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Bronny is actually what we need

Uconn is what Bronny needs, but Bronny isn’t what Uconn will even look at anymore. 4 years ago Danny would have.
 
Husk1esB2B said:
Let’s be honest, in terms of program success, especially the past 25 years, we are the best by a big margin. Men and women both the best In country. What an achievement.

But, we don’t have that much advertisement or attention compare to programs like duke, UK, unc, etc. I know people say it’s bs and natty is all we care, but I think bit different. Yes titles matter but if we can’t ‘monetize’ it that would be really sad. Imagine this, now we obviously get attention and that’s fading away. Next year if duke get one with cooper, what that will look like? People will forget UConn fast

I think media action is part of the play, and that’s why I think Bronny will contribute the most. It’s the sad truth for bronny and I feel like a bad guy saying it. Plus, I do think he is a good kid, putting effort pursuing basketball dream. If I got a rich dad I probably wouldn’t even worry about anything. He actually picked a hard path cuz it’s easy for people to criticize him as he will be compared with his father, and people naturally think he is not worthy. I fully respect his effort and courage. And I love to see he come over and become better
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I think Dan knows that and the potential power play bron may possibly make. He could be Dan and UConn’s greatest asset since ray and rip and superstar since Kobe(potentially) and rival ANY of our NIL partners, OR he could be the greatest thorn in Dan and UConn’s side with his massive media and financial power.
 
The media likes to create stories and for many that will mean controversy. He is a kid like all the other kids we take an interest in. Wish it could just be that way for him. It just won't be. Even in the unlikely event his father became completely invisible at the team level and media level with respect to his son, the media will not. Especially with a back to back National Championship team. Just way too much of a distraction to the team and culture and a creation of more problems than benefit to this team. I wish him a complete recovery and to hopefully seeing him one day in the league doing great things.
 
Sphinx said:
The "take" that a university should recruit an athlete for the notoriety, the idea being to monetize the notoriety, seemed at first a bit curious to me. But I consulted Cardinal Newman's "Idea of a University" and , whaddya know, there it was.
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Reference please.
 
Husk1esB2B said:
Let’s be honest, in terms of program success, especially the past 25 years, we are the best by a big margin. Men and women both the best In country. What an achievement.

But, we don’t have that much advertisement or attention compare to programs like duke, UK, unc, etc. I know people say it’s bs and natty is all we care, but I think bit different. Yes titles matter but if we can’t ‘monetize’ it that would be really sad. Imagine this, now we obviously get attention and that’s fading away. Next year if duke get one with cooper, what that will look like? People will forget UConn fast

I think media action is part of the play, and that’s why I think Bronny will contribute the most. It’s the sad truth for bronny and I feel like a bad guy saying it. Plus, I do think he is a good kid, putting effort pursuing basketball dream. If I got a rich dad I probably wouldn’t even worry about anything. He actually picked a hard path cuz it’s easy for people to criticize him as he will be compared with his father, and people naturally think he is not worthy. I fully respect his effort and courage. And I love to see he come over and become better
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dennismenace said:
The media likes to create stories and for many that will mean controversy. He is a kid like all the other kids we take an interest in. Wish it could just be that way for him. It just won't be. Even in the unlikely event his father became completely invisible at the team level and media level with respect to his son, the media will not. Especially with a back to back National Championship team. Just way too much of a distraction to the team and culture and a creation of more problems than benefit to this team. I wish him a complete recovery and to hopefully seeing him one day in the league doing great things.
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As far as celebrity presence, we do have Luke Murray's father at the games, and that has to help. He gets camera shots and name recognition, and doesn't add outsized drama with it. :)
 
Improviser said:
As far as celebrity presence, we do have Luke Murray's father at the games, and that has to help. He gets camera shots and name recognition, and doesn't add outsized drama with it. :)
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Don’t forget the mojo he created for five. Interesting how much drop off in media play Bill got this year over last year.

After all we’ve seen the past two years I would not worry whether our coaching staff could handle the distraction a person like Bronny would bring. Particularly after observing how they kept the team laser focused this season.
 
I don’t know, LeBron might try to get in the layup line and do highlight reel dunks while our guys are trying to warm up before games like he did when Bronny was in h.s.
 
I don't see it as a fit for the roster...however, people just dismissing him might be a little hasty. The kid can shoot. He is a solid player coming back from a serious heart thing. Before Mahaney committed if he wanted to come here and was planning on buying in and being agreeable to earning his PT then I'd have given him a shot. At this point there aren't minutes for him.
 
Husk1esB2B said:
Let’s be honest, in terms of program success, especially the past 25 years, we are the best by a big margin. Men and women both the best In country. What an achievement.

But, we don’t have that much advertisement or attention compare to programs like duke, UK, unc, etc. I know people say it’s bs and natty is all we care, but I think bit different. Yes titles matter but if we can’t ‘monetize’ it that would be really sad. Imagine this, now we obviously get attention and that’s fading away. Next year if duke get one with cooper, what that will look like? People will forget UConn fast

I think media action is part of the play, and that’s why I think Bronny will contribute the most. It’s the sad truth for bronny and I feel like a bad guy saying it. Plus, I do think he is a good kid, putting effort pursuing basketball dream. If I got a rich dad I probably wouldn’t even worry about anything. He actually picked a hard path cuz it’s easy for people to criticize him as he will be compared with his father, and people naturally think he is not worthy. I fully respect his effort and courage. And I love to see he come over and become better
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If UCONN is seeking media attention hire Taylor Swift in some capacity.

If UCONN is about basketball and winning (and it is) have players on the team for basketball reasons, not media attention,
 
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Husk1esB2B said:
Let’s be honest, in terms of program success, especially the past 25 years, we are the best by a big margin. Men and women both the best In country. What an achievement.

But, we don’t have that much advertisement or attention compare to programs like duke, UK, unc, etc. I know people say it’s bs and natty is all we care, but I think bit different. Yes titles matter but if we can’t ‘monetize’ it that would be really sad. Imagine this, now we obviously get attention and that’s fading away. Next year if duke get one with cooper, what that will look like? People will forget UConn fast

I think media action is part of the play, and that’s why I think Bronny will contribute the most. It’s the sad truth for bronny and I feel like a bad guy saying it. Plus, I do think he is a good kid, putting effort pursuing basketball dream. If I got a rich dad I probably wouldn’t even worry about anything. He actually picked a hard path cuz it’s easy for people to criticize him as he will be compared with his father, and people naturally think he is not worthy. I fully respect his effort and courage. And I love to see he come over and become better
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If Bronnys the answer, i dont want to know the question.
 
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superjohn said:
Why are people so surprised by Sheppard's hops? Kid can get up like crazy, so could his dad.

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Yeah I remember his Dad having quite a few impressive dunks.
 
A 6’1” shooting guard who cannot shoot is not what we need :D

I’m not rooting for or against Bronny anymore than any other non-UConn player but my goodness, let’s stop pretending the hype is based on anything more than his last name. If his last name was Smith, he’d be a fringe top 200 recruit playing in the MWC for 4 years.
 
Winning back to back titles with people raving about how your team plays? Oh yeah, we really need the media action :rolleyes::rolleyes:
 
Why would bringing in a non elite 7 figure NIL guy help our NIL fundraising?

LeBron is notoriously cheap btw. And a much better business man than he gets credit for.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
 
Tommyboy said:
Yeah I remember his Dad having quite a few impressive dunks.
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He was a state champ high jumper in high school if I’m not mistaken. Could clear 7 feet I think it was or somewhere around there and had some nice highlights in college.
 
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