Sidney Wilson's first visit: St. John's

[Chief00]

Oz is talking to the staff. Be pissed at the staff not oz..

I noticed Sid never put the St. John's stuff on - even the hat. It's about $15k a year in cash; can't blame the parents.

Having said that, an embarrassing miss - at least Warde was in the Tropics - and not watching the YardGoats. KO never successfully leveraged his Team USA coaching. I appreciate people sharing stuff with me - just difficult when the people who are suppose to know with certainty don't - but there are no guarantees in life.

 

[uchusky32]

We're in some bad times no doubt!

 

[upstater]

Oz is talking to the staff. Be pissed at the staff not oz..

That is pure bull. And easy to prove too. The fact people believe it is half the problem. It was obvious he was going to St Johns. I could see it from a mile away. And Oz once again showed how laughable his sleuthing is when he actually relayed the actual quotes from the staff. "We'll be good when Wilson commits," is not 100% official. This is silly beyond belief. In fact, Oz's claim abo Vance Jackson also showed he had misinterpreted whatever the staff told him. Vance's own father contradicted his claim.

 

[Stainmaster]

I noticed Sid never put the St. John's stuff on - even the hat. It's about $15k a year in cash; can't blame the parents.

Having said that, an embarrassing miss - at least Warde was in the Tropics - and not watching the YardGoats. KO never successfully leveraged his Team USA coaching. I appreciate people sharing stuff with me - just difficult when the people who are suppose to know with certainty don't - but there are no guarantees in life.

I'm going to get yelled at for engaging with you, but I can't let this go unchecked.

The baseball game had nothing to do with Sid committing to SJU.

 

[jojipoji]

Shouldn't you stop posting for a while since your wrong a lot

 

[BUConn10]

Anyone shocked by these recruiting outcomes this late in the 2017 game after fumbling your entire class away last year doesn't understand NCAA recruiting or college athletics in general.

 

[superjohn]

When do we start to critique "Chills"? I would think such a wonderful salesman would have been able to land a kid over a program that has complete sh_t over the same 2 decades we won 4 titles.

We have major internal problems that start at the top. People can joke about it all they like and make excuses as our program continues to look less and less like what JC spent over three decades building. It's sad what's happening.

 

[uconnever]

Do you really think that oaf is talking to the staff? Or is he pestering the 15th guy on the payroll?

No coach is going to hand news to this guy so he can go play on the internet.

That should be pretty clear given his track record...

Finally someone with some Brains.

 

[The Viking]

Now would be a good time for Chief to be Brief.

 

[WrenchFan69]

I noticed Sid never put the St. John's stuff on - even the hat. It's about $15k a year in cash; can't blame the parents.

Having said that, an embarrassing miss - at least Warde was in the Tropics - and not watching the YardGoats. KO never successfully leveraged his Team USA coaching. I appreciate people sharing stuff with me - just difficult when the people who are suppose to know with certainty don't - but there are no guarantees in life.

St. John's can no longer give recruits that since building on-campus dorms

 

[Hi-Low]

For what it's worth I've seen Oz and KO laughing it up in the basketball practice center before. They're close, there's no denying that.

I'm close to the guy I buy a beer from at GCT, doesn't mean I tell him how screwed up things are.

Oh well....if anyone else commits for 2017 great but at this point need to focus on 2018 class.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Anyone shocked by these recruiting outcomes this late in the 2017 game after fumbling your entire class away last year doesn't understand NCAA recruiting or college athletics in general.

The fact that we're having difficulty putting a class together at the last minute isn't a surprise or really the main concern.

It's the way that basically every recruiting or player retention outcome has been negative, and most of them appear to have caught the staff off-guard.

 

[uconnever]

Oz is talking to the staff. Be pissed at the staff not oz..

I can't believe you actually think this. Does that really make any sense to you. Why would they tell him anything.

 

[TRest]

I noticed Sid never put the St. John's stuff on - even the hat. It's about $15k a year in cash; can't blame the parents.

Having said that, an embarrassing miss - at least Warde was in the Tropics - and not watching the YardGoats. KO never successfully leveraged his Team USA coaching. I appreciate people sharing stuff with me - just difficult when the people who are suppose to know with certainty don't - but there are no guarantees in life.

I'm pretty certain the housing stipend has been ended, but keep pushing that narrative.

 

[navery12]

I'm starting to think Oz just can't interpret what the staff is telling him. Either way, I'm not in the Fire KO boat yet. But there are clearly some major issues going on behind the scenes that need to be worked out

 

[intlzncster]

Yeah - what do I know? Want me to ruin your night on Waters too?

You're the angel of death man. And I say that in the nicest way possible. Every recruiting thread, I dread the (what seems inevitable these days) 'next' being thrown down. Dread.

 

[the Q]

Yeah - what do I know? Want me to ruin your night on Waters too?

Dude let it air out. If you can't and are willing pm me, I'm dying to know now. Who's out and we might actually be able to join.

Like, has the staff even talked to that VCU center who is a grad transfer?

 

[Robertelamin]

I'm pretty certain the housing stipend has been ended, but keep pushing that narrative.

Yup, only a casual fan wouldn't know that.

 

[KingAG]

I still stand by my beleif that the kid wanted to come here. Too many external factors pulling him in the other direction tho. Shame

 

[Candyman]

This isn't a huge loss player wise it's a bad look for the program. We have lost 2 players, a top recruit and now lost a recruiting battle with a low level big east team.

How the mighty have fallen and players aren't dying to play for Ollie.

 

[the Q]

You're the angel of death man. And I say that in the nicest way possible. Every recruiting thread, I hang on for a 'next'... Dread.

Can we call him the phantasm? Or am I the only nerd here?

 

[jorge34]

I'm beginning to think oz is full of shit, and really doesn't matter, nor ever did.

 

[Stainmaster]

Dude let it air out. If you can't and are willing pm me, I'm dying to know now. Who's out and we might actually be able to join.

Like, has the staff even talked to that VCU center who is a grad transfer?

He's been committed to TCU for a while now.

 

[WrenchFan69]

Oz said on TOS his source this time wasn't KO but someone else on staff

 

[uconnphil2016]

I noticed Sid never put the St. John's stuff on - even the hat. It's about $15k a year in cash; can't blame the parents.

Having said that, an embarrassing miss - at least Warde was in the Tropics - and not watching the YardGoats. KO never successfully leveraged his Team USA coaching. I appreciate people sharing stuff with me - just difficult when the people who are suppose to know with certainty don't - but there are no guarantees in life.

Couldn't agree with you more, Chief. Ollie got caught making sure the Goats were in the Yard before he confi _ _ed (88%) that the chickens were in the coop

 

[Stainmaster]

Oz said on TOS his source this time wasn't KO but someone else on staff

My source tells me Oz is frantically trying to cover his tail.

 

[UCDaveD]

Ollie is becoming to the basketball program what Pasqualoni and Diacco were to the football program.

 

[Chief00]

St. John's can no longer give recruits that since building on-campus dorms

That's not true - they can pay them up to the dorm/meal plan rate before it was the housing market rate.

 

[BUConn10]

The fact that we're having difficulty putting a class together at the last minute isn't a surprise or really the main concern.

It's the way that basically every recruiting or player retention outcome has been negative, and most of them appear to have caught the staff off-guard.

Like I said months ago when the bad off-season news broke, there's stuff happening behind the scenes that we here in all our takes and narratives have no idea are taking place, but you can only say something so many times here before it creates a s***storm. The conversations taking place during recruiting visits by other coaches, the perception of the program and staff's ability to put elite players in a position to succeed here and professionally, is not being looked at favorably at the moment. The cbb community and incoming players and personnel do not have faith in the current UConn structure.

 

[JMick]

Like I said months ago when the bad off-season news broke, there's stuff happening behind the scenes that we here in all our takes and narratives have no idea are taking place. The conversations taking place during recruiting visits by other coaches, the perception of the program and staff's ability to put elite players in a position to succeed here and professionally, is not being looked at favorably at the moment. The sport and talent incoming players and personnel do not have faith in the current structure.

and beyond that the staff seems to be clueless. what a combination

 

[Chief00]

I still stand by my beleif that the kid wanted to come here. Too many external factors pulling him in the other direction tho. Shame

Never put the hat on - how often does that happen.