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2024 Recruiting: Isaiah Abraham Commits to UConn

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Incursio007 said:
High upside with this kid. Similar build to Andre, but more wired to score rather than distribute/play make. We eating good.
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Yeah from the interview of his acceptance he sounded like Andre but glad you know he can score in more ways than him.
 
3rdbass said:
Yeah from the interview of his acceptance he sounded like Andre but glad you know he can score in more ways than him.
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I don't think he's more wired to score than Andre at the same age. He averaged half the points Andre did in AAU and HS. Though to be fair, Andre was playing on pretty bad teams in both so he had a different role.
 
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husky429 said:
I don't think he's more wired to score than Andre at the same age. He averaged half the points Andre did in AAU and HS. Though to be fair, Andre was playing on pretty bad teams in both so he had a different role.
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Does he have a better looking shot and does he have a mid-range jumper?
 
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husky429 said:
It's not an exact science... pretty much all 4* players are similar. The difference between 25 and 100 is a single hot weekend in AAU sometimes (see: Akok).

Fit and mentality are what makes the biggest difference with 4* players, and that isn't going to be reflected i nthe ranking. It's why a Rahsool can look like a 2* player and Tyrese can have an NBA contract. The soft skills matter just as much as athleticism or ability to shoot in recruiting.

Abraham has the right mentality, is team first, and has always been a winner. Makes me think that #79 could look a lot more like #20 by the time he graduates.
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Excellent ranking analysis 429. You sound light years closer to the inside action than many of us. I'm seeing a pattern - good hard-working kids from stable two-parent housholds. Seems like it's at least a priority, maybe mandatory since our success trajectory. Staff would pass on a super talent with sketchy background. Am I making stuff up?
 
Sick Puppy said:
Excellent ranking analysis 429. You sound light years closer to the inside action than many of us. I'm seeing a pattern - good hard-working kids from stable two-parent housholds. Seems like it's at least a priority, maybe mandatory since our success trajectory. Staff would pass on a super talent with sketchy background. Am I making stuff up?
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I wouldn't call having a single parent a "sketchy background." But we are definitely recruiting family-first players with good character. Plenty of our players have non-nuclear families.
 
3rdbass said:
Does he have a better looking shot and does he have a mid-range jumper?
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Shot is much better looking structurally, but through high school and AAU, he's only shooting about 20%. Much better project to take on than a total rebuild like Andre, though. I can only recall him taking a couplefew mid-range shots.
 
Sick Puppy said:
Excellent ranking analysis 429. You sound light years closer to the inside action than many of us. I'm seeing a pattern - good hard-working kids from stable two-parent housholds. Seems like it's at least a priority, maybe mandatory since our success trajectory. Staff would pass on a super talent with sketchy background. Am I making stuff up?
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Not sure that is correct
 
MDHuskFan said:
Can’t say it enough great quotes about 1) How confident he is in Hurleys ability to develop him & 2) the great job Luke did building a relationship with him.

Luke can’t get enough praise for his ability to help us expand our recruiting range & bring us back to a national stage.

Our assistants are A1
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It really is a special staff, we need to really enjoy it while they're all still here. It's the perfect mix- 2 young studs in Kimani and Luke who will be guiding their own ships soon and Tom the veteran who has been though it all and who everyone loves. Tom will be here until he no longer wants to coach. Kimani and Luke will get their own programs to run soon enough and Hurley will make great hires but we need to appreciate this group of guys while they're still together.
 
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husky429 said:
Shot is much better looking structurally, but through high school and AAU, he's only shooting about 20%. Much better project to take on than a total rebuild like Andre, though. I can only recall him taking a couplefew mid-range shots.
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20% I hope is 3pt range? Not overall.
 
husky429 said:
I wouldn't call having a single parent a "sketchy background." But we are definitely recruiting family-first players with good character. Plenty of our players have non-nuclear families.
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The odds are obviously way more in your favor with a stable/two parent upbringing but it certainly isn't fair to say you have a sketchy background if you were raised by just a mom or by a grandmother. Every situation and every person is unique...

We are definitely focusing on a "type" much more than we did in the past. Calhoun would take chances and was almost a father Flanagan. There were some amazing successes with that approach but there were also some not so good results with those kids he could never reach. Now that it's rolling this staff isn't really taking any chances on kids.
 
Enjoy your senior year in high school and cant wait to see you next season Isaiah. Good luck Isaiah
 
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husky429 said:
I wouldn't call having a single parent a "sketchy background." But we are definitely recruiting family-first players with good character. Plenty of our players have non-nuclear families.
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Whoa Nelly. That’s not what I said.
 
Sick Puppy said:
Whoa Nelly. That’s not what I said.
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"I'm seeing a pattern - good hard-working kids from stable two-parent housholds. Seems like it's at least a priority, maybe mandatory since our success trajectory. Staff would pass on a super talent with sketchy background."

Glad to know that's not what you meant, but I think you can reasonably understand that's how someone would interpret it, my man.
 
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superjohn said:
Rip Hamilton?!??
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Yeah, not seeing that at all. Less offensively talented (so far) version of Caron Butler perhaps? I'm not sure we have a great comp here.
 
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Sick Puppy said:
Excellent ranking analysis 429. You sound light years closer to the inside action than many of us. I'm seeing a pattern - good hard-working kids from stable two-parent housholds. Seems like it's at least a priority, maybe mandatory since our success trajectory. Staff would pass on a super talent with sketchy background. Am I making stuff up?
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If you are throwing out a theory that blossomed in your own head without any actual proof, yep, you are making stuff up.
 
superjohn said:
The odds are obviously way more in your favor with a stable/two parent upbringing but it certainly isn't fair to say you have a sketchy background if you were raised by just a mom or by a grandmother. Every situation and every person is unique...

We are definitely focusing on a "type" much more than we did in the past. Calhoun would take chances and was almost a father Flanagan. There were some amazing successes with that approach but there were also some not so good results with those kids he could never reach. Now that it's rolling this staff isn't really taking any chances on kids.
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We are very “Duke” like now and starting to recruit some of the same players. Gotta get the top 5 star from Maine class ‘25
 
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