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UcannUconn said:
Imagine Achiuwa and Delaire on the wings? It's looking like a real possibility right now! Our lineup could easily look like AG, CV, JD, PA, JC in 2019. No AAC team is competing with that line up.
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Is Delaire the type of talent that would start year 1? I imagine Sid Wilson will have one of the wing spots on lock.
 
Matt1010 said:
Is Delaire the type of talent that would start year 1? I imagine Sid Wilson will have one of the wing spots on lock.
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Quite frankly, Sid is one of the guys Hurley’s contact practices should help the most. To be able to finish strong when no fouls are being called - one learns to want to put that extra effort in the weight room.
 
Matt1010 said:
Is Delaire the type of talent that would start year 1? I imagine Sid Wilson will have one of the wing spots on lock.
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In my opinion Delaire would start year one just based on his offensive skill set. He can score in so many different ways, I dont see how you wouldn't start him.
 
UcannUconn said:
In my opinion Delaire would start year one just based on his offensive skill set. He can score in so many different ways, I dont see how you wouldn't start him.
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The recruiting service most high on him (TOS) has him at 71st in the nation. He's probably the 2019 recruit I most want them to land, and he should become a great player if he matriculates here, but...if a recruit ranked 71st overall is starting from day one at a program like UConn, something has most likely gone very wrong.
 
Stainmaster said:
The recruiting service most high on him (TOS) has him at 71st in the nation. He's probably the 2019 recruit I most want them to land, and he should become a great player if he matriculates here, but...if a recruit ranked 71st overall is starting from day one at a program like UConn, something has most likely gone very wrong.
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Especially a 6'9 shooting guard who can score at 3 levels.
 
The jury is still out on the current roster, but I doubt Delaire would start over Wilson or Polley, and you could add Achiuwa to that list too if he ends up committing.
 
UcannUconn said:
I can say with a certain level of confidence that we are in really good shape here. Just keep your fingers crossed guys.
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We seem to be in a good position with him. It would be quite the statement if Hurley lands him in his first class
 
Stainmaster said:
The recruiting service most high on him (TOS) has him at 71st in the nation. He's probably the 2019 recruit I most want them to land, and he should become a great player if he matriculates here, but...if a recruit ranked 71st overall is starting from day one at a program like UConn, something has most likely gone very wrong.
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Delaire is very good and I really want him here but why would you want him even more than Achiuwa?
 
superjohn said:
Delaire is very good and I really want him here but why would you want him even more than Achiuwa?
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Achiuwa is unarguably a better player and I'd be very happy to see him in a UConn uniform. I think getting a New England kid like Delaire to come in and show out would be a huge help in rebuilding our reputation on the recruiting trail up here, and Hurley is probably operating with more of a deficit when it comes to NE recruiting as opposed to NJ recruiting. Either would be a great addition to the program (hell, why not sign both?), and Achiuwa has advantages over Delaire as a player, but re-cornering NE is a huge priority to me.
 
Stainmaster said:
Achiuwa is unarguably a better player and I'd be very happy to see him in a UConn uniform. I think getting a New England kid like Delaire to come in and show out would be a huge help in rebuilding our reputation on the recruiting trail up here, and Hurley is probably operating with more of a deficit when it comes to NE recruiting as opposed to NJ recruiting. Either would be a great addition to the program (hell, why not sign both?), and Achiuwa has advantages over Delaire as a player, but re-cornering NE is a huge priority to me.
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I think this a reasonable answer, and the obvious outcome to hope for is to sign both.

However, if I had to choose between the two, I'd still rather have Achiuwa.
 
Stainmaster said:
Achiuwa is unarguably a better player and I'd be very happy to see him in a UConn uniform. I think getting a New England kid like Delaire to come in and show out would be a huge help in rebuilding our reputation on the recruiting trail up here, and Hurley is probably operating with more of a deficit when it comes to NE recruiting as opposed to NJ recruiting. Either would be a great addition to the program (hell, why not sign both?), and Achiuwa has advantages over Delaire as a player, but re-cornering NE is a huge priority to me.
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I like the idea of signing both.
 
Stainmaster said:
Achiuwa is unarguably a better player and I'd be very happy to see him in a UConn uniform. I think getting a New England kid like Delaire to come in and show out would be a huge help in rebuilding our reputation on the recruiting trail up here, and Hurley is probably operating with more of a deficit when it comes to NE recruiting as opposed to NJ recruiting. Either would be a great addition to the program (hell, why not sign both?), and Achiuwa has advantages over Delaire as a player, but re-cornering NE is a huge priority to me.
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Guapo said:
I think this a reasonable answer, and the obvious outcome to hope for is to sign both.

However, if I had to choose between the two, I'd still rather have Achiuwa.
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And, just to be clear, the reason I say this is, if we land players like Achiuwa consistently we won't have any problems recruiting New England, or anyplace.
 
Stainmaster said:
Achiuwa is unarguably a better player and I'd be very happy to see him in a UConn uniform. I think getting a New England kid like Delaire to come in and show out would be a huge help in rebuilding our reputation on the recruiting trail up here, and Hurley is probably operating with more of a deficit when it comes to NE recruiting as opposed to NJ recruiting. Either would be a great addition to the program (hell, why not sign both?), and Achiuwa has advantages over Delaire as a player, but re-cornering NE is a huge priority to me.
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I hear you but getting Achiuwa would send a shot across college basketball that UConn basketball is back and would surely bring in more recruits. Talent begets more talent.
 
What's going to attract New England players more, a New England college that gets top 5 players from the northeast, or a New England college that gets top 100 players from Connecticut? I would think your typical Massachusetts player would be more impressed by the former.
 
Can we unlock the Delaire thread so we can talk about how he met with Coach K today?
 
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