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His best friend is a walk-on? That's awesome.
we're really bad at recruiting right now, but we're really good at getting on kids final lists
we're really bad at recruiting right now, but we're really good at getting on kids final lists
I was thinking the same. It all adds up. Might not be set in stone, but I bet we're right there.In my completely biased opinion, he is going to commit to UConn. The writing is on the wall. Think about it:
- He is going to commit "sooner than people think." That means there is a strong chance he's not going to take all of his visits and that there is a strong chance he's going to commit while on one of his visits. Which school might be among the first he visits to? UConn, where he is apparently visiting in early September, possibly during the weekend of the USF game.
- Reading between the lines, he really likes Kevin Ollie. Like, more than he K or Cal or any other coach on the list. I said it a couple weeks ago - the player/coach relationship is the single biggest factor in a recruitment. Most of the kids who have committed here have done so for that reason.
- He's followed on twitter by the official UConn MBB account. This may not mean everything, but it probably means something. I remain convinced that Diallo was at one time a silent verbal and I would not be surprised if that was the condition for being followed by the account. It's worth mentioning that KO has seemingly lost kids at the alter multiple times, so this by no means guarantees his eventual commitment. However, it could mean that we're in a better position than people think.
I'm also the same person who thought Mo Bamba was coming here. And that was after he had dropped us from his list. So take with a grain of salt.
In my completely biased opinion, he is going to commit to UConn. The writing is on the wall. Think about it:
- He is going to commit "sooner than people think." That means there is a strong chance he's not going to take all of his visits and that there is a strong chance he's going to commit while on one of his visits. Which school might be among the first he visits to? UConn, where he is apparently visiting in early September, possibly during the weekend of the USF game.
- Reading between the lines, he really likes Kevin Ollie. Like, more than he K or Cal or any other coach on the list. I said it a couple weeks ago - the player/coach relationship is the single biggest factor in a recruitment. Most of the kids who have committed here have done so for that reason.
- He's followed on twitter by the official UConn MBB account. This may not mean everything, but it probably means something. I remain convinced that Diallo was at one time a silent verbal and I would not be surprised if that was the condition for being followed by the account. It's worth mentioning that KO has seemingly lost kids at the alter multiple times, so this by no means guarantees his eventual commitment. However, it could mean that we're in a better position than people think.
I'm also the same person who thought Mo Bamba was coming here. And that was after he had dropped us from his list. So take with a grain of salt.
Never seen anything like it.we're really bad at recruiting right now, but we're really good at getting on kids final lists
I was thinking the same. It all adds up. Might not be set in stone, but I bet we're right there.
I'm optimistic and hoping we land this kid (and I think we have a legitimate shot), but I actually read the "sooner than people think" comment to be against us. I have a feeling that Cam is ready to make a decision WITHOUT visiting, which gives me an uneasy feeling considering that Duke and UK are in the pool. At this point of the game, I think we're one of the schools that kids NEED to visit to assure themselves, whereas Duke and UK can pull those kids in without visits. I hope I'm wrong.