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I’m sure early Hurley explaining he would not of come to Uconn himself if there were serious sanctions. People talking about how it’s hurting us yet all I’m seeing is five star and high recruits scheduling visits. Let’s all pump the brakes and chill out.
 
8893 said:
You mean my imaginary byzantine overly complicated double secret strategy of an employer using a bitter ex-employee to dig up dirt on his former boss in order to make Ollie somehow the victim for the last two years of horrifically bad, disengaged basketball coaching stupidly supplemented by NCAA violations that he lied about, in writing, to his employers?

Wow, there's a shocker. No one could have foreseen that I'd take position quite that tortured .
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Fixed it for you 88.
 
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8893 said:
You mean the strategy of an employer using a bitter ex-employee to dig up dirt on his former boss in order to fire him may have backfired on the employer?

Wow, there's a shocker. No one could have foreseen that risk.
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Yeah, I know
But AD David Benedict is a freak'n genius...............

I really don't think there will be ant sanctions because I highly doubt Coach Hurley would have taken the position, but as Chief00 indicated, the optics are not good

This kid would be a real nice addition and hope Dan Hurley pulls him in
 
8893 said:
You mean the strategy of an employer using a bitter ex-employee to dig up dirt on his former boss in order to fire him may have backfired on the employer?

Wow, there's a shocker. No one could have foreseen that risk.
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I don’t know how many different ways to say this - but my understanding is that Miller did not coordinate with Calhoun about the interview nor did he coordinate with the employer who just fired him. In fact, Calhoun tried to get him off the self destructive path and get him some kind of life.
Let’s be real - this dude grabbed immunity - and anyone who worked with him previously was fair game for this bitter guy. The last thing Jim needs is to try to influence his testimony and then have the NCAA ask Glen if Jim tried to influence it.
 
imno1 said:
Looks like he’s been working out... with Travis
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That made me laugh. Ollie at the end apparently thought so highly of Travis - someone paid for 3 players to work out with someone else.
 
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Huskyforlife said:
Can't you guys keep this conversation in the 3+ threads about the topic?
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We should merge these into one mega thread... and then lock them. When something new happens there will be a new thread anyway.
 
God, I'd love to get this kid.

We're still doomed.
 
I know nothing about this kid, but just from reading, he sounded vaguely like Brimah with some upside. Is that at all accurate?
 
tcf15 said:
UConn hosting slew of key Class of 2019 recruits | Zagsblog
Akok, the 6-foot-9 power forward from Putnam Science Academy (CT), visited UConn last Friday. He’s also being targeted by Providence, Syracuse and Texas Tech, among others.

“He really liked it,” Putnam assistant Josh Scraba said of UConn. “He loves the new staff and thinks they will turn the program around quick.”
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Love hearing this. Players weighing in positively on our 4 part coaching staff and the return of the program. There's a buzz around UConn.
 
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intlzncster said:
I know nothing about this kid, but just from reading, he sounded vaguely like Brimah with some upside. Is that at all accurate?
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Same build, same lack of rebounding. Good shot-blocker and outside shot for a PF.

Best case, he's Tyler Lydon.
 
husky429 said:
Plays on the perimeter. Not inside. Same build, though
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Matrim55 said:
Same build, same lack of rebounding. Good shot-blocker and outside shot for a PF.
Best case, he's Tyler Lydon.
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Not to poo poo him, as again I haven't seen the kid, but that doesn't sound like a high priority kind of guy. Plan C?
 
intlzncster said:
Not to poo poo him, as again I haven't seen the kid, but that doesn't sound like a high priority kind of guy. Plan C?
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Idt we are in much of a position to call kids a plan C. We need kids to commit. Getting all these visits is great, but even under KO we had kids like Cam Reddish visit. It's all about locking up that commitment.
 
intlzncster said:
Not to poo poo him, as again I haven't seen the kid, but that doesn't sound like a high priority kind of guy. Plan C?
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That's what I thought a month back, but he's coming in with the Plan As right now so I think we should read those particular tea leaves.

I have to admit I'm surprised. He's not a guy I would have high on my own list, but as long as Hurley's confident, I'm happy.
 
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intlzncster said:
Not to poo poo him, as again I haven't seen the kid, but that doesn't sound like a high priority kind of guy. Plan C?
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Cuse Socks said:
Idt we are in much of a position to call kids a plan C. We need kids to commit. Getting all these visits is great, but even under KO we had kids like Cam Reddish visit. It's all about locking up that commitment.
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He's a unanimous top 100 player who is just down the road at Putnam and we are going to have 5 open scholarships. Sign him up!
 
I think I've said this in an old Akok thread, but word is still that he's on our backburner. Cuse is still making him a big priority. He visited UConn and will visit PC too, but expect him to end up at Cuse.
 
UConnStats said:
I think I've said this in an old Akok thread, but word is still that he's on our backburner. Cuse is still making him a big priority. He visited UConn and will visit PC too, but expect him to end up at Cuse.
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That's my prediction...that's as solid as some of those crystalball dudes.
 
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