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1st recruit Hurley calls?

Winning back to back championships should entice more 5 star interest and top portal players. UConn has shown these past two years that a mix of the two is a winning formula. Time will tell.
 
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KembaStepback said:
Did I see that AJ Storr is in the portal again? I'd take him for sure.
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If the story is true that he wanted $1 million, I say "no way and no thanks". I am all about players getting paid but with him the juice ain't worth the squeeze.
 
Staven said:
Winning back to back championships should entice more 5 star interest and top portal players. UConn has shown these past two years that a mix of the two is a winning formula. Time will tell.
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This is what I thought in 2014. Never happened, and to this day I question why. And I know the penalties, academic thing, negative press and all.
 
jibsey said:
This is what I thought in 2014. Never happened, and to this day I question why. And I know the penalties, academic thing, negative press and all.
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Ollie giving up
 
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UConnTrumbull said:
Ollie had a top 5 recruiting class right after the title. It was the Vance Jackson, Durham class. Just turned out he wasn’t a very good coach.
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Jalen, Enoch, Larrier, and transfer Shonn Miller? I don’t remember any of them reaching star level, Vance was 16-17 transferred, was ok, but in those guys you’re saying it’s all his fault? He brought the previous team to a title. Those class ratings are often wrong and that one was.
 
husky429 said:
In the past two years 3/8 of our rotation players come tourney time were transfers. So we should expect 2 more.

Big and a wing.
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Surprised you said wing, was thinking more of a 2 guard with just 3 guards on the roster next year?
 
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We are going to need more size overall for our guards. Right now we would have Ball, Diarra and Nowell all 6’3” or smaller. We just saw first hand for pretty much two years what happens when the smallest starter you have is 6’4” or 6’5” and can guard smaller players. So call it a wing or guard. We have seen JStew and he can be a wing. I think Ross is probably a better ball handler that JStew but defense could be an issue. Then you have AR who looks all of 6’8” and can shoot the spit out of the ball. Just playing what ifs. Hurley and staff are probably half way there on what they want the roster to look like next year. Not sure what CBB player would not want to play on a team with a chance to three peat.

I think it is going to be a fun off season. The only thing that would have made it better is if Duke was going through the same thing as Kentucky. But give Scheyer a few more years he may be able to make it happen. :)
 
WhereistheDove? said:
2014 was viewed nationally as a bit of a fluke. 2023-2024 is viewed as a systematic destruction of college basketball led by the best coaching staff in the country.
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With full continuity of said coaching staff.
 
FreeKlaiber said:
Good point- I was more thinking of the pre Joe Torre/Stick Michael era w/ Winfield, Whitson, Steve Kemp etc in early 80s before George took back seat
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Kinda figured. And still, again that did them no good. Admittedly, one of the biggest free agents they signed was Danny Tartabull who helped turn them around and get them headed in the right direction. A lot of the free agent moves of the 1980s were fools gold. The turnaround really happened when Steinbrenner got banished for the crap he pulled with Winfield.
 
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Stew Crew said:
Ball has been playing like someone that has decided to move on. Not saying he is; that’s just the vibe he is showing. When he does get into the game, he is shooting the ball 90% of the time. It could be Hurley wanting him to gain some confidence and telling him to shoot. It could be another Scotty Haralson situation. Ball seems like a really good kid but I am sure he has some frustration going from a starter to only playing in non-meaningful situations.

I’m guessing Hurley will really need to sell him on staying, just like he did with Samson this year.
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Enough with this BS
 
Captbluefin said:
His body language has been bad. Even when cutting the nets.
My wife has said the last month or so he just takes shots anytime he has the ball when in during garbage time.

I don’t think he is happy nor over riding the pine after starting but once Castle was back he was shelved.

I truly hope Dan retains him
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With all due respect I always have to laugh when someone references body language and what the players state of mind is by a few shots on camera. I saw Ball cheering for the team and excited to win a championship. if Solo thinks he could develop better somewhere else he’ll leave but I doubt he’d be pushed harder by another coach.
Also I may not be the best judge but I think Ball is a still couple years away from being a real impact guy if he becomes one.
 
mauconnfan said:
I love the improvement from Diarra as well as SJ. But they are both more impactful coming off the bench no doubt. Do not start them please!
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Depends on their development, but I think Diarra can be a star. He is a magician with the ball
 
jibsey said:
This is what I thought in 2014. Never happened, and to this day I question why. And I know the penalties, academic thing, negative press and all.
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Two dominant championships >>>>>>>>> a longshot run in 2014
 
imno1 said:
With all due respect I always have to laugh when someone references body language and what the players state of mind is by a few shots on camera. I saw Ball cheering for the team and excited to win a championship. if Solo thinks he could develop better somewhere else he’ll leave but I doubt he’d be pushed harder by another coach.
Also I may not be the best judge but I think Ball is a still couple years away from being a real impact guy if he becomes one.
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He was an impact player this year while Castle was out. He had 13 pts in 29 minutes against UNC for crying out loud.
 
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