2027 Recruiting: Eve Long

[IndyMark]

I thought @IndyMark meant Geno’s trip out there was a good sign about his own future plans. A coach who recruits aggressively isn’t focused on retiring.

Geno, has flown to Tennessee to see Haylen Ayers and now going to see Eve Long is a great sign of a coach who plans on being here their career.

A couple things to note here, Eve is scheduling official visits, her junior season so she may be trying to get her recruiting done so she can focus on being a senior, and enjoying her last year in high school. She can also, train in things she needs to work on, from the advice of her future coach, so that she could get impactful minutes when she goes to the college of her choice.

 

[BobbyJ]

I thought @IndyMark meant Geno’s trip out there was a good sign about his own future plans. A coach who recruits aggressively isn’t focused on retiring.

I went back and bolded what I was referring to. The lowlife tactic of pushing a kid to shut down their recruitment and commit out of fear that the kid might see a better opportunity if they continue to visit other schools and listen to other coaches.

 

[Bone Dog]

I went back and bolded what I was referring to. The lowlife tactic of pushing a kid to shut down their recruitment and commit out of fear that the kid might see a better opportunity if they continue to visit other schools and listen to other coaches.

I get what you mean. High pressure tactics seem out of character for Geno no matter what. My impression is that Kim regularly approaches kids with pressure sales tactics, not only out of that fear, but also to get kids to fear they will be left behind. There were suggestions of this with the way she approached Sarah Strong. I suspect Geno never tries to ‘sell’ UConn to recruits. If the kid doesn’t want to be part of what Geno does, he’s not interested.

 

[IndyMark]

I went back and bolded what I was referring to. The lowlife tactic of pushing a kid to shut down their recruitment and commit out of fear that the kid might see a better opportunity if they continue to visit other schools and listen to other coaches.

I did not mean to ruffle feathers here. In college football this happens all the time, especially in the SEC, maybe SEC college basketball as well. A very cut throat business. It is absolutely “Dirty recruiting” but that is the nature of “big time” college athletics.
There is no doubt that Geno has never done anything like that, nor would he ever have to. The name UCONN sells itself, it is known, as the “Basketball Capital of the world”. Geno’s longevity is recruited against him, so him flying out to see two highly touted recruits (Haylen Ayers and now Eve Long), speaks volumes to the player, their family, as well as opposing coaches, that he is not going anywhere soon.

 

[Conndog]

Geno, has flown to Tennessee to see Haylen Ayers and now going to see Eve Long is a great sign of a coach who plans on being here their career.

A couple things to note here, Eve is scheduling official visits, her junior season so she may be trying to get her recruiting done so she can focus on being a senior, and enjoying her last year in high school. She can also, train in things she needs to work on, from the advice of her future coach, so that she could get impactful minutes when she goes to the college of her choice.

I want Haylen Ayers- beautiful shot, form looks similar to Azzi in my opinion, good size too.

 

[BobbyJ]

I did not mean to ruffle feathers here. In college football this happens all the time, especially in the SEC, maybe SEC college basketball as well. A very cut throat business. It is absolutely “Dirty recruiting” but that is the nature of “big time” college athletics.
There is no doubt that Geno has never done anything like that, nor would he ever have to. The name UCONN sells itself, it is known, as the “Basketball Capital of the world”. Geno’s longevity is recruited against him, so him flying out to see two highly touted recruits (Haylen Ayers and now Eve Long), speaks volumes to the player, their family, as well as opposing coaches, that he is not going anywhere soon.

Yes, I’m aware of all of this so I question why, in your post #48, you wondered if Auriemma would try to do this.

 

[IndyMark]

Yes, I’m aware of all of this so I question why, in your post #48, you wondered if Auriemma would try to do this.

I misspoke with the implication that Geno would refer to “dirty recruiting”. He is way above that. I heavily follow college football and I hear about this all the time with college football.

Eve may be looking to commit early, as she is doing her official visits now. She is or was on an official visit with UCLA this past weekend, UCONN this weekend and Notre Dame April the 24th. I have heard that she is a fan of UCONN and has been for quite some time. This weekend, will be a great opportunity for her to witness what she could possibly be experiencing for the next 3 or 4 years.