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Hurleyman216 said:
I’m hoping we’re the last of his 3 visits because our staff knows how to show off our program when we get guys on campus. Our closing rate when we hone in on targets the last couple years is very high. I don’t think Kansas is really in play here to be honest. At least from what I’ve heard it’s Duke 1A and UConn 1B, but I don’t think we’re as far out of this as many think.
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If its just a year, I like our chances as much as Duke. Also Hurley is a proven National Title winner, Scheyer hasnt done squat
 
auror said:
The recent Bidunga recruitment (and even Timberlake to an extent) is an illustrative example of not to count out Kansas, even when they're not mentioned as the top choice at the moment.

They're not dropping bags, they're dropping cargo these days. Plus they have the best coach in the sport and the best home court atmosphere.
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I know my take will be discredited, but they also have an astonishing dorm for those guys and there is no place they can go where they will be more revered on campus and in the town. For a HS kid, some of that carries weight. They can make a pretty good pitch, aside from any money.

 
HuskyHawk said:
I know my take will be discredited, but they also have an astonishing dorm for those guys and there is no place they can go where they will be more revered on campus and in the town. For a HS kid, some of that carries weight. They can make a pretty good pitch, aside from any money.

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If decisions were made on facilities, I think Kansas takes it

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Waquoit said:
But that's not what he said.
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looks like 247 site is broken and all recruits before 2010 have N/A for rankings. UConn. Has had several top 10. Also 247 only goes back last 25 years or something . Pretty shoddy journalism by the author of that article . If he were to say Castle is only top 10 in last 15 years, that would have been accurate.
 
RichCTBB said:
If decisions were made on facilities, I think Kansas takes it

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Werth is awesome. Might be better than what KU has, I don't know (they are renovating AFH right now). But the video was the dorm. Due to NCAA rules, the athletes can't have a unique dorm. So half the kids who live in that one are lucky ordinary undergrads.
 
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uconngb said:
What now??
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Pretty simple. Since arriving at Kansas (starting in '03-'04), among active coaches from major conferences Self has:
  • The most NCAA titles (tied with Pitino if you count the vacated title)
  • The most conference regular season titles.
  • The most conference tournament titles.
  • The most top 2 NCAA seeds
  • 3rd most Final Fours (behind Izzo and Calipari by 1)
  • 2nd most Sweet 16s (behind Calipari by 1)
He has 26 conference tournament and regular season titles in 20 years at Kansas. Read that again. In that span, UConn as a university between our 3 coaches have 5.
 
auror said:
. Plus they have the best coach in the sport
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LOL Bill Self isnt the best coach in the sport. Dude has got 2 titles in the top 2 cheatingest programs in the country over 20 years. With violation after violation. The best you can say for Self is he is one ahead of Calipari. That's HIS company. Not best coach in the country.

Bill Self is only running for the "coach of the best players in country who does less with more". Again, his only rival is Squid.
 
HuskyHawk said:
I know my take will be discredited, but they also have an astonishing dorm for those guys and there is no place they can go where they will be more revered on campus and in the town. For a HS kid, some of that carries weight. They can make a pretty good pitch, aside from any money.

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Yet you somehow cant win titles.
 
August_West said:
LOL Bill Self isnt the best coach in the sport. Dude has got 2 titles in the top 2 cheatingest programs in the country over 20 years. With violation after violation. The best you can say for Self is he is one ahead of Calipari. That's HIS company. Not best coach in the country.

Bill Self is only running for the "coach of the best players in country who does less with more". Again, his only rival is Squid.
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Who’s in the running for best coach then?
 
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August_West said:
Yet you somehow cant win titles.
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Me? No, I certainly cannot, except fantasy football. I won my league last year. Kansas did win one two years ago.

Your take on Self is silly though. He hasn't had recruiting classes even close to what Duke or UK bring in, or even UNC. Jalen Wilson was a 4 star Junior. Agbaji was a 3 star who became NPOY. Christian Braun was a local 3 star now with the Nuggets. Devonte Graham, Frank Mason, none of those guys were top recruits. The 2021-22 championship team had no 5 stars.
 
August_West said:
LOL Bill Self isnt the best coach in the sport. Dude has got 2 titles in the top 2 cheatingest programs in the country over 20 years. With violation after violation. The best you can say for Self is he is one ahead of Calipari. That's HIS company. Not best coach in the country.

Bill Self is only running for the "coach of the best players in country who does less with more". Again, his only rival is Squid.
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I want it to be true but unfortunately we are stuck in this world.
 
Sonova said:
Who cares? That's like saying UConn has only won 3 championships since the fall of Lehman Brothers. History doesn't start with the birth of 24/7 Sports. Donyell, KEA, Caron, Charlie and Rudy were all Top 10 in some whay/shape/form.
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Exactly. That writer has some serious bias and hate going on. If im Duke id be very, very concerned with this visit to Uconn especially seeing Hurleys recent record with recruits.
 
WingU-Conn said:
Ever been there?
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I feel like I'm going to derail the thread but you asked.

Once for work but it was a long time ago and I don't remember much. When I think of college towns I don't think of Louisville. I think of places where the college dominates the town. Places like Ann Arbor, Chapel Hill, Tuscaloosa, Bloomington, Lawrence, Athens, etc. Louisville is a mid-sized city to me and not a college town. I'm curious why it's a college town.
 
auror said:
Pretty simple. Since arriving at Kansas (starting in '03-'04), among active coaches from major conferences Self has:
  • The most NCAA titles (tied with Pitino if you count the vacated title)
  • The most conference regular season titles.
  • The most conference tournament titles.
  • The most top 2 NCAA seeds
  • 3rd most Final Fours (behind Izzo and Calipari by 1)
  • 2nd most Sweet 16s (behind Calipari by 1)
He has 26 conference tournament and regular season titles in 20 years at Kansas. Read that again. In that span, UConn as a university between our 3 coaches have 5.
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Not crapping on Kansas or Self, but. Only 1 team, other than Kansas, has won a national title, Baylor. As good as B12 is, it has not translated to titles (3 total), in the time of comparison.

Other than UConn's 4 national titles, Louisville (2, 1-vacated), Syracuse (if you count 2003), Villanova(2) have won titles. Four teams with 9 or 8 titles.

You can make the case, UConn's lack of conference success could be because they seem to have played against tougher conference opponents. As evidenced by the national titles.

But again, Kansas and Self's success is nothing to scoff at.
 
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If K was still at Duke, I wouldn't be wasting a drop of hope. But he's not and that's our chance. Hurley and team will have a plan to present and a track record of recent success for both players and team to back it up. We have a top PG coming in. I think he fits the program like a glove; let's hope he feels the same way after he visits.
 
HooperScooper said:
I feel like I'm going to derail the thread but you asked.

Once for work but it was a long time ago and I don't remember much. When I think of college towns I don't think of Louisville. I think of places where the college dominates the town. Places like Ann Arbor, Chapel Hill, Tuscaloosa, Bloomington, Lawrence, Athens, etc. Louisville is a mid-sized city to me and not a college town. I'm curious why it's a college town.
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Yes. I agree. I phrased it poorly. There is a large college there. That will normally provide an adequate amount of attention for a college basketball player, without need of payment. Probably more attention than may be wise for a future 1st round pick.
 
August_West said:
LOL Bill Self isnt the best coach in the sport. Dude has got 2 titles in the top 2 cheatingest programs in the country over 20 years. With violation after violation. The best you can say for Self is he is one ahead of Calipari. That's HIS company. Not best coach in the country.

Bill Self is only running for the "coach of the best players in country who does less with more". Again, his only rival is Squid.
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Yeah, this. No idea what that guy is smoking. Self has woefully underachieved with the talent he cheats to get year in and year out. Shaka Smart is 10x the coach Self is, just as one example.
 
HuskyHawk said:
Yes. I agree. I phrased it poorly. There is a large college there. That will normally provide an adequate amount of attention for a college basketball player, without need of payment. Probably more attention than may be wise for a future 1st round pick.
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Tell that to Pitino and the Louisville assistant coaches. Oh wait, not Pitino since he said he didn't know anything about it. ;)
 
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HooperScooper said:
I feel like I'm going to derail the thread but you asked.

Once for work but it was a long time ago and I don't remember much. When I think of college towns I don't think of Louisville. I think of places where the college dominates the town. Places like Ann Arbor, Chapel Hill, Tuscaloosa, Bloomington, Lawrence, Athens, etc. Louisville is a mid-sized city to me and not a college town. I'm curious why it's a college town.
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Not starting an argument or trying to derail the thread. I think it’s fair to call it a college-city. I’ve only been once too. I agree the college doesn’t “dominate” the city, but the athletic infrastructure and campus is also very visible from the highway. It’s got a large presence relative to the size of the city IMO.
 
HuskyHawk said:
I know my take will be discredited, but they also have an astonishing dorm for those guys and there is no place they can go where they will be more revered on campus and in the town. For a HS kid, some of that carries weight. They can make a pretty good pitch, aside from any money.

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This is great and all, but at least practice in Storrs won’t be halted by tornadoes! #counterpitch

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Iluvsuebird said:
This is true. And I hope that it stays that way. I don't want to see one and done come to our program. That is not how this program was built. And not how we have become the most prolific program of the last 25 years.
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