Tyus Battle Enjoys UConn Visit

[husky99]

http://zagsblog.com/recruiting/tyus-battle-enjoys-uconn-visit/

 

[Danzz]

I'm waiting for the first player to say he hated his visit.

 

[Kitaman]

I'm waiting for the first player to say he hated his visit.

Its like in sales many people love the presentation but won't write a check. Makes cal look like the best salesman in the world down there as he's getting the 'checks'.

 

[Stainmaster]

This goes against BY intel -- what to do?!

 

[UConn77]

So when does he verbal to Kentucky?

 

[Go_Huskies]

One thing I learned from following recruiting this season -> Everything a recruit says is meaningless.

 

[HuskiesU]

He would of said he had a great visit even if it was Central Connecticut. I'm done with keeping up with recruits for now on I'm satisfied who ever signs with us. Let KO do the rest

 

[BUConn10]

Its like in sales many people love the presentation but won't write a check. Makes cal look like the best salesman in the world down there as he's getting the 'checks'.

Wait, I think you got that wrong, dont you mean Cal's the one writing the checks?

 

[Danzz]

He would of said he had a great visit even if it was Central Connecticut. I'm done with keeping up with recruits for now on I'm satisfied who ever signs with us. Let KO do the rest

You may think that you are done following recruits but you will get dragged back in like the rest of us.

 

[BearJWS]

Its like in sales many people love the presentation but won't write a check. Makes cal look like the best salesman in the world down there as he's getting the 'checks'.

You're spot on with this post. Tyus's father, Gary, was a salesman for my company at one time. Gary LOVES to talk, especially when he has something to benefit from it. I'd be surprised if Tyus doesn't end up at KenSucky or Puke, though it's only if they want Tyus. They'll both have other highly ranked 2Gs at his position when Tyus is a Freshman. Puke (M.Jones, G.Allen, L.Kennard) and KenSucky (A.Harrison, D.Booker, C.Matthews & possibly other highly ranked 2G, ie Newman/Blakeney). I can't see the Puke guys leaving early but maybe 1 of the KenSucky guys after this season. Tyus will definitely need to be highly ranked, which he is, but he may need to wait for PT to stand out at each of these schools.

Only spin I can see in UConn's favor is Gary was an All American Division II guard at University of New Haven in the early 1990's, plus he has/had ties to CT for work. That's my spin on things. LOL

 

[Durks07]

Without clicking on this thread, I knew that it was citing to a Zags article. You would think that he would find a synonym for "enjoy" at some point in his professional career. He's been writing in the English language enough to have been exposed to some word that differs slightly from enjoyed.

 

[pj]

Without clicking on this thread, I knew that it was citing to a Zags article. You would think that he would find a synonym for "enjoy" at some point in his professional career. He's been writing in the English language enough to have been exposed to some word that differs slightly from enjoyed.

He used to use "like" but then he found a pocket thesaurus.

 

[Durks07]

He used to use "like" but then he found a pocket thesaurus.

I imagine that pocket thesaurus didn't cost much.

 

[UConnLen]

You're spot on with this post. Tyus's father, Gary, was a salesman for my company at one time. Gary LOVES to talk, especially when he has something to benefit from it. I'd be surprised if Tyus doesn't end up at KenSucky or Puke, though it's only if they want Tyus. They'll both have other highly ranked 2Gs at his position when Tyus is a Freshman. Puke (M.Jones, G.Allen, L.Kennard) and KenSucky (A.Harrison, D.Booker, C.Matthews & possibly other highly ranked 2G, ie Newman/Blakeney). I can't see the Puke guys leaving early but maybe 1 of the KenSucky guys after this season. Tyus will definitely need to be highly ranked, which he is, but he may need to wait for PT to stand out at each of these schools.

Only spin I can see in UConn's favor is Gary was an All American Division II guard at University of New Haven in the early 1990's, plus he has/had ties to CT for work. That's my spin on things. LOL

I graduated from UNH in early 70's and there was a basketball player from Middletown I think named Billy Battle-he was small but could dunk easily at 5'7"!!! Related?
Played at UNH then

 

[mauconnfan]

I graduated from UNH in early 70's and there was a basketball player from Middletown I think named Billy Battle-he was small but could dunk easily at 5'7"!!! Related?
Played at UNH then

Billy Battle was legendary in central CT area in the 70's. HOPS beyond belief!

 

[boog204]

I'm waiting for the first player to say he hated his visit.

I have no idea how I ended up on this link, but last week for some reason I was curious as to what happened to a guy named Rico Harris who we were recruiting in the mid 90s. In the middle of the article Rico talks about how he really didn't like a visit he took to TCU. I think that's the only time I've seen a recruit say that a visit sucked. On a sadder note, Rico went missing in October.

http://articles.courant.com/1997-05...ketball-rico-harris-options-include-nba-draft

 

[8893]

last week for some reason I was curious as to what happened to a guy named Rico Harris who we were recruiting in the mid 90s.

Seek help.

And let me know what worked...

 

[BearJWS]

I graduated from UNH in early 70's and there was a basketball player from Middletown I think named Billy Battle-he was small but could dunk easily at 5'7"!!! Related?
Played at UNH then

That I don't know. But Gary was an excellent player for UNH (late 80's/early 90's). Gary had a tryout for the Pistons. If there is some kind of Middletown connection, all the better. I believe Gary was from NJ though but could be related.

 

[Scot-e]

One thing I learned from following recruiting this season -> Everything a recruit says is meaningless.

They are 16.

 

[Fishy]

I have no idea how I ended up on this link, but last week for some reason I was curious as to what happened to a guy named Rico Harris who we were recruiting in the mid 90s. In the middle of the article Rico talks about how he really didn't like a visit he took to TCU. I think that's the only time I've seen a recruit say that a visit sucked. On a sadder note, Rico went missing in October.

http://articles.courant.com/1997-05...ketball-rico-harris-options-include-nba-draft

He visited UConn, but they never offered him a scholarship - ended up at Cal State Northridge.

He would have been a terrific college player if he could have kept his s--- in order - 6'9, strong, very tough rebounder.

 

[pnow15]

But, you forget he got a good look at our guards. Boatright graduates. This kid has himself penciled in for thirty minutes a night. And he is right.

 

[upstater]

We sound a little like jilted lovers who must now lower expectations, and so we desperately need to find a mole on a pretty girl that we're on a blind date with.

 

[TouchdownHusky]

He would of said he had a great visit even if it was Central Connecticut. I'm done with keeping up with recruits for now on I'm satisfied who ever signs with us. Let KO do the rest

It was this kind of thinking that led to a talent abyss for UConn football. To be the best, you need to get your fai share of the ones that the other top programs are after - not be "satisfied with who ever signs with us". Lets follow the Geno approach, and get as many top 20 players as possible, they seem to pan out well.

 

[boog204]

It was this kind of thinking that led to a talent abyss for UConn football. To be the best, you need to get your fai share of the ones that the other top programs are after - not be "satisfied with who ever signs with us". Lets follow the Geno approach, and get as many top 20 players as possible, they seem to pan out well.

Good idea, not sure why we don't just sign the top 5 guys each year... That would make things better for sure.

 

[mauconnfan]

It was this kind of thinking that led to a talent abyss for UConn football. To be the best, you need to get your fai share of the ones that the other top programs are after - not be "satisfied with who ever signs with us". Lets follow the Geno approach, and get as many top 20 players as possible, they seem to pan out well.

If we followed the Geno approach we'd be one of only 5-6 teams who recruit in the Top 25 players and that's like shooting fish in a barrel. Not sure it's like that in our world unfortunately.