I will take some heat for this but here goes. What worries me is he has had his best games against easy teams, for the most part. For him to play like the Bouk we know, in the NBA, he needs to have a great game against a Michigan or a Gonzaga, maybe that happens in the tournament maybe it doesn’t. His worst games were against teams that really beat him up which bothers me, he needs to improve his shooting in the face of that. One positive he has going for him in the NBA is when he’s on the floor, all of his 4 teammates are strong threats to score, and so I don’t think NBA defensive sets can double or triple team him like they do now. Question is can a single super good defensive guard shut him down in the NBA or can effect his shot making just enough. I’d like to see him stay one more year at UCONN, what he can do then is to correct the issues like hitting three’s under pressure and improve his physical strength etc and improving some of the issues NBA scouts have. Have any former UConn stars who starred in the NBA talked to him, Ray, Rip, Kemba, Bazz? I wonder what their advice would be.
That isn't really true though. In fact, I'd call it blatantly false to say Bouk's best games were versus the worst competition. He's actually been remarkably consistent. Right around 20ppg in basically all of them. His games have ranged from 18-24 points except for 2 games: the game he got injured in vs Marquette, and the Creighton game.
His top scoring games were: 40 vs #9 Creighton, 24 vs top 100 kenpom Marquette, 21 vs #10 Villanova...
The games he shot got to the line the most in were Creighton, Depaul, Nova as well.
The games he shot the best % overall: Marquette, Providence, Creighton, CCSU.
Best 3 point %? Nova, Creighton, USC.
Do I need to go on? You are objectively wrong.
Also, he is going to the NBA and should. It would be stupid not to, especially with his injury history. Take the money and run. Any "former UConn star" would give him that advice--though I don't know why they specifically would need to instead of his family, coaches, agents, or any number of former players in the league.