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CallMeBruce said:
UMass is light years behind us. Posting that in a thread where we landed a highly sought-after, top-30 recruit is particularly ridiculous. For the class of 2016, UMass currently has one commitment: Unique McLean, ranked 213th in the country. For this season, they have one incoming recruit: Luwane Pipkins, ranked 231st in the country. Last year they had CJ Anderson (269) and unranked Malik Hines and Rashaan Holloway, neither of whom has played yet.
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I never said Umass is at our level. I said if we don't keep the momentum and not be in the top 20 yearly that we could easily go to there level.
 
tcf15 said:
Your entire approach to this argument, as baseless as it is, has been off.

You can't expect people to have a reasonable debate with you when you go into a thread that's essentially celebrating the commitment of a top 30 recruit that falls in line with UConn's recent string of recruiting success (dominated transfer market, securing another top 40 PG and a top 100 PF) and proclaim that UConn will turn into UMass. Of course there is going to be backlash.

And it's funny how your tone has changed from about three weeks ago when you were saying UConn could be a top ten team at some point this season.
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That transfer market will be closing very soon. It will all. E about recruiting after that. I never said a top 10 team I said if everyone can gel they will be a good team.
 
NDakotaHusky said:
UMASS!? The status of UCONN basketball probably makes the list of concerns for the governor of CT. The status of UMASS basketball isn't even on the radar in MA. That fact and about 1000 others is why UCONN is where it is and why UMASS is where it is. I'm having a hard time believing you are a UCONN fan.
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So the Governor recruits players now? Come on that makes no sense.
 
Gblow8690 said:
I appreciate your response. And all I wanted to do was debate what we have and what we need to stay relevant going forward. Being in the AAC leaves very little wiggle room to fall from. We could become Umass very quickly if we don't watch it.
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The primary issue here is pretty simple yet it continues to escape you. The timing and placement of your post(s) couldn't be less appropriate. As many have tried to point out to you, this is a thread about a top recruit we just landed. Additionally, we have recently landed several others in this class and are on the final short lists of others in 2016 and 2017. We may end up with arguably our best recruiting class EVER in 2016. Our recruiting outlook has hardly been better than it is right now and this is the time and place you chose to put forth your particular argument/concern???? There is simply no chance to establish any degree of credibility. In light of that, if you can't understand why you are getting the reaction that you are, you can't be helped. Well, maybe a critical thinking/writing course would help.
 
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fleudslipcon said:
The majority of us currently do not believe we are on the edge of the pit of irrelevancy but it wasn't that long ago that many of the people in this forum were on this ledge ready to jump. If 8690 has fears with little underlying basis so what? I don't get the over reaction to him. He doesn't have to threaten the immense excitement we have regarding UConn's future any more than that large contingent of frightened posters who expressed their fears six months ago needed to put themselves and those who disagreed with them through that experience. It's not about ignoring these fears. It's about dealing with them. It's not about censuring them. It's about getting above them.
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You truly are the Buddha of the Boneyard:p;)
 
@Gblow8690 = @JSM1970, aka the guy who didn't believe Draymond Green could play for any other team in the NBA besides GSW. Its gotta be the same person, same moronic posting style. Don't even bother wasting your time engaging with that dude.
 
Peacefrog said:
The primary issue here is pretty simple yet it continues to escape you. The timing and placement of your post(s) couldn't be less appropriate. As many have tried to point out to you, this is a thread about a top recruit we just landed. Additionally, we have recently landed several others in this class and are on the final short lists of others in 2016 and 2017. We may end up with arguably our best recruiting class EVER in 2016. Our recruiting outlook has hardly been better than it is right now and this is the time and place you chose to put forth your particular argument/concern???? There is simply no chance to establish any degree of credibility. In light of that, if you can't understand why you are getting the reaction that you are, you can't be helped. Well, maybe a critical thinking/writing course would help.
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Nicely stated. For the record, concurrent with the announcement of Durham there were a group of posters focused on the Duke commitment and debated the legitimacy of Coach K. Certainly that was in a different thread but that thread worked it's way above this thread quite often that day. We don't always focus on the same things.

Me! i was jumping up and down and driving my wife crazy about what happened. I clicked several hundred times on this thread and looked at the other thread only to observe why people would choose that particular moment to argue with one another versus celebrate.
 
aceboon said:
@Gblow8690 = @JSM1970, aka the guy who didn't believe Draymond Green could play for any other team in the NBA besides GSW. Its gotta be the same person, same moronic posting style. Don't even bother wasting your time engaging with that dude.
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With all due respect, I will quit when he acknowledges the best program of his lifetime is the Connecticut Huskies and the 2015-2016 men's basketball team has a chance to win a NC.
 
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NDakotaHusky said:
With all due respect, I will quit when he acknowledges the best program of his lifetime is the Connecticut Huskies and the 2015-2016 men's basketball team has a chance to win a NC.
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Lol everyone has a chance
 
Peacefrog said:
The primary issue here is pretty simple yet it continues to escape you. The timing and placement of your post(s) couldn't be less appropriate. As many have tried to point out to you, this is a thread about a top recruit we just landed. Additionally, we have recently landed several others in this class and are on the final short lists of others in 2016 and 2017. We may end up with arguably our best recruiting class EVER in 2016. Our recruiting outlook has hardly been better than it is right now and this is the time and place you chose to put forth your particular argument/concern???? There is simply no chance to establish any degree of credibility. In light of that, if you can't understand why you are getting the reaction that you are, you can't be helped. Well, maybe a critical thinking/writing course would help.
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Lol best recruiting class ever? That's pushing it alittle I think. We have had some good classes.
 
fleudslipcon said:
The majority of us currently do not believe we are on the edge of the pit of irrelevancy but it wasn't that long ago that many of the people in this forum were on this ledge ready to jump. If 8690 has fears with little underlying basis so what? I don't get the over reaction to him. He doesn't have to threaten the immense excitement we have regarding UConn's future any more than that large contingent of frightened posters who expressed their fears six months ago needed to put themselves and those who disagreed with them through that experience. It's not about ignoring these fears. It's about dealing with them. It's not about censuring them. It's about getting above them.
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My big reasoning is the conference. If we get in the ACC or Big 10 I would not be worried but until then I am.
 
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This commitment is like an RKO out of nowhere. All the drama we go through with so many recruits. This kid just came in with a low profile visit, left quietly and then pledged his services and near future with our great school and program. Oh and he's borderline 5 star. We are spoiled and it doesn't suck.
 
NDakotaHusky said:
He was undoubtedly inspired by the winning tradition of the men's bb team
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Certainly not from the recent success of the Football team. Lol
Beating Nova in Football is like beating Yale in Basketball. Oh wait we lost to Yale so kudos to the Football team.
 
Gblow8690 said:
My big reasoning is the conference. If we get in the ACC or Big 10 I would not be worried but until then I am.
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look this isn't a personal blog to air your asinine grievances out, learn to use a message board format properly to add to discussions. in this thread you're making a lot of 'noise' about being worried about the state of the program... all while KO has reeled in an elite class and won a championship in 2014. There is legit nothing to worried about the state of the bball program, if anything fans should be gleeful. The only conclusion to draw from all this is that you're an insufferable troll who should be banned.
 
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Gblow8690 said:
Certainly not from the recent success of the Football team. Lol
Beating Nova in Football is like beating Yale in Basketball. Oh wait we lost to Yale so kudos to the Football team.
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The UCONN basketball team is the best men's basketball team of my lifetime....just say it bi**h!
 
James said:
look this isn't a personal blog to air your asinine grievances out, learn to use a message board format properly to add to discussions. in this thread you're making a lot of 'noise' about being worried about the state of the program... all while KO has reeled in an elite class and won a championship in 2014. There is legit nothing to worried about the state of the bball program, if anything fans should be gleeful. The only conclusion to draw from all this is that you're an insufferable troll who should be banned.
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Ok the AAC is the most powerful conference in men's basketball. No worries going forward. Have a nice night James
 
AtlantaHusky said:
This commitment is like an RKO out of nowhere. All the drama we go through with so many recruits. This kid just came in with a low profile visit, left quietly and then pledged his services and near future with our great school and program. Oh and he's borderline 5 star. We are spoiled and it doesn't suck.
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+1 for the Randy Orton reference.
 
Gblow8690 said:
Certainly not from the recent success of the Football team. Lol
Beating Nova in Football is like beating Yale in Basketball. Oh wait we lost to Yale so kudos to the Football team.
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So it turns out you're oblivious to both basketball AND football.
 
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