Interesting Malik Newman & Diamond Stone Tweet

[CallMeBruce]

That's nuts. Okafor was the #2 player taken in the draft and Gordon was #3. Gordon absolutely dominated the BET and was spectacular in the NCAA tourney. You lose all credibility by saying Oak was to Gordon as Gordon was to Rashad. It leads me to believe you may not be old enough to remember the 04 season or are so old your memory is going.

I'm not sure how good of an indicator draft position is of value in college. As far as what you choose to believe, I was on campus that season, so I remember it quite well. Again, this isn't my opinion; I'm going based on the numbers here. Look for yourself: http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/connecticut/2004.html

Okafor 9.9, Gordon 7.0, Anderson 4.1.

Gordon had a terrific season, and was a top-10 player nationally. Okafor had probably the best season ever by a UConn player. That's a pretty significant difference.

 

[Tonyf629]

http://zagsblog.com/articles/ivan-rabb-could-package-with-newman-stone-at-kansas-or-kentucky/

This article addresses the Newman tweet that said the package deal with Stone may include someone else. He was talking about Ivan Rabb, which explains why we've been calling him alot recently. Doesnt seem like the staff's efforts have worked on Rabb. You'll see why after reading the article. Doesn't look good for UConn if it all happens the way Newman and Rabb plan.

It kind of bothers me and makes me feel like Uconn still isn't getting the proper regard from recruits. Newman should be pushing Rabb to consider UConn too. It shows that Newman is not that high on UConn. What does it mean that Uconn cant get on Rabb's list after making a serious attempt? Could mean nothing more than that recruit doesn't really care for the area or the school. I figure when uk reaches out, kids always at least consider. We deserve the same respect if not more. Maybe one day.

 

[intlzncster]

http://zagsblog.com/articles/ivan-rabb-could-package-with-newman-stone-at-kansas-or-kentucky/

This article addresses the Newman tweet that said the package deal with Stone may include someone else. He was talking about Ivan Rabb, which explains why we've been calling him alot recently. Doesnt seem like the staff's efforts have worked on Rabb. You'll see why after reading the article. Doesn't look good for UConn if it all happens the way Newman and Rabb plan.

Fortunately Stone has a big say in this. In fact, if it is a package deal, Stone gets to single handily pick the school.

 

[Huskyforlife]

If anything, this probably means newman might be looking for a new partner