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Way too soon to have a good sense on next year's roster. No idea who will be back. No clear sense of whether the freshmen have or will put on a few pounds of muscle.

SG Mullins looks like a starting SG, but if Ball is back he won't be.
PG Nowell/Transfer
PF Stewart/Abraham/Transfer/Reibe
SF Transfer/Ross/Furphy. If Mullins bulked up, maybe.
C Reed/Reibe

I know is sounds weird, but Furphy seems like the mostly physically ready of our freshmen wings to play in the Big East. Mullins is light. Adams is even lighter. 247 has Furphy at 6'6" 220. That's an ideal UConn SF. If Ball goes NBA, then Mullins slides right in at SG. I have a hunch Hurley is grooming Adams as a facilitator. But we will see what he does in the portal.
 
HuskyHawk said:
Way too soon to have a good sense on next year's roster. No idea who will be back. No clear sense of whether the freshmen have or will put on a few pounds of muscle.

SG Mullins looks like a starting SG, but if Ball is back he won't be.
PG Nowell/Transfer
PF Stewart/Abraham/Transfer/Reibe
SF Transfer/Ross/Furphy. If Mullins bulked up, maybe.
C Reed/Reibe

I know is sounds weird, but Furphy seems like the mostly physically ready of our freshmen wings to play in the Big East. Mullins is light. Adams is even lighter. 247 has Furphy at 6'6" 220. That's an ideal UConn SF. If Ball goes NBA, then Mullins slides right in at SG. I have a hunch Hurley is grooming Adams as a facilitator. But we will see what he does in the portal.
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Furphy in terms of size, sure. But he's ridiculously slow right now.
 
husky429 said:
Furphy in terms of size, sure. But he's ridiculously slow right now.
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Cam was viewed as slow unathletic poor defender at beginning of the year. High bbiq makes up for a lot.
 
HuskyHawk said:
Way too soon to have a good sense on next year's roster. No idea who will be back. No clear sense of whether the freshmen have or will put on a few pounds of muscle.

SG Mullins looks like a starting SG, but if Ball is back he won't be.
PG Nowell/Transfer
PF Stewart/Abraham/Transfer/Reibe
SF Transfer/Ross/Furphy. If Mullins bulked up, maybe.
C Reed/Reibe

I know is sounds weird, but Furphy seems like the mostly physically ready of our freshmen wings to play in the Big East. Mullins is light. Adams is even lighter. 247 has Furphy at 6'6" 220. That's an ideal UConn SF. If Ball goes NBA, then Mullins slides right in at SG. I have a hunch Hurley is grooming Adams as a facilitator. But we will see what he does in the portal.
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Solo and Braylon will both be starting.
 
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Agree on Adams facilitator, but does anyone think Furphy has some PG in him? Watching him handle the ball when he dropped 41 made me wonder.
 
HooperScooper said:
On3 updated their 2025 rankings today.

#11 - Braylon Mullins
#25 - Darius Adams
#32 - Eric Reibe
#138 - Jacob Furphy

www.on3.com

2025 Top Basketball Recruits

A list of the top 2025 Basketball recruits as determined by On3.
www.on3.com www.on3.com
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I have no idea why On3 and 247 even include Rivals.com - if you think ESPN.com is for casual sports fans, Rivals.com is for people who check recruiting 1x per year.
 
HuskyHawk said:
Way too soon to have a good sense on next year's roster. No idea who will be back. No clear sense of whether the freshmen have or will put on a few pounds of muscle.

SG Mullins looks like a starting SG, but if Ball is back he won't be.
PG Nowell/Transfer
PF Stewart/Abraham/Transfer/Reibe
SF Transfer/Ross/Furphy. If Mullins bulked up, maybe.
C Reed/Reibe

I know is sounds weird, but Furphy seems like the mostly physically ready of our freshmen wings to play in the Big East. Mullins is light. Adams is even lighter. 247 has Furphy at 6'6" 220. That's an ideal UConn SF. If Ball goes NBA, then Mullins slides right in at SG. I have a hunch Hurley is grooming Adams as a facilitator. But we will see what he does in the portal.
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Where is Mahaney?
 
HuskyHawk said:
Way too soon to have a good sense on next year's roster. No idea who will be back. No clear sense of whether the freshmen have or will put on a few pounds of muscle.

SG Mullins looks like a starting SG, but if Ball is back he won't be.
PG Nowell/Transfer
PF Stewart/Abraham/Transfer/Reibe
SF Transfer/Ross/Furphy. If Mullins bulked up, maybe.
C Reed/Reibe

I know is sounds weird, but Furphy seems like the mostly physically ready of our freshmen wings to play in the Big East. Mullins is light. Adams is even lighter. 247 has Furphy at 6'6" 220. That's an ideal UConn SF. If Ball goes NBA, then Mullins slides right in at SG. I have a hunch Hurley is grooming Adams as a facilitator. But we will see what he does in the portal.
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If our plan at PG next year is Nowell, Mahaney, and Adams my head might explode.
 
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Brochacho said:
If our plan at PG next year is Nowell, Mahaney, and Adams my head might explode.
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Why? I think Nowell could emerge as a star. Mahaney has gotten much better playing at our pace. I did list "Transfer" on my list but if Ball comes back this team has all of the guards we carry.

Not sure what people are expecting. UConn teams usually carry a max of 5 guards total (4 the last two years, 5 with Castle). We have Mahaney, Nowell, Adams, Mullins, Ball. Arguably also Ross but let's call him a SF.

The main need is at the forward spots. I'm probably more comfortable with Stewart at the 4 than some here. I don't know what we have in Abraham. I'd like a more physical/inside transfer PF to at least back up Stewart. I see Furphy as a SF, but I don't think we have a starer at SF right now. Mullins doesn't seem to have the size/strength for it the way McNeeley does.
 
HuskyHawk said:
Why? I think Nowell could emerge as a star. Mahaney has gotten much better playing at our pace. I did list "Transfer" on my list but if Ball comes back this team has all of the guards we carry.

Not sure what people are expecting. UConn teams usually carry a max of 5 guards total (4 the last two years, 5 with Castle). We have Mahaney, Nowell, Adams, Mullins, Ball. Arguably also Ross but let's call him a SF.

The main need is at the forward spots. I'm probably more comfortable with Stewart at the 4 than some here. I don't know what we have in Abraham. I'd like a more physical/inside transfer PF to at least back up Stewart. I see Furphy as a SF, but I don't think we have a starer at SF right now. Mullins doesn't seem to have the size/strength for it the way McNeeley does.
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Why? Because it would be crazy going into the season with a kid (Mahaney) who isn't a point guard and a totally unproven point guard (Nowell) who would be basically playing his first season.

Point guard is our main need, we need a large sized proven point guard from the portal.
 
superjohn said:
Why? Because it would be crazy going into the season with a kid (Mahaney) who isn't a point guard and a totally unproven point guard (Nowell) who would be basically playing his first season.

Point guard is our main need, we need a large sized proven point guard from the portal.
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That gets into what we aren't allowed to discuss here, if you know what I mean. We carried 4 guards the last two years. We have 5 already next year. We aren't carrying 6.

I don't see relying on Nowell as being any worse than relying on KEA or relying on sophomore Kemba. He's been good when he has played. I'm fine relying on him and expect they view Adams as a potential Newton like PG.
 
Hoping we seek an experienced PG and a PF with some athleticism. It's beyond annoying to be outquicked seemingly every game at almost every position.
 
HuskyHawk said:
That gets into what we aren't allowed to discuss here, if you know what I mean. We carried 4 guards the last two years. We have 5 already next year. We aren't carrying 6.

I don't see relying on Nowell as being any worse than relying on KEA or relying on sophomore Kemba. He's been good when he has played. I'm fine relying on him and expect they view Adams as a potential Newton like PG.
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It's not crazy to think we'll carry 6 based on your classification of guys, Mullins and Ball will both get minutes at the 3.

There's a 0% chance we're not bringing in a PG if you've listened to anything Hurley has said this year. He knows there's a PG problem on this team and that's not gonna disappear when we lose the only PG getting minutes right now
 
HuskyHawk said:
I don't see relying on Nowell as being any worse than relying on KEA or relying on sophomore Kemba. He's been good when he has played. I'm fine relying on him and expect they view Adams as a potential Newton like PG.
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Are you serious? Khalid was a top ten recruit who took over the team's leadership role during a pickup game on his official visit. He was brought in purposely to take the starting PG job from Ricky who was awful his sophomore year when given the reins. People on the boards back then might remember Rickety Moore and his "Ricky Shuffle."

Kemba was also a top ten recruit who was a huge contributor as a freshmen on a final four team. Nowell has played a total of 89 minutes this year and has looked bad as often as he's looked good. I'm not saying he Nowell does not have a future, but your comparison is super off.
 
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HuskyHawk said:
That gets into what we aren't allowed to discuss here, if you know what I mean. We carried 4 guards the last two years. We have 5 already next year. We aren't carrying 6.

I don't see relying on Nowell as being any worse than relying on KEA or relying on sophomore Kemba. He's been good when he has played. I'm fine relying on him and expect they view Adams as a potential Newton like PG.
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El-Amin averaged 16 ppg, 4 assists, 3 rebs, 2 steals as a freshman. Calhoun and all the players knew when he scrimmaged with them on his visit he was what they needed to win the national championship. He's our most special freshman of all-time IMO and entirely unique.

Kemba's sophomore season was a rebuilding season and the team stunk.

UConn will be looking to win the whole thing next season. They can't put that on the shoulders of Nowell who has yet to show anything and Mahaney who isn't a point guard.

Point guard is by far our biggest need. We're all set with Solo, Braylon, and Tarris starting with quality depth at those positions.
 
RuffRuff said:
UNC is in an interesting spot right now. If they miss the tourney this year there is going to be lots of noise in CH.
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If that happens look for Belichick to take over the basketball program as well.
 
We still have plenty of season ahead of us. A bunch more conference games, a conference tourney, and a dance.

Nowell's shoulder issue is lingering so that is why he is not getting minutes - it's not performance based just like Liam's ankle is injury, not performance reason to be on the bench.

Nowell will get some reps when he is available...should be "soon". And he is a pure PG. Adams will be in the rotation next year. Ross used to be a PG and Mahaney is at least serviceable at PG.

Patience.
 
superjohn said:
Why? Because it would be crazy going into the season with a kid (Mahaney) who isn't a point guard and a totally unproven point guard (Nowell) who would be basically playing his first season.

Point guard is our main need, we need a large sized proven point guard from the portal.
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I agree with this. Our biggest needs in the portal next year will be a big pg and a 4 to replace Alex
 
Agent0 said:
I agree with this. Our biggest needs in the portal next year will be a big pg and a 4 to replace Alex
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Let’s see who comes out - no point in even discussing it if there are no clear upgrades or fits.

Right now the two most interesting possibilities are the Drake kid and the UNM kid, outside of any great high majors that decide they need a change of scenery/$$ grabs. There’s also so much coaching movement this year there are bound to be some player fallouts as a result.
 
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HuskyHawk said:
The main need is at the forward spots.
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The main need has to be a big PG. There's no way around that. Relying on Nowell to go from 2mpg to being a starting-caliber PG on a team with championship aspirations would be insane. It's possible, but that kind of leap is unlikely. Even Hurley has talked about the PG problem.
 
I wouldn't assume Ball is back next year. He is shooting his way onto the NBA draft board, and 2 double-doubles in his last 3 games doesn't hurt either. I'm not saying he's going, but he is approaching that level.
 
husky429 said:
The main need has to be a big PG. There's no way around that. Relying on Nowell to go from 2mpg to being a starting-caliber PG on a team with championship aspirations would be insane. It's possible, but that kind of leap is unlikely. Even Hurley has talked about the PG problem.
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Exactly. I like the little I have seen from Nowell, potential wise, but there has not been enough minutes or sample size to turn the keys over to him. We do not know what we have in Adams yet. Seems like the perfect scenario for a stop gap proven PG for next year.
 
EASTFLA said:
I wouldn't assume Ball is back next year. He is shooting his way onto the NBA draft board, and 2 double-doubles in his last 3 games doesn't hurt either. I'm not saying he's going, but he is approaching that level.
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I would be very surprised if he leaves for the league. At least this juncture, I'm assuming he's back. Not sure he has an NBA game and he's already 21-years-old.
 
husky429 said:
I would be very surprised if he leaves for the league. At least this juncture, I'm assuming he's back. Not sure he has an NBA game and he's already 21-years-old.
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I don't disagree with that, but he has worked his way onto the draft board. We will see how the rest of his season goes. Certainly would love to see him back.
 
ColchVEGAS said:
Exactly. I like the little I have seen from Nowell, potential wise, but there has not been enough minutes or sample size to turn the keys over to him. We do not know what we have in Adams yet. Seems like the perfect scenario for a stop gap proven PG for next year.
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Agreed. Let's put it another way - this team is desperate for a second ballhandler/back up pg behind Diarra and even when he was healthy Nowell didn't exactly run with the opportunity in limited minutes. We expect him to be able to step into a starting role next year based on that?
 
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