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mauconnfan said:
I mean if he loved UConn so much why isn't it a done deal? Is he the type who waited to see if the big guys would finally see the immense talent?

Either way, to me it looks like he's very unsure of his future and if someone of value and impact in his position wants to come here do not hesitate just take the kid who wants to be here for sure. I am still wondering why people believe he will be a one and done - continuous signs of weak shooting ability make me believe he has a ways to go. There may be better UConn fits out there any way.
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To me, Diallo gives off the same vibes as Rudy Gay. Not so much in style of play or anything like that, but I just get the sense that he's going to figure it all out and everything will come together for him to be an NBA level player - I'm just not sure if that will be his freshman year, or even in college at all. It'd be a whole lot more fun to watch him try to reach that level in a huskies jersey though
 
I wouldn't say Diallo is unsure of his future. In interviews, he seems to know what he is doing. He isn't giving anything away. At the very least, interest from Kentucky means he rises in the rankings.

There's a correlation between your ESPN ranking and the NBA draft.
 
mauconnfan said:
I mean if he loved UConn so much why isn't it a done deal? Is he the type who waited to see if the big guys would finally see the immense talent?

Either way, to me it looks like he's very unsure of his future and if someone of value and impact in his position wants to come here do not hesitate just take the kid who wants to be here for sure. I am still wondering why people believe he will be a one and done - continuous signs of weak shooting ability make me believe he has a ways to go. There may be better UConn fits out there any way.
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I've asked Hami to tease UConn fans, Coach K and the squid! Then when everyone thinks he's heading to Duke or Kentucky he puts on the UConn hat. And @Paesano will finally feel good!
 
upstater said:
There's a correlation between your ESPN ranking and the NBA draft.
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Correlation, but not causality. Manipulation of rankings by feigning interest in UK isn't going to improve his draft position. Did Malik Newman help his NBA draft position by all his social media and UK activity before he headed off to Mississippi State?
 
pj said:
Correlation, but not causality. Manipulation of rankings by feigning interest in UK isn't going to improve his draft position. Did Malik Newman help his NBA draft position by all his social media and UK activity before he headed off to Mississippi State?
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Or Skal Labissierre.

There's a correlation only insofar as those highly ranked dudes tend to be the best prospects. If a top 10 recruit is a complete bum once he gets to college no GM is going to give a damn what his ranking was.
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
Or Skal Labissierre.

There's a correlation only insofar as those highly ranked dudes tend to be the best prospects. If a top 10 recruit is a complete bum once he gets to college no GM is going to give a damn what his ranking was.
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Yes. Being "hot" in media only matters if NBA execs are incapable of evaluating players themselves. But NBA teams are pretty good evaluators. A little publicity, or a history a year or two earlier of recruiting interest from Calipari, is not going to change their draft decisions.
 
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Skal was a complete scrub. He still got drafted in the first round. In reality the top ten recruits all have immense potential, so NBA teams will take a chance on them.
 
Yea I'd say despite being a massive bust he still had that "Kentucky glimmer" the entire ESPN broadcast. All the analysts knew he played like s*** all year but still acted like "he's still a top rated UK guy so some team may get a steal here!" So I'd say he still benefitted his draft stock there as opposed to somewhere else.
 
Skal looked great last night. 16 and 6, 2/3 from 3. Maybe he just lost confidence in himself after Cal lost confidence in him.

Chriss was nowhere near draft boards in October, and went 4th after playing on a team that didn't even make the tournament. Worthy players are going to get drafted no matter where they go more often than not.

I don't think Diallo has to worry much about being drafted. Kentucky or not, he's a first round pick and his play will dictate how early he goes.
 
upstater said:
I wouldn't say Diallo is unsure of his future. In interviews, he seems to know what he is doing. He isn't giving anything away. At the very least, interest from Kentucky means he rises in the rankings. There's a correlation between your ESPN ranking and the NBA draft.
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Sure helped the Harrison Bros /s.
For every example, there is a counter. Give GM'so a tiny bit of respect. Talent gets recognized.
 
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80shusky said:
This has gotten a little muddier it seems.
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I don't want to say I'm concerned but I am starting to get a little worried. We're after some highly sought after recruits and everything seems wide open. The saving grace is that most of the top 100 hasn't committed period.
 
Missouri? I get Texas but Mizzou? They are happy playing in the CBI these days..
 
Shaka with the power and glory of Texas behind him is going to be scary for a long while. He is already proving he can recruit well there, wait until he starts to really win. Wouldn't break my heart if he started smacking Duke, KU, UK and UNC around a little bit.
 
So much for the commitment coming soon. I like Beatty a lot but he's behind MAL, Waters, and Ham to me.
 
I firmly believe he'd be ours if he was the first priority. He knows we want the other three more, but we'll still be in it til the very end.
 
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Perhaps KO thought he was losing traction on HD and went after Beatty hard briefly but regained confidence after USA bball/Peach Jam. Just a thought
 
lange10 said:
Perhaps KO thought he was losing traction on HD and went after Beatty hard briefly but regained confidence after USA bball/Peach Jam. Just a thought
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for some reason someone's post of a screenshot of a message from Oz on the rivals board game me some unfounded confidence about HD after it had been waning.

regarding beatty, situations like this are tough. KO has a job to field the best possible basketball team he can, so I don't fault him for waiting on the best players, but it must sting a kid who wants to come here but knows he's not top priority.
 
husky99 said:
Heard he is plan C. Waters is plan B and MAL is planA.
They are very happy if they land waters but Mal is top pick out of the three
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What are you hearing about the shooting guards(diallo/harvey)?
 
Is it too much to ask that we get them all, plus HamD, Harvey and one of Bamba/Obiagu/Richards? Or Wilkes?

Just find the scholarships somewhere, anywhere!
 
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With the renewed interest in Waters it's clear that the staff has lowered Beatty on the priority list. This was a staff decision.
 
husky99 said:
Heard he was going to commit but the staff told him to wait because they are looking at other players. Guess this happens all the time
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Interesting. If he was our plan C...wouldn't you just want the player to commit and if you get MAL or Waters, just have Beatty decommit if you're worried about the schollies. However, if he's good with waiting, then that works too I guess.
 
KembaStepback said:
Interesting. If he was our plan C...wouldn't you just want the player to commit and if you get MAL or Waters, just have Beatty decommit if you're worried about the schollies. However, if he's good with waiting, then that works too I guess.
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My guess is kids do not want to hear that a school wants you to wait to commit
 
husky99 said:
Heard he was going to commit but the staff told him to wait because they are looking at other players. Guess this happens all the time
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I wouldn't doubt this was the case, but how would we recover from a situation like this? The staff must have some sweet talkers to placate the kid to make sure he doesn't go elsewhere while they are on the prowl for higher rated players
 
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