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James said:
Starters : Mahaney, Diarra , Mcneeley, Karaban, Reed

Bench Guards : Solo Ball, Nowell,
Bench forwards: Stewart, Abraham
Bench Big: Samson

Yeah minutes are tight but the team is friggin stacked. Sounds like "one of them good problems" to quote marlo stanfield
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We won the title with a 9 man rotation two years ago
 
I'll be stunned if Purdue meets the CBS expectations. The guards proved they can be defended and their freshman 7'3 center is not going to be Zach Eddy in 2024-25 to bail them out. I don't see them as even top 25 next season
 
tuvent08 said:
There might be a few teams who I'd take over us in November, but there's no one I'd take over us by March. The national media is absolutely clueless about the depth of insane talent on this roster.
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All most of the "experts" are thinking is "UConn lost 4/5 starters and have a bunch of new players so no way they can win the title". Even though that was basically the story last year after winning the 1st title, and look what happened. They just dumb.
 
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TheChamps990411 said:
At least top 3. Most loaded roster under Hurley. Holy crap!!!
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The Athlectic's new Top 25 dropped us from 5 to 7....similar to them cluelessly having us #2 to Purdue's #1 most of last season after Kansas dropped out of the conversation.
 
alphasigko said:
The Athlectic's new Top 25 dropped us from 5 to 7....similar to them cluelessly having us #2 to Purdue's #1 most of last season after Kansas dropped out of the conversation.
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They even said that underrating us in the pre season has become tradition lol oh well see ya in March
 
pj said:
Agreed, Ross will get the kind of minutes Stewart and Ball got this year (8.9 and 11.5 mpg respectively). Important for his development.

80 minutes to share at the forward spots. 30 for Karaban, 24 for Stewart, 18 for McNeeley, 8 for Ross - something like that. I think Abraham learns in practice like Ross did this year.
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I think the Stewart/McNeeley split may be closer to 22/18 but those minutes will work out during the season.
 
Someone mentioned McNeeley spending time at the 2. Intriguing thought. Good for him developmentally, nightmare for opponents if effective.
 
"I think he wants to make history again," Olga continued. "He wanted to go back, to have a special year for him, and he wanted to improve on some feedback he has gotten. It's been a combination of everything, I would say."

www.nhregister.com

Alex Karaban’s mom explains why he's returning to UConn men's basketball: ‘Wants to make history’

Alex Karaban pulled out of the NBA Draft and chose to remain at UConn so that he can 'make history again,' according to his mother Olga.
www.nhregister.com www.nhregister.com

Alternate access:

Alex Karaban’s mom explains why he's returning to UConn men's basketball: ‘Wants to make history’​

 
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People getting their Underoos in a bunch because they feel random social media accounts are "disrespecting" our team is funny.

2x National Champeens, folks. Be happy, not mad.
 
Dove said:
People getting their Underoos in a bunch because they feel random social media accounts are "disrespecting" our team is funny.

2x National Champeens, folks. Be happy, not mad.
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Last two champs, that is.
 
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superjohn said:
That's comical, Vegas made us the favorite to win the national championship next season once Karaban said he's coming back.
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We can all agree Vegas is right about UConn but they’ve got some other teams really wrong.
Zona and Duke over Kansas and Houston?
UK and Purdue over Bama and Baylor??
MSU and Florida over ISU and Gonzaga???
 
bigknight3 said:
Pretty sure Spencer is focused on getting a summer camp invite, not bulking up to to play the 5 spot for us...
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Sure but we've got a spot on our roster for one more guy. I've heard talk about a mysterious new player named Spam Cencer.
 
Da_Aisijimo_Gou said:
Smiling happy Olga
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Not really.

Olga and her husband, Alexei, have always stressed education, to the point where even after Alex fell in love with the program on his official visit, Olga still wasn't satisfied until she learned about UConn's educational opportunities. And so, one of the tiebreakers had to be education, right?

"To tell you the truth, it didn't," Olga said. "Because, regardless, if he stayed (in the draft), he would finish his education. So, it was strictly what's best for him for his basketball career."

www.nhregister.com

Alex Karaban’s mom explains why he's returning to UConn men's basketball: ‘Wants to make history’

Alex Karaban pulled out of the NBA Draft and chose to remain at UConn so that he can 'make history again,' according to his mother Olga.
www.nhregister.com www.nhregister.com
 
upstater said:
2006 team was pretty deep, the only one that was this deep

Jeff Adrien
Hilton Armstrong
Rudy Gay
Marcus Williams
Marcus Johnson
Josh Boone
Craig Austrie
Rashad Anderson
Ed Nelson
Denham Brown

10 deep. 5 future NBA players. 4 first round draft picks. 1 superstar.
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While true, this was always a bit of fool's gold. Sure, 5 future NBA players, 3 of which did virtually nothing and were out of the league in 4 years. And only one true ball handler among the lot of them, which is largely what did them in against GMU
 
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jibsey said:
Diarra has to play more than 15.
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OMG, I didn't even see that at first. Utter nonsense. He played more minutes than that this season off the bench behind a 1st team All American and a guy that could go in the top 5 in the draft. I'd say Hass is closer to 30 mpg than 15 mpg
 
upstater said:
Why?

I see Ball and Mahaney as bigger factors, and with Karaban being able to handle the ball and run offense, we'll see 10 minutes each game with no Nowell and Diarra out there. You can run offense with Mahaney, Ball and Karaban.
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I doubt there will be many minutes in any game without one of either Diarra or Nowell on the floor. And quite a few minutes with both.
 
DRBackup said:
While true, this was always a bit of fool's gold. Sure, 5 future NBA players, 3 of which did virtually nothing and were out of the league in 4 years. And only one true ball handler among the lot of them, which is largely what did them in against GMU
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I mean, we don't know what any of our current guys are going to do in the league. I hope they last a long time. But there's no way to know. Would you be shocked if Sanogo was in Europe earning $$$ 4 yrs from now?

The point is that 2006 was a very talented team.
 
bjc42 said:
are we at all worried about any of these guys jumping in the portal next year? I really hope we can keep mcneeley but who knows if he'll get upset from having limited minutes.
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You mean, like Castle ?
 
upstater said:
I mean, we don't know what any of our current guys are going to do in the league. I hope they last a long time. But there's no way to know. Would you be shocked if Sanogo was in Europe earning $$$ 4 yrs from now?

The point is that 2006 was a very talented team.
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I don't disagree, but the hindsight view of the 2006 team isn't quite as rosy as it was in 2006. Sanogo is a bad example. He was a great college player that just doesn't necessarily fit the model for how the NBA does things in 2024. Right now I'd say Castle, Hawkins, and Clingan will play a long time in the league. Some other guys may have long role player careers, as well. We'll see. Thing is, the same thing applied in 2006 and as it turned out, there was one star, one role player, and 3 others that got a cup of coffee in the NBA. Hard to say if Jackson, Sanogo, or Newton will stick as role players or just have a cup of coffee.
 
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