Precious Achiuwa offered by UNC

[LIUCHusky]

I mean did UConn ever beat UNC in recruiting battles even when Calhoun was here? It’s just one of those schools that have an advantage.

Corny Thompson, considered the #1 recruit in the country at the time chose UCONN over UNC. In 1978 UNC was a much better attraction as a BBall landing place than it is today.

 

[smoothcriminal]

Gotta get kofi. Then no matter what happens we’ve taken a huge step forward in recruiting.

 

[Burnsbros23]

I went To UK vs UNC sat right behind UNC Bench. And Nasir little is a hot mess right now. Was awful body language was horrible. Precious is very similar to Nasir little. I’d be scared of unc if I were Him.

 

[navery12]

I went To UK vs UNC sat right behind UNC Bench. And Nasir little is a hot mess right now. Was awful body language was horrible. Precious is very similar to Nasir little. I’d be scared of unc if I were Him.

And will still like my be a top 5-10 pick which is all most kids care about these days

 

[Stainmaster]

You know Chief will go off on that and that’s the word on the street / they are still doing that stuff - why not - they got zero punishment. Just being a little smarter about appearances.
Chief’s post isn’t NCAA approved. Ok Danny will probably be mad at Chief after reading this - but it had to be said.

Danny cares a lot about what you post here. Yup.

 

[husky429]

And will still like my be a top 5-10 pick which is all most kids care about these days

He WAS almost a consensus #3 in the fall though. Not a great look.

 

[Jaker]

If Hurley pays attention to anything Chief writes he should probably be fired.

 

[Vancat]

If Hurley pays attention to anything Chief writes he should probably be fired.

Is that in the contract?

 

[Jaker]

Is that in the contract?

LOL, that falls under "firing for cause"

 

[krinklecut]

Precious' family is from Nigeria so maybe the lure of all the Afro and African American Studies courses still offered at Norf Carolina was too difficult to pass up.

You know this kind of casual racism not getting called out is such a big part of the American problem today. Shut up. You're an idiot. I genuinely hate people like you.

 

[David 76]

You know Chief will go off on that and that’s the word on the street / they are still doing that stuff - why not - they got zero punishment. Just being a little smarter about appearances.
Chief’s post isn’t NCAA approved. Ok Danny will probably be mad at Chief after reading this - but it had to be said.

Don't worry. The Pope and Obama are still upset with me for an old post.

 

[Ewekon]

How about we just delete that guys genius comment.

Making fun of UNC is one thing, I get it, I hate UNC and them getting a slap on the wrist is ridiculous.

Talking about black kids choosing UNC and referring to it as Norf Carolina is the classic kind of joke racist white people make trying to belittle a culture while being innocent enough to say "wHat iT wAs a JoKe"

Cannot argue with that

 

[navery12]

You must be one of the old people who sit in the lower half of games and yells at people for standing to cheer. We’re not allowed to make fun of UNC for putting kids in BS classes like “ethnic studies” anymore? Half of the fun of being a fan is to make fun of this nonsense.

It's possible to make fun of UNC and not be racist when you do it

 

[husky429]

How about we just delete that guys genius comment.

Making fun of UNC is one thing, I get it, I hate UNC and them getting a slap on the wrist is ridiculous.

Talking about black kids choosing UNC and referring to it as Norf Carolina is the classic kind of joke racist white people make trying to belittle a culture while being innocent enough to say "wHat iT wAs a JoKe"

Very true.

 

[superjohn]

Precious' family is from Nigeria so maybe the lure of all the Afro and African American Studies courses still offered at Norf Carolina was too difficult to pass up.

Wow, you've got issues.

 

[Danzz]

Ollie's fault.

 

[uconngb]

Danny cares a lot about what you post here. Yup.

I'm sure Danny will scold Chief in one of their daily strategy sessions.

 

[Burnsbros23]

And will still like my be a top 5-10 pick which is all most kids care about these days

Down to 15 on one site.

 

[temery]

If Hurley pays attention to anything Chief writes he should probably be fired.

Chief or Hurley?

 

[navery12]

Chief or Hurley?

Yes

 

[Chief00]

We don't nor do we want to stoop that low. If the kid picks UNC and the thought of beneifiting from fake classes even crosses his mind as a reason to go to UNC not the kid for UConn and I know at least some will disagree or be mad at me for saying that but we need talented kids who can also hit the books considering Uconns apr history (fair or not, hint: not fair) and who's at the helm of the NCAA currently. I'll cheer for UConn to pick up a slightly less talented kid with study habits like oakfor rather than a kid who struggles with studies even if he is a little more talented, don't care. But again, UConn kind of has to considering that guy whose name starts with an E. Football is different but for bball don't need to sacrifice academics when recruiting imo. Last thing UConn needs is a Shaq from blue chips type thing with SATs. Don't remember who shaq played in that movie.

Do you really think Calhoun recruited Okafor for his “study habits”? True, once he discovered he was an excellent student, he highlighted that for public relations purposes. As you know, Chief loves Calhoun and Okafor, but Chief just keeping it real.

 

[TitleTown]

We don't nor do we want to stoop that low. If the kid picks UNC and the thought of beneifiting from fake classes even crosses his mind as a reason to go to UNC not the kid for UConn and I know at least some will disagree or be mad at me for saying that but we need talented kids who can also hit the books considering Uconns apr history (fair or not, hint: not fair) and who's at the helm of the NCAA currently. I'll cheer for UConn to pick up a slightly less talented kid with study habits like oakfor rather than a kid who struggles with studies even if he is a little more talented, don't care. But again, UConn kind of has to considering that guy whose name starts with an E. Football is different but for bball don't need to sacrifice academics when recruiting imo. Last thing UConn needs is a Shaq from blue chips type thing with SATs. Don't remember who shaq played in that movie.

Let's not kid ourselves here, EVERY big time program has their players take classes that are taught by "friends of the program", UConn included. The only difference between what UNC did and everybody else, is that UNC got caught. Talent ALWAYS comes first! Like the quote in the movie The Program "when is the last time you saw 80,000 people show up to watch a kid do a damn chemistry experiment?"

 

[intlzncster]

Let's not kid ourselves here, EVERY big time program has their players take classes that are taught by "friends of the program", UConn included. The only difference between what UNC did and everybody else, is that UNC got caught. Talent ALWAYS comes first! Like the quote in the movie The Program "when is the last time you saw 80,000 people show up to watch a kid do a damn chemistry experiment?"

No man. Every school may have 'rocks for Jocks', but it's not remotely close to the systemic fraud UNC got away with. There's a reason that UNC got audited by legitimate academic bodies to determine accreditation, and as an institution, was put on probation for such. This just does not happen at most universities.

If you think that, you may need to go back to school.

 

[intlzncster]

My "narrative"?? When people thought he was ours, it was going to propel us back to the halcyon days and show we were back. Now that it looks like he's going elsewhere it's just "eh, we never had a chance anyhow". I get that logic when it was under the KO regime, but why is it acceptable now??

Uh, maybe cause KO had been on the job for 6 years, with a NC in hand, and he struggled to land 3 stars towards the end. Hurley's been on the job for 8 months. Eight.

Maybe because folks placed the "master recruiter" hat on Dan Hurley's head before he even started to recruit in a ultra competitive environment - this aint Wagner or URI
A lot of digs at KO but lets see what this staff can do with the big boys. I read someone say UConn has a top 20 recruiting class right now -

I realize I'm late to the party here, but you two are being utterly ridiculous.

Calhoun landed what, approximately 5 or 6 Top 10 recruits in 25 years on the job? As a legit HOF coach?

And you expect Hurley to land one in 8 months on the job? Taking over a completely moribund program? Get out here with that.

Nobody said 'master', but from any objective perspective, it's miles ahead of where KO was at the end. Like light years.

 

[JMick]

Uh, maybe cause KO had been on the job for 6 years, with a NC in hand, and he struggled to land 3 stars towards the end. Hurley's been on the job for 8 months. Eight.



I realize I'm late to the party here, but you two are being utterly ridiculous.

Calhoun landed what, approximately 5 or 6 Top 10 recruits in 25 years on the job? As a legit HOF coach?

And you expect Hurley to land one in 8 months on the job? Taking over a completely moribund program? Get out here with that.

Nobody said 'master', but from any objective perspective, it's miles ahead of where KO was at the end. Like light years.

We have the #17 ranked class right now and Kofi would put us around top 10. Precious is a luxury recruit. Im not sure how people don't understand that but most of them still think Ollie was a good coach so that explains most of it.

If we don't land Kofi or another top center then people can complain

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Watched the Montverde/Norcross game on ESPN3 today. First time watching Precious and I think this kid can play the 5 in the college level. Much stronger looking than I expected and impressive fluidity and skill. Not a bad jump shot either and he made a good pass on the high/low. Hope he signs with UConn!