2022 Recruiting: JJ Starling

[Watchdog]

From a 63 YO. The color is not that important here, plus I’m color blind. The key is the rolling eyes. OK, they may not be moving, but they are looking up.

Face with rolling eyes is an emoji used to express disbelief, annoyance, impatience, boredom, and disdain. It can also be used to indicate sarcasm or irony.

His use was for sarcasm.

Glad I could help!! Go Huskies!!!

Excellent

Thanks. My eyesight sucks and didn't have my reading glasses on. They are so tiny. Can't really recognize eye rolls and such.

Excellent reply, as I've enjoyed sarcasm for many decades.
The funny thing is I've been using that emoji since someone else didn't get my humor a couple years ago and never considered someone couldn't identify the rolling eyes and would focus on the color.

 

[UCfor3]

Excellent


Excellent reply, as I've enjoyed sarcasm for many decades.
The funny thing is I've been using that emoji since someone else didn't get my humor a couple years ago and never considered someone couldn't identify the rolling eyes and would focus on the color.

Fyi, I focused on the color cuz on page 2 you referred to it as the "purple emoji". Just a misunderstanding really. I never use emojis myself. Apparently I really need to step up my game!

 

[uchusky32]

Fyi, I focused on the color cuz on page 2 you referred to it as the "purple emoji". Just a misunderstanding really. I never use emojis myself. Apparently I really need to step up my game!

 

[RipCity]

Lets steal this kid. Never turn away a bucket getter in CBB

 

[Huskyforlife]

Anyone else thinking a lil 2021 recruiting class redux? Karaban and Clingan commit one after the other, gives us a huge momentum push into another talk with Starling...

I know, I'm dreaming.

 

[Dooooooomed]

Anyone else thinking a lil 2021 recruiting class redux? Karaban and Clingan commit one after the other, gives us a huge momentum push into another talk with Starling...

I know, I'm dreaming.

Perhaps with another Lil Sool assist... Put our best agent on it.

 

[UconnU]

Tom Moore and Murray on this one.

 

[seeya27]

 

[karstenkibbe]

Is it ok to be greedy and hope for commitments from Clingan, Karaban and Starling in the next few days? I’ve got some serious Rick Astley vibes happening…

 

[MDHuskFan]

My favorite recruits are ones Sewer-cuse wants….lock it up

 

[UconnU]

My favorite recruits are ones Sewer-cuse wants….lock it up

Icing on the cake is that this kid is literally from the dying city of Syracuse. Best friend? Andre Jackson’s brother

 

[Psolo12]

Why would anyone say this out loud lol

 

[UCSouth]

Why would anyone say this out loud lol

He may have been referring to Cuse, not the good guys

 

[Psolo12]

He may have been referring to Cuse, not the good guys

Tweet got taken down, probably a good idea

 

[uconnjosh]

Tweet got taken down, probably a good idea

What did it say?

 

[navery12]

What did it say?

That if Starling didn't commit to Cuse soon they'd move on to Quadir Copeland. But it was from a nobody who was just repeating something he saw on the Cuse board

 

[UCSouth]

What did it say?

It said @uconnjosh needs to spend more time reading the BY

 

[I Bleed Blue]

JJ would be a fantastic RJ Cole replacement. Taller and bigger frame, natural scorer, etc. Assuming RJ is back in 2022 they would overlap for 1 year but then JJ would slot right in.

 

[husky429]

JJ would be a fantastic RJ Cole replacement. Taller and bigger frame, natural scorer, etc. Assuming RJ is back in 2022 they would overlap for 1 year but then JJ would slot right in.

Not sure they really fit the same role. Starling can't pass at all; RJ led our team in assists. We don't really have his archetype on the team--he's a pure microwave scorer. Diggins is definitely the PG in waiting right now. His on-court leadership is 10/10

 

[I Bleed Blue]

Not sure they really fit the same role. Starling can't pass at all; RJ led our team in assists. We don't really have his archetype on the team--he's a pure microwave scorer. Diggins is definitely the PG in waiting right now. His on-court leadership is 10/10

Agreed we don’t have an exact match on the current roster, but from a score first CG perspective I see some similarities to RJ. No doubt RJ is a much better passer.

I think between Gaffney and Sool we’ll be solid at PG for the next couple seasons. Would like to snag a stud PG again in 2023.

 

[JimCtheGOAT]

If Cole stays, it seems like it would be a hard sell to Starling/ any 1/2/3 ranked as highly as him. Cole, Gaffney, Sool, Hawkins ahead of him. Then he and Floyd would be 5/6 in the backcourt. Then A Jax and Karaban/ another freshman/ transfer at the 3. That’s 8 guys for 3 spots and at best he probably would be #6 for PT of those guys. Just seems like a lot of competition for a guy who can go pretty much anywhere he wants.

man writing everyone out, makes it clear that we are absolutely loaded all over the roster. Sanogo, Akok, Samson, Clingan hopefully/ maybe on top of all these guys. Sheeesh

 

[bendm]

If Cole stays, it seems like it would be a hard sell to Starling/ any 1/2/3 ranked as highly as him. Cole, Gaffney, Sool, Hawkins ahead of him. Then he and Floyd would be 5/6 in the backcourt. Then A Jax and Karaban/ another freshman/ transfer at the 3. That’s 8 guys for 3 spots and at best he probably would be #6 for PT of those guys. Just seems like a lot of competition for a guy who can go pretty much anywhere he wants.

man writing everyone out, makes it clear that we are absolutely loaded all over the roster. Sanogo, Akok, Samson, Clingan hopefully/ maybe on top of all these guys. Sheeesh

at the risk of putting the cart before the horse, 2023 could be stacked so an anglin/copeland type in 2022 makes the most sense. it's great to be able to sign a borderline 4* to shore up the margins rather than rely on them to contribute right away. what the best programs do.

 

[MDHuskFan]

Really anxious to hear how this visit is going. Love a good bucket getter. Every team needs a couple guys where push comes to shove, they can give them the ball, iso & get a bucket

 

[cohenzone]

Since we are already fully off the rails, allow me to derail us a bit further: Even though I've learned through context and discussion that the emoji in question is supposed to represent an eye-roll, it doesn't look like that to me at all. I see it as indicating to something above it and to its left, with a, "Would you get a load of this poppycock?!" smirk.

If 76, know what an eye roll is and have a sense of humor. One of the worst thread derailments of all time

 

[Mr. French]

If Cole stays, it seems like it would be a hard sell to Starling/ any 1/2/3 ranked as highly as him. Cole, Gaffney, Sool, Hawkins ahead of him. Then he and Floyd would be 5/6 in the backcourt. Then A Jax and Karaban/ another freshman/ transfer at the 3. That’s 8 guys for 3 spots and at best he probably would be #6 for PT of those guys. Just seems like a lot of competition for a guy who can go pretty much anywhere he wants.

man writing everyone out, makes it clear that we are absolutely loaded all over the roster. Sanogo, Akok, Samson, Clingan hopefully/ maybe on top of all these guys. Sheeesh

That all may be true, but high 4* recruits will experience that most places they go, and should ideally be thinking of outworking and outplaying guys so they get on the court and show out quicker.