Jalen Carey Talks Final Three

[superjohn]

How about what the kid wants? If the kid wants to play in Cameron and where the ceiling is the floor, great. But if the parent is the one pushing it....then it's probably about them.

A lot of kids don't have a father in their life, I will never fault a dad trying to do the best by their kid.

 

[nomar]

I tell you don't forget about Williams next year.

Can you tell the casual fans what you're seeing in Williams that portends well for this season?

 

[uconngb]

Can you tell the casual fans what you're seeing in Williams that portends well for this season?

Now you've done it....

 

[FfldCntyFan]

So this is the buzz I am hearing. Dad is big into the acc. Wants his kid playing against duke and unc on tv. Not Tulane or central Florida. Very important to dad. Could be talk ..... It sound very close between cuse and uconn . Could go either way.

I remember when we sucked and the only way JC could recruit was by telling kids who they would play against. When we got good we were recruiting kids on who they could play for. I believe it's obvious how the senior Mr Carey views Syracuse.

 

[Huskies4ever]

I remember when we sucked and the only way JC could recruit was by telling kids who they would play against. When we got good we were recruiting kids on who they could play with. I believe it's obvious how the senior Mr Carey views Syracuse.

FIFY

 

[Chief00]

Can you tell the casual fans what you're seeing in Williams that portends well for this season?

Often guys who can leap like Williams don't know how to box out since at a lower level they just out jump everyone by a lot. Williams actually tries to box out. He could use some improved technique but at least the thought is there. He also has good hands.
What he needs is a recognition that he needs to refine his skills and work on that rather than dunks.

 

[Chief00]

A lot of kids don't have a father in their life, I will never fault a dad trying to do the best by their kid.

So true. While JC got along with some parents and AJ's parents, Marcus's Dad immediately come to mind, I also thought JC recruited best as a father figure - Caron and Bazz.

 

[gtcam]

Not knocking Jalen's dad per se, but I'm really hating how every parent seems to lean another way. Infuriating.

One thing about JC (and yes, he had the BE and HOF resume) was that he was the God of the home visit. JC could close a kid's parents like no man.

He had the BE, I really don't think he came across any more positive than KO does now, both have different styles
Nearly every junkyard dog and toughnosed kid wanted the BE - the stylized "I look good trying to do it" went to ACC and Duke

 

[Tenspro2002]

What does this even mean? Did jalen Carey say "man I was going to cuse but uconn made up ground today"

Yeah, there are a lot of weird analogies used in recruiting that make it sound like a quantifiable contest. The whims of an 18-year-old kid and his parents/coaches/handlers is not the sort of thing one "makes up ground" on.

 

[jrazz12]

So this is the buzz I am hearing. Dad is big into the acc. Wants his kid playing against duke and unc on tv. Not Tulane or central Florida. Very important to dad. Could be talk ..... It sound very close between cuse and uconn . Could go either way.

Not coming at you 99, but I'm sure it will show out really well for the kid when he puts up 14/6/3 as Cuse gets wiped off the floor by 35 against Duke in southern Canada while Boeheim sits in the locker room serving another NCAA suspension for excessive nasal contact.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Yup.. OK so this is what I'm hearing on the Yukon side. The staff is selling the family the he will be the new Kamba and shahbaz. Gilbert will run the show for a year With carey and eventually after a year or 2 he would run the show .

That doesn't sound very compelling at all. The Shabazz path isn't something that Mr. Carey is going to find too enticing.

 

[80shusky]

That doesn't sound very compelling at all. The Shabazz path isn't something that Mr. Carey is going to find too enticing.

Then he'll have to go play zone.

 

[Huskymagic]

Cuse looks like they are in the lead for Carey. The fact that Cuse has been sending mediocre guards in the NBA in 2 years or less is enticing to Jalen Carey.

Not only that but he would have the keys from day 1 at Cuse which his family is looking for.

Our message needs to be you have an opportunity to be the next great UCONN guard like Kemba to be a lottery pick and a NCAA champion

 

[gtcam]

Carey had many chances to commit - he didn't
Akinjo came in - KO likes what he saw and Akinjo did also - he committed
As far as I'm concerned if Carey comes to UConn, I'll be happy
If he doesn't I feel we have a guard who has the potential to do some special things
In fact we have 3 that stand out - JA, AG and Akinjo - and Vital ain't too far behind
If Carey wants to play zone - so be it

 

[Fishy]

Not knocking Jalen's dad per se, but I'm really hating how every parent seems to lean another way. Infuriating.

One thing about JC (and yes, he had the BE and HOF resume) was that he was the God of the home visit. JC could close a kid's parents like no man.

We really never know what way the parent is leaning - we get the end result of a game of telephone where even the beginning of the conversation is suspect. The "I'm hearing..." posts should really just be for entertainment-only.

 

[uconn34]

God, Jim Boeheim looks so old and hunched over. He says he wants to coach another 5 years. I'm not sure he has that many years left in total.

 

[Chief00]

God, Jim Boeheim looks so old and hunched over. He says he wants to coach another 5 years. I'm not sure he has that many years left in total.

That's the kind of negative recruiting we need.

 

[Chief00]

That's the kind of negative recruiting we need.

Maybe we need a Blaze 2 - focused on negative recruiting? Blaze 1 was very positive.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Cuba, Canada or America.

Do you hate America, Jalen?

 

[intlzncster]

That's the kind of negative recruiting we need.

Add "and he picks his nose". With pictorial evidence. Nobody wants to play for a nose picker.

 

[TheChamps990411]

Latest from Zags.....

Spoke last night and meeting today...hmmmmmmmmm

Jalen Carey talks final three schools, decision timeline | Zagsblog

From his breakdown of the three schools it sounds like Cuse and Miami are blowing alot of smoke up his while KO is being real with him.

 

[Chief00]

From his breakdown of the three schools it sounds like Cuse and Miami are blowing alot of smoke up his while KO is being real with him.

I actually agree. Now let's bring on the negative smoke!

 

[IthacaMatt]

Boeheim is 100 years old, has one foot out the door, has half as many championships as Tyler Olander, teaches a zone D which leaves his guards ill prepared for the NBA, and has his finger up his nose the majority of the time.

And yet Syracuse has had 9 first round picks in the last 10 years.
How many kids has Ollie gotten drafted? One, right? And that kid played his first 2 years for Calhoun, didn't he?

 

[UConnTrumbull]

And yet Syracuse has had 9 first round picks in the last 10 years.
How many kids has Ollie gotten drafted? One, right? And that kid played his first 2 years for Calhoun, didn't he?

Actually it's been 3 draft picks. Yet both KO and Boeheim have the same number of rings.

 

[Brochacho]

And yet Syracuse has had 9 first round picks in the last 10 years.
How many kids has Ollie gotten drafted? One, right? And that kid played his first 2 years for Calhoun, didn't he?

Ollie has had 3 draft picks: Shabazz (26) and Daniels (37) in 2014, Daniel Hamilton (56) in 2016. But to your point, yeah, not good.