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2023 Recruiting: Jaylin Stewart to visit in September

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navery12 said:
At this point I think it's basically just Stewart, Williams, Singare. And if not them the transfer portal
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The way the current transfers have come in this summer- ready, performing well- has made the staff very comfortable with continuing to use that option. I think a lot of coaches, at their core, love the idea of bringing in and developing freshmen. It hits at what coaching is all about. That being said, there are advantages to having almost everyone up to speed on college ball from practice one.
 
huskyfan224 said:
If he decides elsewhere, who else is the staff targeting?

All I’ve seen other than Jaylin is Brandon Williams…what about Reid Ducharme
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No on Ducharme.

“I’ve taken three official visits, Syracuse, Penn State, and Xavier,” Ducharme said. “Those are really the only three schools I’m talking to right now; I don’t have anything else set up.”

www.on3.com

4-star Reid Ducharme lit up Peach Jam, talks visits and time frame

August 8, 2022 - On3 sat with four-star Reid Ducharme to go in depth about visits to Syracuse, Xavier, Penn State. Talked timeline.
www.on3.com www.on3.com
 
NJHoops said:
The way the current transfers have come in this summer- ready, performing well- has made the staff very comfortable with continuing to use that option. I think a lot of coaches, at their core, love the idea of bringing in and developing freshmen. It hits at what coaching is all about. That being said, there are advantages to having almost everyone up to speed on college ball from practice one.
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I like that the staff is pleased with transfer outcomes. That being said, Stewart looks like a really good player and one that I think can have as Borges put it with his comp, a Jarron Cumberland type of career. Dude is a stud and highly underrated and I hope he chooses UConn.
 
Storrs South said:
I like that the staff is pleased with transfer outcomes. That being said, Stewart looks like a really good player and one that I think can have as Borges put it with his comp, a Jarron Cumberland type of career. Dude is a stud and highly underrated and I hope he chooses UConn.
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i think everybody, from the decision makers on down, is all in on Stewart. My comment was more about options.
 
NJHoops said:
i think everybody, from the decision makers on down, is all in on Stewart. My comment was more about options.
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He's a really important recruit. Would take this from a disappointing class to a very good class. Missing out on every single target at a position of need would not be good.
 
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Norlander had an interesting piece with Todd Golden at Florida. Basically Golden says he’s not recruiting high school players unless it’s a 5 star where Florida has some big recruiting advantage (location, family ties to the school, etc).

Not sure I’d agree with going that drastically toward the transfer market but to a large degree it seems reasonable given that the odds of a freshman who can’t make an immediate impact with your program staying until he can are not super high, so why spend a ton of resources trying to get those kids (when you inevitably will spend a lot of resources on those type of kids and for a large chunk you won’t even win the initial recruiting battle)
 
BGesus4 said:
Norlander had an interesting piece with Todd Golden at Florida. Basically Golden says he’s not recruiting high school players unless it’s a 5 star where Florida has some big recruiting advantage (location, family ties to the school, etc).

Not sure I’d agree with going that drastically toward the transfer market but to a large degree it seems reasonable given that the odds of a freshman who can’t make an immediate impact with your program staying until he can are not super high, so why spend a ton of resources trying to get those kids (when you inevitably will spend a lot of resources on those type of kids and for a large chunk you won’t even win the initial recruiting battle)
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That was a really good piece, a lot of good day-to-day stuff about being on the recruiting trail. It also made me wonder if Florida message board fans were losing their minds and complaining about recruiting (but not enough to actually seek out that info).
 
Storrs South said:
I like that the staff is pleased with transfer outcomes. That being said, Stewart looks like a really good player and one that I think can have as Borges put it with his comp, a Jarron Cumberland type of career. Dude is a stud and highly underrated and I hope he chooses UConn.
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Rankings aside, a player like Stewart is more the type of player I'd want on this team than Carr.

Carr reminds me a bit of Post/Handle/Avatar, who was awesome at UConn, but that type of player isn't as attractive to me in the current basketball landscape. It's really hard for me to get excited for a 4 who is limited offensively.
 
NJHoops said:
I can’t imagine calling a class with Castle and Ball in it “disappointing.” I also refuse to argue about it.
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When we signed Castle we were all over Justin Edwards, Griffiths, Bol-Bowen, Miranda etc.

Ending up with Ball and some developmental recruits you hope will pan out would be a disappointing class for anyone who isn't just cheerleading.

Hopefully the staff gets Stewart and Williams.
 
Hey Adrien! said:
It's really hard for me to get excited for a 4 who is limited offensively.
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or even worse, a 4 who thinks he's a 3. i'm not losing a second of sleep over carr but the thought of not landing stewart and williams and then having to get 5 or 6 guys in the portal next summer is worrisome.
 
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bendm said:
or even worse, a 4 who thinks he's a 3. not losing a second of sleep over carr but the thought of not landing stewart and having to get 5 or 6 guys in the portal next summer is worrisome.
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If we're filling 6 spots in the portal next summer we probably just won the championship so sign me up for that
 
navery12 said:
If we're filling 6 spots in the portal next summer we probably just won the championship so sign me up for that
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arent hawk and aj already in nba mock drafts? that isn't pending a national championship. sanogo could be playing pro ball in europe right now. springs could transfer for his RS senior year. we still have 2 open schollies. that's 6 right there.
 
bendm said:
arent hawk and aj already in nba mock drafts? that isn't pending a national championship. sanogo could be playing pro ball in europe right now. springs could transfer for his RS senior year. we still have 2 open schollies. that's 6 right there.
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Yeah I know how you're getting to 6. All I'm saying is the likelihood of all of those things happening is pretty small. I'm sure one and probably multiple guys do leave, but if Sanogo, Jackson and Hawkins ALL leave then chances are we've had a very successful season. Even with your logic of them being on mock drafts already, so if they stay on mock drafts until the spring and leave, then we've had a very successful season.

Of course I'd still love to close on Williams and Stewart, especially Stewart. But I'm not going to preemptively freak out about 6 open scholarships in the spring, and if we do end up in that situation I want us bringing in multiple high level transfers anyway to have a competitive 2023-24 team
 
navery12 said:
But I'm not going to preemptively freak out about 6 open scholarships in the spring, and if we do end up in that situation I want us bringing in multiple high level transfers anyway to have a competitive 2023-24 team
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3 guys getting drafted in a single year would be amazing but a suboptimal '23 class shouldnt be the cost of a great '22 season.

hurley doesnt want to try and land 5 or 6 high level transfers next summer he wants to land 3 or 4 max, otherwise he wouldnt be wasting his time with stewart and williams and singare
 
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SeattleHoop said:
His Dad went to USC and his dads twin brother went to Kansas. The twins were basketball icons at Rainier Beach high school here in Seattle when I was a youngster. Everyone was talking about them at the time. Brings back good memories

Stewart Twins
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Yea his comments on the instagram post definitely don’t make ya feel quite as good about his chances of signing with the good guys.
 
bendm said:
3 guys getting drafted in a single year would be amazing but a suboptimal '23 class shouldnt be the cost of a great '22 season.

hurley doesnt want to try and land 5 or 6 high level transfers next summer he wants to land 3 or 4 max, otherwise he wouldnt be wasting his time with stewart and williams and singare
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I guess we just completely disagree on what a suboptimal class is, taking a ton of freshman is that for me. I agree Hurley doesn't want 5 or 6 transfers next summer, and probably only wants around 4 again. Which is why I'm not expecting many more freshman commits, probably only 1 more. Anything else and you're basically guaranteeing transfers and Hurley has said as much publicly
 
navery12 said:
I guess we just completely disagree on what a suboptimal class is, taking a ton of freshman is that for me.
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yes we need 1 more because for the 7th best college bball program of all time a suboptimal class is probably one with fewer than 2 consensus top 100 freshmen. the transfers arent part of the '23 recruiting class since they have different graduation years.
 
bendm said:
for the 7th best college bball program of all time a suboptimal class is probably one with fewer than 2 consensus top 100 freshmen
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Luckily that's not UConn's class then
 
Jbirdp5 said:
Yea his comments on the instagram post definitely don’t make ya feel quite as good about his chances of signing with the good guys.
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Which IG post? Don’t see anything on his. Would feel a little better if I saw an actual visit date and not just a month.
 
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bendm said:
ball is 117 in the composite
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Yes, because when a site like ESPN hasn't updated their rankings the composite gets skewed. I know you've followed recruiting long enough to know how 247's composite rankings work. You've made it clear you're not going to discuss this in good faith with that comment so we're done here
 
navery12 said:
Yes, because when a site like ESPN hasn't updated their rankings the composite gets skewed. I know you've followed recruiting long enough to know how 247's composite rankings work. You've made it clear you're not going to discuss this in good faith with that comment so we're done here
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i thought ball dropped out after the rankings were updated because he used to be in the composite top 100
 
bendm said:
i thought ball dropped out after the rankings were updated because he used to be in the composite top 100
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I could be wrong but I don't believe so. ESPN usually updates in May and August and has said an update is coming to their top 100 this month, and I think that's the only site he's not ranked on. He's 46 on Rivals, 84 on 247, 81 on On3. Maybe I missed an ESPN update though
 
navery12 said:
Yes, because when a site like ESPN hasn't updated their rankings the composite gets skewed. I know you've followed recruiting long enough to know how 247's composite rankings work. You've made it clear you're not going to discuss this in good faith with that comment so we're done here
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Do you think a recruiting class with Castle, Ball and some developmental players we hope pan out down the road is an optimal recruiting class for '23? Let's figure out if everyone is operating in good faith.
 
superjohn said:
Do you think a recruiting class with Castle, Ball and some developmental players we hope pan out down the road is an optimal recruiting class for '23? Let's figure out if everyone is operating in good faith.
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No I've been pretty clear that I would like us to go after Jaylin Stewart and then add 3-4 transfers. That's what I'd consider an optimal recruiting class, a few elite freshman and then fill out the roster with transfers
 
navery12 said:
No I've been pretty clear that I would like us to go after Jaylin Stewart and then add 3-4 transfers. That's what I'd consider an optimal recruiting class, a few elite freshman and then fill out the roster with transfers
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then we’re all on the same page but for some reason you’ve been disliking and disagreeing with our comments that not landing Stewart would result in a suboptimal class.

I really don’t wanna put the rest of our eggs in the transfer portal basket.
 
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