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Message: [QUOTE="ctchamps, post: 3237405, member: 37"] This kid understands the game. I take back my comparison to Facey. The last big to big passer we had was Daniel Hamilton. In this game Richie looked better than that. He’s the anti Selvie play wise. He moves to the basket for rebounds the moment the ball is released. More impressive is he has an eye for how the ball comes off the rim. The Macduffie coach knows how to teach his players. I would have pulled the trigger for this kid on this game alone. My take is that coach Hurley preferred securing a back up five to Carlton this year and maybe take Richie next year depending on how the chips fell. UConn fans are going to love Bouknight. He’s exciting and does things that will make opposing coaches lose sleep before playing us. Richie is a player who will go unnoticed by many fans but will be a major contributor. The one thing that is a question mark is whether this kid can become strong and fast enough to play at this level and if so when. If the scholarship situation and needs weren’t so critical taking Richie is a no brainer. If we had more depth with the four and five positions Hurley would have the option of red shirting Richie. That likely won’t happen. I’m not sure the type of conditioning Sal will have Richie do given the likelihood he’s still growing but he has the frame to be big and muscular. IMO Richie has a very small probability (2%) of being a bust, a 48% chance of being an important role player and a 50% chance of a Hilton trajectory. This is the type of recruit that could make or destroy the reputation of Hurley. Richie is not without risk. But if he reaches my optimistic potential Dan will look like a genius. [/QUOTE]

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