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This is a joke for UConn fans right? In the portal era so far we won two championships with huge contributions from an eventual All American pg we grab, a lights out shooter last year and a psycho floor general sniper this past one. We may not win either or both without them. As a program...

Critical jabronis take it easy. The kid played well when we needed him and just won a national championship. Besides goofy speculation here on the board all signs pointed to him being a great teammate this year and hopefully an integral part of the program going forward. I think his shooting...

Calhoun turned him into a fantastic player as is but imagine Niels Giffey on this team. Also believe DH would have turned Daniel Hamilton into a first round draft pick

There is no chance that he would have greater development at UConn than he would in the NBA or even the G-league, where he would have not only pro coaching/training/facilities he'd be without the limitations of having to go to school. His draft stock will not get much higher even if he were to...

No offense but couldn't disagree more with this take. The people you named came out for the draft decades ago when leaving early wasn't as prevalent. DC not going this year when he's an almost surefire lottery pick and doesn't have much room to improve his draft stock, in a historically weak...

I always forget how big Castle is until they show close ups like this and he's almost Karaban sized. Wild

Guys, he's not coming back. He's a projected lottery pick in a very, very weak draft class. He has shown everything to NBA scouts he needs to. They don't care that he doesn't shoot 3's in games, they can fix that (or think they can based on his form, most likely). He's gone.

Absolutely obnoxious to be talking with that sort of certainty about Ball's future. Besides the whole moratorium on discussing current players leaving, saying he doesn't reach our "dynasty status" standards is such a wild, UConn-twitteresque take after one year of the kid in the program. Did...

Neither of these teams are good, no?

To be fair to the kid I don’t think he’s done anything personally to warrant the circus that surrounds him. Not saying I’d want him to be a Husky but doesn’t seem like a bad guy

If Clingan and Castle stay out of foul trouble and Karaban remembers how to shoot vaya con dios.

For me this game, same with the previous two, comes down to two things really: 1. Can DC and SJ, particularly the former, stay out of foul trouble 2. Is the other team going to have their season best shooting night from 3 If the answer to the first question is yes, and the answer to the second...

Diarra isn't just good at d, he's an annoyance, which is a great yang to Castle's yin. He's constantly poking and harassing etc. Kind of guy you hate to watch play against UConn. The fun thing with this team is that there are so many of those "you hate to play against" kind of guys. I...

Right maybe I didn't communicate this well enough in my post. I don't think he should be handed a starting spot because he stuck around - I don't think anyone should be handed a starting spot period. I just don't think he should be written off so quickly since his playing time is minimal due...

Not sure how fair it is to compare Hass and Solo's freshman years, as the talent of their respective teams and their role on each was significantly different. They're relatively the same size but Solo's athleticism is way beyond Hass' and his shooting stroke, though streaky at times, is...

Don't really know how fair it is to knock Ball for his lack of showing out this year. He was pretty decent against high level competition at the beginning of the year, when freshman are still trying to figure out the speed of the game. He doesn't play now because he's got an All American, a...

Have to assume they’ll target Spencer on defense, may mean Hass gets some of his minutes

Newton? First team all American Newton?

I think DH's ability to recognize that the very things that had made him so successful in his career - the defense, scrapiness, etc. - wasn't going to be enough to ultimately do more than just make the tournament at UConn is one of the biggest/most impactful self evaluations by a coach in almost...

J Setting aside the snark. The starting lineup he has listed has Diarra as the starter, not Nowell. I was responding to his post where he advocated for starting Diarra and two jumbo wings as not having enough ball handling. Nowell has nothing to do with that lineup. Yes, I was wrong to say...

If your only ball handling pg is Diarra, who gets sped up under pressure, Stewart, who we don’t even ask to dribble right now, and this freshman shooter, that’s not a good start. Ball and Stewart are competing for minutes right now because we have a 6’8 unicorn lottery pick that can guard 1-4...

Lots of nuance to this one. I think it’s important to recognize KO’s contributions as a player and to acknowledge he led us to a fourth chip and did a lot to solidify the program as one bigger than just Calhoun. On the other hand, once he won that chip it seems like he got lazy and entitled...

We absolutely do not need Castle to be option 1A. Castle needs to figure out how to fit better in the offense and to shoot better ASAP. Expect more from a lottery pick in games like last night

The broadcast was very good. Even the reffing, minus a goofy call here and there, was much better. Clingan was good but dunk more man. Spencer is a killer. Newton and Castle were not good. Both of them look uncomfortable figuring out who runs the offense in the half court sets sometimes...

Guys chill out. Castle and Ball are obviously two totally different players. Couple of things to consider here: 1. We have no idea what Hurley has told Ball to do offensively out there. Maybe he gave him a total green light for three, etc. I'm sure he's not discouraging him from getting to...

They’re waiting in line for insider insight on UConn men’s basketball recruiting, pretty self explanatory

He was big into using machines right? I think the complains were that players weren’t even squatting/benching/anything like that and it was getting obvious on the field during the early 2000’s

Agreed but if he keeps shooting like he is now they're going to play him the same defensively

Good to see Karaban shooting well again. Need him to start developing a plan B for when his outside shot isn’t falling so he stays effective offensively even without it. Better interior presence from SJ than we’ve seen from him so far this year, good sign. How many games before Castle gets the...

1. They just need to win until DC gets back 2. Karaban needs to wake up a little on both sides of the floor. Offensively he needs to adjust to being a second or third option rather than a fourth of fifth, catch and shoot option. Defensively he needs to figure out how to guard more physical...

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Nice win. The team needed some confidence after the Clingan news and a loss would have been as bad as last year’s. SJ take a bow Spencer is thinking too much and playing too slow. Newton needs to keep forcing it, which is unfortunate because he’s better going with the flow. Castle does not...

I need to make appetizers for 12-14 and it can’t be pigs in a blanket, grilled shrimp, bruschetta, or anything from Arby’s. Any and all thoughts appreciated

Honestly besides the recruiting ranking what has he done to deserve a starting spot? Solo has defended almost as well and even with his shaky shot has been better on offense overall. Solo also doesn’t need the ball in his hands to be effective. Why start Castle instead of letting him play with...

But why should he crack the starting lineup if he can’t figure out how to not be lead dog? He’s gotten run with both starters and the second team. Should he be starting and we be running the offense through him? If not, can he shoot well enough to start but not be option 1a? He’s like a poor...