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There is no chance Hurley backs off a recruit he likes because a program like Kansas starts recruiting him. That's a fan's understanding of how things work.
Hurley ... He’s a Big East purist that believes the conference is a basketball utopia and that UConn is the mother ship. ...
The kid is already getting crystal balls to Kansas. I'm sure Hurley knew he's not competing with them for recruits, as of right now, he's not Jim Calhoun.Why? What kind of defeatist attitude is that? Is that what you think Hurley is about? Did Calhoun back off when Kansas came after A.J. Price? Unless Cuffe told Hurley don't bother because he wasn't interested, I'd be surprised, no I'd be disappointed, if Hurley backed off if he liked Cuffe just because Kansas was recruiting him.
Hurley for president......lmaoHurley has every expectation that he will recruit against Kansas, North Carolina and others and win some of those battles. He’s a Big East purist that believes the conference is a basketball utopia and that UConn is the mother ship. That’s why he’s here. He’ll recruit against anybody for a guy he wants. His success so far should tell you all you need to know. He’s recruiting great and he hasn’t even had a 20 win season yet.
True, Hurley definitely can't compete with Kansas for recruitsThe kid is already getting crystal balls to Kansas. I'm sure Hurley knew he's not competing with them for recruits, as of right now, he's not Jim Calhoun.
Hurley for president......lmao
Well I'm glad Hurley doesn't have your attitude.The kid is already getting crystal balls to Kansas. I'm sure Hurley knew he's not competing with them for recruits, as of right now, he's not Jim Calhoun.
Well I'm glad Hurley doesn't have your attitude.
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2 total future picks on Rivals and both for Kansas.
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Yup, forget it don't recruit the kid because he has 2 picks for Kansas. LOL
He may love Kansas and end up there. He may have told Hurley he has no interest in UConn and they stopped recruiting him. The UConn staff may have not been interested in him. But there's no way if the UConn staff was seriously targeting him they stopped recruiting him just because Kansas got involved. Do you really believe that?
True, Hurley definitely can't compete with Kansas for recruits
Nah, Javonte was ranked higher than Muscadin and none of this matters, we weren't seriously pursuing Cuffe for a long time.I thought it was acknowledged back then that it was really between us and A&M? I'm too lazy to go back and check, but do you remember? I'm pretty sure we knew Brown was a backup option for Kansas, who got Gethro Muscadin that class, who was higher rated than Brown, if my memory serves correct.
IIRC they still wanted Brown after they got Muscadin but said something along the lines of they might recruit over him with Isaiah ToddI thought it was acknowledged back then that it was really between us and A&M? I'm too lazy to go back and check, but do you remember? I'm pretty sure we knew Brown was a backup option for Kansas, who got Gethro Muscadin that class, who was higher rated than Brown, if my memory serves correct.
Yup beating out Nova for lil sool exemplifies this as well.It’s true. He thinks all these kids should want to play in the Big East and that UConn is the biggest brand there. He does not see limitations on who he can recruit. It is why he took the job. So far, so good.
O.K. we will just have to agree to disagree. But I would be extremely disappointed with Hurley if he had that kind of attitude.@HooperScooper yes.
who's panicking? i just reaffirmed that i trust in whatever dear leader thinks is best....am i about to be disappeared in the middle of the night and sent to re-education camp for saying something that could be interpreted as mildly critical of dear leader?

I wonder how much, if any Impact Norm Roberts has on the Cuffe Jr recruitment? Roberts has been an assistant at Kansas for a while now. Cuffe Sr obviously played at St John’s, but he graduated prior to Norm becoming the HC in the spring of 2004. IDK how close Cuffe Sr was with the program after he graduated? But maybe that connection has something to do with it...
i havent seen him listed other than 6'2 but if true that's a fair point and one i appreciate being pointed out. same with him wanting to transition to PG which would certainly be a deal breaker.he's a 5'11 combo guard. It's amazing we still have people questioning Hurley and staff's recruiting.
You're taking their point past reasonability, but this board does have a weird issue when it comes to questioning the coaching staff, like coaches are never wrong.i havent seen him listed other than 6'2 but if true that's a fair point and one i appreciate being pointed out. same with him wanting to transition to PG which would certainly be a deal breaker.
but this blanket restriction on "questioning Hurley" is fascist (heil hurley!). especially when i wasn't questioning him so much as expressing a legitimate preference to floyd. you can look back at my entire post history and you'd see this is as borderline critical as i've ever been towards him. but even still i wont be surprised if he lands two guards better than cuffe and brown PLUS clingan. i will forever remain loyal to dear leader!
certainly but it's fun to use hyperbole to make a pointYou're taking their point past reasonability