2022 Recruiting: Donovan Clingan

[Umami Zen]

IIRC.. That would have put DC on campus the day of Corey's official visit. They apparently have been developing a solid friendship since Corey's commitment . Can only help the Good Guys leading up to DC's official visit in a few weeks.

Time will tell.

 

[djct1999]

That is such a childish take by people who dont like KO and need something to say - Embarrassing
If it occurred the following season that would merit some credence - remember that KO had to hold the team together through an initial year of being unable to play in the post season - through no fault of his and then recruit in the AAC
Yes he failed in the final 2 years and deserved to be replaced but remember that KO had recruited virtually all those JC players in the final 5 years of JCs tenure

The irony is that I am not convinced Calhoun would have won a title with those guys. Without question, there was no one better suited for this job than KO those first two years. KO deserves a ton of credit how he kept the program in tact and the team chemistry he established in those early years. Ten toes in. That was all KO. The hate unfortunately comes from the later years, when he had nine toes out.

 

[polycom]

KO was the best two year coach to ever coach in major D1 the issue is he had the job for 2+ years. The end. Back to DC, we'll see what happens

 

[nomar]

I wasn’t on the Boneyard often a few years back, but didn’t the staff drop to ball with Diallo to some extent? We obviously won’t get all of our targets, but I don’t think the staff is going to be outworked.

I don't remember it that way. I think Calipari swooped in, and that was that. As much as the previous staff did drop the ball on certain recruits, I don't think this was one of those occasions.

I think @karstenkibbe's example is a fair one: just because a kid is on campus all the time doesn't mean he's going to commit. But I'll point out that the little guy with a halo on his other shoulder is saying "Andre Drummond."

 

[ToolzieFan]

I don't remember it that way. I think Calipari swooped in, and that was that. As much as the previous staff did drop the ball on certain recruits, I don't think this was one of those occasions.

I think @karstenkibbe's example is a fair one: just because a kid is on campus all the time doesn't mean he's going to commit. But I'll point out that the little guy with a halo on his other shoulder is saying "Andre Drummond."

Thanks for clarifying. I knew our previous staff wasn’t working as hard on the recruiting trail at times and that we unexpectedly missed out on Diallo, so those things probably just melded together in my mind.

 

[Waquoit]

I can't see how his stopping by "fresh off" his Michigan visit can be interpreted any way but positively.

 

[BGesus4]

I can't see how his stopping by "fresh off" his Michigan visit can be interpreted any way but positively.

Yeah strikes me as a pretty big positive sign, especially considering he already did an unofficial and still has an official coming up

just stopped by to remember how much better home feels than Ann Arbor

 

[ctchamps]

I can't see how his stopping by "fresh off" his Michigan visit can be interpreted any way but positively.

Once upon a time I “specalated” with the best of Y’all.

Now I wait until a kid puts on a uniform and helps deliver a NC. Until or unless that happens I get great enjoyment out of all the hopes and dashing of hopes posted in this forum. Reminds me of me in the not so distant past. So no clinging to Clingan.

and KO is a perfect example of how quickly we embrace someone who can deliver satisfaction for our neediness but destroy the moment the delivery ends.

 

[Phoenixhusky]

Yeah strikes me as a pretty big positive sign, especially considering he already did an unofficial and still has an official coming up

just stopped by to remember how much better home feels than Ann Arbor

I agree. I think it was a big positive of being back on campus right after his Michigan visit.

 

[BackAftaThis]

And Floyd was on campus yesterday. It was good they were able to catch up in person and talk since they'd be coming in together if Clingan commits here.

 

[mauconnfan]

Won with Calhoun coached players. Stunk the joint up after that. Embarassing

Solid post lol. Please enlighten me with the impact "Calhouns players" besides Bazz had on their careers while "playing" for Jim Calhoun? And Bazz was coached by KO as well when he was assistant as well as HC. But nice try your hatred is well noted!

Now back to Clingan, really good news he was on campus with Corey I would say. The staff is going crazy huh, amazing job how will they choose if they have multiple players form positions this will be interesting?

 

[CL82]

I can't see how his stopping by "fresh off" his Michigan visit can be interpreted any way but positively.

It's like you don't know us at all anymore.

 

[mauconnfan]

It's like you don't know us at all anymore.

Know who?

 

[brihman]

Can we get a wink ?

 

[UofCT]

Solid post lol. Please enlighten me with the impact "Calhouns players" besides Bazz had on their careers while "playing" for Jim Calhoun? And Bazz was coached by KO as well when he was assistant as well as HC. But nice try your hatred is well noted!

Now back to Clingan, really good news he was on campus with Corey I would say. The staff is going crazy huh, amazing job how will they choose if they have multiple players form positions this will be interesting?

The day Calhoun retired KO had to re-recruit each player to commit to UConn which then made them all KO's players. They were no longer Calhouns.

 

[huskymedic]

Alternate access link here <<

Here are the last two paragraphs - the second to last got truncated by Outline:

-> He’s taking the month off from AAU to focus on his visits and will return in July to play for Boston-based Team Spartans during the live evaluation period — also a new experience for the big man.

“I’ve really never had the opportunity to do this, play in front of a bunch of coaches like this live,” Clingan said. “I’m excited, just trying to get my name out there even more than it is, and help my teammates get offers and win games.” <-

 

[bendm]

no mention of him going back to UConn after visiting UM

 

[uconngb]

Bristol Central four-star recruit Donovan Clingan living out dream as he visits UConn, Michigan, Syracuse and Ohio State

Despite having already seen and done more than the average high school basketball player, Donovan Clingan is still in the midst of a summer of firsts. Goodbye virtual campus tours and recruiting pi…

www.courant.com

few quotes in this piece are gonna raise some eyebrows here

 

[Delrayhoops]

Howard isn’t going anywhere his son Jett is a top 50 6-6 guard in the class of 22 out of Florida who is sealed to Michigan.

 

[Fishy]

LOL. As opposed to KO, who was viewed as an assistant coach in uniform by players and front office personnel alike his last few years, and won a friggin national championship his second year as a coach.

When do we get past the point where we have to keep making up history? KO's performance fell off a cliff his last two years here and he got fired. The program has moved back into the right direction. But no amount of failure erases what was accomplished or how he was viewed before the failure.

No, KO’s performance started to drop off before we won the title.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Bristol Central four-star recruit Donovan Clingan living out dream as he visits UConn, Michigan, Syracuse and Ohio State

Despite having already seen and done more than the average high school basketball player, Donovan Clingan is still in the midst of a summer of firsts. Goodbye virtual campus tours and recruiting pi…

www.courant.com

few quotes in this piece are gonna raise some eyebrows here

Yeah. Howard isn't going to be a fan of this quote.

“I thought it would be a lot bigger than it actually was,” Clingan said of Michigan.

Might as well have said it was "okay" in size and felt good.

 

[BGesus4]

Yeah. Howard isn't going to be a fan of this quote.

“I thought it would be a lot bigger than it actually was,” Clingan said of Michigan.

Might as well have said it was "okay" in size and felt good.

Um… that’s what she said?

 

[uconngb]

Yeah. Howard isn't going to be a fan of this quote.

“I thought it would be a lot bigger than it actually was,” Clingan said of Michigan.

Might as well have said it was "okay" in size and felt good.

I was thinking more along the lines of this one:

“I know [UConn] is close, but to me it’s really no different than any of the other schools recruiting-wise. People think I’m going to UConn just because it’s close, that’s just not true.”

 

[Fishy]

Watching you people trying to parse the meaning out of these throw-away quotes is one of the more the more painful things I can do with my time.

 

[superjohn]

I was thinking more along the lines of this one:

“I know [UConn] is close, but to me it’s really no different than any of the other schools recruiting-wise. People think I’m going to UConn just because it’s close, that’s just not true.”

He's said that since day 1.