Precious Achiuwa

[Scrutineer]

Anyone know when he is going to take an official here?

He's waiting to clear "visit space" after setting up WKU and LSU.

 

[CTBasketball]

He's waiting to clear "visit space" after setting up WKU and LSU.

Clear space or make sure the checks clear?

 

[Huskyforlife]

Clear space or make sure the checks clear?

Cap space is more like it.

 

[Bonk]

Jay Williams was on First Take yesterday and he mentioned something about Cole Anthony and Precious looking like they’re going to team up at UNC

 

[UofCT]

Jay Williams was on First Take yesterday and he mentioned something about Cole Anthony and Precious looking like they’re going to team up at UNC

Precious is a big fan of ESPN+. I think he will change his mind.

 

[husky99]

Hearing we are probably an afterthought...big fish circling

 

[HungryHuskies]

I don’t think anyone knows where he’s going to go. If UConn lands Precious, that would be a hell of a recruiting effort. UConn’s been horrible the past 3 years, I wouldn’t blame him for not coming here.

EDIT: he re-posted the tweet

 

[kansashusky]

We can now pitch him on that big espn plus money.

 

[uchusky32]

I don’t think anyone knows where he’s going to go. If UConn lands Precious, that would be a hell of a recruiting effort. UConn’s been horrible the past 3 years, I wouldn’t blame him for not coming here.

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[HungryHuskies]

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Zags must have deleted. It was a tweet saying Wiseman was named Gatorade POY and he is recruiting Precious (and a few others) to Memphis.

 

[ASweet3781]

Jay Williams was on First Take yesterday and he mentioned something about Cole Anthony and Precious looking like they’re going to team up at UNC

I don't think he's coming here but the state of affairs of college athletics is absolutely pathetic. "Analysts" shouldn't be floating possibilities (or goading) high school recruits to schools on national television. ESPN has always walked a fine line but they have become nothing more than a recruiting service for Duke and UNC and the power 5 in general.

 

[BuckleyNerd]

I don't think he's coming here but the state of affairs of college athletics is absolutely pathetic. "Analysts" shouldn't be floating possibilities (or goading) high school recruits to schools on national television. ESPN has always walked a fine line but they have become nothing more than a recruiting service for Duke and UNC and the power 5 in general.

ESPN just signed a 12 year media rights deal for our conference, why would they want to undermine it's success by diverting talent to existing power conferences? Maybe their coverage is due to the teams you mention being ridiculously good and deservingly high profile? ESPN is running a business that depends solely on ad dollars at the end of the day, viewers ultimately decide what's covered.

 

[lange10]

I’d absolutely love Precious to help rebuild our NBA pipeline, but there will be a few grad transfers available that will make us a better team in 19-20’ than we’d be with Precious.

 

[UConnSwag11]

I’d absolutely love Precious to help rebuild our NBA pipeline, but there will be a few grad transfers available that will make us a better team in 19-20’ than we’d be with Precious.

disagree

 

[UConnSwag11]

ESPN just signed a 12 year media rights deal for our conference, why would they want to undermine it's success by diverting talent to existing power conferences? Maybe their coverage is due to the teams you mention being ridiculously good and deservingly high profile? ESPN is running a business that depends solely on ad dollars at the end of the day, viewers ultimately decide what's covered.

bc they have the ACC network

 

[uconn34]

If he comes, great. If not, we will certainly survive. No one, not anyone is bigger than team. I am not sure he is a team guy despite many of the money makers having been team guys. Well, maybe it was just UConn team guys (Allen, Walker, Marshall, Hamilton etc...), you guys all know the drill. If he comes here both UConn and Precious will end up better off. Either way we will become great again!!!

 

[johnhuskies95]

I don't think he's coming here but the state of affairs of college athletics is absolutely pathetic. "Analysts" shouldn't be floating possibilities (or goading) high school recruits to schools on national television. ESPN has always walked a fine line but they have become nothing more than a recruiting service for Duke and UNC and the power 5 in general.

I remember back in 2010 Doug Gottlieb told Roscoe Smith on national television to decommit from UConn. A year later Roscoe was cutting down the nets with UConn.

 

[Fishy]

I’d absolutely love Precious to help rebuild our NBA pipeline, but there will be a few grad transfers available that will make us a better team in 19-20’ than we’d be with Precious.

The track record strongly suggests that graduate transfers are not a particularly successful way for us to build our program.

 

[superjohn]

I’d absolutely love Precious to help rebuild our NBA pipeline, but there will be a few grad transfers available that will make us a better team in 19-20’ than we’d be with Precious.

What the???

 

[uchusky32]

I’d absolutely love Precious to help rebuild our NBA pipeline, but there will be a few grad transfers available that will make us a better team in 19-20’ than we’d be with Precious.

If that's the case then let the vultures get the transfers.

 

[UconnU]

What the???

I’m thinking he was being sarcastic.

 

[BlueDogs]

ESPN just signed a 12 year media rights deal for our conference, why would they want to undermine it's success by diverting talent to existing power conferences? Maybe their coverage is due to the teams you mention being ridiculously good and deservingly high profile? ESPN is running a business that depends solely on ad dollars at the end of the day, viewers ultimately decide what's covered.

They just bought 12 years of filler content for a song. They don’t give a crap about diverting talent to their premium content conferences

 

[lange10]

I’m thinking he was being sarcastic.

The track record strongly suggests that graduate transfers are not a particularly successful way for us to build our program.

Precious would have a great impact on our recruiting moving forward and as I mentioned it’d build our NBA pipeline back up, which we desperately need.

All I’m suggesting is there will be grad transfers that fit more of our team needs to be successful in ‘19-20 IMO. Long term solution? No. Guarantee we land one of these grad transfers I’m talking about? No. But I’m sure there will be some incredibly talented scoring wings that’ll be on the market that would help us immensely.

Edit: Scouring the grad transfer market from last year and unless there is better talent out there this year, my take is far off. Does lend itself to another question, though. If we miss on Precious, do we prefer a decommit 4 year player that we don't necessarily love, or a grad transfer that leaves another open scholarship for '20-21?

 

[Kemba429]

Antoine Anderson, Dave O, Tarin Smith > Precious

 

[BY06518]

Ok, thanks..don't see any pics of him in Kansas uniform though so I guess we know the leader right now.

I believe he posted one in a kansas uniform.