2023 Recruiting: Gavin Griffiths back from injury...

[Huskymagic]

It does not look like we are leading for Gavin Griffiths. He is a great shooter and a top 40 overall recruit. We can use his skills at UCONN. This is what separates great recruiters from good recruiters. Hurley for now is a good recruiter. He cannot land one 5 star guy.

Scotty Middleton who we just started recruiting is a 5 star now on ESPN. It will be very tough for us to beat out Kansas considering he plays high school ball in Kansas.

PS: As far as Isaiah Miranda he is a good center and a top 40 overall recruit. However, we have Ugonna Kingsley who is a CT kid who is a top 40 big man playing very close to us. Also, JP Estrella is a very good big man more of a stretch 4 man than a center who is also local. There are options here. We can't go 0 for 3 here with 3 high level big man right in our backyard.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

I don’t see anyone up in arms. All I see is people saying not to make judgements on the staff based upon information that very well may not be 100% accurate

Is it only accurate when it's good news?

 

[navery12]

Is it only accurate when it's good news?

Come on, you post here often enough to know better. People say grain of salt and things change all the time, whether it's good or bad news

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Come on, you post here often enough to know better. People say grain of salt and things change all the time, whether it's good or bad news

Yeah but what i'm saying is people aren't ever as quizzical when it's good news, they run with it and accept it. I trust @UConnStats and his insights a lot. Just as I trust others who have said that what he heard may not be the case. So I don't think it's fair to him/her.

 

[Huskyforlife]

Come on, you post here often enough to know better. People say grain of salt and things change all the time, whether it's good or bad news

That’s not the people reacting to the insight.

 

[navery12]

That’s not the people reacting to the insight.

Yes it is. All the time people say that and then break into their roster analysis

 

[karstenkibbe]

It does not look like we are leading for Gavin Griffiths. He is a great shooter and a top 40 overall recruit. We can use his skills at UCONN. This is what separates great recruiters from good recruiters. Hurley for now is a good recruiter. He cannot land one 5 star guy.

Scotty Middleton who we just started recruiting is a 5 star now on ESPN. It will be very tough for us to beat out Kansas considering he plays high school ball in Kansas.

PS: As far as Isaiah Miranda he is a good center and a top 40 overall recruit. However, we have Ugonna Kingsley who is a CT kid who is a top 40 big man playing very close to us. Also, JP Estrella is a very good big man more of a stretch 4 man than a center who is also local. There are options here. We can't go 0 for 3 here with 3 high level big man right in our backyard.

Wait. What? Since when is South Portland, ME (or Wolfeboro, NH) local?

 

[Edward Sargent]

Wait. What? Since when is South Portland, ME (or Wolfeboro, NH) local?

Wait. What? Since when is South Portland, ME (or Wolfeboro, NH) local?

Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Cleveland were all annexed to Connecticut Basketball in an 1883 treaty

 

[HuskyHawk]

Wait. What? Since when is South Portland, ME (or Wolfeboro, NH) local?

It’s local. Our whole region would fit inside some states. It’s closer than Dallas is to Austin.

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

It does not look like we are leading for Gavin Griffiths. He is a great shooter and a top 40 overall recruit. We can use his skills at UCONN. This is what separates great recruiters from good recruiters. Hurley for now is a good recruiter. He cannot land one 5 star guy.

Scotty Middleton who we just started recruiting is a 5 star now on ESPN. It will be very tough for us to beat out Kansas considering he plays high school ball in Kansas.

PS: As far as Isaiah Miranda he is a good center and a top 40 overall recruit. However, we have Ugonna Kingsley who is a CT kid who is a top 40 big man playing very close to us. Also, JP Estrella is a very good big man more of a stretch 4 man than a center who is also local. There are options here. We can't go 0 for 3 here with 3 high level big man right in our backyard.

I really don't care about stars - I care about wins. Wins come from getting the right players regardless of what the media and supposed recruiting experts think. I'd rather go out and get a 4 star that has ceiling and reaches to new heights while at UConn than a 5-star that doesn't reach expectations. Would you rather have a Bouknight or an Emoni Bates, for example?

And, would Hurley be a better recruiter if he had brought in a Bates instead of a Bouknight?

 

[HooperScooper]

Wait. What? Since when is South Portland, ME (or Wolfeboro, NH) local?

When there is only one high major team (and they're barely that) between those places and Storrs then it's local. As someone said, the distance between South Portland or Wolfeboro is considered pretty close in most areas of the country.

 

[superjohn]

It’s local. Our whole region would fit inside some states. It’s closer than Dallas is to Austin.

It's a Northeast thing, people think driving a few towns over is like driving across the country.

 

[Mister P]

It does not look like we are leading for Gavin Griffiths. He is a great shooter and a top 40 overall recruit. We can use his skills at UCONN. This is what separates great recruiters from good recruiters. Hurley for now is a good recruiter. He cannot land one 5 star guy.

Scotty Middleton who we just started recruiting is a 5 star now on ESPN. It will be very tough for us to beat out Kansas considering he plays high school ball in Kansas.

PS: As far as Isaiah Miranda he is a good center and a top 40 overall recruit. However, we have Ugonna Kingsley who is a CT kid who is a top 40 big man playing very close to us. Also, JP Estrella is a very good big man more of a stretch 4 man than a center who is also local. There are options here. We can't go 0 for 3 here with 3 high level big man right in our backyard.

 

[AntG168]

Is it only accurate when it's good news?

No. I only take it as fact from 2 to maybe 3 posters. If Zionn says next it’s fact

 

[UConnStats]

Think it’s best to move on. A source is a source, nobody/nothing is 100% in situations so fluid. It truly is not a big deal at all. Everyone is on the same side. I’m not some insider, just have some buddies in the know. I usually don’t relay much, just didn’t think this would have been so inflammatory (it wasn’t even a “next”).

No ill will to anyone, I actually would encourage people to be skeptical of what they hear. Especially with some of the fake gurus here

 

[RipCity]

Think it’s best to move on. A source is a source, nobody/nothing is 100% in situations so fluid. It truly is not a big deal at all. Everyone is on the same side. I’m not some insider, just have some buddies in the know. I usually don’t relay much, just didn’t think this would have been so inflammatory (it wasn’t even a “next”).

No ill will to anyone, I actually would encourage people to be skeptical of what they hear. Especially with some of the fake gurus here

 

[karstenkibbe]

When there is only one high major team (and they're barely that) between those places and Storrs then it's local. As someone said, the distance between South Portland or Wolfeboro is considered pretty close in most areas of the country.

I guess we define the word “local” differently. I understand your point that UConn is the most prominent program in proximity to his hometown and his school. But a three hour drive isn’t local. I drive from Stamford to Charlton, Mass or Beacon, NY to get my beer. I consider the distance to both locations no big deal at all. But they aren’t local.

 

[HooperScooper]

I guess we define the word “local” differently. I understand your point that UConn is the most prominent program in proximity to his hometown and his school. But a three hour drive isn’t local. I drive from Stamford to Charlton, Mass or Beacon, NY to get my beer. I consider the distance to both locations no big deal at all. But they aren’t local.

I guess the term "local" could have different meanings depending on the context. For example, I wouldn't consider "local" driving an hour to get pizza. But looking at the only school in your region (New England) that is a high major college basketball team I would consider "local". Unless he wants to play at the University of Southern Maine. Now that's local.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

It's a Northeast thing, people think driving a few towns over is like driving across the country.

Yeah, will people ever get over being hyperbolic?

 

[fatlucy]

I guess we define the word “local” differently. I understand your point that UConn is the most prominent program in proximity to his hometown and his school. But a three hour drive isn’t local. I drive from Stamford to Charlton, Mass or Beacon, NY to get my beer. I consider the distance to both locations no big deal at all. But they aren’t local.

Well, you have excellent taste in beer.

 

[businesslawyer]

Think it’s best to move on. A source is a source, nobody/nothing is 100% in situations so fluid. It truly is not a big deal at all. Everyone is on the same side. I’m not some insider, just have some buddies in the know. I usually don’t relay much, just didn’t think this would have been so inflammatory (it wasn’t even a “next”).

No ill will to anyone, I actually would encourage people to be skeptical of what they hear. Especially with some of the fake gurus here

I don’t understand why you are struggling with people not accepting what you stated as truth. This is an anonymous message board. There are only two reasons why people should expect that anyone knows something that everyone else doesn’t. First, they explain their sources (and people can either verify that or choose to believe it on sheer faith or track record), or they have a track record of getting things right that leads to a conclusion that the poster knows something that no one else does.

In the absence of either of those, a poster can feel free to post what they know, but shouldn’t be surprised that the posts are met with skepticism.

 

[Chief00]

He’s not as big of a priority as most here (myself included) would prefer.

Good luck - that’s why I referred them to @Hans Sprungfeld months ago.

 

[UConnStats]

I don’t understand why you are struggling with people not accepting what you stated as truth. This is an anonymous message board. There are only two reasons why people should expect that anyone knows something that everyone else doesn’t. First, they explain their sources (and people can either verify that or choose to believe it on sheer faith or track record), or they have a track record of getting things right that leads to a conclusion that the poster knows something that no one else doesn’t.

In the absence of either of those, a poster can feel free to post what they know, but shouldn’t be surprised that the posts are met with skepticism.

I guess me saying I encourage skeptics wasn’t clear enough but I’m not struggling with it at all lol. Glad you got your two cents in, you clearly needed to.

 

[huskiesNhoos]

I think the winking emoji should be banned for all posters who aren't @Matrim55 ...I keep scrolling these recruit threads and see one, get excited, only to realize the poster isn't matrim so means nothing...

 

[Huskyforlife]

I guess me saying I encourage skeptics wasn’t clear enough but I’m not struggling with it at all lol. Glad you got your two cents in, you clearly needed to.

It’s hard to be skeptical of you when your track record is very good. But I guess starting arguments over your info isn’t smart either.