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UConn hires Raphael Chillious

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We can look forward to more west coast recruiting... He also specializes in guards, guess we don't need anyone who specializes in bigs. Not like that had anything to do with our starting center leaving.
 
Huskyforlife said:
We can look forward to more west coast recruiting... He also specializes in guards, guess we don't need anyone who specializes in bigs. Not like that had anything to do with our starting center leaving.
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Our starting center, who in two years had demonstrated that he was badly overrated coming in, and who had shown negligible improvement?

Yes, I want more of the guy who recruits and develops that.
 
Huskyforlife said:
We can look forward to more west coast recruiting... He also specializes in guards, guess we don't need anyone who specializes in bigs. Not like that had anything to do with our starting center leaving.
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He's the best DMV recruiter in the country and worked with the bigs at UW so basically you're wrong on both accounts there
 
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Tenspro2002 said:
Our starting center, who in two years had demonstrated that he was badly overrated coming in, and who had shown negligible improvement?

Yes, I want more of the guy who recruits and develops that.
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I never said he was good, but he was the only player with experience, I also have no faith in Cobb and Carlton to do any better in their first years.
 
KSC94 said:
He's the best DMV recruiter in the country and worked with the bigs at UW so basically you're wrong on both accounts there
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Washington Huskies

Chillious played a key role in coaching guards at Washington - including Isaiah Thomas, who was a two-time All-Pac-10 performer. He also established his foothold in the world of recruiting by helping Romar form highly acclaimed 2010 and 2011 classes.

Since returning to Seattle, Chillious picked up where he left off helping mentor the team’s guards while leading the recruiting resurgence that featured the nation’s No. 7 class last season. Chillious was also key in landing the signing of Markelle Fultz for the class of 2017. Fultz, a McDonald’s All-American, is ranked in the top 10 nationally by all ranking services.

While at Villanova in 2013, he helped the Wildcats to a 20-14 record, 10-8 in BIG EAST action. He coached third team All-BIG EAST selection JayVaughn Pinkson and All-Rookie team member Ryan Arcidiacono and Villanova notched three wins over top-five ranked opponents, including a 73-64 victory over eventual national champion Louisville. The Wildcats earned a No. 9 seed in the NCAA tournament and lost in the first round to North Carolina. Arcidiacono most recently earned Most Outstanding Player honors at the 2016 NCAA Championships as Villanova won the national title.
 
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KSC94 said:
He's the best DMV recruiter in the country and worked with the bigs at UW so basically you're wrong on both accounts there
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Best just not to respond to anything that poster says.
 
Huskyforlife said:
We can look forward to more west coast recruiting... He also specializes in guards, guess we don't need anyone who specializes in bigs. Not like that had anything to do with our starting center leaving.
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You're totally wrong but stick with it.
 
walker11 said:
What a goshdarn roller coaster. If the bleeding stops with transfers, the past week is a net positive. Just not so confident that is the case...
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Let them leave. If they can't hack difficulty let them become Boneyard posters.
 
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Great news!

We needed another monster recruiter.

Any bigs he's connected to? We need a body for next year.
 
superjohn said:
We got one of the best recruiters in the nation, the type of guy we should have gotten over a decade ago but stick with your sarcasm.
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Let's pretend he's responsible for fultz and Porter picking Washington. What other big fish has he landed? I have a hard time believe someone of that caliber would get fired from Washington and end up here.
 
Huskyforlife said:
Let's pretend he's responsible for fultz and Porter picking Washington. What other big fish has he landed? I have a hard time believe someone of that caliber would get fired from Washington and end up here.
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Moreso the fact Romar got fired. Nearly always the whole staff goes. And yeah what more has this guy done besides get two #1 overall picks in the last two years?
 
Huskyforlife said:
Let's pretend he's responsible for fultz and Porter picking Washington. What other big fish has he landed? I have a hard time believe someone of that caliber would get fired from Washington and end up here.
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the entire staff was let go....
 
According to some people here, if you're personable and connected like Chillious, then you must be a terrible basketball coach.
 
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Huskyforlife said:
Let's pretend he's responsible for fultz and Porter picking Washington. What other big fish has he landed? I have a hard time believe someone of that caliber would get fired from Washington and end up here.
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Come on, you're going with the old Groucho Marx "I don't want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member" line of thinking? Have some Husky pride for god's sake.

It's a good hire. He has a good eye for talent and he reels it in.

He's not going to be the miracle cure as far as development, but he's a good get whether you want to admit it or not.
 
nomar said:
Come on, you're going with the old Groucho Marx "I don't want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member" line of thinking? Have some Husky pride for god's sake.

It's a good hire. He has a good eye for talent and he reels it in.

He's not going to be the miracle cure as far as development, but he's a good get whether you want to admit it or not.
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He is a good hire, just pointing out we still need a bigs coach, and this news comes after some fans want nothing to do with west coast recruiting anymore.
 
fleudslipcon said:
Wrong. The house cleaning was necessary. The trajectory was always positive.
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We don't have enough players. On top of that, we don't really have the luxury of having two crappy seasons in a row. The rest of the world already thinks we're dead as a program. More defections is not a good thing.
 
Huskyforlife said:
He is a good hire, just pointing out we still need a bigs coach, and this news comes after some fans want nothing to do with west coast recruiting anymore.
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We do need someone to coach up our bigs.

As for recruiting, his real connections are on the East Coast. (Now, I guess, he's bicoastal.)
 
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