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Don’t forget about the international market. I know the last batch did not go over as well as we would have hoped, but Sean has insisted this will be part of the formula.

Admittedly, my expertise with bball X’s and O’s Does not stretch much beyond 7th-grade weave and motion, but I kind of like the sound of this. We’d have a floor general on the court at all times...

Yep, he is an impact player. I haven’t said anything to the contrary.. I also haven’t seen anyone saying we have to land the very top big man prospects, just that we need more good (better) front...

Woe is us, I guess. — I’m not sure what you’re worked up about here. There’s a wide spectrum between the five star-ish big men and an *impact* big man. We’ve had lots of impact big men, as you know....

I have the sense that Sean was bothered by the effort/attitude more than the ability/talent of some of these guys. I think Hugley is definitely an upgrade in the former, and hopefully in the latter....

Yep, if he earns the starting position, he’ll be the starter. Excellent analysis.

Anyway, if Hugley is a starter, great, but who’s going to back him up if we don’t bring in someone else? Like...

My vote would be that we not plan on him starting every game, while averaging 40 MPG. We need more front court help, end of story.

He’s listed at 6’10”, 275. Interesting stat— I read on Pitt’s site that he had the most free throws made and attempted in the ACC a couple years ago. Hope we get something close to that version.

100% this ^^^ — I got into recruiting for a while, until Churchhill Odia crushed my enthusiasm for it.

Xville, thanks for the earlier recap. That’s about all my attention span can handle.

Also correct.

Correct.

or, this is just stuff imagined on a message board.

Pearl?

Relax, it was a bad joke. I was speaking to the dropping of standards in desparation. The UK coach is desperate from day one, and UK fans have no standards. That said, UConn was Cam Spencer‘s third...

UK is hiring Mark Pope.

I think the new coach at UK would probably get drawn and quartered if he took this approach. Peace out, as in, rest in peace.

Chris Beard is an awesome coach, but I wonder if his, ummm, impulsive tendencies might make him a better fit in a more… subdued environment. Pearl seems like the perfect fit, as if he’s been the UK...

I don’t see Sean garnering real interest from UK. I can’t imagine he would go over well with their fan base. Notwithstanding this past season, Sean had already gained a reputation at Arizona for not...

Your second point may be the most important one. Hurley would clearly get the most out of him, but man, Nova’s gotta get rid of that guy. Did they learn nothing from our Steele experiment?

I get that, but I suspect the “do not contact” status does not preclude anyone from making NIL offers to that player. I also suspect SLU can muster up enough NIL cash for a single player, especially...

I agree. Drew would seem like a home run to me. His résumé is better than Cal’s was when he took the UK job. Why wouldn’t UK fans be happy with him? As for Donovan, he’s been at the top of everyone’s...

Relegation?

I guess that makes sense. Any idea what sort of offers he’s turned down from other schools?

I think this is the exact recruiting pitch our women’s team has been making since the UConn ladies rejoined the Big East.

I used to hate that about Shaq. He’d back a guy down and turn for an easy dunk… Because his defender had been moved to the third row.