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Matthews Decommits

Kembacity said:
Good god he said that the day he was announced as head coach! That wasn't spoken from experience walking into a gym in a UConn polo. Why does it seem so many of you here lack a grasp of basic logic?
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What are you talking about? You seem to be the illogical one. I am going to take his word about the brand over yours. I doubt a man with options would have taken this job if that wasnt something he believed.
 
was chill's guy. understandable. he likes to recruit in that area and is successful. goodluck matthews, dont think he will recommit.
 
Imno1 was in a meeting at a famous pizza establishment. What came from it was what we will call the Sally’s strategy. Since our commits were never recruited by Coach Hurley they should be given their release while both sides evaluate the situation. In the end UConn will field a team that plays hard winning basketball. Good news is coming soon
 
HuskyBoi said:
was chill's guy. understandable. he likes to recruit in that area and is successful. goodluck matthews, dont think he will recommit.
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I think he’s gone too. But we have Sid Wilson and Polley.
 
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Phoenixhusky said:
I think he’s gone too. But we have Sid Wilson and Polley.
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what i meant was that since chills was gone then he was gone. i guess thats my bad but yeah true, i love sidney wilson, he's from my area. hes gonna be a star here
 
The players that are top 125+ are much different anmials than the High School and Mid-Major players. Hurley might needs to make a few adjustments if he is going to get elite talent.
 
djct1999 said:
In the end, it doesn't even matter. Dan Hurley was brought in to drain the swamp. That is a process. Hurley has a plan in place and a vision of the type of recruit he can bring in. Lets all collectively catch our breath and trust that he can execute. It was a home run hire and the perfect man for the job. There is no reason to think that he can't bring UConn back to an elite level. This roster, the recruiting class inlcuded, is far from elite. Hurley knows that and in an ideal world he probably would only want to keep Wilson, Adams, AG, and Carlton.
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MUGA baby, MUGA!!!

In case you missed it, MUGA = Make UConn Great Again!
 
MadDogRevival said:
I know this is probably just the irrational, emotional part of my brain talking here, but I kinduv think that the hiring of Dan Hurley brought us back to an elite level.
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Said every single program who hired a successful mid-major Coach to turn around there upper level program. It’s included with the “fire up the fanbase speech” package...
 
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Do any of you realize if he pushes a recruit out vs keeping him that also clears a scholarship for next year. You don't take a player for 1 year if you think you can get better players even if it's for 2019
 
Hankster said:
What does it mean "I am not closing the door on UConn.."
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It means people here will argue that Hurley told him he is better off somewhere else, or that he’s not good enough to play here anyway, or that he would have been our second best player next year, or that he’s scared to compete for playing time.

Take your pick.
 
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Hankster said:
What does it mean "I am not closing the door on UConn.."
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WingU-Conn said:
It means people here will argue that Hurley told him he is better off somewhere else, or that he’s not good enough to play here anyway, or that he would have been our second best player next year, or that he’s scared to compete for playing time. Take your pick.
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Why is everybody so ornery right now? Jeez.
It means that the player is either keeping us as a potential landing spot or is just saying that to be respectful to us even if he doesn't mean it.
No need to get all insulty about it and attack your fellow BYers.
 
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Sphinx said:
Maybe Dan Hurley took a look at Polley and thought, "Hmm, a 6-8 small forward who shot 42% from 3-pt range last year. And then there's Sid. And I need guards. Better give Matthews fair warning."
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(and with Delaire as our #1 2019 target, this is exactly what happened)
 
3'sGetDegrees said:
Please tell me you are being sarcastic? Have you watched his tape? Half of his highlights are him grabbing uncontested rebounds below the rim!
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Let me tell you I'm not sarcastic. Please tell me you're not that dumb about basketball not to see the skills?:eek: Guess you are. But thanks for your input.
 
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Doctor Hoop said:
My impression was that it was largely the lack of offensive coaching for that. It didn't seem that anyone beyond Adams, Larrier and Vital were given the freedom to create. And for being a spot up shooter, hard when those three mostly sought their own shot.
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Could be but I think he would have had the freedom if he proved he could. He looked scared with the ball quite honestly and there was nothing that led me to believe anyone would let him go on his own. He needs to really tighten his handle, get a stop and pop game in the lane and rebound the ball - stronger over the summer is the key. Bobby SR said the next few months are huge for all of these kids and I totally agree. With strength comes confidence in many parts of their games.
 
I prefer the simple, straightforward narrative: the people that recruited Matthews are now gone - Chill only recently - and Matthews wants assurances that this new coach and his system will suit him. We do not know if Hurley has tried to assure him ... we do know that both parties agree that resetting the process is necessary.
 
auggie22 said:
I prefer the simple, straightforward narrative: the people that recruited Matthews are now gone - Chill only recently - and Matthews wants assurances that this new coach and his system will suit him. We do not know if Hurley has tried to assure him ... we do know that both parties agree that resetting the process is necessary.
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Hurley would probably play him at the 4. I know a lot of wings HATE the thought of playing the 4 because in the league they would play the 2 or 3.
 
Many folks here always believe grass is always greener. No one is as good as that next recruit. Those highlight videos where a kid dominates future rec league ballers gets em all the time.
 
auggie22 said:
I prefer the simple, straightforward narrative: the people that recruited Matthews are now gone - Chill only recently - and Matthews wants assurances that this new coach and his system will suit him. We do not know if Hurley has tried to assure him ... we do know that both parties agree that resetting the process is necessary.
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Whoa now...what they hell will become of this place if people insist on talking in clear, common sense terms like this? Tom better stock up on Ramen if we keep going like this.

We now resume the overly emotional, often irrational and always frenzied combination of panic and horror and simultaneous elation and joy that usually occupies this space.
 
scotty0330 said:
Many folks here always believe grass is always greener. No one is as good as that next recruit. Those highlight videos where a kid dominates future rec league ballers gets em all the time.
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Hopefully people are smart enough to filter the obvious and look at the skill set in the reality of what will become another level for him. I guess some can't.

He's gone and I am real curious to see what Dan Hurley has up his sleeve as I am sure he's way ahead of me that's for sure.
 
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