Bouknight needs to have a great second half of this game if he wants to be remembered as a great Husky.

[auror]

I haven't seen the latest mocks or watched enough of the other top prospects to be locked into my opinion. BUT I don't see an NBA team wanting to invest tens of millions in the lottery on a guy whose body isn't ready for an 82 game grind.

Killian Hayes went #7 last year and is basically the exact same size height/weight as Bouk,

 

[UofCT]

Agreed, and I love Bouknight don't get me wrong. I don't feel like this is trashing him in any way. I'm just saying his body broke down and failed him in less than 20 games played. Not even just the cramps but he struggled to stay on his feet and keep his legs under him since returning.

I haven't seen the latest mocks or watched enough of the other top prospects to be locked into my opinion. BUT I don't see an NBA team wanting to invest tens of millions in the lottery on a guy whose body isn't ready for an 82 game grind.

I doubt he will, but he certainly would benefit from one more.year where he will certainly be a top 5 pick

The latest mocks have him anywhere from 6-15. No reason to return with a first round pick guaranteed.

Edit: Will add this, it will be beneficial to UConn to have some rising star alumni back in the league. Will help with recruiting. We haven't had a first rounder since Napier and he's already out of the league

 

[Storrs South]

 

[navery12]

 

[UCPharma11]

NCAA's lets go

 

[Get a Job]

Stupid people typically don’t get any less stupid as they age

Think about how old most of these people now are. ‘99 was 22 years ago. ‘90 was 31 years ago.

"The older you get, the dumber you get!" - Sal Governale

 

[Rocktheworld]

 

[Psolo12]

He's talented of course, but he's kinda a whiny bitch.

I’d love for you to say that to his face or anyone else on this team. You’d get absolutely embarrassed.

 

[uconn_jack]

I’d love for you to say that to his face or anyone else on this team. You’d get absolutely embarrassed.

I would get my ass kicked, I'm sure. Doesn't mean it's wrong.

 

[Umami Zen]

Good to see that James has bounced back from his Creighton performance from an emotional standpoint.

One and done time. Time to walk the walk.

 

[Icehawk]

I think the other major factor was sitting Sanogo for so long - yes he had 4 fouls but if you wait too long to put him back in it won't matter anyways, and I think 2mins left was too long he should have been brought in at the 4min mark.

The team got some bad breaks at the end, and yes Bouk wasn't 100% so this loss feels crummy to all of us, especially when it looked like a BET crown was doable. I think Bouk has great potential and wish money wasn't a thing (HA!) so he'd come back and get more experience before moving on - I don't know how much we'll be talking about him in 10 years like we do Kemba, but I wish him the best. At the least I hope he's remembered as part of a team that tried their best to bring UCONN back to where it should be. I think we have some great years ahead as fans!