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Borges: UConn not done recruiting 2019

the Q said:
Young by what, a month?

It’s pretty normal for someone to go when they turn 18.

Plus, it’s usually in ones best interest to start ASAP to try and maximize earning years. Whether as An athlete or not.
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Not “too young”, but definitely on the younger side. I know a lot more people born September - December that were held back rather than pushed forward. Very few people in my grade who were younger than me, and I was a July birthday. Many, many friends who were born the previous year in the fall that were in my grade.
 
Chief00 said:
Suggest you call your buddy GM and discuss your version of recruiting - class catalogs, class schedules, tours of campus, etc. While Chief lives in the real world.
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Ah yes the person who plays an internet character lives in the real world.
 
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ASweet3781 said:
I would agree and was in the same boat as you about not putting it together. But I was looking at tcf's scholarship chart today and was looking at the roster for 2020. We only lose Vital and already have RJ Cole to step in to replace him. And whatever recruits we add from 2020 will be added to the entire team coming back. The roster in 2020 is the first time I feel we are going into a season with a healthy stacked roster with little to no question marks in forever.
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I certainly hope that Akok is on next year's team, but I don't know if we should 100% expect it at this point.
 
KembaStepback said:
I don't take Matrims quote as eliminating CO. I think CO and RS are both being recruited for this coming yr. No clue what the probabilities are if any.
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@tcf15 already emphasized that from all public reports CO is staying 2020. In terms of UConn's standing that remains to be seen, but sounds like he is a priority whenever he wants to come to college.

and enough people here have hinted at who they are targeting for to fill the last scholly

That's the TL;DR of the last 9 pages of comments
 
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Storrs South said:
@tcf15 already emphasized that from all public reports CO is staying 2020. In terms of UConn's standing that remains to be seen, but sounds like he is a priority whenever he wants to come to college.

and enough people here have hinted at who they are targeting for to fill the last scholly

That's the TL;DR of the last 9 pages of comments
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If he is 99% staying in 2020, still means he could come in 2019. All I said was they're recruiting him for this coming year, not that it will happen.
 
husky429 said:
Agree with you on this. Between Akok, Polley, and kind of Sid we're pretty set at the PF spot. Springs would be a luxury.

We desperately could use a serviceable center though. Unless Hurley thinks Springs could play the 5 a little bit. I don't know his game well enough to know.

Just no 3* reaches. We're on too many good players in 2020 to have a roster spot used up.
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Our team has a new category PF/Center. If we think of it that way we have the backup to Carlton solved.
 
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KembaStepback said:
Go play in traffic. He used both springs and cliff in the comment.
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But the positive part was spring, and the negative was Cliff (fell off a Cliff, meaning the conversation went in that direction but was incorrect).
 
I'd love to get on the Richie Springs bandwagon if somebody who has seen him play recently could post some positives about how he could contribute to this team and what they see as his strengths/skills.

The stats posted showed lousy in April and strong at Peach Jam supported by a couple particular games. Inconsistent results might be a function of his effort varying, the game plan, his health, or the opponent.

I saw him in person a couple of times a year ago when we were recruiting Bouknight and saw nothing remarkable in effort, IQ, size, strength, athleticism, skills, defense, rebounding, … truly nothing. It was a year ago, Bouknight was fighting through injury, maybe Springs wasn't 100% and I wasn't seeing his true play.

Is the 6'9 true? Physically is 6'9 200 lbs really fixing our problem in the paint? Especially if the 6'9 is exaggerated? Chief says he does the intangibles but doesn't bother to mention what they are. A year ago there wasn't obvious defensive rotation or communication, setting picks, playing with effort, getting and holding position under the boards, etc

By reports, the kid wants to come here. Being rated in the 140's, someone on the board must have seen him play games that demonstrate his upside. Posts so far haven't really been too authoritative from posters who have actually watched him. Spill the beans as to what is possible based on current play.
 
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Ricker said:
I'd love to get on the Richie Springs bandwagon if somebody who has seen him play recently could post some positives about how he could contribute to this team and what they see as his strengths/skills.

The stats posted showed lousy in April and strong at Peach Jam supported by a couple particular games. Inconsistent results might be a function of his effort varying, the game plan, his health, or the opponent.

I saw him in person a couple of times a year ago when we were recruiting Bouknight and saw nothing remarkable in effort, IQ, size, strength, athleticism, skills, defense, rebounding, … truly nothing. It was a year ago, Bouknight was fighting through injury, maybe Springs wasn't 100% and I wasn't seeing his true play.

Is the 6'9 true? Physically is 6'9 200 lbs really fixing our problem in the paint? Especially if the 6'9 is exaggerated? Chief says he does the intangibles but doesn't bother to mention what they are. A year ago there wasn't obvious defensive rotation or communication, setting picks, playing with effort, getting and holding position under the boards, etc

By reports, the kid wants to come here. Being rated in the 140's, someone on the board must have seen him play games that demonstrate his upside. Posts so far haven't really been too authoritative from posters who have actually watched him. Spill the beans as to what is possible based on current play.
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I had the same concerns. Seems like a little better version of Whaley. But a poster here pointed out, if Dan wants him, I want him. I think that’s fair. Hurley knows what he’s doing.

I also see value in four year guys who are lunch pail types and do the dirty work. We are never going to have a roster of 12 great players. Calhoun never did.
 
HuskyHawk said:
I had the same concerns. Seems like a little better version of Whaley. But a poster here pointed out, if Dan wants him, I want him. I think that’s fair. Hurley knows what he’s doing.

I also see value in four year guys who are lunch pail types and do the dirty work. We are never going to have a roster of 12 great players. Calhoun never did.
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I was just discussing him with somebody and it seems like he can be a good offensive rebounder and that he has enough athleticism to score some points down low. Maybe in the mold of Kentan Facey?
 
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Ricker said:
I'd love to get on the Richie Springs bandwagon if somebody who has seen him play recently could post some positives about how he could contribute to this team and what they see as his strengths/skills.

The stats posted showed lousy in April and strong at Peach Jam supported by a couple particular games. Inconsistent results might be a function of his effort varying, the game plan, his health, or the opponent.

I saw him in person a couple of times a year ago when we were recruiting Bouknight and saw nothing remarkable in effort, IQ, size, strength, athleticism, skills, defense, rebounding, … truly nothing. It was a year ago, Bouknight was fighting through injury, maybe Springs wasn't 100% and I wasn't seeing his true play.

Is the 6'9 true? Physically is 6'9 200 lbs really fixing our problem in the paint? Especially if the 6'9 is exaggerated? Chief says he does the intangibles but doesn't bother to mention what they are. A year ago there wasn't obvious defensive rotation or communication, setting picks, playing with effort, getting and holding position under the boards, etc

By reports, the kid wants to come here. Being rated in the 140's, someone on the board must have seen him play games that demonstrate his upside. Posts so far haven't really been too authoritative from posters who have actually watched him. Spill the beans as to what is possible based on current play.
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Heights are almost always exaggerated. If he is listed at 6'9" he is more likely 6'7". But that is ok because his opponents have heights that have also been exaggerated. Unless you are Hilton Armstrong who must be 7'3" by now.
 
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Danzz said:
Heights are almost always exaggerated. If he is listed at 6'9" he is more likely 6'7". But that is ok because his opponents have heights that have also been exaggerated. Unless you are Hilton Armstrong who must be 7'3" by now.
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True. But everyone is exaggerated, so the comparison itself is still fine.
 
navery12 said:
The typical cutoff date for a grade is somewhere around November or December. So he'd be anywhere from 1-10 months younger than most kids entering college as freshmen
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PLUS many(if not most) of these kids play a year behind.
 
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