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Interesting if true that we might only have 11 scholarship players this year if Karaban stays in the draft.
I guess this answers my question about Brea in the Mahaney thread
Interesting if true that we might only have 11 scholarship players this year if Karaban stays in the draft.
I will be ready if called…Interesting if true that we might only have 11 scholarship players this year if Karaban stays in the draft.
Are you talking about Storrs central?Even if you feel that way, you're directly supporting UConn basketball players with your $10 a month. Even if I got absolutely nothing out of my subscription (which, spoiler, that is not the case at all), I'm happy helping to keep UConn basketball at a high level.
Interesting if true that we might only have 11 scholarship players this year if Karaban stays in the draft.
Interesting if true that we might only have 11 scholarship players this year if Karaban stays in the draft.
Why would we be looking for a more tradiational 4 when that formula didn't work before? Having a stretch 4 in Karban has given us 2 NCAA championships and I don't think that is a coincidence. If we are looking for a Karaban replacement if he doesn't come back I'm sure it will be another stretch 4.Someone somewhere suggested that if we thought Karaban was not coming back, we could look for a bigger body in the front court. (More of a tradition forward than a stretch.)
That kinda makes sense to me
Are you tall enough to play the stretch 4?I will be ready if called…
McNeely should be the #1 want by leaps and bounds. He's lottery material and fits UConn like he grew there. Brea and Mahany each have their value but neither will add what McNeely projects to.So much to speculate here. Brea was my biggest want and McNeely was #2. The kid Mahaney is a good catch but I wasn't to thrilled looking at his stats against some of the tougher competition from the lesser P5 opponents. I trust Hurley will make it work but an experience ball handler is still a concern. I just know Castle and Newton carried that load and it will be missed
honestly fair enough. With Karaban we are the best team in the country though, no doubt.
Joey C did almost exactly what you're describing. He wanted to be part of a winner and was fine with fighting for minutes. It happens.Idk why we’d bother with a visit there’s no way someone is coming here on their last year to play 12 mins a game. If he’s knocking down 3-4 threes a game he’d be playing more than that unless he’s a huge defensive liability.
Interesting if true that we might only have 11 scholarship players this year if Karaban stays in the draft.
“La Bamba” is not a Dominican song. If they played merengue o bachata ok. This reeks of “all Spanish are Mexican” thinking. I’m married to a Dominican so I know not all Spanish make “tacos”. I think this shows that Kentucky still isn’t on our level. It’s like someone said “hey what’s a Spanish song someone knows, I got it La Bamba”I think some signals are getting crossed and tea leaves read wrong on the Trillycord.
I heard from a reputable source that Kentucky played the song “La Bamba” when Brea arrived because they knew of his Dominican roots.
Easy to see how the two rumors could be conflated
I doubt it. Stewart will play the 4 if AK isn't here. Behind him will be a combo of McNeeley moving over for a while, and Ross. We can also go 4 guard at times like we did when AK either had foul trouble or was out against St Johns. We still have lots of options. Last season we just moved Castle over for a few mins, this year it will be Liam.Will bring in a 4 if karaban leaves. Perhaps kid from usf if he is still in play
I agree 100% with the bolded.I doubt it. Stewart will play the 4 if AK isn't here. Behind him will be a combo of McNeeley moving over for a while, and Ross. We can also go 4 guard at times like we did when AK either had foul trouble or was out against St Johns. We still have lots of options. Last season we just moved Castle over for a few mins, this year it will be Liam.
One thing i know we wont do is bring in a post 4. They are probably easiest to get right now because less and less teams are using them. They have absolutely no place on our roster.
Even without Alex, or top 8-9 will be solid. I doubt we'll bring in anything other than a developmental player who doesn't mind waiting (like Apostolos). What is the date for draft entry confirmation? Isn't it June? By that time most rosters will be set. There will still be hundreds of players in the portal, but i doubt we will want any of them. Maybe look internationally at that point.I saw an article quoting Norlander's X. Can we assume his sources are solid?
Regardless, Brea was a luxury, now that we landed Mahaney and McNeeley. As noted by many, if Karaban doesn't return there's a greater need to add a 4 or a 4/5 or 3/4 combo.
Not much time left for players to enter the Portal. Not sure how Hurley navigates this, not knowing what AK will do. And would a talented front court player come here not knowing if Alex will be returning or not. There are 2 unfilled ships so they could add a 4 and still have a ship for Alex if he decides to return.
They also need to ensure they have some open ships for 2025 class that has some very talented recruits that have shown interest. Adding a player with only one season of eligibility like Brea, gives us a player for the upcoming season while preserving a 2025 ship for next season.
Kansas is out there playing rotisserie roster, but I would take ours every day of the week.
There's still a few people who want a big body for the sake of a big body. The 4 in our offense needs to dribble, pass, shoot, and process quickly. We're not clogging the lane with a Whaley/Sanogo combo anymore. Whatever we lose on defense, we will more than make up for on offense, as evidenced by the results of the last 2 seasons.I agree 100% with the bolded.
Also, it was obvious that Karaban built up his body to better handle the 4. He was even able to bang with some much bigger centers at time and be pretty effective. I see a similar trajectory body wise for Stewart to bang a little more even though he was already built better than Freshman Karaban. Stewart is just going ot have to work on his outside shot and passing this off season to raise his game to Karaban's level if possible.There's still a few people who want a big body for the sake of a big body. The 4 in our offense needs to dribble, pass, shoot, and process quickly. We're not clogging the lane with a Whaley/Sanogo combo anymore. Whatever we lose on defense, we will more than make up for on offense, as evidenced by the results of the last 2 seasons.
Occasionally we will run into a team that has a bruiser for a PF and he will score 24 points and half this board will go nuts saying we need size at the 4. These same people will have totally forgotten that in that same game we won by 16 because their big 4 couldn't guard us on the perimeter.
Solo > Brea
If Brea comes here and starts, we’re not very good. There’s a reason that he’s come off the bench for four years.
I agree completely. We will most likely have a drop off in rebounding as Newton, Cam, and Stephon were kickass rebounding guards. So a big, physical rebounding forward would fit the bill. Let’s find a Dennis Rodman clone.Someone somewhere suggested that if we thought Karaban was not coming back, we could look for a bigger body in the front court. (More of a tradition forward than a stretch.)
That kinda makes sense to me
Interesting if true that we might only have 11 scholarship players this year if Karaban stays in the draft.