2025 Recruiting: Meleek Thomas to UConn Crystal Ball

[Dove]

Didn’t he already visit Arkansas after UConn?

No. He called them saying he was "rescheduling."

 

[NJHusky]

Amazing how these guys can turn a paragraph of information into a 15 minute video.

More time for the ads they covet

 

[Huskyforlife]

Amazing how these guys can turn a paragraph of information into a 15 minute video.

It’s more amazing people watch and post the video here.

 

[auror]

It’s more amazing people watch and post the video here.

The content machine is breathtaking. Something happens (or maybe in this case, nothing happens), and someone makes a crystal ball because of it. Then someone makes an article or video about that crystal ball, guessing at the context of it. Then someone makes a video rehashing the article. Then someone makes a video rephrasing the rehash.

Videos about videos about articles about balls. And each step in the chain gets more definitive and more clickbaity about the thing. It goes from one person putting a random guess to at the end of the chain "Meleek Thomas is a LOCK to UConn". And the latter person has never talked to Meleek Thomas or anyone close to him a single time.

 

[awy]

idk if torres has any good uconn sources. i don't usually check his stuff.

 

[Huskyforlife]

The content machine is breathtaking. Something happens (or maybe in this case, nothing happens), and someone makes a crystal ball because of it. Then someone makes an article or video about that crystal ball, guessing at the context of it. Then someone makes a video rehashing the article. Then someone makes a video rephrasing the rehash.

Videos about videos about articles about balls. And each step in the chain gets more definitive and more clickbaity about the thing. It goes from one person putting a random guess to at the end of the chain "Meleek Thomas is a LOCK to UConn". And the latter person has never talked to Meleek Thomas or anyone close to him a single time.

They might not add any value, but they're elite at what they do.

 

[HooperScooper]

idk if torres has any good uconn sources. i don't usually check his stuff.

He is a UConn fan but I don't think he has any good connections. His 15 minute segment seemed to be like what any of us are doing on here. He's making assumptions from what has happened in Thomas's recruitment. No more, no less.

 

[Umami Zen]

He is a UConn fan but I don't think he has any good connections. His 15 minute segment seemed to be like what any of us are doing on here. He's making assumptions from what has happened in Thomas's recruitment. No more, no less.

He(Torres) does know the Arkansas beat writer who just gave a Crystal Ball for Meleek to UConn. Has a very high percentage rate on his picks. Why is this relevant? The popular opinion at Arkansas was it was between Acuff or Meleek for one of the final spots for 2025 at Arkansas. Perhaps one of the reasons Meleek hasn't shown his hand yet is he's waiting for Acuff to show his hand so that he( Meleek) has an easier decision.

 

[FearThePups]

Then it’s up to Meleek to commit first. What happens if Acuff commits to UConn first?

 

[Bboy Lace]

Then it’s up to Meleek to commit first. What happens if Acuff commits to UConn first?

We take both.... and destroy everyone anyways.

 

[ju6381]

We take both.... and destroy everyone anyways.

Room for both at UConn but only room for 1 at Arkansas?

 

[Bboy Lace]

Room for both at UConn but only room for 1 at Arkansas?

I don't even think of other teams anymore. Hurley and Co. have conditioned us to not worry.

 

[awy]

don't really follow what cal's up to at all but i don't think they were all that early on meleek. seems like a late play because they've got unspent money.

ok arkansas no, but cal has seen him early on and he's visited kentucky. the whole situation is pretty messy with cal tho so it's fair for him to be skeptical.

 

[Scrutineer]

I did like his going into detail on why he thinks Meleek is coming here. Any nugget of news is better than radio silence.

Also good to hear him reiterate Dan Hurley's recruiting philosophy about finding the right fit for his team regardless of their ranking.

 

[Iluvsuebird]

Room for both at UConn but only room for 1 at Arkansas?

And what about Solo Ball, Aidan and Nowell????

 

[navery12]

And what about Solo Ball, Aidan and Nowell????

Good news, we play 2-3 guards at all times

 

[FearThePups]

Where’s your source ?

 

[Palatine]

Is Meleek really 6-5? Or is one of those 6-2, 6-5s?

 

[Mr. French]

Is Meleek really 6-5? Or is one of those 6-2, 6-5s?

He’s not 6’5. I think most places say 6’3-6’4

 

[FearThePups]

You have no idea what you’re talking about. So why hasn’t he committed to the squid yet? Hasn’t it occurred to you that what he may give up in NIL from another school, he makes that up as a higher NBA draft pick and actually improves as a college player. Castle comes to mind. And Liam McNeeley chose UConn because of the program and how he will develop. Liam could have taken a bigger bag elsewhere.

 

[HooperScooper]

Where’s your source ?

For the record I'm pretty sure he's talking about Acuff and not Thomas.

I think it's a reasonable assumption on Acuff based on what we know to this point.

 

[ec33]

For the record I'm pretty sure he's talking about Acuff and not Thomas.

I think it's a reasonable assumption on Acuff based on what we know to this point.

Dan Hurley is recruiting this guy for a reason. And I don't think "emptying the bank of Walton and Tyson money" would be an operable strategy.