Hamidou cuts list to six

[husky429]

Hamidou's gonna get a ton more people following him on Twitter and Instagram. That kind of stuff matters to kids these days.

He's actually being smart. Building a brand for when he gets to the NBA--that's how you sign the big $ contract.

Not saying he's not just being a self-centered kid (he is), but there's two sides to everything!!

 

[mauconnfan]

Uconn or Kentucky

If you're asking - UCONN!

 

[husky429]

Really? Not saying your wrong, but that seems crazy to me. Just keep your list at 20 then.

With 20, fan base feels like they're involved. With 6 or 4 it feels much more likely. The evidence is all over this board if you go back to years past.

 

[Kemba'sYogurt]

Um,Who's Hamidou?

 

[scotty0330]

Hamidou's gonna get a ton more people following him on Twitter and Instagram. That kind of stuff matters to kids these days.

Building his brand...

 

[aceboon]

He's actually being smart. Building a brand for when he gets to the NBA--that's how you sign the big $ contract.

Not saying he's not just being a self-centered kid (he is), but there's two sides to everything!!

"Brands" might help with off the court endorsements but they have nothing to do with NBA contracts and salaries.

 

[HuskyHawk]

"Brands" might help with off the court endorsements but they have nothing to do with NBA contracts and salaries.

Do you believe that? GMs overpay for "star power" all the time. That's one of the reasons there are so many bad contracts.

 

[aceboon]

Do you believe that? GMs overpay for "star power" all the time. That's one of the reasons there are so many bad contracts.

Yes I do believe that because I actually follow the NBA

 

[7774]

Do you believe that? GMs overpay for "star power" all the time. That's one of the reasons there are so many bad contracts.

This seems completely wrong. You have any examples?

 

[Huskyforlife]

Steven Adams got 100 million because of his brand. Who doesn't love Stevan Adams?

 

[aceboon]

Cody Zeller, 4 years/$56M, he can't leave the house without TMZ cameras following him, the brand is strong.

 

[HuskyHawk]

This seems completely wrong. You have any examples?

Yes I do believe that because I actually follow the NBA

Look at the list. Dwight Howard anyone? Signed 3-yr/$70.5M deal on Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Dirk signed this: Signed 2-yr/$50M deal on Saturday, July 23, 2016. Might be worth half if that at this point...maybe
Dwayne Wade: Signed 2-yr/$47M deal on Friday, July 15, 2016

Lots of others over the years. Anyone who gives Carmelo a big contract is overpaying.

Now, young kids coming in...no, a GM isn't paying for that, if that's what you mean. But there have long been great players with less name recognition than other great players, and they tend to be paid less. It happens in every sport. Names sell tickets and merchandise.

 

[7774]

Look at the list. Dwight Howard anyone? Signed 3-yr/$70.5M deal on Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Dirk signed this: Signed 2-yr/$50M deal on Saturday, July 23, 2016. Might be worth half if that at this point...maybe
Dwayne Wade: Signed 2-yr/$47M deal on Friday, July 15, 2016

Lots of others over the years. Anyone who gives Carmelo a big contract is overpaying.

Now, young kids coming in...no, a GM isn't paying for that, if that's what you mean. But there have long been great players with less name recognition than other great players, and they tend to be paid less. It happens in every sport. Names sell tickets and merchandise.

Lol. You might be clueless, but at least you're funny.

 

[aceboon]

Look at the list. Dwight Howard anyone? Signed 3-yr/$70.5M deal on Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Dirk signed this: Signed 2-yr/$50M deal on Saturday, July 23, 2016. Might be worth half if that at this point...maybe
Dwayne Wade: Signed 2-yr/$47M deal on Friday, July 15, 2016

Lots of others over the years. Anyone who gives Carmelo a big contract is overpaying.

Now, young kids coming in...no, a GM isn't paying for that, if that's what you mean. But there have long been great players with less name recognition than other great players, and they tend to be paid less. It happens in every sport. Names sell tickets and merchandise.

Dwight's brand, which is nothing compared to his Orlando/Superman heyday, didn't get him that bag, that's what the market dictated for his production and value. You have a slightly better case with DWade, but he is still one of the better SGs in the league, nothing wrong with his deal at all in the short term. Dirk's contract probably exceeds his value at this point but that was a case of him being rewarded for taking contracts below his value to lure free agents for several years that ultimately produced nothing. Cuban was taking care of his guy.

 

[Walker11]

Look at the list. Dwight Howard anyone? Signed 3-yr/$70.5M deal on Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Dirk signed this: Signed 2-yr/$50M deal on Saturday, July 23, 2016. Might be worth half if that at this point...maybe
Dwayne Wade: Signed 2-yr/$47M deal on Friday, July 15, 2016

Lots of others over the years. Anyone who gives Carmelo a big contract is overpaying.

Now, young kids coming in...no, a GM isn't paying for that, if that's what you mean. But there have long been great players with less name recognition than other great players, and they tend to be paid less. It happens in every sport. Names sell tickets and merchandise.

Please explain guys like Solomon Hill, Biyombo and Evan Turner getting 50, 60 and 70 millions $ deals this offseason. Must be the brands, right?

Dwight's brand, which is nothing compared to his Orlando/Superman heyday, didn't get him that bag, that's what the market dictated for his production and value. You have a slightly better case with DWade, but he is still one of the better SGs in the league, nothing wrong with his deal at all in the short term. Dirk's contract probably exceeds his value at this point but that was a case of him being rewarded for taking contracts below his value to lure free agents for several years that ultimately produced nothing. Cuban was taking care of his guy.

I honestly think you are giving the poster too much credit. These players are still good and worth the yearly totals. It would be a problem if they were 4 years deals.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

I mean, this is the same board where people think NBA GMs draft kids based on their ESPN high school recruiting rankings so I suppose nothing should be surprising.

 

[HooperScooper]

That's quite an impressive list of schools. Realistically, are our chances as good as anyone else's, or are we more on the outside looking in? Anyone have any insight at all? Gut feeling?

LOL. We've only been talking about this for at least the last 6 months with everyone who has some connections saying he's UConn's to lose. Check the other thread:
2017 Recruiting: - Hamidou Diallo Graduates

 

[HooperScooper]

Hamidou Diallo Names Final Six | Zagsblog

He is (sic) yet to take any official visits but took an unofficial visit to UConn earlier this month (Oct. 14).

I had to laugh at that. He's on UConn's campus like every week!

 

[HuskyHawk]

Please explain guys like Solomon Hill, Biyombo and Evan Turner getting 50, 60 and 70 millions $ deals this offseason. Must be the brands, right?



I honestly think you are giving the poster too much credit. These players are still good and worth the yearly totals. It would be a problem if they were 4 years deals.

GMs make mistakes. Are the guys I named all among the top 13 players in the league? I didn't say they were lousy players, just not great values, except that big names sell tickets. And yes, I think Cuban was doing Dirk a solid, and deservedly so.
2016-17 NBA Player Contracts | Basketball-Reference.com

I bow to all of your collective wisdom of the NBA. Now back to college basketball, already in progress.

 

[upstater]

 

[kansashusky]

What would happen to this board if he went to cuse? I still think our competition is the NBA, but can't blame a kid for wanting to visit the Tuscon sun for a year to look at coeds.

The longer this drags out, the worse it looks for Connecticut.

 

[bear]

What would happen to this board if he went to cuse? I still think our competition is the NBA, but can't blame a kid for wanting to visit the Tuscon sun for a year to look at coeds.

The longer this drags out, the worse it looks for Connecticut.

We have always known he wasn't committing in the fall. This isn't dragging out. He made a list of the schools that we knew he was looking at, and he is sticking to the timeline that he has been signalling. All insiders are in consensus that we lead. Nothing has changed here except some twitter hyperbole. I think you are reading too much into it.

 

[kansashusky]

We have always known he wasn't committing in the fall. This isn't dragging out. He made a list of the schools that we knew he was looking at, and he is sticking to the timeline that he has been signalling. All insiders are in consensus that we lead. Nothing has changed here except some twitter hyperbole. I think you are reading too much into it.

People on this board thought he was coming here THIS year.

We knew three of those schools, Kentucky, UConn and Cuse. Self and Miller have shown interest but he has not visited either. He has set to set up a single official.

There is no timeline here so no one knows how long he will take making his decision.

 

[AntG168]

UConn or the NBA are the only outcones and have been for a while. I personally think he goes to storrs for a year then declares. He's not going to cuse or UK, and def not 'zona

 

[James]

What would happen to this board if he went to cuse? I still think our competition is the NBA, but can't blame a kid for wanting to visit the Tuscon sun for a year to look at coeds.

The longer this drags out, the worse it looks for Connecticut.

People on this board thought he was coming here THIS year.

We knew three of those schools, Kentucky, UConn and Cuse. Self and Miller have shown interest but he has not visited either. He has set to set up a single official.

There is no timeline here so no one knows how long he will take making his decision.

We all get you love worrying about this, just taking a quick look at your post history . But there is a timeline, he's making a spring decision and we are in the lead. Not only from reliable insiders on this board, our own beat writers too.