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I think he passed on Jackson and Tatum to get VJ for 2-3 years

Honestly, UConn is a mid-major now in a sense, they have to act like that.

Saying Vital is an elite Frosh is just silly. Maybe as a JR he'll be a really good contributor on a veteran team.

Stairmaster said:
JSM, do you have any insight as to why KO refused to sign any of the players you mentioned?
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Hungryhusky99 said:
Until he struggles next year and you say he sucks.
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Add some basketball insight just once and then you can be critical of me. Just one post that shows you know anything about the sport so I know you aren't an idiot or a 10 year old. I point out flaws in our team and our coaching when I see them and I praise our team and coaching when they deserve to be praised. I said this was the worst team we've had in 30 years and pointed out areas where Ollie needs to improve and got killed for it while posters patted themselves on the back and said we would win the AAC tournament again because that's what we do. All you post is little one word critical responses to everything you don't agree with, try and add some content for a change.
 
Rip (and Walter Ray) had motors unlike almost any players in college bball ever. Watching them run baseline to find screens and get open looks from the corner was something you never see and we got it twice. Kemba and Bazz had motors; but totally different. Ray was skinny - ish into year 3 of the NBA.

Fishy said:
Rip was skinny, but strong - the rest of that team was muscled-up as well. All of those guys got bigger over the years. They had a great strength and condition program back in those days.

But I would say from about 2010 on, it's been an issue.
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Watched YouTube mix tapes of Polley and I saw a skilled 6'8" player. He has a midrange jumper, a smooth 3 pt shot, and can attack the basket. Handle is above avg for a player that size. Mix tapes don't show whether a player can rebound or play D, but what I did see I liked.
 
Polley won't contribute much besides being a warm body year 1. He will be a major piece by his upperclassman years. Hoping he's our Nigel Hayes.
 
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JSM1970 said:
I think he passed on Jackson and Tatum to get VJ for 2-3 years

Honestly, UConn is a mid-major now in a sense, they have to act like that.

Saying Vital is an elite Frosh is just silly. Maybe as a JR he'll be a really good contributor on a veteran team.
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They are doing a pretty damn bad job of acting like a mid-major. You do realize that UCONN has more "talent" in terms of recruiting rankings than 90 percent of the teams in this tournament, right? We aren't going to recruit guys over Duke and UK. Put that to rest. But please do not take these recruiting "misses" as being indicative of where we stand in terms of attractiveness to recruits. The tournament is littered with coaches who would absolutely love to have someone like Vance Jackson.
 
Good size, nice high release and seems like a smooth athlete. Hope we can redshirt him next year, like Wisconsin & Nova do with a few of their kids.
 
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