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uchusky32 said:
How do we say we should just grab a kid? We haven't swooped in a grabbed a kid in a long time. We need to do some real work. Put in the time with '18, '19 class. Obviously we are not in sync with what is truely driving these kids decisions.
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We swooped and grabbed Vital last year, and Whaley last month.

It's not exactly our strong suit, but we've managed it in the not-very-distant past. Hopefully it'll happen again here.
 
Matrim55 said:
We swooped and grabbed Vital last year, and Whaley last month.

It's not exactly our strong suit, but we've managed it in the not-very-distant past. Hopefully it'll happen again here.
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True,

Can only hope it works out for us. But i'm concerned for '19 when and if Adams and TL leave will we have ready talent available to step in.
 
uchusky32 said:
True,

Can only hope it works out for us. But i'm concerned for '19 when and if Adams and TL leave will we have ready talent available to step in.
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I am as well. The nice thing about getting Waters & Wilson (if we'd gotten them) is that it would've made the 2018 class less of an existential crisis-level recruitment. No chance of that now.
 
Matrim55 said:
I am as well. The nice thing about getting Waters & Wilson (if we'd gotten them) is that it would've made the 2018 class less of an existential crisis-level recruitment. No chance of that now.
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If next year goes as well as the optimistic posters believe it will, that means Adams and Larrier will likely be gone to the NBA, leaving us in a terrible position for the next year. Now, it would be a nice problem to have, but we'd be in a really bad spot.
 
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Matrim55 said:
I am as well. The nice thing about getting Waters & Wilson (if we'd gotten them) is that it would've made the 2018 class less of an existential crisis-level recruitment. No chance of that now.
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Yep, the '18 class might have to play big minutes right away. Chill snd Kill will nees to deliver 2 and done talent. Lol.
 
JMick said:
If next year goes as well as the optimistic posters believe it will, that means Adams and Larrier will likely be gone to the NBA, leaving us in a terrible position for the next year. Now, it would be a nice problem to have, but we'd be in a really bad spot.
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We'd still have a veteran starting backcourt (Alterique & Vital), and – by definition since this coming year will have gone well – at least one big man who will be a proven rebounder/defender.

That's a good, defined core.
 
AntG168 said:
I honestly can care less who else is recruiting him. He clearly has talent, size, and athleticism. You cant complaim we dont have enough bodies then turn around and turn away talented D1 players. We have 3 schollies. Worst case scenerio he'll be a solid 4 yr rotation player
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How many guys you never heard of onteams we should kill ruin us all the time?
 
UConnStats said:
This kid a 17 coming off the bench for a team of 18s. Saying he's better than Wilson is totally unfair.
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It's my opinion that he is a better player and prospect than Wilson. He has a stronger body/frame, just as good if not a better overall athlete. Sidney is an awkward athlete in the way he moves whereas Young is a smooth player who fits better in the team concept. He also displays good IQ on the court and has a good looking shot from the perimeter with a quick release.

Young has positive body language as well who will have no problem doing the defensive dirty work and rebounding for the team. He is a smooth player and you can never have enough players with that type of game. Sid would have been a nice get to solidify future recruiting especially at Brewster and in New England, but he isn't a cant miss prospect.

Look at the difference yourself.




Sid Wilson SHOWS OUT in return to NYC!! Highlights vs. CBC!
 
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Matt1010 said:
A lot of people on this board and in general place WAY too much emphasis and 247/ESPN/Rivals rankings. Every year plenty of guys listed 200+ go on to have great college careers.
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That is definitely true. But many, many more kids in the top 50 have very good college careers than kids in the 200-250 range. So the odds of getting a very good player in the 200-250 range is lower. So I guess you have to trust your coaching staff's ability to evaluate and development to take the right lower ranked kids.
 
Huskymagic said:
It's my opinion that he is a better player and prospect than Wilson. He has a stronger body/frame, just as good if not a better overall athlete. Sidney is an awkward athlete in the way he moves whereas Young is a smooth player who fits better in the team concept. He also displays good IQ on the court and has a good looking shot from the perimeter with a quick release.

Young has positive body language as well who will have no problem doing the defensive dirty work and rebounding for the team. He is a smooth player and you can never have enough players with that type of game. Sid would have been a nice get to solidify future recruiting especially at Brewster and in New England, but he isn't a cant miss prospect.

Look at the difference yourself.




Sid Wilson SHOWS OUT in return to NYC!! Highlights vs. CBC!
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I can't tell who's better from these highlights but I'd love to believe that you're right. If so, let's reel in Trace Young!
 
HooperScooper said:
That is definitely true. But many, many more kids in the top 50 have very good college careers than kids in the 200-250 range. So the odds of getting a very good player in the 200-250 range is lower. So I guess you have to trust your coaching staff's ability to evaluate and development to take the right lower ranked kids.
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Which is what I loved about JC and his staff. Hard to replicate though.
 
mauconnfan said:
And I wished I felt like seeing who the posters were laughing at Vital even bring anything to th table for his freshman year if at all.
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I rememeber the board being pumped we got Vital. We went head to head against Louisville and beat them for Christian. He was 1st team in the toughest high school leage in the country, he had a rep as a dogged competitor and a rep as a shooter. Think most on the board thought we were getting an underrated player. Whaley does not seem at all like the same thing to me but I hope he can contribute and get better.
 
mauconnfan said:
And I wished I felt like seeing who the posters were laughing at Vital even bring anything to th table for his freshman year if at all.
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I don't follow recruiting but there was certainly very little buzz about him even seeing the floor as a freshman . Only after Gilbert went down did his PT increase.
Maybe 5-10 minute a game at most was the preseason prediction.

There is even one genius on the board who claims he is Awful,even after he contributions last year.
I recall the report was good get but he will probably contribute by 3-4 year.
 
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AZHuskiePop said:
I don't follow recruiting but there was certainly very little buzz about him even seeing the floor as a freshman . Only after Gilbert went down did his PT increase.
Maybe 5-10 minute a game at most was the preseason prediction.

There is even one genius on the board who claims he is Awful,even after he contributions last year.
I recall the report was good get but he will probably contribute by 3-4 year.
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He wouldn't have played much if Gilbert and Larrier didn't get hurt.
 
Kid seems smooth and athletic. I think he's worth grabbing, of course that's no guarantee.
 
BaZZnBOAT said:
Kid seems smooth and athletic. I think he's worth grabbing, of course that's no guarantee.
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We've got like a hundred open scholarships. Why not, if possible? Nobody else is signing up.
 
superjohn said:
I rememeber the board being pumped we got Vital. We went head to head against Louisville and beat them for Christian. He was 1st team in the toughest high school leage in the country, he had a rep as a dogged competitor and a rep as a shooter. Think most on the board thought we were getting an underrated player. Whaley does not seem at all like the same thing to me but I hope he can contribute and get better.
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Been in the car for a 3 hour drive so read through all the old Vital threads. Basically everyone was excited for him beyond the obvious consistent cynics (JSM and a few other accounts since deleted)
 
Huskymagic said:
It's my opinion that he is a better player and prospect than Wilson. He has a stronger body/frame, just as good if not a better overall athlete. Sidney is an awkward athlete in the way he moves whereas Young is a smooth player who fits better in the team concept. He also displays good IQ on the court and has a good looking shot from the perimeter with a quick release.

Young has positive body language as well who will have no problem doing the defensive dirty work and rebounding for the team. He is a smooth player and you can never have enough players with that type of game. Sid would have been a nice get to solidify future recruiting especially at Brewster and in New England, but he isn't a cant miss prospect.

Look at the difference yourself.




Sid Wilson SHOWS OUT in return to NYC!! Highlights vs. CBC!
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Since we lost out on Sid and we have a shot at Trace, I'll go with your assessment that he'll be the better player. Now if we lost on on him I'm going to bet Dave Wingett is better than both
 
Yes, I think if CV is comsidered key player then we have problems


navery12 said:
Been in the car for a 3 hour drive so read through all the old Vital threads. Basically everyone was excited for him beyond the obvious consistent cynics (JSM and a few other accounts since deleted)
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pj said:
CV would be a key player on nearly every team in the country. Especially if he keeps improving at the rate he showed his freshman year.
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And that is why I can't take this board seriously anymore. Of course Vital is a key player. And he should be a source of optimism going into next year for Husky Nation. Having a guard lineup with Vital, Adams, and Gilbert, with Anderson giving quality minutes, should have us salivating.

But then again, this is the Boneyard so...
 
UConnDan97 said:
And that is why I can't take this board seriously anymore. Of course Vital is a key player. And he should be a source of optimism going into next year for Husky Nation. Having a guard lineup with Vital, Adams, and Gilbert, with Anderson giving quality minutes, should have us salivating.

But then again, this is the Boneyard so...
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I also think Diarra, Polley, and Whaley have some significant potential inside. If they can develop fast, they way Vital did last year, then with Larrier providing versatility we should have be inexperienced but talented. We'll also be a bit small, but we'll have the athleticism and high-motor players to play an attractive style that may bring fans back and get recruits interested.
 
pj said:
I also think Diarra, Polley, and Whaley have some significant potential inside. If they can develop fast, they way Vital did last year, then with Larrier providing versatility we should have be inexperienced but talented. We'll also be a bit small, but we'll have the athleticism and high-motor players to play an attractive style that may bring fans back and get recruits interested.
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If Diarra can rebound the way most think he can, along with some rebounding from Cobb and the youngsters (Polley, Carlton, Whaley), we are going to have a nice year.

There is no doubt in my mind that we are going to get loads of scoring from Adams, Larrier, Vital, and Gilbert. No doubt in my mind...
 
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