Delaire to Stanford and 2018

[the Q]

Wish him nothing but the best. Going to Stanford means you're set for life even if you leg falls off, so I can't blame him. Glad he didn't go to Duke.

Yeah I agree. Can’t blame a guy for taking that Stanford nextwork.

 

[Vancat]

one less egg to fry

 

[mdkhusky]

This isn’t even close to a miss. We didn’t have a scholarship

 

[Pgh2Storrs]

It was pretty easy to connect the dots between our prioritizing of Achiuwa and Delaire's increased interest in other schools/re-classifying.

I think, even if we had prioritized Delaire, it would have been tough fight against the pull to go to a big time academic institution like Stanford. This kid will get to play in a nice program and likely leave with one of the most sought-after degrees in the country....not too shabby.

Hopefully business picks up on our end with a commitment from Gaffney/Bouknight and it can ease a bit of the anxiety before we all focus our nervous energy on Achiuwa and Kofi.

 

[Blaneylover]

This is a great decision for Delaire. He is academically suited to Stanford and it seems as though the staff had prioritized other players over him. I hope that he has a great career there. With that being said, I am looking forward to the first signing for Coach Hurley and his staff. They certainly have been embracing the grind on the recruiting trail. Here's hoping that some of the OV's turn into Letters of Intent.

 

[SirHypeAlot]

great school. can't be upset at him going there!

 

[YoungFree]

Fart. Poop. Doody.

 

[Paesano]

Hard to turn down Stanford when you have the academic abilities to go with the basketball ability. Pretty nice place to spend your college life, too.

As long as we hit the mark on the other big guys, this is fine. But if we miss the mark on our main targets AND lose CT kids.... big yikes.

Do you know what his grades and test scores were? He may have been a legit academic match but a lot of athletes are barely above the minimum cutoff for these schools and that cutoff is surprisingly low when you read about the saga of the Harvard lawsuit.

 

[Minicoop69]

Do you know what his grades and test scores were? He may have been a legit academic match but a lot of athletes are barely above the minimum cutoff for these schools and that cutoff is surprisingly low when you read about the saga of the Harvard lawsuit.

Regarding Stanford, I believe that they do not lower their standards for athletes. One of the few that do this. I could be wrong on the matter though.

 

[JMick]

Regarding Stanford, I believe that they do not lower their standards for athletes. One of the few that do this. I could be wrong on the matter though.

I think they have strict admissions but each program gets 'x' amount of waivers to admit at a different academic level. Like instead of a 2.3 to get in you might need a 3.0 or a 3.3

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Regarding Stanford, I believe that they do not lower their standards for athletes. One of the few that do this. I could be wrong on the matter though.

If they didn't lower their standards for athletes they would lose every game by 300 points.

That's not to say that their standards for athletes aren't higher than most D1 schools.

 

[I Bleed Blue]

He cares just as much about his education as he does about basketball. Can’t fault him for picking Stanford. I’d probably do the same.

I’ll always root for a CT kid. Best of luck Jaiden!

 

[CL82]

I think, even if we had prioritized Delaire, it would have been tough fight against the pull to go to a big time academic institution like Stanford.

No doubt they are a good school. I like to think of them as the UConn of the west.

 

[Storrs South]

"The skilled PF was seen as a UCONN lean, but Stanford had a scholarship open up late with the transfer of Reid Travis." Damn...

 

[Wordbomar]

"The skilled PF was seen as a UCONN lean, but Stanford had a scholarship open up late with the transfer of Reid Travis." Damn...

Kick to the nuts when already down

 

[superjohn]

"The skilled PF was seen as a UCONN lean, but Stanford had a scholarship open up late with the transfer of Reid Travis." Damn...

That is misleading and really isn't all that accurate.

 

[Huskyforlife]

If he was decided on 2018, it wouldn’t have mattered.

 

[uconnbill]

I wish him well, but it is time to move on to the next player.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

I like this kid, and I'm sure I'll be wrong about this, but I think he'll be better right out of the gate than Achiuwa (whose ceiling is admittedly way higher). He might not be a freak athlete but he's very skilled.

 

[KingAG]

I like this kid, and I'm sure I'll be wrong about this, but I think he'll be better right out of the gate than Achiuwa (whose ceiling is admittedly way higher). He might not be a freak athlete but he's very skilled.

I disagree. Achiuwa has more tools to affect the game in areas other than offense. He'll be a better rebounder, defender, slasher than Delaire out the gate. If he ca become more consistent with his jump shot(it isnt broke) then he'll be much better

 

[Chief00]

If they didn't lower their standards for athletes they would lose every game by 300 points.

That's not to say that their standards for athletes aren't higher than most D1 schools.

#ChiefConfirmed

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

I disagree. Achiuwa has more tools to affect the game in areas other than offense. He'll be a better rebounder, defender, slasher than Delaire out the gate. If he ca become more consistent with his jump shot(it isnt broke) then he'll be much better

Agree to disagree, but we've seen a million raw athletes take longer to adapt than skilled but maybe slightly less athletic big guys.

 

[gtcam]

This isn’t even close to a miss. We didn’t have a scholarship

IF he wanted to come here for 2018, they would have found a space for him
If it helps some people to say that- fine

Next player please.......................

 

[Matrim55]

I like this kid, and I'm sure I'll be wrong about this, but I think he'll be better right out of the gate than Achiuwa (whose ceiling is admittedly way higher). He might not be a freak athlete but he's very skilled.

Achiuwa's gonna be a better NBA player but I wouldn't be shocked if Delaire was a better college player – the type of guy who has a strong sophomore year and then blows up as a junior averaging like 20/8/2

 

[Chief00]

He cares just as much about his education as he does about basketball. Can’t fault him for picking Stanford. I’d probably do the same.

I’ll always root for a CT kid. Best of luck Jaiden!

That’s a great attitude for a walk-on or an Ivy League guy; otherwise I like the basketball focused guys, who do pretty good in school.

 

[Chief00]

IF he wanted to come here for 2018, they would have found a space for him
If it helps some people to say that- fine

Next player please........

Of course, you are correct and that was part of what I was referring to about 2018. My information was correct on the reclass but Stanford won out.
Unfortunately, he took another route. Chief wishes him the best,

 

[Huskyforlife]

Agree to disagree, but we've seen a million raw athletes take longer to adapt than skilled but maybe slightly less athletic big guys.

If Achiuwa was just a raw athlete, you'd be right.

 

[KingAG]

If Achiuwa was just a raw athlete, you'd be right.

Yea thats the perception of him up here, and its inaccurate. He's definitely skilled

 

[boba]

If they didn't lower their standards for athletes they would lose every game by 300 points.

That's not to say that their standards for athletes aren't higher than most D1 schools.

It's one thing to be admitted, and another thing to attend classes and maintain an acceptable GPA. Stanford doesn't have UNC classes or tutors. Chief00 can say whatever, but I collaborate with researchers there and they confirm that their students and athletes are held to the same high standard.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Stanford's '18 class is now the 20th best in the nation and all 5 kids are from New England schools. Go figure.