UConn among 4 schools prioritizing Jaiden Delaire

[I Bleed Blue]

No - Jen Rizzotti in my mind dispelled that myth. While Captain, Point Guard on an NC UCONN team she held a 4.0 GPA in Honors Biochem. Damn I essentially took the same course load and never sniffed a 4.o. Quite a few years ago I was looking at intern applications and saw a Junior at NC State majoring in Environmental Engineering who also played on the D1 golf team. Brought him in as an intern and also put him on our golf league team!! but my rationale was anyone who can manage a D 1 sport and maintain a high GPA in a meaningful major is the kind of person you want to hire.

My buddy from UHart is one of these super people.

Mechanical engineering with me but top of our class with a 3.98 GPA while being a D1 all-conference sprinter for the track and field team. Somehow he still found time to party some too.

He’s now at Stanford doing his masters in aerospace engineering with projects that will probably land him a job at Space X or NASA.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Where in Connecticut is the town of Delaire

Gated community in coastal Greenwich, not really a town.

 

[Chief00]

No way. Once Hartford gets put down, we go on the attack. Norwich was in the way

We had a rule of thumb. If there was a town in CT you never heard of, it was near Norwich. 95% accurate. One of the best hs hoop players in state history went to NFA in the early 60s. Lloyd Hinchey was a great shooter. I had the embarrassing misfortune of spending 5 minutes trying to guard him in our law school league. Let’s leave it that I was not in his league. I hate Norwich.

Yes, Lloyd played at Holy Cross in college.

 

[Danzz]

I'm 30 years in Meriden and 28 in WesMass and I tell everyone I'm proud to be from Meriden. Hey all these cities have changed as we knew it but still the roots are there be proud of it.

Norwich has the bones of once being beautiful and it's still there, don't blame you donyell.

Know what you mean. I'm from Hartford and proud of it. Good mix of people, good sports and a great place to grow up. We were probably lower middle class by today's standards but nobody cared.

 

[the Q]

My buddy from UHart is one of these super people.

Mechanical engineering with me but top of our class with a 3.98 GPA while being a D1 all-conference sprinter for the track and field team. Somehow he still found time to party some too.

He’s now at Stanford doing his masters in aerospace engineering with projects that will probably land him a job at Space X or NASA.

One of those freaky smart people who barely studied or a guy who just really buckled down and got it all done?

I had to read for class on the bus rides to and from games to get everything done.

 

[cohenzone]

Yes, Lloyd played at Holy Cross in college.

H.C. was still somewhat relevant nationally at the time. I believe he set their Freshmam team (Frosh couldn’t play varsity, no one and done). Then he had a knee injury and was never quite the same, but plenty good enough for the law school league. There were several very good players in the league who had played varsity in college.

Nice guy,Lloyd. Saw him play several times in hs because NFA and my school,Weaver, were in the same conference.

 

[Chief00]

H.C. was still somewhat relevant nationally at the time. I believe he set their Freshmam team (Frosh couldn’t play varsity, no one and done). Then he had a knee injury and was never quite the same, but plenty good enough for the law school league. There were several very good players in the league who had played varsity in college.

Nice guy,Lloyd. Saw him play several times in hs because NFA and my school,Weaver, were in the same conference.

Lloyd liked the bank shot. Weaver produced some good players then.

 

[pj]

Where in Connecticut is the town of Delaire

Near Norwich.

 

[cohenzone]

Lloyd liked the bank shot. Weaver produced some good players then.

Weaver was good, but when I was in schooll, Hartford Public and Bulkely were slightly better. Our star was Johnny Lee, an all around super athlete and good guy. Eddie Griffin was the star at HPHS. In the “it’s a small world” category, Gene Reilly was Bulkely’s star and Weaver kids despised him. He became my son’s uncle in law and was at my house a few times. He passed away a few years ago. His family actually moved from very near Weaver a few years before he was high school age. A team with him and John Lee would’ve been crazy. Too boot, the year before Griffin started hs, the city redistricted school and put Griffin outside the Weaver district. If all three of those guys had played together, lights out.

 

[CL82]

Gated community in coastal Greenwich, not really a town.

Didn't Will Smith move in with his Uncle Phil there for a while?

 

[I Bleed Blue]

One of those freaky smart people who barely studied or a guy who just really buckled down and got it all done?

I had to read for class on the bus rides to and from games to get everything done.

A little bit of both I’d say but more towards the buckle down work ethic. He always made time to study and was almost always prepared. But at the same time he could sit through a lecture/ read his notes once and pretty much get it whereas I’d have to go over everything like 4 times lol. Impressive ability to just understand complex technical concepts.

Lucky bastid

 

[the Q]

A little bit of both I’d say but more towards the buckle down work ethic. He always made time to study and was almost always prepared. But at the same time he could sit through a lecture/ read his notes once and pretty much get it whereas I’d have to go over everything like 4 times lol. Impressive ability to just understand complex technical concepts.

Lucky bastid

I was more like you. And played a sport. Needless to say i have more downtime as an adult than I did as a college kid

 

[Danzz]

Weaver was good, but when I was in schooll, Hartford Public and Bulkely were slightly better. Our star was Johnny Lee, an all around super athlete and good guy. Eddie Griffin was the star at HPHS. In the “it’s a small world” category, Gene Reilly was Bulkely’s star and Weaver kids despised him. He became my son’s uncle in law and was at my house a few times. He passed away a few years ago. His family actually moved from very near Weaver a few years before he was high school age. A team with him and John Lee would’ve been crazy. Too boot, the year before Griffin started hs, the city redistricted school and put Griffin outside the Weaver district. If all three of those guys had played together, lights out.

Johnny Lee and Eddie Griffin were two incredible athletes who both continued the Hartford connection to Linfield College. Weaver football coach Joe Biedler was the connection to Linfield. Good friends, Lee and Griffin would have loved to play together.

 

[conorg223]

July 11th eval peroid right around the corner. Good bet we're in to see DeLaire Day 1.

 

[UConnStats]

July 11th eval peroid right around the corner. Good bet we're in to see DeLaire Day 1.

On Friday coaches can directly talk to 2020 recruits. We should see a few offers next weekend and partially find out who Hurley will be on next year.

 

[Huskyforlife]

One day recruiting threads will be bumped for actual news.

 

[HawkHusky]

One day recruiting threads will be bumped for actual news.

Delaire MAY choose UConn. You're welcome!

 

[TheChamps990411]

The fresh prince of delaire needs to be a Husky.

He will be. I have nothing to back that but my confidence. That being said, book it!

 

[jibsey]

I don't know man, I love UConn for it's athletics and academics, but if I'm a school-head and a great athlete and Yale says come on down I'm going. Future NBA or private sector business you're all set.

I applied to Yale out of high school. Really really wanted to go. Interviewed with a local bank president. Big office, perfect suit, totally intimidated. Little kid from Wolcott. Got tripped up on a trick question about drugs (pot) of which I had zero experience (1972). Prolly got labeled immature, pass.

Ended up at RPI which worked out.

So Okafor should have gone to Yale? Don’t think his extraordinary NBA success would have happened from there.

 

[dennismenace]

Let's hope we can convince him he can make money playing basketball, then

Potentially a lot more than Stanford finance degree. He can always go back an get an MBA and learn how to manage all that wealth.

 

[UconnU]

Let's hope we can convince him he can make money playing basketball, then

He's a top 100 kid. He's trying to play basketball professionally. He will fit in really well with Hurley's perimeter motion offense. He's perfect on the wing.

 

[UconnU]

Delaire would immediately start for us just based on his offensive skill set.

 

[Edward Sargent]

Potentially a lot more than Stanford finance degree. He can always go back an get an MBA and learn how to manage all that wealth.

An MBA isn’t gonna teach you how to manage wealth

 

[fatlucy]

An MBA isn’t gonna teach you how to manage wealth

Depends on how you focus.

 

[Huskyforlife]

Delaire would immediately start for us just based on his offensive skill set.

Gilbert
Vital
Wilson
Diarra/Whaley/Delaire?
Carlton

I don't know if there's room in the lineup a year from now, especially with players like Diarra and Whaley having another year of experience.