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Akok Commits to UConn!!!

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BFieldHusky said:
What does it say that our recruiting class right now is doing circles around theirs? I hope they enjoy their 300 plus ranked center next year.
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It says we got the right coach & I’m thankful Hurley didn’t sign with Pitt.
 
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Any tech-savvy folks want to photoshop Hurley’s head on a GIF of the Sam Cassell big stones dance and send it to me? Just for my own personal amusement, not public posting...
 
AntG168 said:
He's redshirting and will begin playing next yr. Thats awesome now move him into Sal's house immediately
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This is actually brilliant if true.
 
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Stainmaster said:
Words cannot express how overjoyed I am to have been so wrong about the program’s future.

All hail Dan Hurley!
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Yeah we always told you to have some faith in the this turnaround with a new coach like Hurley especially with our tradition.
 
upstater said:
Let's restate this because it has only been said once: the name is pronounced Ah-cook.

So, let's get this out of the way too: "Ah-cook, Ah-cook, my kingdom for a cook."
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Calling dibs right now when he's hot saying "Akok is cooking!" Or maybe "Akok is sauteing them!"

Not sure if these puns are really better than the alternative.
 
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From the video he’s muscular but not a stringbean and also does not have an NBA body at this point. 9 months with Sal will get him ready and why couldn’t we get at least 2 full seasons out of him? A few questions, why does he have the same first name as his last? Is this common in some counties? Does he have 2 first names or 2 last names? Just wondering.
 
jibsey said:
From the video he’s muscular but not a stringbean and also does not have an NBA body at this point. 9 months with Sal will get him ready and why couldn’t we get at least 2 full seasons out of him? A few questions, why does he have the same first name as his last? Is this common in some counties? Does he have 2 first names or 2 last names? Just wondering.
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He's Sudanese. It's common.
 
I just read a link to a Syracuse article that said this: "In-state tuition for just one semester at Connecticut would be about $7,000 and he could receive financial aid."

The fact is, he doesn't have to take a full slate of classes to be a matriculated student. He could go half-time and pay half of the tuition. Players do this all the time anyway by enrolling in intersession and summer courses, then going light during the spring.
 
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Important to note that Akok is more American than Sudanese, he came to the US when he was 1 year old. Grew up in New Hampshire. No one should assume that he comes from a poor family....
 
Well the biggest thing is that we can recruit again. I mean the biggest thing to me is we won a major recruiting battle - and one that was kinda complex - with the dropping out, pro interest, going head to head with Pitt and Syracuse.. like this is a big, big win. We can still draw dudes. And we did it through outworking everyone. This is a staff that can get it done. Not trying to be a Debbie Downer - in a way I could almost care less about Akok himself so much as this was really a bigtime message sent by the staff that they can do this.

As for Akok, I like him a lot. I think he's a 2-year guy. But I also think he's got bust potential being so skinny and I dunno.. track record isn't sensational with guys like that and he hasn't lit the world on fire the last few months. NOT down on him - I think he'll be good but he's got some risk.

Important thing is - we won a big recruiting war coming off a year where we were the absolute drizzling crap.. and we didn't just win it, the kid was so sold that he dropped out of a PG year, took an SAT as soon as he could, drove to campus and commiitted after two weeks of turning into Suzie Cheerleader behind the bench. I mean... guys.
 
upstater said:
I just read a link to a Syracuse article that said this: "In-state tuition for just one semester at Connecticut would be about $7,000 and he could receive financial aid."

The fact is, he doesn't have to take a full slate of classes to be a matriculated student. He could go half-time and pay half of the tuition. Players do this all the time anyway by enrolling in intersession and summer courses, then going light during the spring.
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This is actually a misconception. Players have to take at least 12 credits to be eligible to play sports.
 
AntG168 said:
Check out Pitts board. According the them shoe money was exchanged and hurley is a fraud/cheater lmbooo
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For a kid playin adidas AAU.... if anything that’s up there on the impressive list with this
 
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