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These descriptions are a lot more glowing that I would expect from a guy ranked #235 on 247.

Where's the disconnect?
 
I just want to be able to throw up an X at home games after he makes a shot.

Question: what was Craig Austrie rated coming out of high school? Didn’t we desperately need a guard that year and kind of settled with him?
 
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HuskerOnline.com - Johnson requests, receives release from NLI to Nebraska
“Coach Hunter, he was like a father figure for me out there while my parents are still in Virginia.”

It’s unclear who else will get involved with Johnson now that he’s back on the market, but he will likely be a hot commodity this late in the 2018 recruiting cycle. He initially chose Nebraska over other finalists Georgetown and Georgia Tech.

Asked if he had thought about the idea of following Hunter to UConn, Johnson quickly responded: “No.”
 
Kemba'sYogurt said:
@bazzketball13 would know
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Tell him now and then you get a second chance in life and now he'll be able to root for the HusKIES instead of the HusKERS, a team with great history and fans, and if he's a good boy they'll win a NC for him before he graduates high school so he'll be able to wear a Huskies #5 shirt........much better than a Johnson#0.
 
tcf15 said:
HuskerOnline.com - Johnson requests, receives release from NLI to Nebraska
“Coach Hunter, he was like a father figure for me out there while my parents are still in Virginia.”

It’s unclear who else will get involved with Johnson now that he’s back on the market, but he will likely be a hot commodity this late in the 2018 recruiting cycle. He initially chose Nebraska over other finalists Georgetown and Georgia Tech.

Asked if he had thought about the idea of following Hunter to UConn, Johnson quickly responded: “No.”
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What you trying to say tcf?
 
tcf15 said:
HuskerOnline.com - Johnson requests, receives release from NLI to Nebraska
“Coach Hunter, he was like a father figure for me out there while my parents are still in Virginia.”

It’s unclear who else will get involved with Johnson now that he’s back on the market, but he will likely be a hot commodity this late in the 2018 recruiting cycle. He initially chose Nebraska over other finalists Georgetown and Georgia Tech.

Asked if he had thought about the idea of following Hunter to UConn, Johnson quickly responded: “No.”
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Could his quick negative response have been to avoid any appearance of tampering? Hopefully that's all he meant by it.
 
Was hoping this guy would be an outside shooter. Obviously, we still take him. We gotta get a few shooters too.
 
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tcf15 said:
Asked if he had thought about the idea of following Hunter to UConn, Johnson quickly responded: “No.”
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He better say that, we're already under investigation, WTF :confused:
 
UcannUconn said:
I just want to be able to throw up an X at home games after he makes a shot.

Question: what was Craig Austrie rated coming out of high school? Didn’t we desperately need a guard that year and kind of settled with him?
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yes
 
UcannUconn said:
I just want to be able to throw up an X at home games after he makes a shot.

Question: what was Craig Austrie rated coming out of high school? Didn’t we desperately need a guard that year and kind of settled with him?
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Xavier is the best named of our current recruits.
I always review recruits names for literary possibility.
The wordplay on X is terrific I don’t care how good he his ,he will be a legendary figure after four years. Sign this kid up immediately..
Austrie was player of the year in Connecticut.
But with both Williams and Price suspended we did need another guard .
He started as freshman first semester and I believe we did not lose a game against pretty much cupcakes.
He was competent but not up to our traditional PG standards.
Think TSam with a little better shot..I don’t think he ever started a game again.
He might be the only player in UConn history to play more minutes his first semester than the rest of his career combined.
 
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Is it fair to say that Taliek and Kemba were not prolific long range shooters coming in? We need to get stronger and more athletic, the shooting can improve with hard work and coaching. Let’s go Mets⚾️
 
VindiKate said:
Is it fair to say that Taliek and Kemba were not prolific long range shooters coming in? We need to get stronger and more athletic, the shooting can improve with hard work and coaching. Let’s go Mets⚾️
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Sometimes but not always. Kemba is certainly one while Taliek proved not always. Guessing Taliek worked tirelessly on his shooting to no avail but some guys just can’t shoot it happens. He certainly made up for it as a leader. I just hope we get shooters need them badly.
 
AZHuskiePop said:
Xavier is the best named of our current recruits.
I always review recruits names for literary possibility.
The wordplay on X is terrific I don’t care how good he his ,he will be a legendary figure after four years. Sign this kid up immediately..
Austrie was player of the year in Connecticut.
But with both Williams and Price suspended we did need another guard .
He started as freshman first semester and I believe we did not lose a game against pretty much cupcakes.
He was competent but not up to our traditional PG standards.
Think TSam with a little better shot..I don’t think he ever started a game again.
He might be the only player in UConn history to play more minutes his first semester than the rest of his career combined.
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Austrie was a key guy in the 2005 Maui Invitational, so he didn't just play well against weak teams.
 
VindiKate said:
Is it fair to say that Taliek and Kemba were not prolific long range shooters coming in? We need to get stronger and more athletic, the shooting can improve with hard work and coaching. Let’s go Mets⚾️
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Difference is Kemba was a shooter and Taliek was maybe the worst shooting and scoring guard in UConn history. Not fair to put them in the same sentence.
 
AZHuskiePop said:
Xavier is the best named of our current recruits.
I always review recruits names for literary possibility.
The wordplay on X is terrific I don’t care how good he his ,he will be a legendary figure after four years. Sign this kid up immediately..
Austrie was player of the year in Connecticut.
But with both Williams and Price suspended we did need another guard .
He started as freshman first semester and I believe we did not lose a game against pretty much cupcakes.
He was competent but not up to our traditional PG standards.
Think TSam with a little better shot..I don’t think he ever started a game again.
He might be the only player in UConn history to play more minutes his first semester than the rest of his career combined.
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So much wrong there I don't know where to start.

1. Our undefeated string at the start of '06 included wins in Maui against good teams, with Craig starting.

2. When Marcus came back he then became a role player, for sure, but never started again? You mean other than in our run to the Final Four in '09. And at times in between (like our win at Indiana in the 07-08 season that was so key to our being back after the prior year.

3. T. Sam made important contributions to our program for a month, and then couldn't step up the next year when we needed more from him. Craig played a role over 4 years for teams that went to the tourney 3 times.
 
mauconnfan said:
Sometimes but not always. Kemba is certainly one while Taliek proved not always. Guessing Taliek worked tirelessly on his shooting to no avail but some guys just can’t shoot it happens. He certainly made up for it as a leader. I just hope we get shooters need them badly.
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It's unlike you to be so diplomatic on Taliek. He was a bad shooter coming in and he was a bad shooter leaving. Really bad. There's no way around it.

Kemba was far from a great shooter coming in, but he was always miles ahead of Taliek.

The other thing about these two particular players is that they were McDonald's All-Americans while Xavier Johnson appears to be not that. For every under the radar stud there are probably ten Terrence Samuels'.
 
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champs99and04 said:
It's unlike you to be so diplomatic on Taliek. He was a bad shooter coming in and he was a bad shooter leaving. Really bad. There's no way around it.

Kemba was far from a great shooter coming in, but he was always miles ahead of Taliek.

The other thing about these two particular players is that they were McDonald's All-Americans while Xavier Johnson appears to be not that. For every under the radar stud there are probably ten Terrence Samuels'.
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Taliek has range tho.
 
bigknight3 said:
That's how I remember Taliek. Any other negative shots at him at this point are just unnecessary...
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Negative shots? You mean he was a terrible shooter isn’t a fact? Read the OT that’s just reacting with fact. He did other things but there was a mention of shooting with he and Kemba and the fact was only one of these 2 guys were able to improve.
 
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