2024 Recruiting: John Bol has decommitted from Florida (7/31/23 has committed to Ole Miss)

[CL82]

I feel like back in the day The Boneyard would've been absolutely relentless and hammering this kids hot takes. Nowadays it seems like it only merits a smirk and a slight headshake.

We've mellowed.

 

[Rich]

I grew up in Connecticut and moved to Florida at 13. I am a huge Uconn sports fan and also a huge Gator alumni and fan. One of the insiders on the Florida board has been saying the kid is highly overrated. Very thin and getting pushed around with very little offensive game. Kid also thinks he is a one and done which seems highly unlikely at this time

Aren't you the same gang of comics that offered Jaden Rashada 13 million bucks and than yanked the offer after he committed?

#credibility

 

[Nick2005]

You can say hard pass. But to say no Thabeets is incredibly disrespectful to Thabeet and frankly stupid

You can say hard pass. But to say no Thabeets is incredibly disrespectful to Thabeet and frankly stupid.

I disagree, it is not incredibly disrespectful and stupid. I didn't know thabeet was a sore spot. I think of thabeet what NBA teams thought of him after 5 minutes.

 

[UCTitleTown]

Why wouldn't we want a second Thabeet again? Am I missing something? IIRC he was a 7'3 behemoth that averaged almost 5 blocks a game. That's a bad thing?

Also... he's nothing like Thabeet.

As skinny as he is, he'd better be Wembanyama 2.0. I'm not impressed by a guy 7'3" blocking 5 shots against 6'5" high schoolers. I need to see a lot more than that to be impressed.

 

[Huskyforlife]

I disagree, it is not incredibly disrespectful and stupid. I didn't know thabeet was a sore spot. I think of thabeet what NBA teams thought of him after 5 minutes.

An NBA team took him second overall. Do you think that was charity work?

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

I disagree, it is not incredibly disrespectful and stupid. I didn't know thabeet was a sore spot. I think of thabeet what NBA teams thought of him after 5 minutes.

You’d think you’d stumble into at least one decent post by accident by now ….

 

[gsmooth]

I feel like back in the day The Boneyard would've been absolutely relentless and hammering this kids hot takes. Nowadays it seems like it only merits a smirk and a slight headshake.

We've mellowed.

5th championship does that along with a promising outlook for next season .

 

[phillionaire]

Good lord we have multiple village idiots running amok ITT

Evergreen post

 

[REB1094]

Thabeet/Clingan would be a fun center rotation

Are we even going for Bol again, or assumed he’s gonna commit elsewhere? Haven’t heard us connected to any other 2024 Cs so maybe waiting it out now?

 

[husky429]

Thabeet/Clingan would be a fun center rotation

Are we even going for Bol again, or assumed he’s gonna commit elsewhere? Haven’t heard us connected to any other 2024 Cs so maybe waiting it out now?

Ngongba.

 

[UCfor3]

I disagree, it is not incredibly disrespectful and stupid. I didn't know thabeet was a sore spot. I think of thabeet what NBA teams thought of him after 5 minutes.

He was an all-american at UConn and was a huge part of a Final 4 team in 09. He and AJ Price were our two best players that year. What happened after that in the NBA is a complete seperate issue than how he was in college. Players in all major sports have great college careers and then have subpar NBA, NFL careers. It happens and is quite common.

 

[REB1094]

Ngongba.

Forgot about him, thanks!

 

[Samoo]

I disagree, it is not incredibly disrespectful and stupid. I didn't know thabeet was a sore spot. I think of thabeet what NBA teams thought of him after 5 minutes.

I guess BYU shouldn't accept another Jimmer either...

 

[HooperScooper]

I disagree, it is not incredibly disrespectful and stupid. I didn't know thabeet was a sore spot. I think of thabeet what NBA teams thought of him after 5 minutes.

I was assuming that post on Thabeet was sarcasm. Were you serious? If you're serious then I need to know how old you are because you obviously didn't see UConn games from 2007-2009.

 

[HooperScooper]

You’d think you’d stumble into at least one decent post by accident by now ….

I'm thinking the poster is about 10-12 years old and trying to impress.

 

[BGesus4]

I was assuming that post on Thabeet was sarcasm. Were you serious? If you're serious then I need to know how old you are because you obviously didn't see UConn games from 2007-2009.

Maybe he saw a couple games in 2007. There was a bit of time we were banking on his ability to juggle a ball with his feet at 7’3” to translate.

 

[businesslawyer]

I disagree, it is not incredibly disrespectful and stupid. I didn't know thabeet was a sore spot. I think of thabeet what NBA teams thought of him after 5 minutes.

If that’s what you think you’re an idiot. He was an all conference, honorable all America level college player who was very valuable on a Final Four team. I hate to bother you with the obvious, but his lack of a NBA competency was entirely irrelevant to his college career because it happened after his college career was done. Just like you’re becoming a human being that can actually have a rational thought wouldn’t change the stupidity of what you said prior to such time.

Sheesh.

 

[Fishy]

Hard pass no thanks. Take it somewhere else. I don't want more thabeets.

Serious question.

Were you born in 2005 or do you have no excuse?

 

[Mike Honcho]

I feel like back in the day The Boneyard would've been absolutely relentless and hammering this kids hot takes. Nowadays it seems like it only merits a smirk and a slight headshake.

We've mellowed.

The ignore button is easier to locate.

 

[k-walk]

The ignore button is easier to locate.

He’s the first poster I’ve ever used the ignore button on, which is pretty impressive considering some of the wild takes on this board

 

[mauconnfan]

I disagree, it is not incredibly disrespectful and stupid. I didn't know thabeet was a sore spot. I think of thabeet what NBA teams thought of him after 5 minutes.

Wait you weren’t being sarcastic? You can’t be serious with this post now can you?

 

[UCan3]

We have won a lot of championships with players that were not McDonald’s All Americans. We’ve beaten a lot of teams loaded with these “one and done” minded kids. Look at the way we shredded higher ranked teams this year.

I don’t want any pre-madonna’s that come in highly ranked but only want to practice for 1 year in UConn uniform and enter draft. We’re too good for that…

 

[Huskygrad88]

Rut roh. Do not Google Stephon Castle.

We have won a lot of championships with players that were not McDonald’s All Americans. We’ve beaten a lot of teams loaded with these “one and done” minded kids. Look at the way we shredded higher ranked teams this year.

I don’t want any pre-madonna’s that come in highly ranked but only want to practice for 1 year in UConn uniform and enter draft. We’re too good for that

 

[UCan3]

Rut roh. Do not Google Stephon Castle.

There are exceptions He looks like he is ready to rock…. And he committed to our program early (for a recruit like him.)

I will say the “jury is out” though and we’ll see if he wants to be a Husky or if this is a practice year for him. I trust D Hurley had a good chance to make this valuation - just don’t want quick decision to take a disgruntled recruit who left program.

Think about Jordan Hawkins - he was nowhere near the player as a Freshman as he was as Sophmore - let’s see how Castle does.

 

[Greedo]

I disagree, it is not incredibly disrespectful and stupid. I didn't know thabeet was a sore spot. I think of thabeet what NBA teams thought of him after 5 minutes.

Thabeet isn’t a sore spot, he was just an outstanding college player that didn’t pan out in the pros. This is a college team, so hell yeah I’d take another Thabeet. Dude was an absolute eraser around the rim on defense.