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those who think we'd be lucky to get him since he's a Cali kid I beg to differ... We are the EXACT fit for his game... He will automatically fill a need for us in the frontcourt... Athletic rim protect who finishes well around the basket.. a real rim rocker... A real PTP'er in those areas that, quite honestly, we've been missing...

We get kids from out west... Ask Coach KO...

I'd kinda be shocked if we don't pick this kid up... especially this late in the game, and a legit opportunity to win a National Championship (because of how he fits... He's not looking for his own jump shot or to post anybody up right away - that'll be something he might develop by the time he's a SR... just be the athlete that he is, rebound, play solid D, get an occasional rim rocking dunk to get the crowd lit... he does these things, and our backcourt does what it does normally, we'll be a problem for all foes come tourney time, like always)
 
UConnStats said:
I think it'll be hard to pry him from the west coast, but he's an athletic freak for his height.

Hopefully Oregon gets McCoy, who would lock up a good amount of PT there.
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He's from Toronto so it's not like he's a west coast lifer.

This mirrors Justin Jackson. Toronto, spring decommitment, goes to high school in Vegas, does he follow the Canadian pipeline to college? Probably but who knows? He'd be a perfect fit and get plenty of PT.
 
CGarr said:
He's from Toronto so it's not like he's a west coast lifer.

This mirrors Justin Jackson. Toronto, spring decommitment, goes to high school in Vegas, does he follow the Canadian pipeline to college? Probably but who knows? He'd be a perfect fit and get plenty of PT.
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Doesn't Coach Chillious have connections in Canada? He is an intriguing prospect. Just hope he's got some good bball fundamentals to go with his athleticism.
 
CGarr said:
He's from Toronto so it's not like he's a west coast lifer.

This mirrors Justin Jackson. Toronto, spring decommitment, goes to high school in Vegas, does he follow the Canadian pipeline to college? Probably but who knows? He'd be a perfect fit and get plenty of PT.
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Wow, I forgot about that. Thanks.

It would be nice to start building a Canadian pipeline, especially with Shittu and Dort as targets next year. Jackson still stings, he's in mocks for next year already.
 
mauconnfan said:
His video reminds of the "Cleveland" kid that went to DePaul years back, who was all set here prior to JC recruiting over him?
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This is the thing about Calhoun. Many of the kids who committed here and then went elsewhere ended up being damn good players. Mo Harkless, Cleveland Melvin. Even the kids who were close but were snagged at the last minute, like Ike Diogu, there are a lot of them who were good, and/or better than their ratings.

The only kid who hasn't lived up to that potential is Prince Ali.

By the way, I feel the same about Terry Larrier. I hated the fact he chose VCU over UConn. I think he is going to be very very special. He's just dynamic out there.
 
mauconnfan said:
His video reminds of the "Cleveland" kid that went to DePaul years back, who was all set here prior to JC recruiting over him?
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CLEVELAND MELVIN.

The one that got away.

How dare you mention that name Mau. I was having a great morning too. now everything is ruined.
 
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Dogbreath2U said:
Doesn't Coach Chillious have connections in Canada? He is an intriguing prospect. Just hope he's got some good bball fundamentals to go with his athleticism.
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Not sure but let's hope. I'm assuming Hurley and his assistants had Toronto connections from his time in Buffalo that helped them.
 
If you want to feel better about this offseason, imagine landing Wooten and Waters and then picturing our starting line up going against our one at the end of the year last year. Or just think about Wooten playing one on one with Facey over and over
 
Kenny Wooten, 4-star PF, on Arizona State decommitment: Oregon Ducks are 'a huge factor'

This week, 247Sports four-star power forward Kenny Wooten, a 6-foot-8, 205-pound prospect out of Trinity Christian School (Las Vegas, Nevada), announced his decommitment from Arizona State and cited Oregon as a major part of that decision.

"It's a huge factor, honestly," he said. "I remember Oregon was in my top five, and I would say my top two, because I really enjoyed the coaching staff. Coach Altman was already a really good head coach. He reached out whenever he could. With the three of them potentially leaving - I didn't think they'd be leaving, so I was trying to find a fit. But they played as good as they did and put themselves in a position to leave. To go to a place like Oregon, and fit in immediately, that plays a huge rule because of what Oregon made of themselves."

According to Wooten, Oregon visited the top-100 talent this week and blew him away with its recruiting pitch.

"I talked to them recently," he said. "They came down here a couple of days ago, and they were talking to me. It was something special. I don't even know how to explain it, because it was so overwhelming. Coach Altman is one of the top coaches, because he went to the Final Four this year."

Wooten has indicated he plans to take a visit to Oregon, and possibly another school or two, before making a decision soon.

"I try to stay open-minded, but Oregon is Oregon," he said. "I try to stay open-minded about things, and not rush myself into something again. But Oregon would be hard to pass up. I mean, it's Oregon."
 
Ah yes Oregon who may have worked their way into 3 2nd round picks this year and made their first final four in 70 years this year. It'd probably be a good spot for him but he may be overhyping them
 
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tcf15 said:
Kenny Wooten, 4-star PF, on Arizona State decommitment: Oregon Ducks are 'a huge factor'

This week, 247Sports four-star power forward Kenny Wooten, a 6-foot-8, 205-pound prospect out of Trinity Christian School (Las Vegas, Nevada), announced his decommitment from Arizona State and cited Oregon as a major part of that decision.

"It's a huge factor, honestly," he said. "I remember Oregon was in my top five, and I would say my top two, because I really enjoyed the coaching staff. Coach Altman was already a really good head coach. He reached out whenever he could. With the three of them potentially leaving - I didn't think they'd be leaving, so I was trying to find a fit. But they played as good as they did and put themselves in a position to leave. To go to a place like Oregon, and fit in immediately, that plays a huge rule because of what Oregon made of themselves."

According to Wooten, Oregon visited the top-100 talent this week and blew him away with its recruiting pitch.

"I talked to them recently," he said. "They came down here a couple of days ago, and they were talking to me. It was something special. I don't even know how to explain it, because it was so overwhelming. Coach Altman is one of the top coaches, because he went to the Final Four this year."

Wooten has indicated he plans to take a visit to Oregon, and possibly another school or two, before making a decision soon.

"I try to stay open-minded, but Oregon is Oregon," he said. "I try to stay open-minded about things, and not rush myself into something again. But Oregon would be hard to pass up. I mean, it's Oregon."
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""I try to stay open-minded, but Oregon is Oregon," he said. "I try to stay open-minded about things, and not rush myself into something again. But Oregon would be hard to pass up. I mean, it's Oregon."

*Puke* They went to a final 4, wow, can't get much better than that huh?
 
King Husky said:
""I try to stay open-minded, but Oregon is Oregon," he said. "I try to stay open-minded about things, and not rush myself into something again. But Oregon would be hard to pass up. I mean, it's Oregon."

*Puke* They went to a final 4, wow, can't get much better than that huh?
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Casey Benson is leaving as well as the seniors so there's extra cash....uh errr...I mean schollies opening up so it makes sense.:oops:
 
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Altman has a firm grip on Canada. I've heard he's trying to convince Shittu to reclassify to 2017 and come in and play 3/stretch 4 in the Dillon Brooks mold.

I can only assume he's telling Wooten he's the next Bell.
 
UConnStats said:
Altman has a firm grip on Canada. I've heard he's trying to convince Shittu to reclassify to 2017 and come in and play 3/stretch 4 in the Dillon Brooks mold.

I can only assume he's telling Wooten he's the next Bell.
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Shittu is the guy I want most of all the guys in highschool. Sure hope we can grab him
 
KSC94 said:
Ah yes Oregon who may have worked their way into 3 2nd round picks this year and made their first final four in 70 years this year. It'd probably be a good spot for him but he may be overhyping them
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This is what I am afraid is happening in basketball. Basketball history and notoriety is being blended with football. Being known is being known. Alabama is killing it recently, and in case nobody noticed, the worst of the P5 basketball conferences (most years), the SEC, was very strong. And it is getting stronger.
 
I agree, and that's one of the reasons that more and more I think going back to the Big East is going to happen---- if something else doesn't break our way first. The Big East is still recruiting well and many of our best players have been from New York, Massachusetts, PA, MD etc. Playing more games in the region is probably going to be critical to continuing with strong recruiting going forward.

The success of Villanova has been a wake up call for me. Basically, with a pretty good coach and the Big East behind you, you can compete for Final Fours. At the same time, other than our 2014 run, no AAC team has even threatened. Things are going to get interesting.

I've heard that the AAC doesn't really have any idea what to expect revenue wise and that they don't feel good about the situation. However, avoiding the conversation benefits most in the AAC. The longer UConn sticks around, the longer they survive. If the numbers are brutal, we'll have to leave and that's an issue they have no real answer for. I suspect UConn is going to poke around enough to figure out if we can get T3 rights back or not. If we can't, look for a combination of Big East, Fox and SNY leaks to start coming out. SNY is a serious player in all of this. They provide the answer on the football side of things regarding whether or not we can seriously threaten to go independent.
 
HuskyHawk said:
This is what I am afraid is happening in basketball. Basketball history and notoriety is being blended with football. Being known is being known. Alabama is killing it recently, and in case nobody noticed, the worst of the P5 basketball conferences (most years), the SEC, was very strong. And it is getting stronger.
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I had this same thought during the tournament. Basketball talent is really building in traditional football only colleges. Hoops is cyclical so I would hate to say its a long term trend but it does seem football fame is becoming a larger part of basketball recruiting. Could also be demographics and southern migration in the US, money, lots of things but I saw the same pattern.
 
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Long-term high-level football success = a ton of money for athletic department -> hire good coach on a high salary and give them a large recruiting budget
 
Take it fwiw, but we've had productive phone calls with him. If the kid continues holding off pressure from Oregon(they want him on campus, and committed asap), we have a great chance.

Grain of salt grain of salt grain of salt :rolleyes:.
 
Did he actually say that? if Oregon were to have written that, they would have written it with less praise to make it more realistic. Clearly he wanted to go there the whole time and they didn't have PT available.
 
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