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Here's a link to an article about what players think of and about when they see, or don't see, coaches at there games: http://socialhub.usatodayhss.com/social-hub/blogs/item/282-scouring-the-sidelines
Here are what some UConn recruits said:
--Rashad Vaughn--
For that precise reason, Playground Elite (Minn.) shooting guard Rashad Vaughn said it's imperative to have "great communication with the schools recruiting you."
"If not you could just think something that's not even true," Vaughn said. "I want to know who's over there because you know there are other players they could be looking at. I think all players think about that. It's up to the coaches to let you know if they're not there a lot."
--Kelly Oubre--
"Well, the reality is that if they're not at your game they're at another player's game because we're all in the same building," Houston Hoops wing Kelly Oubre said. "That probably means they're looking at him as much, if not more than you. But those are the things that you need to know so you can make the best decision when the time comes. It's important when it's your last AAU season."
So serious Oubre said that, when the time comes to weigh the pros and cons of a decision, players "definitely" factor in how frequent schools attended their games all spring and summer.
"You've got to be real with yourself," Oubre said. "If they weren't at a lot of your games then you know why. Sometimes you try and make excuses for the school if you really like them, but the truth is they probably don't want you as bad. If they're not in the sideline chairs they, at least, need to be in the bleachers."
--Abdul Malik-Abu--
Expressions Elite (Boston) forward Abdul-Malik Abu agreed, but added that "it's not something you should even be thinking about right now."
"In the end, you've just got to play to get better," Abu said. "You don't play for coaches. Don't even look over at the sidelines. It doesn't matter if they're sitting in those chairs."
Here are what some UConn recruits said:
--Rashad Vaughn--
For that precise reason, Playground Elite (Minn.) shooting guard Rashad Vaughn said it's imperative to have "great communication with the schools recruiting you."
"If not you could just think something that's not even true," Vaughn said. "I want to know who's over there because you know there are other players they could be looking at. I think all players think about that. It's up to the coaches to let you know if they're not there a lot."
--Kelly Oubre--
"Well, the reality is that if they're not at your game they're at another player's game because we're all in the same building," Houston Hoops wing Kelly Oubre said. "That probably means they're looking at him as much, if not more than you. But those are the things that you need to know so you can make the best decision when the time comes. It's important when it's your last AAU season."
So serious Oubre said that, when the time comes to weigh the pros and cons of a decision, players "definitely" factor in how frequent schools attended their games all spring and summer.
"You've got to be real with yourself," Oubre said. "If they weren't at a lot of your games then you know why. Sometimes you try and make excuses for the school if you really like them, but the truth is they probably don't want you as bad. If they're not in the sideline chairs they, at least, need to be in the bleachers."
--Abdul Malik-Abu--
Expressions Elite (Boston) forward Abdul-Malik Abu agreed, but added that "it's not something you should even be thinking about right now."
"In the end, you've just got to play to get better," Abu said. "You don't play for coaches. Don't even look over at the sidelines. It doesn't matter if they're sitting in those chairs."