Alex Karaban Debating on Reclassifying and Joining the Team in the Winter

[444JR]

Safe to say this bodes well. Karaban went a perfect 38/38 from the stripe during the last EYBL session. Best in the country!

 

[uchusky32]

Safe to say this bodes well. Karaban went a perfect 38/38 from the stripe during the last EYBL session. Best in the country!

Doomed!

 

[ARIDE]

KARABAN IS ON HIS WAY?​

UConn’s recent COVID disruption throws a minor wrench in the plans for Class of 2022 commit Alex Karaban to potentially leave IMG Academy and enroll at Storrs early. That could still happen within the next week or so, though it’s not a certainty yet. The staff began talking about the possibility of enrolling early with Karaban as far back as the summer, and the 6-foot-7 forward told Hearst Connecticut Media last month that it was “definitely a possibility.”

It’s still likely that Karaban, who is back at his Massachusetts home on a long winter break from IMG, enrolls early at UConn. If he does, he would not play this season but rather practice with the team and hope to get stronger and more prepared as a redshirt freshman next season.

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I dont know If it's been mentioned but karaban would fit in immediately with his abilities except I don't know how his defense would be...his offensive skill and rebounding would be an upgrade from Polley.

 

[businesslawyer]

only took 4.33 years for most of us to come to grips w/ this

Yes and no. Everyone’s stats would look different if you excluded the numbers they put up against cupcakes. So pretending to adjust Polley’s 3 point percentage without any context as to how much worse the average average would be if you excluded lower level competition is just comparing apples to oranges and then pretending you’ve learned something important.

 

[uchusky32]

I dont know If it's been mentioned but karaban would fit in immediately with his abilities except I don't know how his defense would be...his offensive skill and rebounding would be an upgrade from Polley.

We need a shooter and someone who can get their own shot. However, what we have seen many times, almost every time, is that the jump is bigger than what their skills set is at their current level. For whatever reason, better defense, he won't be able to do as easy or consistently what he is doing now.

 

[bendm]

Yes and no. Everyone’s stats would look different if you excluded the numbers they put up against cupcakes.

that goes without saying, but in this case the stats reveal a 1 dimensional player, who was supposed to be our best 3 pt shooter, is actually a sub 30% 3 point shooter against real competition. if this exercise revealed the same about another player's value then they should be sitting on the bench next to polley. thankful he came back but his PT needs to go to hawk and samson.

 

[Improviser]

Safe to say this bodes well. Karaban went a perfect 38/38 from the stripe during the last EYBL session. Best in the country!

This skillset should not diminish playing against better competition. Unless, he gets winded from the pace of the game and then foul shooting can suffer.

The key then is for him to get to the line whether by driving to the basket and taking a shot ( I don't know how good his ballhandling skills are now or will be at the next level) or by pump faking his man from the outside and getting fouled.

Of course, getting fouled or not, can make a decent percent of his shots?

We'll see.

 

[ARIDE]

We need a shooter and someone who can get their own shot. However, what we have seen many times, almost every time, is that the jump is bigger than what their skills set is at their current level. For whatever reason, better defense, he won't be able to do as easy or consistently what he is doing now.

Well we have no one like that coming next..better hit the portal

 

[DayDayTFS]

I dont know If it's been mentioned but karaban would fit in immediately with his abilities except I don't know how his defense would be...his offensive skill and rebounding would be an upgrade from Polley.

Doesn’t it blatantly say he’s not playing this year??

 

[jibsey]

that goes without saying, but in this case the stats reveal a 1 dimensional player, who was supposed to be our best 3 pt shooter, is actually a sub 30% 3 point shooter against real competition. if this exercise revealed the same about another player's value then they should be sitting on the bench next to polley. thankful he came back but his PT needs to go to hawk and samson.

Amen.

 

[CL82]

Someone should get Alex on an immediate Covid vaccine IV bag with one of those rolly stands.

 

[HooperScooper]

Hurley wouldn’t comment on the prospect of Class of 2022 forward Alex Karaban possibly enrolling early at UConn for this semester. Karaban has been considering the possibility for a while now, and it appears likely that he will join the team in the coming weeks, but won’t play this season.

From Hurley's media availability today. If he wouldn't comment that tells me that Karaban is coming. He could have easily said that's not going to happen. Or maybe the decision is really still up in the air. I just have a tough time believing that.

 

[mauconnfan]

I dont know If it's been mentioned but karaban would fit in immediately with his abilities except I don't know how his defense would be...his offensive skill and rebounding would be an upgrade from Polley.

With his offensive abilities being an upgrade immediately he should join. Hate to use a full year for a 4 year kid only playing 1/2 but this team could use a jolt of fresh offense. And defensively, can’t be worst and I’m sure he’ll get a couple rebounds.

I say this only if he’s ready, if not just come in and get stronger for ‘22-‘23.

 

[UconnU]

With his offensive abilities being an upgrade immediately he should join. Hate to use a full year for a 4 year kid only playing 1/2 but this team could use a jolt of fresh offense. And defensively, can’t be worst and I’m sure he’ll get a couple rebounds.

I say this only if he’s ready, if not just come in and get stronger for ‘22-‘23.

Should be able to slide into the Polley role immediately.

 

[CL82]

Should be able to slide into the Polley role immediately.

Wait, you want him to miss shots and not play defense?

(I kid, I kid, sort of…)

 

[bendm]

Should be able to slide into the Polley role immediately.

by immediately you mean november, right?

 

[Mooch82]

With his offensive abilities being an upgrade immediately he should join. Hate to use a full year for a 4 year kid only playing 1/2 but this team could use a jolt of fresh offense. And defensively, can’t be worst and I’m sure he’ll get a couple rebounds.

I say this only if he’s ready, if not just come in and get stronger for ‘22-‘23.

He's not going to play this season. He would just practice with the team 2nd half of the year and have 4 years of eligibility beginning in the fall.

 

[mauconnfan]

He's not going to play this season. He would just practice with the team 2nd half of the year and have 4 years of eligibility beginning in the fall.

I know just speculating what could be!

 

[BGesus4]

True. Based on what I’ve learned on the Yard, since we haven’t seen him play yet, guaranteed he would immediately be one of the best players on our team.

 

[navery12]