OT: PSA's Desmond Claude to Commit 3:30 Today

[ArizonaHsky]

I don't understand why we didn't at least recruit him. The guy can obviously ball and I don't care how many point guards we have, go after him. He will probably torch us next season and beyond.

 

[Husky Alien]

Need to get our brand to a point where we can recruit nationally again.

We can but we don't?

We are doing just fine with recruiting the Northeast

You want the best that you can get. If that means out of the country or any where in ours that fit our needs. Not necessarily in one corridor of the country.

 

[Chin Diesel]

I see it now. He’s going to go to Xavier and light us up for 4 years.

Calling it now.

Desmond "EFfinnnggggg" Claude

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Claude got his first high-major offer on June 18th 2021 (Boston College). Prior to that, he was getting offers from A-10, MAAC, NEC and Patriot teams.

UConn offered Corey Floyd in 9/2019 and he committed in 1/2020.

UConn offered Rahsool Diggins in 12/2019 and he committed in 7/2020.

UConn offered Jordan Hawkins in 4/2020 and he committed in 8/2020.

UConn offered Stephen Castle on June 19th 2021 and he committed in November.

Based on all these timelines, it seems totally reasonable why UConn didn't offer Claude. Claude is a late riser and we already had three guards committed well before he was getting high-major offers. I can't see why Claude would even consider coming here w/ Diggins, Hawkins and Floyd a year ahead of him.

No way I see this as "our bad" in recruiting...we didn't have space for him after swift and dilligent work from our staff providing a robust '21 class and a nice start to the '23 class.

 

[MDHuskFan]

Right. CT high school ball has become so remarkably uncompetitive I wouldn’t feel comfortable just taking the player of the year every year. Even NY, NJ has dried up a bit. The talent now is in the south and west cities like Atlanta and Houston. Need to get our brand to a point where we can recruit nationally again.

We went into GA and got Castle. That was a huge pickup. Just as Hawkins was down in Md

 

[Northbound]

I see it now. He’s going to go to Xavier and light us up for 4 years.

So you’re saying he’lll be Gomes V2. I kid, I kid. Yes i know Gomes played at PC.

 

[UConn Dan]

 

[XavierFan]

Calling it now.

Desmond "EFfinnnggggg" Claude

 

[husky99]

Literally top 5 calhoun post game press conference

 

[Fishy]

Not my point. One year out of 35 does not a trend make. I'd love to see us sign the Gatorade Player of the Year or the runner up every year. That would show me something.

Your point is bad.

 

[CL82]

How do you forget Tyler Olander, 2 time National Champion

Two times?! Why that’s twice as many as Jim Boeheim!

 

[husky8273]

Literally top 5 calhoun post game press conference

the other 4?

 

[Fatroony5]

Dunn, waters, Mitchell, Drummond are/were very good college players

Too early on Mac and Don

Delaire and Enoch have been solid rotational pieces.

Just saying.

Waters was a miss, no doubt about that. Jaiden seems like he settled in well at Stanford, that’s family for me. He comes from a good family of athletes that’s for sure.

 

[mauconnfan]

Waters was a miss, no doubt about that. Jaiden seems like he settled in well at Stanford, that’s family for me. He comes from a good family of athletes that’s for sure.

Waters wasn’t a miss Wade at LSU won that battle and we know that kept us out of those sweepstakes. Pretty simple.

 

[Hoophound]

Waters wasn’t a miss Wade at LSU won that battle and we know that kept us out of those sweepstakes. Pretty simple.

Yep. That one stings though. What a great player he was at LSU. We really needed him too.

 

[Watchdog]

Don't understand why we were never even slightly involved here.

Dan Hurley so much wants to be as successful as JC that he needed to have his own Ryan Gomes..........
This kid is going to haunt us for the next four years. Look how he's risen in the rankings and the schools that offered.

 

[Watchdog]

Claude got his first high-major offer on June 18th 2021 (Boston College). Prior to that, he was getting offers from A-10, MAAC, NEC and Patriot teams.

UConn offered Corey Floyd in 9/2019 and he committed in 1/2020.

UConn offered Rahsool Diggins in 12/2019 and he committed in 7/2020.

UConn offered Jordan Hawkins in 4/2020 and he committed in 8/2020.

UConn offered Stephen Castle on June 19th 2021 and he committed in November.

Based on all these timelines, it seems totally reasonable why UConn didn't offer Claude. Claude is a late riser and we already had three guards committed well before he was getting high-major offers. I can't see why Claude would even consider coming here w/ Diggins, Hawkins and Floyd a year ahead of him.

No way I see this as "our bad" in recruiting...we didn't have space for him after swift and dilligent work from our staff providing a robust '21 class and a nice start to the '23 class.

I disagree. There's always room, and a 6'5" guard who handles the ball well can play three positions. When have we won championships when we didn't have a bevy of guards who can handle, pass, shoot and defend?

Look at what SMU did to a much bigger Memphis team the other night. No one in SMU's starting five over 6'5" and no one in Memphis' starting five under 6'5".

As far as him not considering coming here, he even said in his quote that one of the things that attracted him to Xavier was the number of good guards they have.

In the end, we'll know how good or bad Dan Hurley's decision not to recruit DC will turn out in the next several years. We can only hope he has a nice career and we somehow don't let him beat us down as Gomes did.

 

[Bost4]

This was in an article by Jeff Jacobs about a month ago.

Desmond Claude, the 6-5 guard from New Haven playing at Putnam Science, has become better known in recent months after getting offers from the likes of Xavier, Louisville and now Kansas. Yet beyond recruiters, who knows his game? UConn never really got involved and one reason may be his chilly relationship with UConn’s other major 2022 commit Alex Karaban.

 

[BGesus4]

This was in an article by Jeff Jacobs about a month ago.

Desmond Claude, the 6-5 guard from New Haven playing at Putnam Science, has become better known in recent months after getting offers from the likes of Xavier, Louisville and now Kansas. Yet beyond recruiters, who knows his game? UConn never really got involved and one reason may be his chilly relationship with UConn’s other major 2022 commit Alex Karaban.

What is this Real Housewives? That sounds to me like someone desperate for clicks

 

[husky99]

the other 4?

 

[HooperScooper]

This was in an article by Jeff Jacobs about a month ago.

Desmond Claude, the 6-5 guard from New Haven playing at Putnam Science, has become better known in recent months after getting offers from the likes of Xavier, Louisville and now Kansas. Yet beyond recruiters, who knows his game? UConn never really got involved and one reason may be his chilly relationship with UConn’s other major 2022 commit Alex Karaban.

That's weird. Karaban is like the nicest kid you'll ever meet. I wonder what the beef is about.

 

[MJ1]

Waters wasn’t a miss Wade at LSU won that battle and we know that kept us out of those sweepstakes. Pretty simple.

Waters never really considered UConn, selected Georgetown originally and switch to LSU after JT3 was on his way out.

 

[Huskyforlife]

Waters never really considered UConn, selected Georgetown originally and switch to LSU after JT3 was on his way out.

I’d like to think Dan Hurley wouldn’t lose that battle.

 

[HooperScooper]

Waters never really considered UConn, selected Georgetown originally and switch to LSU after JT3 was on his way out.

Remember that there were rumors that Waters's father was looking for a payday and supposedly Ollie didn't want to play that game. Waters's father committed suicide a couple years ago.