Not just directed at you,but the amount of people who voice concern that we get a kid too early, compared to the ones who complain about getting involved and putting pressure on kids too late is comical on the BY
Obviously Gavin was not aware that UConn stopped recruiting him hard as per The BoneYardBorges wrote an article about Griffiths today. It didn’t seem worth its own thread, but it’s relevant enough here.
Why Simsbury’s Gavin Griffiths chose Rutgers over UConn men’s basketball, others: ‘Tough decision’
The 6-foot-7 shooter from Simsbury, Connecticut, chose Rutgers over the UConn men’s basketball team and other programs.www.ctinsider.com
We need to ramp up our NIL, which we are trying to do now.
Can't read the article but he's the only one I'm really bummed about missing on and he just loves Pikiell, not much you can do. Staff put a lot of time in on Justin Edwards too.
Can't read it as in you don't want to because he didn't choose UConn, or because you can't use the link? The 2nd one is easy to solve and I'm sure you know how.
of course but we dont want 3* guys that go to high school 3000 miles away at the expense of 5* guys in our backyard.
a top 5 recruiting class in july means diddly and even if we land stewart and coen it would be around #10-15 in a given year not #2 once the other schools fill out their classes. i said i'd be happy with it but we have a long way to go so dont try to tell me offering these guys in july of their senior years' was the plan all along. as opposed to the past couple years there is some apparent scrambling going on i'm allowed to point it out.
10-15 is a great class. Most teams (outside the 3 or 4 real recruiting juggernauts) have a year or two in the top 15 when they have ins with talent and a couple years outside. You hit top 10-15 every year and you build a powerhouse top 10 program.
Bendm has had valid concerns around 2023 recruiting, the Middleton string of events, last min offers, etc. for the past month. And every time he points something out like “does offering a new wing mean we might not be leading for Middleton” people say overreaction or boneyard hysteria. Fact of the matter is the 2023 class had a chance to be a monster class with Bowen, Edwards, Griffith, etc. and we’ve missed on most of our original targets. Doesn’t mean it can’t still be a great class, just means things haven’t gone as planned so far.
But Gavin insisted that neither Pikiell’s Connecticut roots, nor the Rutgers coach’s relationship with his father (the two didn’t know each other all that well), had a big impact on his decision.
I saw Justin Edwards play in-person earlier this year, he would have easily played D-1 minutes this past year as a junior in HS. Just a tremendous 3-level scorer with a great feel for the game matched with next-level athleticism. The only thing that will stop him from being a 1-and-done is his attitude. As long as he doesn't go to Nova I'll live with not getting him, assuming he goes to one of those bigger name schools.
This staff has had the best offseason this program has seen in many many years but you still aren't satisfied/have to find something to complain about. Give it a rest and be excited about who we did get. This staff puts a ton of effort into recruiting and it shows by the ways these kids talk about the staff
100% spot on. I think the thing holding the program back from landing these top targets is lack of NCAA tournament success. Need a Sweet 16-type run to get the engine going otherwise we're in trouble.
Isn't the number 1 2023 recruit in the nation going to a school that hasn't made the tournament in 6-7 years?
I mean if you're happy with losing in the first round and think that's not a negative impact in recruiting, be my guest! God forbid I think success on the court = success in recruiting...
The #1 recruit is GG Jackson and he's going to South Carolina
It's like clockwork, every spring/summer he panics about recruiting and the lack of commitments/guys we didn't get. Last year it was the massive mistake we made in not going after Avery Brown, the kid who committed to Columbia.
"A top 5 recruiting class in july means diddly" is blatantly untrue. It means less than a top 10-15 class in fall of the next year, but it means SOMETHING. It allows for a margin of error with not needing to hit every single remaining top target.
You seem like someone who wants UConn to be unsuccessful so you can say "see I was right!!!". Be happy we've had the most successful offseason in many years, stop worrying about who we don't have. Be positive for once
How is wanting to win a game in the tournament not wanting UConn to be successful? Genuinely confused still at whatever point you're trying to make to not appear wrong. I even liked your earlier post when you said people are overreacted negatively about this class. It's a great class. I just think it could have been better if we didn't go 0-2 in the tourney the last two years. Again, fail to see how that is an unfair point to make...
It is insane how far some people will go to defend a staff that hasn't had a lick of postseason success.
We’ve had 2 top 10 classes per 247 since 2011. The Fab year with Gilbert & them, and last year after factoring in the mid year reclassifications.
Edwards is down to Kentucky and Tennessee and will choose very soon. Kentucky is the consensus pick.
