Omar Calhoun?

[Ripper32]

So he played 1 minute in the tourney? That being against St. Joes. Where does he fit into our plans going forward?

 

[Dynasty]

He said he was staying.

 

[aceboon]

William Paxton
@wspaxton

Omar Calhoun: "I'm going to train, work hard and come back a monster." #UConn

 

[UconnFanInNYC]

He loved Uconn since he was a kid coming up in NYC. But its going to be tough for him to get minutes with Hamilton, Purvis and Cassell Jr. coming in next year. He might want to transfer if he has plans on the NBA.

 

[upstater]

People should not give up on this kid. He was too good as a freshman to have lost it completely. Whatever happened with his surgery, there was a big change in his play on the court. Even his savviness and headiness was gone. But these were actually his strengths coming out of high school. People called him a basketball player, full stop. A rebounder, a defender, high court IQ, a scorer.

 

[upstater]

He loved Uconn since he was a kid coming up in NYC. But its going to be tough for him to get minutes with Hamilton, Purvis and Cassell Jr. coming in next year. He might want to transfer if he has plans on the NBA.

I can't dislike this post enough.

Trust me, people wrote this about Napier on this board.

 

[Yonick]

If Omar can overcome whatever hindered him this year (2 hip operations?) he can become very productive in replacing Giffey and/or Kromah. Particularily in a role playing position.

 

[WestHartHusk]

He loved Uconn since he was a kid coming up in NYC. But its going to be tough for him to get minutes with Hamilton, Purvis and Cassell Jr. coming in next year. He might want to transfer if he has plans on the NBA.

This is just terrible. This kid committed his youth to UConn, and has been nothing but a positive part of this team through his ups and downs. Even ignoring how good he was last year, he should have all of our support for the rest of his career based on the way he handled himself this year. And I trust that between his hard work and KO's support, he will find himself in a position to succeed.

Leave transfer talk like this to programs like Kentucky - we stick by our guys here.

 

[dsturdy5]

He loved Uconn since he was a kid coming up in NYC. But its going to be tough for him to get minutes with Hamilton, Purvis and Cassell Jr. coming in next year. He might want to transfer if he has plans on the NBA.

Or he could work hard and make it tough for the other guys to get minutes.

 

[Kitaman]

He too good and competitive (NYC) to not be extra motivated having to watch the game from the bench. He certainly doesn't want to repeat that next year and he won't.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

Guys, rest easy. After a full off-season of getting healthy and working on his game, Omar will most definitely be comin'!

 

[Alum86]

Or he could work hard and make it tough for the other guys to get minutes.

Yes. Redemption via motivation and Ollie is just the guy to administer it

 

[Danzz]

He could very well start next year. He has the talent but needs to get a few things together.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

I think there will be one transfer, but I don't think it will be Calhoun. Calhoun played at 75% all year, and he is not a good enough athlete to pull that off. Either he gets healthy and returns to form, or he doesn't, in which case transferring is not going to help him.

 

[RayRay19]

His last name is Calhoun, don't ever second guess what he is capable of.

 

[HuskyBballFan]

Omar is a wing. The two biggest reasons why he fell out of the rotation were Giffey and Kromah...and both of those guys are gone.

He may not start if Hamilton is the real deal from day 1, but he will definitely have a role.

 

[RayRay19]

No one is transferring. We don't talk about that here.

 

[B1GEast]

Next year Omar will be what Daniels was this year

 

[businesslawyer]

This team needs to replace a lot of 3 point shooting. If Omar recovers physically, there is little reason to assume he won't be an important part of the team next year.

 

[huskiesnyc]

Omar has been a big part of this program and helped us win a lot of games especially last year. He never pouted when he lost his minutes and cheered harder than anyone for his teammates. I really hope he stays and I think he will.

 

[intlzncster]

William Paxton
@wspaxton

Omar Calhoun: "I'm going to train, work hard and come back a monster." #UConn

Got KO written all over him. Respect this kid so much. Not easy going through what he did this year. Kept shooting. Kept cheering/supporting. He's going to find success at UCONN.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

This team needs to replace a lot of 3 point shooting. If Omar recovers physically, there is little reason to assume he won't be an important part of the team next year.

This^^^

 

[BankShot]

Maybe he can help bring in Chris Obekpa if DD leaves. Another defensive beast in the paint to go with BRIMAH!!!!, Nolan, and "Rubin" would be a great pairing with a DEEP BACKCOURT

 

[tcf15]

Shabazz Napier on Omar Calhoun:

"When he comes back next year he's going to be Omar times two, I know that for a fact. Because he still does things in practice that I'm wowed by, and he still has that sweet shot."

http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn...n-men-surprises-0403-20140402,0,4456095.story

 

[metsfan2323]

People once gave up on Ricky Moore too. Taliek Brown wasn't good enough and Kevin Ollie lost minutes to Cup Cormier. A lot can change in one year.

Kemba couldn't shoot.