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Alex Karaban hints coming back

HungryHu5ky said:
THANK YOU SOMEBODY THAT UNDERSTANDS FINALLY!!!

Castle will go top 20
Newton will go 2nd rd(senior so he was gone)
Cam will go & probably go G-League like sanogo
Karaban is gonna be a 4yr UConn legend
Clingan will return for his junior year & work on his offense like sanogo jr yr he will start shooting 3 to be more likable in the nba he unlike sanogo clingan can do NIL so it’s no big rush or pressure for him to go pro
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He should do what Newton did last year. Go to the pre-combine, if he's draftable they will invite him to the combine.
 
87Xfer said:
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Fan1978 said:
Again, if he stays and 3 peats he will make more endorsement money every year for 20 years to cover the 5 million. He is a likable could, could generate 5 million in nil easy. Paige gets a million from gatorade. How about jolly green giant.

Money will always be there, enjoying college experience is once
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I just don’t get why people just dismiss this thought. The young man can continue to get closer to a degree, enjoy being a college student and make well over 7 figures in NIL. I mean I understand the whole money thing but he is going to make money. It’s still a game in college. Sure the NIL generates income but the basketball is still a game.

I really think if he came back and just completely dominated there would be no doubt he would be top three. But this is not about the specifics of strong draft and timing.

The only point of the post is why don’t more people agree that another year in college and learning to be an adult and further mature has some merit. While making millions, I should add and you know develop a plan not only for the five or ten years playing the game but the rest of your life.

That thought is dismissed without even a smidgen of consideration by so many BY’s. That is somewhat surprising to me as from what I can tell most who post on this board are college graduates and probably remember those years as being the most fun time in their lives. So if you are a guy who likes to have fun……is the choice really that easy.
 
Secure Dog said:
I just don’t get why people just dismiss this thought. The young man can continue to get closer to a degree, enjoy being a college student and make well over 7 figures in NIL. I mean I understand the whole money thing but he is going to make money. It’s still a game in college. Sure the NIL generates income but the basketball is still a game.

I really think if he came back and just completely dominated there would be no doubt he would be top three. But this is not about the specifics of strong draft and timing.

The only point of the post is why don’t more people agree that another year in college and learning to be an adult and further mature has some merit. While making millions, I should add and you know develop a plan not only for the five or ten years playing the game but the rest of your life.

That thought is dismissed without even a smidgen of consideration by so many BY’s. That is somewhat surprising to me as from what I can tell most who post on this board are college graduates and probably remember those years as being the most fun time in their lives. So if you are a guy who likes to have fun……is the choice really that easy.
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NBA money is guaranteed (or at least a large portion of it).
 
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lonsharkin51 said:
How sure is everyone that Clingan is gone? Danny, Luke, Kimani, Hassan and Alex are all talking about three-peating. Maybe establishing a true dynasty means more than an extra year of the NBA grind.
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To be fair, Coach Hurley said in post championship press conference that he has two players looking at the MBA draft. No one has definitely said that both Castle and DC are gone. If money is the main factor, DC will go and it will be well deserved.
Another year would also risk injury.
However, when someone is most likely assured of making more money than they will ever need would personal happiness and chance to make history outweigh the extra $?
Even though they likely made the best business decisions, did JH, AS and AJ have more fun this last season than they would have at UConn?
 
Tenspro2002 said:
If he's a 2nd rounder now, what makes you think he'd go any lower next year?

I'd argue that, unlike some guys who are drafted largely on potential, he actually has no downside from coming back.
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The only downside is that he is a year older, which definitely affects NBA thinking
Additionally what concerns the NBA is that he does not have elite athleticism and that’s not gonna change
Most mock drafts have him toward the end of the second round
 
HungryHu5ky said:
THANK YOU SOMEBODY THAT UNDERSTANDS FINALLY!!!

Castle will go top 10
Newton will go 2nd rd(senior so he was gone)
Cam will go & probably go G-League like sanogo but with an outside chance of 2nd round
Karaban is gonna be a 3yr UConn legend
Clingan will probaby go Top 10 and Top 15 at worst.
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Fixed it for you! You're welcome.
 
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Secure Dog said:
I just don’t get why people just dismiss this thought. The young man can continue to get closer to a degree, enjoy being a college student and make well over 7 figures in NIL. I mean I understand the whole money thing but he is going to make money. It’s still a game in college. Sure the NIL generates income but the basketball is still a game.

I really think if he came back and just completely dominated there would be no doubt he would be top three. But this is not about the specifics of strong draft and timing.

The only point of the post is why don’t more people agree that another year in college and learning to be an adult and further mature has some merit. While making millions, I should add and you know develop a plan not only for the five or ten years playing the game but the rest of your life.

That thought is dismissed without even a smidgen of consideration by so many BY’s. That is somewhat surprising to me as from what I can tell most who post on this board are college graduates and probably remember those years as being the most fun time in their lives. So if you are a guy who likes to have fun……is the choice really that easy.
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Because the entire premise is based on IF he comes back and IF he completes a 3 peat that's never been done in the modern era, then he COULD make x in endorsement dollars to offset the guaranteed money that he WILL make as an NBA lottery pick.

The low probability of these hypothetical scenarios can't out weigh guaranteed money in the NBA.
 
Deepster said:
If Alex comes back, regardless of who else is on this roster, he's the leader next season. I think that maturity along with an extra year of developing and getting stronger does improve his overall stock. And I don't think he's a lock for a situation in the NBA that's at all "comfortable" today meaning, he's going to really need to take big, hard steps quickly there.
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Diarra is also a huge leader. The two of them would be awesome.
 
Rico444 said:
If Donovan tries to tell coach he's coming back then Danny needs to cuss him out like he's a ref.
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Isn't the story that Calhoun made Butler leave? That has to be Danny's response as well.
 
Even if Clingan were insured for 5 million and git injured he would miss out on how much if he was top 10?
 
Verne said:
We're experiencing the same title inflation on our players as we did right after last years championship.

I would take every mock draft or draft evaluation with huge grains of salt right now. Everything is based on March madness just finishing. The current crop of college players are the flavor of the month right now, eecoially our guys. If you looked 5 weeks ago the entire top 5 was European players.

Our entire starting 5 is being mocked in the draft. I think the odds of that actually happening are really low. Does Clingan go #3? I'm super skeptical of that. Is castle a top 7 pick? Maybe but also maybe not. Is Tristen Newton a late first rounder? In a month I would bet he isn't. Does Cam Spencer and Alex Karaban both get drafted in the 2nd round? Again I would doubt it.

The evaluation process will start and instead of our guys being the starting 5 on one of the most dominant college teams they'll actually look at the whole profile. Scouts will question Clingans offensive game and how his body will hold up in an NBA season. Scouts will wonder if Castle can become an efficient shooter and how his offensive game translates in the NBA. Newton will probably get asked the same questions as last year that'll ding his stock a bit...etc etc with Cam and AK. All of this will drop their stock.

The same exact thing happened last year with Hawkins, Jackson, Sanogo and Newton. All of them slid a lot further down the rankings once the shine of the championship wore off and the entire picture of the draft started to come together.

I would imagine AK will be back.
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AK is not gonna stick with a NBA team at this point as a late 2nd rounder. He needs a year to hone his stroke and become All American. One more year can only help not hurt. And DC could use one more year and show he's an Edey type monster inside AND become an offensive force getting buckets outside of dunks and put backs. IF those two came back a 3-peat is indeed realistic. That's pure hope unless NIL $$ can sway them to do the right thing. We'll see how much they truly love UCONN!
 
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CTrefugee said:
Clingan is no lottery pick yet. If he doesn't show more than post-up offense he never will be.
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He is a lottery pick. Here’s a fun fact since clearly you know absolutely nothing about the nba: nikola jokic leads the NBA in post ups per game. The total? 8.2 per game. That’s it that’s number. The next highest total? Not even 6, his name is Embiid. This isn’t 1985 anymore, it’s a different game. They want him for the rim pressure on both ends he’ll provide. I’d suggest you learn up about it.
 
NBA Wise .. a guy who I think Alex can be is what Jaime Jaquez has been with Miami. A damn good NBA rotation guy who carves out a nice role and he added a lot more offensive polish by staying in school for an extra year or two.

His game will translate whenever he goes in.
 
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JakeTheDog said:
Every mock draft has DC as a lottery pick.
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And every year idiots try to justify their reasoning why a player should return even when they are locks for the first round and potentially the lottery...
 
MrSec224 said:
NBA Wise .. a guy who I think Alex can be is what Jaime Jaquez has been with Miami. A damn good NBA rotation guy who carves out a nice role and he added a lot more offensive polish by staying in school for an extra year or two.

His game will translate whenever he goes in.
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I don't see that. Jaime is more of guard and has a great handle and able to penetrate. He is a good mid range shooter who can create for others too. Karban is more of a spot up shooter who can occasionally take it to the rim.
 
What about clingan game tell you he’s a 1st rd nba player let alone a top 5 pick …. Kid needs work or he’ll be destroyed in the league … u think 37 from edey was bad what do u think will happen if he went to the nba … he’s not ready at all he will enter the draft to go thru an evaluation process while maintaining his eligibility but the nba scouts & Hurley will tell him he needs at least 1 more yr to work on strengthening his body , some post moves & open up to him shooting 3s more
 
3rdbass said:
I don't see that. Jaime is more of guard and has a great handle and able to penetrate. He is a good mid range shooter who can create for others too. Karban is more of a spot up shooter who can occasionally take it to the rim.
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Yeah not saying exact type of player but more of that immediate type of plug and play impact in the league. And mostly saying how Jaquez really improved his offensive play by staying in college and figuring his game out. Karaban will continue to improve
 
jibsey said:
Even if Clingan were insured for 5 million and git injured he would miss out on how much if he was top 10?
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Like $20 million from the first contract and $250+ million from the next contract.

This is what people aren’t grasping. If he blows an Achilles or knee and falls out of the first round he not only miss on the potential early career earnings, but the big second contract payday.

Would love for him to return, but what he could lose by chasing “history” is an insane proposition…
 
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