Geno on recruiting

[HuskyNan]

 

[borninansonia]

I wish he'd add "how injury-prone are they?"

 

[Huskee11]

5. Do they make us more athletic?

Isn't that his latest montra?

 

[oldude]

I wish he'd add "how injury-prone are they?"

We tend to have tunnel vision when it comes to injuries. Injuries impact just about every team in college basketball, not just UConn. It is also true that many top HS players deal with pretty severe injuries before they ever get to college. Some face even more injuries in college and some, like Gabby Williams, are relatively injury free once they get to college.

There is no magic formula for recruiting players who will make it through 4 years of college without getting injured. The best you can do is have a first rate training staff to help them develop their strength, flexibility and overall health and then hope for the best.

 

[jdubct]

I agree with you. To reiterate, recruiters should consider injury history prior to college before recruiting.

 

[BobbyJ]

I agree with you. To reiterate, recruiters should consider injury history prior to college before recruiting.

There’s no guesswork involved in UConn’s recruiting. GA and his staff know about and carefully consider all HS injuries of the kids they’re dealing with before either offering or accepting their commitment. And if a kid gets injured or reinjured before getting to campus, most honest/reputable coaches like UConn’s will usually honor their scholarship commitments if made.

 

[HuskyNan]

This too

 

[HuskyFan1125]

I feel like everytime a poster talks about “Geno missing out” or “didn’t recruit this player” needs to keep these points in mind. And maybe the mods can just insert this video!!! If fans actually watched HS basketball or AAU games would see these very things. Even the televised McDonald’s AA game you can see these critiques play out. Just some food for thought.

 

[CTBballfan243]

Moving forward UConn might not be able to afford the best players that teams in the power conferences can afford. Recruiting is a whole new ball game. We are going to need to show the star players the money if we want them to come to UConn. UConn will really need to up the donations to their NIL. We as fans are going to really need to do a part and donate as much as possible.

 

[uconnfan68]

Moving forward UConn might not be able to afford the best players that teams in the power conferences can afford. Recruiting is a whole new ball game. We are going to need to show the star players the money if we want them to come to UConn. UConn will really need to up the donations to their NIL. We as fans are going to really need to do a part and donate as much as possible.

I’m glad I was around for the good years. Most sports, at most levels, are becoming unwatchable.

 

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[MooseJaw]

I agree with you. To reiterate, recruiters should consider injury history prior to college before recruiting.

I'm sure they do, if there is history, seems like it then goes to what could the recruit mean to our program and are we willing to take a chance.