SG Hamidou Diallo (UConn Offer)

[BigErnMcCracken]

This thread is not going well for you. I know you think you're "keeping it real" or something but you just sound like a tool.

 

[mets1090]

This thread is not going well for you. I know you think you're "keeping it real" or something but you just sound like a tool.

I KEEP IT REAL

 

[sammydabiz]

I'd like to see some one on one with this young man and Waters - since they're both 17' ...I dig his length.

George Takei, is that you?

 

[Huskyforlife]

His point is correct but it goes without saying.

 

[David 76]

Just sounded like you are sorry the kid is getting better and better. It is good to have a leg up with a #13 recruit. I understand it gets more competitive. If he went in the other direction and was #113, we would get him easier but it's not a good thing.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

This kid seems like a J.Lamb clone without the great shooting(as of right now)

 

[tcf15]

247 bumped him up to #20 and he is now a 5*.

For the composite, he is #24 and a 5*.

 

[HuskiesAllDay]

This kid seems like a J.Lamb clone without the great shooting(as of right now)

I keep thinking the same thing when I see his vids. He moves just like J Lamb. He's a little shorter and not nearly the shooter (yet) but he's definitely a little quicker and more explosive. I really really really hope we get him

 

[jazyj]

 

[Gringo]

247 bumped him up to #20 and he is now a 5*.

For the composite, he is #24 and a 5*.

Is there still talk of him reclassifying to 2016? Any idea how likely it is he reclassifies?

 

[husky99]

https://nychoops.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1778058

 

[CallMeBruce]

Is there still talk of him reclassifying to 2016? Any idea how likely it is he reclassifies?

I'd put it at better than 50/50.

 

[David 76]

https://nychoops com/content.asp?CID=1778058

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[MDHusky]

Diallo gets invite to Steph Curry 30 Select camp


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[OkaForPrez]

I'd put it at better than 50/50.

Gotta think that's better for us, the longer we have to fend off the sharks the worse I like our chances.

 

[RipCity]

He wears a short sleeve shirt under his jersey, so we should have him in the bag.

 

[tcf15]

 

[B1GEast]

247 bumped him up to #20 and he is now a 5*.

For the composite, he is #24 and a 5*.

Scout now lists Diallo as a 5 star

CLASS2017
SCOUT RANK 13
POSITION RANK 02
EAST SG RANK 01
CT SG RANK 01

 

[tcf15]

Some recent quotes from Diallo in a IU Rivals article. Also mentioned in the article he was measured as 6'5", 185 with a 6'10" wingspan:

• On Tom Crean: "He called me on June 15, and he wanted to tell me that I remind him of Victor Oladipo," Diallo said, referring to the IU player who was the No. 2 pick in the 2013 NBA Draft. "He wants to work on me. He said if I go to Indiana, it would be the best thing for me. He said he liked the way I play. He said he'd seen a lot of footage of me, and he feels he could work on my game so much."
• "I want to go to a school that I can impact the most right away," Diallo said. "I'm not looking forward to going and sitting for a year. I want to be a player that's known for my defense and my offense."
• On Louisville: "I've put in the work to show I'm capable of playing at that level. I know Louisville. They create tough guards and mold their guards," he said.
• On Mamadou: "That was the best school for him, but what's best for him might not be what's best for me," Diallo said. "I'm trying to weigh out my options right now."
• "I want to have a good relationship with the coaching staff, find a school that makes me feel at home and school my family likes," Diallo said.
• "A lot of coaches have told me that they can get me to the pros," Diallo said. "I want to see who is telling me the truth and which coaches are telling me false things."

 

[Rocktheworld]

"A lot of coaches have told me that they can get me to the pros," Diallo said. "I want to see who is telling me the truth and which coaches are telling me false things."

On Louisville: "I've put in the work to show I'm capable of playing at that level. I know Louisville. They create tough guards and mold their guards," he said.

Seriously how do people come to this conclusion. When Peyton Siva is far and away the best of a school's NBA guard talent (of THREE current players total), what does that tell you about the reality of Louisville's ability to mold great guards? They're fairly on par with Cincinnati.

Kids needs to do some basic, cursory history before they make these decisions. They quite clearly don't. Kid better not be listening to Crean; he's basically Diet Cal.

 

[tcf15]

Seriously how do people come to this conclusion. When Peyton Siva is far and away the best of a school's NBA guard talent (of THREE current players total), what does that tell you about the reality of Louisville's ability to mold great guards?

Kids needs to do some basic, cursory history before they make these decisions. They quite clearly don't. Kid better not be listening to Crean; he's basically Diet Cal.

To Diallo's credit, he does make that point in his last quote:

• "A lot of coaches have told me that they can get me to the pros," Diallo said. "I want to see who is telling me the truth and which coaches are telling me false things."

Hopefully he does his research. Could work out for IU, though - name dropping Victor Oladipo is a nice card to play.

 

[Rocktheworld]

To Diallo's credit, he does make that point in his last quote:

• "A lot of coaches have told me that they can get me to the pros," Diallo said. "I want to see who is telling me the truth and which coaches are telling me false things."

Hopefully he does his research. Could work out for IU, though - name dropping Victor Oladipo is a nice card to play.

Yeah I know, I'm glad he has at least some awareness of that issue. Maybe he just listens too much to the media. But I mean seriously it took me 5 minutes to look in to Louisville's guard history in comparison to Cincinnati's. These are claims that are easily falsified.

 

[KembaStepback]

Doesn't sound super gung-ho about UConn. This doesn't make me very nervous though. I still think we have a great shot at landing him. Hopefully Lamb comes out and does well in Charlotte, that'd help show we can develop 2-guards and get them drafted.

 

[Rocktheworld]

Doesn't sound super gung-ho about UConn. This doesn't make me very nervous though. I still think we have a great shot at landing him. Hopefully Lamb comes out and does well in Charlotte, that'd help show we can develop 2-guards and get them drafted.

We did get Lamb drafted. That's all UConn is responsible for. Past that, it's on the player to fulfill his contract/expectations.

 

[KembaStepback]

We did get Lamb drafted. That's all UConn is responsible for. Past that, it's on the player to fulfill his contract/expectations.

I agree and disagree. Yes we got him drafted, and then it's up to him...but at the same time, UConn should be preparing him for a long career.

 

[david]

Doesn't sound super gung-ho about UConn. This doesn't make me very nervous though. I still think we have a great shot at landing him. Hopefully Lamb comes out and does well in Charlotte, that'd help show we can develop 2-guards and get them drafted.

It was from the IU Rivals site. They'll always spin it to make IU look better and other schools to look worse.

 

[HuskyFich]

We did get Lamb drafted. That's all UConn is responsible for. Past that, it's on the player to fulfill his contract/expectations.

The biggest thing on their mind should be development. Clearly he knows he is a 5* recruit that is coveted by every major program and he knows that every major program can get you to the NBA. The true decision lies where he believes he can go to BECOME the best player possible. He doesn't sound like a person who cares about the spotlight or getting the most national attention.

Which comes to my point, based on a limited yet stellar resume, KO has developed Kemba, Lamb, Shabazz, Boatright, Purvis, Hamilton, etc. CLEAR signs of development and improvement are evident. All have gotten/ will get to the Pros, and barring Boatright's stature he would have been a clear choice in the draft. Not saying that other coaches aren't successful at putting players in the NBA, but with KO's short time here, he has been extremely good at it

 

[upstater]

Diallo is also considered a UConn lean. He is sending signals that he is not married to UConn so that schools might offer him. It is a smart move by him.

 

[Rocktheworld]

UConn should be preparing him for a long career.

What do you even mean here. How would you propose UConn does this

 

[husky99]

Doesn't sound super gung-ho about UConn. This doesn't make me very nervous though. I still think we have a great shot at landing him. Hopefully Lamb comes out and does well in Charlotte, that'd help show we can develop 2-guards and get them drafted.

Take what a team writers says with a grain of salt. They are paid to focus on one teams point of view. This is probably a Indiana writer and is so going to be pro Indiana