Newman-Stone Package Article

[Chief00]

Brimah has not really put the shoulder to the test yet, as is appropriate at this time. He is still in the rehab process. I am not raising any red flags, other than shoulder surgery has a long rehab process with sometimes less than 100% results. He is said to be progressing on schedule and is in good spirits.

 

[TheChamps990411]

I absolutely LOVE Brimah and Tsam. I think they are going to be really really good for the next 3 years and i believe Brimah will go on to be a pretty good pro. That being said i think we`re in a great spot when we`ve got two guys like that already here and there is a possibility of getting two kids the caliber of Stone and Newman. If we get them then thats absolutely awesome and potentially makes us downright scary! If we dont get them then we likely get two other guys who are pretty darn talented and we still got Brimah and Tsam so we`re still in great shape.

Im not big on recruiting because we`ve beaten UK`s mighty freshmen twice already for national titles in `11 with a freshmen class that wasnt even ranked and this season without a single mcd`s all american while uk had like a combined 12 between those two teams. when it comes to getting to the final four ive figured out that if your there you have talent and are capable of playing with anybody. At that point it comes down to coaching. i truly believe that.

 

[huskyharry]

Coaching is important, no doubt. But there is also a lot to be said about for the team building that comes about from less heralded players fighting the good fight to become better as a team together and building cooperation and trust over a period of years. The one and done programs will never have that. I trust Coach Ollie to bring in players who are talented, but they will also be players with the mindset to work together and be willing to sacrifice personal glory for the good of the team.
I'm not saying that Stone and Newman can't be that type of player, I really don't know much about their personal character. But I trust that Coach Ollie will do due diligence and find the right players for the UConn program...ten toes in!
It does disgust me that so many who post on this site want to run Turtle out of town on a rail because his ranking has dropped this off season. His current, lower ranking is likely still above where TSam and AB were ranked & they are both Huskies to the core who contributed mightily to our championship run.