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From a Wisconsin Rivals article:

Stone's final and most recent official was to UConn, where the 6-foot-10, 253-pound senior has built an extremely strong relationship with head coach Kevin Ollie.

"UConn was real nice," Curtis said. "We were up there before for an unofficial visit, but this most recent visit was more for his mom to have a look at what they have to offer as far as facilities and everything. She met the president and the athletic director and she had her questions answered. They have a new practice facility and we watched the team play. It was a good visit."
 
3uconn said:
From a Wisconsin Rivals article:

Stone's final and most recent official was to UConn, where the 6-foot-10, 253-pound senior has built an extremely strong relationship with head coach Kevin Ollie.

"UConn was real nice," Curtis said. "We were up there before for an unofficial visit, but this most recent visit was more for his mom to have a look at what they have to offer as far as facilities and everything. She met the president and the athletic director and she had her questions answered. They have a new practice facility and we watched the team play. It was a good visit."
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Damn. Got some face time with Susy? If we don't get Stone, it is on her.
 
Nothing means anything until Nov 12th. Sit back, relax, watch the exhibitions and worry about this years team. If he's coming he's coming, if he's not we will still be UCONN. I want the young man to be a Husky more than mostly everyone this year but if he chooses the Badgers congrats to them, his family and himself it will be a good choice. If he chooses Storrs it will be a better choice, but only for us and UConn.

We will still win FF's and they will try!!
 
3uconn said:
From a Wisconsin Rivals article:

Stone's final and most recent official was to UConn, where the 6-foot-10, 253-pound senior has built an extremely strong relationship with head coach Kevin Ollie.

"UConn was real nice," Curtis said. "We were up there before for an unofficial visit, but this most recent visit was more for his mom to have a look at what they have to offer as far as facilities and everything. She met the president and the athletic director and she had her questions answered. They have a new practice facility and we watched the team play. It was a good visit."
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Stone's dad wasn't there?
 
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mauconnfan said:
Nothing means anything until Nov 12th. Sit back, relax, watch the exhibitions and worry about this years team. If he's coming he's coming, if he's not we will still be UCONN. I want the young man to be a Husky more than mostly everyone this year but if he chooses the Badgers congrats to them, his family and himself it will be a good choice. If he chooses Storrs it will be a better choice, but only for us and UConn.

We will still win FF's and they will try!!
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I anticipate the return of Brimah, Hamilton & Purvis. So even though I would love to have Diamond Stone your sense of reasonableness is refreshing. Brimah is the most likely to get guaranteed money of the 3 in the 2015 draft. 1 more year should catapult him into the lottery. It would have been interesting to hear Ollie discuss with Stone personnel issues. 2016 could be the Olllie/UConn recruiting litmus test.
 
Dynasty said:
Stone's dad wasn't there?
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I'm thinking on the lines that Diamond, his dad, his mom, and his AAU coach were all here for his official visit but his mom wasn't here for the unofficial visit in the spring.
 
CallMeBruce said:
A quick scan of his account shows that he's a huge , but I can't speak to the veracity of his claims of insidership.
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The sheer ridiculousness of some of the sh33t he's tweeted leads me to think he has no idea what he's talking about. There's been a lot of jumping to conclusions that we have Stone in the bag, which I don't necessarily agree with 100%, but this guy is not a source I'd trust.
 
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CallMeBruce said:
A quick scan of his account shows that he's a huge , but I can't speak to the veracity of his claims of insidership.
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True on both.

But I like that it's Evan Flood who thinks that Stone will end up at UConn instead of this guy and the student journalist. If Flood was saying that Stone would end up at Wisconsin, and these two guys popped up and said their sources said it was UConn, I wouldn't feel as comfortable.
 
UConn's at 77% on the crystal ball after getting another pick last night, for whatever that's worth (probably at least as much as this guy Hookstead).
 
BLUEDOGHOUSE said:
I anticipate the return of Brimah, Hamilton & Purvis. So even though I would love to have Diamond Stone your sense of reasonableness is refreshing. Brimah is the most likely to get guaranteed money of the 3 in the 2015 draft. 1 more year should catapult him into the lottery. It would have been interesting to hear Ollie discuss with Stone personnel issues. 2016 could be the Olllie/UConn recruiting litmus test.
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Let me know how KO does with your "litmus test"....

If snagging the three guys you mention within his first 2 years on the job hasn't made you a believer, you're probably better off rooting for a different shade of Blue....
 
If we don't get stone I'm praying for jones . An Adams/jones/enoch class is still very strong IMO .
 
If we don't land Stone and Brimah leaves. You guys think Enoch can play the 5? At a long 6'10 he has more than adequate size, especially if he gains some weight.
 
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If we don't get Stone let's worry about this year as something somehow will work out. A senior transfer, a kid who was caught in the middle of the UNC or Cuse drops them and comes here - who knows but we're UConn we will be fine! Plus, Brimah's not going anywhere. If you think he's going to be that good, I mean "definite lottery pick good" then you may be extremely disappointed. I have heard the improvements in shooting and what not be has a ways to go in game time instincts so we will see. I doubt he's leaving but he'll be getting better. He's a 3 year guy like Thabeet.
 
mauconnfan said:
If we don't get Stone let's worry about this year as something somehow will work out. A senior transfer, a kid who was caught in the middle of the UNC or Cuse drops them and comes here - who knows but we're UConn we will be fine! Plus, Brimah's not going anywhere. If you think he's going to be that good, I mean "definite lottery pick good" then you may be extremely disappointed. I have heard the improvements in shooting and what not be has a ways to go in game time instincts so we will see. I doubt he's leaving but he'll be getting better. He's a 3 year guy like Thabeet.
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My crystal boil says he goes lottery because he figures everything out. And UConn wins back to back championships. I reserve the right to flip these projections as the season progresses.:cool:
 
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Jluc said:
No idea who this guy is but...
David Hookstead ‏@dhookstead 31m31 minutes ago
Just got word from a person involved in the situation that Diamond Stone is HEAVILY favoring signing with the Badgers.

David Hookstead ‏@dhookstead 30m30 minutes ago
Diamond Stone will announce his college decision on Nov. 12, and after what I was just told I'd bet my savings he's going to Wisconsin.
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All we need now is for Scott Gray to tweet that his sources have confirmed that Diamond Stone will commit by end of the month!!!!
 
Is this going to be one of those ESPNU hat-revealing dealies? When's the last time we were an option in one of those?
 
3uconn said:
I'm thinking on the lines that Diamond, his dad, his mom, and his AAU coach were all here for his official visit but his mom wasn't here for the unofficial visit in the spring.
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RMoore1999 said:
Let me know how KO does with your "litmus test"....

If snagging the three guys you mention within his first 2 years on the job hasn't made you a believer, you're probably better off rooting for a different shade of Blue....
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My point is if we miss on Mack, Stone, Jones and Clarke....2016 will provide a great opportunity to reinforce his talents on the recruiting trail as it relates to consistency. I obviously believe in Kevin Ollie and think he will be a future Hall of Fame coach if he stays in the college ranks for 25 years.
 
fleudslipcon said:
My crystal boil says he goes lottery because he figures everything out. And UConn wins back to back championships. I reserve the right to flip these projections as the season progresses.:cool:
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Is the 11/12 declaration date set in stone for Stone? I remember reading in a 11/21 article that Robert Stone claimed the date wasn't set in stone. Any Crystal Boil predictions on that? :)
 
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3uconn said:
I'm thinking on the lines that Diamond, his dad, his mom, and his AAU coach were all here for his official visit but his mom wasn't here for the unofficial visit in the spring.
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Surprised to see that his AAU coach might have visited. Is this common ? I know that the AAU coach can be involved in influencing and maybe even the decision making process, but accompanying the recruit on his official visit seems odd to me. Especially since this appears Stone's family is involved so much in this process.
 
Hugo said:
Surprised to see that his AAU coach might have visited. Is this common ? I know that the AAU coach can be involved in influencing and maybe even the decision making process, but accompanying the recruit on his official visit seems odd to me. Especially since this appears Stone's family is involved so much in this process.
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Especially since his AAU coach is affiliated with Under Armour. The last thing he wants to say to his bosses is that he lost this kid to a Nike school far away. At least with Wisconsin he can say the home ties were too strong.
 
mauconnfan said:
If we don't get Stone let's worry about this year as something somehow will work out. A senior transfer, a kid who was caught in the middle of the UNC or Cuse drops them and comes here - who knows but we're UConn we will be fine! Plus, Brimah's not going anywhere. If you think he's going to be that good, I mean "definite lottery pick good" then you may be extremely disappointed. I have heard the improvements in shooting and what not be has a ways to go in game time instincts so we will see. I doubt he's leaving but he'll be getting better. He's a 3 year guy like Thabeet.
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Brimah is going to surprise a lot of people this year. Watching him practice and scrimmage you can see a huuuuge difference from last year. Better hands x10 and a knockdown 15 foot jumpshooter.
 
fleudslipcon said:
My crystal boil says he goes lottery because he figures everything out. And UConn wins back to back championships. I reserve the right to flip these projections as the season progresses.:cool:
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A crystal "boil" huh? That must be real pretty! :confused:
 
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