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Kisunas released from LOI

It would have been cool to have a Lit in the program but from all the tape out here (and a few amateur scouting reports on the BY) this kid seemed like a major reach for us.
 
UCDaveD said:
The accent was merely for comedic effect, and was executed brilliantly.
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Indeed, the masterful humor of CL82 harks back to the brilliant comedic stylings of 1986. What could be funnier than the foreign-born fish-out-of-water! Oh my! He's accidentally ordered the wrong food because he doesn't understand our culture ! Ha ha ha!

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All we need now is a training montage.
 
Irish Loop said:
Indeed, the masterful humor of CL82 harks back to the brilliant comedic stylings of 1986. What could be funnier than the foreign-born fish-out-of-water! Oh my! He's accidentally ordered the wrong food because he doesn't understand our culture ! Ha ha ha!

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All we need now is a training montage.
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I’m thankful for that show because it indirectly brought us Steve Urkel.
 
fleudslipcon said:
Hopefully Hurley has more success but if he doesn’t and if JA leaves and AG doesn’t recover Hurley’s job for 2018-19 might be more difficult than some posters are postulating. He and UConn don’t live in a vacuum. Every coach will use next season’s outcome if it’s bad to recruit against him.
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Most 2019 recruits will be signed in November before the season starts, so I'm not sure next year's outcome is that important to 2019 recruiting.

Hurley had to free up scholarships if he is to upgrade the roster. If the 3 recruits didn't decommit, Hurley could have been faced with 0 scholarships for 2018/2019 and 2 scholarships for 2019/2020.

Some people may not like this, but the ideal situation would be for Larrier to come back for one more year and get coached up. He would only take up a scholarship for one year.
 
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UConnStats said:
To summarize: It was all pointing to UConn, then the night before his announcement he tweeted something cryptic finished with “#BetOnYourselfThenDoubleDown”

The rest is UConn dark age history.
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Ahhh, this was the classic Ollie recruiting method in full 3D HD display.
 
SubbaBub said:
I really hope Hurley isn't going to try to win here wih 4 guard lineups. If he does he won't last long unless he recruits 4 guys who shoot the lights out right off the bat.
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We've already got two wings in Wilson and Pollie, so I don't think that's a problem.
 
UConnJim said:
Some people may not like this, but the ideal situation would be for Larrier to come back for one more year and get coached up. He would only take up a scholarship for one year.
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In the alternative, I could enjoy seeing Kisunas in a Yale uniform next year.
 
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freescooter said:
Anybody who thought this is about 2018-2019 is missing the boat. Hurley is building for the long term and it seems pretty clear he doesn’t see any of Ollie’s recruits as being part of that process. Despite his obligatory we’ll win with the guys we have press conference comments, I suspect he gets that next year ain’t gonna be pretty. There is not a lot of talent there. And given Ollie’s recruiting history not shocked he isn’t too upset about these guys leaving.
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An important implication of that is: if these guys weren't good enough to be part of the long term plan, then they sure as hell weren't contributing anything to NEXT year.

I think you are sleeping on Hurley wanting to win now. He wasn't blowing smoke there. I think he views it as showing that UCONN's back on the map, and marketing the program to future recruits.
 
gtcam said:
Shhhhhhhhhh
You are ruining the MoJo here
We need more of this:
Ollie man, wow. You know you have no clue what you are doing when a guy from from the A10 takes over at a blue blood and has no interest in retaining 66% of the recruiting class. That is wild.
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHahahahahah!

Sick sarcastic zinger.

This act is over a month expired, drop it.
 
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djct1999 said:
The response and over reaction is shocking to me. This had to be expected and like you said, IT'S PROGRESS!
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More specifically, it's 1 step back, with the expectation it will lead to 2 steps forward. People are getting hung up on the first bit.
 
People need to relax. It’s only been two weeks. As long as no one transfers, Adams comes back, and we get a guard we’ll be ok for next year. 2019 is when things will get rolling. He’s hopefully setting himself up for a big 2019 class.
 
the Q said:
I'm still hopeful Dan Hurley gets Akinjo back on board.
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Some guys are saying it's not a remote possibility. I have been wondering what inside info they might have.
 
the Q said:
What do think the talent's ceiling is?

What seed?

I'm really curious what people think this talent level looks like.

I guess i have to add in the qualifier that you need to tell me how many games Gilbert is playing for you in that projection. Maybe it's one with 0 and one with him healthy just to get a gauge.
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Nobody can answer that right now. As it stands, we are not a tournament team. imo
 
Dan Hurley now has a clearer path to getting his type of players into the program. I'm ok if he has to go the grad transfer route to get his type of player into the system which is much different that going the grad transfer route to fill the roster. It would be nice if he is able to bring in freshman for the development of the program but it's likely he will be selective as to who he takes based on who is available.; he seems like the type of coach that is not going to compromise what is important to him. It's going to be an exciting year which is something we've lacked in a while....
 
This is step 1, clearing out space. It's too soon to tell whether this is a purposeful act by Coach Hurley or if he actually wants to keep these departing players. It's too soon to start worrying now. There will be plenty of time for that over the summer if he doesn't fill the slots.
 
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BaZZnBOAT said:
It has some obvious holes. We still have to fill out 3 scholly's. For me to answer that question at this time would be pointless.
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intlzncster said:
Nobody can answer that right now. As it stands, we are not a tournament team. imo
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I'll amend the question.

How many of the current guys are starters or key bench players (think top 2 guys off the bench) for a final four contender?
 
intlzncster said:
Nobody can answer that right now. As it stands, we are not a tournament team. imo
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That would seem to be the logical baseline as of now. The "potential" concept & "coach 'em up" concept is pretty much projection (and hope....)
 
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UConnSportsGuy said:
Is this really a surprise or hard to understand? Seems pretty obvious and expected to me.

Ollie’s strategy and objective was always “positionless basketball” and that is what he used to attract these recruits.

Hurley’s strategy and objective is the complete opposite. If you watch his teams, he has clearly defined roles, responsibilities, and positions for his players.

Ollie ran a lot of iso plays and individual focus. Hurley is more of a designed team plays offense.

It isn’t just the coaching change that is driving the change of plans with the recruits (although that would be enough reason in my opinion). But the completely different strategy and even culture of the program by definition will attract (and need) very different types of players and kids.

These decisions are best for both the UConn program AND the players in the long run.
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Hurley's more of a guy who tailors his scheme to what he has. If it's 4 guards, he plays 4 guards. If he's got a stud inside, he's going inside out. He's not very complex.

That URI was often playing relatively positionless ball, but that's because they had nobody over 6'7 or whatever it was.
 
brasssbonanzaa said:
I agree, a core of Jalen (if back), Vital, Sid, AG, Diarra, and Carlton can be a competitive team with the right coaching. Not world beaters, but much better than 14-18. It seems realistically that Akinjo isn't interested in coming to UConn without Ollie, so be it. Beyond that, losing a couple of three-star recruits is not the end of the world when you're making a significant program transition.
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Absolutely. A starting 5 of Jalen, Vital, Sid, Diarra, and Carlton with AG and Whaley (at the bare minimum) off the bench definitely has the potential to be a ranked team with good coaching.
 
UConnJim said:
Some people may not like this, but the ideal situation would be for Larrier to come back for one more year and get coached up. He would only take up a scholarship for one year.
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I would not have been opposed to having him come back, but at this point, I'd rather have Wilson (and Pollie) get a lot of experience. That dividend will pay off.
 
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UConnSwag11 said:
People need to relax. It’s only been two weeks. As long as no one transfers, Adams comes back, and we get a guard we’ll be ok for next year. 2019 is when things will get rolling. He’s hopefully setting himself up for a big 2019 class.
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Agree with everything you said. If we get the 10 returning guys from last year all back plus another PG/SG, this team will be good. Hurley will get the guys he wants beginning next year.
 
the Q said:
I'll amend the question.

How many of the current guys are starters or key bench players (think top 2 guys off the bench) for a final four contender?
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Well, that's a big gap between tournament team talent level, and a FF powerhouse. I mean, look at Duke vs URI. And the diff in those players.

Adams might start, Wilson would get minutes on a FF team.

If he was guaranteed healthy, Gilbert would probably get minutes too.
 
JimOllie said:
Absolutely. A starting 5 of Jalen, Vital, Sid, Diarra, and Carlton with AG and Whaley (at the bare minimum) off the bench definitely has the potential to be a ranked team with good coaching.
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I don't understand why so many of these types of posts omit Polley. Obviously he's a limited player who needs a lot of improvement, but the kid shot 42% from 3. When's the last time a freshman did that at UConn?

Even if his role never grows beyond "stand there and hit a shot every four minutes," that's a valuable rotation piece.
 
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