Stone/Newman Crystal Ball

[king conn]

Two interesting tweets:
Clay Dade @ClayDade · 11m
Ahhh ok (knew it had 2b something) RT @intelwarrior: @ClayDade - he's a hard UConn lean. Word is out.

Clay Dade @ClayDade · 28m
Diamond Stone's playing here and there's like no one watching. No coaches. Only UCONN assistants Karl Hobbs and Ricky Moore. That's it!

WOW!

 

[Gurleyman]

It's nice that IntelWarrior and his 86 followers say he's a hard lean, but I'm tempering my enthusiasm.

 

[aceboon]

yea I'm going to need someone to do some vetting on "intelwarrior"

 

[tcf15]

I don't care what intelwarrior has to say. I'll put more stock in the fact that Ricky Moore and Karl Hobbs are the only ones watching Diamond Stone.

 

[Skies17]

@TheRecruitScoop: Kentucky has offered 2015 Wisconsin Playground Elite (WI) PF Henry Ellenson.

Maybe they think Stone is a UConn lean too...

 

[aceboon]

I don't care what intelwarrior has to say. I'll put more stock in the fact that Ricky Moore and Karl Hobbs are the only ones watching Diamond Stone.

kinda reminiscent of JC and staff being the only coaches watching Drummond during the summer of 11 because everyone knew if he were going to college it would be UConn. hopefully this works out the same.

 

[UConn4ever]

I know he is keeping everything close to the vest but has he mentioned what signing period he wanted to sign in?

 

[huskiesnyc]

I might be way off on this, but according to a lot of twitter updates the UConn staff hasn't been at a lot of Enoch's games recently. I know we were pushing hard for him to commit just a week ago, but he's holding out for some reason. If we land Diamond Stone soon this will be a decision that Enoch regrets if we don't continue to recruit him.

 

[UConNick]

Wow. if true, that's a huge development. While the UConn fan in me wants to believe that it's true, the logical fan in me cannot honestly think of a reason that makes more sense. Why would coaches NOT be watching Stone? He's a top 5 prospect; coaches don't just ignore an elite player like that, unless they really don't like their chances.

 

[Dogbreath2U]

I might be way off on this, but according to a lot of twitter updates the UConn staff hasn't been at a lot of Enoch's games recently. I know we were pushing hard for him to commit just a week ago, but he's holding out for some reason. If we land Diamond Stone soon this will be a decision that Enoch regrets if we don't continue to recruit him.

I don't see how signing Stone affects Enoch. We have room for both and need a PF more than a C.

 

[Walker11]

I might be way off on this, but according to a lot of twitter updates the UConn staff hasn't been at a lot of Enoch's games recently. I know we were pushing hard for him to commit just a week ago, but he's holding out for some reason. If we land Diamond Stone soon this will be a decision that Enoch regrets if we don't continue to recruit him.

Maybe the staff hasn't been at every Enoch game like they seem to have been for Stone, but Ollie has personally watched Enoch multiple times this week so I wouldn't worry.

 

[aceboon]

I might be way off on this, but according to a lot of twitter updates the UConn staff hasn't been at a lot of Enoch's games recently. I know we were pushing hard for him to commit just a week ago, but he's holding out for some reason. If we land Diamond Stone soon this will be a decision that Enoch regrets if we don't continue to recruit him.

they were just watching him in Philly on Thursday & Friday. you guys gotta relax and let the recruiting process play out, just a few weeks ago we had guys theorizing that the Jalen Adams relationship had went sour, and that the staff was turning its attention to other guys(Eric Davis) after the Louisville offer....and then Adams visited and committed a day later. You can't tell exactly what's going on based on some tweets.

 

[UconnU]

Couple questions for the recruiting heads. What visits do we have planned coming up and is the champions center open?

 

[king conn]

I don't care what intelwarrior has to say. I'll put more stock in the fact that Ricky Moore and Karl Hobbs are the only ones watching Diamond Stone.

This would mean we are getting Newman too. Put his latest tweet with this...

 

[kelde1wd]

I am going to be greedy...1st choice would be Adams, Stone, Newman, and Enosch. If the Newman/Stone package breaks up, I say next up would Jones or Smith coming off injury. Next couple months could be entertaining to see how the pieces come together. Keep reloading!

 

[breezy]

When a coach watches a recruit, do they just watch? Or do they schmooze him afterwards? Ex) I understand Kayleigh Heckel and RM are the only ones watching Stone but if stone doesn't notice that committed interest then it probably doesn't matter if they were there or not. I assume Ricky walks over after the post game huddle and chats him up correct? But then how does that work if there are multiple coaches from interested schools in attendance? Logistics question

 

[upstater]

Jerry Meyer claims that no one has followed Diamond Stone this week as much as the Wisconsin staff has. Hmmmmm.

 

[tcf15]

When a coach watches a recruit, do they just watch? Or do they schmooze him afterwards? Ex) I understand Kayleigh Heckel and RM are the only ones watching Stone but if stone doesn't notice that committed interest then it probably doesn't matter if they were there or not. I assume Ricky walks over after the post game huddle and chats him up correct? But then how does that work if there are multiple coaches from interested schools in attendance? Logistics question

I don't think coaches can interact with the players. They are only there to evaluate.

 

[uchuskies14]

When a coach watches a recruit, do they just watch? Or do they schmooze him afterwards? Ex) I understand Kayleigh Heckel and RM are the only ones watching Stone but if stone doesn't notice that committed interest then it probably doesn't matter if they were there or not. I assume Ricky walks over after the post game huddle and chats him up correct? But then how does that work if there are multiple coaches from interested schools in attendance? Logistics question

There are other ways to make people know that coaches are there even if they don't directly talk to the players. They generally, if not always, wear a shirt with the schools logo on it. Additionally, there's always talk on the bench between players as to what coaches from whats schools are at the game.

 

[superjohn]

Enoch is a huge priority for us and so is Stone, one is a power forward the other is a center. Enoch is going to be one of the best players in this class, he has an NBA future.

 

[CTBasketball]

Sharma is a heavy lean to Wisconsin - highly doubt they go after Stone unless they know Sharma is going elsewhere.

 

[Walker11]

Sharma is a heavy lean to Wisconsin - highly doubt they go after Stone unless they know Sharma is going elsewhere.

Well they are clearly heavily going after Stone and that is a fact. At one, point, perhaps still, the were the presumed favorite for the local 5 star big, Ellenson as well. Hopefully one of those kids pops first.

 

[Dooley]

If Enoch is dragging his heels, what about Koumadje? I would love a Newman/Stone and Enoch trio but if Enoch is unsure, I would also be happy to get Koumadje. 7'3" dudes don't grow on trees. They are the trees.

 

[3uconn]

@EvanDaniels: Antonio Blakeney, a five-star SG, tells Scout that he spoke to John Calipari today and he offered him a scholarship.

Just throwing this out there because this is the second guard UK has offered in 2015 with the only other being Newman.

 

[noeynox]

The things you here about Enoch, make you think he can be a stretch four in our system similar to Deandre, but with a bigger frame and maybe not as good ball handling. He and Stone together would be clutch. Newman to me feels like a huge stretch, in which case I would welcome back Ali, or be happy to land Jones. It is nice to see us be in a good place with so many potential impact players.

 

[I Bleed Blue]

The things you here about Enoch, make you think he can be a stretch four in our system similar to Deandre, but with a bigger frame and maybe not as good ball handling. He and Stone together would be clutch. Newman to me feels like a huge stretch, in which case I would welcome back Ali, or be happy to land Jones. It is nice to see us be in a good place with so many potential impact players.

I don't think us getting Newman is a stretch by any means. He really seems to like Ollie and knows that UConn can make him better while contending for a title. We may not be the favorites, but we certainly have a legitimate shot.

 

[UConn990411]

The things you here about Enoch, make you think he can be a stretch four in our system similar to Deandre, but with a bigger frame and maybe not as good ball handling. He and Stone together would be clutch. Newman to me feels like a huge stretch, in which case I would welcome back Ali, or be happy to land Jones. It is nice to see us be in a good place with so many potential impact players.

How does he seem like a huge stretch?

Also, UConn is out of the Ali sweepstakes.

 

[UConNick]

@3uconn don't forget about Charles Matthews; they also already have him as a 2-guard commit.

 

[bmayuc]

How does he seem like a huge stretch?

Also, UConn is out of the Ali sweepstakes.

I'm not a Huge Stretch Guy

 

[3uconn]

@3uconn don't forget about Charles Matthews; they also already have him as a 2-guard commit.

Very very true. So with him Newman was the only outstanding offer that hadn't been taken yet for guards.