Khadeen Carrington focusing on four- uconn on the list

[husky99]

http://zagsblog.com/recruiting/loughlin-guard-mike-williams-adds-offers-carrington-focusing-on-four/

 

[Palatine]

Just a question, in those highlights, does he goes softly to the rim? Shouldn't he finish with a bit more authority?

 

[CTBasketball]

I don't think we should go at this kid hard until we see where we are at with Hill, McLaughlin, and Oubre. If we can get Hill to commit I do not think we take a chance on Khadeen.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

I don't think we should go at this kid hard until we see where we are at with Hill, McLaughlin, and Oubre. If we can get Hill to commit I do not think we take a chance on Khadeen.

Yeah, it seems like he's kind of on the back burner as a potential guy if the bigger names end up going elsewhere.

 

[upstater]

I don't think we should go at this kid hard until we see where we are at with Hill, McLaughlin, and Oubre. If we can get Hill to commit I do not think we take a chance on Khadeen.

While I imagine that's definitely true (Hill over Carrington), I would take Carrington commit instantly if he were willing to say so tomorrow. I would not hold this kid back. Plenty of people who have seen him think he is the real deal, the kind of guard who can develop into a star at UConn. Plus, consider that for the first year in 2014, Calhoun, Purvis and Hamilton will be sharing time at the 3 guard/Sf offense, so Hill would not be likely to command more than 25 minutes anyway.

Here is what I see assuming Hill comes:

3 positions:

30 mins for Calhoun
30 mins for Purvis
20-25 mins for Hamilton
5-10 mins for Samuel
25-30 mins for Hill

If Carrington comes, he gets less than Hill, and then Hamilton and Samuel play more.

This is why you absolutely take Carrington if he's willing to commit tomorrow.

The problem with Carrington, however, is that he may have advisors who are disposed against UConn. We know his mother loves Kevin Ollie. But there was an anonymous source who represents a NYC 2014 UConn offer (is there another other than Carrington?) who denigrated UConn as being a mid-major now. He may be like the Mo Harkless-advisor who knocked UConn prior to the 2011 championship year.

 

[CTBasketball]

I like his teammate Michael Williams though. He can shoot it from 3. And his AAU teammate Donovan Mitchell.

 

[aceboon]

While I imagine that's definitely true (Hill over Carrington), I would take Carrington commit instantly if he were willing to say so tomorrow. I would not hold this kid back. Plenty of people who have seen him think he is the real deal, the kind of guard who can develop into a star at UConn. Plus, consider that for the first year in 2014, Calhoun, Purvis and Hamilton will be sharing time at the 3 guard/Sf offense, so Hill would not be likely to command more than 25 minutes anyway.

Here is what I see assuming Hill comes:

3 positions:

30 mins for Calhoun
30 mins for Purvis
20-25 mins for Hamilton
5-10 mins for Samuel
25-30 mins for Hill

If Carrington comes, he gets less than Hill, and then Hamilton and Samuel play more.

This is why you absolutely take Carrington if he's willing to commit tomorrow.

The problem with Carrington, however, is that he may have advisors who are disposed against UConn. We know his mother loves Kevin Ollie. But there was an anonymous source who represents a NYC 2014 UConn offer (is there another other than Carrington?) who denigrated UConn as being a mid-major now. He may be like the Mo Harkless-advisor who knocked UConn prior to the 2011 championship year.

That was Kimani Young, the coach of New Heights(Facey & Samuel) who said those comments knocking the new conference, he's not associated with Carrington. He was quoted as saying he knew an AAU coach of a NYC player that we were recruiting(like you, I thought it was Carrington) who said he liked UConn but wasn't sure of their conference situation. Interesting enough he has UConn, Cincy and SMU in his final 4 so who knows if it was actually him. Young came off as uninformed anyway, calling it a one bid league.

 

[upstater]

That was Kimani Young, the coach of New Heights(Facey & Samuel) who said those comments knocking the new conference, he's not associated with Carrington. He was quoted as saying he knew an AAU coach of a NYC player that we were recruiting(like you, I thought it was Carrington) who said he liked UConn but wasn't sure of their conference situation. Interesting enough he has UConn, Cincy and SMU in his final 4 so who knows if it was actually him. Young came off as uninformed anyway, calling it a one bid league.

Yup, I may be totally wrong on this.

That said, I would take Carrington tomorrow.

 

[aceboon]

Yea I like Carrington's game alot as well...but give me Hill or Oubre

 

[Husky1972]

Here is what I see assuming Hill comes:

3 positions:

30 mins for Calhoun
30 mins for Purvis
20-25 mins for Hamilton
5-10 mins for Samuel
25-30 mins for Hill

You've got Boatright definitely gone?

He would have to project even better next year than Napier does now, not to come back for his senior year.

He's nowhere near running an NBA offense at this point.

He'll need to change a lot of opinions to get better feedback than he and Shabazz received this year.

David Borges on what scouts told him:

http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2013/01/20/sports/doc50fc7005bf35b161100313.txt?viewmode=2
As for Boatright, the scout had a less glowing review: “For me, personally, he’s tough to like. He’s got the lethal traits of being (not smart on the floor) and selfish. When I first saw him I got excited, because he’s got big-time quickness. Maybe he’s reformed himself. A couple of times, (he didn’t pass to a player and) he had to see the guy. He’s one of those moody little point guards who decides who he’s going to pass to. I just hate that.”



http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2013/03/11/sports/doc513e4ba594d98547195856.txt?viewmode=2
On Boatright, both scouts were adamant that he’s not ready.

“I think he has to stay in school,” said the Eastern Conference scout. “He has to improve his shooting. At his size, he has to be able to knock down shots. He’s got great speed, quickness, an ability to get in the lane. He’s improving his passing, but he’s gotta work to be a knock-down shooter.”

Said the Western Conference scout: “I don’t see it for him. He’s an undersized scorer, he has zero point guard skills. He gets stuck in the air. He can make a play now and then, but he’s looking out for himself all the time. He’s a scorer and very quick. At that size, a guy running around like lunatic, looking for his own shot all time … Somebody else might like his raw ability. He’s a good athlete, but you’re gonna get a version of the kid (Nate) Robinson. I don’t know what you do with guys like that. I’m just not a fan of him.”