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PG Tremont Waters (UConn Offer)

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Stairmaster said:
So, Tremont Waters...
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Appropriate that this bled onto the next page. Yes, let's talk about Tremont Waters.

Frankly, I'd rather Waters than Langford. I'll take shooting over a power guard who isn't even that big any day.
 
Another of the national guys just gave us a crystal ball pick.

I guess at this point we should be rooting for Green to sign with Duke & Young to sign with UK so that Waters's decision becomes that much easier. Hopefully we can get him up to campus in the next few weeks and seal the deal.
 
uchusky32 said:
That's not how it works.
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methodology said:
I dont think things actually work that way. He has an offer, correct, but I tend to believe its a 2 way street. Meaning he calls Duke "I'm ready to commit" and Duke either says "Terrific can't wait to get you on campus" or says "As of right now we prefer player X it might be in your best interest to wait things out and see if other opportunities are more to your liking"
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Well the giving of the offer SHOULD be the school's side of the 2-way street, but I guess in practicality it's a bit more ceremonial.

Still, seems like a school would get very bad PR and burn coaching/pipeline bridges if they made a regular occurrence of reneging or pulling offers. I guess it would reflect poorly on a recruit too, so it's risky to try and force it, but I can't imagine many schools really reneging on offers without already having filled the position in the cycle.
 
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Matrim55 said:
Another of the national guys just gave us a crystal ball pick.

I guess at this point we should be rooting for Green to sign with Duke & Young to sign with UK so that Waters's decision becomes that much easier. Hopefully we can get him up to campus in the next few weeks and seal the deal.
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I know he is on the short side, but I'd love to see a really pure shooter on the squad. Hoping that VJ will be a real player as well as a nice shooter, but am I wrong in feeling that Waters is a little like an earlier and smaller version of a Steph Curry-type player? I've just seen some videos, but he can get his shot off and he has a very nice touch on his shots. On or off base here?
 
Dogbreath2U said:
On or off base here?
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He's like Bazz. A PG with range, cojones & leadership abilities. Good not great athlete who projects much better as a 4-year college player than a future NBA star or anything.

I do think it would be weird if he came here one year after Alterique, since they're so similar in stature & game (Alterique is a better athlete, Tremont a better shooter). But KO can, of course, point to the success of the Bazz/Boat pairing and the Kemba/Bazz pairing, and hope that kid sees the light.

It's really important to me that we start cleaning up with Connecticut recruits. Enoch's a nice start, but given Tremont's profile, he'd arguably be a better/bigger get.
 
I like two small guards with skills. As the college game has lost talent to the pros over the years, smaller guards with skills have consistently performed as upperclassmen. Small guys generally have a better handle and scoring touch. They also seem to shoot free throws better. I'll play those two together no problem.
 
Hoophound said:
I'll play those two together no problem.
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So would I, but kids want playing time. And any kid would be smart to look at the class that comes directly before him and say "Who am I going to have to beat out to get on the court?"

If I was in Tremont's shoes, I'd have some serious questions about Alterique. Not saying it would be a deal breaker, but it's something everyone involved should consider.
 
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husky99 said:
Nothing to do with copyright. I want to help guys i get info from with hits.
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It's the same idea. In order for info to circulate better, copyright allows for what he did. In other words, there's a reason this is copyright law. It was made this way so that info could circulate faster. But the original writer/publisher is always looking for compensation. If the 10% is enough of a teaser, it will lead to more readers.
 
intlzncster said:
I never, ever worry about too much talent. Recruit the best guys you can get, and let every thing take care of itself on the court. Let the kids compete, and if guys don't like it enough, they can look for a new situation.
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Too much talent is not usually a problem; guys who don't play well together usually is a problem.
 
Reminder: Waters plays/played on Expression Elite in the EYBL with Nick Richards and Jermaine Samuels.

Richards remains a top C target for 2017, while it looks like we haven't been in much contact with Samuels since his return from injury.
 
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Hoophound said:
I like two small guards with skills. As the college game has lost talent to the pros over the years, smaller guards with skills have consistently performed as upperclassmen. Small guys generally have a better handle and scoring touch. They also seem to shoot free throws better. I'll play those two together no problem.
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IMO, it's not as much that smaller guards perform like upperclassmen, but that skilled small guards tend to stick around longer than skilled big ones who often jump to the pros after one to two years.

We often see our junior and senior smallish guards dominate as a result of having a few years of development and in the system compared to what a skilled bigger freshman or sophomore guard contributes for UK and programs that take a lot of short-timers. Kemba and Shabazz are two perfect examples of what an small upperclassmen guard can do to lead your team to a championship. Compare that to the long list of one and two year one or even two year wonders that go elsewhere and simply aren't mature enough or developed enough leadership to help lead to an NC. Now there are some rare exceptions, but as much as I'd love to land recruits that are among to very best at their position, I'm fine with the results we've seen under JC's and now KO's leadership.

Now I wouldn't tell some top recruit, nah, we don't want you. You're just too good, too big and too strong to be a Husky. :) I don't think that we're not getting those types of recruits because of not trying to land them, and like everyone else here, I do get excited when I see some top 10 kid interested in UConn. I don't think we can argue with the results we've seen over the past 16 years. With that said, it would be interesting to see KO land a top player or two at their position (like a HamD) while still loading up with as many 2nd and 3rd tier recruits (IDK, say top 30 to 100 types).

I still kinda like seeing UConn flip those McD AA Burger boys with a team that has none to a couple Burger AAs of our own. Something about witnessing a gritty UConn team outwork and out-will what most see as superior tournament teams. I'm not sure I'd enjoy it nearly as much if I were a fan of UK that just about rolls their roster completely over every two years. KO brought in a very nice 2016 class. I'm very excited to see if he can follow that up with as good if not better 2017 class and then see what those kids can do over the next few years. If he can add the right pieces and keep most of them intact, I would not be surprised to see NC Banner #5 raised up sometime within the next 2 to 3 years.
 
I said they perform "as upperclassmen." What I meant was that you end with experienced, quick and highly skilled smallish upperclassmen competing against bigger players with less skill and experience. I like that.
 
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