2024 Recruiting: Liam McNeeley

[UconnU]

Our defense hasn’t changed much year to year under Coach Hurley, but our offense has undertaken an overhaul. When we installed these extremely complicated sets this year, wearing teams down mentally, as well as physically, is when we broke through. Need to keep bringing kids like Liam who are smart, hardworking and efficient, but may not have the unbelievable athletic profile.

 

[UconnU]

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MV heading to the finals, this team isn’t fair they have a McDonald’s all-American coming off the bench. Liam is an excellent rebounder.

 

[Marat]

You would think UConn and Hurley should be able to get whoever they want at this point, being at the top with a chance to repeat. I mean I'm biased but come on? I guess there are other variables with NIL, false promises, etc.

 

[husky429]

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MV heading to the finals, this team isn’t fair they have a McDonald’s all-American coming off the bench. Liam is an excellent rebounder.

Montverde has been like that for a while. They just stockpile talent. Amazing facilities, good coaching.

 

[UCTitleTown]

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MV heading to the finals, this team isn’t fair they have a McDonald’s all-American coming off the bench. Liam is an excellent rebounder.

Sounds like they're the Duke or Kentucky of high school hoops.

 

[Jbirdp5]

You would think UConn and Hurley should be able to get whoever they want at this point, being at the top with a chance to repeat. I mean I'm biased but come on? I guess there are other variables with NIL, false promises, etc.

While I tend to agree with feeling they should be able to get whoever they want I do think Hurley views things a little differently where he doesn’t want the top 10 kid if their views aren’t aligned. With the portal out there he’s only going after high school players he really believes in

 

[UCfor3]

Sounds like they're the Duke or Kentucky of high school hoops.

Yep. Used to be Oak Hill. Montverde has taken it to another level.

 

[KemBuckets21]

You would think UConn and Hurley should be able to get whoever they want at this point, being at the top with a chance to repeat. I mean I'm biased but come on? I guess there are other variables with NIL, false promises, etc.

How many times have we thought this? We get who wants to be here.

 

[Phoenixhusky]

How many times have we thought this? We get who wants to be here.

And who fit the culture.

 

[CL82]

Do I think Castle committing and succeeding will influence other 5*s? Nope.

His committing? No. His experience here? Maybe. Setting aside the success on the court of the team, Castle has progressed a heck of a lot this season. I am a five star recruit, that's definitely something I look at.

 

[FearThePups]

Sounds like they're the Duke or Kentucky of high school hoops.

Sounds like they are the development feeder school for Duke and Kentucky.

 

[connVA]

How many times have we thought this? We get who wants to be here.

Gotta find kids who are willing to forego the short-term benefit of the largest possible bag in return for the longer term benefit of becoming a better basketball player and winning (while still earning a decent chunk). I'd like to think that trade-off is a no brainer but it's becoming increasingly apparent that it's not. So count me in as a skeptic on all of these targets until they sign on the dotted line.

 

[JonnyRI]

We now have had 2 Freshmen start for us in the FF in the last 365 days.

How many UK or Dook Freshman can say that?

Go get em Danny.

 

[seeya27]

Watched him in the MCDs scrimmage and hes very impressive. Itd be nice if he turned into yet another one of those infamous Uconn "consolation prize" recruits that ends up doing special things. He has a silky smooth game. He glides up and down the court and his shot is like melted butter poured over a lobster roll. I would not hate it at all if he came here.

"butter poured over a lobster roll.".
You sold me with that single line.

 

[Zonepress]

Gotta find kids who are willing to forego the short-term benefit of the largest possible bag in return for the longer term benefit of becoming a better basketball player and winning (while still earning a decent chunk). I'd like to think that trade-off is a no brainer but it's becoming increasingly apparent that it's not. So count me in as a skeptic on all of these targets until they sign on the dotted line.

$ usually wins

 

[Improviser]

Furphy will be playing in the NBA next year.

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Furphy will be playing in the NBA next year.

His name means something in Australian slang.

FURPHY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary​

Cambridge Dictionary
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a rumor (= unofficial interesting story or piece of news that might be either true or invented).

 

[KemBuckets21]

Gotta find kids who are willing to forego the short-term benefit of the largest possible bag in return for the longer term benefit of becoming a better basketball player and winning (while still earning a decent chunk). I'd like to think that trade-off is a no brainer but it's becoming increasingly apparent that it's not. So count me in as a skeptic on all of these targets until they sign on the dotted line.

Completely agree.

 

[UconnU]

We’re going to have some real competition if Kentucky hires Scott Drew and he needs to form a completely new team.

 

[mauconnfan]

We’re going to have some real competition if Kentucky hires Scott Drew and he needs to form a completely new team.

Already have that with Slimey the Razorback!

 

[FfldCntyFan]

His committing? No. His experience here? Maybe. Setting aside the success on the court of the team, Castle has progressed a heck of a lot this season. I am a five star recruit, that's definitely something I look at.

Sadly it may be a decade before the next player at Castle's level will also have that mindset coming out of high school.

 

[CL82]

Sadly it may be a decade before the next player at Castle's level will also have that mindset coming out of high school.

Maybe, but if I'm a five star kid, I have to view Castles development at Connecticut as a positive. Let's see where he ends up in the draft

 

[AllHusky]

Agree that our recruiting pitch of come to win and develop as a player is extremely powerful. Wondering if our opponents are now pitching, Come to Fungus Tech and help us be the team that dethrones the Kings!?

 

[FlippinCrazy!]

So his top schools are us, Michigan, Kansas and Kentucky? Seeing as how 2 have coaching changes, and Kansas is pretty stocked at the position, got to like our chances, at least more than where we were a month ago.

 

[UConnRock]

The Kansas sales pitch is that Liam replaces Furphy. They are very similar players and the system is in place. Furphy has to declare for the draft, but given the weak draft class that seems quite likely. He struggled toward the end of the season and that probably dropped him for borderline lottery to mid-late 1st round.

 

[Stinger92860]

We have to be in a better position now with a player like McNeeley than at any point in time. Let’s see what shakes out.