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Wise2 said:
Since UK has not offered him, did we really beat them out? If that is the criteria, then we beat out the whole country for him. I keep seeing Georgia, Florida and NC State are his other offers
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Who actually offered and who didn't isn't an exact science in recruiting, but 247 says UK did indeed offer.
 
BUHusky said:
Who actually offered and who didn't isn't an exact science in recruiting, but 247 says UK did indeed offer.
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Yeah, they 100% offered.

To be fair, he was not their priority - they're focused on Ayton, I think. But Brown was absolutely on their list, and now he's ours.

Feels good to beat them off the court. Especially if it leads to a few more on-court victories over them in late March or early April.
 
Silk31 said:
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The future is bright in Storrs
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Very bright indeed. Game changer


http://www.scout.com/college/basket...tar-zach-brown-committed-to-connecticut?s=342
 
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superjohn said:
I know but fans have the right to be critical of his poor in game coaching this season, not sure anyone was saying they want him gone. Ollie is going to be a better recruiter than Calhoun and we saw what he could do coaching wise in 2013 and 2014. This season has been a little rough but my guess is he's learning from his mistakes. He came in hamstrung with a bit of a mess Calhoun left him and with the lousy conference. He's already proving to be one of the best recruiters in the country, if we were in a P5 already he would routinely be beating out Calipari and K for recruits.
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First off all, there were threads bumped asking what's next after Ollie and people were actually engaging the op and liking his posts . not trying to give KO too much leeway , but when you have two new starters and an injured center I tend believe the possibility of a learning curve ? he's had his low light moments in certain games, but he's also coached some pretty damn good games. Things like Hamilton becoming a solid defender after starting out atrociously stick out. I'm just not ready to sit here and call him a very bad coach when you look at the adj defense ranking
 
Wise2 said:
Since UK has not offered him, did we really beat them out? If that is the criteria, then we beat out the whole country for him. I keep seeing Georgia, Florida and NC State are his other offers
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UK have the top 2 centers leaning to committing to them per 247 (Brown is #3). So we may not have "beaten them" but I'm glad as hell to get him to Storrs.
 
James said:
First off all, there were threads bumped asking what's next after Ollie and people were actually engaging the op and liking his posts . not trying to give KO too much leeway , but when you have two new starters and an injured center I tend believe the possibility of a learning curve ? he's had his low light moments in certain games, but he's also coached some pretty damn good games. Things like Hamilton becoming a solid defender after starting out atrociously stick out.
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You credit Ollie with Hamilton's defensive improvement. Does Ollie get blame for Hamilton being horrendous on the offensive end the last 5 games?
 
Wise2 said:
I stand correct. Yes, I've heard of Google, But I've see 3 different articles from the media and none mentioned UK. You would think that they might what to mentioned that.
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True, sorry for being a wise guy.
 
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superjohn said:
You credit Ollie with Hamilton's defensive improvement. Does Ollie get blame for Hamilton being horrendous on the offensive end the last 5 games?
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Yes i do, but I'm of the opinion his leap on defense is more impactful than him not doing much on offense... Why? Because he's never been a good shooter or finisher , while he's gone from extremely negative to serviceable/positive on defense . It's fair to say the staff hasn't developed him into an efficient scorer though
 
boog204 said:
Never said I didn't want him... Just always worries me to get an early verbal. He's a huge recruit for UConn (literally and figuratively) and proves, yet again, that KO is a bada$$ on the recruiting front.
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Just having a little bit of fun ;)
 
Matrim55 said:
1. When's the last time we beat UK for a recruit?
2. I hope Ollie gets AJ Price in this summer to hold a clinic on how to throw entry passes. It's a legit skill, and Jalen has no idea how to do it properly.
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1. The last time we thought taking a recruit was a good idea based on his performance vs. a chair.
 
Say whatever the freak you want about Ollie.

That mother can recruit.

Happy happy happy Huskies.
 
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James said:
Our staff clearly isn't getting it done, Ollie unproven still on the hot seat !
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superjohn said:
Strange post, Ollie is one of the best recruiters in the country.
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That truly was a meme a very short time ago. He was missing or coming in 2nd a lot, and posters, myself included, were wanting a bonafide closer on the staff to sure up the holes. I still wouldn't mind one.

Now Ollie has to fight off his game management and player development 'shortcomings' for the next however many years. Then he can be the equal of Calhoun everyone was expecting. ahhahah

Ollie has a lot of growing to do as a coach, but he's got the space/leeway, and now the players, to do it. Bright future.
 
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intlzncster said:
That's 100% on @CallMeBruce . Blame him for all your disappointment if it doesn't happen.

And give him paltry credit if it does.
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I could understand any speculation of Brown reclassifying. He committed early, and probably wants to get to the NBA as soon as possible.

On the other hand, he's falling down in rankings because he doesn't have much of a low post game, which another year of high school may be good for. It probably can get frustrating working on your post game when you're 7 inches taller than anyone, though.

Picture a RSJr. Terry Larrier, Jr Steve Enoch and Zach Brown as a 3, 4, and 5. That's a monster defensive set.
 
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Matrim55 said:
1. When's the last time we beat UK for a recruit?
2. I hope Ollie gets AJ Price in this summer to hold a clinic on how to throw entry passes. It's a legit skill, and Jalen has no idea how to do it properly.
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We got enough point guards on the staff, you'd hope they'd school him up in the off season.
 
ESPN scouting report on him:

Updated 01/20/2016

Strengths:
Brown is an imposing physical presence who combines size, length, an already big frame that should have no problem continuing to add muscle mass, and a good motor. The southpaw has terrific hands, a willingness to go right into contact, and good poise with his back to the basket. He battles to establish deep post position, passes well out of a double team, already knows how to kick and repost, always keeps the ball high, and finishes with dunks whenever possible. He has some touch out to 12 feet but almost everything he does offensively goes toward the rim right now as he scores off deep post touches, dump offs, and tip-ins. Brown is very active defensively and controls the paint by taking up a lot of space with his size and length, while keep his hands high to challenge or block any shot within a fairly wide radius. He goes to get the ball with two hands off the glass and can clean both backboards.
Weaknesses:
While undeniably productive, Brown's post game is still raw and unrefined. If he can't get to point blank range he's going to bully his way over his right shoulder. He doesn't have a true go to move in the post, nor a consistent counter over his left shoulder. He's also not a great athlete and so while he'll finish strong at the rim, that is more a product of his size and length, as he isn't especially explosive in traffic.
Bottom Line:
He's a young and talented big man who is embracing what it means to be a true post player. While his game can be unpolished at times, he is active, and consequently highly impactful, on both ends of the floor and one of the top center prospects in America regardless of class.
 
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Wise2 said:
Since UK has not offered him, did we really beat them out? If that is the criteria, then we beat out the whole country for him. I keep seeing Georgia, Florida and NC State are his other offers
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When's the last time we beat NC State? Other then Rodney 2.0
 
UConnStats said:
I could understand any speculation of Brown reclassifying. He committed early, and probably wants to get to the NBA as soon as possible.

On the other hand, he's falling down in rankings because he doesn't have much of a low post game, which another year of high school may be good for. It probably can get frustrating working on your post game when you're 7 inches taller than anyone, though.
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Yeah, I'm not sure how high school, given, as you say, the relative disparity in talent and physical size, would be better for working on the low post game than college ball. I mean, we'll get him with a big man coach like Clyde....umm Pete Newell....uh...sh_t.
 
Matrim55 said:
Absolutely, but AJ was a savant at feeding the post - much better than KO or Ricky (I'm not old enough to remember Hobbs or Miller).
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I'll take AJ in a heartbeat, no doubt. But if this staff can't develop PGs, we are well and truly ducked! I was pretty much kidding with my post though.
 
Vuce said:
ESPN scouting report on him:

Updated 01/20/2016

Strengths:
Brown is an imposing physical presence who combines size, length, an already big frame that should have no problem continuing to add muscle mass, and a good motor. The southpaw has terrific hands, a willingness to go right into contact, and good poise with his back to the basket. He battles to establish deep post position, passes well out of a double team, already knows how to kick and repost, always keeps the ball high, and finishes with dunks whenever possible. He has some touch out to 12 feet but almost everything he does offensively goes toward the rim right now as he scores off deep post touches, dump offs, and tip-ins. Brown is very active defensively and controls the paint by taking up a lot of space with his size and length, while keep his hands high to challenge or block any shot within a fairly wide radius. He goes to get the ball with two hands off the glass and can clean both backboards.
Weaknesses:
While undeniably productive, Brown's post game is still raw and unrefined. If he can't get to point blank range he's going to bully his way over his right shoulder. He doesn't have a true go to move in the post, nor a consistent counter over his left shoulder. He's also not a great athlete and so while he'll finish strong at the rim, that is more a product of his size and length, as he isn't especially explosive in traffic.
Bottom Line:
He's a young and talented big man who is embracing what it means to be a true post player. While his game can be unpolished at times, he is active, and consequently highly impactful, on both ends of the floor and one of the top center prospects in America regardless of class.
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From the article "Brown's post game is still raw and unrefined" Oh great another raw big man. JK. Great get by KO but this seems so anti-climatic with OZ predicting this was always a 100% sure thing.
 
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