Semi-OT: Akinjo Recruitment

[Ewekon]

Georgetown Twitter has been saying they really need a pure point. Might be a good fit for him there.

So he is still willing to play across the country from home. Not saying Gtown is a bad choice for him. Am saying that after the bloodbath of decommits from last year that KO found guys that were loyal to him but not the school. Whether KO would have coached them up is a mystery. Coach Dan's desire for or commitment to them is also, however, a mystery.

 

[Huskyforlife]

So he is still willing to play across the country from home. Not saying Gtown is a bad choice for him. Am saying that after the bloodbath of decommits from last year that KO found guys that were loyal to him but not the school. Whether KO would have coached them up is a mystery. Coach Dan's desire for or commitment to them is also, however, a mystery.

No, it's really not.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Hope we play h at some point. Nothing serious, just want him to know what he missed.

 

[uconnbill]

Like getting Drummond opened up the floodgates for the tons of 5 stars who followed him?

UConn did go on probation which hurt UConn with players on the team that helped with the championship as they went elsewhere for a year or two.

 

[husky99]

End this stupid train of a thread. Kid like old coach. Old coach left. Recruit left ...move on

 

[Thirty Three]

Chief wishes Akinjo the best - of all the Blaze recruits though the one who I think is very underrated is Mathews. He has the potential to be very good on both ends. He can shoot and he is athletic. Two things that go a long ways in today’s game.

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He shot 29% from 3...in high school. Not exactly scorching the nets.

 

[Chief00]

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He shot 29% from 3...in high school. Not exactly scorching the nets.

He has good mechanics and stroke; the percentage will come with better shot selection, etc. Trust in Chief’s evaluation.

Many can number evaluate and there’s some merit to that approach but with a young gun that’s where the basketball knowledge and feel kicks in. I remember dudes saying Dre was a bad rebounder and I tried to explain to people in HS/Prep he could just reach or jump over people. It took him 2-3 years to learn positioning even though his numbers were not bad as s Freshman.

 

[MattMang23]

Old coach left.

I wouldn't have phrased it quite this way...

 

[husky99]

I wouldn't have phrased it quite this way...

He did...trying to be polite

 

[MattMang23]

He did...trying to be polite

Politeness on The Boneyard?

Just messing with you.

 

[HawkHusky]

Arizona now pursuing Emmitt Matthews Jr:

Arizona interested in 3-star wing Emmitt Matthews Jr.

They so obsessed with us. LOL.

 

[UofCT]

Arizona now pursuing Emmitt Matthews Jr:

Arizona interested in 3-star wing Emmitt Matthews Jr.

They so obsessed with us. LOL.

Wait for ESPN to rank their class higher with those guys than it was ranked when they were committed to us.

 

[djct1999]

Arizona now pursuing Emmitt Matthews Jr:

Arizona interested in 3-star wing Emmitt Matthews Jr.

They so obsessed with us. LOL.

Its called desperation. They will offer any one available. In normal times, Matthews won't even get a whiff of Arizona.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

I wouldn't have phrased it quite this way...

To be fair, it was an upgrade from his prior sentence, "Kid like old coach."