Dom Amore’s Sunday Read: Why Cooper Flagg fits UConn’s model of ‘basketball people'

[McLovin]

Dauster said everyone he’s talked to still thinks it’s Duke

Also said he doesn’t think anything changed since a month ago (neglecting to even mention his UConn visit) which is just plain incorrect even if he picks Duke

The only people who have any information that really can be trusted at this point is the UConn staff and Coopers family. And no one in those camps besides maybe Scalabrine has leaked info to anyone (if we believe that’s the root of the Isola comment). And I don’t expect it to be leaked.

Every other “insider” is just grasping at straws, including the ones who are talking to the Duke staff (those were the ones pushing the “he’s a lock” narrative the hardest for months - which clearly is not true).

No idea if we land him, but the fact he isn’t already a Duke commit after this weekend means a lot.

If the staff goes to visit him this week (or doesn’t) that will mean more than what anyone says or writes about the recruitment over the next few weeks, unless those words are coming straight from Cooper himself.

 

[Coach J]

There’s in the weeds and then there’s in the weeds to the extent that this thread is in the weeds.

I am going to assume that nothing has changed and that Duke should be presumed the leader here. If he picks UConn, yay. If he picks Duke, meh, he’ll be there for six months. World will keep spinning either way.

I hear you, but whenever we can Beat Duke - I want to Beat Duke!

 

[I Bleed Blue]

We have become the weeds. We are one with the weeds.

 

[Huskyforlife]

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There’s no chance he didn’t understand what the tweet meant, this is a great sign for us.

 

[OkaForPrez]

There’s no chance he didn’t understand what the tweet meant, this is a great sign for us.

A great sign that it’s a race, not that we’re leading.

 

[August_West]

I wouldn’t dismiss him that quickly but like I said with Trilly if anyone had info prior to yesterday it’s 99% coming from Duke people or people who don’t know or guesses based on public quotes.

For example Trilly said he expects the recruitment to be over in 7-10 days. Probably based on Flaggs moms quote a few weeks ago:

“Unless he’s unbelievably confused, I’m pretty sure he’s going to make a decision very quickly after he visits Duke,” Flagg’s mother, Kelly, told The Messenger. “That way, he can put it behind him and focus on what he needs to do to get better.”

It’s all coming from duke people and “ insiders”. Meanwhile Hurley won’t even release the score of a secret scrimmage unlike every other program in hoops these days. I freaking love that. So what makes people think they know UConn’s side on ANYTHING.

 

[Huskyforlife]

A great sign that it’s a race, not that we’re leading.

2 days ago a guy asked for the Duke gif and trilly said “soon.” He knew what the guy wanted, unless his reading comprehension is very poor, and now is pretending he thought it was something else. He clearly got some pro UConn insight recently with all the back tracking he’s doing, so I’m taking this as a great sign.

 

[TheHorde]

2 days ago a guy asked for the Duke gif and trilly said “soon.” He knew what the guy wanted, unless his reading comprehension is very poor, and now is pretending he thought it was something else. He clearly got some pro UConn insight recently with all the back tracking he’s doing, so I’m taking this as a great sign.

Hurley and the assistants are probably working their buns off trying to get Cooper here for an unofficial to watch the banner ceremony.

 

[MDHuskFan]

Regardless of outcome (been thought Duke was inevitable) the fact that we made it a fight is a testament to the staff

 

[August_West]

2 days ago a guy asked for the Duke gif and trilly said “soon.” He knew what the guy wanted, unless his reading comprehension is very poor, and now is pretending he thought it was something else. He clearly got some pro UConn insight recently with all the back tracking he’s doing, so I’m taking this as a great sign.

A uconn fan asked for a gif

 

[superjohn]

It’s all coming from duke people and “ insiders”. Meanwhile Hurley won’t even release the score of a secret scrimmage unlike every other program in hoops these days. I freaking love that. So what makes people think they know UConn’s side on ANYTHING.

They don't.

 

[KingAG]

Hurley and the assistants are probably working their buns off trying to get Cooper here for an unofficial to watch the banner ceremony.

I don’t think they want it that far from now. If Hurley gets him back on campus…

 

[August_West]

They don't.

They really don’t . And win or lose this battle there is a lot of people shook.

 

[RedDog]

This thread is a like a mockumentary produced by The Onion and Lorne Michaels. No edibles required.

This blog is too funny to be produced by Lorne Michaels

 

[mussels]

We have become the weeds. We are one with the weeds.

There’s a force out there that makes things happen, and all we have to do is to tap into it. Be the weeds boneyard.

 

[Nate]

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Two key words here

 

[Verne]

Hurley and the assistants are probably working their buns off trying to get Cooper here for an unofficial to watch the banner ceremony.

Hasn't this been debunked? That's during a recruiting dead period. He would basically have to come as a fan on his own accord and have no contact with the staff?

 

[TheHorde]

Hasn't this been debunked? That's during a recruiting dead period. He would basically have to come as a fan on his own accord and have no contact with the staff?

Unofficial visits could mean just that?

 

[Verne]

Unofficial visits could mean just that?

Unofficials aren't done during dead periods.

Dead periods mean 0 in person contact between recruit and staff. November 6th through the 9th is next dead period.

 

[ihatepants]

Per the NCAA website, the dead period for Men's Basketball is November 7-10

What is the NCAA Dead Period? | When is the Dead Period?

Your link says November 7-10, 2022.

 

[Cardiac]

Your link says November 7-10, 2022.

You're right; I deleted the post

 

[Verne]

That rumor is bunk

 

[Jorgensen]

Everyone posting Cooper Flagg info right now

 

[caw]

It’s all coming from duke people and “ insiders”. Meanwhile Hurley won’t even release the score of a secret scrimmage unlike every other program in hoops these days. I freaking love that. So what makes people think they know UConn’s side on ANYTHING.

Yeah, I probably shouldn't have hedged that 1% here. I agree.

 

[Jorgensen]

Updated

 

[I Bleed Blue]

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Bro that was fookin quick

 

[uconnfan68]

So Ace it is!

 

[Hunt for 7]

There is only one way to now look at this. Don’t worry about it hope for the best but don’t expect it. Or as Forrest Gump said life is like a box of chocolates you never know what you are going to get. Unless you look under the box cover. I am thinking Dook has been lucky enough to look under the cover. Hope I am wrong……and have no information one way or the other. I just hope it happens this week. So we can focus on other topics.

 

[nomar]

We are on weed.

FIFY

 

[ConnHuskBask]

Trilly backtracking on his prediction and then throwing shade at guys crystal ball predictions "months out" surely was something.

Guy who makes a following predicting college basketball commitments suddenly finds it "unprofessional" when other guys do the same?