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.

 

[Zonepress]

The pool of player GA recruits is very small
While he won’t get all the players that he recruits As long as GA is at UConn he will get enough good players
The key is to get the occasional “great” player
The outlook for the next few years would be completely different if Sarah Strong had gone
Somewhere else
The ability to get that great player is much harder than it was in the past, as there is way more competition, and honestly way more Nil money

I think the recruiting of Bianca Quinonez is pretty significant imho it shows that international players will continue to be a staple.as NIL is not as big a factor
if she were playing at a US high school
She would be rated as one of the top two or three players in the country

I think class of 2026 recruiting will be very
Telling as to how GA age and UConn’s Nil
Approach (they provide some of the best opportunities, but there is no guarantee of direct payments) will have on recruiting

In any case enjoy the next few years
Because the future looks like it will go
The way of men’s bb with direct payments and
Lots of transfers

 

[Skeets]

This too

Yeah, but everything needs to be taken in context. I wouldn't necessarily rule out a kid who is passionate and wears her heart on her sleeve.

 

[oldude]

Yeah, but everything needs to be taken in context. I wouldn't necessarily rule out a kid who is passionate and wears her heart on her sleeve.

As I read through the list I had an image of Nika Muhl.

 

[reelfan]

Recruiting a player whose prime interest is N I L money is a big mistake.

 

[oldude]

Recruiting a player whose prime interest is N I L money is a big mistake.

Here again, as Skeets points out, it has to be considered in context. NIL is not Paige’s primary interest. But she is possibly the most highly compensated recipient of NIL money in WBB. No one begrudges her that compensation.

Any HS recruit has a list of traditional considerations: a winning program, opportunity to play, coaching and development, academics, proximity to home, etc. NIL is just another consideration for recruits that didn’t exist back in the Dark Ages when I and others competed.

 

[Dugway]

I think that paying college athletes, particularly in combination with unlimited free agency is going to completely destroy the collegiate athletic system. Particularly for those schools who are not in one of the mega-conferences. This is not a good thing for “amateur” athletics in any way.

 

[Zonepress]

I think that paying college athletes, particularly in combination with unlimited free agency is going to completely destroy the collegiate athletic system. Particularly for those schools who are not in one of the mega-conferences. This is not a good thing for “amateur” athletics in any way.

There is no more amateur athletics at the college level

 

[azfan]

There is no more amateur athletics at the college level

Power 4. The vast majority of athletes that do not compete in power 4 conferences have little to no impact from nil. The transfer portal impacts all conferences and all players and I would argue that this is positive as it aligns players with coaches in their ability to move from one institution to another.