SF Justin Jackson (picks Maryland) | Page 23 | The Boneyard

SF Justin Jackson (picks Maryland)

Status
Not open for further replies.
Oz on tos basically just reaffirmed what others here have said, JJ likes and wants UConn but people in his camp may like the ducks.
 
Why does it seem like we so frequently end up in the situation where the recruit himself likes UConn but his parents/handlers/"camp" prefer another school?
 
Tenspro2002 said:
Why does it seem like we so frequently end up in the situation where the recruit himself likes UConn but his parents/handlers/"camp" prefer another school?
Expand ...
Maybe they need to meet KO if they haven't already.
 
.-.
Chief00 said:
We are a Nike school but Oregon is Nike.

Don't underestimate that with people in his camp.
Expand ...
Would you expand on that a little. Are you saying the "people in his camp" (who apparently prefer Oregon)
are saying that Oregon has more to offer him and since they are both Nike (another valuation) why chose
UConn?
 
dennismenace said:
Would you expand on that a little. Are you saying the "people in his camp" (who apparently prefer Oregon)
are saying that Oregon has more to offer him and since they are both Nike (another valuation) why chose
UConn?
Expand ...
It means he has zero non-public info but he's going to go with the general response when any player is considering maryland, Oregon, or even any non-nike school.
 
Tenspro2002 said:
Why does it seem like we so frequently end up in the situation where the recruit himself likes UConn but his parents/handlers/"camp" prefer another school?
Expand ...

Because this happens all the time to everyone. With Vital, it was the opposite. He probably would have chosen Louisville if it hadn't been for his mom pushing UConn.
 
.-.
Watched a little of the womens softball the other day as nothing else was on at the time. They had the Duck women on and showed their facilities - CRAZY just for softball with locker rooms, automated helmet retrievals, indoor full infield and batting facilities which would make the Yankees jealous.

$$$$$$$$$ and swooshes in how they get people let's face it. It can make a kid starry eyed.
 
mauconnfan said:
Watched a little of the womens softball the other day as nothing else was on at the time. They had the Duck women on and showed their facilities - CRAZY just for softball with locker rooms, automated helmet retrievals, indoor full infield and batting facilities which would make the Yankees jealous.

$$$$$$$$$ and swooshes in how they get people let's face it. It can make a kid starry eyed.
Expand ...
Nice to have a softball loving lumber titan as an alum: Jane Sanders Stadium
 
This sneaker company talk is so ridiculous. It constantly changes to fit whatever narrative best serves as an excuse for UConn. Example: Stone played for an UA AAU team so that's the reason he went to Maryland. Now, a kid who played for an Under Armor AAU team- whose coaches all get checks from Under Armor, is being pulled to Oregon because of Nike and Phil Knight? They use their power and influence to get Justin Jackson but not Tatum, Giles, Monk, Ball, Bridges, etc?

Assistant Michael Mennenga is the reason Canadians are going to Oregon not Phil Knight and Nike.

In addition to his college coaching experience, Mennenga served as co-director of youth basketball programs in Buffalo and Toronto, as well as being an analyst for Time Warner Cable SportsNet in Buffalo and a college basketball contributor to the FAN Radio Network in Toronto.

The guy has ties to the community and is recruiting his butt of there. Simple as that.
 
Oregon's facilities are another world nice. Knight funnels money into that program so anyone who goes and visits will be impressed. Makes perfect sense while the parents may be enamored. They see the potential for serious $$ down the road. JJ probably just sees the basketball side.
 
boog204 said:
Oregon's facilities are another world nice. Knight funnels money into that program so anyone who goes and visits will be impressed. Makes perfect sense while the parents may be enamored. They see the potential for serious $$ down the road. JJ probably just sees the basketball side.
Expand ...
You know we do have a brand new 40 million dollar state of the art practice facility? Every college bball writer whose stepped foot in it compares it to the taj mahal. After googling Oregon's basketball practice facility, I'll take ours over theirs.

Now, if Justin plans on playing QB, yes I can see him and his parents being enamored with the football facility.
 
CGarr said:
This sneaker company talk is so ridiculous. It constantly changes to fit whatever narrative best serves as an excuse for UConn. Example: Stone played for an UA AAU team so that's the reason he went to Maryland. Now, a kid who played for an Under Armor AAU team- whose coaches all get checks from Under Armor, is being pulled to Oregon because of Nike and Phil Knight? They use their power and influence to get Justin Jackson but not Tatum, Giles, Monk, Ball, Bridges, etc?

Swoosh, there it is: Phil Knight’s relationship with the University of Oregon.

In addition to his college coaching experience, Mennenga served as co-director of youth basketball programs in Buffalo and Toronto, as well as being an analyst for Time Warner Cable SportsNet in Buffalo and a college basketball contributor to the FAN Radio Network in Toronto.

The guy has ties to the community and is recruiting his butt of there.
Expand ...
CGarr said:
This sneaker company talk is so ridiculous. It constantly changes to fit whatever narrative best serves as an excuse for UConn. Example: Stone played for an UA AAU team so that's the reason he went to Maryland. Now, a kid who played for an Under Armor AAU team- whose coaches all get checks from Under Armor, is being pulled to Oregon because of Nike and Phil Knight? They use their power and influence to get Justin Jackson but not Tatum, Giles, Monk, Ball, Bridges, etc?

Assistant Michael Mennenga is the reason Canadians are going to Oregon not Phil Knight and Nike.

In addition to his college coaching experience, Mennenga served as co-director of youth basketball programs in Buffalo and Toronto, as well as being an analyst for Time Warner Cable SportsNet in Buffalo and a college basketball contributor to the FAN Radio Network in Toronto.

The guy has ties to the community and is recruiting his butt of there. Simple as that.
Expand ...
This is a hot button topic for you. So just asking. The nike money that funds insane facilities and a seriously ugly basketball court has limited to no impact on Canadian players picking Oregon. Just asking. Seems like a closed mindset.
 
.-.
CGarr said:
Simple as that.
Expand ...

No it's not. You really don't think Nike's relationship with Oregon is a deciding factor for some recruits. It's certainly not a bad thing and not the same as UConn's relationship with Nike.
 
Gringo said:
No it's not. You really don't think Nike's relationship with Oregon is a deciding factor for some recruits. It's certainly not a bad thing and not the same as UConn's relationship with Nike.
Expand ...

His mind is made up ..
 
husky99 said:
His mind is made up ..
Expand ...
AntG168 said:
Continue...lol
Expand ...


Unknown.jpeg
 
CGarr said:
Assistant Michael Mennenga is the reason Canadians are going to Oregon not Phil Knight and Nike.

In addition to his college coaching experience, Mennenga served as co-director of youth basketball programs in Buffalo and Toronto, as well as being an analyst for Time Warner Cable SportsNet in Buffalo and a college basketball contributor to the FAN Radio Network in Toronto.

The guy has ties to the community and is recruiting his butt of there. Simple as that.
Expand ...

I doubt that Mennenga is the main factor given that Oregon had a Canadian pipeline going well before he got there in 2014-15.

You may be completely right that everything's on the up and up with Canadian recruiting. But I think it's fair for people who lived through the Kasongo recruitment in real time to have a jaundiced eye toward recruiting battles with Oregon over Canadians. Even if we acknowledge that Kasongo is a chucklehead and that the uniquely dirty Brandon Bender lent his talents to the situation, that whole thing was still extraordinarily odd.
 
.-.
mauconnfan said:
Watched a little of the womens softball the other day as nothing else was on at the time. They had the Duck women on and showed their facilities - CRAZY just for softball with locker rooms, automated helmet retrievals, indoor full infield and batting facilities which would make the Yankees jealous.

$$$$$$$$$ and swooshes in how they get people let's face it. It can make a kid starry eyed.
Expand ...
Yup. One of my neighbors' daughters was being recruited for D1 lacrosse and instead of going to one of the established east coast powers she went to Oregon. Even the facilities for women's lacrosse were amazing and she fell for it.
 
HooperScooper said:
Yup. One of my neighbors' daughters was being recruited for D1 lacrosse and instead of going to one of the established east coast powers she went to Oregon. Even the facilities for women's lacrosse were amazing and she fell for it.
Expand ...
Yeah, they probably have better facilities for sports like softball and lacrosse. That doesn't really carry to basketball, where we have state of the art facilities.
 
HooperScooper said:
Yup. One of my neighbors' daughters was being recruited for D1 lacrosse and instead of going to one of the established east coast powers she went to Oregon. Even the facilities for women's lacrosse were amazing and she fell for it.
Expand ...

Cgarr would seriously challenge this:)
 
Wait, someone is trying to contend that being Phil Knight University isn't a big help for Oregon recruiting???
 
.-.
Status
Not open for further replies.

Forum statistics

Threads
168,160
Messages
4,555,255
Members
10,438
Latest member
UConnheart


Top Bottom