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Fishy said:
Waters had a good game against a scrub team - who cares?

He’s at LSU. There are a lot of reasons why he’s at LSU and none of them are good.
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I was concerned until I looked it up and saw it was Alcorn St. Division 1 in name only.
 
bmayuc said:
That doesn't change the fact that IMHO he's from New Haven, CT, is right now a better college guard than anyone on our roster, and due to his size will have to play 4 years in college, meaning his impact will be felt for 4 years.

And we couldn't reel him in(and seemingly committed other players over him.

Too bad. Won't enjoy watching him dominate for 4 years @ LSU
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Criticize KO and whoever else on the Bruce Brown's and Bonzie Colson's all you want, those kids apparently wanted to commit and we held off and missed them. That's a valid criticism and one that KO seems to have learned from. But there's nothing KO can do about Waters, he made it clear he had no interest in coming to UConn. Nothing you can do about that but find someone else to come in who wants to play for UConn
 
bmayuc said:
Probably wouldn't need to win a quarterfinal AAC tourney game on a 75' shot to save our season if we had better guard play during the season.

Not sure why you guys are fighting this. Jalen is good, but has some pretty major gaps in his game, like shooting. Alterique will probably eventually be good, but has major, major gaps in his game right now, like shooting. Vital is ok, but is not at all a creative, ball-handler.

Waters looks special, and looks like he is the full package. He's a CT kid. It sucks he's not on the roster. That's all.
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He had one good game, give it a rest Skip Bayless. My god some people are ignorant.
 
Why did we cool on Bruce Brown? Did we prioritize Gilbert? I remember being his #1 for a while
 
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FartMan69 said:
Why did we cool on Bruce Brown? Did we prioritize Gilbert? I remember being his #1 for a while
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Can't keep every player straight, but from what I remember I think the big 2 reasons were wanting to keep a spot open for Diallo (not smart in hindsight/at the time) and Brown wanting to play PG while KO viewed him as more of a 2
 
navery12 said:
Can't keep every player straight, but from what I remember I think the big 2 reasons were wanting to keep a spot open for Diallo (not smart in hindsight/at the time) and Brown wanting to play PG while KO viewed him as more of a 2
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Wasn't Brown a class before Diallo?
 
bmayuc said:
That doesn't change the fact that IMHO he's from New Haven, CT, is right now a better college guard than anyone on our roster, and due to his size will have to play 4 years in college, meaning his impact will be felt for 4 years.

And we couldn't reel him in(and seemingly committed other players over him.

Too bad. Won't enjoy watching him dominate for 4 years @ LSU
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This board reminds me of the scene from office space where Peter wakes up everyday and it's the worst day of his life. Everyday I read a post here and it's the dumbest thing I've ever read.
 
bmayuc said:
Probably wouldn't need to win a quarterfinal AAC tourney game on a 75' shot to save our season if we had better guard play during the season.

Not sure why you guys are fighting this. Jalen is good, but has some pretty major gaps in his game, like shooting. Alterique will probably eventually be good, but has major, major gaps in his game right now, like shooting. Vital is ok, but is not at all a creative, ball-handler.

Waters looks special, and looks like he is the full package. He's a CT kid. It sucks he's not on the roster. That's all.
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I think we should wait until he plays a game this season before we decide what flaws he does or doesn't have. His progress last season was skewed because of the injury he suffered late in the season against SMU. Last we saw of him in a real game, his jump shot looked pretty cash especially from mid-range. Is he ever going to be the best shooter in the gym probably not, but we don't need him to be.

Also, I know what people tend to remember from the 4 OT game against Cincinnati is the 3/4 court shot, but go back and watch the whole thing if you aren't sure whether Adams has played a game as good as Waters. He scored 22 points on 8 of 16 shooting, 2 of 3 from three, and 4 of 4 from the line against an elite defense in a do-or-die game. They weren't cheap buckets, either. They came in high, high leverage spots in the half-court against a dialed in defense where he had to get his own shot because even as a freshman he was the only player on the team, besides maybe D-Ham, who could do that.
 
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Not getting Waters was always going to hurt like hell, kid is a total stud.

 
superjohn said:
Not getting Waters was always going to hurt like hell, kid is a total stud.

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Some posters named other kids that we didn’t pursue when we were there first choice. That would hurt more than a kid who never wanted to come here
 
Baller. People were saying he was a shoot first PG and not what we needed. He is an awesome player and a natural distributor who happens to be a great scorer as well. Something must have stunk about his recruiting because he should have had offers from everyone.
 
UConnSwag11 said:
Some posters named other kids that we didn’t pursue when we were there first choice. That would hurt more than a kid who never wanted to come here
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When a stud Connecticut kid doesn't play at Uconn it always bothers me, still hate that Camby didn't play for us. Diallo, Colson, and Bruce Brown were all big wiffs. Seems Ollie is starting to figure it out more on the trail with the incoming class, still needs to break through with a 5 star.
 
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superjohn said:
When a stud Connecticut kid doesn't play at Uconn it always bothers me, still hate that Camby didn't play for us. Diallo, Colson, and Bruce Brown were all big wiffs. Seems Ollie is starting to figure it out more on the trail with the incoming class, still needs to break through with a 5 star.
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Wasn’t Gilbert a 5*? From what posters have said brown and Colson wanted to come here and we passed on them. Diallo stings but once he reclassified I knew he wasn’t coming here. I like this years recruits and think next years will be very very good
 
UConnSwag11 said:
Wasn’t Gilbert a 5*? From what posters have said brown and Colson wanted to come here and we passed on them. Diallo stings but once he reclassified I knew he wasn’t coming here. I like this years recruits and think next years will be very very good
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Gilbert was basically a 5 star, burger boy. Yes Brown wanted to come here and he's Jalen's cousin and we also passed on Colson. I heard Diallo was a done deal but clearly nothing is a done deal until the kid is on the court wearing a Uconn jersey. There were a lot of misses.
 
We have had some tough misses. But everyone we offer who doesn't come here is not a miss.
It's like a Mets fan looking at every draftee they might have had a shot at over the past 5 years.
 
bmayuc said:
That doesn't change the fact that IMHO he's from New Haven, CT, is right now a better college guard than anyone on our roster
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Maybe we should see a little bigger sample size? That scoring line was nice, and also against Alcorn State. I think Amida Brimah had a pretty impressive game against Coppin State once. Once.
 
bmayuc said:
That doesn't change the fact that IMHO he's from New Haven, CT, is right now a better college guard than anyone on our roster, and due to his size will have to play 4 years in college, meaning his impact will be felt for 4 years.

And we couldn't reel him in(and seemingly committed other players over him.

Too bad. Won't enjoy watching him dominate for 4 years @ LSU
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What don't you understand that the kid and his father were pains in the arse on their demands and needs?
Only a desperate coach who doesn't give squat about the rest of his team would bow to that crap
Not worth it - lets see what he does vs some real comp
 
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David 76 said:
We have had some tough misses. But everyone we offer who doesn't come here is not a miss.
It's like a Mets fan looking at every draftee they might have had a shot at over the past 5 years.
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I agree. Why do people cry over spilled milk. Its all about chemistry not ranking, who will forget Drummond, how did we do.... blown out by Iowa State that's how....We have great players be happy with what's coming up if there is no Key injuries...
 
ConnHuskBask said:
I've been super critical of our recruiting but if a New Haven kid ending up at LSU doesn't tell you all you need to know about a recruitment...
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My guess is he’s driving something bigger than a scooter at LSU - just saying!
Having said that Tremont is a heck of a player. Diallo is a real deal too but was much more interested in getting to The League than a perfectly designed schedule of classes fulfilling various academic requirements. This may be a great recruiting tactic at Brown or Penn but not for a guy who has UK in his top 2.
 
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2017
Sandro Mamukelashvili (Seton Hall) - 11 min, 2 pts, 1 reb vs. Monmouth
Hamidou Diallo (Kentucky) - 30 min, 16 pts, 1 reb, 3 ast vs. Vermont
John Harrar (Penn State) - 7 min, 2 pts, 2 reb, 1 ast vs. Fairleigh Dickinson

2016
CJ Jackson (Ohio State) - 28 min, 19 pts, 6 reb, 3 ast vs. Radford
Myles Powell (Seton Hall) - 25 min, 18 pts, 4 reb, 3 ast vs. Monmouth
VJ King (Louisville) - 16 min, 5 pts, 1 reb, 1 stl vs. George Mason
Wenyen Gabriel (Kentucky) - 20 min, 2 pts, 2 reb, 1 blk vs. Vermont
Justin Jackson (Maryland) - 22 min, 8 pts, 6 reb, 4 ast vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore
Bruce Brown (Miami) - 31 min, 3 pts, 6 reb, 6 ast vs. Navy

2015
Chris Clarke (Virginia Tech) - 15 pts, 10 reb, 5 ast vs. The Citadel

2014
Jessie Govan (Georgetown) - 34 min, 20 pts, 15 reb, 4 blk vs. Jacksonville
Khadeen Carrington (Seton Hall) - 32 min, 14 pts, 4 ast, 4 stl vs. Monmouth
Leron Black (Illinois) - 34 min, 23 pts, 8 reb, 3 ast vs. Tenn-Martin
Ahmed Hill (Virginia Tech) - 20 pts, 3 reb, 1 stl vs. The Citadel
 
Chief00 said:
My guess is he’s driving something bigger than a scooter at LSU - just saying!
Having said that Tremont is a heck of a player. Diallo is a real deal too but was much more interested in getting to The League than a perfectly designed schedule of classes fulfilling various academic requirements. This may be a great recruiting tactic at Brown or Penn but not for a guy who has UK in his top 2.
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An Audi?
 
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