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If I read as who would you want to add to this year's 14 man roster and see DC as 2024-25, or Ray Allen as 1995-96 then we really cannot go wrong with any pick.

You could argue a given player from the list would start over a current starter but it's why this player not 'and who would they replace as a starter'.

No denying last season we could have used a better defensive player but this is for this season where we expect better O and better D as a whole.

You could get Uncle Cliffy in his prime would be great, so would the Dove, the Wrench, hell gimme Depriest and he would be great.
 
CardiacAndre7 said:
My original point was just how impressive it was that Okafor won ROTY over Dwight, an All-Time Center. Also, Emeka’s rookie year would have been his Senior year, if we are gonna be picky.
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Correct, Emeka's rookie year would've been his senior year had he stayed at UConn. Clingan's rookie year would've been his junior year had he stayed at UConn. It's why I compared their stats for their freshman and sophomore seasons. Clingan would be a senior this upcoming season, I'm taking Clingan as a senior if I could add one former player to this roster.
 
Inyatkin said:
We all saw that Duke game. They were cheapo fouls and to take that one example to prove he was foul prone is bad logic.

Also, you think Okafor didn't alter shots? Over 4 blocks a game and you think that's the sum total of his defense?
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I’m taking crazy pills.

Palatine said:
This would be Clingan's senior year at UConn. So the comparison about ROY in the NBA isn't really fair.
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Why does that matter? He went into the draft when he did. It’s a 20 year difference, there’s lots of variables. I thought we were choosing a UConn player based on how they were at UConn, no?
 
Huskyforlife said:
I guess the question wasn’t clear enough, it’s which player, at their peak playing for UConn, would you add to this roster.
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Doesn't change my answer. On paper Okafor had a better junior season than Clingan's sophomore season as did Kemba as a junior, Donyell as a junior, and Ray as a junior but for this coaching staff and how they do things there is no better pick than Clingan. When healthy and in playing shape we ran offense out of him at the top of the key, he set monster screens, lob threat and the most dominant defense I've ever seen at UConn. We're looking at a four-peat if Clingan was here for his senior season.

We played a much different brand of basketball when Calhoun was the coach.
 
superjohn said:
Correct, Emeka's rookie year would've been his senior year had he stayed at UConn. Clingan's rookie year would've been his junior year had he stayed at UConn. It's why I compared their stats for their freshman and sophomore seasons. Clingan would be a senior this upcoming season, I'm taking Clingan as a senior if I could add one former player to this roster.
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Suhweet man! I’m taking the first team AA, 2x BE DPOTY, NCAAT MOP.
 
CardiacAndre7 said:
You’re insanely hyperbolic, and also very obviously have recency bias.

All good!
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Recency bias? Why would we pick a PG when our PG’s are solid? Why pick a SG when we have two options who shoot north of 40% from 3 and one of them can play the small forward slot? I am old enough to remember D. Marshall and Butler. I loved those guys. I would not trade Alex for them. Sorry, but Alex has two rings. The only former player that guarantees us a ring, considering the team construction and all, is Clingan. Emeka is a gangster and he does have a ring. But Clingan has two! And Clingan was far more imposing and disruptive on a basketball game than any other UConn center, including Emeka.
 
Iluvsuebird said:
Recency bias? Why would we pick a PG when our PG’s are solid? Why pick a SG when we have two options who shoot north of 40% from 3 and one of them can play the small forward slot? I am old enough to remember D. Marshall and Butler. I loved those guys. I would not trade Alex for them. Sorry, but Alex has two rings. The only former player that guarantees us a ring, considering the team construction and all, is Clingan. Emeka is a gangster and he does have a ring. But Clingan has two! And Clingan was far more imposing and disruptive on a basketball game than any other UConn center, including Emeka.
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See, the rings don’t really matter here. It’s add a player to the team that will help get THI TEAM a ring.

Not taking Donyell or Caron over AK is ridiculous. I understand we all have a lot of tied up love in the current guys who have brought us back to the promised land…But that’s crazy to me
 
CardiacAndre7 said:
See, the rings don’t really matter here. It’s add a player to the team that will help get THI TEAM a ring.

Not taking Donyell or Caron over AK is ridiculous. I understand we all have a lot of tied up love in the current guys who have brought us back to the promised land…But that’s crazy to me
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Of course national championships matter here. Adding the guy who just won two national championships in his only two seasons, who would have made the Huskies the runaway favorite to three-peat, and the runaway favorite to four-peat makes way more sense than adding a player who played over 20 years ago for a different coaching staff with a different philosophy on how to play the game.
 
superjohn said:
Of course national championships matter here. Adding the guy who just won two national championships in his only two seasons, who would have made the Huskies the runaway favorite to three-peat, and the runaway favorite to four-peat makes way more sense than adding a player who played over 20 years ago for a different coaching staff with a different philosophy on how to play the game.
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I’ve grown weary of this debate. We can A to D.
 
superjohn said:
So, happy for you! 22 other posters are taking Okafor too. He got 15% of the vote.

I dig national championships.
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He averaged 22 mpg in his first tourney and was a PART of one of the best cbb teams in cbb history. Tristen Newton is just as much, if not more of a reason we won b2b (guards win championships, as we can attest to).

I'm not disparaging Clingan whatsoever. He's not a wrong answer to the OP's question. I think I'm just still shocked people were so heavy Clingan over Okafor. Maybe a little recency bias.
 
Huskyforlife said:
Ideally explain your choice.
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We need one more center this roster.

Hasheem Thabett. My reason is below.....

Every other position is well stocked in the depth chart so eliminate those options. We don't need a point guard, shooting guard, power forward, or small forward. We have plenty of depth there.

Now who would I pick as a third center along with Tarris Reed Jr and Eric Reibe?

Clingan? No, because its now Reed and Reibes era and Clingan is too good he'd take their minutes and they'd essentially become backup centers. Tarris' is also very good and its his senior year and he is playing for a high lottery spot in the NBA draft. Reibe is a freshman so he may be ok with a backup role at either center or even power forward.

We need a third string center. Hasheem Thabeet (as a junior from the 2008/2009 season) could play valuable minutes behind Reid tak8ng pressure off Reibe. Reid can be either third string center or backup center or backup power forward.
 
USNavyDog said:
We need one more center this roster.

Hasheem Thabett. My reason is below.....

Every other position is well stocked in the depth chart so eliminate those options. We don't need a point guard, shooting guard, power forward, or small forward. We have plenty of depth there.

Now who would I pick as a third center along with Tarris Reed Jr and Eric Reibe?

Clingan? No, because its now Reed and Reibes era and Clingan is too good he'd take their minutes and they'd essentially become backup centers. Tarris' is also very good and its his senior year and he is playing for a high lottery spot in the NBA draft. Reibe is a freshman so he may be ok with a backup role at either center or even power forward.

We need a third string center. Hasheem Thabeet (as a junior from the 2008/2009 season) could play valuable minutes behind Reid tak8ng pressure off Reibe. Reid can be either third string center or backup center or backup power forward.
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I don't fully understand your logic. Hasheem was co-BE POY, National Defensive POY, and 2nd team All-America. You're suggesting he'd be our third string center?
 
Mike Honcho said:
I don't fully understand your logic. Hasheem was co-BE POY, National Defensive POY, and 2nd team All-America. You're suggesting he'd be our third string center?
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I was thinking the same but I'm not arguing with anyone in this thread. Pick whoever you want. The purpose of this thread is a useless exercise anyway.
 
Emeka was the best men’s player in college basketball, not just the best player on an all time UConn team. He was picked second in the draft for a reason (Dwight Howard was #1). Emeka averaged 17.6 points 11.5 rebounds and 4.1 blocks per game (down from the 4.7 he averaged as a sophomore). He was also an All American and national defensive player of the year. I love Donovan but was he universally considered the best player on that team? Emeka was the best player in the country. He also dealt with being the best player on the best team in the country as a leader and go to guy.
 
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bfs3 said:
Emeka was the best men’s player in college basketball, not just the best player on an all time UConn team. He was picked second in the draft for a reason (Dwight Howard was #1). Emeka averaged 17.6 points 11.5 rebounds and 4.1 blocks per game (down from the 4.7 he averaged as a sophomore). He was also an All American and national defensive player of the year. I love Donovan but was he universally considered the best player on that team? Emeka was the best player in the country. He also dealt with being the best player on the best team in the country as a leader and go to guy.
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Feel like I’m in La La land over here on Emeka island. Thank you
 
This is a very subjective question. Almost impossible to answer.

The way I looked at it was not who was the best player more so looking at what we have and what we could use.

Castle, Clingan, Mek, Kemba and Bazz all are good answers. All champion with champion DNA. The best of the best.

But for me I voted for Donyell. Our frontcourt is more of a question mark than 1-3 IMO. Yes we know what Alex brings to the table but for me if we added a player with Donyell’s skills scorer, rim protector true stretch four and capable of covering most players of the Kalkbrenner with his length it would give Hurley so many rotation options. I think the combinations we could put on the floor would be deadly.


I will admit I feel strongly that Braylon, Demary and Ball are all going to have great seasons. I love Alex and wish nothing but the best but it looks like one of the agreements he and Hurley had was that Danny said I need you stronger, think how we put Stewart on Dixon because of his combination of strength and speed. Alex is going to be asked to bang down low more than ever and I could just see so many options with Donyell on this roster.
 
Also, in an alternate universe in which Castle stuck around for his sophomore season running the point instead of winning rookie of the year, I could see choosing him. Last year’s team would have been so much better!
 
Chin Diesel said:
Clingan. No need to overthink this one.

Makes everything on defense easier for everyone but the opponent.
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You can ask this question every year going forward and this is going to be the right answer. I don't get people picking point guards and wings when we have a guy who completely blows up the game like few players I can recall in college basketball every time he steps on the court. People citing his scoring average seem to be missing the boat.
 
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