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UConn assistant Luke Murray has always been about recruiting: I m blessed to do it as a profession
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UConn assistant coach Luke Murray, shown here with Louisville, says he has always had a passion for recruiting.Timothy D. Easley / Associated Press
Luke Murray remembers his first stint at UConn, as a student with vast high school basketball recruiting knowledge, poking about the basketball offices with his buddy, Mark Daigneault, and kicking names around with assistant coaches Tom Moore and Andre LaFleur.
Daigneault went on to become the team manager; he’s now the head coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Murray transferred to Fairfield after a semester, but that love of scouting players has served him well over the years, and ultimately has him back at UConn, this time in an official capacity as one of Dan Hurley’s assistant coaches.
Triple-A Oklahoma City pitching coach Jamey Wright meets with Dodgers top prospect Josiah Gray in Thursday’s game at Round Rock. “He’s been awesome, man,” Gray said of Wright on Tuesday. “I think he’s a really integral part of the organization, and is going to be a really important guy for us Triple-A pitchers right now.”
Dodgers top prospect Josiah Gray looked very good in his Triple-A debut on Thursday, striking out 10 in five innings for Oklahoma City. His trouble spot came in the second inning, when after two strikeouts to open the frame he gave up a 10-pitch walk, a two-run home run, then a single, the latter on an 0-2 pitch.
A season of possibilities
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Opinions, certainly those about sports, become entrenched quickly. I might read a compelling article about a coach, player or team, and get a narrative in my head, whether positive or negative, that sticks with me for a long time.
Interact with a NY Giants fan, and they’ll laugh (or cry) about
Ereck Flowers as an NFL lineman, but in his one year in Washington, he played well. Giants fans are entrenched in their opinions of him he’s a draft bust and a bit of a joke.
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The Ravens elected to use both of their first-round picks in Day 1 of the 2021 NFL Draft last night. Rashod Bateman is already a fan favorite, and the promise that Odafe Owah shows is exciting for many, as well. The Ravens front office was getting a lot of praise last night and it seems that Pro Football Focus has hopped onto the hype train, as well.
Baltimore Ravens: #NFLDraft RD 1 Winners
In PFF’s 6 Best Biggest Steals of the Draft, both Bateman and Oweh made it on the list. PFF had mid-round grades on both players, so snagging both in the last six picks of the first-round is a huge win in the eyes of the analytics.
Posted 3 hours ago | By Shiloh Carder
Every NFL draft has some drama. Stars are born on that day, and everyone is trying to find that big sleeper and avoid selecting a bust. And we have Mel Kiper Jr. on hand to tell us who did it right and who doesn t know what the draft is for.
So it is always fun to go back into the archives and see what a past draft night was like. With the 1996 draft hitting its 25th anniversary, it seems like a good time to look back at one interesting night. The 96 draft was different but produced a few of the greatest players to ever play their positions. A new franchise hit the jackpot during the draft, while another organization drafted one of the biggest busts in draft history and followed it up by immediately trading away a future Hall of Famer.