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nomar said:
Even getting in the door speaks volumes. Wow. #1 recruit in the country.

Kevin really just needs to show promise on the sidelines and he'll get the extension. Hopefully sooner rather than later, because these recruits are going to start beating down the doors once he gets it!
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Bingo nomar......I mean I have no reason to get my hopes high but for a #1 or 2 recruit to throw out a list late and then ADD, amazing impact obviously. May not choose KO and the Huskies but it "speaks volumes" as nomar said!
 
AfgHusky15 said:
I'm pretty sure KO's piety had to be somewhat a factor, if not the main reason, why Jabari put uconn on his final list of 10. It seems Jabari comes from a fairly religious background and he and his family would probably love to play for a coach who is a god fearing man. This is a good trend for uconn to have more players who value morals be interested in uconn (not saying former players were not good people and not saying you have to be religious to be moral), but personally I love where we are headed with KO.

Also to the lingering KO naysayers, as a wise man once put it to a stupid reporter, "Shut up"
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Parker is a Mormon, and very religious according to posts that I've read.
 
His in home will be either Thursday or Friday. He will most likely cut his list to five schools and officially visit them five. His list will be cut sometime after next week because he will have all of his in homes over by then.
 
3uconn said:
He isn't a center. He's a sf/pf combo. 6'8" 220 is not a center.
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Getting way, way ahead of ourselves, this is the sort of player that I'd like to see as a stretch 4.

Calhoun tried to shoehorn these guys in at the small forward in an unreasonably big lineup, and we ended up getting out-skilled at both the 3 and the 4. I wonder if Ollie's philosophy will be more in line with the smaller teams he played with in the mid-90's.

Like you all are saying, getting this guy would instantly defuse media chatter about the demise of our program.
 
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Would be amazing...but going to try and forget this even happened until he at the very least gives UConn one of his official visits. Says a lot about Ollie that he was able to get in there.
 
Jabari Parker + XRM + Kenton Facey + Terrence Samuel added to Shabazz + Boatright (maybe) + Omar Calhoun + DeAndre Daniels + Niels Giffey + Tyler Olander + Enosch Wolf + Phillip Nolan + Leon Tolksdorf

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Tremendous amounts of depth, experience, and skill. Therefore, I like our chances in the 2013-2014 season even if we don't get XRM or Jabari.
 
Wow, great news. Shocking but great news. Wonder where UConn would stand if KO had the CIW label prior. Water under the bridge now, let's go KO.

Parker reminds me of Rudy with a better handle. He can play the 3 or 4 in college.
 
nomar said:
Even getting in the door speaks volumes. Wow. #1 recruit in the country.

Kevin really just needs to show promise on the sidelines and he'll get the extension. Hopefully sooner rather than later, because these recruits are going to start beating down the doors once he gets it!
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Exactly.

Whether UConn lands the kid or not, this took muscle.

I tend to be cynical about this sort of thing, but I'm impressed.
 
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Fishy said:
Exactly.

Whether UConn lands the kid or not, this took muscle.

I tend to be cynical about this sort of thing, but I'm impressed.
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We'll be calling to fit you for your Ollie's Army jersey momentarily.
Ollie Bomaye!
 
TheRogers said:
I'm hoping the deciding factor will be a double elimination one-on-one battle among the 3.
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It's really too bad about K's hip and back acting up again. I hear they may need to put him down. Big questions about who follows him; big risk that they slip back into obscurity in short order, I'm hearing...

(Okay, now who's got something we can make up to torpedo Izzo?)
 
Obviously KO has these kids ears. Doesn't mean he'll land everyone we want but says alot about how he is respected on the recruiting trail. Also speaks to these kids liking Uconn alot but having to take us out as an option for fear of the Unknown. Who would be coach.
 
There's nothing more satisfying than hearing this:

"Of course, coach Kevin Ollie came in, and (Jabari) wanted them for a home visit."
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"I have always been the biggest fan of UConn."
 
Take Boat with you Kevin (in your heart). Whatever it takes! Chicago kids are ballers.

I still marvel how Depaul keeps losing these kids, even though they are on his list. I would keep firing coaches until one could start recruiting at home.
 
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8893 said:
It's really too bad about K's hip and back acting up again. I hear they may need to put him down. Big questions about who follows him; big risk that they slip back into obscurity in short order, I'm hearing...

(Okay, now who's got something we can make up to torpedo Izzo?)
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What's nice about Duke is that you can be sure that you will always safely be able to hate them. They will undoubtedly replace Coach K with a world-class like Wojo or Chris Collins. Too bad Quinn Snyder screwed the pooch at Mizzou, because he would have been a terrific person to continue my Duke hatred with. But I'm sure Duke will get it right. They have so many slimeball Eddie Haskells to pick from.
 
Kitaman said:
I still marvel how Depaul keeps losing these kids, even though they are on his list. I would keep firing coaches until one could start recruiting at home.
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I think that's what they've been doing for the last 30 years.
 
Anyone still think Calhoun was out to subconsciously destroy what he built up by selecting Ollie as his replacement? Calhoun may prove to be just as good at being a GM as he was as a coach.
 
This is a good thing to see. But honestly if we dont land him what does it mean? Now if we do land him? Kevin Ollie gets a multi year contract extension on the spot.
 
Burnsbros23 said:
This is a good thing to see. But honestly if we dont land him what does it mean? Now if we do land him? Kevin Ollie gets a multi year contract extension on the spot.
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The most salient point imo is that he just added UConn to his list and wants an in home visit from KO. That is significant. It means that KO is known amongst the better bb players and not some one who is wet behind the ears and has to prove himself first before getting access to the better players. Anything else that happens is icing on the cake.
 
nomar said:
What's nice about Duke is that you can be sure that you will always safely be able to hate them. They will undoubtedly replace Coach K with a world-class like Wojo or Chris Collins. Too bad Quinn Snyder screwed the pooch at Mizzou, because he would have been a terrific person to continue my Duke hatred with. But I'm sure Duke will get it right. They have so many slimeball Eddie Haskells to pick from.
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All of these guys have been practicing their hugs during the offseason as the replacement will need to be really, really good at hugging...........I think wojo looks like a K-Spooner!!
 
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fleudslipcon said:
The most salient point imo is that he just added UConn to his list and wants an in home visit from KO. That is significant. It means that KO is known amongst the better bb players and not some one who is wet behind the ears and has to prove himself first before getting access to the better players. Anything else that happens is icing on the cake.
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Yup, and its also a story that's been picked up by numerous major sports news outlets... Positivity for Uconn and Ollie just when all the haters are looking for all the negativity they can find.

Everything else is indeed icing on the cake.
 
Well, this is nicely surprising. He may be the kind of kid that would have ruled-out UConn because of JC's "roughness around the edges," or, in other words, cursing every other word. It is impressive. Wonder why no Illini on his list (Did I get that right?). Doesn't he want to be part of the new Fab Five? Does he know XRM?
 
8893 said:
It's really too bad about K's hip and back acting up again. I hear they may need to put him down. Big questions about who follows him; big risk that they slip back into obscurity in short order, I'm hearing...

(Okay, now who's got something we can make up to torpedo Izzo?)
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I'm hoping.... :-)
 
metsfan2323 said:
Anyone still think Calhoun was out to subconsciously destroy what he built up by selecting Ollie as his replacement? Calhoun may prove to be just as good at being a GM as he was as a coach.
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he got one in home visit with a recruit. it doesn't validate anything yet. chill.

i know, i know "but kobe, it's the #1 recruit". chill.
 
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