Jalen Lecque

[AntG168]

Didn't see a thread for this kid yet. But he seems to he a priority for 2019.

 

[AtlantaHusky]

Yes pretty pretty please.

 

[Doctor Hoop]

Didn't see a thread for this kid yet. But he seems to he a priority for 2019.

Well, we might need another Jalen soon ...

 

[scotty0330]

Since Jalen Carey said no...you just keep recruiting them (Any Jalen) until they say yes.

If KO is making special trips down to see this kid play I am going to go out on a limb and say this is his early favorite for a 2019 guard.

 

[mauconnfan]

Is that Tom Crean coaching at the 1:41 mark?

Kid looks like a stud on video.

 

[80shusky]

This kid is getting a ton of publicity on Twitter from the college basketball reporters. He appears to be blowing up big time.

 

[UconnFanNVa]

Very explosive and athletic from the video. Every time he gets into the lane it looks like he's jumping off of a trampoline.

 

[UConnStats]

This kid is getting a ton of publicity on Twitter from the college basketball reporters. He appears to be blowing up big time.

247 has had him as a 5 star since April. He’s a known commodity already.

 

[kansashusky]

Why do we do this to ourselves?

Great player; not playing in the AAC.

 

[80shusky]

247 has had him as a 5 star since April. He’s a known commodity already.

Gotcha, it just seems like he's getting a lot of mentions lately.

 

[husky429]

Why do we do this to ourselves?

Great player; not playing in the AAC.

Alterique, Jalen, dham, did. Never say never.

 

[kansashusky]

Alterique, Jalen, dham, did. Never say never.

I just think right now, with where the program is, we need to realign recruiting a bit and put our time into more realistic targets.

D Ham and Jalen came after a national title. I want the best guys too, but We have been burned by five stars so much lately.

 

[pj]

We have a solid nucleus and only a few scholarships available. We can afford to shoot for the stars who would put this group over the top. Lecque is from New York City, the UConn brand still has allure.

 

[Huskyforlife]

I don't understand how some people think we shouldn't try for these kids. Recruiting studs doesn't stop from putting time into more realistic targets. And I have a feeling if KO and Chill both went to watch this kid this early, he's more than interested.

 

[UConnStats]

Good to see KO stay on Lecque, but seriously what kind of idiot tweets stuff like this with the recruit tagged in the tweet? You’re literally only hurting by tweeting stuff like this. People are so stupid.

 

[tjc1888]

Good to see KO stay on Lecque, but seriously what kind of idiot tweets stuff like this with the recruit tagged in the tweet? You’re literally only hurting by tweeting stuff like this. People are so stupid.

100% chance that is a boneyarder who contributes here. People don't realize that the more you bad mouth our program/coach in a public forum (twitter/boneyard) the more you are hurting the program. I think we have had 100 fire Ollie threads since the beg of the season.

This place is so inundated with it, that if a recruit/parent/coach of a recruit ever visits here or searches Ollie/UConn on twitter, why would they ever send the recruit here.

I'm not saying that Ollie doesn't deserve criticism because he certainly does but people need to realize the harm that its going to cause creating a fire Ollie thread every day.

 

[Stainmaster]

100% chance that is a boneyarder who contributes here. People don't realize that the more you bad mouth our program/coach in a public forum (twitter/boneyard) the more you are hurting the program. I think we have had 100 fire Ollie threads since the beg of the season.

This place is so inundated with it, that if a recruit/parent/coach of a recruit ever visits here or searches Ollie/UConn on twitter, why would they ever send the recruit here.

I'm not saying that Ollie doesn't deserve criticism because he certainly does but people need to realize the harm that its going to cause creating a fire Ollie thread every day.

They're doing it on purpose. The more recruits get scared off, the more likely a firing becomes. The end justifies the means.

 

[Storrs South]

Good to see KO stay on Lecque, but seriously what kind of idiot tweets stuff like this with the recruit tagged in the tweet? You’re literally only hurting by tweeting stuff like this. People are so stupid.

I PM'd him to knock it off. As others have said, KO deserves a lot of criticism he is receiving but let's give him an opportunity to fix it. This hurts the program and only serves those that just want KO gone more than for the program to succeed in the near term.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I don't understand how some people think we shouldn't try for these kids. Recruiting studs doesn't stop from putting time into more realistic targets. And I have a feeling if KO and Chill both went to watch this kid this early, he's more than interested.

We definitely need to try. Especially with NY or Boston kids where we've had so much success. These guys remember Kemba, Bazz, Taliek etc. and know they won titles.

The question is, when this kid is down to Duke, UK, UConn and Nova, and some solid 4 star guard is willing to commit to UConn, what do you do?

 

[Huskyforlife]

We definitely need to try. Especially with NY or Boston kids where we've had so much success. These guys remember Kemba, Bazz, Taliek etc. and know they won titles.

The question is, when this kid is down to Duke, UK, UConn and Nova, and some solid 4 star guard is willing to commit to UConn, what do you do?

We know now you take the 4 star. Keep recruiting the 5 star though.

 

[HuskyHawk]

We know now you take the 4 star. Keep recruiting the 5 star though.

I think that's something Ollie has struggled with so far. Aiming high, without an adequate fall back. When we lost out on Brandon Jennings, we got Kemba Walker. Of course modern sites show him as the #2 PG in the class, but he wasn't when he signed. He was a top 10 PG perhaps.

 

[ZenConn]

100% chance that is a boneyarder who contributes here. People don't realize that the more you bad mouth our program/coach in a public forum (twitter/boneyard) the more you are hurting the program. I think we have had 100 fire Ollie threads since the beg of the season.

This place is so inundated with it, that if a recruit/parent/coach of a recruit ever visits here or searches Ollie/UConn on twitter, why would they ever send the recruit here.

I'm not saying that Ollie doesn't deserve criticism because he certainly does but people need to realize the harm that its going to cause creating a fire Ollie thread every day.

And those are the same posters that are creating the "We can't recruit any good players anymore" threads. Smh

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Of course modern sites show him as the #2 PG in the class, but he wasn't when he signed. He was a top 10 PG perhaps.

I'm not sure that's right. You don't remember Kemba banging on (I think) Jrue Holiday in the McDonald's game? There were not 9 PGs rated higher than he was, it was pretty much Jennings.

 

[husky429]

I'm not sure that's right. You don't remember Kemba banging on (I think) Jrue Holiday in the McDonald's game? There were not 9 PGs rated higher than he was, it was pretty much Jennings.

You are correct. He was an elite prospect through hs.

 

[Danzz]

Is that Tom Crean coaching at the 1:41 mark?

Kid looks like a stud on video.

Can't imagine it was Crean but it sure looked like him.
Would like to see him go to his right hand some. He appears to be a lefty who goes left most of the time.