Ashton-Langford, W. Jackson, V. Jackson, Ali, Samuel, Cassell, Lubin, Enoch...

[WrenchFan69]

It's going to be Providence because they're going to put the ball in his hands from the jump, while with us he's third on the PG depth chart.

Remember when we "missed" on Dunn b/c we already had Bazz and Boat? Same thing.

I wish the kid luck and have zero worries about to recruit & develop high-end PGs in the coming years.

Cartwright played very, very well down the stretch for PC last year. No way he's not their starting PG next year. He'll have a better chance to start there than here though

 

[willie99]

players don't like Ollie?

awesome baby, looks like he's morphing into Jim Calhoun

I have no problem with that

 

[joober jones]

We all long for the days Donyell kept Rudy Johnson on bench as freshman. Or when Albert Mouring could get on the court because of Khalid. There were others as well that JC brought along slowly, sometimes too slowly. But now they get to play due to injuries, don't play well, but still leave.

Didn't Rudy Johnson redshirt as a freshman?

 

[traitor71]

The difference is that Haseem Thabeet looked ready to go. Hamilton did not look nor was ready to go. He's playing in the D-League for a reason. He isn't good enough for the NBA. He should have stayed to further develop his game.

I'm not sure staying in college is a better way to develop your game in his case, or many guys case really. I have to believe that not having to worry about classes or practice limitations is an advantage when it comes to working on your game.

 

[King Husky]

players don't like Ollie?

awesome baby, looks like he's morphing into Jim Calhoun

I have no problem with that

As long as they respect him. Great coaches usually elicit a certain sense of fear in their players. Huggins and Popovic are two guys that come to mind that their players love them while still having that slight sense of fear. Calhoun obviously too.

 

[coloradohusky]

I've been out of the loop, why did Durham transfer? PT?

 

[champs99and04]

Cartwright played very, very well down the stretch for PC last year. No way he's not their starting PG next year. He'll have a better chance to start there than here though

It is interesting - if this is indeed about playing time - that he felt more confident competing for minutes at a program that returns virtually everybody from an NCAA tournament team than he did at a program that flamed out and turned over 2/3 of their roster.

I don't buy that this has anything to do with Gilbert. He had to have known there was a good chance Gilbert would be here four years given his size. Either he expected Adams to be gone, he didn't anticipate Vital being this much of a factor, or some combination of Miller leaving/the program sputtering drove him off.

I have to imagine there would have been minutes for him next year, though, and at PC, he'll be competing with Cartwright, Diallo, and White for minutes moving forward.

 

[HooperScooper]

I've been out of the loop, why did Durham transfer? PT?

Never said and no parent commented like with Jackson and Enoch. There were comments from Oz that KO asked him to leave because he didn't work hard enough. Not sure I believe that but who knows.

 

[champs99and04]

Purely speculation, but I think Durham's transfer is as simple as him just not wanting to be here.

 

[wethyhusky]

Purely speculation, but I think Durham's transfer is as simple as him just not wanting to be here.

Or he just wasn't good enough to get PT.

 

[intlzncster]

anyone consider the possibility Cooley has been in MAL's ear this entire time, especially amidst all the transfers and coaching change?

Probably has, one of his assistants at any rate.

 

[BenGordonfan]

Prince Ali decommitted with the writing on the wall. He knew UConn was close to signing Adams.
From Shabazz to Adams to MAL, UConn had formed a pipeline for the best local point guard. That is why losing MAL is disappointing.

Personally, I don't think MAL is bailing because of UConn coaching changes or recent transfers. He is leaving because now Alterique Gilbert is in his "rookie class", and he doesn't want to compete with him.

wrong hes know that for months if any one hes competing with Jalen Adams because they are both the same type of players

 

[BenGordonfan]

Does anyone seriously think that losing a 54 year-old white assistant coach with a bad haircut is the reason current players are leaving and MAL bailed? I don't buy it. You don't play for the assistant, you play for the head coach. Previous posters nailed the MAL situation. Jalen Adams not going pro (good thing because he's not ready), Gilbert redshirting and now being in the same class as MAL plus Chillious potentially bringing Blake was too much competition for MAL to handle. The current players bailing when playing time is plentiful is what has me seriously concerned. We need to know what's going on. JC doesn't seem to have been much of a presence around the team the last couple years. I wonder why?

DO you realize the guy your bad mouthing does all the recruiting in New England and kevin ollie hasnt landed one recruit in the area yet?

 

[Stainmaster]

DO you realize the guy your bad mouthing does all the recruiting in New England and kevin ollie hasnt landed one recruit in the area yet?

Anderson from the other board?