As for Diarra, am I over-reacting?:

[El Obrero]

If this team gets to the Final Four, he belongs on the wall of fame. Yes?

 

[Chin Diesel]

 

[El Obrero]

Okay, what if they win it all?

 

[shizzle787]

Doomed!

 

[Huskyforlife]

Maybe if he averages 16-8 for the rest of the season, but not with his current averages. You can't give everyone honors without diminishing the accomplishment. He'll end his career as an extremely highly respected Husky, like a Giffey or Boatright, and that's awesome.

 

[bigknight3]

Overreacting yes.

Taliek Brown with 2-3 Championships = Very good and highly respected like @Huskyforlife mentioned.

 

[RuffRuff]

Jumping way ahead, but that fade away baseline jumper deserves a spot on some all time UConn highlight film. Work of art.

 

[jibsey]

If this team gets to the Final Four, he belongs on the wall of fame. Yes?

If he becomes Tristan Newton for us and carries us to a 3rd title then yes he belongs in my mind, but there is a long way to go for that,

 

[Spaceman213J]

He is the pulse of this year's team. If he plays well for the most of or all of the 40 minutes, UConn will be really tough to beat. He doesn't need to score much to be effective either, but today he did score.
He was not good in the 1st half and they were down double digits.
He was great in the 2nd half and was key in the comeback win.

The ball doesn't move the same on the offensive side this year, and so UConn will only go as far as he takes them.

Reed was big also in the 2nd half and not very good in the 1st half.

 

[Huskyforlife]

I will say though, if he wins another national championship, his third, and as one of the best players this time, how many resumes are better than that?

 

[HailUConn]

If this team gets to the Final Four, he belongs on the wall of fame. Yes?

Yes.
If he pulls a Kemba or Bazz, he may be in discussion.
The likelihood is slim to none. Not a knock on him, just because we are UConn.

 

[Jaydumo20]

If they win it all he will be one of a very tiny handful of college players ever to have 3 rings, and as a real contributor. That's not small peanuts.

 

[uchusky32]

If this team gets to the Final Four, he belongs on the wall of fame. Yes?

We will need him to play 40+ minutes a game.

 

[Jaydumo20]

Overreacting yes.

Taliek Brown with 2-3 Championships = Very good and highly respected like @Huskyforlife mentioned.

I know what you're saying. It's a pretty accurate player comparison. But, and not only because of recency bias, anybody who was a part of the back to back teams somehow glow a little brighter than past champs.

 

[dtrumpet]

I'm willing to bet he has a higher shooting percentage on his "prayer" shots than on his game flow shots. Not a knock, but its pretty crazy how many circus shots he makes at the end of shot clocks compared to his 3's.

 

[GlastonTim]

I'm willing to bet he has a higher shooting percentage on his "prayer" shots than on his game flow shots. Not a knock, but its pretty crazy how many circus shots he makes at the end of shot clocks compared to his 3's.

We’ve been calling them magical shots.

 

[Palatine]

Depends.

 

[Hi-Low]

January's really all about Hassan with Liam out, so the stage is set for Hassan...need to "survive" this month before think about post-season.

 

[RuffRuff]

January's really all about Hassan with Liam out, so the stage is set for Hassan...need to "survive" this month before think about post-season.

Hassan is on the Uconn all time biggest heart first team.

 

[RuffRuff]

 

[AllHusky]

Season cancelled if no Diarra
Maybe not an all time Huskies of Honor great but….definitely on the most important to his team squad

 

[3rdbass]

Season cancelled if no Diarra
Maybe not an all time Huskies of Honor great but….definitely on the most important to his team squad

He started off as a defensive glue guy who got minutes when we needed a stopper, a key 6th man to now a starting PG. I think he has progressed quite nicely in his duties and so glad he came back. He didn't soak on the bench when Aiden Mahaney got the starting nod at the beginning of the season. He just worked harder and concentrated on running the offense efficiently without turning it over a lot to prove he should be starting by his play and so glad he stayed a 5 year. He is my favorite husky on the current roster.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Dwight Manfreddi enters the conversation.

 

[GlastonTim]

Averaging 9.8 ppg over last 7 also.

 

[RedStickHusky]

I got a kick out of hearing him called "the General". Then I busted him down to LTC for fouling a three-point shooter down the stretch....