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[QUOTE="oldude, post: 2826854, member: 7511"]
I have no doubt that Geno would have loved to have Parker as a Husky, but let me clarify my original post.  I’m not saying that Boston will be better than Wilson, Parker, Cox or C Collier.  While Boston is the best post in her class, she’s clearly not the top player in her class.  That would be either Horston or Jones imo.

The reason I would view losing Boston as “the most significant recruiting loss” since Geno came to CT has everything to do with geography.  If UConn cannot hold onto a quality BIG in their own backyard, it could signify a dangerous new trend for the Huskies.

There are precious few talented HS posts in the country every year.  NE is not like TX, where 6’4”+ WBB players are seemingly everywhere for Baylor & TX to snatch up.

Of all the various explanations why UConn did not win the last two championships, I have always felt that the absence of a true post player was the most significant.  I see Boston and ONO as the keys to getting UConn back to the promised land.
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