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ESPN 33
Rivals 40
Scout 32
247 39

Let's see how that changes post-commit. Or has it already? I don't recall him being as low as 40.
 
Paesano said:
ESPN 33
Rivals 40
Scout 32
247 39

Let's see how that changes post-commit. Or has it already? I don't recall him being as low as 40.
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He was like 60 on 247 yesterday or two days ago
 
CardiacAndre7 said:
He was like 60 on 247 yesterday or two days ago
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The chart on their site confirms a big bump. Do we have pro-UConn folks there or are they just that bad and they are playing catch up? I will give them credit for having a chart though. Way more transparent than the other sites. I fully expect MAL to plummet on ESPN (Orange Sportsnet), for example.
 
Paesano said:
The chart on their site confirms a big bump. Do we have pro-UConn folks there or are they just that bad and they are playing catch up? I will give them credit for having a chart though. Way more transparent than the other sites. I fully expect MAL to plummet on ESPN (Orange Sportsnet), for example.
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That's a composite ranking. Also, the jump has been more gradual than that. He was ranked around #70 about a year ago, but was #41 at the beginning of 2016. Still impressive to be knocking on the door of a five-star rating at this point.
 
Paesano said:
ESPN 33
Rivals 40
Scout 32
247 39

Let's see how that changes post-commit. Or has it already? I don't recall him being as low as 40.
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He's consistently been in the 37-40 range on Rivals for months now. You never learn your lesson with this stuff.
 
Matrim55 said:
If Hamidou commits and we get no other guards/wings in 2017, our depth chart probably looks like this for the 2017/18 season:

PG: Jalen (Jr), Alterique (S0), MAL (Fr)
SG: Hamidou (Fr), Vital (So)
SF: Larrier (Jr), Jackson (So)
PF: Durham (So), Diarra (So)
C: Enoch (C)
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Jim Calhoun isn't walking through that door. That lineup is way too big, with way not enough ballhandling.

With KO's (correct) preference for smaller, modern, guard-oriented lineups, it'll be a lot closer to:

PG: Gilbert (S0), Vital (So)
SG: Adams (Jr), MAL (Fr)
SF: Diallo (Fr), Jackson (So)
PF: Larrier (Jr), Diarra (So)
C: Enoch (C), Durham (So)

Probably more accurately, the 1 and 2 positions would be interchangeable, with Adams and Gilbert starting and playing 30 mpg, MAL the first off the bench at 15-20 mpg, and Vital getting the remainder.

Diallo and Larrier would start at the 3 and 4. Jackson the primary backup at the 3/4 when we go perimeter-oriented, and Diarra for those (hopefully) rare minutes where we play 2 bigs together.

Enoch starts at the 5, with Durham the primary backup, though if Durham and Diarra are in together, it's probably Durham spending more time at the perimeter on offense.

Ideally we'll add a stud big to complement the 4/5 rotation, in addition to Diallo, and maybe a bench SF as well.
 
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7774 said:
He's consistently been in the 37-40 range on Rivals for months now. You never learn your lesson with this stuff.
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No, actually, you never learn yours. Let me say it again, the gap between how smart you THINK you are and how smart you ACTUALLY are is a god damn CANYON!

I said, "I don't recall". What don't you understand about the english language? What about that confuses you? Or do you think everyone else is like you and doesn't have a life? I don't track these sites daily. I don't assume anyone else does either except, maybe, you. So if someone says, "I don't recall", I would assume they missed it due to the constant changes. Maybe the last time I looked, he was 37 or some other 30-something. Get it? Look, son, being an obtuse will not end well for you. Change now before it is too late.
 
Paesano said:
No, actually, you never learn yours. Let me say it again, the gap between how smart you THINK you are and how smart you ACTUALLY are is a god damn CANYON!

I said, "I don't recall". What don't you understand about the english language? What about that confuses you? Or do you think everyone else is like you and doesn't have a life? I don't track these sites daily. I don't assume anyone else does either except, maybe, you. So if someone says, "I don't recall", I would assume they missed it due to the constant changes. Maybe the last time I looked, he was 37 or some other 30-something. Get it? Look, son, being an obtuse will not end well for you. Change now before it is too late.
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Sure, you definitely weren't trying to imply that Rivals dropped MAL's ranking because he committed to us. Seriously though, how many times are people going to have to point out you're wrong before you end this UConn recruiting rankings manipulation conspiracy theory of yours?
 
Tenspro2002 said:
Jim Calhoun isn't walking through that door. That lineup is way too big, with way not enough ballhandling.

With KO's (correct) preference for smaller, modern, guard-oriented lineups, it'll be a lot closer to:

PG: Gilbert (S0), Vital (So)
SG: Adams (Jr), MAL (Fr)
SF: Diallo (Fr), Jackson (So)
PF: Larrier (Jr), Diarra (So)
C: Enoch (C), Durham (So)

Probably more accurately, the 1 and 2 positions would be interchangeable, with Adams and Gilbert starting and playing 30 mpg, MAL the first off the bench at 15-20 mpg, and Vital getting the remainder.

Diallo and Larrier would start at the 3 and 4. Jackson the primary backup at the 3/4 when we go perimeter-oriented, and Diarra for those (hopefully) rare minutes where we play 2 bigs together.

Enoch starts at the 5, with Durham the primary backup, though if Durham and Diarra are in together, it's probably Durham spending more time at the perimeter on offense.

Ideally we'll add a stud big to complement the 4/5 rotation, in addition to Diallo, and maybe a bench SF as well.
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Adams will be our primary 1 and leader on the floor. No way around that. He is not and will not play 2. He is banging on the door his sophomore year to be our leader. Notice that he's hosting a visit instead of Rodney? Kid is a natural born leader and that's why KO wanted him from day 1. Our 1 and 2 are interchangeable in our system. So lump Jalen, rique, vital, MAL together. Sometimes HamD could play there if he comes, depending on opponents lineups and foul trouble.

Now it gets tricky because Larrier is a true 3 at the college level. If he is a good defender he will play some 4 a la Daniels and Dham. I see him splitting 25 mins between 3 and 4

Durham will play more 4 except in that small lineup. I saw him at the football game Thursday, no way he is banging as a 5 on D. He is a terrific player though; some of us are sleeping on him. Kid was on track to be a high 5* recruit before injury. If he comes back on a tear... Watch out!

KO emphasizes putting the 5
Best players in the court and trying to make opponents adjust. That's why it's tricky for us to say who will play where. All I know is I would love to have HamD and another big!!
 
Tenspro2002 said:
Jim Calhoun isn't walking through that door. That lineup is way too big, with way not enough ballhandling.

With KO's (correct) preference for smaller, modern, guard-oriented lineups, it'll be a lot closer to:

PG: Gilbert (S0), Vital (So)
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At no point in his HS career has Vital been a real PG, nor has he ever projected to actually be one. He's a combo guard at best, but really an undersized SG.
 
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champs99and04 said:
Ham is a 3 at the college level, IMO.
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who wouldn't want to play with the trio of adams, gilbert , and Mal. those guys running the floor... wow. Honestly don't think there is a better pg rotation next year, forget when mal comes to town. My one hope for hami to come to school is to learn nuances of professional level defense and offense; things like cutting off ball but mainly pnr play. Ollie is a master at developing defensive iq, he never bails out his players and forces them grasp schemes...a very pro like approach to coaching. Hamidou could definitely use that, but i'll go on the record if he declares after his PG year he will no doubt be a first rounder.
 
Matrim55 said:
At no point in his HS career has Vital been a real PG, nor has he ever projected to actually be one. He's a combo guard at best, but really an undersized SG.
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I don't think he'd ever play full-time at the point, but for a nominal backup, you could certainly do worse.
 
CallMeBruce said:
I don't think he'd ever play full-time at the point, but for a nominal backup, you could certainly do worse.
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For sure. But on a roster with Adams, Gilbert & MAL, Vital is almost certainly #4 on the PG depth chart.
 
Matrim55 said:
For sure. But on a roster with Adams, Gilbert & MAL, Vital is almost certainly #4 on the PG depth chart.
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I think Jalen is a strong candidate to leave after this season, and who knows, maybe Vital kills it off the bench this year.
 
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Better then any uconn guard in a decade plus.
 

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Ok this is good news guys but lets put things in perspective and remember that Mike Fatcessa said "after Calhoun Uconn mens basketball will become irrelevent".;)
 
Why waste any time with the delusional old women (figuratively, not literally) on PC's board?
 
FfldCntyFan said:
Why waste any time with the delusional old women (figuratively, not literally) on PC's board?
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Let's all just stop worrying about them. Not saying I agree with them or anything but this type of stuff happens on every board, including this one. Can't really be hypocritical like that when their fan base is talking themselves up, we do that all the time here.
 
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BUHusky10 said:
True story: I go to school in Boston and this past Wednesday I was wearing a UConn sweatshirt in a restaurant by campus and the lady working there noticed what I was wearing and said her son visited UConn "this past weekend" with the family and she said him and the whole family loved it. She said he is highest on UConn and BC right now but that Kevin Ollie made a great impression on the family and that he is "an amazing coach". We chatted a little bit and I assumed he was just someone we were showing interest in (judging by him being high on BC as well which is uncommon for guys we target) but when I was leaving I asked for his name and she said Makai.

Now that Im reading this thread its become clear to me MAL is the son she was referring to and that they were at UConn for First Night this past weekend. She seemed really impressed by the program and made it seem like her son was chasing UConn, not the other way around due to the way she phrased the following: "I keep telling him, work hard, work hard and they will want you and you can get a full scholarship and a free education".

She also mentioned that her family is very close to Shabazz's and that they have known each other for a long time being close to Roxbury and such. This bodes well for us as the neighborhoods in Boston like Dorchester and Roxbury are big on UConn and multiple people have stopped me while wearing UConn gear to say something like "Bazz!" out of the blue.

Take this for what its worth but I think if Ollie stays on this kid he will be a Husky.
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I knew over a year ago when I ran into a member of this kid's family by chance that UConn was where he wanted to play, and that if Ollie stayed on him he will sign with us. Glad it played out like expected and everything worked out for the best, I need to find her and say congrats.

Welcome MAL.
 
Matrim55 said:
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I'm intrigued by the 4 titles this summer, how rare/big-time is that? Is that easy or not really. Love some more detail on this....

I'm very excited that KO got his top guy again! Pretty good size to pair w Rique and CV and hopefully Jalen!
 
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