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Three-Point Play: Makur Maker, James Bouknight, John Beilein

Makur Maker can go straight to the NBA. What is his current stock?
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Call it a victory lap, but when I suggested Bouknight "could" leave for the draft, people said I was crazy. He's not far off at this point, as much as everyone wants him too, or thinks it's in his best interest to stay.

That being said, at this point I expect him to test the waters and return. But that will change if he continues on his hot streak.
 
Bouk has the potential to be a mid to late lottery pick next year, depending on his growth.. This year, as good as he has played, unless he stops the disappearing acts, the tentative play and imbalance he has shown with his feet off the dribble at times, he's a borderline mid second round pick. Doubt he could stop those things in 8-10 games.
Akok - sadly - will have to prove he can come back athletically from this cold-blooded injury that has a history of preventing players from doing just that.. So much of what he does best relies on his athleticism, particularly his feet.

So, yes, future looks pretty damn good.
 
Akok is a great shot blocker but how could that skinny body hold up in the NBA? He's not skinny/strong like RIP was. There were times this year setting screens where he looked like a twig about to snap.
 
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jibsey said:
Akok is a great shot blocker but how could that skinny body hold up in the NBA? He's not skinny/strong like RIP was. There were times this year setting screens where he looked like a twig about to snap.
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Huskyforlife said:
basketballrecruiting.rivals.com

Three-Point Play: Makur Maker, James Bouknight, John Beilein

Makur Maker can go straight to the NBA. What is his current stock?
basketballrecruiting.rivals.com basketballrecruiting.rivals.com
Call it a victory lap, but when I suggested Bouknight "could" leave for the draft, people said I was crazy. He's not far off at this point, as much as everyone wants him too, or thinks it's in his best interest to stay.

That being said, at this point I expect him to test the waters and return. But that will change if he continues on his hot streak.
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Never thought it’s as far fetched as those who think he needs 3 years
 
Made this comparison before, but he may have a Jarrett Culver choice to make at the end of the season. Either a late first or potential high first round pick a/ some seasoning
 
Huskyforlife said:
basketballrecruiting.rivals.com

Three-Point Play: Makur Maker, James Bouknight, John Beilein

Makur Maker can go straight to the NBA. What is his current stock?
basketballrecruiting.rivals.com basketballrecruiting.rivals.com
Call it a victory lap, but when I suggested Bouknight "could" leave for the draft, people said I was crazy. He's not far off at this point, as much as everyone wants him too, or thinks it's in his best interest to stay.

That being said, at this point I expect him to test the waters and return. But that will change if he continues on his hot streak.
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Between labeling yourself "Best poster," and suggesting that a "victory lap" might be "call"ed by anyone but you, I'd still put "crazy" ahead of your other two turns of phrase, no matter how it shakes out. But thanks for the link.
 
I think it's pretty clear coming back next year makes the most sense. He will be the undisputed best player and number one option on a good Big East team. There will be considerable hype and draft buzz around him all year. You really need that sort of momentum in order to be a first round pick, unless you make a big run in the tournament or something.

That said, this is a pretty weak draft class and next year is supposedly much stronger. Who knows. Would love to see UConn get back to producing first round picks again soon either way.
 
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i'm interested in seeing what the average number of college wins is for our players drafted into the nba (maybe starting in '90). a good number have stayed for at least 3 years, e.g. ray, rip, emeka, kemba, shabazz, etc. and were on successful teams, so i bet it's a high number compared to other schools' draftees. The aforementioned 5 guys racked up an average of 88 wins in their careers at UConn!

it's obviously great for the school when a player gets drafted, at any time, but selfishly you like to see them leave with more than the 45 +/- wins bouk will probably have after next season.
 
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jibsey said:
Akok is a great shot blocker but how could that skinny body hold up in the NBA? He's not skinny/strong like RIP was. There were times this year setting screens where he looked like a twig about to snap.
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Sweet point. Start your own relevant thread on it.
 
Hans Sprungfeld said:
Between labeling yourself "Best poster," and suggesting that a "victory lap" might be "call"ed by anyone but you, I'd still put "crazy" ahead of your other two turns of phrase, no matter how it shakes out. But thanks for the link.
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Okay I'm gonna address this because I think this is the 20th time you've brought up the "best poster" title.

It's a joke my dude, I'm not actually declaring myself the greatest among all on this message board. If any mod wants to remove it, by all means. Hope you appreciate having this spelled out for you.
 
Huskyforlife said:
Okay I'm gonna address this because I think this is the 20th time you've brought up the "best poster" title.

It's a joke my dude, I'm not actually declaring myself the greatest among all on this message board. If any mod wants to remove it, by all means. Hope you appreciate having this spelled out for you.
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Obviously it’s a joke. Everyone knows that I am the Best poster.
 
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I think its premature - getting much better in a small sample. If he is ready - it will be because he willed us to the tournament or close to it.
 
I see him is a pretty clear 2 and done guy unless a team promises him in the first round. I’m sure he will test the waters this spring as akok also would have.
 
Going on nothing but my own feelings but I think Bouknight is here for another two seasons. He's got a beautiful game but he's not really big enough/strong enough to be a cg in the NBA and he's not a pure point yet either. I think he's Rip 2.0.
 
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If he's a guaranteed 1st round pick this sunmer, he should declare. But an NBA front office calling to inquire is like one of the first steps in a very long and thorough process. He's stil a very long way from beinng a 1st rounder on any draft board.
 
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