BUConn10
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Very true, Louisville really has zero NBA presence.The big difference is Louisville doesn't put anyone in the NBA, UConn does.
Very true, Louisville really has zero NBA presence.The big difference is Louisville doesn't put anyone in the NBA, UConn does.
No coach in the country knows or even should know how to get PG's into the league like KO does. We all know his story. And let's face it, this kid is probably alot more talented than KO was at this time. If KO can last in the league for a decade+, Gilbert will have every opportunity to do so, especially with Ollie's tutelage.It doesn't matter what you think of UL players - it matters what Gilbert thinks. For those of you who work in sales: the customer is always right, no?
There is no way our staff is inept enough to let our #1 target feel unappreciated.
I would stop way, way short of "inept", but they can't allow themselves to be outworked and unfortunately, that tends to happen. It needs to stop, but it hasn't.
I wouldn't get too overheated on the Louisville stuff - they're not suddenly landing on the scene. I know the narrative is that UConn was in on him so early and now other schools are just rolling in, but Louisville offered him a couple of weeks after UConn did - and he still has no date to visit them. Schools like Maryland, Georgia and others offered him an entire year before UConn got around to it, so this is not a case of us getting in early on a late bloomer.
So take it all with a grain of salt - so far, so good. Syracuse tried to get him on campus before the end of May and didn't get that done. Louisville wanted him in earlier and he's not gone there yet - it's a long summer and he's going to be hounded by the Hopkins/Johnson types, but the kid does like Ollie, so we'll see.
This sounds like B.S. I don't buy it even a bit. There is no way our staff is inept enough to let our #1 target feel unappreciated. I think the fact that we have "lost steam" is due to the fact that his best offers when he visited us were Illinois and Miami, and now everyone wants a piece.
Gilbert said Pitino told him he reminds him of Peyton Siva and Russ Smith. But reality check: how are those two doing in the NBA?
I heard this influenced Prince de-committing (distance was a joke), impacted Mack, influenced Stone, and brown (openly said the phone stopped calling). could be totally BS, (just passing on what I heard)
Since I am not 17 and not a top 100 recruit, i do not know this 1st hand!
I tend to believe it since we heard it from Abu too (and I dont discount it, except for the Brown situation) but the reason there is so much push back when people state this is that the whole thing just sounds confounding. If I calld a player once a week, I imagine I'd be more effective in communicating what I can offer them than the guy who calls/texts once a day or every two days. But what do I know? If these kids are really more interested in # of calls than in the actual core of the message, then the more calls will impress them. The message, however, is better delivered with a modicum of dignity.
Sounds like more nonsense and BS to me. They didn't get Mack for the same reason they didn't get Larrier and UNC and Georgetown didn't get Kenny Williams the first time around, Shaka got out on them dudes way earlier than bigger programs did. As for Ali, he just told Borges a few weeks ago he felt he committed soon and didn't go thru the entire recruiting process after he started to show out on the EYBL circuit. Guys do this all the time once they starting generating more interest, but now since it is a UConn recruit its a case of our staff being inept and dropping the ball. As for Stone, you would have to be blind to ignore the optics with that one with the school he committed to and the brands involved. With Brown I don't quite understand why they valued him more in 2015 and not 2016 but its clear they stopped calling by choice and its not a case of them getting beat to the punch by other programs.I heard this influenced Prince de-committing (distance was a joke), impacted Mack, influenced Stone, and brown (openly said the phone stopped calling). could be totally BS, (just passing on what I heard)
Since I am not 17 and not a top 100 recruit, i do not know this 1st hand!
Sounds like more nonsense and BS to me. They didn't get Mack for the same reason they didn't get Larrier and UNC and Georgetown didn't get Kenny Williams the first time around, Shaka got out on them dudes way earlier than bigger programs did. As for Ali, he just told Borges a few weeks ago he felt he committed soon and didn't go thru the entire recruiting process after he started to show out on the EYBL circuit. Guys do this all the time once they starting generating more interest, but now since it is a UConn recruit its a case of our staff being inept and dropping the ball. As for Stone, you would have to be blind to ignore the optics with that one with the school he committed to and the brands involved. With Brown I don't quite understand why they valued him more in 2015 and not 2016 but its clear they stopped calling by choice and its not a case of them getting beat to the punch by other programs.
does anyone think we got him on the official visit too early? with those early visits it almost feels like if we don't nail down the commitment asap it's a lost cause (I'm being dramatic) but it's at least a disadvantage. he's generating more and more interest, going to take more and more visits and all of a sudden UConn fades into the background. Again, I don't mean this as a pessimistic post - because I do think we are still in a good spot with him. but generally speaking, the timing and strategy involved with scheduling these visits right at the peak of interest is paramount in landing commitments it seems like. perfect world kids visit and commit before getting back on the plane home - rarely happens nowadays, I know.
Depends on the kid. We want kids who value the merits of playing, especially pg, for a guy like KO. If someone values texts over that, so be it. Let him go elsewhere.I tend to believe it since we heard it from Abu too (and I dont discount it, except for the Brown situation) but the reason there is so much push back when people state this is that the whole thing just sounds confounding. If I calld a player once a week, I imagine I'd be more effective in communicating what I can offer them than the guy who calls/texts once a day or every two days. But what do I know? If these kids are really more interested in # of calls than in the actual core of the message, then the more calls will impress them. The message, however, is better delivered with a modicum of dignity.
Depends on the kid. We want kids who value the merits of playing, especially pg, for a guy like KO. If someone values texts over that, so be it. Let him go elsewhere.
Not even close, not any more. Many customers are rude, loud, try to intimidate or humiliate sales personel if they think it will get them something that they are not entitled to , and oh yes an overinflated sense of their importance and what must be done to soothe their overinflated egos! I guess as you can tell I've been in retail a long long time. I recently had a woman try to return an item purchased 4yrs yes 4yrs ago that had a 1 yr warranty and a 30 day refund policy stamped on the receipt when she was told no( we actually disconected the item from her car at no charge untill she decides if she wants to replace the item). She proceeded to bad mouth us on Google review. Granted we live in "home of the stupid" southwest FL. but still!!!LOLIt doesn't matter what you think of UL players - it matters what Gilbert thinks. For those of you who work in sales: the customer is always right, no?
Did Daniel Hamilton feel wanted? Did Jalen Adams feel wanted? There are a ton of similarities in what type of recruit both were. Both didn't require the "nursing" of handlers, both have two, involved, supportive parents, both appreciated the family aspect of the UConn program, both appreciated that they would have to earn time, both knew that they would leave UConn a better person and basketball player. Not all recruits are the same. I am certain that KO makes the players he values feel wanted. The rest, the stories, the quotes from third party's is all hearsay.I get your point but the staff needs to make the kids feel valued and wanted as well. That includes texting and being in constant contact. Just how it is. If one school is talking to you constantly and another every now and again, you are probably going to the school that is keeping constant contact.
I don't get the logic. If we didn't express our wish to get AG on our team as strongly, we would be better of how? Gilbert would be more likely to choose UConn? No. Or are you just concerned about our feeling disappointed?
Don't worry. I can handle disappointment. And I really, really. hope he comes here.