

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husky429 said:
Kentucky wasn't really recruiting him. Idk who wasn't interested--very easily could have been Ahmad--but let's not get excited. The chances of us reeling in a player UK seriously recruits is small. See: Justin Edwards.

You can be excited for this commitment without this fabricated narrative.
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Funny
 
Mike Honcho said:
I liked this conversation... A nice change of pace from the run of the mill over produced commitment video. Clearly a kid with a great head on his shoulders. Even mentions the fanbase as a selling point.
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Absolutely. He seems to be a tremendous young man. He was open about his feelings, well spoken and thoughtful in his responses to the questions the man on the court was posing, smiled, and showed a lot of maturity.
His mother did a great job raising him (from his own recounting of the difficulties he and his mother faced in his early childhood) and helping him become such a personable, successful and driven young man.
He will be successful wherever life takes him.
He's a winner and it's a credit to the coaching staff that they were able to secure his commitment.
 
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Husky pride said:
Calipari offered Nowell a scholarship in person and remarked about the guard’s abilities on both ends of the floor. “He talked about the things that he loved about me, how hard I played on offense, like my decision-making and my shot-making “ Nowell told the Inquirer. And Kentucky wasn’t really recruiting him?????
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Nobody was recruiting him...now. Just UConn.
 
Husky pride said:
Calipari offered Nowell a scholarship in person and remarked about the guard’s abilities on both ends of the floor. “He talked about the things that he loved about me, how hard I played on offense, like my decision-making and my shot-making “ Nowell told the Inquirer. And Kentucky wasn’t really recruiting him?????
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:)
 
TheHorde said:
One has to think that if you’re a big like Ngongba or a wing like Betsey, having Nowell committed as a lead distributor makes Storrs a very attractive destination. Add in Abraham and the beginning pieces are on board to keep the winning train rolling. The staff is putting on a master class.
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Hopefully Cooper Flagg is taking notice as is the center from Boston!!
 
navery12 said:
Nobody on the Kentucky boards even cared about him or brought him up, and Calipari wasn't even going to his games all summer
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Not sure about Cal not going to his games but I just was reading one of the Kentucky boards a few minutes ago and a few posters were not happy they didn’t get him. And I just read an article in Kentucky media got off the press lamenting another 2024 recruit that they didn’t get.
 
apparently, this year is kentucky’s best team yet…?

ok, enough of this blather

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TheHorde said:
This staff is dangerous on the recruiting trail when they can now further narrow their focus on 2-4 recruits with a couple already signed.
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Nobody signed.
 
husky429 said:
Kentucky wasn't really recruiting him. Idk who wasn't interested--very easily could have been Ahmad--but let's not get excited. The chances of us reeling in a player UK seriously recruits is small. See: Justin Edwards.

You can be excited for this commitment without this fabricated narrative.
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I like the narrative, fabricated or not. Say it often enough and it becomes its own truth. UConn got a recruit over Calamari, Uconn got a recruit over Calamari, (say it again and then repeat).
 
“They [UConn] check all my boxes when it comes to what I want from the playing style to the player development,” he told ZAGSBLOG. “Also the mentality of the coach [Dan Hurley]. He wants to win and he strives to get better at it and so do I.” Nowell visited every school on his final list officially besides Kentucky.

www.zagsblog.com

Four-star 2024 prospect Ahmad Nowell commits to UConn | Zagsblog

By CHARLIE PARENT & ADAM ZAGORIA Class […]
www.zagsblog.com
 
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ElGreco said:
Hopefully Cooper Flagg is taking notice as is the center from Boston!!
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Who is the center from Boston? I follow recruiting and I live in the Boston area so am I just blanking?
 
husky429 said:
Head to head, Pettiford was better this summer, but they're about on par as 4* players at this point

. Pettiford has better size and has a more versatile game. Ahmad is stronger, more effecient and a better defender.
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Will be interesting to see who has a better college career. We've won a lot of these when losing out on the top recruit at a position.
 
Ahmad Nowell is an ultimate connector piece, someone who can take on multiple duties on both ends of the floor while also enhancing the play of others. Immediately, you look at his defense to translate, and that might be the tool that gets him on the court the earliest. He plays with tenacity on that end of the floor, which allows his long arms and strong frame to be disruptive both on and off the ball.

www.on3.com

Ahmad Nowell: Three thoughts on UConn's latest commitment

On3's Jamie Shaw dives into the commitment of four-star guard Ahmad Nowell and what UConn is getting wth him.
www.on3.com www.on3.com
 
Nowell and Solo are gonna be the best defensive backcourt in their conference. Both came in with next level bodies, described as gritty/tough, and have great mentors on that end in the staff. Abraham is gonna feast on all those steals and fast breaks forced by our pressure.
 
uconngb said:
Who cares?? We got him..,,,isn’t that all that really matters??? Last I counted, we have 5 titles, Calipari has 1. I couldn’t care less who he recruits, did we beat him for a recruit , etc. Why do people get worked up about this.

We just got the guy WE wanted. Historically we have done well with the guys WE wanted. Historically, Calipari hasn’t done well with the guys EVERYONE wants. I couldn’t care less if he “really” wanted this guy or not. What an odd thing to focus on the day we get a significant recruit.
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Spot on. Also thanks for using the correct wording in "i couldnt care less". Most people say "i could care less" which is idiotic.
 
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