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Well, heck!!! This thread is a hell of a lot more pleasant than the 15 page thread on whether we should play Providence, or not.

Welcome Rodney........
 
LOL at some of the sour grapes in that NC State thread. (To be fair, there are some level-headed people. Maybe 40-50% of the posters.)

Hey dummy, you can't say "UConn is done without Jim Calhoun" or "Why would he go to UConn, they're going to suck" right after we took a McDonald's All-American off your roster. That is bad timing on your part!
 
nomar said:
LOL at some of the sour grapes in that NC State thread. (To be fair, there are some level-headed people. Maybe 40-50% of the posters.)

Hey dummy, you can't say "UConn is done without Jim Calhoun" or "Why would he go to UConn, they're going to suck" right after we took a McDonald's All-American off your roster. That is bad timing on your part!
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My favorite was the "LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL...going from Gott to Kevin Ollie...LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL" line. What the duck has Gottfried ever done?
 
johnhuskies95 said:
My favorite was the "LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL...going from Gott to Kevin Ollie...LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL" line. What the duck has Gottfried ever done?
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Haha, yeah, I wanted someone to explain that one to me.
 
I too was blown away by the fact that on that board they actually seem to think Gottfried is a good coach. It never occurred to me people could think that. Outside of some decent recruiting he is the epitome of meh as a coach. Really weird.
 
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Fantastic pick up. He should flourish as the scoring lead guard in the 3 guard line-up. As mentioned above his shooting percentages (44% FG and 38% 3pt) are fine for a freshman (compare to 40% FG and 32% 3pt for OC). Look for those numbers to improve with another year of training and practicing under KO. He has worked very hard heading into college to become a pg, he just needs more time actually running the point, which he should get over the next year in practice against SN, TS and RB.

Somewhat OT, but here is a video of him working with the elite pg skills trainer Micah Lancaster (more cones, but he isn't guarding a chair either:) ...and some HS highlights). Micah has worked with many top young pgs from Kyrie Irving to Mario Chalmers.

Rodney has ten toes in, how about you freescooter?
 
LOVE THIS!!! Woke up to see it this morning! 2014 has a bright beginning! Hopefully his joining UConn will help spark a little interest in some of the recruits we're already targeting. Playing with a top 20 player is always a nice incentive! This is awesome. Wish the transfer rule didn't have him sitting out a year. With our whole team back, would be amazing having him on this years roster.
 
nomar said:
Haha, yeah, I wanted someone to explain that one to me.
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I mean, it'd be one thing if Purvis was transferring from Kansas and their fans were acting like that, but NC State underachieves more than any school in the country. They've been past the first weekend twice in 24 years.
 
7774 said:
I too was blown away by the fact that on that board they actually seem to think Gottfried is a good coach. It never occurred to me people could think that. Outside of some decent recruiting he is the epitome of meh as a coach. Really weird.
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Gofffried has a lot of Rick Barmes in him.
 
Since when did NC State become God's gift to higher education? Some people are delusional...
 
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kyle said:
Since when did NC State become God's gift to higher education? Some people are delusional...
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I saw that too. That is why they are who they are.
 
nomar said:
LOL at some of the sour grapes in that NC State thread. (To be fair, there are some level-headed people. Maybe 40-50% of the posters.)

Hey dummy, you can't say "UConn is done without Jim Calhoun" or "Why would he go to UConn, they're going to suck" right after we took a McDonald's All-American off your roster. That is bad timing on your part!
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40-50% is a hell of a lot better than you'll get from a PC or Cuse fan. At least some people in North Carolina know what's up. PC has been predicting our demise since 1999, when will they learn?
 
Who Ha said:
Biggest get since Chris Smith
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Hyperbole much?

Factually wrong.


Even if you are insinuating the Purvis is to Ollie what Smith was to Calhoun, you are wrong.

Purvis is much higher rated than Smith was, we have more known talent on the roster than Uconn did when Smith committed, Uconn has a quarter century of excellence to shower recruits with, so on and so forth.
 
hope the kid helps with recruiting others... meaning it changes the perception
 
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Who Ha said:
Biggest get since Chris Smith
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I know that seems crazy to say but I agree. We may very well look back in a few years and think this. Ollie basically gets a top 15 recruit to come in. I believe more will follow.
 
Great get! No way to project the future. Won't stop me. I'm going to project KO leads Purvis to the NBA!! And future recruits will know that where Gottfried failed KO excels. And everyone will have ten toes in but freescooter.
 
PomonaHusky said:
Fantastic pick up. He should flourish as the scoring lead guard in the 3 guard line-up. As mentioned above his shooting percentages (44% FG and 38% 3pt) are fine for a freshman (compare to 40% FG and 32% 3pt for OC). Look for those numbers to improve with another year of training and practicing under KO. He has worked very hard heading into college to become a pg, he just needs more time actually running the point, which he should get over the next year in practice against SN, TS and RB.

Somewhat OT, but here is a video of him working with the elite pg skills trainer Micah Lancaster (more cones, but he isn't guarding a chair either:) ...and some HS highlights). Micah has worked with many top young pgs from Kyrie Irving to Mario Chalmers.

Rodney has ten toes in, how about you freescooter?
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I can see similarities between him and BG.
 
Chin Diesel said:
Hyperbole much?

Factually wrong.


Even if you are insinuating the Purvis is to Ollie what Smith was to Calhoun, you are wrong.

Purvis is much higher rated than Smith was, we have more known talent on the roster than Uconn did when Smith committed, Uconn has a quarter century of excellence to shower recruits with, so on and so forth.
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My point is he is the first get since being tied to the hip with the AAC. I did not say Smith was highly rated, just that he was the first Connecticut recruit (see John Pinone) to see UConn's potential. Again, my point is that the 25 years of excellence are facing the challenge of no longer playing in the best college conference in America with a hall of fame coach.
 
Who Ha said:
My point is he is the first get since being tied to the hip with the AAC. I did not say Smith was highly rated, just that he was the first Connecticut recruit (see John Pinone) to see UConn's potential. Again, my point is that the 25 years of excellence are facing the challenge of no longer playing in the best college conference in America with a hall of fame coach.
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I think your intent was pretty easy to understand.

Unfortunately, chin doesn't do nuance. He is a hammerhead.
 
Okay.....there's some positive mojo with this signing. Here it goes....

Did you know that everytime we won a championship, our starting point guard was a McDonald's All-American?

Rodney Purvis - you resisted the mojo gods once as they were beckoning you to sign but the power of the mojo was too strong. You finally surrendered to the mojo gods, let your talents flow and lead UCONN to it's fourth National Championship.
 
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Can anyone explain why RP was not going to get the chance to start at PG for NC State? I have seen that comment several times and I would think he would be their best option there? The only thing that I can surmise is that Gottfried valued him more as a scorer than ballhandler / distributor? He won't have that issue at Uconn because we do a good job of letting our guards dictate plays based on sets / opponent, etc. He will be playing with a strong supporting cast that will be able to score the basketball in their own right. I am very pumped this kid looked past all this and is coming to a program that will be the best fit for him to show his skills. Welcome RP!!!
 
Fishy said:
I think your intent was pretty easy to understand.

Unfortunately, chin doesn't do nuance. He is a hammerhead.
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duck nuanced. It's a freaking Friday afternoon, we're trying to help Bryan Lord decide on what to buy for his first pad over on the Cesspool board (where he conveniently leaves out details like his girlfriend is moving in with him), I'm busy checking the sprinkler system and well pump for my lawn, trading witty comments with friends regarding next week's road trip all while enjoying a few Abita Strawberry Ales.

And you want me to pick up on nuances!?

Too much. Too much.
 
Askgreek said:
Can anyone explain why RP was not going to get the chance to start at PG for NC State? I have seen that comment several times and I would think he would be their best option there? The only thing that I can surmise is that Gottfried valued him more as a scorer than ballhandler / distributor? He won't have that issue at Uconn because we do a good job of letting our guards dictate plays based on sets / opponent, etc. He will be playing with a strong supporting cast that will be able to score the basketball in their own right. I am very pumped this kid looked past all this and is coming to a program that will be the best fit for him to show his skills. Welcome RP!!!
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He would have more competition. Tyler Lewis and Anthony "Cat" Barber.
 
Chin Diesel said:
duck nuanced. It's a freaking Friday afternoon, we're trying to help Bryan Lord decide on what to buy for his first pad over on the Cesspool board (where he conveniently leaves out details like his girlfriend is moving in with him), I'm busy checking the sprinkler system and well pump for my lawn, trading witty comments with friends regarding next week's road trip all while enjoying a few Abita Strawberry Ales.
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I stand corrected.

He is a drunken hammerhead.
 
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