Decommitments

[krinklecut]

Any chance we take all this convo into the other threads and keep this a commentary free thread about decommitments? Pretty please?

 

[superjohn]

Just a reminder how amazing Shabazz Napier was to stay and cement himself as our greatest achiever in the NCAAs! Boatshow too, so much love for him!

Sometimes it seems Boat gets a bit lost in the shuffle, he is a Uconn all-time great IMO.

 

[TopDogs]

 

[auror]

 

[BaZZnBOAT]

Brutal. If this was UConn I'd be tying the noose, or finding the closest bridge.

 

[TopDogs]

Rothstein with the brilliant commentary

 

[auror]

Brutal. If this was UConn I'd be tying the noose, or finding the closest bridge.

Louisville fans

 

[huskyblooz]

I'm going on record that Enoch ends up at Indiana.

 

[UConnStats]

Simmons was arguably the best player in the Adidas circuit. Killings watched him last October, but we never offered. He’s going to be an insanely good pickup for any team, I hope he’s annoyed with Adidas and we throw our hat in the ring (if the kid is clean).

 

[SirHypeAlot]

Yup per Borzello: Courtney Ramsey, a top 50 player, and Anfernee Simmons, the number 12 recruit in the country, have de-committed from Louisville

 

[HooperScooper]

I'm going on record that Enoch ends up at Indiana.

I wonder if the NCAA would make Enoch sit out another year (so 2 total) if he decided to transfer. Seeing as he did nothing wrong (assuming he didn't take any money!) I would think the NCAA would allow him to play in 2018-2019.

 

[Stinger92860]

Simmons was arguably the best player in the Adidas circuit. Killings watched him last October, but we never offered. He’s going to be an insanely good pickup for any team, I hope he’s annoyed with Adidas and we throw our hat in the ring (if the kid is clean).

I would find it hard to believe that any high level Louisville recruits did not receive cash.

 

[mauconnfan]

 

[rip7774]

It's why they are two of my five favorite Huskies ever.

That whole 2013/14 team was heroic, but those guys are legends forever.

Me too. We owe them so much!!! I think I appreciate Boat more now that he's gone than I did back then. HEART OF A LION. I wish I had that picture someone created!!!! I would make a t-shirt or mug or something silly!

 

[Danzz]

Kids involved will have to be ineligible. Going forward, This has to be the final nail in the NCAA refusal to let kids earn some coin. There is so much money involved some if it gets passed under the table in suit cases. End the charade, pay the kids.

The recruits who come from a poor families (and there are many) are especially vulnerable. They can't really work to earn money and a chance to help themselves and their families is too much of an incentive to not take the cash. Pay the kids enough so that they can live like normal college students. It won't stop all the payoffs but it will go a long way.

 

[uchusky32]

Not sure we need to get involved with any of these kids. Things could come up after they transfer and mess up our roster.

 

[LStudfellow]

"The love of money is the root of all evil"

... and unfortunately will be the epitaph on the gravestone of this country, when our country goes the way of Greece and Rome (which is happening in front of all of our eyes).

 

[TerryD]

The FBI neeeded to do theses things over the summer. A lot of kids are jammed up now. For example Enoch wasn't gonna play this season anyway but he should be able to transfer next semester.

The FBI cares zero for such things.

 

[ctchamps]

The recruits who come from a poor families (and there are many) are especially vulnerable. They can't really work to earn money and a chance to help themselves and their families is too much of an incentive to not take the cash. Pay the kids enough so that they can live like an college students. It won't stop all the payoffs but it will go a long way.

I would love to see some creative idea which would significantly impact the sleaze. Can you imagine what would happen if someone or some group offers to put any player into a lottery if they provide information that leads to a conviction of a rogue program. What amount of money would be enough of an incentive to get players to come forward? Would this cause the sleaze to think twice?

Maybe we could start a Go Fund solicitation and offer 1 million dollars for any information that leads to proof that Kentucky is a dirty program. How fast do you think we could raise money for that?

 

[ConnHuskBask]

Yep, every one of these kids is gonna be nuclear now. They'll end up at mid-major level.

(Or Baylor)

So a perfect fit for the American.

 

[HuskiesAllDay]

Sometimes it seems Boat gets a bit lost in the shuffle, he is a Uconn all-time great IMO.

same with AJP. never won it all, but was the unquestioned leader of one our best teams ever. He's one of my favorite huskies of all-tiime.

 

[upstater]

Kids involved will have to be ineligible. Going forward, This has to be the final nail in the NCAA refusal to let kids earn some coin. There is so much money involved some if it gets passed under the table in suit cases. End the charade, pay the kids.

You forgot to add, "& destroy college basketball."

 

[mauconnfan]

Did I hear the Louisville chancellor or someone who read a statement speak of one of the players on the roster now who will be excused from the program due to potential implications? Heard a portion on the radio while trying to listen to a teleconference on mute.

 

[auror]

Did I hear the Louisville chancellor or someone who read a statement speak of one of the players on the roster now who will be excused from the program due to potential implications? Heard a portion on the radio while trying to listen to a teleconference on mute.

Bowen.

 

[Husky1964]

Bazz and Boat also have college degrees`in addition to visiting Barack Obama.