Waters Signed With LSU

[Blaneylover]

Kids can choose where they want to go and play college basketball. I don't fault this young man for making up his mind and choosing to go somewhere else. The problem here is that he was a nationally ranked kid from Connecticut who, for whatever reason, just didn't want to come here. He hoped for Duke, Kansas...anyone who he could rationalize was a better program than UCONN. He flirted with Western Kentucky and Creighton? Finally, LSU gave him a an offer that his father could spin as being the perfect place for him. This is a kid who we should have gotten. This was a kid who should have wanted to be gotten.

It is a new recruiting world that we all live in. The conference is an issue, make no mistake about it. The transfers from last year were an issue, as well. I am glad that the Waters recruitment is over. Onward and upward.

 

[pj]

I wish him well, but I question the career prospects of these players who have idiosyncratic strategies of choosing a college, not based on going out and competing with top talent.

From UConn's point of view, best to have guys who want to be at UConn and who see the other players as teammates, not competitors for minutes or shots or ball control. If we can get Moretti and a top 2018 player like Jalen Carey, UConn will be in terrific shape.

 

[CL82]

We shouldn't overreact to this.

It's like you don't know us at all.

 

[Vancat]

Waters under the bridge.

 

[superjohn]

IMO, Who Cares? I never expected him to come. I went to High School in CT, with a lot of kids who absolutely refused to consider going to UConn. Tremont strikes me as one of those kids. More power to him. We shouldn't overreact to this.

That is a major problem.

 

[huskiesouth]

For whatever reason TW never wanted to attend UConn, long time prior to injuries, mediocre season, transfers, de-commits, etc.

LSU, huh, but hopefully it will work out for him.

Reality is we were never in play for him so it's not someone we lost, CT kid or not.

 

[auror]

Story will be that we swung and missed, but more a mutual decision by all parties to look elsewhere. Would have been nice, but think this will be better for us in the end.

I'm not sure how this could possible be better for us, but I'm not heartbroken, either.

 

[GetTheFacts]

In terms of a pure college experience, there are few schools more appealing than LSU. I've been down there a few times and it's complete anarchy on the weekends. Compared to UConn, I'm not sure if it's close.

From a basketball perspective, Waters wouldn't play more than 20-25 minutes for UConn this season. The backcourt is too crowded.

 

[SeattleHoop]

I'll take a tough kid from Atlanta over a spoiled kid from Connecticut any day.

 

[Candyman]

I love how people are blaming the "current state of the program" or "transfers" when Waters never wanted UConn.

 

[HooperScooper]

Tremont Waters Signs With LSU | Zagsblog

“Multiple reasons,” Ed Waters told Scout.com. “Lengthy conversations with the coach and looking into the SEC we have network where our wife and I can catch every game if we want to on our network.”

“Having a good contract was important and understanding a coach like Will Wade coming has to prove himself, just like Tremont does,” he added. “I like the fact that he’s hungry and has something to prove. The conversations have been amazing.”

LSU is definitely a strange choice. No way to spin it.

 

[AntG168]

Tremont Waters Signs With LSU | Zagsblog

“Multiple reasons,” Ed Waters told Scout.com. “Lengthy conversations with the coach and looking into the SEC we have network where our wife and I can catch every game if we want to on our network.”

“Having a good contract was important and understanding a coach like Will Wade coming has to prove himself, just like Tremont does,” he added. “I like the fact that he’s hungry and has something to prove. The conversations have been amazing.”

LSU is definitely a strange choice. No way to spin it.

Contract??

 

[polycom]

Contract??

Context assumes coaches contract which means it makes even less sense, considering Ollie just got a new deal?

 

[Huskyforlife]

We didn't want him. Believe it or not.

 

[Dove]

Tremont is not a tuna, people. Be patient.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

I still think he's a very good player, but the fact that this kid ended up at LSU of all places is hilarious to me.

 

[EdgewoodNHV]

He's dead to me until he transfers here after a disappointing freshman campaign at LSU, then I'll forgive him immediately and say he was great all along, sound like a plan?

 

[polycom]

LSU didn't make the tourney with a unicorn Ben Simmons, this kid wants to be the guy.

 

[SirHypeAlot]

Tremont Waters Signs With LSU | Zagsblog
“Lengthy conversations with the coach and looking into the SEC we have network where our wife and I can catch every game if we want to on our network.”

Storrs is an hour away and they could watch half of his games in person....Ed Waters is rolling through the streets of New Haven in a new car this week - stay woke

 

[HooperScooper]

We didn't want him. Believe it or not.

I always wondered if he was the right fit. Gilbert will be a freshman and starting two really small guards could cause problems. MAL was brought in as a bigger guard to replace Adams and play with Gilbert. Yes, yes, someone will bring up Napier and Boatright but Bazz wasn't as small as Waters and Gilbert.

 

[dennismenace]

While it's upsetting that a top 100 CT kid didn't want to play PG in a guard-centric offense in his home state at a position of need for us...

I'm gonna go ahead and say we dodged a bullet on this one with the baggage of his dad and his perceived 'me' attitude.

Maybe sour grapes... but... LSU!? Ha, okay. Good luck.

Agreed. Too much competition for his playing time and "keys" desires at guard here (JA, AG,CV et al.)

 

[8893]

@Jaybo , do your thing.

 

[Tuna]

That is a major problem.

It's a major problem that some CT natives might want to get out of CT for at least a couple years? Come on...

 

[upstater]

Alterique is even bigger than Tremont. Think UConn could have 2 sub 5'11 guys on the court at the same time? It would be hard.

UConn prioritized MAL over Tremont. Then when Alterique got hurt, it was clear he'd have 4 more years. This was not in the cards with Waters. He was a Georgetown commit first, and Georgetown still wanted him, but UConn was never in the picture early with MAL and Alterique there. So it's not like the kid automatically dismissed UConn.

Instead, UConn rightly moved on.

 

[Mano]

LOL

LOLSU