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Ngongba Cuts UCONN

husky429 said:
"some" of a "a few" =/= all.

We have two recruits slated to come to Storrs and a number of others who have expressed that the chip impacted their feelings about UConn.
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There are so many silly assumptions in this and every recruiting thread about things nobody has any inside information on. My kids had very good academic choices of colleges and 2 of the 3 were attracted to schools that were good but wouldn’t be my first choice. 17 is an interesting age.
 
My daughter went on 4 OVs her HS senior year and I did not agree with her final choice. She wanted to be with friends and I still wish she had chosen UConn (almost committed on Tuesday after she returned home from Storrs--my mistake I didn't answer the phone). But despite her choice, I am a proud father that she got a degree and a job out of school.

Like previously mentioned, Teenagers make some crazy decisions that make no sense at the time. Priorities are quite confusing.

This Flagg episode can only be 100% help to UConn as future recruits constantly saw our name and now they'll look deeper into our program. We've got to trust Hurley and his people when it comes to recruiting.

GO HURLEY !!!
 
Dezoworld said:
I'm really not. If iam why so much players leave after their first or second year. And now we have players skipping college to the G league or overseas to make money rather than playing in or going to college Not talking for all players but most. Lets say Cooper Flagg commits to Duke or even Uconn and they dont win a CHIP, guarantee he leaves for the NBA as he said he's already going pro after 1 year of college. Your either too old or too young to really know what these kids want more and that's to provide for family and never have to worry about struggling.
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Nah you really are talking out of your butt.

Let’s put this in perspective. Did you go to college? Did you graduate ? Did you then move on to a career?

Why did you do that? Why didn’t you stay for your PhD? If on the outside chance you did, why didn’t you stay for your double phd with the highest honors?

Just because someone is a one and done doesn’t mean they don’t want to achieve the best while they are there.
 
husky429 said:
"some" of a "a few" =/= all.

We have two recruits slated to come to Storrs and a number of others who have expressed that the chip impacted their feelings about UConn
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Wrong you must don't know the game in today's world. Everything is all about the money. Kids know if they have a good shot at winning it all but the most important part is getting to the next level
 
August_West said:
Nah you really are talking out of your butt.

Let’s put this in perspective. Did you go to college? Did you graduate ? Did you then move on to a career?

Why did you do that? Why didn’t you stay for your PhD? If on the outside chance you did, why didn’t you stay for your double phd with the highest honors?

Just because someone is a one and done doesn’t mean they don’t want to achieve the best while they are there
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Went to college didn't graduate but I know when I was playing I tried my best to win but deep down inside I knew their was other teams much better than ours and my goal was to get scoutrd to go overseas, which happened in 3003. I'm not saying the, don't want the best but what is more important to most I'll say it again most players want that NBA money. Question?How many kids today that had the chance to skip college and go pro? Cooper is 1 of those guys meaning college is 2nd in their heads.
 
Dezoworld said:
Wrong you must don't know the game in today's world. Everything is all about the money. Kids know if they have a good shot at winning it all but the most important part is getting to the next level
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You said kids only care about getting to the NBA. Most important =/= ONLY. A kid can care about the NBA and also winning in college.

Yes, a lot of kids want to make the NBA. If you asked their dream, they'd probably tell you that before winning an NCAA championship. Why is that a bad thing? The NBA is the ultimate achievement in basketball.

Winning a championship and getting the high-level coaching to make the NBA are also not mutually exclusive concepts. Our players winning a championship and being developed by a great, championship caliber coach has drastically increased their professional prospects.
 
What a misguided idiot.

Ahhhh, well.
 
Iluvsuebird said:
Why would he want to go to the defending champs, a program that deploys a pro system, and which has a recent history of improving big men? (see Whaley, Sanogo, DC). Young man does not want the heat that comes with being a Hurley player. I for one think he chose wisely.
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Or maybe he just wants to go so where else. His list has Kentucky and Duke..so, I have a feeling it is not the unimaginable heat associated with Uconn that deterred him.
 
Unclear if related, but Dan Hurley possibly dropping more shade on Instagram this morning
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Jorgensen said:
Unclear if related, but Dan Hurley possibly dropping more shade on Instagram this morning
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I really don’t think Dan is petty enough to be throwing shade at a high school kid on social media. He posts a lot of things like this.

I’m not hung up on Ngonba, and I understand that we can’t land every target, but I am curious what the deciding factor was. At this point, I hope he picks Kansas State. Tang seems like a good dude.
 
Come on now. A lot of bitterness on these boards. We r better than that. A recruit does what THEY think is best for them and their family. Both us and dook bring good things to the table. We may not like them. They are “the evil empire”.Let’s just focus on us. We just won the natty for goodness sakes and have another contender. So …”Thank you, next. “
 
Fan1978 said:
Betsy is 50/50 to transfer after he gets tired of nit
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Betsy’s family really really wanted him to stay home and play for UConn the point being able to see him play in person 20 times a year and be a local sports hero and read about his exploits in the local media and on nightly sportscasts as opposed to almost never hearing about him in Connecticut ever again. Going from playing in front of family and friends for a couple of years and being a local sports star to an afterthought. One of my cousins is close friends with the family. Kind of a weird decision all things considered.
 
Kathy said:
I certainly would hope not.
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I would doubt it as well.

I'd say this is more a reminder to himself and others to keep moving forward.

Dan Hurley's history already shows an impressive record of adjustments in the wake of recruiting after losses, whether they were expected, anticipate, or surprising.
 
This seems like such a random post by Hurley, that it's odd. One possibility is if PN was expecting a starting position to be handed to him and mentioned it to Hurley as his reason for withdrawing, then I could see Dan Hurley posting this.
 
2Infinity said:
This seems like such a random post by Hurley, that it's odd. One possibility is if PN was expecting a starting position to be handed to him and mentioned it to Hurley as his reason for withdrawing, then I could see Dan Hurley posting this.
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Come on. The same applies to the other schools. Kentucky and duke NEVER guarantee a starting position or specific minutes. Former players from both those schools have said just that. Can’t speak for K State though.
It’s just an inspirational post by Dan Hurley.
Everyone needs to stop disparaging the kid’s character.
And don’t think any coach would do so publicly
It would be a turnoff to future recruits.
 
2Infinity said:
This seems like such a random post by Hurley, that it's odd. One possibility is if PN was expecting a starting position to be handed to him and mentioned it to Hurley as his reason for withdrawing, then I could see Dan Hurley posting this.
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I would hope Hurley is not throwing shade at a 16 year old on social media. Lmao. I’d be extremely disappointed if he was
 
2Infinity said:
This seems like such a random post by Hurley, that it's odd. One possibility is if PN was expecting a starting position to be handed to him and mentioned it to Hurley as his reason for withdrawing, then I could see Dan Hurley posting this.
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He posts stuff like that all the time. It’s not a creative writing prompt for the BY, it’s just a shared ig post.

Isaiah is still locked in, so tread gently.

Also, I bet Tang is thrilled that he had to deal with a player situation on the weekend of an official.
 
AntG168 said:
I would hope Hurley is not throwing shade at a 16 year old on social media. Lmao. I’d be extremely disappointed if he was
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Agreed. Seems pretty unlikely.
 

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