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Storrs South said:
From Russ Woods of Rivals on TOS (not behind a paywall so I feel OK posting the direct quote):

"Have been told that mom wants Rutgers. AAU (an Adidas sponsored program) wants UConn (a Nike sponsored program). Kid is torn."
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Weird you would think parents would fall in love with KO.
 
Chief00 said:
Like the recent recruits parents ??
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Thing is I think there are a lot of players out there who are as good or if not better, Lot of these guys are worried of getting recruited over.
 
Storrs South said:
From Russ Woods of Rivals on TOS (not behind a paywall so I feel OK posting the direct quote):

"Have been told that mom wants Rutgers. AAU (an Adidas sponsored program) wants UConn (a Nike sponsored program). Kid is torn."
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I can't imagine the aau team beating out mama's wishes. What does he want is the question. This was the same scenario with Sid. His coaches loved UCONN and the family loved st johns, we know how that turned out
 
AntG168 said:
And an Adidas sponsored aau team is pushing for a Nike school over Adidas????
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I was wondering the same thing and the response was:

"Been wondering the same thing, but that is what I'm told.

Rutgers just switched to Adidas on July 1 so maybe Team BBC doesn't know or maybe they're just attempting to steer the kid towards the better basketball brand...or maybe it's both."
 
djct1999 said:
Seems fairly obvious. He wants UConn, Mom wants Rutgers.
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I know everyone's Family dynamic is different, but these parents choosing their kids school for them REALLY bothers me. I would tell my kid what school I would prefer, but it wouldn't go any further than that. I would feel like such a loser making my kid go to the school of my choice, when he wants to go elsewhere. Especially when his choice isn't a bad one. My son is only 9 and it's gonna kill me if be goes away, but it's his life. My wife has to live with it also.
 
uconnever said:
I know everyone's Family dynamic is different, but these parents choosing their kids school for them REALLY bothers me. I would tell my kid what school I would prefer, but it wouldn't go any further than that. I would feel like such a loser making my kid go to the school of my choice, when he wants to go elsewhere. Especially when his choice isn't a bad one. My son is only 9 and it's gonna kill me if be goes away, but it's his life. My wife has to live with it also.
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What do you think is more feasible, that the kid respects his mother enough to place considerable stock in her opinion, or that he's being held hostage by her demands? From everything I've read, this process sounds like a fairly healthy one. To take anything else away from it is just blind projection in my estimation.
 
I've never understood the shoe company thing. What does listening to the shoe companies do for you? Especially as a 75+ recruit. It's my understanding that every NBA player gets a deal of some sort and the player ends up making the decision, not the company. The offers will vary, but is it really going to matter if you wore Nike shoes in college? Are you "building a relationship" at the college? Seems crazy to me. I'd imagine your draft slot and notoriety will have infinitely more impact than any relationship built by wearing a certain shoe in college.
 
I'm thinking we get a commit today, the twitter behavior says more than the crystal balls.
 
auror said:
I've never understood the shoe company thing. What does listening to the shoe companies do for you? Especially as a 75+ recruit. It's my understanding that every NBA player gets a deal of some sort and the player ends up making the decision, not the company. The offers will vary, but is it really going to matter if you wore Nike shoes in college? Are you "building a relationship" at the college? Seems crazy to me. I'd imagine your draft slot and notoriety will have infinitely more impact than any relationship built by wearing a certain shoe in college.
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It's more about what listening to your coach will do for you.
 
If a kid near bottom of top 100 doesn't value UConn 10 times more than that garbage at RU you move on.
 
uconnever said:
I know everyone's Family dynamic is different, but these parents choosing their kids school for them REALLY bothers me. I would tell my kid what school I would prefer, but it wouldn't go any further than that. I would feel like such a loser making my kid go to the school of my choice, when he wants to go elsewhere. Especially when his choice isn't a bad one. My son is only 9 and it's gonna kill me if be goes away, but it's his life. My wife has to live with it also.
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Seems like a logical, well-educated response. Unfortunately, many recruits aren't given similar support.
 
uconnever said:
I know everyone's Family dynamic is different, but these parents choosing their kids school for them REALLY bothers me. I would tell my kid what school I would prefer, but it wouldn't go any further than that. I would feel like such a loser making my kid go to the school of my choice, when he wants to go elsewhere. Especially when his choice isn't a bad one. My son is only 9 and it's gonna kill me if be goes away, but it's his life. My wife has to live with it also.
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Well yeah, unless the kid is choosing Rutgers then I'd be like WTF dude?
 
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