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2022 Recruiting: Donald Hand Jr.

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fast times at ridgemont high mr hand GIF
 
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The full quote from him on UConn

UConn: “Assistant coach Kevin Freeman texts me like every day. I have a good relationship with him. My dad actually played with him back in high school, so you know he’s like part of the family. Coach Freeman always compares me to James Bouknight, where I can play off the ball and make plays. Really, he likes that I can make plays from the one, two or three.”
 
i dont think hurley will go over 13 players this year so we'll need to replace whaley and hopefully polley in 2022. but we might get a reclass or traditional transfer instead of polley...(1-2 open schollys for 2022)

cole and martin might graduate and leave next year or they could both come back...(1-4 open schollys for 2022)

we might get a grad transfer with the third open scholly for 2021 or we might get a reclass or traditional transfer instead...(1-5 open schollys for 2022)

hopefully no one leaves in the portal and i doubt anyone will go pro after next year....but they might.

so anywhere from 1 to 6 or 7 open schollys for 2022??

my head hurts and i hate musical chairs
 
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husky429 said:
Would be great if Hand could be Freeman's first big recruit here. Talented kid
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Helps that KFree knows Donald Sr pretty well--Crazier things have happened!

IIRC-KFree considered a family friend of the Hand family.
 
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Love his size and profile. Hadn't heard of him before this. 6'5"-6" and listed as a PG? Hell yes. People keep talking about shooters, what I'd like to see are basketball players. Guys who can shoot, handle the ball, pass the ball, rebound, defend multiple positions, and get to the rim.
 
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Was looking at Hand’s 247 profile and I think they mistakenly linked his Dad’s Twitter to his page, but I did notice that Mr Hand just retweeted something about UConn that was in response to a highlight video of Jr. Make of it what you will but interesting off-season recruiting bread crumb!
 
Connecticut: “I really like how they compared me to James Bouknight and being a guy that could break out. I took that and ran with it. He’s about to be a Lottery pick and just thinking I could potentially break out like that is cool.”

247sports.com

Four-star Donald Hand Jr. talks offers and interests

EMERSON, Ga. -- Four-star combo guard Donald Hand Jr. would like to make a college decision relatively early, he's using the spring and summer with Team Loaded VA to show off
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HooperScooper said:
Connecticut: “I really like how they compared me to James Bouknight and being a guy that could break out. I took that and ran with it. He’s about to be a Lottery pick and just thinking I could potentially break out like that is cool.”

247sports.com

Four-star Donald Hand Jr. talks offers and interests

EMERSON, Ga. -- Four-star combo guard Donald Hand Jr. would like to make a college decision relatively early, he's using the spring and summer with Team Loaded VA to show off
247sports.com 247sports.com
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Only team he mentions a lottery pick specifically. Bouknight's ascension could do wonders for this program in 2022/2023
 
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husky429 said:
Only team he mentions a lottery pick specifically. Bouknight's ascension could do wonders for this program in 2022/2023
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It’ll definitely help but I’ve also read quotes from Hawkins, Floyd, and now Hand all saying the staff has compared them to Bouknight. Feel like it loses a little bit of its luster when you tell every recruit they could be the next Bouknight.
 
4xChamps said:
It’ll definitely help but I’ve also read quotes from Hawkins, Floyd, and now Hand all saying the staff has compared them to Bouknight. Feel like it loses a little bit of its luster when you tell every recruit they could be the next Bouknight.
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Well the first 2 committed to UConn, so if saying it often leads to lots of commits but losing its luster I'll have no complaints
 
4xChamps said:
It’ll definitely help but I’ve also read quotes from Hawkins, Floyd, and now Hand all saying the staff has compared them to Bouknight. Feel like it loses a little bit of its luster when you tell every recruit they could be the next Bouknight.
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??? That's why putting guys into the NBA helps recruiting. Because you can then tell recruits 'hey that could be you'. Why would you not use that line as much as possible?
 
selles said:
??? That's why putting guys into the NBA helps recruiting. Because you can then tell recruits 'hey that could be you'. Why would you not use that line as much as possible?
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Exactly. Especially when he was ranked outside the top 50 recruits by a lot of people. Big difference between bouk and most lottery picks who are 5 star recruits.
 
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Phoenixhusky said:
If Bouknight gets picked in the lottery, this helps Uconn recruiting immensely.
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Does it make us a big winner, like NC caliber because those new great recruits will stay at least 3 years so their talent matures as the team matures? Seriously. I fail to see how it helps a program when the best players leave before they’ve really helped the program do special things? What those recruits see is you can leave pretty early and get drafted before they do anything to further the program except get more recruits with the talent to do the same. Kinda Kentuckyish. I agree It’s fun watching players like Bouknight. I think It’s even more fun seeing banners raised.
 
cohenzone said:
Does it make us a big winner, like NC caliber because those new great recruits will stay at least 3 years so their talent matures as the team matures? Seriously. I fail to see how it helps a program when the best players leave before they’ve really helped the program do special things? What those recruits see is you can leave pretty early and get drafted before they do anything to further the program except get more recruits with the talent to do the same. Kinda Kentuckyish. I agree It’s fun watching players like Bouknight. I think It’s even more fun seeing banners raised.
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I think it absolutely helps us win in the long term. You can’t win without good players and good players want to see a viable path to the league. Not all of the players that come here because of Bouknight will be 2 and done. That being said, we’ve been pretty successful with 2 and done players. Caron, Lamb, and Gay come to mind.
 
The Shot said:
I think it absolutely helps us win in the long term. You can’t win without good players and good players want to see a viable path to the league. Not all of the players that come here because of Bouknight will be 2 and done. That being said, we’ve been pretty successful with 2 and done players. Caron, Lamb, and Gay come to mind.
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[insert quotes from every good guard that’s committed in the last 18 months]
 
The Shot said:
I think it absolutely helps us win in the long term. You can’t win without good players and good players want to see a viable path to the league. Not all of the players that come here because of Bouknight will be 2 and done. That being said, we’ve been pretty successful with 2 and done players. Caron, Lamb, and Gay come to mind.
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Caron and Gay never won an NC. Yes we got good recruits following them. Lamb won an NC as a fresh, but wasn’t the headliner. Napier won an NC as a frosh. when he was kind of a bit player. If he had left after two or three years we don’t win NC number 4. The point is, yes good players attract other good players. Fun to watch players like Rudy and Caron. More fun to watch them stay to play with other good players who come in after them and make national noise.
 
cohenzone said:
Caron and Gay never won an NC. Yes we got good recruits following them. Lamb won an NC as a fresh, but wasn’t the headliner. Napier won an NC as a frosh. when he was kind of a bit player. If he had left after two or three years we don’t win NC number 4. The point is, yes good players attract other good players. Fun to watch players like Rudy and Caron. More fun to watch them stay to play with other good players who come in after them and make national noise.
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True. They didn’t win a championship but I was referring to your point about being national championship caliber. Caron lead a team that lost a close game in the Elite Eight to the eventual champions and probably would have won it all had they moved on. Rudy’s team was a bit disappointing but again they got to the Elite Eight and could have very easily won it all. It could be that we have differing opinions on what national championship caliber is but I think both of those teams fit that description.
 
The Shot said:
True. They didn’t win a championship but I was referring to your point about being national championship caliber. Caron lead a team that lost a close game in the Elite Eight to the eventual champions and probably would have won it all had they moved on. Rudy’s team was a bit disappointing but again they got to the Elite Eight and could have very easily won it all. It could be that we have differing opinions on what national championship caliber is but I think both of those teams fit that description.
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You have the right mindset, but many posters here think winning a national championship every 3-5 years is normal and that anything less is disappointing. Considering there are over 300 D1 programs, then making the elite 8 twice per decade is exceptional for a college program.
 
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