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2026 Recruiting: Dylan Mingo Official Visit this weekend!

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karstenkibbe said:
@Dove is a Faber College transfer!?
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I don't be;ieve he officially transferred, he just sneaks on campus from time to time.

They have caught him before'

Sneak.JPG
 
navery12 said:
Curious why you want Reed. You hand wave all the other recruits ranked much higher as just a piece but want Reed that badly?
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Not a question of badly in the sense that he is a difference maker like Mingo. I just prefer to have a strength player in the front court like Sanogo, Tarris, Kirk King. Jeff Adrien, Toraino Walker, that can enforce his will in the paint. Tristan seems like that type of player to me. I've seen him be very effective, and I would think we would be well positioned to successfully recruit him.
 
Ricker said:
Not a question of badly in the sense that he is a difference maker like Mingo. I just prefer to have a strength player in the front court like Sanogo, Tarris, Kirk King. Jeff Adrien, Toraino Walker, that can enforce his will in the paint. Tristan seems like that type of player to me. I've seen him be very effective, and I would think we would be well positioned to successfully recruit him.
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That's fair, definitely would like a guy like that next season. I just think the portal is where that's coming from, especially when we'll only have sophomore Reibe as a returning big man.

I'm not expecting UConn to really target anyone in Reed's range outside of very unique circumstances. Those 40-80 range recruits are a tough sell in that they're good enough to think they deserve minutes, but not good enough to actually get minutes as a freshman at UConn. Which leads to a lot of wasted development and transfers
 
navery12 said:
That's fair, definitely would like a guy like that next season. I just think the portal is where that's coming from, especially when we'll only have sophomore Reibe as a returning big man.

I'm not expecting UConn to really target anyone in Reed's range outside of very unique circumstances. Those 40-80 range recruits are a tough sell in that they're good enough to think they deserve minutes, but not good enough to actually get minutes as a freshman at UConn. Which leads to a lot of wasted development and transfers
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I don’t disagree, but it’s funny how that’s become our (high school, at least) recruiting philosophy. Not 3 years ago, most here would agree that our sweet spot was 30-70 or so, find the high four stars that were either underranked or OK waiting their turn.

Now, if you’re not a borderline five star at least, you wonder whether it’s even worth the time and effort for us to get involved.

My my how two titles, NIL, and portal chaos have changed the calculus.
 
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Mr. French said:
Depends how you look at it.

He was the best NBA player on that team. And he was the best comp for Mingo to compare himself.
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djct1999 said:
I’d argue Steph was the best player on that team. He simply did what was asked of him to win. Spot on though about culture. It’s rare to have a kid as special and talented as Steph was to accept and embrace the role that he did. Equally rare is to have parents accept that same role. Special kid, special family.
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Newton was a 1st team AA.
 
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ucp990411 said:
And won the Bob Cousy award as the country’s best point guard. And MVP of the final 4. And yet some people here tend to overlook all this. I say his number should be retired. Ray Allen was a great player and a tremendous pro but Tristen had a better college career
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Hurley and UConn put Tristen up on the wall like the next day which I thought was really impressive. We don't win either of those championships without him.
 
Ricker said:
Not a question of badly in the sense that he is a difference maker like Mingo. I just prefer to have a strength player in the front court like Sanogo, Tarris, Kirk King. Jeff Adrien, Toraino Walker, that can enforce his will in the paint. Tristan seems like that type of player to me. I've seen him be very effective, and I would think we would be well positioned to successfully recruit him.
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What are the chances of a 2nd year Rrezon Elezay being a force in the paint? Could not tell too much from the tape we saw, he moves reasonably well, some good timing on blocks, and good size for sure. There are varying opinions on here on why Hurley brought him in, be curious to know what his upside really looks like.
 
WhereistheDove? said:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Mechanics of the Jump Shot: The "Dip" Increases the Accuracy of Elite Basketball Shooters - PubMed

The present study assessed the mechanics of the basketball jump shot to determine whether or not the "dip" increased shot accuracy. There remained a debate between coaches who believed "dipping" was too slow and coaches who believed "dipping" increased accuracy. A mixed design was used for the...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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Not immediately discarding or disputing, but their are two glaring characteristics here, a single author and Frontiers press. The study may be good but those factors leave me leery. Frontiers is likely the only press that would publish it, but that is an interest thing. For something like this, I'd imagine it was conducted by an assistant professor, which means the data should have been reviewed or at least collected another person. (Didn't read the M&M, so apologies if this was adressed.)
 
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CL82 said:
Paging @Dove

creeping secret agent GIF by Manny404
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Based on what he says is important, his decision should have been made this weekend.
Being valued by the coaches (who else is looking at so few players and only one PG).
Who else values defense as much as Dan Hurley?
Playing for a championship.
Great relationship with the head coach? Listen to what the Ross brothers and others have said
 
Son of Robert said:
Hurley and UConn put Tristen up on the wall like the next day which I thought was really impressive. We don't win either of those championships without him.
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Yes that was great. But that does not mean his number was retired. You could make the argument that he had the best UConn career of any player in our history
 
Son of Robert said:
Hurley and UConn put Tristen up on the wall like the next day which I thought was really impressive. We don't win either of those championships without him.
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I have a lot of favorite players at UConn but what Tristen and Bazz did for us each in their own way was epic. Bazz more emotional and Tristen so calm never getting rattled. If Demary can do this for us it’s going to be crazy. We don’t hear a lot about him in the preseason but what I expect is a big improvement from last year especially when shot clock is winding down.
 
jibsey said:
I have a lot of favorite players at UConn but what Tristen and Bazz did for us each in their own way was epic. Bazz more emotional and Tristen so calm never getting rattled. If Demary can do this for us it’s going to be crazy. We don’t hear a lot about him in the preseason but what I expect is a big improvement from last year especially when shot clock is winding down.
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Yeah if Demary can win us two championships that’d be cool
 
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WrenchFan69 said:
The women's practice court has their final four chairs as well. The teams are meant to take them and frankly we have so many there likely isn't a better place to store them. Two birds one stone.
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They should auction them off. I'd take a couple!
 
Based on previous timelines with Hurley as HC, if there's any good news, it'll come mid-week.
 
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