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boog204 said:
He was. Everyone forgets about Rudy. I think when we started recruiting him he was #19. The article below was written after he committed and before Donyell and he's listed as the "best of five fine recruits." My brother was attending UConn then and he told me the story of his friends trying to stalk Rudy on his visit by playing "Rudie Can't Fail" by The Clash. That's how much Rudy was coveted. Who knows what would have happened had he not been so injury prone.

http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19901202&slug=1107197
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Yup Rudy was the best but knee injury robbed him of his athleticism.
 
One of you going should definitely bring a sign that says Vance Jackson is a husky. Make it Glow in the Dark too, and then just get someone to monitor twitter and text you.
 
How bad is traffic on route 44 or 84 on first night? This is the first year I've had to drive to it.
 
alexd. said:
I will never forget the HCC game early one season when Rudy Johnson got undercut while going for a rebound and landed flat on his back. The place fell silent for what seemed forever as they moved him onto a stretcher. It was within weeks of a NY Jets player suffering a serious neck injury.
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I remember that. Scary.
 
superjohn said:
Yup Rudy was the best but knee injury robbed him of his athleticism.
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Yeah, he really struggled with knee tendentious throughout his UConn career. It's been so long, but I think he might have had a lot of cartilage issues as well where there was some bone-on-bone. As much as they can repair an ACL these days, once there is significant cartilage damage there's only so much that can be done to rid the athlete of the pain and inhibited motion that goes on with that.

With that said, Rudy struggled with his jumpshot from the word go. If my memory serves me, the recruiting gurus all thought he was a solid jump shooter, though he was more athlete and slasher than shooter. When it was clear that he was not going to be the athlete that most has tought, JC tried to use him in different roles, such as a spot up type shooter, but his 3-ball was way off. I think he had some sort of long 0-for from 3 type streak that hurt his chances of getting PT. If he had not struggled with his knees and other injuries, he probably would have carved out a nice role as a slasher and attack the basket type wing.

Regardless to all this, he was a fan favorite and one of my all time favorite players to root for. Throughout all his struggles, he always had a smile on his face and always led the cheering from the bench. Just a class guy all around.
 
BUHusky said:
Um, if UConn themselves announced anything during the event that would be a recruiting violation... The school can't officially say a single word about a recruit until they sign their national letter of intent.
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Could probably show the kid's tweet or whatever, right?
 
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Alright Vance you can undo a lot of bad! Last evening I find out I can't see first night. This morning I pulled my back. This afternoon I met some people. The first guy was meh made worse by telling me he is a Pitt economics and statistics prof. I also met a couple from Cinci. Liked them a lot until I found out they went to the same college as Calipari and really like him.

What a miserable 24 hours. Help me Vance. You're my only hope.
 
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PolisHusky said:
Per TOS, Jackson to UCONN! Congrats if true!!!!!
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The 2015-16 season has yet to begin, but already the UConn Huskies' future looks bright. The addition of four-star sharpshooter Vance Jackson, who announced Friday he was coming to Storrs, Conn. next year, makes it even brighter.

Haven't seen an announcement anywhere but this one seemed to be a fait accompli.
 
Probably published a bit too early - he hasn't announced yet.
 
The way those sites work is that you can write up your article and have it ready to syndicate to the network.

Somebody unchecked a radio button that should have stayed checked.
 
tcf15 said:
Probably published a bit too early - he hasn't announced yet.
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Yeah, that is why I made sure to say "...if true" because I would hate to the object of this board's ire. That said, I think this guy would thrive under Ollie.
 
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Stairmaster said:
Must be the company they keep (and by company, I mean the dude in the bushes outside their house whose name rhymes with Glove).
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Dunno I think that was Rashad.
 
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walker11 said:
They have been following him for days. Just like they follow Diallo.
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No, the UConn Compliance account followed him a few days ago but the basketball account just followed him today.
 
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