Good news later today (Tuesday)

[The Smart One]

Is it Zack brown to uconn or a invite to the b1g....

 

[NightDog]

Dear Lord, both please. Latter before the former if having to choose between the two.

 

[HuskyNationJE]

http://adimeback.com/brown-next-for-ollie-huskies/

 

[B1GEast]

Keep em coming

 

[TasteofUConn]

averaged 19.3 points, 17 rebounds, and 8.8 blocks per game last season

Shazam!

 

[CallMeBruce]

It's not a B1G invite. That story doesn't get vaguely leaked by a nobody on Twitter.

 

[Dove]

NEXT!

 

[CL82]

Is it Zack brown to uconn or a invite to the b1g....

Way to make vaguely disappoint with a great recruiting pick up.

Jerk.

 

[Kitaman]

20 minutes has passed!

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

news at 11:11

 

[CL82]

20 minutes has passed!

20 minutes is always 20 minutes away.

 

[phillionaire]

well, we're waiting.jpg

 

[TasteofUConn]

20 minutes is always 20 minutes away.

Does this somehow tie into the "we're awaited" thing?

 

[jibsey]

http://adimeback.com/brown-next-for-ollie-huskies/

He would mark the end of getting pushed around in the paint! KO has been on a roll, let's hope.

 

[Leebo]

Strictly speaking, the news today was good... but it wasn't "good news."

 

[MuchoDogYears]

Way to make vaguely disappoint with a great recruiting pick up.

These words you speak, what language be it? Some Siberian Russian dialect perhaps?

 

[CL82]

These words you speak, what language be it? Some Siberian Russian dialect perhaps?

Know not what you mean, say I.

 

[amory]

so did anything actually happen

 

[ctchamps]

so did anything actually happen

I advanced to second grade!

 

[ctchamps]

so did anything actually happen

Kid had a great time on the unofficial. UConn leads but he wants to continue the process. In home visits with Miami and North Carolina State this week.

 

[HooperScooper]

Remember that he's 2017 and not 2016. There's no need for a 2017 recruit to commit this early. Stuff changes, things happen, etc. If I were him, even if I loved UConn, I wouldn't commit at this time. Plus, Ollie would just have to babysit him and continue to recruit him for the next year anyway.

 

[businesslawyer]

Let's remember that for most recruits like Brown, a verbal this early is easy to give because other than to fans on message boards it doesn't mean crap anyway. However, given that Brown is close to 'Bo, he probably is not going to give UConn a "soft" verbal, but will wait until he's fairly comfortable that fifteen months from now he will actually be signing with us.

 

[ctchamps]

I'll take the early verbal. KO will have to be in contact with this kid throughout the interval until he steps on campus or decides to go elsewhere so nothing would be different.

Regarding the fans it would build on the excitement we're already having. Some might like to space things out. Some might be afraid to get hopes up only to have them dashed with a change of heart like occurred with Prince Ali. I understand the dangers of early commitments and how it could feel like a punch in the gut if the recruits change their minds. But the opposite is also true.

If he makes and keeps the commitment we have that much more time to celebrate. His commitment generates excitement amongst other recruits potentially influencing their decisions to come to UConn. It adds to the buzz and keeps UConn in many people's minds as a top bb program and that could significantly impact considerations with the next CR movement and/or future media contracts. It continues the excitement for creating bb games with other elite programs. The sports networks examine rosters the same way we see the sophisticated posters in this forum and evaluate if those rosters are elite or mediocre. And they will push for certain match ups accordingly. This increases the excitement of our schedule. Furthermore the networks will promote those elite games which continues the positive buzz for UConn.

And for those of us who dislike some other programs and their fans, it would cause those programs and fans agita.