Hines commits!!

[Lefty2one]

Hurley is gonna turn this dude into an absolute monster. This kid has an edge that our bigs haven't had in ages, even the stud bigs we've had.

 

[YellowMamba]

Hell yeah we got our starting 5. Take that Dusty May!

 

[Jaydumo20]

Dog

 

[WhereistheDove?]

He’s going to be an absolute force in the middle of the defense. And with the amount of open looks we generate for bigs, they’d better reinforce the rims at Gampel.

 

[AllHusky]

Ohh Boy, here we go!!

 

[TheShot1990]

The kid is gigantic in person. Giant ball of muscle. Love it

I like the nickname/acronym. Ball Of Muscle

BOM
G-BOM?

 

[WhereistheDove?]

I like the nickname/acronym. Ball Of Muscle

BOM
G-BOM?

He’s already got a nickname. Baby Shaq.

 

[superjohn]

Hines football scholarships to West Virginia and South Carolina. Landrew football scholarship to Bama.

Nobody is pushing those guys around.

 

[TheShot1990]

Hines football scholarships to West Virginia and South Carolina. Landrew football scholarship to Bama.

Nobody is pushing those guys around.

I’m ready to watch what happens if dirty Cadeau tries to push Landrew in the back.

 

[NewBlood]

Nice get.
Khamenia, another big and PG and we're cooking.

Wilkins, PG.
McGeever, C

Silas Mullins Landrew Nik Hines
Wilkins, Ball, County, Ross, Stewart
McGeever

 

[BFieldHusky]

Big focus this summer is going to be to lose some of the baby fat and get even stronger. I love having a young shotblocker back there.

 

[UCTitleTown]

This kid is a stud. We have the starting PG and C for next year locked up and confirmed now

Need depth.

 

[Scottobot]

Nice.
One down.
How many to go?? 😉

we could use a 4 that can score. Freeman from Syracuse would be the perfect fit in my opinion

 

[TrueBlue22]

ABSOLUTE MONSTER

 

[HooperScooper]

I figured this was coming. If you're Hines you see what UConn did with Tarris Reed, and all the other centers the last few years, and figure that's me next. Pretty easy sell.

 

[Mets1432]

Baby Shaq! Lets go!!!!

As good as Tarris Reed was, this team has missed a rim runner. Hopefully Najai can provide that.

 

[HooperScooper]

Hines football scholarships to West Virginia and South Carolina. Landrew football scholarship to Bama.

I was going to post this. Hurley seems to love guys who played football. He recently mentioned that Demary was a warrior and part of that is from his father who played football. Demary gave up football to concentrate on basketball.

As a high school tight end in North Carolina, Hines drew football scholarship offers from South Carolina, West Virginia, and Houston.

Client Challenge

 

[BFieldHusky]

I figured this was coming. If you're Hines you see what UConn did with Tarris Reed, and all the other centers the last few years, and figure that's me next. Pretty easy sell.

I know Hurley has been hesitant to take kids from other BE teams, but I am glad he looked past that here. Hines was perfect for us, and our staff saw what he can do in league play already.

 

[3rdbass]

Great there is our Tarris Reed clone but only a Sophomore so will have to grow into him.

 

[FreeDogs]

Yeah buddy!!! Officially with 5 players now to include a center. I can start breathing again.

 

[Doctor Hoop]

Dominoes falling, great get!! Next up, Nik!

 

[bendm]

Wilkins, PG.
McGeever, C

Silas Mullins Landrew Nik Hines
Wilkins, Ball, County, Ross, Stewart
McGeever

Ball and Wilkins aren’t coming off the bench for anyone, doubt McKeever wants to either

 

[El Obrero]

you are correct, sir!

 

[Mr. French]

Wilkins, PG.
McGeever, C

Silas Mullins Landrew Nik Hines
Wilkins, Ball, County, Ross, Stewart
McGeever

If our team next year is:
Silas
Solo
Braylon
Khamenia
Hines

Wilkins
Landrew
Ross
Stewart
Any 5

That team is stacked. That team is also a bunch of guys I really like, just looking at it from afar. That team has a lot of shot making, some shot creation, some excellent athleticism and defensive potential ... I'd be VERY excited with a portal haul of Wilkins, Khamenia, Hines and a backup big.

 

[RedStickHusky]

Hines football scholarships to West Virginia and South Carolina. Landrew football scholarship to Bama.

Nobody is pushing those guys around.

Can they stare down James Breeding?

 

[willie99]

Nice.
One down.
How many to go?? 😉

Ball, Mullins + 1 big guy

And Stewie too

 

[StllH8L8ner]

 

[superjohn]

I know Hurley has been hesitant to take kids from other BE teams, but I am glad he looked past that here. Hines was perfect for us, and our staff saw what he can do in league play already.

During the season there were two Big East players with eligibility I wanted UConn to get involved with, Hines and Ruben Prey. Obviously Hines was #1.

I think we're getting Khamenia too. Hurley is again targeting young studs with multiple years of eligibility in the portal who will join our final 4/title game veterans while other schools are getting one year rentals. He's just better at all this stuff than anyone else in the country.

 

[uconn_jack]

Couldn't have asked for a better Taris replacement. He's obviously not as offensively skilled as Tarris, but an even trade or level up on other things.

 

[uconn_jack]

During the season there were two Big East players with eligibility I wanted UConn to get involved with, Hines and Ruben Prey.

Don't get me wrong, he's a dog with a great motor and attitude, but I don't know if I could look at Prey's mug for 4 hours a week.