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Post by UConnChapette on May 28, 2023 13:02:50 GMT -5
Interesting. I always thought El Alfy was the Toomey replacement. That is what thought, too.
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Post by bulkey on May 28, 2023 13:32:24 GMT -5
Interesting. I always thought El Alfy was the Toomey replacement. Yes, my bad on that. But Q wasn't really recruited for long and offered just last spring. It came as a surprise to her. So, while not a Toomey replacement (since it's a different position), she wasn't offered until very late and accepted immediately. So, maybe we can't use her as a model for May acceptances.
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Post by rockymtblue2 on May 28, 2023 13:45:33 GMT -5
We have to keep the European influence going. Last year I was hearing she was going to stay in Europe. I want to be happily surprised.
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Post by linkster on May 28, 2023 18:57:32 GMT -5
It's hard to even speculate when next to nothing is said by the player about anything. I'm just grateful that UConn signs so many elite players.
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Post by rukia on May 29, 2023 12:36:10 GMT -5
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Post by linkster on May 29, 2023 13:14:50 GMT -5
No LSU? I guess she just doesn't want to play on a super team.
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Post by rukia on May 29, 2023 13:19:51 GMT -5
I think we are a team players like to add in. I want to see a player add us to a top 10 or 20 list at some point. And then UConn or a representative of UConn immediately comes out and responds that “we aren’t recruiting you, so feel free to take us off your list”.
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Post by bulkey on May 29, 2023 13:27:28 GMT -5
Interesting to see whether or not it's UCLA. There was a lot of buzz that the sisters were going to be a package.
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Post by rukia on May 29, 2023 13:29:24 GMT -5
Duke, North Carolina, UCLA, Michigan. I notice they are recruiting well right now. Will it lead to success on the basketball court?
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Post by bulkey on May 29, 2023 13:33:34 GMT -5
I'm moved the conversation on Blanca to the thread Ken made.
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Post by rukia on May 29, 2023 13:37:12 GMT -5
I'm trying to move the conversation on Blanca to the thread Ken made. Not sure I have the skill sets for that. :-) well I know a lot of UConn nation wanted a big. This one is off the board and we are back to hoping for Koval imo.
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Post by connboy77 on May 29, 2023 16:16:17 GMT -5
I'm trying to move the conversation on Blanca to the thread Ken made. Not sure I have the skill sets for that. :-) well I know a lot of UConn nation wanted a big. This one is off the board and we are back to hoping for Koval imo. I never stopped hoping for Kate Koval!
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Post by mdoggie on May 30, 2023 10:33:44 GMT -5
Man! Can someone just come out and ask Juste “are you planning to play college ball in the United States?”
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Post by bulkey on May 30, 2023 10:36:57 GMT -5
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Post by mdoggie on May 30, 2023 11:39:43 GMT -5
This forum is my only form of social media, otherwise I just might ask her.
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Post by aubreyfan on Jun 1, 2023 8:10:34 GMT -5
I have near zero hope to land Sienna. She probably goes to UCLA with her sister right?
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Post by bulkey on Jun 1, 2023 8:17:42 GMT -5
I have near zero hope to land Sienna. She probably goes to UCLA with her sister right? Maybe. They'd overlap by at most 1 yr. And she might want to establish herself on her own. Southern Cal landed the #1 recruit Judea Watkins. If they can retain her, that's a core.
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Post by swash on Jun 1, 2023 16:18:38 GMT -5
I have near zero hope to land Sienna. She probably goes to UCLA with her sister right? That's what everyone said about KLS... two sisters at Stanford... Cali-girl... yadda.... Then in she came.
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Post by aubreyfan on Jun 1, 2023 20:27:45 GMT -5
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Post by rukia on Jun 2, 2023 11:02:38 GMT -5
I saw this yesterday and was a bit concerned:
I have no idea if we are in for Koval or not. But if we want someone from the New York area and they choose Baton Rouge (not exactly a cultural fit). I think that would be a significant recruiting blow.
I really don’t know who our post targets are right now. I want Strong, but I don’t view us as favorites to land her. I am hoping we can close strong and make this a terrific class. And I am still optimistic. Hated seeing the Koval report though.
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Post by bulkey on Jun 2, 2023 11:22:25 GMT -5
I saw this yesterday and was a bit concerned: I have no idea if we are in for Koval or not. But if we want someone from the New York area and they choose Baton Rouge (not exactly a cultural fit). I think that would be a significant recruiting blow. I really don’t know who our post targets are right now. I want Strong, but I don’t view us as favorites to land her. I am hoping we can close strong and make this a terrific class. And I am still optimistic. Hated seeing the Koval report though. It's not unrealistic to imagine that Koval is in extremely high demand. If she weren't, would we want her? High schoolers are now allowed a huge number of campus visits. They ought to take advantage of these free trips. This doesn't change things. We have a chance to get her, but so do a lot of our competitors. As to a recruiting blow, we lost Boston and that changed a lot, and yet it also changed nothing.
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Post by rukia on Jun 2, 2023 11:28:44 GMT -5
This quote from Geno is what I am clinging to right now:
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Post by bulkey on Jun 2, 2023 11:31:43 GMT -5
This quote from Geno is what I am clinging to right now: Generally thought to have been Morgan Cheli, who announced soon afterwards. But who knows?
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Post by aubreyfan on Jun 2, 2023 14:05:11 GMT -5
With Alfy and Ice, Ayanna and Amari we have a solid core of bigs already for a while. We also have some length with Cheli and Qadence for the 4 potentially. There may even be a preference for fast, athletic bigs for the 4. Sometimes defending the pick and roll is an issue with huge lumbering bigs. I think we should just focus on the top bigs like Koval and stay put with the rest.
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Post by linkster on Jun 2, 2023 14:14:18 GMT -5
I don't remember hearing that Koval has made even one visit to Storrs. If that is true then it's time to face reality. She's made multiple visits elsewhere and travelled a lot further to visit other schools.
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