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polycom said:
So we should recruit someone who doesn't want to be at UConn because Glen Miller left? Is that what you're trying to say?
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He didn't say he doesn't want to be at UConn, he said he wants to re-open his recruiting. If he decides UConn is still the best place for him, yes, we should welcome him to campus.
 
pj said:
He didn't say he doesn't want to be at UConn, he said he wants to re-open his recruiting. If he decides UConn is still the best place for him, yes, we should welcome him to campus.
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Has a player ever de-committed from a program only to once again commit? Serious question.
 
intlzncster said:
Because some of this stuff is just what we 'heard'. I can honestly buy the Durham is homesick bit if you sold it to me. Too many stories from people who know him. Now, I don't know if this is actually true, but I could buy it.

Also, if he was forced off the team (which I don't believe), he didn't quit.
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There was less enthusiasm in his tweeted Note than in the other departures. That gives a bit of credence to the idea he was encouraged to leave. ... Homesickness is a kind of depression and tends to lead people not to work. I could see KO getting impatient with him.
 
BaZZnBOAT said:
Has a player ever de-committed from a program only to once again commit? Serious question.
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Quentin Snyder deccomitted from Louisville, then verbally committed to Illinois, and then signed an LOI with Louisville out of nowhere.
 
HuskyBballFan said:
Quentin Snyder deccomitted from Louisville, then verbally committed to Illinois, and then signed an LOI with Louisville out of nowhere.
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Interesting. I mean I'd deff welcome back MAL if he so chooses to return. Just not holding my breath.
 
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BaZZnBOAT said:
Has a player ever de-committed from a program only to once again commit? Serious question.
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It does happen. In football this January signing period it happened twice, Bubba Bolden re-committed to USC and Rahyme Johnson re-committed to UCLA. I recall it happening in basketball too but have forgotten names.
 
It can definitely happen, he feels he doesn't have free reign in the team he's coming to, he opens recruitment, has people chirping in his ears, meets some coaches, sees some schools. Maybe they all aren't "MAL here are the keys to our program, you'll play 36+ minutes a night and our team lives/dies with you" and he realizes maybe UConn wasn't that bad
 
Kembacity said:
It can definitely happen, he feels he doesn't have free reign in the team he's coming to, he opens recruitment, has people chirping in his ears, meets some coaches, sees some schools. Maybe they all aren't "MAL here are the keys to our program, you'll play 36+ minutes a night and our team lives/dies with you" and he realizes maybe UConn wasn't that bad
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Not saying it can't happen but I don't recall many situations where a player decommitted and ended up signing with the same school. The examples here are the exceptions rather than the rule.
 
Danzz said:
Not saying it can't happen but I don't recall many situations where a player decommitted and ended up signing with the same school. The examples here are the exceptions rather than the rule.
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This late in the process, a decommit is likely being contacted behind the scenes prior to the decommit.
 
intlzncster said:
Because some of this stuff is just what we 'heard'. I can honestly buy the Durham is homesick bit if you sold it to me. Too many stories from people who know him. Now, I don't know if this is actually true, but I could buy it.

Also, if he was forced off the team (which I don't believe), he didn't quit.
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Homesickness just sounds like too convenient an excuse. Regardless of the real reason he left, he could cite homesickness, and nobody would question him on it.

I don't think he was straight-up forced off the team. But I could imagine a situation where KO tells him he needs to bulk up or work harder, Durham intimates he's not interested, decides to leave.

Durham can leave that situation saying he left of his own volition. KO (or Oz) can say it was his way or the highway, and Durham choosing the highway is equivalent to him being forced out.
 
intlzncster said:
The other (related) move is for Parents to hold their kid back in 7th/8th grade to gain a year of skill development and more importantly physical development. So when they are in high school, they've got a year on everybody else. Their playing against less developed kids, and have the advantage of looking better when getting recruited.

Happens not so much in basketball, but sports like lacrosse.
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Yeah I'm of the opinion holding your kid back in school for athletic reasons is creepy and gross
 
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fleudslipcon said:
You're coming here and saying this is the baseline given recent events. Even the football posters who have supported Randy all these years understand that next season or two could be rebuilds.

Next season is a rebuild season for KO because only two players have played together any minutes.
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The baseline is competing for conference titles, making the tourney, and getting to the second week.

As I said, if Ollie can't right this ship over the next two years, he's not the right guy. And like it or not, another season like this year and yes, the heat is turned up for Ollie.

Don't confuse expectations for the bb team with the th team.
 
Kembacity said:
Anybody know KO's phone number?

I already graduated UConn undergrad, but I think I have 4 years of eligibility left. Solid 6'3"-6'4" very slow and out of shape, but a jaw-dropping wingspan
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Dude, contact Oz! He's scouting for guys on TOB. How's your jumper?
 
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Vancat said:
“At first, it was mainly because of Coach Miller leaving that made me think about it,” the 6-foot-2 guard told ESPN.com’s Adam Finkelstein. “But as I started to do that, I realized I kind of made my first decision spontaneously right after my visit.” -MAL
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Stop. How in the world would MAL know what MAL was thinking!
 
ConnHuskBask said:
Disagree on Vital. Most sites had Vital around a top 150 recruit. MAL was around top 30. Big difference in the perceived talent level.
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I'm guessing that Vital's development played a role in MAL's decision. At the time of his commit, Vital was projected as a four year guard off the bench. There was also the real possibly (at that time) that one of JA and AG could blow up and enter the NBA draft.

The situation heading into the 2017-2018 season appears far different today than it did when MAL committed.
 
FfldCntyFan said:
I'm guessing that Vital's development played a role in MAL's decision. At the time of his commit, Vital was projected as a four year guard off the bench. There was also the real possibly (at that time) that one of JA and AG could blow up and enter the NBA draft.

The situation heading into the 2017-2018 season appears far different today than it did when MAL committed.
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I don't think anyone, including Gilbert, thought there was ANY chance he would leave early at ANY point in college. If anything, his redshirt might have played a role in his release. All and all, I'm leaning more towards the disaster that's taking place being the cause of his release.
 
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