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1st recruit Hurley calls?

TrueBlue22 said:
I don’t think a lot of people here realize just how good Jaylin Stewart will be next year.
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If there were more minutes for him this year, he would have played them. Really emerged as a nice safety valve. I also like Ross in the limited time he got. Diarra ended up eating all of Ball's minutes. Can Solo level up?
 
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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There's all but 1 team in the country who wished the had a "fluke" like 2014
Cut the crap
 
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'll need to round into a player that can consistently play in the system Hurley has built. Maybe he's close. His play was pretty steady during the period when Castle was out, but Diarra pretty much took all of his minutes as conference play heated up. There's no shame in sitting the bench behind the BE 6th Man winner, especially as a freshman. Pretty much what happened to Hassan last year.
 
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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I agree. I noticed how into it he was at all the celebrations. He was just a victim of being behind veterans this year. He will be great here.
 
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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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Yep, worked for Castle. 1 and done and a natty to boot. Plus the unbelievable development from 1st game to the title.
 
gtcam said:
There's all but 1 team in the country who wished the had a "fluke" like 2014
Cut the crap
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Seriously. Also we beat everyone in 2014. Incredibly hard path to the title, including beating the tournament favorite, Florida, for a second time.
 
I expect Karaban, Diarra, Ball, Johnson, Stewart all will be around next year. That's a pretty awesome 5 to build on. Ross too. He was a little too buried on the bench even early in the season and definitely late, but he has talent. Add in Nowell and Abraham (loved what I saw from him in the championship game) and you've got a solid 8.

Stewart needs to be more reliable from 3, but TBH I love the look of Ball's shot. I always see it online and expect it to drop. Roumoglou has a chance to be a sniper off the bench, and he's got great length and basketball instincts - needs strength. Singare has 6 months of work to put in on strength training, footwork, defensive post play, and he can be a major contributor. He's athletic and could take a big step up working in the program.

I think we need a high level portal center, another sniper of a shooting guard and McNeeley. There's your team for next year. Final Four, here we come again.
 
Secure Dog said:
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. :)
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Love to see more of Roumoglou.
 
Has Diarra indicated he'll come back? I know he was celebrated on senior day, but that doesn't mean everything.

I feel like Headband Hass could make some decent NIL money after what he just pulled in the tournament though.
 
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Vlad seems to be the most offensively skilled big to go portalling. Might not be a bad idea to also reach out to Adou Thiero for great D, physicality at the wing and 4. He could have a role as a connector, ball-handler similar to Steph.
 
TrueBlue22 said:
I don’t think a lot of people here realize just how good Jaylin Stewart will be next year.
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The players people are talking about aren’t
jibsey said:
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.
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Miller was an absolute stud
 
August_West said:
I want him back so bad. Perfect guard linkage to get Nowell under his wing.
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Nowell could learn a lot from him... any guard could. I don't think it's a surprise that Hass joined this team and we won two natty's. He's an integral part of the winning culture even when he wasn't playing last season.

He's obviously not the most athletic or talented guard we've ever had, but as a (bad) former player I can see he does all the little things the top recruits forget and Ahmad could learn from to become a star himself.

I've mentioned in the chat before, Hassan is constantly aware of where the referees are and what each guy is looking for so he can use sight lines to get away with shoves and jersey pulls. Has great chemistry with the bigs, communicates on the break to set up an oop. Things like that.
 
superjohn said:
Nothing has been said but I think it's known internally that Diarra and Karaban are coming back.
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Have heard similar things, but after 2 natty's ya never know. I expect AK is back for sure. He'll go for 16/6/3 on close to 50/40/90 and get drafted in '25
 
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husky429 said:
Nowell could learn a lot from him... any guard could. I don't think it's a surprise that Hass joined this team and we won two natty's. He's an integral part of the winning culture even when he wasn't playing last season.

He's obviously not the most athletic or talented guard we've ever had, but as a (bad) former player I can see he does all the little things the top recruits forget and Ahmad could learn from to become a star himself.

I've mentioned in the chat before, Hassan is constantly aware of where the referees are and what each guy is looking for so he can use sight lines to get away with shoves and jersey pulls. Has great chemistry with the bigs, communicates on the break to set up an oop. Things like that.
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Hass' finishing rate in open court the last half of this season has been mind blowing and many of them are TOUGH finishes. He ended the season shooting the three (in more limited attempts) as well as anyone on the team at the time and is an absolute DAWG on the defensive end. He is also a great kid, and really mature. You can tell what a person is by the way they interact with children, and Hass is absolutely fantastic. He knows our system as well as anyone. We'd be really, really lucky to retain him next season.
 
olehead said:
Vlad seems to be the most offensively skilled big to go portalling. Might not be a bad idea to also reach out to Adou Thiero for great D, physicality at the wing and 4. He could have a role as a connector, ball-handler similar to Steph.
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I want Dixon.
 
Not sure if it's been mentioned anywhere...anyone confirm Kimani and Tom not traveling back with the team? Recruiting takes no break?
 
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August_West said:
Nova's center
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Didn’t know he was in the portal. Not sure of the fit I mean he’s a nice player but always felt he was a 4. We have Alex and Stew there. I know he can play a smallish 5 but I’m not a fan of 6’7 C with hardly any ability to block a shot. But he’s a nice player tough call.
 
Do people here really think Hass is coming back to come off the bench again? He's a nailed on starter assuming he's back.

I'll stop just short of saying the same for Samson but it's probably close
 
mauconnfan said:
Didn’t know he was in the portal. Not sure of the fit I mean he’s a nice player but always felt he was a 4. We have Alex and Stew there. I know he can play a smallish 5 but I’m not a fan of 6’7 C with hardly any ability to block a shot. But he’s a nice player tough call.
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Sanogo was a 6’7” center and not a shot blocker. Could you imagine Dixon in our offense with the ball up high being a shooting threat in addition to passing? Hurley would make that work. Kid is tough inside and out.
 
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