Kadary Richmond down to Oregon, Seton Hall, St. John’s and UConn

[Dooooooomed]

Priorities/wishlist:
1.) Thomas, if we miss on him then Lane
2.) Cliff, if we miss on him then Cardwell
3.) Richmond, if we miss on him then Geronimo

Am I missing anyone? Not including Jackson as it seems we are out and honestly would take every single one of these guys over him anyways.

edit- took out Hugley

I'll take whoever commits first in any of those 3 pairs.

 

[superjohn]

when you say Richardson do you mean Richmond?

Yes, late night brain fart.

 

[8893]

His play looks a bit like .... dare to say ... Terry Larrier.

He is missing the sandwich board:

Larrier may as well have worn a sandwich board that said ‘I Don’t Wanna Be Here’ during games.

 

[Scrutineer]

His play looks a bit like .... dare to say ... Terry Larrier.

Waiting for polycom to come chime in ...

Not just you. We all were thrilled when Larrier drove to the basket like this kid.

 

[Matrim55]

Got another ball overnight as well.

Gonna be a lot more of those coming

 

[HooperScooper]

Not just you. We all were thrilled when Larrier drove to the basket like this kid.

As long as he didn't need to put the ball on the floor it was good.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

How about a pina colada, my friend?

Sounds as good to me as getting caught in the rain.

 

[CL82]

But yeah if you messed up, Calhoun would have it become a coaching moment. In games, the same thing. I remember once there was some article about his swearing and he lamented you need to say just to get some guys attention.

I remember that as well, something like, "I learned early on that you get a dramatically different response from kid if you say 'would please come here' versus saying 'get over here right now you '." Very Calhoun moment. He could seem rough around the edges at times but there was a method to his madness.

 

[JimHurley]

I’ll be happy with any 2 of Jackson, Thomas, Richmond, Omoruyi, and Cardwell.

 

[CL82]

I’m going to start a new thread about Richard Springs committing to UConn. Did anyone hear about that yet?

I like our chances.

(My super power is the ability to predict the past.)

 

[8893]

Sounds as good to me as getting caught in the rain.

I was wondering whether you would stick with the Steely Dan reference or take it in the Rupert Holmes direction.

Noted.

 

[Peacefrog]

kadary's ability to play 1-3 makes him the perfect compliment to whichever other wing we get. great first commit. thrilled

You’re at great risk of insulting the mojo. Make amends quickly or face the hangman should things go awry.

 

[Chief00]

Gonna be a lot more of those coming

Confi_ _ed

 

[HanDurley]

I’ll be happy with any 2 of Jackson, Thomas, Richmond, Omoruyi, and Cardwell.

Lane>Jackson

 

[CL82]

You’re at great risk of insulting the mojo. Make amends quickly or face the hangman should things go awry.

 

[ctchamps]

Highlight tape from May of this year... kid has some experience playing in MSG...

And scoring on kids dressed in orange. His team competed against that big screen. Lots to be excited about Richmond. Hits the deep three. Get him Dan.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Some posters have mentioned it before, but the
whole 1-5 is an old thought process. You got Ball handlers, wings and bigs. This kids unique in the sense he has the size to play wing off ball, but the skill to be a ball handler if needed. Sign me up

That works with the right players (disaster with the wrong ones). This kid sounds like he's one of them. Definitely encouraging that we are looking good here.

 

[FlippinCrazy!]

Just curious, who’d the 3rd guy from Rutgers pick for the crystal ball?

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

I was wondering whether you would stick with the Steely Dan reference or take it in the Rupert Holmes direction.

Noted.

Without prejudice, I hope.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

You’re at great risk of insulting the mojo. Make amends quickly or face the hangman should things go awry.

Has there ever been a PRE-season hanging?

 

[Peacefrog]

Has there ever been a PRE-season hanging?

I can't recall one but it might be time to set a new precedent. There is no off-season when it comes to The Mojo.

 

[8893]

Without prejudice, I hope.

Yes, you can escape.

 

[Walker11]

Gonna be a lot more of those coming

Do you think the staff did a quick pivot after realizing Jackson was less of a possibility? Or did they change their priorities after the AAU season?

 

[bendm]

Do you think the staff did a quick pivot after realizing Jackson was less of a possibility? Or did they change their priorities after the AAU season?

i don't think they'd be all in on kadary unless staff thought lane was slipping away too. love kadary tho. thrilled. blind speculation- the other wing spot goes to cam or geronimo.

 

[BFieldHusky]

They were never really in that hard on Lane.

 

[8893]

They were never really in that hard on Lane.

Must. Resist. Comment.

Must. Resist. Comment.

Must. Resist. Comment.

 

[UConnStats]

Lane is a big Florida lean. We’ll see how his UV goes here, but it’s looking unlikely. Richmond was way more efficient this AAU season and I like how he’ll get a prep year at Brewster.

 

[Storrs South]

Lane is a big Florida lean. We’ll see how his OV goes here, but it’s looking unlikely. Richmond was way more efficient this AAU season and I like how he’ll get a prep year at Brewster.

I think 8/30 is a UV unless he also plans on taking an OV

 

[superjohn]

i don't think they'd be all in on kadary unless staff thought lane was slipping away too. love kadary tho. thrilled. blind speculation- the other wing spot goes to cam or geronimo.

This is just off of highlights and some game film but I like Kadary more than Lane. I've always liked Jackson because I love freak athletes but Kadary has a significantly higher skillset.

I'm really confused by Richmond being a 2 star recruit not that long ago and still being at like 160 in the composite. He has handles, is a walking bucket, good length, good athleticism, elite body control/finishing at the rim and can play 1-3 positions. He seems hugely underrated to me. Many lower ranked players have a ceiling where you know they can never be a star type player. I don't see any sort of ceiling like that with this kid.

 

[BFieldHusky]

This is just off of highlights and some game film but I like Kadary more than Lane. I've always liked Jackson because I love freak athletes but Kadary has a significantly higher skillset.

I'm really confused by Richmond being a 2 star recruit not that long ago and still being at like 160 in the composite. He has handles, is a walking bucket, good length, good athleticism, elite body control/finishing at the rim and can play 1-3 positions. He seems hugely underrated to me. Many lower ranked players have a ceiling where you know they can never be a star type player. I don't see any sort of ceiling like that with this kid.

He did just get bumped into the top 100 on ESPN, but yeah it's really strange how low his ranking is in other places. Kind of reminds me of Gaffney last year. He was outside of the top 100, but had major offers.