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HuskyBballFan said:
Problem is I'm pretty sure Oz gets his info from Ollie himself. So if you're saying Ollie was blindsided here...
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Yeah and Oz also says he hasn't heard anything recently. So not looking good.
 
Maybe UK has better Jalapeno Mac n Cheese? Or actually just has Jalapeno Mac n Cheese.
 
Considering the overreactions to meaningless losses this season, I can't even begin to imagine what it'll be like if he goes to UK. But I won't believe it until the words come out of his own mouth, it's pretty clear nobody else knows anything
 
Also, the team JUST took off for Memphis. So if the news drops in the next few hours, the staff probably won't know/can't contact Diallo.
 
navery12 said:
Considering the overreactions to meaningless losses this season, I can't even begin to imagine what it'll be like if he goes to UK. But I won't believe it until the words come out of his own mouth, it's pretty clear nobody else knows anything
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Think the ship has sailed....at this point, it will be surprising if he doesn't go to UK. Personally, I'm over it already. Wasn't gonna change the disaster that is this season and assuming we're injury-free next season, don't think it's that big of a deal we won't have him. I feel like he's jerked UConn around for over a year now.
 
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Diallo would be making a dumb decision as Quade Green and Shai Alexander are not anything special as guards next year. Kentucky will have an average team if they miss on Bamba. Why not play with Jalen, Rique, and MAL. As soon as Calipari came up for a home visit, Ollie should have done the same or spoken with the Diallo family. Ollie and UCONN have been played like a fiddle, like Boeheim and the Cuse were by Calipari. HAMI not committing still despite the love we have shown him does not make me optimistic right now.

P.S. HAMI COMMIT BRING HAMMER TIME BACK TO STORRS
 
uconngb said:
Think the ship has sailed....at this point, it will be surprising if he doesn't go to UK. Personally, I'm over it already. Wasn't gonna change the disaster that is this season and assuming we're injury-free next season, don't think it's that big of a deal we won't have him. I feel like he's jerked UConn around for over a year now.
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This is the one thing I'll disagree on, because I agree with most of it. He doesn't owe us or the team or KO anything, no matter how much time we put in. He took his time with making his decision and ultimately it didn't benefit us

If he does choose UK I can't imagine what the reaction will be when he still goes to UConn for a weekend to visit his friends
 
gtcam said:
Quite frankly, I am sick of this whole soap opera
He's not the next LeBron, Kevin D or Kyrie - not even Isiah T (Celtics)
He can go to Kensucky or go to the pros or head to Europe
At this point I could give a crap and if he came to UConn he would probably tear an ACL or break a leg in the first game/practice
August - do you really think this kid is even going to pretend to be a student? But I agree that the writing was becoming clearer when he didn't commit after the Kensucky visit
I feel for KO
NEXT........
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He is a terrific athlete but we need a 2/3 who can shoot. Diallo isn't that guy. I'm thinking that this may not be a huge loss for us if it is a loss. Has he said anything directly?
 
I was excited when he might sign and play against Auburn but since we lost 2 more times. The season is over. He won't change that. We have way to many flaws that a slasher can change this season. I can't see him not entering the draft this year even if he goes to Kentucky to practice. I'm more worried our front court next year.
 
navery12 said:
This is the one thing I'll disagree on, because I agree with most of it. He doesn't owe us or the team or KO anything, no matter how much time we put in. He took his time with making his decision and ultimately it didn't benefit us

If he does choose UK I can't imagine what the reaction will be when he still goes to UConn for a weekend to visit his friends
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It's not the fact that he owes us anything....except that hes basically lived on campus and partied with the team, and used the facilities. Least he could have done was not blindside us...while the team is on a plane...
 
navery12 said:
This is the one thing I'll disagree on, because I agree with most of it. He doesn't owe us or the team or KO anything, no matter how much time we put in. He took his time with making his decision and ultimately it didn't benefit us

If he does choose UK I can't imagine what the reaction will be when he still goes to UConn for a weekend to visit his friends
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At first I would have agreed with you but then I heard about he and the staff discussing classes and jersey numbers during the official visit. No idea who initiated that or how serious he was in the discussion, or how serious the discussion was in general, but that really seems like a blue-ball thing to do
 
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KembaStepback said:
It's not the fact that he owes us anything....except that hes basically lived on campus and partied with the team, and used the facilities. Least he could have done was not blindside us...while the team is on a plane...
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Maybe I'm in the minority on this subject, but I just don't care about all that. He has friends at UConn and it's close by, if I was in his situation I'd be at UConn every weekend too
 
Rocktheworld said:
At first I would have agreed with you but then I heard about he and the staff discussing classes and jersey numbers during the official visit. No idea who initiated that or how serious he was in the discussion, or how serious the discussion was in general, but that really seems like a blue-ball thing to do
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I'm with you on that point, if that is true that would change it a little bit. No idea how much truth there is to that, but if he was discussing classes and jersey numbers that's different than leading us on. That's like walking in with a LOI unsigned and going to the bathroom, only getting on a plane to UK instead
 
Danzz said:
He is a terrific athlete but we need a 2/3 who can shoot. Diallo isn't that guy. I'm thinking that this may not be a huge loss for us if it is a loss. Has he said anything directly?
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I honestly think he's a bigger loss for us rep-wise down the road, because I'm pretty sure he'll be an NBA player. We need to start replenishing our stock there, and having a lot of NBA players is a good way to recruit future NBA players (see UK!).

And I think he'd be a big help this year with his defense, rebounding and finishing at the rim. But I do agree with your general point -- he's not a perfect fit for us. We're in desperate need of a shooter.
 
uconngb said:
Maybe UK has better Jalapeno Mac n Cheese? Or actually just has Jalapeno Mac n Cheese.
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As with the other Kentucky school...they certainly would have more access to hookers and other incentives.
 
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navery12 said:
This is the one thing I'll disagree on, because I agree with most of it. He doesn't owe us or the team or KO anything, no matter how much time we put in. He took his time with making his decision and ultimately it didn't benefit us

If he does choose UK I can't imagine what the reaction will be when he still goes to UConn for a weekend to visit his friends
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I'd agree if he hadn't given a silent commit
 
navery12 said:
This is the one thing I'll disagree on, because I agree with most of it. He doesn't owe us or the team or KO anything, no matter how much time we put in. He took his time with making his decision and ultimately it didn't benefit us

If he does choose UK I can't imagine what the reaction will be when he still goes to UConn for a weekend to visit his friends
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I don't know how much of a wink and a nod he gave to Ollie, but the one part about this that really sucks is that it caused us to miss out on David Beatty. Here you have a kid ready and eager to come to UConn and be a husky, and tell him to wait because we may likely have something better. I've said it before and I'll say it again, Beatty is underrated and is going to be a heck of player. (But I'm sure he'd be better under Ollie than Frank Martin).
 
The Twittersphere is not real positive toward UConn with this at the moment.
 
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This would be Ollies first big loss. Next time a bird in hand may be better. To what degeee can your staff & available spots be held hostage. How many times did we read, all 4 coaches watching him play. A great deal of time invested.
 
King Husky said:
I was going to ask. Is it possible for him to decommit and sign with UConn?
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His LOI with USCe is already signed. Short of Martin leaving and the school granting him a release in March/April, that ship has sailed.
 
King Husky said:
I don't know how much of a wink and a nod he gave to Ollie, but the one part about this that really sucks is that it caused us to miss out on David Beatty. Here you have a kid ready and eager to come to UConn and be a husky, and tell him to wait because we may likely have something better. I've said it before and I'll say it again, Beatty is underrated and is going to be a heck of player. (But I'm sure he'd be better under Ollie than Frank Martin).
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Would have loved Beatty. But I get them choosing to wait for Diallo, especially given the scholarship situation. While I'd love Beatty, I'm fine with a post-grad then AJ Reeves as well
 
As far as on-court outcomes, losing Diallo wouldn't be a catastrophe if he were only going to be here for half a year in a season that was over 2 games in.

Perception-wise, it would be an absolute disaster to lose a talented and hyped recruit who practically lived on the UConn campus. There is no positive spin to this.

- Signals to future top 10 guys that UConn isn't a destination for elite talent, even under the most favorable circumstances and with the staff having gone all-in
- Keeps press about UConn entirely negative for this year, instead of providing an injection of excitement and hype
- Costs us a likely NBA representative, at a time when our NBA presence is severely diminished

This would signify a real ceiling on what KO can do as a recruiter.
 
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