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AJ Reeves, Cole Swider & David Duke

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James said:
I have a hard time believing KO would miss out on both rivals players reeves or duke, you just know he's going to sign a top nepsac player like he does yearly even if it isn't them though.
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I think we will make a comeback - will it be enough?
 
Chief00 said:
Your posts are meaningless and display your total lack of knowledge.
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Right, and yours make you sound like the Einstein of UConn basketball. You've become a caricature of something only you ever thought you were.
 
uconngb said:
Right, and yours make you sound like the Einstein of UConn basketball. You've become a caricature of something only you ever thought you were.
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Lots of tired cliches in your brief post.
 
upstater said:
I'd say that UConn is probably the definition of basketball-centric. I mean, it's not really known for football. Am I wrong?
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Cuse and Duke fit the same mold, I don't know if he got an offer from Duke but he did from Cuse. The response I received was that he wanted to go to a school where basketball was the focus. The parity between football and bball at UConn or Cuse is much closer than a school like Nova. I know what you're saying, but I'm not hypothesizing - I'm just passing along info.
 
huskypantz said:
Cuse and Duke fit the same mold, I don't know if he got an offer from Duke but he did from Cuse. The response I received was that he wanted to go to a school where basketball was the focus. The parity between football and bball at UConn or Cuse is much closer than a school like Nova. I know what you're saying, but I'm not hypothesizing - I'm just passing along info.
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Actually Nova has had a very good run in football at the d2 level. Top ten good for many years now. It's hard to know how much this means to any fan, (just look at the varied responses in this forum towards UConn football) but in general there is more crossover when teams are successful.

I know you're just passing along info. But either the recruit doesn't know about Nova football or he's not as concerned about football as your source believes.
 
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Good group of schools. I know Reeves is trending in the wrong direction, but I hope we get him – can never have enough 6-foot-5 kids who know how to shoot.

Would love a 2018 class of Reeves, Carey/Duke & Dowuona.
 
Matrim55 said:


Good group of schools. I know Reeves is trending in the wrong direction, but I hope we get him – can never have enough 6-foot-5 kids who know how to shoot.

Would love a 2018 class of Reeves, Carey/Duke & Dowuona.
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I feel like you keep saying Dowuona. I haven't seen us going after him that hard, are we?
 
CardiacAndre7 said:
I feel like you keep saying Dowuona. I haven't seen us going after him that hard, are we?
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Not that I'm aware of. But given how well we've recruited Florida, the fact that we were the first "big" school to offer him, our need for an athletic C in 2018, and the Ghanian connection (maybe Amida can help recruit him a bit?), I kind of feel like it's an obvious fit.

Not that I want us to stop recruiting Shittu or Moses Brown – I hope we can stay in on the top kids for as long as possible, and maybe snag one here or there. But I won't throw a fit if we don't, and would be perfectly happy with a high-upside 4-star like Dowuona instead.
 
Matrim55 said:
Not that I'm aware of. But given how well we've recruited Florida, the fact that we were the first "big" school to offer him, our need for an athletic C in 2018, and the Ghanian connection (maybe Amida can help recruit him a bit?), I kind of feel like it's an obvious fit.

Not that I want us to stop recruiting Shittu or Moses Brown – I hope we can stay in on the top kids for as long as possible, and maybe snag one here or there. But I won't throw a fit if we don't, and would be perfectly happy with a high-upside 4-star like Dowuona instead.
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I feel you, personally I think Brown is gonna be a Kentucky/Duke kinda guy, but Shittu has spoken so highly of us and KO, I'd hope we stay on him for the long haul. Wouldn't be the least bit dissapointed with Dowuona though.
 
Matrim55 said:
Not that I'm aware of. But given how well we've recruited Florida, the fact that we were the first "big" school to offer him, our need for an athletic C in 2018, and the Ghanian connection (maybe Amida can help recruit him a bit?), I kind of feel like it's an obvious fit.

Not that I want us to stop recruiting Shittu or Moses Brown – I hope we can stay in on the top kids for as long as possible, and maybe snag one here or there. But I won't throw a fit if we don't, and would be perfectly happy with a high-upside 4-star like Dowuona instead.
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I look forward to seeing him evaluated. ESPN has him as a 4 * (outside of the top 60 which is all they evaluate) and he is unranked by the other big 3. I hope this recruitment doesn't go the same way as Ikey Obiagu*sp? We were in on him very early and stopped recruiting him for whatever reason. He ended up being the composite 4th best center overall and chose FSU.
 
walker11 said:
I look forward to seeing him evaluated. ESPN has him as a 4 * (outside of the top 60 which is all they evaluate) and he is unranked by the other big 3. I hope this recruitment doesn't go the same way as Ikey Obiagu*sp? We were in on him very early and stopped recruiting him for whatever reason. He ended up being the composite 4th best center overall and chose FSU.
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Yeah, I think that was just a case of us realizing we were in position to seal the deal with Brown, who was a true 5-star at the time. Clearly backed the wrong horse there.
 
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Matrim55 said:
Yeah, I think that was just a case of us realizing we were in position to seal the deal with Brown, who was a true 5-star at the time. Clearly backed the wrong horse there.
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Yea, I dont think so. Ikey was on the open market for several months post Brown.
 
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husky99 said:
Hearing staff is pumped for this visit... they really like duke
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Anyone have film on this kid?

Seems like he and Carey might be our guard priorities. Our staff are really good at evaluating guard talent, so I'd beat my money he ends up borderline 5 star
 


Most recent video I could find of Duke.

Broad conclusions based on less than two minute video:
- developing handle. Looks good not great.
- solid athlete. Definitely better than his earlier mix tapes. The scoop dunk halfway through was pretty.
-excellent hair.
- shot is good. Has a funny hitch by his hip on the catch and shoot.
- seems to have nice vision when moving downhill
-skinny but good frame.

I'll take him.

Edit: no idea how to embed video.
 
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husky429 said:
- shot is good. Has a funny hitch by his hip on the catch and shoot.
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It's less that there's a hitch and more that he has a really narrow base on his jumper. That be adjusted/fixed pretty easily.
 
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Matrim55 said:
It's less that there's a hitch and more that he has a really narrow base on his jumper. That be adjusted/fixed pretty easily.
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Nah I mean a hitch. He starts with the ball in the pocket and dips before the shot. Not the worst thing but it makes the shot slow.

The actual release is fairly high and pretty tight. Not too much of a flick with the off hand, though it's hard to tell in a grainy video

But to your point, you're correct. That's VERY easy to coach out though. I have had to coax a few kids not to stick their knees together when they shoot, a la brimah on our team. It's the strangest thing ever and I don't know why they start doing that. Probably because of awkwardness and growth spurts affecting coordination. I told one kid "It doesn't help balance you, and makes you look like a little girl who has to pee" worked like a charm
 
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