UConn in final 7 for Montez Mathis

[kansashusky]

Just picked up another ball from a Maryland insider. Both Ollie and Pikiell watching him right now. What's the difference? One was a guard in the NBA for 12 years.

Come on Montez, make the right choice.

 

[HawkHusky]

Time for The Boneyard closing...

Montez,

UCONN's due for another Championship. Come be a part of history.

Husky Nation

 

[noeynox]

Does this kid's game resemble Prince Ali from a few years back?

 

[Fishy]

Get him in the truck - this would be a really nice jump start to the recruiting season.

 

[uconnbill]

Would be a very nice first commitment for the class of 2018.

We need something to break UConn and HCKO way.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Haven't been following closely. Is this kid supposed to announce soon? Seems like a lot of activity on his recruitment the last two days.

 

[UCFan1513]

Haven't been following closely. Is this kid supposed to announce soon? Seems like a lot of activity on his recruitment the last two days.

He said something like 'a couple days to a couple weeks' away from making an announcement, and noted he wanted to make it soon and was close to a decision. Should know any time now.

 

[husky99]

I'm here in its close with ru slight leader. Closer then i originally heard

 

[HawkHusky]

Look at his re-tweets. The UCONN ones are all pro-UCONN (talking about great guards and National Championships). The RU ones are all anti-UCONN (talking about our "crap conference" and not time-traveling to the past).

Perhaps I'm reading too much into it, but if you're seriously considering a school do you re-tweet someone trolling that school's conference affiliation?

 

[AntG168]

I'm here in its close with ru slight leader. Closer then i originally heard

Sid Wilson 2.0, let's hope the outcome is different

 

[KembaStepback]

Look at his re-tweets. The UCONN ones are all pro-UCONN (talking about great guards and National Championships). The RU ones are all anti-UCONN (talking about our "crap conference" and not time-traveling to the past).

Perhaps I'm reading too much into it, but if you're seriously considering a school do you re-tweet someone trolling that school's conference affiliation?

This is too funny. Rutgers would sell their first born to be what UConn is. Time travel...LOL Rutgers needs to time travel to a time when they were good at hoops...oops that's never. So maybe the future? Or maybe just an alternate dimension.

 

[Hi-Low]

I'm here in its close with ru slight leader. Closer then i originally heard

Hmmmm.....do i want to be a loser or a winner..........tough choice.

 

[upstater]

Even Rutgers people hate the basketball program: "Rooting for Rutgers men's basketball is like signing up for a dull pain that never goes away."

Rutgers and Julie Hermann have surrendered on fixing the men's basketball program | Politi

 

[upstater]

Rutgers & B1G Attendance: It’s hoops season but the conversation continues

Rutgers goes 11-1 under Steve Pikiell to start the season. But fans don't bother to show up.

 

[MSGSeven]

I hope we get this kid but if we don't people just need to let it go and move on. I don't buy that Ollie and the staff would've got outworked if he chooses Rutgers. The kid even said Ollie has been recruiting him since middle school. Right now Ollie and Chillious are putting the full press on the kid. While I understand the frustration, if the kid chooses Rutgers then that tells us all we need to know about him. Mathis will definitely not make or break the future of the UConn program but striking out on all our big targets will.

 

[upstater]

I hope we get this kid but if we don't people just need to let it go and move on. I don't buy that Ollie and the staff would've got outworked if he chooses Rutgers. The kid even said Ollie has been recruiting him since middle school. Right now Ollie and Chillious are putting the full press on the kid. While I understand the frustration, if the kid chooses Rutgers then that tells us all we need to know about him. Mathis will definitely not make or break the future of the UConn program but striking out on all our big targets will.

Just as an FYI, go look at verbalcommits.

UConn is not in on any other top 100 SG.

This kid is practically a must-get at this point for that position.

 

[GemParty]

Ahh, the old eggs in one basket trick. Let's hope we finally win one. RU has plan B,C,D they've been tracking. Pisses me off, they are UConn guys leading that wreck. Somebody is going to be left unhappy.

 

[Hi-Low]

I hope we get this kid but if we don't people just need to let it go and move on. I don't buy that Ollie and the staff would've got outworked if he chooses Rutgers. The kid even said Ollie has been recruiting him since middle school. Right now Ollie and Chillious are putting the full press on the kid. While I understand the frustration, if the kid chooses Rutgers then that tells us all we need to know about him. Mathis will definitely not make or break the future of the UConn program but striking out on all our big targets will.

Um, no.....we can't lose targets to Rutgers....tell him what he wants to hear and just get him here.

 

[Wordbomar]

Just as an FYI, go look at verbalcommits.

UConn is not in on any other top 100 SG.

This kid is practically a must-get at this point for that position.

Reddish? Or is he considered small forward?

 

[MSGSeven]

Just as an FYI, go look at verbalcommits.

UConn is not in on any other top 100 SG.

This kid is practically a must-get at this point for that position.

I see your point but no one recruit is a must get. If we strike out on Mathis, Carey and Mucius then I'll worry. Unless we get Akinjo, Dort, Iggy and Carigan instead.

 

[HawkHusky]

I see your point but no one recruit is a must get. If we strike out on Mathis, Carey and Mucius then I'll worry. Unless we get Akinjo, Dort, Iggy and Carigan instead.

I have a feeling we go 1-6 with that group. Akinjo being the 1.

 

[upstater]

Reddish? Or is he considered small forward?

SF

 

[husky429]

Reddish? Or is he considered small forward?

Kid is 6'8 200lbs. Very much a small forward, might even play facilitating stretch 4 in college if he can shoot well enough

 

[MSGSeven]

I have a feeling we go 1-6 with that group. Akinjo being the 1.

I'd be happy with 2-6 if one of them was a PG and I'd be a ecstatic with 3-6.

 

[Huskymagic]

I hope we get this kid but if we don't people just need to let it go and move on. I don't buy that Ollie and the staff would've got outworked if he chooses Rutgers. The kid even said Ollie has been recruiting him since middle school. Right now Ollie and Chillious are putting the full press on the kid. While I understand the frustration, if the kid chooses Rutgers then that tells us all we need to know about him. Mathis will definitely not make or break the future of the UConn program but striking out on all our big targets will.

If we lose recruits to Rutgers for a top 100 guy that supposedly we've been recruiting since middle school, we won't get any of the other guys who were recruiting who are higher ranked in general and have much better offers that we are competing with. The only guy other than Mathis we are neck and neck with is Carey who has many top schools after him. We are trailing on the Mucius, Carrigan, Reddish, and Akinjo trail. Dort and Weaver we are out of the race.

Husky99 keeps telling us supposedly that Ollie and the staff keeps get outworked on the recruiting trail. With the seasons we've been having lately and with the guys we have on the staff I don't know how that's possible if true.

PS: Good recruiters don't miss on so many guys in the 70-100 range who Calhoun routinely got without sweating.

PS: If we miss on Carey I want Killings gone as recruiting with him has gone downhill. Bring Glenn Miller back.