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I like, what I call, layering the roster. Adding 1 to 2 impact freshman (i.e. freshman who will either start or play rotation minutes by at least the midpoint of the season), retaining our rising sophomores and juniors who began or will soon begin to grow into rotational players, retaining key...

Maybe I'm misremembering, but it seems our offense this past season was much more intricate than the prior. There seemed to be a lot more movement, multiple screening and back cuts than the 23 season. I remember at one point late in the 23 season, maybe even the tournament time, Hurley made...

What UConn has done the past two seasons and since they won their first NC is remarkable. As for UCLA during their dominant run, they recruited some of the best players in the game and were coached by on of the best ever. With out looking it up, the tournament usually went chalk where they had...

He had some games where he lit it up and was smoking hot. ;)

Watching Brea's clips, it was strange that he was coming off the bench. He showed an excellent quick trigger 3 on the catch and shoot, and showed some nice foot work creating space for his shot. There was a nice weak side block and an athletic dunk. Now I realize these were a collection of...

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...

I'm Thankful he's coming back and excited to be able to watch him play for another year. So this puts an end to all speculation about Hass entering the portal because they added Aidan. I wish folks would stop all the speculation like: this recruit is not coming here or that existing player...

Where has it been reported that Brea will be visiting UK? I've only seen that someone from UK will be visiting him in NY. With that said, maybe UConn doesn't have a spot for him or maybe they wanted both he and Mahaney, and Brea is just weighing his options still. Don't we have enough ships...

Although there's a little crossover between the two which is both can knock down 3s, albeit Brea shots them at a crazy high percentage, they both fill different roles. Mahaney provides lead guard depth, ball handing, 3 level scoring while Brea has been predominantly a 3 Pt 2/3 specialist. If...

Makes me wonder how often in nationality televised games the announcers will mess up their names. All I can say is landing both is McAwesome and for some strange reason I have a craving for corned beef and cabbage. :)

He used to have a reputation of stressing D when he was at UMass and wherever he went after that (Memphis...too old to remember and too lazy to look it up). Frankly I'm shocked at how poorly and inconsistent his teams play D. Is it due to the mentally of these 5* ballers he recruits and/or...

Wow! Been a busy work day and just saw this. Coach Hurley and staff are just killing it! So Stoked! It's fricken awesome being a Husky fan.

There's room for both. They fit different needs. Aidan gives us another versatile combo guard who can handle, pass and score. Brea is more a 2/3 combo who's been more an instant offense from deep. We really have no idea what Hurley is thinking, nor what these recruits want. Even if Hurley wants...

Just because a program brings in a player doesn't guarantee they want him. It has to be a good fit for both. Hurley and staff are evaluating him and Brea is evaluating our program. There's so much speculation on this board, some speak as if they know what Hurley and the recruit is thinking...

I feel we're over thinking all this. There's a lot of talented ballers entering college each year. Some are more ready physically and next-step ready than others. Ross, who you brought up is an excellent example. Maybe he gets more PT as an under classman elsewhere if the coaching is solid. Then...

Newton and Cam both had a knack for hunting rebounds. With that said I think a lot of credit goes to the coaching staff for teaching team rebounding. I think we'll see similar results if the team buys into what they'll be taught. I seem to remember in the past seeing opponents get offensive...

That seems like a leap. In Hurley's motion offense the 1 through 4 all handle the ball a lot. Having a bunch of interchangeable players who can handle and score allows for a lot of PT to be earned each game.

Watching some of the clips, it looked like he had a solid handle and showed some quickness. He used those to create space for his J but can he use it to do more? He's got good size at 6-6. There's a clip of him throwing it down with authority. Now maybe he's just a deep shooter, aka Joey Cal...

All Hurley needs to do, is show some tape of the unselfish motion offense that they ran this repeat National Campionship season, where any of the skilled scorers on the floor could get good scoring opportunities, or find themselves with the ball as time is running out on the shot clock needing...

The first game can't come soon enough. Can't wait to see UConn Champions 7.0 run through all who will try to stop them. Bring 'em on!

It's great to be a Husky fan. Hurley and the staff do it the right way and are simply killing it!

Well the Crystal Baller on 274 who gave us our first McNeeley ball has an all-time correct pick rate under 75%. FWIW, 3 of the other 4 guys who picked other programs, albeit a month ago or even further back, have hit rates around 95% or greater. I'm not all that confident in that pick. I hope...

Back a few decades or so, at work we played hoops during lunch. There was a former University of Hartford player, probably just under 6-0 who predominantly road the bench, that would dribble circles around most of us and would light it up from all over the court. As a sub-6 footer, who played...

I went up against Kemba and totally shut him down...oh that was in a dream...never mind. :)

Maybe I'm wrong but I don't recall UConn facing many teams that play a true center and a true PF, if there is such a thing. Seems both the college game and NBA are going with stretch-4s. Having enough bigs to man the post against those teams that have big 5s is important. As long UConn...

I'm sure getting a home and home takes time, and the timing of this being finalized is simply a pleasant coincidence.

I feel like many are getting too caught up with who starts, how many minutes each player will get, and that the rotation can only be eight players deep. It seems like Hurley is recruiting a number of players who can play multiple positions. That being the case, I don't see issues in going 9 or...

I'd be shocked if Hass didn't come back. I'm sure Hurley has told him that either the starting 1 is his to lose and/or he'll be getting solid minutes (likely more than last season w/out Newton here logging big time minutes) as the team's sixth man again in the needed role of energizing the team...

I liked him alot and was hoping he'd develop into a rotation player at some point. He was always engaged in the game from the bench showing positive emotion. He always played with great energy when he did get PT. He had a sweet stroke from beyond the arc. I think the combination of his height...

I don't recall who said this many years ago, but it went something like this: "I've heard this from an NBA GM concerning potential 1st or 2nd round players deciding to return for another year, the more I see some of these college players the less I tend to like them." His point was that if a...

I decided to replay the recording of the National Championship game and lo and behold I somehow missed the Terry Crews and NBA Greats pep talk to both teams. I don't know how I missed it the first time. At first I thought it was a bit contrived but it got interesting when they showed some of...

Excellent assessment. There were so many facets to Cam's game that made him special.

Did you watch the clips?!? He didn't go to the rim very often, but when he did, he threw one down with authority. I don't think Cam dunked the ball even once this year. Cam has a solid build that handled a lot of contact. Koby has a slighter build which is probably why he doesn't go into the...

If Hurley and the staff could add Brea, McNeeley and Reed, that would be a nice haul. Improvement from the returning playerd plus those 3, plus the 2 incoming freshmen, would pretty much fill what we need and give us a shot at a repeat. I wonder though, if Hurley would Iike to find a defensive...

Watching those clips, I was completely shocked that he's not just a catch and shoot 3 Pt shooter. The kid has a handle, can jack it up lightning quick off the bounce, he plays above the rim, showed some quickness and looks like a dynamic scorer who apparently put it together late. Based on the...