Aidan Mahaney

[alexd]

Good nature humor with shared “friends” biding time while things play out. This is loads better than the Cockburn and Akok threads.

Plus this will Peter out as people get fewer and fewer likes.

It's good to be the king.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

I’m sure they laugh and enjoy it…initially. Like anything of this nature though, it gets old and annoying after a while.

I'm sure that you are aware that old and annoying describes about 60% of the Boneyard.

 

[husky429]

The disrespect for Solo is astounding to me. He is gonna shut a lot of people up this coming year.

Is it disrespectful to be honest? His handles aren't good enough to be a secondary ballhandler with our brutal schedule. He has other strengths that benefit the team.

If he was a perfect player, he's be in the league.

 

[cohenzone]

*their

They’re iis usually a bad choice.

I see your point, and agree recruiting over kids could lead to a problem with trust if Dan Hurley is misleading players, but he doesn't seem the type to do that.

i don’t think he misleads players. I do think that he will go after players to fill holes he sees and we are now in an era when some pretty good seasoned players are available as opposed to hs kids and it wouldn’t surprise me if some hs kids take that into account now when making decisions. I guess we will find out. I know some BYers believe Castle will lead to a string of McD AA potential one and done types. We may have gotten one this week but we were not his original choice. So it remains to be seen if that will happen or if a lot of top hs recruits who leave college early makes a solid program. Castle and Clingan likely have zero NC without the 3-4 year or grad vets we have had the last 2 years, half of whom came through the portal.

 

[ctchamps]

I'm sure that you are aware that old and annoying describes about 60% of the Boneyard.

Quit putting a positive spin on us. More like 90%!

 

[Huskyforlife]

Is it disrespectful to be honest? His handles aren't good enough to be a secondary ballhandler with our brutal schedule. He has other strengths that benefit the team.

If he was a perfect player, he's be in the league.

Mild criticism is not tolerated on this board.

 

[Improviser]

Alex Teriyaki

His name in the Chinese league.

 

[JonnyRI]

I know there’s not a lot of news, but the name thing is killing me.

It’s the off-season. It’s either this, pizza, or kitchen remodels.

 

[Improviser]

How long of a walk from Stores to Boston so Mulvaney can get authentic Irish cuisine?

Could be a deciding factor (imo).

What about Vaughan's Public House in Hartford. Sounds like an okay place if anybody has been there on the Yard.

 

[I Bleed Blue]

C’mon guys are there any updates on Austin Mahaney or not?

 

[ctchamps]

They’re iis

i don’t think he misleads players. I do think that he will go after players to fill holes he sees and we are now in an era when some pretty good seasoned players are available as opposed to hs kids and it wouldn’t surprise me if some hs kids take that into account now when making decisions. I guess we will find out. I know some BYers believe Castle will lead to a string of McD AA potential one and done types. We may have gotten one this week but we were not his original choice. So it remains to be seen if that will happen or if a lot of top hs recruits who leave college early makes a solid program. Castle and Clingan likely have zero NC without the 3-4 year or grad vets we have had the last 2 years, half of whom came through the portal.

I’m not sure why you’re creating a negative spin around the recruitment/portal process.

Our coaches have not demonstrated winning at all cost. They follow the rules. They spend a lot of time researching players but they never can be 100% certain of their evaluations. Plus they have additional uncertainty because players they thought would be in the program several years move on. It could be from mistreatment but in this past two years we’ve lost players because the staff accelerated their progress.

Winning has value beyond increasing the coaches salary or making fans happy. It helps the university. It creates a positive atmosphere in the program and even bench players experience a positive feeling.

There’s very little in this world that’s 100% positive or negative. If the coaches have to choose between getting another ball handler or pleasing a current player who hasn’t demonstrated that skill they will have positive and negative consequences in both situations.

You’re pointing out only the negative consequences to that one player. How about the other players who, with the addition of a player that provides missing skills, have an improved chance to have their own personal success. Is it fair to deprive them of this opportunity?

 

[cohenzone]

I’m not sure why you’re creating a negative spin around the recruitment/portal process.

Our coaches have not demonstrated winning at all cost. They follow the rules. They spend a lot of time researching players but they never can be 100% certain of their evaluations. Plus they have additional uncertainty because players they thought would be in the program several years move on. It could be from mistreatment but in this past two years we’ve lost players because the staff accelerated their progress.

Winning has value beyond increasing the coaches salary or making fans happy. It helps the university. It creates a positive atmosphere in the program and even bench players experience a positive feeling.

There’s very little in this world that’s 100% positive or negative. If the coaches have to choose between getting another ball handler or pleasing a current player who hasn’t demonstrated that skill they will have positive and negative consequences in both situations.

You’re pointing out only the negative consequences to that one player. How about the other players who, with the addition of a player that provides missing skills, have an improved chance to have their own personal success. Is it fair to deprive them of this opportunity?

Who said it was 100% positive or negative? I‘m pretty sure I said the portal has been great so far for UConn. And I’m pretty sure I said we will see what the future brings. Describing an actual scenario is neither negative nor positive. I however am not on the early departure bandwagon. Maybe we get on a roll again next year, but I would still rather have Clingan and Castle on my side a little longer. And no, I don’t begrudge the kids who leave, I would too, and wish them well, but I want UConn to win and don’t care about the NBA. I’m fine with people who have different interests.

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

What about Vaughan's Public House in Hartford. Sounds like an okay place if anybody has been there on the Yard.

They've got a nice Reuben sandwich.

 

[Iluvsuebird]

Is it disrespectful to be honest? His handles aren't good enough to be a secondary ballhandler with our brutal schedule. He has other strengths that benefit the team.

If he was a perfect player, he's be in the league.

I do think the kid didn’t get a chance to improve because he was relegated to the bench. I guess we will see. Has’ handle was subpar two years ago. Solo’s handle wasn’t that lose last year. I think this kid is going to be more than solid.

 

[husky429]

Just imagine this roster for a minute. I believe Diarra and AK return. Now assume we lock up Brea and Mahaney (I know, big if). This is my guess at a depth chart for the OOC. I hate using 1-5 positions, but here it goes:

PG: Diarra, Nowell
SG: Mahaney, Solo
SF: McNeeley, Brea, Ross
PF: Karaban, Stewart
C: Reed, Samson, Singare

That's a brilliant amount of depth. Room for injuries and ability to change matchup when needed. Tons of IQ. 4+ solid shooters and a few more who can hit it. A ton of low TO passers. Some beef inside or a high-flyer depending on the look we want to throw out.

The BENCH would probably win 10 games in the Big East and make the tournament on their own.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Just imagine this roster for a minute. I believe Diarra and AK return. Now assume we lock up Brea and Mahaney (I know, big if). This is my guess at a depth chart for the OOC. I hate using 1-5 positions, but here it goes:

PG: Diarra, Nowell
SG: Mahaney, Solo
SF: McNeeley, Brea, Ross
PF: Karaban, Stewart
C: Reed, Samson, Singare

That's a brilliant amount of depth. Room for injuries and ability to change matchup when needed. Tons of IQ. 4+ solid shooters and a few more who can hit it. A ton of low TO passers. Some beef inside or a high-flyer depending on the look we want to throw out.

The BENCH would probably win 10 games in the Big East and make the tournament on their own.

If this happens (I know, huge if), Karaban will likely average his fewest minutes per game in his junior year.

For the record, I believe Hurley would prefer a situation where he could cap everyone's minutes at 26-28 per game. That he hasn't done this yet is due to limitations at certain positions.

 

[Umami Zen]

Just imagine this roster for a minute. I believe Diarra and AK return. Now assume we lock up Brea and Mahaney (I know, big if). This is my guess at a depth chart for the OOC. I hate using 1-5 positions, but here it goes:

PG: Diarra, Nowell
SG: Mahaney, Solo
SF: McNeeley, Brea, Ross
PF: Karaban, Stewart
C: Reed, Samson, Singare

That's a brilliant amount of depth. Room for injuries and ability to change matchup when needed. Tons of IQ. 4+ solid shooters and a few more who can hit it. A ton of low TO passers. Some beef inside or a high-flyer depending on the look we want to throw out.

The BENCH would probably win 10 games in the Big East and make the tournament on their own.

Get your point and agree with your opinion. Don't sleep on Abraham

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

C’mon guys are there any updates on Austin Mahaney or not?

Nah, just a bunch of ailin' malarkey

 

[husky99]

Just imagine this roster for a minute. I believe Diarra and AK return. Now assume we lock up Brea and Mahaney (I know, big if). This is my guess at a depth chart for the OOC. I hate using 1-5 positions, but here it goes:

PG: Diarra, Nowell
SG: Mahaney, Solo
SF: McNeeley, Brea, Ross
PF: Karaban, Stewart
C: Reed, Samson, Singare

That's a brilliant amount of depth. Room for injuries and ability to change matchup when needed. Tons of IQ. 4+ solid shooters and a few more who can hit it. A ton of low TO passers. Some beef inside or a high-flyer depending on the look we want to throw out.

The BENCH would probably win 10 games in the Big East and make the tournament on their own.

Love this lineup

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Get your point and agree with your opinion. Don't sleep on Abraham

Plus, when it's laid out so clearly, the need for a 4th big becomes glaringly obvious: the team doesn't have anybody who measures a full Hilton unit, let alone a 7-footer.

It's like we've overcompensated for 15 months ago when we didn't have point guard.

But we're limited to 13 scholarships!

Worried?
Concerned?
Very concerned?
Burn it all down?

There should be a Scoville scale equivalent for levels of alarm.

Or is the need for a 4th big glaringly dubious?

Oh wait, would that be Shoeless Sampson Jackson Jr?

#countdowntoMay1st

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Quit putting a positive spin on us. More like 90%!

I think there’s a good amount of us young/middle-aged and annoying folks as well.

 

[Scrutineer]

I feel we're over thinking all this. There's a lot of talented ballers entering college each year. Some are more ready physically and next-step ready than others. Ross, who you brought up is an excellent example. Maybe he gets more PT as an under classman elsewhere if the coaching is solid. Then by his junior or senior year (or 5th year in the case due to the extra post pandemic thing) he's a plug and play high level contributor for a top 25 team or the highest bidder.

As much as it seems Hurley knows how to work with this new CBB reality, it's horrible in so many ways. For the coaches it's now 24/7 360 recruiting burnout. Programs are struggling to restock their teams. Many programs will struggle with a lack of continuity. Mid-majors and lower-half (probably some upper level as well) high major conference programs that were hopeful for a nice run the following year are getting their best players pillaged from their rosters, and the fans of these programs are having their hopes dashed. Instead of some Cinderella program (or even an up and coming major conference program that isn't usually atop their conference) running most of their roster back for another successful and exciting season, they're back to rebuilding.

Not sure what can be done to make this player movement and NIL opportunity, which in principle I don't have a problem with and should have been instituted in a better way years ago. I think coming up with multi-year contracts so there's not as much movement with some exceptions such as coaching changes and being released by the program when it's mutual.

For now the era of programs developing underclassman who didn't get starters minutes (some little PT at all) to get their chance to start and shine for the same team they started with will be a rarity. The same goes for the non-blue blood programs poised to run back another surprise successful season will likely be also a rarity.

This is looking more and more like a massive conspiracy in progress utilizing NIL money (and the laudatory goals attributed to it) to destroy the magic of the NCAA Tournament.

The "Power five's" have taken over leadership from the NCAA and proven how inept Emmert was and what an empty suit, at least so far, we have in Charlie Baker.

Because of the NCAA's failed leadership, the "P's" are seizing on an opportunity to take over all the sources of revenue and finesse the "lesser conferences" into a new role: serving as development and feeder schools, perhaps in return for some compensation paid to them when one of their players transfers.

The "P's" (Izzo featured) have been raising the possibility of cutting out the automatic bids for the "lesser" conferences while hinting that it would be good to add more teams to the tournament. 72 or 76 would be the new total. Of course, with the reduction in automatic qualifiers, the additional bids will go to "P" schools so the "P" conferences can get more "shares" while minimizing the potential for congressional scrutiny for anti-trust type actions.

Those two concepts mesh nicely. More "P" schools in the tournament means more money and control and it won't slow down or stop until they kill the golden goose.

 

[superjohn]

This is looking more and more like a massive conspiracy in progress utilizing NIL money (and the laudatory goals attributed to it) to destroy the magic of the NCAA Tournament.

The "Power five's" have taken over leadership from the NCAA and proven how inept Emmert was and what an empty suit, at least so far, we have in Charlie Baker.

Because of the NCAA's failed leadership, the "P's" are seizing on an opportunity to take over all the sources of revenue and finesse the "lesser conferences" into a new role: serving as development and feeder schools, perhaps in return for some compensation paid to them when one of their players transfers.

The "P's" (Izzo featured) have been raising the possibility of cutting out the automatic bids for the "lesser" conferences while hinting that it would be good to add more teams to the tournament. 72 or 76 would be the new total. Of course, with the reduction in automatic qualifiers, the additional bids will go to "P" schools so the "P" conferences can get more "shares" while minimizing the potential for congressional scrutiny for anti-trust type actions.

Those two concepts mesh nicely. More "P" schools in the tournament means more money and control and it won't slow down or stop until they kill the golden goose.

What would you have Charlie Baker do? The courts won't allow him to do anything.

 

[Scrutineer]

Can we get back to discussing Haiden Mulvaney already.

I'll hoist a Bud Light to that!

 

[imno1]

I'm sure that you are aware that old and annoying describes about 60% of the Boneyard.

Quit putting a positive spin on us. More like 90%!

Hey not everyone here is old

 

[husky429]

Get your point and agree with your opinion. Don't sleep on Abraham

I just forgot him, to be honest. He's going to play. Too good of a defender not to see the floor.

 

[Umami Zen]

I just forgot him, to be honest. He's going to play. Too good of a defender not to see the floor.

Roster/lineup as you proposed it is looking really good from top to bottom. Looks like a kid with an edge that doesn't mind playing D and mixing it up on the boards. Time to get some more commits to bring some stability to the roster. We will not be lacking for depth.

 

[CL82]

It really hurt me that you’re not gonna miss Apostrophe Roomaglow at all.

Should've just gone with ' Rommaglow and then laughed as no one else got it.

 

[CL82]

Good nature humor with shared “friends” biding time while things play out. This is loads better than the Cockburn and Akok threads.

Those were gold Jerry!

 

[bikerburt]

Mahaney UConn , doubt it! Is there a place for him???