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intlzncster said:
Yeah, but not cause he couldn't get posts. More that he wanted a higher level opportunity that would draw more talent in general.

I mean, he wants a lot better guards than he was getting at URI too.
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Im not 100% sure but I dont think he would have a shot at Akok or Kofi at URI.
I think we all agree on that he wants better everything. I'm just disputing your initial post that it was not "remotely a reason" Hurley chose UConn.
 
RayIsTheGOAT said:
Im not 100% sure but I dont think he would have a shot at Akok or Kofi at URI.
I think we all agree on that he wants better everything. I'm just disputing your initial post that it was not "remotely a reason" Hurley chose UConn.
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The way the OP was phrased was that he wanted to come to a school where he could recruit post players (and everything else wasn't an issue). Having a step up in competition and players was obviously a factor.
 
intlzncster said:
This was not remotely a reason he took the UCONN job.
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One of many reasons. It was stated after they hired him. Along with many other positives related to our program..

., Do you not agree it would be catastrophic to go into next year with out at minimum of 2 highly rated bigs ???
 
Captbluefin said:
One of many reasons. It was stated after they hired him. Along with many other positives related to our program..
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Again, it's about getting better players in general, not just posts. I sure as hell wouldn't want to go into the season with URI's guards.

And one of Hurley's post recruits at URI (2018) is likely better (and more highly rate) than any of our current posts.

., Do you not agree it would be catastrophic to go into next year with out at minimum of 2 highly rated bigs ???
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At least one.
 
intlzncster said:
The way the OP was phrased was that he wanted to come to a school where he could recruit post players (and everything else wasn't an issue). Having a step up in competition and players was obviously a factor.
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That is simply not true lol.
This was the quote "One of the reasons Hurley moved up to UCONN was cause he could not get the bigs at URI"
And you said "This was not remotely a reason he took the UCONN job."
Which is also not true.

But again, we all agree, obviously, that it was numerous factors drawing Hurley to UConn, including the ability to recruit better post players because UConn is a more prestigious big man program than URI, and more prestigious program overall.

If Akok does come to UConn, then Hurley's first big man recruit at UConn will be superior to any big man he brought to URI.
 
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Captbluefin said:
One of many reasons. It was stated after they hired him. Along with many other positives related to our program..
., Do you not agree it would be catastrophic to go into next year with out at minimum of 2 highly rated bigs ???
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How about Voskuhl and Okafor?
 
RayIsTheGOAT said:
That is simply not true lol.
This was the quote "One of the reasons Hurley moved up to UCONN was cause he could not get the bigs at URI"
And you said "This was not remotely a reason he took the UCONN job."
Which is also not true.
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This implies that it's just 'bigs'. Which is categorically false. Really, it's not that hard. No idea why this is even an argument in the first place.

If the sentence had read something along the lines of, "one of the reasons Hurley moved up to UCONN was because he couldn't get a high enough caliber of player for his tastes"...then fine. But it didn't.

He recruited and landed a very good 4 star PF last year, which proves the assertion in read false anyway.
 
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Captbluefin said:
One of many reasons. It was stated after they hired him. Along with many other positives related to our program..

., Do you not agree it would be catastrophic to go into next year with out at minimum of 2 highly rated bigs ???
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no
 
RayIsTheGOAT said:
That is simply not true lol.
This was the quote "One of the reasons Hurley moved up to UCONN was cause he could not get the bigs at URI"
And you said "This was not remotely a reason he took the UCONN job."
Which is also not true.

But again, we all agree, obviously, that it was numerous factors drawing Hurley to UConn, including the ability to recruit better post players because UConn is a more prestigious big man program than URI, and more prestigious program overall.

If Akok does come to UConn, then Hurley's first big man recruit at UConn will be superior to any big man he brought to URI.
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intlzncster said:
This implies that it's just 'bigs'. Which is categorically false. Really, it's not that hard. No idea why this is even an argument in the first place.

If the sentence had read something along the lines of, "one of the reasons Hurley moved up to UCONN was because he couldn't get a high enough caliber of player for his tastes"...then fine. But it didn't.

He recruited and landed a very good 4 star PF last year, which proves the assertion in read false anyway.
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The two of you are making a mountain out of a mole hill and ruining a thread. Either this stops immediately or all your posts in this thread will be deleted.
 
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TitleTown said:
Reads and comprehends what? Anybody with an IQ above 12 could figure out that Hurley was addressing the back court first, just based off the visits. After Gaffney committed, it doesn't exactly take Einstein to look at the roster to figure out that front court help was needed next.
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Let’s see JA &Smith definitely gone.
CV may decide to leave
Gilbert Injury prone
You think the backcourt might be a priority. It was mine especially a true PG.
With Wilson , Polley, Whaley,Charlton , and Diarra all back with another years experience.and only juniors I was much less concerned.
The front court losing just Cobb, Williams , and Yakwe who at best are situational players is much less impacted.
If you can get a good big or two ,of course you grab him, but it’s 2020 when the front court becomes the top priority with another guard secondary.
Ollie wasn’t a bad recruiter that meme is just ignorant. What he failed at is balanced recruiting and contingency planning.
It doomed a 2016-17 team that was potentially very good.
You could also make the case of the failure of that year causied the 2017-18 debacle.
Mokum said:
Oregon?
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R I lost to that 2017 FF team . I watched the highlights the other day. So that was fresh in his mind.
 
intlzncster said:
You got anything to add about Mitchell?
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I believe Mitchell's game is similar to Akok. It would be interesting to see both Akok and Mitchell play together. But my personal preference would be to have Kofi or Wahab over Mitchell if Akok commits to UConn. It's the difference between having an all perimeter team versus a team that has an inside and outside presence. Plus we already have a finesse type big with Josh. I want a banger to handle teams like Cinci.
 
Mokum said:
No point. He made mistakes and is paying the price. I can not imagine what I would have become growing up in such circumstances. And neither can anyone else on here. Don’t be judgemental. It’s not a good thing to do. Clean out your own closet before cleaning out someone else's
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Actually some people here can tell you what it was like. Don’t be judgemental because some of those people worked hard to become successful.
 
fleudslipcon said:
The two of you are making a mountain out of a mole hill and ruining a thread. Either this stops immediately or all your posts in this thread will be deleted.
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yes sir jack black.gif
 
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Stinger92860 said:
Actually some people here can tell you what it was like. Don’t be judgemental because some of those people worked hard to become successful.
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Read my post carefully. That’s not what I said.
 
RayIsTheGOAT said:
Yes it was.
Hurley mentioned coming to UConn so he can get the types of players in order to beat the Dukes and Oregons of the world, whereas at URI, the talent he had capped out and couldn't compete with Duke, especially on the interior.
It is not THE reason, but it is a factor combined with other reasons. Basically he can do stuff at UConn that he was unable to do at URI, like recruit high end big men. And getting high end big men will dramatically change this program.
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If Hurley is successful, and your recruiting is certainly trending better right now, I think one of the things that potentially made him a very good hire for you is that if he gets to the tournament a few times, I don't think he necessarily bolts for a P-5 job. His family name is legendary in eastern HS circles. He should be able to recruit well to your history. He could see this as a long term job, if he can get it going. This will be an interesting couple weeks, that's for sure.
 
Why even humor this IthacaMatt comment with likes? We aren’t losing a basketball coach to the P5. We won’t even lose players to Syracuse. Grow a sack. This is a huge job and Hurley is demonstrating it. Destination job, career coach.
 
Hoophound said:
Why even humor this IthacaMatt comment with likes? We aren’t losing a basketball coach to the P5. We won’t even lose players to Syracuse. Grow a sack. This is a huge job and Hurley is demonstrating it. Destination job, career coach.
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I agree. Money is not everything. The guy is already making millions. Is a bit more really going to change his quality of life? There are family considerations, stability, liking where you live and not wanting to move and more.
 
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There were only a handful of jobs that interested Hurley, as he received lots of interest after almost every season at URI. He got one of them. He’s not a guy who will coach forever, and he’s at a job he always wanted. It’s pretty simple.
 
Hoophound said:
Why even humor this IthacaMatt comment with likes? We aren’t losing a basketball coach to the P5. We won’t even lose players to Syracuse. Grow a sack. This is a huge job and Hurley is demonstrating it. Destination job, career coach.
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I think Cuse fans really struggle with the fact that UCONNs the superior program, even in a lesser league. Cognitive dissonance @#$!@#$! with you.
 
IthacaMatt said:
If Hurley is successful, and your recruiting is certainly trending better right now, I think one of the things that potentially made him a very good hire for you is that if he gets to the tournament a few times, I don't think he necessarily bolts for a P-5 job. His family name is legendary in eastern HS circles. He should be able to recruit well to your history. He could see this as a long term job, if he can get it going. This will be an interesting couple weeks, that's for sure.
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This isn't football. P5 vs UConn is meaningless as long as UConn continues to pay P5 salaries. If Hurley succeeds here and gets paid like at top 10 coach, he has no reason to leave. There are only a handful of P5 jobs that are better. Those few jobs most guys would leave for, including the next Syracuse hire. (well, maybe not Gerry McNamara) I think the more interesting move will be in football. Will Babers jump? I am sure you are aware of but afraid to admit that there is top tier then everyone else.
 
intlzncster said:
I think Cuse fans really struggle with the fact that UCONNs the superior program, even in a lesser league. Cognitive dissonance @#$!@#$! with you.
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The lesser league thing is an illusion or rather a perception that was foisted on by our friends in Bristol.
The odds were against it lasted more than two years. Bristol has changed its tune and the league perception is going in a 180 degree different direction. P7 is a reality.
I want Aresco to negotiate an early season challenge.
 
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