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Message: [QUOTE="Husky68, post: 2525970, member: 173"] Paragraph 2 and 3 seem to be a bit contradictory. If UConn is being out recruited then why would current players on team be a great foundation for any coach? One injured and other being held up from playing by NCAA, bad recruiting is one thing, recruited players not being eligible is something else. You may think UConn is being out coached, but in the one game I saw in person this year the best coached team was not the ex-NBA coach's team but the ex-NBA player's team. If fans expect UConn to compete in recruiting with Kentucky, Duke, Kansas, UNCheat - good luck. The SEC (and other P5) money advantage that filters down to MBB recruiting is real. 2017 recruiting site 24/7 sports has following 5 star: Calamari 6, rat face 4; Arizona, Missouri, UCLA all 2; Texas, Louserville, Alabama, Miami, Oregon, Oklahoma, Kansas, Michigan State, Western Kentucky, UNLV all 1. So out of 26 there are 2 not in P5 conferences and not sure what special circumstances if any on those 2. Note UNCheat had none this year. Entire AAC had no 5's and ONE 4. BE had no 5's and 12 4's. 2018 recruiting seems to have less 5 stars at 17 and all are P5 (UNCheat back on track with 2). AAC has no 5 star and 3 players 4 star with WS with 2 and UConn with 1 (UConn also gets Wilson next year who was a 4 also). BE had no 5 star and 13 with 4 stars. Not sure how much separation in "potential" based on ratings but seems need .99 score to be 5 star and closer you are to that as 4 star the better you must be perceived. Example this year are Young of Oklahoma at .9915 as a 5 and Waters of LSU .9843 as a 4. Recent UConn guys, all 4's except Kemba and JA who were 5 are: Akinjo .9627, Gilbert .9882, JA .9911, Boat .9684, Bazz .9683, Kemba .9953. 24/7 has UConn recruiting at #33, with Wilson probably top 25. My take on all of above, not peachy/creamy but far from the s*thole many portray. Just to point out that UConn fans were not "so happy" with coaching/play of the 2011 and 2014 teams note that these "well recruited and coached (at least early in their careers for 2014 team before Ollie got a hold of them) were #19 and #21 in final pre-NCAA polls. The 2014 team was so poorly coached and had such weak talent that Mr. Toughness (ol' Jay Bilas) picked UConn to lose 6 times in a row in the NCAA's. [/QUOTE]

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