AAC 2016 per Rothstein

[80shusky]

Lists Diarra as an under the radar freshman for 2016. Lists UConn as #1 in power ranking. POY Dedric Lawson. Purvis as preseason first team.

 

[lange10]

AAC offseason storylines: UConn, Cincy are the clear front-runners and top-25 worthy

"UConn has had both Ryan Boatright and Sterling Gibbs as its primary facilitators the past two seasons, but neither of those players are the traditional type of point guard that Ollie craves to coach."

Disagree with this assessment of Boatright. Think he was unbelievable in Ollie's system. Boatright's senior year was something else and he was the perfect Robin to Batman in '14.

 

[UConnStats]

Dedric Lawson was the most unathletic player in the draft, worse than Niang. His 2P% was only 44%, not great for a forward. He was more of a volume shooter than anything. He rebounds pretty well, but has trouble staying with his man on D. Player of the year? I really doubt it. My top 5 would be Milton, Caupain, Ben Moore, Purvis, or Adams. Josh Brown of Temple as a sleeper.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

AAC offseason storylines: UConn, Cincy are the clear front-runners and top-25 worthy

"UConn has had both Ryan Boatright and Sterling Gibbs as its primary facilitators the past two seasons, but neither of those players are the traditional type of point guard that Ollie craves to coach."

Disagree with this assessment of Boatright. Think he was unbelievable in Ollie's system. Boatright's senior year was something else and he was the perfect Robin to Batman in '14.

Boat was great but he wasn't a traditional PG, its just a fact. He isn't trying to take anything away from Boat in this, just saying his opinion.

 

[lange10]

Boat was great but he wasn't a traditional PG, its just a fact. He isn't trying to take anything away from Boat in this, just saying his opinion.

Eh. I think he could've been that guy. He didn't have a 2nd go to guard in his senior year to complement him. It was the inconsistent Purvis in his sophomore year.

 

[dennismenace]

Considering all the players who left and having to switch to PG in his senior season I think he did more than anyone could ever ask.
Boat was all heart and a ferocious competitor.

 

[Tenspro2002]

It sounds encouraging that he considers Durham and Jackson both likely impact performers (alongside the obvious in Gilbert).

Given Durham's injuries and Jackson not having a great year last year, I would have considered both a question mark to make an impact in year 1.

 

[Walker11]

It sounds encouraging that he considers Durham and Jackson both likely impact performers (alongside the obvious in Gilbert).

Given Durham's injuries and Jackson not having a great year last year, I would have considered both a question mark to make an impact in year 1.

The research for Rothstein's post was undoubtedly looking at the top 100 list and thats it.