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gtcam said:
Yep
And they will all be sprinkled with fairy dust and a guarantee that there will be no bumps in the road
The kid was all in when Dan Hurley took over and the coach spoke highly of him as a person and a great kid to have on the team. Something happened behind the scenes - crap happens
I will bet that every program goes through issues with at least one player nearly every season - even Wagner and URI the past decade
JC had plenty in his tenure
Let's forge ahead and quit the endless finger pointing.
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" Something happened behind the scenes"
His inability to guard anyone happened. Lack of PT happened.
 
This thread is a bummer. I felt absolutely certain that Kwintin was going to get increased minutes next year. What a letdown.
 
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Mokum said:
Anybody can write a book. Try getting it published. Of course you can self publish( costs $$$$), but with no distibution you had better have a large storage space.
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Might be an ebook. Just enter your email address and he’ll send you a copy.
 
Butch said:
Ollie scouted off youtube? What the heck.
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"His recruitment was all over the board. But he wanted to play at the highest level, and believed he was a high-major player. UConn wasn't even in the picture; I just know Kwintin called me and said, 'I received a call from Kevin Ollie today.' And I was almost in shock."
Ollie, who had watched him in prep school and studied some video, called Williams, who had never been east of Oklahoma, offered a scholarship and convinced him to come to UConn.
[UConn Men] Rewind: UConn men vs. Houston in AAC quarterfinals »
"Ultimately, the decision was made for me by Kevin Ollie," Williams said. "I really believed in him. When he told me his playing type, his program, I stuck with it. No visit, I came on faith, and I don't regret anything."


Meet The Newcomers: In Kwintin Williams, UConn Has A Man Who Doesn't Give Up

Looking at this article again, we should have seen this coming, he had a 1.8 GPA in high school...he better not screw up our APR.
 
Caronimo said:
He’s definitely bleeping up our APR. Chief always said it’s off the court issues and this would make sense.
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Everyone with half a brain said it was off the court issues. It's obvious. Don't give Chief any more reason to keep Chiefin'
 
Forget about Kwinton, he is too far gone. UCONN can take the hit from academics point of view if it is only him. He was very popular and a good teammate. There is no point in trashing him or Ollie for that matter. He did not think that he was treated unfairly by the current staff. I am more concern about 1-2 others that r still here
 
polycom said:
"His recruitment was all over the board. But he wanted to play at the highest level, and believed he was a high-major player. UConn wasn't even in the picture; I just know Kwintin called me and said, 'I received a call from Kevin Ollie today.' And I was almost in shock."
Ollie, who had watched him in prep school and studied some video, called Williams, who had never been east of Oklahoma, offered a scholarship and convinced him to come to UConn.
[UConn Men] Rewind: UConn men vs. Houston in AAC quarterfinals »
"Ultimately, the decision was made for me by Kevin Ollie," Williams said. "I really believed in him. When he told me his playing type, his program, I stuck with it. No visit, I came on faith, and I don't regret anything."


Meet The Newcomers: In Kwintin Williams, UConn Has A Man Who Doesn't Give Up

Looking at this article again, we should have seen this coming, he had a 1.8 GPA in high school...he better not screw up our APR.
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The GPA could have been a concern but the fact he isn't good enough to play at Central should have been the real concern. If we stuck with Ollie the mass exodus would have had him scouting guys on pop-a-shots at arcades.
 
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Whtdmd said:
Forget about Kwinton, he is too far gone. UCONN can take the hit from academics point of view if it is only him. He was very popular and a good teammate. There is no point in trashing him or Ollie for that matter. He did not think that he was treated unfairly by the current staff. I am more concern about 1-2 others that r still here
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When you do this trolling act it's probably best you don't tell everyone you're a St. John's fan first.
 
awfuldan said:
His Instagram story this morning (also deleted) was of him flying back to CT to attend class. Guessing that he felt some frustration over having to do that, hence the tweets. Really not a good look by him though.
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He wasn't flying back cuz he was deposed?
 
I barely got to see him play, and I mean barely. I know he has the reputation of being very athletic, hence the acrobatic dunks, but what exactly is lacking in his game? I know we don't get to see practices, but did we ever get a chance at a fair assessment of his abilities. Some insight here would be appreciated.
 
superjohn said:
When you do this trolling act it's probably best you don't tell everyone you're a St. John's fan first.
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if u do some investigation. U know the info is accuratre, I am not trolling on this. I wrote about academics yesterday before this Kwinton twitter came to surface.
 
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SwingDog said:
I barely got to see him play, and I mean barely. I know he has the reputation of being very athletic, hence the acrobatic dunks, but what exactly is lacking in his game? I know we don't get to see practices, but did we ever get a chance at a fair assessment of his abilities. Some insight here would be appreciated.
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Everything. For a guy known for his YouTube dunking he's also surprisingly unathletic on the court.

Nice guy if a bit strange, he should be hitting the books and thankful to have the opportunity at a UConn degree.
 
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SwingDog said:
I barely got to see him play, and I mean barely. I know he has the reputation of being very athletic, hence the acrobatic dunks, but what exactly is lacking in his game? I know we don't get to see practices, but did we ever get a chance at a fair assessment of his abilities. Some insight here would be appreciated.
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He had a lot of “athleticism” but no coordination or basketball skill. No nose for rebounds which really neutralized his leaping ability. He couldn’t guard anybody and had no jump shot.
 
Dream Jobbed 2.0 said:
He had a lot of “athleticism” but no coordination or basketball skill. No nose for rebounds which really neutralized his leaping ability. He couldn’t guard anybody and had no jump shot.
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Thanks for the insight and the same to superjohn as well.
 
awfuldan said:
His Instagram story this morning (also deleted) was of him flying back to CT to attend class. Guessing that he felt some frustration over having to do that, hence the tweets. Really not a good look by him though.
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Its a long flight from the West Coast but there should be no more problems if he makes it back here.
 
He's work with PJF, a really talented trainer. He can put his dunking skills to work and make a decent career out of it for a few years.

In the meantime, he needs to shut his mouth about this program. Dan Brocke is a better basketball player. No exaggeration.
 
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superjohn said:
Everything. For a guy known for his YouTube dunking he's also surprisingly unathletic on the court.

Nice guy if a bit strange, he should be hitting the books and thankful to have the opportunity at a UConn degree.
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There’s a thread I think on the football board from a poster who couldn’t believe their son with a 1350 or something SAT, leader of a few school clubs, 3.8 GPA, and was waitlisted at UConn while he got accepted to other “more prestigious” schools. The fact this kid got plucked out of Alaska for his ability to dunk a basketball and doesn’t appreciate the chance to get a free degree from one of the best schools in the country is pretty nauseating.
 
superjohn said:
The GPA could have been a concern but the fact he isn't good enough to play at Central should have been the real concern. If we stuck with Ollie the mass exodus would have had him scouting guys on pop-a-shots at arcades.
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Well we all knew he couldn't play the issue now though is the GPA/APR if he decides to not get his stuff together.
 
Pgh2Storrs said:
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He tweeted this one earlier as well.
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What is unbelievable is you are getting the chance of a life time at an amazing school and instead, appear to be showing no appreciation for this great opportunity and the many advantages being given to you. This is very disrespectful, barring further reliable information.
 
SwingDog said:
I barely got to see him play, and I mean barely. I know he has the reputation of being very athletic, hence the acrobatic dunks, but what exactly is lacking in his game? I know we don't get to see practices, but did we ever get a chance at a fair assessment of his abilities. Some insight here would be appreciated.
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He had slow feet. Kwinton just couldn't stay in front of his man. Other than dunking he really had no offensive game but that would have been ok if he could play decent D.
 
SwingDog said:
I barely got to see him play, and I mean barely. I know he has the reputation of being very athletic, hence the acrobatic dunks, but what exactly is lacking in his game? I know we don't get to see practices, but did we ever get a chance at a fair assessment of his abilities. Some insight here would be appreciated.
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He didn't know how to play basketball at this level. There's a difference between what you do playing hoops with friends or at a park and what you do at a high level. Sometimes people who can play well in the chaos of, say, a park, can look good for small stretches, particularly if they're high energy. Some people liked Kwint last year. Some people like a guy or two this year who don't play. But those guys don't actually know how to play basketball at a high level (understanding rotations, off-ball stuff, ball trajectory, etc. etc. etc.), and so couldn't stay on the court for more than a few minutes.
 
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