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Connecticut might get more snow than Minnesota but it's way colder and darker in the winter in Minnesota.
 
david said:
Storrs gets very cold and it snows quite a bit in the winter. The climates are probably very similar between Minnesota and CT
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Colder in Minnesota. More sleet/snow in Ct from my experience. that said they are both cold and snowy.
 
tcf15 said:
Before breaking his arm at Peach Jam, Paul White was playing the best basketball of his year. He'll be out 6-8 weeks.​
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Florida’s Billy Donovan, Memphis’ Josh Pastner, Wisconsin’s Bo Ryan, UConn’s Kevin Ollie, Michigan State’s Tom Izzo and Illinois’ John Groce were courtside for what had to be White’s best game of the summer as the ESPN 100 forward went for 22 points and 11 rebounds.​
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I remember posting that and then some of us on here were thinking maybe Ollie was watching someone else in the game since we hadn't heard UConn's name mentioned with White. I guess Ollie was watching White after all.​
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superjohn said:
Connecticut might get more snow than Minnesota but it's way colder and darker in the winter in Minnesota.
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The average snowfall in Mansfield, Ct is about 45", while in Minneapolis the average snowfall is just under 50".
 
LIUCHusky said:
The average snowfall in Mansfield, Ct is about 45", while in Minneapolis the average snowfall is just under 50".
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The average high and low in January in Minneapolis is 24 and 7. Storrs is 33 and 18. :)
 
caw said:
Colder in Minnesota. More sleet/snow in Ct from my experience. that said they are both cold and snowy.
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Minnesota is so much colder than Storrs, it's a huge difference. As for snow, Storrs might get more.

Storrs gets an average of 28 degrees during the winter months.
Minneapolis averages 14 degrees.

In my experience as a Buffalo resident, the difference between 28 and 14 degrees is immense. 28 degrees means you can comfortably watch a football game outside for 3 hours, go ice skating for an hour or two, go sledding for a couple hours, etc. 14 degrees means you have to chop that time in half, at least.
 
tcf15 said:
William_Whelan
Spoke to Paul White for @UConnReport. Incredibly well spoken young man who said, "To be honest with you, UConn is legendary." #UConn
8/19/13 7:42 PM
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Like the sound of that a lot, Paul White is a smart man, sign him up Ollie!
 
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its gonna be real interesting to see how this wing/face up 4 spot plays out. top 5 for White, Larrier, Chatman, and hopefully Robinson if he releases a list, you gotta think we get at least one of em.
 
He goes to Whitney Young which is one of the best high schools in the country. That quote is awesome. Hope he is getting healthy, and hope we are not playing the wait see game Paul White is too good for that.
 
Burnsbros23 said:
He goes to Whitney Young which is one of the best high schools in the country. That quote is awesome. Hope he is getting healthy, and hope we are not playing the wait see game Paul White is too good for that.
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Didn't Marcus White go to Whitney Young? Are Paul and Marcus related?
 
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You guys are funny. Weather in Storrs and Minneapolis sucks balls. Who cares? Unless they start playing basketball outdoors I think we will be ok. No way he goes to AZ. They have victor already and Stanley Johnson and Winslow are definitely plan A and plan B now.
 
Full quote from article on UConnReport.com:

"UConn is legendary," he said. "It's produced so many players, I don't even remember some of the players they've produced. I was always a fan of who the most exciting teams in college basketball were and no one can forget when Kemba Walker set the whole nation on fire."
 
CAHUSKY said:
You guys are funny. Weather in Storrs and Minneapolis sucks balls. Who cares? Unless they start playing basketball outdoors I think we will be ok. No way he goes to AZ. They have victor already and Stanley Johnson and Winslow are definitely plan A and plan B now.
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Seriously. Nobody has ever chosen or will ever choose UConn because of the weather.
 
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Love how the kids looking at schools now all remember Kemba owning college hoops a few years ago... great advantage to have. Kid is cemented as best husky ever IMO for statements like that from recruits
 
UChusky916 said:
Love how the kids looking at schools now all remember Kemba owning college hoops a few years ago... great advantage to have. Kid is cemented as best husky ever IMO for statements like that from recruits
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right, wasn't it facey who said he became a fan of uconn after watching kemba dominate?
 
Here's an excerpt about the summer that Paul White was having before he got hurt:
The 6-foot-9 Whitney Young High School prospect put up 20 points and 13 rebounds going against Stanley Johnson and Ivan Rabb (who combined to shoot 5 of 16) followed by 22 points and 11 rebounds in a head to head match-up with Abdul-Malik Abu (who had 11 points and five rebounds).​
Friday morning Paul recorded his third straight double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds, this time getting numbers against Theo Pinson and Gary Clark. This after White averaged 10.3 points and 7.2 rebounds in ten games of EYBL play in the spring (numbers are skewed because of an injury that forced him into limited minutes a couple games).​
Those are pretty good numbers against some top notch competition. If he wasn't injured, and kept on performing at this level, I wouldn't be surprised if he had some other top programs coming after him. Would love to land this kid.
 
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