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Cam Spencer Commits to UConn

DC-Husky said:
Is this his COVID year or could we have him for 2 seasons. I see he played 5 games in 20-21 was that a redshirt season?
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It was a redshirt season but it was also the Covid season, so only counts once. Just 1 year of eligibility left
 
At 6-foot-4, Spencer is more than just a shooter. He averaged two steals per game for the Scarlet Knights last season and dished out 3.1 assists in his first season with the program after three years at Loyola-Maryland. The transition to a higher level of competition hardly seemed to bother Spencer; he shot 43.4% from beyond the arc on 4.9 attempts per game for Rutgers while averaging 13.2 points per game.

Ranked behind Joe Girard in their ranking of transfers. That is LOL hilarious.

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HooperScooper said:
At 6-foot-4, Spencer is more than just a shooter. He averaged two steals per game for the Scarlet Knights last season and dished out 3.1 assists in his first season with the program after three years at Loyola-Maryland. The transition to a higher level of competition hardly seemed to bother Spencer; he shot 43.4% from beyond the arc on 4.9 attempts per game for Rutgers while averaging 13.2 points per game.

Ranked behind Joe Girard in their ranking of transfers. That is LOL hilarious.

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Was just going to post this. Timberlake isn’t listed in their top 50.
 
amishboy said:
This is great news; for at least the past year, the coaching staff has done a phenomenal job picking up recruits and transfers. But, being somewhat pessimistic, I just pray that everyone stays healthy throughout the season.
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Always something to worry about..... it has derailed us before, and the UConn women have been flooded with injuries past several years. But that is out of Hurleys control.
 
Hurley's success at integrating transfers like Newton, Alleyne, Joey C, and Diarra, even guys only expected to be here 1 year, surely played a big role in convincing Spencer that we have a great program in place to allow him as a newcomer to accomplish what he wants individually and as a team.
 
Playing with a big like DC who is a willing passer should also give him tons of open looks from 3. Will be fun to watch that inside out game develop
 
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TheHorde said:
Amazingly that is one of the perceptions about us that nudged Griffiths toward Rutgers, or so I’ve heard. This is a high powered NBA style offense when run properly.
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Doubt it. No one goes to play for Pikiell because of his offensive approach.
 
I want Kansas now. Pre season tournaments. Let's just dominate again. Who in our starting lineup couldn't score 15 a game immediately? I assume 2 freshman outside of castle are going to be good. If diarra ever stopped doing weird stuff and made a free throw. We are better pre season this year than last. Big east reffing is our biggest nemesis.
 
Scoe said:
Lurking on the Miami board they are pissed. They’re calling Hurley a hypocrite, since he supposedly bragged about not building a team on NIL players. Hurley has added pieces but hasn’t built a team of those guys.
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Cry, Canes. He didn’t brag about anything. He stated a fact. Miami bought that team last year, and it served them well. Not as well as UConn’s recruiting and development but pretty well.
 
NJHusky said:
According to AS’s combine numbers DC is prob closer to 7 inches taller
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Clingan is also likely shorter than his listed height by about the same amount as Sanogo. The difference is probably 5 inches.
 
NJHoops said:
Doubt it. No one goes to play for Pikiell because of his offensive approach.
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It’s fine doubt it all you want, but it’s true. That and the fact that Gavin’s dad has had a long relationship with Pikiell dating back to when they were schoolboys. I knew the kid was never coming to Storrs.
 
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TheHorde said:
It’s fine doubt it all you want, but it’s true. That and the fact that Gavin’s dad has had a long relationship with Pikiell dating back to when they were schoolboys. I knew the kid was never coming to Storrs.
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The relationship thing is completely accurate. Pikiell is a great guy, a great defensive coach. His teams compete and play hard. Guys don’t play for Pikiell, with what his Rutgers teams have done offensively, because they have doubts about another coach’s ability to coach offense.
 
NJHoops said:
The relationship thing is completely accurate. Pikiell is a great guy, a great defensive coach. His teams compete and play hard. Guys don’t play for Pikiell, with what his Rutgers teams have done offensively, because they have doubts about another coach’s ability to coach offense.
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My source indicated that that was a huge reason why Gavin is going there. But another concern, rightly or wrongly at the time, was UConn’s (at the time) perceived plodding and grinding style of play, defensive identity, and concerns around whether our offense would best showcase his skills. Based on what Jordan Hawkins has done since, I’d imagine that that would be an area that they got wrong. But comfort level with a coach that your dad has known since the 1980s is difficult to overcome.
 
UConnKev said:
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Something else you just have to LOVE about Danny Hurley - the man exudes confidence. And then everyone had his back and brought us Championship #5 in dominating fashion this year. This has been his vision from Day 1, and he made good on it.

A number of you have commented on what a great job our coaching staff has been doing, and how amazing it is that we lost zero assistant coaches this off-season. I 100% agree.

In fact, it is time someone came right out and said it. We have THE #1 COACHING STAFF IN THE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW. Period. End of story. There is not a staff in this country I would switch out for this group. Not one.

Dan, Kimani, Tom, Luke... the BEST staff in the country, bar none. The support group surrounding these 4 men is also incredibly strong as well. We are amazingly lucky to have this group. Amazingly lucky. Cherish this, my friends. Because we have been lucky enough to have Calhoun and his great staffs and now this one. We are truly blessed.
 
TheHorde said:
My source indicated that that was a huge reason why Gavin is going there. But another concern, rightly or wrongly at the time, was UConn’s (at the time) perceived plodding and grinding style of play, defensive identity, and concerns around whether our offense would best showcase his skills.
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So you are saying he has questionable decision making?
 
NJHoops said:
The relationship thing is completely accurate. Pikiell is a great guy, a great defensive coach. His teams compete and play hard. Guys don’t play for Pikiell, with what his Rutgers teams have done offensively, because they have doubts about another coach’s ability to coach offense.
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I think this is the first year we truly saw Hurley's vision on offense come to life. His first 4 years weren't great offensively because he just didn't have the pieces to be elite on that end. Pretty clear now that he's figured that part out when it comes to roster construction.
 
Waquoit said:
So you are saying he has questionable decision making?
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No I’m saying their perception of what the offense could be was not the case. But we also probably had the wrong guys running it a year or two ago as well. Do you not recall all of the 51-49 and 60-57 slugfests that took place for a couple of years? The relationship with the head coach was the primary factor. And Pikiell is a good man who is running a very good program. It’s never a mistake to choose primarily based off a personal relationship like that.
 
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aburks41 said:
I think this is the first year we truly saw Hurley's vision on offense come to life. His first 4 years weren't great offensively because he just didn't have the pieces to be elite on that end. Pretty clear now that he's figured that part out when it comes to roster construction.
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This. Plus bringing the right guys in the portal matters. UConn runs an NBA style offense. But you need to have the right players running it for it to run well.
 
TheHorde said:
No I’m saying their perception of what the offense could be was not the case. But we also probably had the wrong guys running it a year or two ago as well. Do you not recall all of the 51-49 and 60-57 slugfests that took place for a couple of years? The relationship with the head coach was the primary factor. And Pikiell is a good man who is running a very good program. It’s never a mistake to choose primarily based off a personal relationship like that.
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I wouldn't call Rutgers a "very good program". They've won 1 tournament game since the 1980's. They still suck...lol
 
aburks41 said:
I think this is the first year we truly saw Hurley's vision on offense come to life. His first 4 years weren't great offensively because he just didn't have the pieces to be elite on that end. Pretty clear now that he's figured that part out when it comes to roster construction.
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And they’re still waiting on that at Rutgers going into year 8. That’s what one kind a solid approach to rebuilding can look like and Steve’s doing it, too- compete as hard as you can, get the athletes to play defense, and hope you score enough. I like that Cam played for a defensive coach like Pikiell, hopefully it’s less of an adjustment.
 
aburks41 said:
I wouldn't call Rutgers a "very good program". They've won 1 tournament game since the 1980's. They still suck...lol
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They’re headed in the right direction and I think they hired the right coach. It doesn’t hurt that they’re in the Big 10. That was a very fortuitous thing for them. They don’t have a great or even very good basketball history. But they’re recruiting top players right now. I hate to admit it but they now compete with us for players in the northeast.
 
LStudfellow said:
Something else you just have to LOVE about Danny Hurley - the man exudes confidence. And then everyone had his back and brought us Championship #5 in dominating fashion this year. This has been his vision from Day 1, and he made good on it.

A number of you have commented on what a great job our coaching staff has been doing, and how amazing it is that we lost zero assistant coaches this off-season. I 100% agree.

In fact, it is time someone came right out and said it. We have THE #1 COACHING STAFF IN THE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW. Period. End of story. There is not a staff in this country I would switch out for this group. Not one.

Dan, Kimani, Tom, Luke... the BEST staff in the country, bar none. The support group surrounding these 4 men is also incredibly strong as well. We are amazingly lucky to have this group. Amazingly lucky. Cherish this, my friends. Because we have been lucky enough to have Calhoun and his great staffs and now this one. We are truly blessed.
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I don’t know about ranking coaching staffs but ours is obviously good no great, in recruiting, game planning, the works, that I do know. We have the pieces, the coach and the staff and that means quite simply that we are in play for great things to happen. How long can we keep them here?
 
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NJHusky said:
According to AS’s combine numbers DC is prob closer to 7 inches taller
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Well he definitely looked 7” taller when he game into the game. No knock on AS (an all time great Husky now) but DC is just huge. He is 7’2” without shoes.
 
TheHorde said:
They’re headed in the right direction and I think they hired the right coach. It doesn’t hurt that they’re in the Big 10. That was a very fortuitous thing for them. They don’t have a great or even very good basketball history. But they’re recruiting top players right now. I hate to admit it but they now compete with us for players in the northeast.
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They're not competing with us for players we truly want. They're Rutgers. They are competing with the likes of Providence, who are in the category of going after our sloppy seconds.
 
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2 stars? development player! in ranking we trust.
 
TheHorde said:
So we didn’t want Gavin Griffiths? And wouldn’t want Dylan Harper or Ace Bailey? That’s your story and you’re sticking to it?
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Only one we went after was Griffiths and there's clearly a strong relationship there with Pikiell and the family.
 
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