2021 Recruiting: Jordan Hawkins

[bendm]

Serious question..Not bustin'.. Did you consider Rip/Ray wings or SGs??

RIP was definitely a wing in college he played with Khalid and Ricky. Ray also frequently played with 2 other guards in the nba. On the heat for instance the small ball lineup was chalmers/wade/allen/James/Bosh.

i guess my definition of wing is a SF or SG that can play SF in 3 guard lineups. It’s an art not a science

 

[HuskyHawk]

He's not a reliable ball-handler or playmaker yet, and mostly plays SF (or even some very small-ball PF) on the circuit.

He projects long-term as a SG, but he's not one yet and probably won't be one until at least a year in Hurley's system.

Makes sense. I don't expect him to get a lot of time as a freshman really anyway.

 

[Umami Zen]

RIP was definitely a wing in college he played with Khalid and Ricky. Ray also frequently played with 2 other guards in the nba. On the heat for instance the small ball lineup was chalmers/wade/allen/James/Bosh.

i guess my definition of wing is a SF or SG that can play SF in 3 guard lineups

I agree with you

 

[ToolzieFan]

He's not a reliable ball-handler or playmaker yet, and mostly plays SF (or even some very small-ball PF) on the circuit.

He projects long-term as a SG, but he's not one yet and probably won't be one until at least a year in Hurley's system.

Thanks for chiming in. That’s about what I suspected, but my analysis is completely second-hand.

 

[CL82]

Man, it's almost like Hurley really wants a championship or somethin with these recruiting wins

I was thinking it, but decided not say it.

 

[olehead]

You realize that was @UcannUconn mentioning me?

Yes. It was a follow-up or in addition. Please understand.

 

[CallMeBruce]

Reading the tea leaves from some of our more informed posters.. If a fourth roster spot became available (assuming JH and Samson Johnson are on board for 2021).. Our 2021 roster would benefit from having another shooter

Nate Santos has dropped in ranking quite a bit, but I could see him being a Polley/Giffey type player for us.

 

[bill6319]

UConn Men's Basketball"s 2021 Recruitng Is Heating Up And So Is The DB Hate On The Boneyard — 860 Media Productions

DB responds to the boneyard haters

 

[Huskyforlife]

UConn Men's Basketball"s 2021 Recruitng Is Heating Up And So Is The DB Hate On The Boneyard — 860 Media Productions

DB responds to the boneyard haters

Go away.

 

[Kenny11]

When I first started posting here, I assumed everyone was old too...maybe simply because it’s a message board. But the more I’m on here I realize we have a lot of young people too. Even when Stanley passed several posters wrote that he was their one of their favorite players as a kid.

 

[superjohn]

UConn Men's Basketball"s 2021 Recruitng Is Heating Up And So Is The DB Hate On The Boneyard — 860 Media Productions

DB responds to the boneyard haters

You're just not good at this. It's not a matter of how old the reader is, funny is funny and your material just isn't funny. Please take this as constructive criticism.

 

[OldBosd]

You're just not good at this. It's not a matter of how old the reader is, funny is funny and your material just isn't funny. Please take this as constructive criticism.

your "constructive criticism" isn't constructive. Just deckish

 

[bill6319]

You're just not good at this. It's not a matter of how old the reader is, funny is funny and your material just isn't funny. Please take this as constructive criticism.

That’s your opinion, so far a lot of people have been enjoying DB’s blogs based on feedback. His comedy isn’t for everyone

 

[DogForLife]

Ive enjoyed them for the most part, some people need to lighten up

 

[bigknight3]

Go away.

You guys and the players like the video he posted in the past. He's presented himself as a work in progress trying to put effort into something that he's interested in

Either provide real, constructive criticism (sometimes I think his videos are a little over produced, but I get that's his style), just let it go, or just ignore his post/comments.

Edit: just seeing 860 and DB are two different people. But my comment about being constructive still stands.

 

[HuskyAlum012]

UConn Men's Basketball"s 2021 Recruitng Is Heating Up And So Is The DB Hate On The Boneyard — 860 Media Productions

DB responds to the boneyard haters

I personally think you are trying a little too hard to be as "hard" as barstool. Lighten up and keep up with the awesome video productions cuz those are your bread and butter.

 

[nadavtheman]

Ive enjoyed them for the most part, some people need to lighten up

I agree with this. Just don't read it if it's not for you.

 

[bill6319]

I appreciate everyone’s feedback good or bad. I started a website to show my videos figured why not add a blog, asked some of my college buddies if they wanted to blog. In no way am I going for the barstool style I just told them to be themselves and let them have freedom with it. Some people like the stuff, some people don’t. Either way I’m just trying to have fun and bring enjoyable UConn content

 

[Huskyforlife]

I appreciate everyone’s feedback good or bad. I started a website to show my videos figured why not add a blog, asked some of my college buddies if they wanted to blog. In no way am I going for the barstool style I just told them to be themselves and let them have freedom with it. Some people like the stuff, some people don’t. Either way I’m just trying to have fun and bring enjoyable UConn content

The videos are fine, it's the cringe stuff that you should get off your platform if you want to be taken seriously. "DB" is not getting anywhere with his style of humor, and his articles have many grammatical errors. If you post his stuff here, we have every right to be roast him, we arent his friends.

 

[CallMeBruce]

That’s your opinion, so far a lot of people have been enjoying DB’s blogs based on feedback. His comedy isn’t for everyone

Oh stop pretending you're not posting your own terrible blog

 

[UconnU]

Nate Santos has dropped in ranking quite a bit, but I could see him being a Polley/Giffey type player for us.

I spoke with him on social media. He said that we haven’t been in contact in months.

 

[bill6319]

The videos are fine, it's the cringe stuff that you should get off your platform if you want to be taken seriously. "DB" is not getting anywhere with his style of humor, and his articles have many grammatical errors. If you post his stuff here, we have every right to be roast him, we arent his friends.

Never said you can’t roast him. I literally said “I appreciate everyone’s feedback good or bad” I know posting on the boneyard can be a rough place sometimes. I never take it personally. I’m not exactly trying to be taken seriously at the moment. I’m no expert in videos nor are my bloggers some insiders, go ahead and roast us we are welcome to it. His blogs specifically say they are satire, was never to be taken seriously

 

[bill6319]

Oh stop pretending you're not posting your own terrible blog

I literally have my own blog name on the site MR. 860..

 

[UKemba15]

I appreciate everyone’s feedback good or bad. I started a website to show my videos figured why not add a blog, asked some of my college buddies if they wanted to blog. In no way am I going for the barstool style I just told them to be themselves and let them have freedom with it. Some people like the stuff, some people don’t. Either way I’m just trying to have fun and bring enjoyable UConn content

Every new blog or column goes through a “finding their voice” phase. I love the videos you produce, and I actually find the blog posts pretty entertaining for the most part (definitely don’t think they deserve some of the hate they’ve received on this forum at least). Creating content is hard work, and getting people to view that content is even harder...takes a heavy dose of ambition, so I have a lot of respect for your operation. Keep doing you man - create content that you love, put it out into the world, and reach your audience by staying true to your values.


P.S. When you release your first “Andre Jackson UConn Dunk Mix” I might break the internet from watching it too many times...

 

[bill6319]

Every new blog or column goes through a “finding their voice” phase. I love the videos you produce, and I actually find the blog posts pretty entertaining for the most part (definitely don’t think they deserve some of the hate they’ve received on this forum at least). Creating content is hard work, and getting people to view that content is even harder...takes a heavy dose of ambition, so I have a lot of respect for your operation. Keep doing you man - create content that you love, put it out into the world, and reach your audience by staying true to your values.


P.S. When you release your first “Andre Jackson UConn Dunk Mix” I might break the internet from watching it too many times...

High appreciated man!! And oh man I can’t wait to make that video