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This year without Bouknight, we will need to rely on transfers if we want to make an NCAA tournament run. However, we haven't signed any transfers yet. Are any of you getting nervous about this?
Those 3 players combined as freshmen will not come close to replacing the production of Bouknight last season.I'll take the tradeoff of Bouknight out and Hawkins, Diggins, Johnson in. I think that's already a recipe for improvement, and that's before getting into any sort of real offseason/health improvements/progression of returning players
Of course they won't replace his production alone, but they don't need to because there's 10 (or 9 right now) other players on the team. I'm not saying we're better without Bouknight, I'm saying we'll be a better team next year despite losing BouknightThose 3 players combined as freshmen will not come close to replacing the production of Bouknight last season.
We have a gaping hole left by Bouknight no matter how you spin it. It remains to be seen how that offensive production will be replaced.
I have confidence we will be a good team next year with several players taking a leap. But let’s not act like we are better off without Bouknight.
Those 3 players combined as freshmen will not come close to replacing the production of Bouknight last season.
We have a gaping hole left by Bouknight no matter how you spin it. It remains to be seen how that offensive production will be replaced.
I have confidence we will be a good team next year with several players taking a leap. But let’s not act like we are better off without Bouknight.
Team will absolutely be better next season.Those 3 players combined as freshmen will not come close to replacing the production of Bouknight last season.
We have a gaping hole left by Bouknight no matter how you spin it. It remains to be seen how that offensive production will be replaced.
I have confidence we will be a good team next year with several players taking a leap. But let’s not act like we are better off without Bouknight.
This year without Bouknight, we will need to rely on transfers if we want to make an NCAA tournament run. However, we haven't signed any transfers yet. Are any of you getting nervous about this?
Agree that there is no reason to panic, but the team will need a player who can beat guys off the dribble. Bouknight could do it before he got injured, but a lot of the late season inconsistency was because we didn’t have anybody who could consistently get a bucket when needed (I understand Bouknight had the ability to do that but, post injury, it didn’t happen much).We have a top 10 recruiting class + another 5* "recruit" Akok next year to replace Bouknight's production. We we're never going to get a 1:1 transfer replacement for an NBA lottery pick, that just doesn't exist.
Plus, the rest of the team will get better over the summer. We're a top 20 team going into next season, no one should be worried lol
We need a stud 3 or nothing!This year without Bouknight, we will need to rely on transfers if we want to make an NCAA tournament run. However, we haven't signed any transfers yet. Are any of you getting nervous about this?
It's a covid thing.Super nervous.
Not about lack of transfers committing to UConn.
Just more of a general nervousness.
I gotta agree with TCF. They are bringing back 4 starters and 6 of top 7 players.Nope.
EDIT: Yeah, losing a lottery pick is tough, but at the end of the day, UConn is returning 6 of their top 7 scorers and is bringing in a top 10 recruiting class. In my opinion, things are looking good for us next year.
Too soon to say, but I suspect that this is correct. We will have a lot scoring options next year. No one player is going to drop 40 on another team, but we've got guys, like Akok, who are going to be tough to match up with. I'm always hesitant to rely too much on freshmen, but we have got a lot of talent coming in.I'll take the tradeoff of Bouknight out and Hawkins, Diggins, Johnson in. I think that's already a recipe for improvement, and that's before getting into any sort of real offseason/health improvements/progression of returning players
Of course they won't replace his production alone, but they don't need to because there's 10 (or 9 right now) other players on the team. I'm not saying we're better without Bouknight, I'm saying we'll be a better team next year despite losing Bouknight
Let’s be honest. We only got about 50% production out of our Lottery pick due to injury/post-injury rust. Even with that, We ended up a Top 25 KenPom team and made the tourney.
We have a great recruiting class coming in, and many here love to sell our current squad woefully short. I’m bullish on a great 21-22 season
I’ll grant you we might be a better team next season. I think we are just parsing words.Team will absolutely be better next season.