DANIEL HAMILTON TO UCONN

[Brochacho]

Awesome.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Great get.

This is why I fear going to sleep before midnight on Friday's.

 

[Clockshop]

"I feel they are an up-and-coming program under him," Hamilton said. "He's going to let me play my game, and he does that with his guys. I was up there on my visit playing pick-up with them, and it felt good."

 

[upstater]

This is the video right here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=US&...eature=fvwrel&rl=yes&v=5kqXou146sg&nomobile=1

 

[husky99]

I'm working on getting an interview with Daniel sometime this weekend.

Nice

 

[Brochacho]

Seems like with Zellers the younger the player the better they were. Hopefully the Hamiltons work the same.

 

[alexd]

Great get.

This is why I fear going to sleep before midnight on Friday's.

Yep....I must have just missed the news last night as I shut off all my internet/social media stuff around midnight.
Saw the news first on the Courant's websit. When I saw "UCONN" and "Hamilton" in the same headline, I thought the article was about Rip!

Awesome news!!!

 

[Bryan Lord]

I woke my GF up when I read this news, she wasn't nearly as impressed.

 

[BoatShow]

Maybe we were able to tell him there'd be an improvement in our conference situation?

Half-kidding

 

[HuskyHawk]

Simply spectacular. Love the LA connection Ollie brings. Now for those who care to speculate, it seems to me the timing is huge on this. With Purvis and Hamilton joining in 2014, if you are a highly rated big, does the prospect of playing with them give UConn an edge?

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[Uconnbball15]

Now we need to get Black!

 

[babysheep]

I don't know if I'm more excited for this year or next year now. If I was the other team I would be scared of a starting 1-2-3 of Rodney, Omar and Hamilton.

 

[WestHartHusk]

D_ham5
Ya boy just committed to Connecticut #huskyguard can't wait http://post original url/gMnRGxSnKV
5/11/13 12:06 AM

Love that the logo is in the tweet - don't think you would have seen 'tickle-me Jonathan' on there.

 

[UConnDan97]

Welcome to the Dog Pound, Daniel!!! (good first name....really good first name...)

 

[pj]

Simply spectacular. Love the LA connection Ollie brings. Now for those who care to speculate, it seems to me the timing is huge on this. With Purvis and Hamilton joining in 2014, if you are a highly rated big, does the prospect of playing with them give UConn an edge?

Sure hope so. Speaking of hometown connections, Ricky Moore who can recruit now is from the same town as SG Ahmed Hill and PF Jakeenan Gant lives only 2 hours way near Savannah. Among big men we need one of Okafor, Gant, Okonoboh, Black, Chukwu, Abu, Reed, or Victor; two would go a long way toward making this one of our top classes ever. We should get a top point guard also; Purvis may be an excellent point guard but we need two with point guard skills on the floor.

Yes, I am that greedy.

 

[AtlantaHusky]

What a way to wake up on a Saturday morning!

 

[hungry husky]

Nice get but these days it ain't official til he signs the LOI.

 

[3uconn]

I'm working on getting an interview with Daniel sometime this weekend.

It will happen. Look for it later today or early tomorrow.

 

[Dove]

It will happen. Look for it later today or early tomorrow.

Looking forward to it, 3. I'm expecting something Pulitzerish.

 

[3uconn]

Jerry Meyer thinks very highly of Hamilton. Said that he will be top 5 player and he is the best wing in the class. He tweeted a recap of recruiting notes yesterday and I responded by saying:
@B_WRecruiting: @jerrymeyer247 you think very highly of Hamilton.
Then he said:
@jerrymeyer247: Yes. Loved him when first saw him last summer & only like him more each viewing

 

[HooperScooper]

top TOS guy said he could easily be top 5 in the class after this summer.. this is huge for ollie

Yeah seems like all the recruiting analysts are very impressed with his game this spring and mention they will move him up in their next update to the rankings. We could have 2 McDonald's All Americans coming in in 2014. At least.

 

[Dove]

Jim Calhoun who?

 

[HuskyNationJE]

This made my week! Maybe my whole 2013 so far!

 

[mcs333]

Don't get carried away. JC who? The coach that won 3 NC's in his last 14 years. More than any other college coach..

 

[Rico444]

Don't get carried away. JC who? The coach that won 3 NC's in his last 14 years. More than any other college coach..

I think your sarcasm detector is broken.

 

[metsfan2323]

JC is also the guy that handpicked Ollie and shoehorned him into the head coaching position amidst a skeptical fanbase and administration. There were many who thought JC was holding the program back by not allowing a traditional nationwide search for a "proven" head coach.

It now looks like JC is just as great at being a GM as he was as coach, his legend grows.

 

[Gurleyman]

I'm not sure I'd call it sarcasm. I'd call it heightened exaggerated hyperbolic enthusiasm for humorous effect (or 'hehehe' for short).

 

[aboogieee]

Is This the point where the thread takes a drastic turn?

 

[Scot-e]

DOOOMED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[EricSD]

Just got up and see this as the first post of the day (for me). FANTASTIC! He's #44 per scout, 27 per ESPN, and 28 per rivals. How can anyone not love where Ollie is taking the program? Just great news!!