Hamidou Diallo Graduates

[husky99]

Tell me more about how every single recruit UConn offers would be coming here if other schools didn't bribe them. That's a fun one.

UConn put almost no effort into recruiting him for a reason

 

[Stainmaster]

UConn put almost no effort into recruiting him for a reason

I wasn't addressing that remark at you - probably a poster you have on ignore.

 

[James]

David Duke is in the the class of '18 and getting high-major offers. Strange times.

Package deal with 2018 Nazi Reid.

 

[mauconnfan]

Duke, Farrakhan and Nazi on the court at the same time?

 

[UCweCONN]

You are not getting the "more" i am talking about.

Actually, I do know what you mean but am putting it in a context of 'more' from my perspective. Auburn hoops has always sucked. Could there really be significant 'benefits' at a football school with zero basketball tradition even with the lookalike cross between Rodney Dangerfield and Jerry Lewis coaching?

 

[Paesano]

Tell me more about how every single recruit UConn offers would be coming here if other schools didn't bribe them. That's a fun one.

Never said ever single one chump but, nice strawman.

 

[Matrim55]

My man.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

He teases us

 

[sledog]

Is he available in Jan??

 

[Kemba'sYogurt]

Just heard someone ask the whole UCONN team if Hamidou is coming. They all exploded with laughter and Mamadou said "we all friends dog"

 

[husky429]

Just heard someone ask the whole UCONN team if Hamidou is coming. They all exploded with laughter and Mamadou said "we all friends dog"

Not a lot of meaning to glean from that, it seems like.

 

[jrr422007]

Ainge is there watching him tonight....

 

[James]

Ainge is there watching him tonight....

definitely watching him, but ainge frequents nepsac games a lot, even uconn games, just to watch the game not necessarily scouting. But i agree, he is definitely there for HD, Ainge wouldn't be afraid to make a splash, he did last year with brown. My gut feeling is the kid is pro bound, which would mean we wasted far too much time watching PSA/ny rens games these past few years. Not a good look if HD heads to the league after all this legwork put in by ko. our 2017 class is really nothing to write home about if he isn't signed.

 

[pj]

definitely watching him, but ainge frequents nepsac games a lot, even uconn games, just to watch the game not necessarily scouting. But i agree, he is definitely there for HD, Ainge wouldn't be afraid to make a splash, he did last year with brown. My gut feeling is the kid is pro bound, which would mean we wasted far too much time watching PSA/ny rens games these past few years. Not a good look if HD heads to the league after all this legwork put in by ko. our 2017 class is really nothing to write home about if he isn't signed.

It would be a disappointment, but you really couldn't blame KO. HD would benefit from a year at UConn. The mystery to me is why he didn't come this year.

 

[Kemba'sYogurt]

Not a lot of meaning to glean from that, it seems like.

Yeah not a lot, but figured I'd pass along

 

[Kemba'sYogurt]

 

[elmcityboy]

does it really reflect badly on ollie in diallo goes straight to the nba? seems like it would reflect poorly on the college game in general... who could blame a kid for wanting to make millions a year ahead of schedule thanks to a relatively new (thon maker?) precedent.

i would feel a lot better than if he went to coach calimari... although i don't know if i would be able to blame him for making that decision either!

 

[huskymagic]

Not looking good for us regarding Hamidou. Nbadraft.net now has him listed as a low first round draft pick the 24th pick this year 2017 draft.

2017 Mock Draft | NBADraft.net

 

[Kemba'sYogurt]

Hamidou actually retweeted this

 

[UConnSwag11]

Won't care if he goes to the nba. But if he goes to another college team it'll suck

 

[beakumhawks]

I"m hearing that Nazi Reid is a package deal with Chance Goring

Chance Goring - Basketball Recruiting - Player Profiles - ESPN

 

[Yankees32123]

If he picks UConn: I scream.
If he picks the NBA: I'm bummed but happy for a good kid going after his dream.
If he picks another school (UK): I sob.

 

[UConnStats]

does it really reflect badly on ollie in diallo goes straight to the nba? seems like it would reflect poorly on the college game in general... who could blame a kid for wanting to make millions a year ahead of schedule thanks to a relatively new (thon maker?) precedent.

i would feel a lot better than if he went to coach calimari... although i don't know if i would be able to blame him for making that decision either!

In my opinion, no it doesn't reflect poorly on Ollie at all. It can't hurt to see him go head to head and hold his own with Calipari for a recruit that UK desperately wants.

The downside is that we will be a team with 0 true SGs. In fact, if you arranged our 2017 team by height, it would jump from Adams to Jackson. That's a huge gap.

I'm sure Ollie will grab a SG or CG if he misses out on Diallo, but UConn would need someone who could produce right away, not a project. I know some may clamor for Beatty, but someone of his caliber will definitely either rise up in the rankings or reopen their recruitment. Still, as we saw with Justin Jackson this year, closing isn't a given.

 

[mauconnfan]

If you ride this horse until the end and come up empty, NBA or another team, it's just not good sorry.

 

[elmcityboy]

The downside is that we will be a team with 0 true SGs. In fact, if you arranged our 2017 team by height, it would jump from Adams to Jackson. That's a huge gap.

damn, i hadn't really thought about that. i guess in my head, if we don't get diallo the starting guards next year are 1 - gilbert and 2 - adams, but that didn't seem to work too well at the beginning of this year.

it would be nice to get someone in that 6'4" - 6'6" range to fill the gap, diallo or otherwise.