We don't know if he has no interest in UConn, if UConn has no interest in him or the lack of interest is mutual. I know I aleardy lost interest in his recruitment because it seems to be going nowhere with UConn involved.
It's just a little annoying to me. We should be cleaning up after a Natty and we aren't.
Which is exactly what we're going to be doing in the spring. I know we're at the point of the year where the board enters their yearly panic about the lack of recruits, but the landscape has changed and the portal is a huge factor now
And we really never have......and now we have a guy that can actually recruit. Although w NIL who the hell knows what the deciding factor is for these kids
But even Hurley said himself we don’t like to have to rely on the portal - we pick and choose our spots. You’re kidding yourself if you aren’t a little disappointed with our haul for the 2024 h.s. Class coming off the natty. My expectation was that we sign 3-4 high schoolers and then grab a couple portal guys. The way it’s looking we’ll probably need to bring in 4 portal guys - this was most certainly not our Plan A.
His visits make no sense. I never really care about missing out on players with lists like that when the clear best option is close by. There's usually a reason for it.
News flash we are #1
Where did I say that I didn't think that was the case? Clam down, SpongeBob
I don't think your expectation was ever realistic then considering the size of the 2023 class
We have no idea what is going on behind closed doors, what if karaban clingan castle and spencer all told Hurley they are coming back next year? In that scenario we dont have any minutes at all for next year. Not saying thats what happening but team cant disclose all plans
Spencer has used all of his eligibility, It's an open secret that Castle came in as a one and done, and if Hurley pushed Ajax to go pro, you best believe he'll do the same to Clingan
I hope next year's UConn isn't this year's St. John's. You can supplement your roster and fill a hole or two, but you can't build an entire team from the portal. We need some top recruits too.
What is the difference between bringing in a top recruit, a freshman, and a top transfer? One could argue that transfers are just as, if not more, important in the current landscape.
Which is exactly what we'll be doing, right now the likely starting lineup is all returning guys and we're filling in gaps in the rotation with transfers. Diarra/Nowell, Ball, Stewart, Karaban, Johnson
I think we'll be doing more than filling in gaps in the rotation with transfers. I think it's likely we'll have a couple starters from the portal.
I hope so, I'd like to bring in some top level guards. Just saying it's not gonna be a St John's situation where it's a full roster. We'll have some core pieces in place
I'll never forget the epic meltdown after the departures Floyd, Akok, Diggins, and Gaffney, and the graduation of Cole, Whaley, Polley & Martin. The sky was absolutely falling and so many posters were making dire predictions about the upcoming year without seeing the roster. People were freaking out this year as well, and while the jury is out about whether this team will win the title, we're #1 and got an excellent addition in the portal.
