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Has UNC heard what their "punishment" is yet? I have not followed it closely so, perhaps, I missed it.
 
KSC94 said:


UK offered a 3* big today before Shittu. I'm sure this kid will shoot up to top 75+ with the UK offer but still. Weird they haven't offered Shittu at this point; could be a good thing for us.
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You need some multi-year players to run a program. They all can't be 1 year players
 
I'm pretty sure UK has as many as 4 4-5 star PF on the roster right now. With at least two likely to stay, I doubt they're really courting shittu that hard, knowing they can't promise him any PT
 
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It might help that Zona and Oregon already have commits from quality bigs in this class. Don't have any faith in us beating out either but one can hope right?
 
KSC94 said:
It might help that Zona and Oregon already have commits from quality bigs in this class. Don't have any faith in us beating out either but one can hope right?
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Believe Oregon is in the lead for Louis King (who announces tonight). Wonder if that would knock them out of the picture, even though King seems more a 3 than 4
 
Wordbomar said:
Zona and Oregon seem to be the teams to beat. Have to feel like we have a chance here.
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Oregon has been all over it lately, and Zona is Zona. We are second fiddle to both imo.
 
Get Shittu and Matthews along with Akinjo and Wilson and I'd be thrilled.

Get back into the tournament and win some games there and I'd be on the moon.

Am I asking too much? Too little?
 
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Huskyforlife said:
I'm pretty sure UK has as many as 4 4-5 star PF on the roster right now. With at least two likely to stay, I doubt they're really courting shittu that hard, knowing they can't promise him any PT
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And yet despite this, recruits like Simi look at that 13th roster spot on UK like going 1st overall in the NBA draft. Meanwhile that same guy tells Zags he eliminated UConn because Christian Vital was causing a talent logjam and he was scared off.
 
fleudslipcon said:
Get Shittu and Matthews along with Akinjo and Wilson and I'd be thrilled.

Get back into the tournament and win some games there and I'd be on the moon.

Am I asking too much? Too little?
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Just right.
 
BUConn10 said:
And yet despite this, recruits like Simi look at that 13th roster spot on UK like going 1st overall in the NBA draft. Meanwhile that same guy tells Zags he eliminated UConn because Christian Vital was causing a talent logjam and he was scared off.
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yea, this is an incredibly strange phenomenon.
 
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80shusky said:
yea, this is an incredibly strange phenomenon.
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Simply not enough "pull". Not enough hype generated for their players, no media frenzy 24/7, no visible track record of boosting a player's draft stock, not enough fans and likes on Instagram, and far too "blue collar" of a culture. These guys won't get pampered when they come here and they know this well.

Stuff like Calipari's marketing his guys by hosting an NBA scout "pro day" are hard to compete against for programs like ours. It's like you are one of the top 5 incoming engineering students in the country and choosing between schools offering full rides, all enticing obviously, but then the top school mentions that they will host a private expo hosting all the top engineering firms in the world who are recruiting talent in a small room 1-on-1 setting. Of course you are picking that option, if you are serious about your future career, which almost all of these top recruits are. Building brands is starting earlier and earlier each year for these athletes, capitalism at full force.
 
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BUConn10 said:
Simply not enough "pull". Not enough hype generated for their players, no media frenzy 24/7, no visible track record of boosting a player's draft stock, not enough fans and likes on Instagram, and far too "blue collar" of a culture. These guys won't get pampered when they come here and they know this well.

Stuff like Calipari's marketing his guys by hosting an NBA scout "pro day" are hard to compete against for programs like ours. It's like you are one of the top 5 incoming engineering students in the country and choosing between schools offering full rides, all enticing obviously, but then the top school mentions that they will host a private expo hosting all the top engineering firms in the world who are recruiting talent in a small room 1-on-1 setting. Of course you are picking that option, if you are serious about your future career, which almost all of these top recruits are. Building brands is starting earlier and earlier each year for these athletes, capitalism at full force.
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Not to mention hanging out with Drake and Jay-Z et al
 
intlzncster said:
Not to mention hanging out with Drake and Jay-Z et al
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Or Lebron James and his buddy and president of his sports agency company Rich Paul running into you during your pick up game and ending up hanging out and going to dinner (Cam Reddish).
 
UConnRock said:
Only Brewster package that I can see is the combo of Sid Wilson and Kisunas who played together at Brewster last year. I don't see anybody else on the Brewster roster that UConn is currently after.
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Correct and then one!
 
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3 officials set up uconn not among them. Vanderbilt gets the first...this one has to be a NEXT by now.
 
PAHusky said:
Only a casual fan reads the team's name on the front of the jerseys.
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When Stairmaster likes your post - you just know it’s going to implode as indeed it did today when we just offered two Brewster guys.
 
Chief00 said:
When Stairmaster likes your post - you just know it’s going to implode as indeed it did today when we just offered two Brewster guys.
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You should check and see which threads you're posting in. I know that's a stretch for casual fans like you, but anything I can do to help.
 
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