James Akinjo Decommits

[uchusky32]

2nd shoe to drop. More to come.

 

[Kembacity]

Has Hurley been on anyone who could fill the ship?

HAaaaaaaaa

 

[Stainmaster]

It’s not like losing him is a program-killer, but some of the “Ollie recruited him so he must be bad” takes here are off the mark. He’ll be a good player for someone else.

 

[nomar]

We're making an omelet, fellas.

 

[Jaybo]

Anyone who thinks this doesn't hurt or affect us short term is nuts.

 

[SirHypeAlot]

More to come. Healthy purge

 

[Kenny11]

We need a point guard badly.

 

[the Q]

We're making an omelet, fellas.

For a team that was literally zero true PGs on the roster, it hurts.

This would be the year to try and get heavy grad transfer help so the new coach doesn’t get encumbered with below standard players for a longer term.

 

[JMick]

worth it.

 

[Jaker]

get Williams on the phone, pronto!

 

[gampelcrazies]

Who says the next head coach doesn't come in and get him back

 

[Uconnfanatic]

For a team that was literally zero true PGs on the roster, it hurts.

This would be the year to try and get heavy grad transfer help so the new coach doesn’t get encumbered with below standard players for a longer term.

Please, no more grad transfers. Hopefully whoever we hire can bring some of his recruits with him.

 

[AdamaNation]

Vital Twitter. I feel you now.

 

[nomar]

For a team that was literally zero true PGs on the roster, it hurts.

This would be the year to try and get heavy grad transfer help so the new coach doesn’t get encumbered with below standard players for a longer term.

Do you want the omelet or not?

Nobody is saying this is good in a vacuum. It's something we have to live with in order to achieve our goal of not being disgustingly bad.

Also, I hope/assume Gilbert is coming back. If he'll be healthy, he'll be great.

 

[Jaybo]

Who says the next head coach doesn't come in and get him back

Please, no more grad transfers. Hopefully whoever we hire can bring some of his recruits with him.

If they haven't signed LOI already

 

[the Q]

Do you want the omelet or not?

Nobody is saying this is good in a vacuum. It's something we have to live with in order to achieve our goal of not being disgustingly bad.

Also, I hope/assume Gilbert is coming back. If he'll be healthy, he'll be great.

I’m with you.

But I’m also not counting on Gilbert at all now. It’s not personal but that shoulder hasn’t held up at all Two straight years.

I just don’t know who the chef is so it’s hard for me to say what this is yet.

 

[the Q]

Please, no more grad transfers. Hopefully whoever we hire can bring some of his recruits with him.

My guess is that we’re gonna need more than that. But no one In Particular am I speculating on. Just mere conjecture on my part.

 

[husky429]

Not upset one bit. Completely worth it. It honestly annoys me when recruits say how good of a coach Ollie is. He’s an awful coach and players just can’t see that.

Recruiting is about the relationship with coach more than anything. Kids need to feel comfortable. Ollie forms good relationships.

 

[Stainmaster]

Please, no more grad transfers. Hopefully whoever we hire can bring some of his recruits with him.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with grad transfers. The fact that the two we brought in this year weren’t good cannot change that.

 

[Kenny11]

Who says the next head coach doesn't come in and get him back

That’s possible but it doesn’t seem to happen much.

 

[gwhuskyfan]

I don't see Gilbert leaving -- after sitting out 2 years, he'd have to sit out another year if he transferred.

 

[Stainmaster]

That’s possible but it doesn’t seem to happen much.

Archie Miller kept Crean’s entire last class intact at IU last year. I’m not sure if anyone else was able to pull that off.

 

[husky429]

I don't see Gilbert leaving -- after sitting out 2 years, he'd have to sit out another year if he transferred.

Gilbert, Adams, Wilson are 3 who basically can't leave. Except for Adams and the pros overseas.

Everyone else might even relish the opportunity to have a redshirt year and develop.

 

[Mots010]

It’s not like losing him is a program-killer, but some of the “Ollie recruited him so he must be bad” takes here are off the mark. He’ll be a good player for someone else.

He may be a good player somewhere, but I’m pretty sure he wasn’t going to reach his potential under Ollie.

 

[Uconnfanatic]

There is absolutely nothing wrong with grad transfers. The fact that the two we brought in this year weren’t good cannot change that.

We have been depending on grad transfers far too much lately. The occasional transfer is okay but rather see us get kids we can take time to develop. Hopefully with a new coach we won't face all the negative recruiting that we've endured these past two or three years.