Kisunas released from LOI

[djct1999]

C’mon guys this back and forth is becoming moranic.

I know you are but what am I?

 

[Tenspro2002]

Don't be so dramatic. Nobody said he was a clone of Lamb. I mentioned him in that I hoped he could eventually become Jeremy Lamb-lite. Which is not the same thing. He is smooth like Lamb, good bounce, can handle a little, has a soft looking shot, and is rangy for his weight. Reminiscent. There is some potential there.

I'm certainly not crying we lost him.

lol, "rangy for his weight", nice euphemism.

We're moving beyond the stick-figure archetype, thank God.

 

[tcf15]

OK, so we really think DH made a special trip to NH just to say, thanks but no thanks.

Essentially. He went there to watch and evaluate Kisunas. Saw what he had to see and made his decision.

 

[mauconnfan]

lol, "rangy for his weight", nice euphemism.

We're moving beyond the stick-figure archetype, thank God.

So you didn’t see the 2 we offered yesterday then. Not lots of bulging muscles there.

 

[superjohn]

Essentially. He went there to watch and evaluate Kisunas. Saw what he had to see and made his decision.

Don't know why these things are so difficult for many on the board to understand.

 

[Storrs South]

Essentially. He went there to watch and evaluate Kisunas. Saw what he had to see and made his decision.

Exactly. Hurley said he wanted to go somewhere that he could get 4 and 5 star recruits. He assessed what KO was bringing in with Matthews & Kisunas and politely said no thanks. Hurley knows what the standards are for this program and he is aiming higher.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

If this wasn’t the start you expected then you just don’t have a good understanding of how coaching changes work

Lol

 

[Son of Robert]

Essentially. He went there to watch and evaluate Kisunas. Saw what he had to see and made his decision.

Well, plus I think he is showing respect to the coach and the Brewster program.

 

[donyell34]

And I like DH aiming high.

 

[intlzncster]

I know it is apples and oranges but this reminds me of football discussions last year when folks thought just by getting a new coach, we could make a bowl game. We found out talent was not there and it is a total rebuild. I think we will find the same thing here. There is nobody on this team except for Adams - who my gut thinks he will not be back - with real talent. Gilbert is a bit of a wild card. He cannot be counted on to play a full season or even to play at the level he did when he was recruited. Everyone else, I am sure, including these 3 recruits have some decent qualities but are at best bench players for any decent team, let alone a final four team. Not sure what folks see in players like Polley, Whaley, etc. Someone compared Polley to DeAndre Daniels? I think it is going to be a long couple of years for us and I will say the same thing I said about football - I will be happy if/when we can compete in the AAC - win tournament championships and make the NCAA's for now. If/when we get back to Final Fours, it will be gravy. We may never get back there given how hard that is and our conference, etc. but hope DH can prove me wrong. My guess DH knows next year will be a rebuild and he is probably already looking forward to 2019/2020.

Wilson has real talent. He'd play on any UCONN team.

 

[intlzncster]

lol, "rangy for his weight", nice euphemism.

We're moving beyond the stick-figure archetype, thank God.

Well if they can play, I'll take them. Jeremy Lamb was 6'5 180. You'd take that kid on any team any day.

 

[Madmannsucks]

Essentially. He went there to watch and evaluate Kisunas. Saw what he had to see and made his decision.

Hmmm, that almost sounds like an impermissable workout. Don't think so. We can agree to disagree on this.

 

[Huskybass]

Well if they can play, I'll take them. Jeremy Lamb was 6'5 180. You'd take that kid on any team any day.

That's a guard. Guards can get away with being a little bit on the slender side and not as muscular, when you're talkin fours and five you better have a little bit of beef down low if you really want to be good. There are obviously exceptions to the rule like Marcus Camby but they are few and far between.

 

[zdm67]

He is ranked the 25th best player in New England by New England Recruiting Report, the foremost recruiting service
covering New England High schools and Prep schools.

 

[tcf15]

Hmmm, that almost sounds like an impermissable workout. Don't think so. We can agree to disagree on this.

That's fine, but you're making this thing out to be more complicated than it actually is...and I don't think you know what an impermissible workout is.

 

[Paesano]

Xenophobic much?

WTH?

 

[Fishy]

He is ranked the 25th best player in New England by New England Recruiting Report, the foremost recruiting service
covering New England High schools and Prep schools.

I'm going to guess it's also the only recruiting service covering New England high school and prep schools.

 

[Madmannsucks]

That's fine, but you're making this thing out to be more complicated than it actually is...and I don't think you know what an impermissible workout is.

No I do not. There is plenty of film available. Wouldn't need to make a special trip.

 

[The Funster]

Just trying to prevent my brothers from further sullying the lawyer rep on the board, as @The Funster noted:

Hey...whatever happened to context?

I object!

Kinda.

 

[Marbles90]

Wilson has real talent. He'd play on any UCONN team.

I hope so but we don’t know his D1 talent level until he suits up against other D1 talent.

 

[DICKG]

I’m shocked no one stayed but I still trust Hurley will get good recruits. Remember Hurley got great recruits to go to URI. He’s still getting his feet wet. Let’s wait and see how he does.

I wish Lukas the best.

Maybe his recruits from URI will follow him here.

 

[HobokenHusky]

And I like DH aiming high.

But if he is aiming high with Akok then we all need to be on the lookout for golden showers.

 

[Towney007]

Hurley's going to evaluate what's going to work for his program.

I'm not sure what the deal is on Akinjo, and I'm not all that familiar with the details of Matthews, but from all indications - Hurley pretty clearly had less than no interest in Kisunas. Worked him out, said 'meh' and on we go.

There's a size problem in the program, but there's also a toughness problem. And what'll happen is pretty straight forward. Some kids will stay and do really, really, really well with Hurley. Some kids will stay and squeeze some basketball out of themselves and help a bit. Some will 9-5 it and will stay because they can for a year - but ultimately ride the end of the bench. Then there's a gaggle of kids who will quit/be let go/asked not to come back/de-commit. My feeling based on watching these kids the past two years is more will be towards the later category. All seemingly good kids - but this guy seems pretty laser focused in terms of what and who he wants on the team and what kinds of players he wants. And I've got a feeling that the kinds of players he wants are going to be about as far away from being the type of player Kevin Ollie liked as possible..

 

[Danzz]

Except he has never really done anything off the ball in 3 years.

Do you really want JA as the primary ball handler next season? Look at his assists or lack there of. I'd like to see him in a Ben Gordon roll: fill in at PG but play a scoring guard off the ball . He can still drive and create shots from that position without having to play close to 40 mins a game..

 

[champs99and04]

If we're moving on from Kisunas and Matthews to clear room for better players, then the optimism in this thread is justified. But we're going to need to actually sign those better players, be it late decommits like Harris or grad transfers. Don't tell me this is about leaving them open for 2019. Worst case scenario if you're Hurley, Ollie's guys stay and then you're essentially in the same spot a year from now except those players have to transfer. Sounds harsh but that's the business.