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2025 Recruiting: Amarri Monroe: UConn in final 6

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NJHoops said:
Interesting to read that he was kind of “put off” by UConn because they were recruiting other guys at his position as well. Yes, that is how these things work? They re-recruited their own guys (and got them) and filled their biggest need at point guard. With the way things are now, it’s a business decision to put yourself in the portal, and it’s a business decision for teams to fill their needs. This UConn staff has an efficient way of prioritizing and getting who they want the vast majority of the time. Tough break for Rutgers, though.
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Really.... did he think UConn would only recruit him because he was a conference POY? :eek:
 
Rocktheworld said:
I know I would much rather be at Rutgers than in Hamden, and this is coming from someone who grew up 25 minutes from Rutgers campus and specifically did not want to go there for undergrad.

Got a huge campus full of state-U students, New Brunswick ain’t great but you have super easy access to NY, B1G NIL…
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The university symbolized by food trucks, I prefer fine dining and the land of steady habits.
 
CTBasketball said:
The university symbolized by food trucks, I prefer fine dining and the land of steady habits.
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Lmaooo my in laws live in Cheshire and my wife and I shacked up with them for a few months when we moved back here from CA. Hamden has some solid spots. Love mikro, brgrko up to their closing last year, Antonio’s, Sergio’s, Bangkok Blvd, and Lucca.

The land of “fine dining” is not exactly what I would call Hamden lol. It’s solid for what it is; a small, nondescript, daisy-white hamlet built around a small private college. If I went to Quinnipiac I would be going in to New Haven for just about everything, especially in the realm of “fine dining”.

New York, however, is of course one of the fine dining capitals of the world.
 
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Rocktheworld said:
Lmaooo my in laws live in Cheshire and my wife and I shacked up with them for a few months when we moved back here from CA. Hamden has some solid spots. Love mikro, brgrko up to their closing last year, Antonio’s, Sergio’s, Bangkok Blvd, and Lucca.

The land of “fine dining” is not exactly what I would call Hamden lol. It’s solid for what it is; a small, nondescript, daisy-white hamlet built around a small private college. If I went to Quinnipiac I would be going in to New Haven for just about everything, especially in the realm of “fine dining”.

New York, however, is of course one of the fine dining capitals of the world.
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your characterization of Hamden as a daisy, white hamlet, built around the college, is ludicrous
 
NJHoops said:
Interesting to read that he was kind of “put off” by UConn because they were recruiting other guys at his position as well. Yes, that is how these things work? They re-recruited their own guys (and got them) and filled their biggest need at point guard. With the way things are now, it’s a business decision to put yourself in the portal, and it’s a business decision for teams to fill their needs. This UConn staff has an efficient way of prioritizing and getting who they want the vast majority of the time. Tough break for Rutgers, though.
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i agree with your post 100%, except for the last sentence. To that sentence my response is :D:D
 
Rocktheworld said:
I know I would much rather be at Rutgers than in Hamden, and this is coming from someone who grew up 25 minutes from Rutgers campus and specifically did not want to go there for undergrad.

Got a huge campus full of state-U students, New Brunswick ain’t great but you have super easy access to NY, B1G NIL…
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Sigh... my daughter is going to Rutgers so I HAVE to make the trip whenever she needs to get back Sunday nights.
 
Hey Adrien! said:
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That was a great read. Kids focused on more than NIL bag.

But I found this quote surprising

Yeah, I took a big pay cut, but I know I'm going to make money down the line playing. So, I'm kind of playing the long game.

wouldnt he get more exposure playing even as a backup at UConn or Kansas if those offers were legit?
 
Rocktheworld said:
Lmaooo my in laws live in Cheshire and my wife and I shacked up with them for a few months when we moved back here from CA. Hamden has some solid spots. Love mikro, brgrko up to their closing last year, Antonio’s, Sergio’s, Bangkok Blvd, and Lucca.

The land of “fine dining” is not exactly what I would call Hamden lol. It’s solid for what it is; a small, nondescript, daisy-white hamlet built around a small private college. If I went to Quinnipiac I would be going in to New Haven for just about everything, especially in the realm of “fine dining”.

New York, however, is of course one of the fine dining capitals of the world.
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New Haven is what I meant.

Saying Rutgers/New York in the same sentence suggests you were apart of the committee that voted them into the Big Ten.
 
Zonepress said:
your characterization of Hamden as a daisy, white hamlet, built around the college, is ludicrous
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Oh trust, I’ve been through Hamden many times. Been down to the strip malls and Wood N Tap plenty. I’m talking about the area around Quinnipiac, hence the specific list of restaurants. That’s what constitutes the student experience, and yes, that’s exactly what that part of Hamden is.
 
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CTBasketball said:
New Haven is what I meant.

Saying Rutgers/New York in the same sentence suggests you were apart of the committee that voted them into the Big Ten.
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No, just a native who understands NJ Transit.

Appreciate the clarification though. Personally, I’d rather take a train to Hoboken/JC/NY for a night out than drive 20 minutes to New Haven. But that’s just me.
 
Rocktheworld said:
I know I would much rather be at Rutgers than in Hamden, and this is coming from someone who grew up 25 minutes from Rutgers campus and specifically did not want to go there for undergrad.

Got a huge campus full of state-U students, New Brunswick ain’t great but you have super easy access to NY, B1G NIL…
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Rutgers really doesn't have a "campus" in New Brunswick. It has five separate campuses there. Even their campus tour makes you ride a bus from campus to campus. It's actually a decent school, but it has a curb appeal problem.
 
CL82 said:
Rutgers really doesn't have a "campus" in New Brunswick. It has five separate campuses there. Even their campus tour makes you ride a bus from campus to campus. It's actually a decent school, but it has a curb appeal problem.
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Absolutely, I remember well, and it’s a big reason I didn’t want to go. But if I were a big man on campus and had B1G NIL, and easy access to the NY metro, I’m going with that over Hamden
 
Rocktheworld said:
Absolutely, I remember well, and it’s a big reason I didn’t want to go. But if I were a big man on campus and had B1G NIL, and easy access to the NY metro, I’m going with that over Hamden
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That easy access you're talking about is a little over an hour on a commuter train. It's not like you're taking a short subway hop from New Brunswick to NYC.
 
Maybe I am wrong but a player who was put off by one of the top programs because he was not priority #1 seems like he is afraid of competing for playing time and wants it handed to him. Not our kind of player.
 
Rocktheworld said:
Oh trust, I’ve been through Hamden many times. Been down to the strip malls and Wood N Tap plenty. I’m talking about the area around Quinnipiac, hence the specific list of restaurants. That’s what constitutes the student experience, and yes, that’s exactly what that part of Hamden
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well i guess you’ve been through it many times and seem to know a better than I do have a live there for 50 years
 
CL82 said:
Rutgers really doesn't have a "campus" in New Brunswick. It has five separate campuses there. Even their campus tour makes you ride a bus from campus to campus. It's actually a decent school, but it has a curb appeal problem.
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Don't forget Piscataway.
 
NJHusky said:
That was a great read. Kids focused on more than NIL bag.

But I found this quote surprising

Yeah, I took a big pay cut, but I know I'm going to make money down the line playing. So, I'm kind of playing the long game.

wouldnt he get more exposure playing even as a backup at UConn or Kansas if those offers were legit?
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Did we offer him? I got the impression that we made a few exploratory calls but that was it
 
Rocktheworld said:
Lmaooo my in laws live in Cheshire and my wife and I shacked up with them for a few months when we moved back here from CA. Hamden has some solid spots. Love mikro, brgrko up to their closing last year, Antonio’s, Sergio’s, Bangkok Blvd, and Lucca.

The land of “fine dining” is not exactly what I would call Hamden lol. It’s solid for what it is; a small, nondescript, daisy-white hamlet built around a small private college. If I went to Quinnipiac I would be going in to New Haven for just about everything, especially in the realm of “fine dining”.

New York, however, is of course one of the fine dining capitals of the world.
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Hamden also has Wentworth’s js
 
CL82 said:
That easy access you're talking about is a little over an hour on a commuter train. It's not like you're taking a short subway hop from New Brunswick to NYC.
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Get out of class, fill up a flask, pregame on the train… you never get drunk on the train going in to NY for a game?
 
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