East Catholic McGuirl
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He has 3 points on 1/3 shooting, don't get carried away. Regardles, one game doesn't change the body of work. I've watched many of his games, in HS and college.
Yes, he could have played for uconn. But like a few of our players, that doesn't mean he should have been recruited here.
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Our guards' handles were one of the few non-issues this past year. Besides JA's errant passes, I felt like all three could at least hang onto the ball for the most part.
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Yes. His handle was much, much worse than Adams'. Not as good as Andersons. Probably a bit like Vital, but stiffer with the ball.
I literally scouted this kid in high school 6+ times and have watched him 10x this year specifically to watch him play since I know him. I'm not make this Spartacus up
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Someone posted he redshirted his freshman year. After looking it up it looks like this is his true freshman year so disregard my original post
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Ive got no dog in the fight. I've seen the kid play many times in High School. His one weakness was hero ball and getting out of control at times. He can score and make plays... something that is a rare commodity on the present squad. My original question was if there was any back story, because his talent, scoring and play making aptitude were fairly obvious. The fact that he has floor time at K-State suggests the coach disagrees with your sssesdment. I don't know why there is a reflexive need to defend KO and justify his ineptitude.
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Thats what I thought.. but senility makes you think twice
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It's ironic reading this and knowing that a commitment from any other kid with that offer list would've had you calling for a firing on the spot.
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Coming out of high school he was a high risk, high reward kind of guard. He did not have the skill set to play at his size. Hence his offer list. K-state took a risk because he has potential to be a productive college player.
Generally coaches take risks on big men, not guards. We already have a guard very similar to him in vital.
He was redundant and not good enough for uconn. Playing glastonbury, s windsor and tolland is very different than NEPSAC.
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He fuct up!!!
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That group being the 8th highest class says more about how the recruiting rankings are bogus than KO as a recruiter. In that class there are two dudes with chronic knee problems, one dude with a bum shoulder, a dude who is allergic to defense and a dude who is allergic to shot selection.
I’m looking forward to Hurley putting together a TEAM, not whatever it was that Ollie was doing.
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Crazy idea....KO is gone, lets just move past it.
I know, will never work.
We Uconn fans have a ton to look forward to moving forward including a brand new coach for 2018/19!!
I know, will never work.
We Uconn fans have a ton to look forward to moving forward including a brand new coach for 2018/19!!
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You got the wrong guy. I don't care what the rating services say generally unless we are talking real blue chip players. I've never complained about recruiting choices. I much rather rely on good coaching assessment and judgment... which in our case was lacking. My beef was always lack of execution, bad offensive scheme and no player development.
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KO probably saw him play and thought, hey, he’s not that good.
Because he’s not.
He’s had one good game for K State.
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Moving on.....what and who's in our future is all I want to know. The past is just that, the past
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The kid is a tough kid and does some dirty work. Strong and able to guard people but he's not standing out in a crowd with his skills. I mean overtime he gets the ball he looks to get rid of it or else he looks like he doesn't know what to do with it quite honestly. Could turn out to be a nice player off the bench or a spot starter but let's not believe we missed out on something special here.
Visions of the Jimmy Calhoun "mushroom cloud" post game interview regarding a pudgy instate power foward going to pc dance through my head...
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He will be a very good college player, IMO.
This is true because he has proven himself many times over to not have an eye for talent so why would we trust him at the time? This thread is more about the frustrations of that proving itself again.
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Surely Fishy you understand how this board is supposed to work. Once we don't like someone every act they ever did and judgment they ever made has to be wrong. And if it isn't let's just make stuff up and say it is.
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McGuirl is not a redshirt freshman. He is a true freshman. You are comparing him to the wrong recruiting class.