Jessie Govan Commits to Georgetown

[otp85]

I say we sign Jalen Adams and rivals teammate Josh Sharma(who fits our system a lot better, taller, longer, more athletic) and call it a day...him and Jalen play really well together too.

I agree, we've been after Adams so long and he is our kind guy. And I am very high on Sharma too. He is very athletic and can play inside and outside. I think the only big I'd rather see in Storrs is Diagne.

 

[Jorand]

What exactly is the G'Town sales pitch? Play on FS2 and lose to a double-digit seed (if you make the tournament)?

Honestly, I think the days of G'Town flaming out in the 1st round are over.

If the 2014 class is any indication, they're recruiting a higher level of athlete.

 

[tcf15]

Honestly, I think the days of G'Town flaming out in the 1st round are over.

If the 2014 class is any indication, they're recruiting a higher level of athlete.

But their coach remains the same.

 

[Jorand]

But their coach remains the same.

Rumors are he'll be more "adaptable".

Thus, the recruiting of better athletes.

We shall see.....

 

[Fishy]

I think this is one of those occasions where a kid looked at the AAC and committed to Georgetown.

 

[otp85]

But their coach remains the same.

Much respect to the man and his father but the Princeton offense is an outdated system. It's been around too long and other coaches have figured out how to beat it.

 

[Rocktheworld]

@3uconn , got anything to say about this?

 

[Jorand]

I think this is one of those occasions where a kid looked at the AAC and committed to Georgetown.

Nope. From all reports, it was just the Hoyas' history with big men.

http://zagsblog.com/georgetown/jessie-govan-to-georgetown/
“What made him choose them now was him, his parents and everybody was sold on their development and the history of the big guys, the centers they’ve had in the history of the program,” Dingle told SNY.tv by phone. “They were pretty much sold on that and it was hard to overlook.

“And they have a need for a center. They don’t really have any centers after this year, so there’s an opportunity to come in and play early. And it’s not too far from home, in the Northeast.”

 

[nomar]

They want stability. That's what made Jim Calhoun such a GREAT coach. He was dedicated to the university.

I love JC as much as the next guy here, but seriously? He was the Brett Favre of college basketball for the last few years of his career. He was and is certainly loyal but "stable" isn't the first word that comes to mind.

 

[8893]

This thread is not complete until Jaybo hates him.

 

[upstater]

“And they have a need for a center. They don’t really have any centers after this year, so there’s an opportunity to come in and play early. And it’s not too far from home, in the Northeast.”

UConn should consider recruiting Georgetwon's other center commits.

 

[AtlantaHusky]

Meh, after watching Govan highlights last year I never was really into getting him. Hopefully it works out for him at Georgetown. I have faith we'll be fine at all positions under KO's tenure as coach. We can't get everyone and we already have landed a lot of talent. We will get our big guy.

 

[Kitaman]

Just maybe Brimah and Facey had something to do with it. With 3 years of eligibility and Lubin with 4 and even Nolan may be around for that freshman year. kind of puts uncertainty in a recruit. Especially if that recruit wants a quick path to the NBA. In fact we only lost one big this year and DD was a stretch forward (sorry Tyler).

Just maybe its the roster, and being a Championship team Ollie has a good rotation already in mind. Sure it doesn't stop uk, dooks, g-town and others from loading up but for some reason we seem to not need to beg or do just fine with what we have and get.

Calhoun never seemed dismayed at getting rejected by top recruits and Ollie appears to have inherited that trait. We will be fine, history proves that.

 

[Scot-e]

Or maybe he did not want to put in the work. KO is not one to candy coat the UCONN experience- we want kids that want to work hard- at Gtown (Pe-TOOWEY!!) you can get by being a warm big body. (@see all the Gtown bigs in the NBA- oh wait there is one).

 

[kansashusky]

Govan has stated multiple times that UConn has multiple bigs and he was unsure of playing time. Ollie has cooled on him for awhile. I know this upsets people because he is now a 5 star on 247. but like people have mentioned he does not fit our brand of basketball. Ollie has put his time in elsewhere (Diallo, Stone, Sharma, Thomas). I don't anyone on the staff is crying because of this.

Anyone with inside info on recruiting: I have read conflicting reports on where we are with Diallo. Some state we are the team to beat, others have him UK or KU. Any insight?

 

[Rocktheworld]

Maybe they have lots of really nice elevators at Georgetown

 

[Scot-e]

You mean escalators I believe. : )

 

[Rocktheworld]

Whichever form of ascending floors without stepping up motionless stairs you want

edit other than ladders or ropes

 

[ASweet3781]

I'm sure a kid really concerned about what conference he is playing in is really going to come down to the AAC and Big East to begin with.

 

[UconnU]

What other centers were g'town after?

 

[azescobar]

I don't have any real insight on where we are with Diallo, but I believe I saw that Kentucky recently hired an assistant coach who has ties to Diallo. How does Kentucky get away w/this time and time again..they must have 50 assistant coaches, unless this guy is replacing Orlando Antigua and maybe others he brought w/him to USF.

 

[DogMania]

This only means that we'll get the 2nd. , 3rd or 4th option at that position and that player will have a better college career than Govan along with a championship. Next!!!!!

Yup. Was
going to post the same thing. We don't even know if Govan was option one, but even if he was we'll be just fine.

As much as I would have liked to land him, in the back of my mind I was thinking we might be better off with a longer and quicker athlete who can run the floor a lot better than he probably can.

 

[aceboon]

I don't have any real insight on where we are with Diallo, but I believe I saw that Kentucky recently hired an assistant coach who has ties to Diallo. How does Kentucky get away w/this time and time again..they must have 50 assistant coaches, unless this guy is replacing Orlando Antigua and maybe others he brought w/him to USF.

they hired Rohrssen from Pitt who is taking Antigua's spot. Rohrssen was the lead recruiter on Diallo while at Pitt and has a strong footprint in the NY area, that's really all it is, its not a Seton Hall situation where Calipari is hiring AAU and HS coaches who coached the recruits they are after.

 

[UconnU]

Whats the deal with Djery Baptiste? This dude has an NBA center body right now. Look at the athleticism!! How isn't he rated higher?

 

[DogMania]

I'd say Adrien also posted up and was featured a bit. He probably would have been featured more if that team wasn't balanced. He was undersized but has played a few years in the NBA as well.

I don't buy all this crap about UConn not being a big man's program. KO and JC both ran offenses that looked for high percentage shots. If a UConn big can show he's capable of finishing, he'll get plenty of looks. If a recruit can't see that, then too bad. Well find one that does.