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Message: [QUOTE="UConnNick, post: 2286676, member: 1526"] I know what it is. These other coaches have photos of Ollie caught in compromising positions with farm animals. Seriously, unless you're a close personal friend of these recruits or their family members, who really knows what goes into the decision making process of 16-18 year olds? What's important to one may be meaningless to another. The only constant here is it seems other programs are successfully throwing a lot of shade on UConn, including during the very late stages right before decisions are being made. All we can do here is speculate about the reasons. Maybe it's Ollie's performance since the divorce. Maybe it's because he's an NBA insider who can't seem to get any of his players into the NBA anymore. Maybe it's because his X's and O's coaching strategies aren't suited to the college game. Maybe it's because we play in a crap conference with no big game exposure. It could be any one or all of the above. Other coaches are going to poke holes. Our staff needs to figure this stuff out and do a better job of getting our message across, but a lot of it likely boils down to factors like personalties, fit, and offering the best perceived route to the NBA. The reality is that most of these kids, realistically or delusionally, think they're good enough to play at that level. [/QUOTE]