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Danny has so much cred I can see LeBron laying off and allowing UConn coaches to work their magic.

And UConn will in the highlights when Bronny scores.
 
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The kid has something to work with, and has a strong pedigree. I would like him to come to UConn and learn team ball and all things basketball. He a;ready knows more about basketball than a lot of coaches but not Hurley. Hurley will make him a better player and teammate.

Just saying don't be surprised if he comes, especially now that we are on his list.
 
Kitaman said:
Just saying don't be surprised if he comes, especially now that we are on his list.
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Are we? From a source other than one random twitter guy?
 
I'm not too impressed with Bronny. Definitely living off his father's coattail but if he wants to be a backup guard for us that and play wihtin our team concept I'm all for it.
 
Yeah. This got me thinking wth happened to usc this year. They had him and collier and finished below .500 and emfeld bounced? Strange
 
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CardiacAndre7 said:
The kid coulda saved 3 babies from an alligator’s mouth and people would find a way to hate. Sad.
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I don't think it's hate. He was a McDonald's All American. Even if it was undeserved, he still came in with hype and expectations. His health has held him back, yes. But I'm with 3rd Bass on this one. I haven't seen enough of Bronny during the year to be impressed by him coming here. That's all.
 
navery12 said:
He's more than good enough to be a rotation player at UConn. But people will never be able to separate him from his dad no matter what he does so for that reason I hope he goes elsewhere
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It seems like this board wants him to play here.

He certainly wasn't good enough to be a rotation player at UConn this year. If Hurley thinks he's good enough to turn into a rotation player at UConn bring him on.

The backlash for Bronny was because he was clearly overranked in high school and had no business being a McDonald's all-American. None of it was personal, he comes across as a nice kid, people were just pointing out that his game didn't come close to matching his hype...

ESPN was running with headlines that he was a top 10 pick after his freshman year based off of Givony and every outlet and sports show in the country was talking about him like he's a top 10 pick. And then Lebron made things worse for Bronny saying he could easily play for the Lakers right now when he was playing poorly for a terrible USC team. He could turn into a good rotational player for a winning college team but nobody has done him any favors.
 
Bboy Lace said:
I don't think it's hate. He was a McDonald's All American. Even if it was undeserved, he still came in with hype and expectations. His health has held him back, yes. But I'm with 3rd Bass on this one. I haven't seen enough of Bronny during the year to be impressed by him coming here. That's all.
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If you're expecting McDonald's All American level then you're going to be severely disappointed. Nobody who actually watched him play had anywhere close to that level of expectation. But he showed flashes as a freshman the same way we saw it with the similarly ranked guys on UConn this year like Ball and Stewart
 
superjohn said:
It seems like this board wants him to play here.

He certainly wasn't good enough to be a rotation player at UConn this year. If Hurley thinks he's good enough to turn into a rotation player at UConn bring him on.

The backlash for Bronny was because he was clearly overranked in high school and had no business being a McDonald's all-American. None of it was personal, he comes across as a nice kid, people were just pointing out that his game didn't come close to matching his hype...

ESPN was running with headlines that he was a top 10 pick after his freshman year based off of Givony and every outlet and sports show in the country was talking about him like he's a top 10 pick. And then Lebron made things worse for Bronny saying he could easily play for the Lakers right now when he was playing poorly for a terrible USC team. He could turn into a good rotational player for a winning college team but nobody has done him any favors.
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Maybe it’s not personal to him specifically, but a vast majority of it is certainly personal because who his father is. Let’s be real here.
 
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CardiacAndre7 said:
Maybe it’s not personal to him specifically, but a vast majority of it is certainly personal because who his father is. Let’s be real here.
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How am I not being real here?

People said he had no business being a McDonald's all-American, his ranking and hype were seriously inflated because of who his dad is and because of the way his father hyped him.

^^You disagree with this?

I never saw anyone bashing the kid because of who his father is, they were just pointing out the obvious.
 
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I'd also want a thorough, independent medical assessment performed. It was never fully clear what caused the cardiac arrest and what the risks of him playing are. To me, that should be the first thing that needs to be crystal clear. I have some suspicion that he will never be the same player and that the cardiac arrest changed him and his drive, but I'm a B.D, not an M.D.
 
StllH8L8ner said:
ESPN might start to like us if he came here.
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I Dont Think So No Way GIF
 
superjohn said:
How am I not being real here?

People said he had no business being a McDonald's all-American, his ranking and hype were seriously inflated because of who his dad is and because of the way his father hyped him.

^^You disagree with this?

I never saw anyone bashing the kid because of who his father is, they were just pointing out the obvious.
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I’m confused, why is it a slight that his father hyped him? Like, that’s what he is supposed to do.

Also, i’m not necessarily saying people hate on him like “he is LeBron’s son, to hell with him” but they certainly hate him because he is.
 
superjohn said:
It seems like this board wants him to play here.

He certainly wasn't good enough to be a rotation player at UConn this year. If Hurley thinks he's good enough to turn into a rotation player at UConn bring him on.

The backlash for Bronny was because he was clearly overranked in high school and had no business being a McDonald's all-American. None of it was personal, he comes across as a nice kid, people were just pointing out that his game didn't come close to matching his hype...

ESPN was running with headlines that he was a top 10 pick after his freshman year based off of Givony and every outlet and sports show in the country was talking about him like he's a top 10 pick. And then Lebron made things worse for Bronny saying he could easily play for the Lakers right now when he was playing poorly for a terrible USC team. He could turn into a good rotational player for a winning college team but nobody has done him any favors.
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Of course he wasn't this year, because he was a freshman and we were the #1 team in the country. But it doesn't seem crazy to think he would be as an upperclassmen, the same way we do with the freshmen already here.

He was definitely overhyped but that was largely by people who knew nothing about basketball and were chasing headlines. This was always what he was expected to be
 
HuskyInfinity said:
This would be a no brainer for obvious reasons and additionally that he seems to have a strong work ethic and have his heart in the right place. Daddy didn’t raise no loser.
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no
 
BGesus4 said:
If not for the circus that comes with it I’d be interested.
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The circus never seems to make it up to Storrs. Wasn't that one of the reasons Ray gave for UConn success?
 
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CardiacAndre7 said:
I’m confused, why is it a slight that his father hyped him? Like, that’s what he is supposed to do.

Also, i’m not necessarily saying people hate on him like “he is LeBron’s son, to hell with him” but they certainly hate him because he is.
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I didn't say it was a slight.

It added to the undeserved hype machine for the kid he was never going to be able to live up to as a freshman because he isn't nearly good enough of a player.

He continued hyping him with absurdly unrealistic hype when Bronny was playing poorly for a terrible USC team and then was tweeting for people to just let Bronny be a kid. The media and Lebron put unfair hype on him that his game was never capable of matching as a freshman.
 
Yes please... this would be great;
coach can recalibrate/further develop him.
I think it would work out
 
superjohn said:
I didn't say it was a slight.

It added to the undeserved hype machine for the kid he was never going to be able to live up to as a freshman because he isn't nearly good enough of a player.

He continued hyping him with absurdly unrealistic hype when Bronny was playing poorly for a terrible USC team and then was tweeting for people to just let Bronny be a kid. The media and Lebron put unfair hype on him that his game was never capable of matching as a freshman.
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He’s LeBron’s son, he isn’t gonna be under the radar or anything lol. Kid has dealt with hype all his life, it’s nothing new.
 
navery12 said:
Of course he wasn't this year, because he was a freshman and we were the #1 team in the country. But it doesn't seem crazy to think he would be as an upperclassmen, the same way we do with the freshmen already here.

He was definitely overhyped but that was largely by people who knew nothing about basketball and were chasing headlines. This was always what he was expected to be
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It was always what I expected him to be and some other people who watched him play high school and AAU ball expected him to be. It wasn't what Lebron, the media, and a lot of basketball fans expected him to be.

I was just responding to you saying he is more than good enough to be a rotation player at UConn. Possibly, I doubt he'll come here but if Hurley believes he's good enough to be a rotation player here I would love to have him here.
 
superjohn said:
It was always what I expected him to be and some other people who watched him play high school and AAU ball expected him to be. It wasn't what Lebron, the media, and a lot of basketball fans expected him to be.

I was just responding to you saying he is more than good enough to be a rotation player at UConn. Possibly, I doubt he'll come here but if Hurley believes he's good enough to be a rotation player here I would love to have him here.
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USC was a dysfunctional team, super iso heavy and really sucked especially when Collier was hurt. Doesn’t play into Bronny’s strengths of a ball mover, versatile defender and potential good shooter.

His numbers are again, comparable to both Solo and Diarra’s freshman year. We all think the world of Diarra, and also think Solo is gonna be a huge piece for us. I doubt we actually have interest, who knows, but I think we could do a hell of a lot worse for an energy bench piece with good potential. Enfield also sucks and Hurley is great.
 
superjohn said:
It was always what I expected him to be and some other people who watched him play high school and AAU ball expected him to be. It wasn't what Lebron, the media, and a lot of basketball fans expected him to be.

I was just responding to you saying he is more than good enough to be a rotation player at UConn. Possibly, I doubt he'll come here but if Hurley believes he's good enough to be a rotation player here I would love to have him here.
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I guess my larger point is I don't see the difference between someone like Solo Ball who's here, and then guys like Bronny, Stojakovic, Griffiths who entered the portal. All had pretty mediocre stats as a freshman but I feel like Hurley would get the most out of them. I doubt any end up here though, seems like we're looking for immediate contributors in the portal this year
 
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