Abraham is in the portal

[RuffRuff]

No room for intelligent takes on the topic in this thread buddy, we’re on to Ross v Furphy now

It’s was coming - picturing 611 behind the podium saying you better mock me now, because Ross is coming.

 

[HW611]

I’m ready to take wagers that Ross will receive more minutes than Furphy.

If yall are actually serious about this take and not just saying it for fun.

 

[thekollieman]

I’m ready to take wagers that Ross will receive more minutes than Furphy.

If yall are actually serious about this take and not just saying it for fun.

I’m not a betting man, and don’t necessarily endorse that prediction, but I support your support of Ross. I think the sky’s the limit for him, and I don’t believe his prior minutes at UConn constitute a sample size sufficient for harsh criticism.

 

[RuffRuff]

I’m ready to take wagers that Ross will receive more minutes than Furphy.

If yall are actually serious about this take and not just saying it for fun.

You gonna release your Venmo? You may get lots of takers that will hold you to it.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

I’m ready to take wagers that Ross will receive more minutes than Furphy.

If yall are actually serious about this take and not just saying it for fun.

Weren’t you taking wagers on Ross starting right after he announced he was coming back?

 

[Son of Robert]

I’m ready to take wagers that Ross will receive more minutes than Furphy.

If yall are actually serious about this take and not just saying it for fun.

That's a tough bet man. No one knows the answer to that, maybe not even Hurley.

 

[Inyatkin]

Not sure if Ross will start this year (I’m not ruling it out),

You're not? You probably should

 

[thekollieman]

You're not? You probably should

It honestly would not surprise me if he started in some nonzero number of games this season. Not saying he’ll be a bonafide starter, just that he might appear in a starting lineup at some point. No idea if this is the perspective HW611 was taking or not.

 

[HW611]

Weren’t you taking wagers on Ross starting right after he announced he was coming back?

No, I put the thought out there but waited to see how the roster would unfold before making anything official.

I’m fully ready to take that though for anyone who actually believes Ross is that bad and Furphy is a shoe in for playing time. But I’m not sure if people are actually serious or if they’re saying this as a bit.

 

[Lafayette]

No, I put the thought out there but waited to see how the roster would unfold before making anything official.

I’m fully ready to take that though for anyone who actually believes Ross is that bad and Furphy is a shoe in for playing time. But I’m not sure if people are actually serious or if they’re saying this as a bit.

Does anyone think even as a college junior Ross would drop 24 on the U19 USA team? Doubt it.

 

[HW611]

Does anyone think even as a college junior Ross would drop 24 on the U19 USA team? Doubt it.

If Ross was one of the few D1 players on his team I don’t see why not.

The points have to come from somewhere.

Nuni Omet scored 24 for South Sudan against team USA in the Olympics. Does that make him an NBA player? How about the guy for Brazil who scored 30?

 

[HW611]

I’m not a betting man, and don’t necessarily endorse that prediction, but I support your support of Ross. I think the sky’s the limit for him, and I don’t believe his prior minutes at UConn constitute a sample size sufficient for harsh criticism.

The criticism, downplaying, and writing off he receives is disappointing. I hope he doesn’t have family who reads this board.

 

[Lafayette]

If Ross was one of the few D1 players on his team I don’t see why not.

The points have to come from somewhere.

Nuni Omet scored 24 for South Sudan against team USA in the Olympics. Does that make him an NBA player? How about the guy for Brazil who scored 30?

Well I don't think if it was Ross instead of Furphy on the Australia team (e.g., changing 1:1) he could body up AJ Dybantsa on D and score 24 for Australia.

He just is not ready to be a leader on any team - 2x we have heard he was amazing in practice, ready to start, etc. So fool us twice is about it. This year - we have to see the results else we have Hurley pumping up a player that barely contributes too many times in games - maybe one real chink in the armor but there it is.

 

[freescooter]

The thing is, at our level if you don’t see regular minutes as a freshman you aren’t seeing them as an upper class man. Too easy to go out and get an upper class man or 3 from the portal or a new freshman. There aren’t any development projects at major programs any more. Only exception might, and I emphasize might, be a 7 footer. But a power forward, a point guard? No chance.

 

[RuffRuff]

Well I don't think if it was Ross instead of Furphy on the Australia team (e.g., changing 1:1) he could body up AJ Dybantsa on D and score 24 for Australia.

He just is not ready to be a leader on any team - 2x we have heard he was amazing in practice, ready to start, etc. So fool us twice is about it. This year - we have to see the results else we have Hurley pumping up a player that barely contributes too many times in games - maybe one real chink in the armor but there it is.

I'm leaning heavily on the fact that Ross is a product of Hurley loving "good families", that he's a great kid, lives/breathes Uconn, is a cultural leader. Net net, a binky. Evidence 1.0 presented to the jury is that he brought his brother onboard. The issue is that Danny likes to win more than he likes his binkies, although Samson truly pushed that notion to it's limit.

How much PT binky status gets Ross will be hard to predict. There was absolutely zero about his actual play last year that suggests he's getting significant minutes, but between some development and being a binky, who knows.

When you think about Samson last year, starting over a guy who Dan Hurley is calling a top 2-3 year center this year, it generally fortifies the fact that he has emotional ties to certain kids.

 

[Hunt for 7]

I'm leaning heavily on the fact that Ross is a product of Hurley loving "good families", that he's a great kid, lives/breathes Uconn, it's a cultural leader. Net net, a binky. Evidence 1.0 presented to the jury is that he brought his brother onboard. The issue is that Danny likes to win more than he likes his binkies, although Samson truly pushed that notion to it's limit.

The evidence IMO suggests you are on to something with this logic.

 

[RuffRuff]

The evidence IMO suggests you are on to something with this logic.

Really can't judge it - we're all human, have our ways and I'm sure part of his rationale is around keeping his culture intact as a highest priority. Urban Meyer just came out with a quote regarding Hurley and how his culture of caring as much as he does about his players is what elevates all of their play, which is a hard to come by. I fully agree with that, so you can't really fault him for giving guys that bleed the program every shot to figure it out and contribute. It's why half the locker room was crying after last year's tourney loss.