SG Bruce Brown (Miami Commit)

[Stainmaster]

F@$! Bruce Brown! Unless things change and he becomes a Husky...but...if he does...maybe he isn't that good or the P5 schools lost interest...or maybe it's because he's related to Jalen or maybe cause he's local....or....or

I think we need to pipe down a little.

 

[intlzncster]

I hope KO doesn't get that desperate. I'd like our head coach to maintain some dignity.

What do you think the assistant coaches are for?

 

[DreamSeason]

I think we need to pipe down a little.

Yeah your right. Still a little buzz from last night when I wrote that. It was meant to portray the schizophrenia we sometimes feel for recruits on this board. It was pretty bad.

 

[Dynasty]

So UCONN has only offered 22 recruits in the class of 2016 (per verbalcommit website). Below is a list of other top programs that have offered around 20 recruits for the 2016 class (I added UK just for fun). In parentheses is the number of spots open for each team in 2016. Doing some simple math I divided the number of offers by the number of spots available in 2016 to give a better picture. Here are the numbers:

Indiana: 24 (4) = 6
Texas: 23 (6) = 3.83
Florida: 22 (2) = 11
UCONN: 22 (5) = 4.4
Kansas: 21 (4) = 5.25
NC State: 20 (5) = 4
Marlyand: 19 (3) = 6.33
Ville: 19 (3) = 6.33
Zona: 18 (4) = 4.5

And just for fun UK: 13 (3) = 4.33

What this shows:

- In reality we don't offer 90% of the top 200, we actually offer close to 10%
- Based on the number of spots open for the 2016 team we actually offer less than a number of top national programs who consistently recruit well (ie. Kansas).
- The staff knows what they are doing
- Simple fact checking goes a long way.

Actually, that number should be 27 since VerbalCommits only keeps offers from recruits that haven't committed elsewhere yet.

 

[DogMania]

Bruce Brown doesn't always say all the right things it seems, like a lot of kids who play for UConn. He seems to be a lot about "me" and that doesn't fit. He likes Bobby Hurley because he said "I can score, pretty much do whatever I want"? Really? I know KO is telling him where he fits and how he fits into a system and you will need to earn it. His game is not even close to one of a PG which is suddenly what he would like to be as well as the "focal point".

You know sometimes, and I'm only guessing, kids can turn the coaches a different direction also.

I wondered if he's simply not a KO type player. Who knows? Coaches don't just look for talent but fit.

 

[Huskyforlife]

We wanted him for 2015, not 2016. Seems pretty obvious to me...

 

[businesslawyer]

This staff is so hot and cold with recruiting. We have heard this over and over. Very frustrating (please call he an if you wish)

I have no need to call you an , but your point is stupid. Coaches aren't hot with recruiting every time they sign someone, and they aren't cold every time they miss. That's no less stupid than saying a player is hot every time he makes a shot and cold every time he misses it.

You can judge recruiting once a year, based on who is signed. You can't judge it daily, or weekly, or monthly, because it's an annual process. And you can't judge it based on who turns you down because that is irrelevant. Ultimately, your class is the same whether you offered no one else or everyone else.

 

[selles]

I have no need to call you an , but your point is stupid. Coaches aren't hot with recruiting every time they sign someone, and they aren't cold every time they miss. That's no less stupid than saying a player is hot every time he makes a shot and cold every time he misses it.

I agree with your overall point about how to judge recruiting. But in fairness to 99, I don't think he's talking about being 'hot and cold' with overall success. I think he's talking about being 'hot and cold' in how aggressively we're recruiting specific players. Bonzie Colson and Devin Robinson are examples of cases where - at least publicly - we seemed to be recruiting guys hard, and then for whatever reason, we stopped calling them. I think that's what 99 was getting at.

Personally, I have no idea whether the public perception in those cases is (or ever was) accurate, and there's way too much fog of war in recruiting for me to make any judgment.

 

[boog204]

What I've been told on Brown is that the staff is talking with him and waiting to hear from him about whether he will move up to 2015 or stay in 2016. At that point they will decide to either make him a major target (2015) or stay on him as a plan B to some bigger names (2016).

This was posted in February... Exactly how it's going down.

 

[tcf15]

 

[JimHurley]

As long as we get Alterique Gilbert and VJ King/Mario Kegler, I'll be happy. I honestly don't see Bruce Brown being a big time college player.

 

[husky99]

I agree with your overall point about how to judge recruiting. But in fairness to 99, I don't think he's talking about being 'hot and cold' with overall success. I think he's talking about being 'hot and cold' in how aggressively we're recruiting specific players. Bonzie Colson and Devin Robinson are examples of cases where - at least publicly - we seemed to be recruiting guys hard, and then for whatever reason, we stopped calling them. I think that's what 99 was getting at.

Personally, I have no idea whether the public perception in those cases is (or ever was) accurate, and there's way too much fog of war in recruiting for me to make any judgment.

If I slepted an average of 7 consecutive hours a night I would respond like this post.. I also think I posted this before we got 4 recruits in 12 days

We have heard a few times that recruits have said we are in the top few and the phone stopped ringing from our staff. Of course this is what the recruits said and we can not get the staffs point of view
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[huskiesNhoos]

As long as we get Alterique Gilbert and VJ King/Mario Kegler, I'll be happy. I honestly don't see Bruce Brown being a big time college player.

He dominated the EYBL against some of the best competition in the country...you're entitled to your opinion, but my opinion is that your opinion is wrong

 

[RipCity]

As long as we get Alterique Gilbert and VJ King/Mario Kegler, I'll be happy. I honestly don't see Bruce Brown being a big time college player.

King/Kegler are both long shots.

Gilbert we should close on.

I don't get our loss of interest in Brown. He's probably going to be a top 25 2016 player. He's tearing good competition up. I don't know our reasoning for stopping the recruitment of Brown, but he has a very bright future.

 

[husky99]

As long as we get Alterique Gilbert and VJ King/Mario Kegler, I'll be happy. I honestly don't see Bruce Brown being a big time college player.

I agree with the 1st half. But You are wrong about brown

 

[upstater]

Have to think they want Hamidou Diallo for next year.

 

[superjohn]

Have to think they want Hamidou Diallo for next year.

Agreed, kid is a stud.

 

[formerlurker]

Yeah your right. Still a little buzz from last night when I wrote that. It was meant to portray the schizophrenia we sometimes feel for recruits on this board. It was pretty bad.

I've had to make similar posts "the morning after" on the Football board a few times. Not fun but it shows character to do so. Well done my friend.

 

[6xChamps]

Thought this was interesting... Seems like Brown still likes UConn but the staff is moving in a different direction

 

[Stainmaster]

So Bruce Brown is only an impact prospect until we stop we recruiting him, then he's not a big-time college player? Such logic, much headache.

 

[husky99]

So Bruce Brown is only an impact prospect until we stop we recruiting him, then he's not a big-time college player? Such logic, much headache.

Crazy crazy.I agree. Kid is begging

 

[huskiesnyc]

Just a guess but I'm thinking the staff feels a lot better about Diallo right now. Brown has been rumored a UConn lean for a long time but never pulled the trigger on commiting. Maybe the staff just moved on. It's not like we're begging elite talent to come here. Kids are commiting left and right.

 

[huskiesnyc]

Also it seems the staff strictly wanted him for 2015. Why? Diallo

 

[huskiesnyc]

Pretty bizarre. Brown would be perfect as a back-up for Purv his freshman yr before stepping in. I don't buy that this is because of Diallo--losing an elite '16 because of an elite '17 seems silly and risky.

Hard to question the coaches at this point man. And I guarantee they know the details regarding Diallo's status/reclassification to 2016 better than the supposed "insiders" here do.

 

[husky99]

Hard to question the coaches at this point man. And I guarantee they know the details regarding Diallo's status/reclassification to 2016 better than the supposed "insiders" here do.

I agree 100000%, the supposed "insiders" are on the outside looking in!

 

[huskiesnyc]

Are there reclass rumors for Diallo?

Yes

 

[JimHurley]

Hard to question the coaches at this point man. And I guarantee they know the details regarding Diallo's status/reclassification to 2016 better than the supposed "insiders" here do.

Exactly. Matter of fact I just saw an analyst call him a 2016 guard on Twitter today. Ollie is making Diallo the priority over Brown and I certainly can't blame him. Don't get me wrong, I'd like Brown on the team but if Ollie locks up Diallo, I'd be fine with him.

 

[BUConn10]

Diallo > Brown.

Also if we end up with Diallo, dibs on the nickname "Diablo".

 

[Dynasty]

There's no reason not to go after both of them...

 

[Silk31]

Diallo > Brown.

Also if we end up with Diallo, dibs on the nickname "Diablo".

If we end up with Hamidou and Mamidou dibs on the "Dou Duo" nickname