CBS Top 25 Freshman: #18 Jalen Adams

[tcf15]

Going to be an agent for change with UConn. Could be the team's best player by the end of the year, and that's no slight on Daniel Hamilton or Amida Brimah or Rodney Purvis. Adams has the on-court composure to help UConn close out tight games, I think. He'll also be a great promoter of his teammates in Ollie's scheme. Huskies found a really nice one.

Full list: http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...men-lsus-ben-simmons-leads-our-preseason-list

 

[OkaForPrez]

Or Sterling Gibbs, or Shonn Miller

 

[Yankees32123]

I would love for Jalen to be our best player by year's end. That would only mean we had a great season.

 

[UConnSwag11]

Agent for change?

 

[HuskyCLT]

Suck it Briscoe

 

[aceboon]

shocked that Norlander wrote that

 

[Thirty Three]

I'm not sure he'll be the best player, but I think he can very well be the most important (by the end of the year). He looks to me like the best candidate to control tempo, get others involved and basically run the team. He seems to have some true "floor general" skills.

Obviously Gibbs is a lot more experienced and proven, but I think Gibbs is a little more of a Boatright type scoring point and Jalen will be a better floor general (eventually).

Having a real floor general who can control the tempo and get others the ball in the right spots (playing to their strengths) is, in my opinion, the key to a great season with all the talent this team has. I think Gibbs and Adams are both capable, with Gibbs being more experienced, but with Jalen having more natural point guard skills.

 

[gtcam]

By the end of the season - there will not be 17 freshmen ranked ahead of him
This kid has star written all over him
Its unfortunate he will not be in Storrs for his senior night

 

[UCFan1513]

All I've heard is the highest praise for him. Seems to be much higher praise than his ranking coming out of high school indicated. Obviously the whole ranking system is flawed, but is it his intangibles that are warranting all this?

 

[Leebo]

All I've heard is the highest praise for him. Seems to be much higher praise than his ranking coming out of high school indicated. Obviously the whole ranking system is flawed, but is it his intangibles that are warranting all this?

He was a highly regarded top 25 recruit. Not sure where the discrepancy is you're seeing.

 

[UCFan1513]

He was a highly regarded top 25 recruit. Not sure where the discrepancy is?

He's getting Drummond-esque hype which is exciting yet scary.

 

[Leebo]

He's getting Drummond-esque hype which is exciting yet scary.

He is? He gets a fraction of the attention of the UK or Duke freshmen in the top 10 rankings.

 

[UCFan1513]

He is?

"Best player on the team come year's end" - That's extremely high praise considering how talented the roster is.

 

[Leebo]

"Best player on the team come year's end" - That's extremely high praise considering how talented the roster is.

Sure, it's high praise, but he's also a higher ranked high school player than most of the current players were when they were in high school. But it's not really on the same level as the hype for someone like Drummond was, who was basically a top 2 or 3 recruit nationally.

 

[UCFan1513]

Sure, it's high praise, but he's also a higher ranked high school player than most of the current players were when they were in high school. But it's not really on the same level as the hype for someone like Drummond was, who was basically a top 2 or 3 recruit nationally.

I just don't want to see him get built up so high that anything he does is scrutinized to no end.

 

[Leebo]

He seems to have a good head on his shoulders.