Channel 9 Reporting that Drummond will leave

[UCONNfan1]

Can't say i blame either one. i wish them the best in the NBA. hope they represent UCONN with style and class. Next year is going to be a rebuilding year for sure tho... with the two of them gone, it may not matter that we are currently ineligible for post season tourneys...

 

[HuskyBballFan]

Ahh of course. We're now suggesting that we would have been better off had Andre Drummond not come to Uconn.

I'm sure those passes that Oriakhi fumbled would have stuck to his hands like glue had that jerk Drummond not been there to mess everything up. Lamb's shooting slump, Calhoun's health problems, Napier's inconsistency, Boatright's suspensions - all because we had the gall to take a one-and-done player. What were we thinking?

 

[UCweCONN]

Don't get that at all. We have a core of four Jrs. with rings (Shabazz, Giffey, Tyler and Roscoe) a sophomore who played starter minutes last year and two bigs whom, while without experience, will be in their third year with the team. We might struggle with strength inside and possibly talent levels, but this will not be a team with no experience.

I was not comparing the ages of the two teams but rather the lack of size, numbers (depth), and proven talent. I should have clarified this. A starting line-up of Calhoun, Napier or Boatright, Daniels, Smith, and Bradley is not going to scare anyone, and the bench depth will be laughable. Who is the consistent scorer in this line-up? You can't drive to the basket every play when you're 5' 10" or jack up threes all game. We better hope Calhoun is ready to score right away. Also, you need at least one go to scorer off the bench and that would be.....?

 

[champs99and04]

I wish Drummond luck going forward and he's a great kid, but the Andre Drummond era at UConn was a disappointment. We had been hearing about him for a couple years, thought he was the final piece, etc. Not his fault by any means, but the whole thing didn't work out very well at all.

Hard to say if it would have been a better season had Drummond not committed, but I don't think it is outrageous. Oriakhi and Roscoe would have received the majority of the minutes in the frontcourt from the start and everybody would have played in their more comfortable roles. Drummond certainly didn't help our defensive rotations or our halfcourt offense.

 

[Hi-Low]

I wish Drummond luck going forward and he's a great kid, but the Andre Drummond era at UConn was a disappointment. We had been hearing about him for a couple years, thought he was the final piece, etc. Not his fault by any means, but the whole thing didn't work out very well at all.

Drummond was supposed to be the final piece to bring us a championship in 2012....we got the championship a year early....I'll take the way it worked out and wish Drummond the best if he decides to enter the draft.

 

[FASTEDDY]

Drummond is not nearly ready for the NBA. Mark my words, he will be abused in the leage next year and will not be a factor for at leasta full season if not longer.

He is physical specifmen with wonderful natural abilities and POTENTIAL but has little no offensive game, few if any go to post moives, cant shoot well, can hit free throws at all. He needs TONS more Seasoning and Experience, which is exactly what he would get at U of C.

With college playing time, experience, real teaching and coaching, Drummond can become an excellent player but by going far to early into a league that demands production and going againt MEN, he can really get abused and his development will get dumb and significantly pushed back. Case in point: our HASHEEM.

Andre, you need AT LEAST ONE MORE YEAR @ U of C!

Fast

 

[businesslawyer]

I was not comparing the ages of the two teams but rather the lack of size, numbers (depth), and proven talent. I should have clarified this. A starting line-up of Calhoun, Napier or Boatright, Daniels, Smith, and Bradley is not going to scare anyone, and the bench depth will be laughable. Who is the consistent scorer in this line-up? You can't drive to the basket every play when you're 5' 10" or jack up threes all game. We better hope Calhoun is ready to score right away. Also, you need at least one go to scorer off the bench and that would be.....?

I still don't get the St. Johns comparison. Is that a great team on paper? Heck no. But it won't be the smallest (or even one of the two or three smallest) lineups in the Big East.

 

[freescooter]

I have to agree with nelson's comments on 1 and dones generally, and as far as Drummond was concerned, I'm not at all sure that he was any kind of factor this year except possibly a disruptive one. I don't mean that in the sense that he was a problem guy in any sense. By all reports he wasn't. But his game was not good enough to be a difference maker and UCONN never figured out how to mix and match the other front court players. Frankly I htink our front court of 2010-11 was far more effective. Not sure I exactly want him to go, but I'm also not sure he'll be missed either.

 

[Huskymaniac]

Again, I don't care if we play. But shouldn't you be rubbing one out to a picture of John Calipari or at least messaging the Squid's tentacles?

Sure you don't spanky. I think your comment is a subtle way of hinting that you want me to send you a picture of myself so YOU can have a picture to rub one out to.

But, whatever, the fact remains that you are a . And the uass fanbase is like a group of 10 year old girls at a Bieber concert over the possibility that the squid might show up in Amherst. You guys are pathetic. Can you imagine what the clowns on your board would say if a UConn fan posted crap on your board like you post here? They couldn't even take being told how obsessed they are over Calhoun. If a UConn fan actually insulted your coach or your team or even your sainted ex-coach, heads would explode! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

 

[uconnbill]

I was not impressed with Drummond this past year. Honestly unless he comes in like Chocolate Thunder (Dawkins). I don't see his game improving. He's terrible at free throw line. Can only dunk. Although he occasionally hits a 6 foot jumper. His foot placements are terrible. On and On and On.

Good Luck to him he'll need it. I'm willing to bet a friendly wager he goes straight to D-League. By the way is Thabeet in NBA or D-League?

You do realize that it is better at times to say nothing at all.

You know nothing about him personally and to make this statement shows the kind of person you are.

 

[uconnbill]

I support Andre in whatever he does. I hope he returns but making millions is hard for anyone to turn down.

I still hate the NCAA and Harrison has no backbone.

 

[johnhuskies95]

I have to agree with nelson's comments on 1 and dones generally, and as far as Drummond was concerned, I'm not at all sure that he was any kind of factor this year except possibly a disruptive one. I don't mean that in the sense that he was a problem guy in any sense. By all reports he wasn't. But his game was not good enough to be a difference maker and UCONN never figured out how to mix and match the other front court players. Frankly I htink our front court of 2010-11 was far more effective. Not sure I exactly want him to go, but I'm also not sure he'll be missed either.

He averaged 10 and 8. Do you know how many guys put up those types of numbers across the country? Of course he was a factor and a difference maker.

You know you don't have to be a contrarian on every topic, right?

 

[imno1]

He averaged 10 and 8. Do you know how many guys put up those types of numbers across the country? Of course he was a factor and a difference maker.

You know you don't have to be a contrarian on every topic, right?

Yes for an 18 year old big man he had a pretty good year. He did make the BE all rookie team.

 

[HuskyBballFan]

My goodness, there are people here who have absolutely no idea what they are talking about. Drummond didn't help us this year? We would have been better off without him?

Think about how poor our half court offense was. Now think about how many times we were bailed out by one of our guards throwing the ball 10 feet over the rim and watching a man-child catch the ball in traffic and power dunk it through the basket. Seriously, how many times did that happen this year? 30? 40?

How do you think those 40 possessions would have turned out had Drummond not been there? Would you have preferred a few more 30 footers from Shabazz at the end of the shot clock? A few more lefty jump hooks from Oriakhi that don't hit the rim?

And I couldn't be more sick of this "Oriakhi would have been better without Drummond" garbage. It's a completely made up narrative started by some media guys that some fans ate up, but it's nonsense. First of all, Oriakhi played a ton of minutes at the 4 last year next to Okwandu and seemed to do just fine. Secondly, what was Oriakhi asked to do this year at the 4 that he wasn't asked to do last year at the 5? How was his role different? Last year his role was to post up, set screens, rebound, and defend, and he did it pretty well for the most part. You mean to tell me his role was different this year? How? Did Calhoun try and turn him into Kevin Jones and have him face the basket and shoot jump shots? Of course not. His role was exactly the same - post up, set screens, rebound, defend - he just didn't perform. Drummond made him drop post entry passes and miss shots around the basket? Give me a break.

 

[johnhuskies95]

Okwandu only played 15 minutes a game last year, so it's hard to say that he played a ton of minutes with Oriakhi.

 

[champs99and04]

My goodness, there are people here who have absolutely no idea what they are talking about. Drummond didn't help us this year? We would have been better off without him?

Think about how poor our half court offense was. Now think about how many times we were bailed out by one of our guards throwing the ball 10 feet over the rim and watching a man-child catch the ball in traffic and power dunk it through the basket. Seriously, how many times did that happen this year? 30? 40?

How do you think those 40 possessions would have turned out had Drummond not been there? Would you have preferred a few more 30 footers from Shabazz at the end of the shot clock? A few more lefty jump hooks from Oriakhi that don't hit the rim?

And I couldn't be more sick of this "Oriakhi would have been better without Drummond" garbage. It's a completely made up narrative started by some media guys that some fans ate up, but it's nonsense. First of all, Oriakhi played a ton of minutes at the 4 last year next to Okwandu and seemed to do just fine. Secondly, what was Oriakhi asked to do this year at the 4 that he wasn't asked to do last year at the 5? How was his role different? Last year his role was to post up, set screens, rebound, and defend, and he did it pretty well for the most part. You mean to tell me his role was different this year? How? Did Calhoun try and turn him into Kevin Jones and have him face the basket and shoot jump shots? Of course not. His role was exactly the same - post up, set screens, rebound, defend - he just didn't perform. Drummond made him drop post entry passes and miss shots around the basket? Give me a break.

You're talking about a kid in Oriakhi who has a fragile psyche. Yes, Drummond gave us 10, 8, and 3, which is pretty good for a freshman and definitely had a positive effect on the team. What didn't have a positive effect, was his cluelessness on defense, his inability to set good screens, his inconsistency, and his inability to score unless he had the ball above the rim. He had a lot of limitations as a player, and although Roscoe Smith isn't exactly Kevin McChale, you could probably make the case that him on the floor gave us more flexiblity because of his ability to step away from the basket.

I'm not saying that the seemingly negative effect he had on Oriakhi is his fault, but it certainly seemed like Oriakhi grew tired of playing with Drummond real quick. Last year he was the one throwing down the alley oops, blocking shots, scoring on putbacks, etc. He was the force inside during last years title run. Why Drummond and Oriakhi could not co-exist, I'll never know, however, would you agree Drummond's presense seemd to have an inverse effect on Oriakhi's game rather than a positive effect? Likewise, the addition of Drummond deprived Roscoe minutes at the four. And then you have to consider the psychological element of the perimeter players knowing they have a freak of nature behind them to block shots.

The defense as a whole regressed mightily this season. I would wager that this was more because of Kemba's departure and less because of Drummond's arrival. But still, it's another factor you have to consider.

 

[mauconnfan]

Spot on HuskyBballfan'.......the thought that alex was hurt by andre being here is humorous........andre wasn't here during last years NC run when alex was awful during regular season big east play was he?....or was that chucks fault?

Andre will be good eventually and no matter what his decision iI wish him nothing but the best......

 

[mauconnfan]

You're talking about a kid in Oriakhi who has a fragile psyche. Yes, Drummond gave us 10, 8, and 3, which is pretty good for a freshman and definitely had a positive effect on the team. What didn't have a positive effect, was his cluelessness on defense, his inability to set good screens, his inconsistency, and his inability to score unless he had the ball above the rim. He had a lot of limitations as a player, and although Roscoe Smith isn't exactly Kevin McChale, you could probably make the case that him on the floor gave us more flexiblity because of his ability to step away from the basket.

I'm not saying that the seemingly negative effect he had on Oriakhi is his fault, but it certainly seemed like Oriakhi grew tired of playing with Drummond real quick. Last year he was the one throwing down the alley oops, blocking shots, scoring on putbacks, etc. He was the force inside during last years title run. Why Drummond and Oriakhi could not co-exist, I'll never know, however, would you agree Drummond's presense seemd to have an inverse effect on Oriakhi's game rather than a positive effect? Likewise, the addition of Drummond deprived Roscoe minutes at the four. And then you have to consider the psychological element of the perimeter players knowing they have a freak of nature behind them to block shots.

The defense as a whole regressed mightily this season. I would wager that this was more because of Kemba's departure and less because of Drummond's arrival. But still, it's another factor you have to consider.

while Andre was not real good on defense and has a lot to learn after his freshman season, he was still more of a force on that end than alex.......alex never moved his feet, was slow footed and still was clueless in his jr year on help defense continuously out of position for a rebound........andre was asked to guard smalle more athletic people quite oftentoo.......

 

[huskymagic]

so lets say we lose Lamb, drummond and have lost AO. If we can play guys like Bradley and Tyler who will be here longer than next year, wouldnt we be in a better position for 13' than if Lamb, Drummond and AO stayed and played great in a meaningless year we couldnt go to the tourney?

dont worry we are in good hands with Boat, Scoe, and Wolf anchoring us down low.

 

[UCONNfan1]

dont worry we are in good hands with Boat, Scoe, and Wolf anchoring us down low.

don't forget about Bradley.

seriously, next year we won't be projected to win much of anyhing, irrespective of the NCAA ban. still, it will hopefully be an entertaining year as our expectations will be super low. hopefully experienced players like Shabazz, Ryan, Tyler and Roscoe can be strong and lead, and show that while they may not have been McD AA in high school, being at UCONN for 2-4 years helped make them really solid playerd and great teammates.

 

[johnhuskies95]

alex was awful during regular season big east play was he?

Oriakhi averaged 11 and 7 last year in Big East regular season play. Is that awful?

 

[mauconnfan]

Oriakhi averaged 11 and 7 last year in Big East regular season play. Is that awful?

He was awful with or without looking at numbers........and he's not here so who cares anyway? Not me........they're a better team without him patrolling the middle or the baseline with his matador D, that's my point.........

 

[johnhuskies95]

He was awful with or without looking at numbers........and he's not here so who cares anyway? Not me........they're a better team without him patrolling the middle or the baseline with his matador D, that's my point.........

lol, I knew you were going to say that even when you were faced with facts.

 

[TouchdownHusky]

Not ready. Not good enough. Based on this season???? He'd should stay for three more. Needs to add a whole lot to his current skill set.

 

[Danzz]

LOL does anyone really blame him? No post season and BET tourney. Sure he needs a lot of work on his offensive game but i believe his issues are more with his desire to play basketball instead of skill. I was impressed when he actually wanted to play hard this year but a lot of the time he looked like he was sleeping or in another world. If he decides to go best of luck. He wasnt going to last more than another year anyway.

He left his man to help too much and gave up easy points and there is no question that he needs a lot of work on his offensive moves. The truth is he can just as easily develop in the NBA ala Bynum. Drummond is an outstanding athlete who can run the floor and has an NBA body.He'll be a good NBA player at some point.
Under the circumstnces at Uconn next next year it is hard for me to see a reason for him not to jump to the NBA.