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walker11 said:
I would still love to get a recruiting grinder on the staff but I hope it only occurs because Hobbs or Miller get a head coaching job after we win another ship.
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Don't think we need one anymore :D
 
At some point during the 2013 season I came to the opinion all our coaches were trained by JC. Excelled in JCs system. That was good enough for me. KOs NBA experience/insight and the 2014 results sealed my opinion.

Compare our coaches to the D-Bags that are going to inherit the Duke program. Our coaches beat them on the court and will beat them on the bench. I'd take our guys all day.

I know I'm preaching to the choir, but when KO brings a recruit into the basketball facilities every coach can point to a picture of himself in a Husky uniform. There's nothing in college basketball that even compares to that. Duke is close, but not equal.

We are the future. Not Duke, Kentucky, UNC or anyone else in the P5.
 
walker11 said:
I would still love to get a recruiting grinder on the staff...
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It seems like someone on the staff has turned into exactly that.

And that, to me, fits the UConn ethos very well. We almost never get the complete package out of the gate; we get the guys who need to work and strive and strain to hit their potential. That clearly goes for our coaches, too.

I wouldn't change a damn thing. :D
 
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NDakotaHusky said:
At some point during the 2013 season I came to the opinion all our coaches were trained by JC. Excelled in JCs system. That was good enough for me. KOs NBA experience/insight and the 2014 results sealed my opinion.

Compare our coaches to the D-Bags that are going to inherit the Duke program. Our coaches beat them on the court and will beat them on the bench. I'd take our guys all day.

I know I'm preaching to the choir, but when KO brings a recruit into the basketball facilities every coach can point to a picture of himself in a Husky uniform. There's nothing in college basketball that even compares to that. Duke is close, but not equal.

We are the future. Not Duke, Kentucky, UNC or anyone else in the P5.
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I would love our practice facility to show montages and videos of us beating the other elite programs we are recruiting against.
Show Rash with the ball after the horn sounds with Coach K as a backdrop hugging Avery.
Show the Okafor put back against Duke in the FF four game, along with a shot of Rashad's long 3 that turned the tide.
Show the shot of a dismayed Brad Stevens as Jeremy Lamb is putting the finishing touches on a championship. (Yeah, he's the C's coach, so the kids will know that more than Butler).
Show a Shabazz 3 against KY in the championship game.

I'm buzzed drinking a lot of gin, but this all makes sense to me. Make it happen KO.
 
I'm very excited about what he could do in a UConn uniform and very excited about what he could do for this program even after he leaves. This program has a great history of big men but there's not much to show to elite big man recruits in terms of recent NBA success. Adding him to Drummond, whose effect will only get bigger, could be huge going forward.
 
The Viking said:
I would love our practice facility to show montages and videos of us beating the other elite programs we are recruiting against.
Show Rash with the ball after the horn sounds with Coach K as a backdrop hugging Avery.
Show the Okafor put back against Duke in the FF four game, along with a shot of Rashad's long 3 that turned the tide.
Show the shot of a dismayed Brad Stevens as Jeremy Lamb is putting the finishing touches on a championship. (Yeah, he's the C's coach, so the kids will know that more than Butler).
Show a Shabazz 3 against KY in the championship game.

I'm buzzed drinking a lot of gin, but this all makes sense to me. Make it happen KO.
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I actually think this brotherhood pitch weeds out a lot of one-and-done type guys. We will have some for sure, but less then other elite programs. For the most part I'm ok with that. At UCONN you meet lifetime friends. UCONN is not a quick stop on your way to the NBA. Again, we will get some one-and-done types, but I don't think we'll ever get Kentucky/Duke type numbers. I think KOs UCONN brotherhood pitch pushes some of them away.
 
WhereistheDove? said:
I'm very excited about what he could do in a UConn uniform and very excited about what he could do for this program even after he leaves. This program has a great history of big men but there's not much to show to elite big man recruits in terms of recent NBA success. Adding him to Drummond, whose effect will only get bigger, could be huge going forward.
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You could make a very similar argument about a lot of our guys

Purvis: failed at NC State. Excelled at UCONN where they know how to teach a guard to play basketball...at least that's what I'm hoping is the end story

Adams/Gilbert: continued the long tradition of PGs with NBA level training/responsibility while in college. Like the PGs before them, lead the Huskies to a NC over the bigger P5 schools.

Hamilton: re-ignited the tradition of NBA level swing men from UCONN

All those are examples of smaller players, but my point is, almost all our players have a story they can add to our recruiting pitch. But your point is very significant. We could use some help with the big man pitch.
 
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NDakotaHusky said:
You could make a very similar argument about a lot of our guys

Purvis: failed at NC State. Excelled at UCONN where they know how to teach a guard to play basketball...at least that's what I'm hoping is the end story

Adams/Gilbert: continued the long tradition of PGs with NBA level training/responsibility while in college. Like the PGs before them, lead the Huskies to a NC over the bigger P5 schools.

Hamilton: re-ignited the tradition of NBA level swing men from UCONN

All those are examples of smaller players, but my point is, almost all our players have a story they can add to our recruiting pitch. But your point is very significant. We could use some help with the big man pitch.
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1. Didn't purvis average 10 ppg as a freshman? That's not tooooo bad....
2. At this point, we are one of the bigger schools(not p5 but I don't think that matters at this point)
3. Apparently we don't need help with the big man pitch :D
 
Huskyforlife said:
1. Didn't purvis average 10 ppg as a freshman? That's not tooooo bad....
2. At this point, we are one of the bigger schools(not p5 but I don't think that matters at this point)
3. Apparently we don't need help with the big man pitch :D
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This is sales pitch I'm talking about...not fact
 
From a Rivals writer: Zach Brown was on campus according to his guardian and he enjoyed it. He said Zach likes about a half dozen schools but said that Connecticut is the front runner. No decision made. Zach look forward to process.

Boo Willingham is not a coach for the Miami South Beach AAU Program, but he has helped train Zach since 7th grade.
 
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johnhuskies95 said:
From a Rivals writer: Zach Brown was on campus according to his guardian and he enjoyed it. He said Zach likes about a half dozen schools but said that Connecticut is the front runner. No decision made. Zach look forward to process.

Boo Willingham is not a coach for the Miami South Beach AAU Program, but he has helped train Zach since 7th grade.
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I think this guy meant decision has been made
 
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johnhuskies95 said:
From a Rivals writer: Zach Brown was on campus according to his guardian and he enjoyed it. He said Zach likes about a half dozen schools but said that Connecticut is the front runner. No decision made. Zach look forward to process.

Boo Willingham is not a coach for the Miami South Beach AAU Program, but he has helped train Zach since 7th grade.
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Saw that too but was that guy a "writer" or just a forum poster like any of us on here?
 
Fishy said:
Jerry Meyer just switched his pick from UK to UConn which means he just heard Zach Brown visited UConn.
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Jerry woke up a little tired this morning. Changed his crystal ball to regular instead of decaf. Just up on twitter now
 
Huskyforlife said:
If he's committing.
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This sort of thing always happens. He's not going to tell some random writer he may commit to UConn the day after his visit...they want to make the announcement on their own schedule.
 
Arg, I love the build-up, but now we're in a situation where if anything doesn't happen it'll be really disappointing =(
 
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