Are we even sure Alex makes the first team all BE team this year? Silas will be the first Uconn rep, that I know.
Goes to show you UK's talent recognition and willingness to pay. We should have let him go, let Mullins play the two and picked up a big on ball 3 that could defend. I wonder what UM paid Yaxel. We make that move, we are NC fav.
I've heard first hand he's at 2mm this year. I would swear I heard 1.5 last.
Even on TV it looked like players we're tentative to shoot or were chucking shots hoping they would go in but not being confident they would go in, except for Mullins. Silas needs to be more aggressive looking to score, especially in the 2nd half when UConn's offense grounded to a halt. Even when UConn was in the middle of their 18-game winning streak some of the players made the extra pass and were lauded for doing so, but we're they being unselfish or were they scared to shoot in the moment. I tend to think it's the latter
I just told you dude. At least 2M. Taris was near 3M(or at least was offered that elsewhere)
He's our 4th best player. It would be totally ridiculous if he made first team all Big East.
Yeah but look at the head to head record. It is heavily favored to McDermott and obviously made the adjustments he needd to beat us.
UConn star forward Alex Karaban named preseason First Team All-American
Star UConn forward Alex Karaban was named to the 2024-25 Blue Ribbon Report Preseason All-America First Team, the yearbook announced Tuesday. Karaban, a two-time national champion, is entering his third season with the Huskies after withdrawing from the 2024 NBA Draft this spring. One of UConn’s...sports.yahoo.com
That was 2024. We were talking about this pre season. No one expected him to be that this season. The narrative was he wasn’t that guy and he’d be back in his role.UConn star forward Alex Karaban named preseason First Team All-American
Star UConn forward Alex Karaban was named to the 2024-25 Blue Ribbon Report Preseason All-America First Team, the yearbook announced Tuesday. Karaban, a two-time national champion, is entering his third season with the Huskies after withdrawing from the 2024 NBA Draft this spring. One of UConn’s...
He gets a lot of hype being part of those two NC's.
Someone has to. Zuby won’t be there before he’ll be POTY. And I think the 1st team has 6 slots
No he gets a lot of hype because he was an integral part in those 2 national title teams.
He gets called one of the greatest UConn players ever, it's crazy.
Doubt he gets those kind of offers this summer. if he does we might not match. I can’t remember a bigger shooting regression from a UConn player season over season. Silas and Mullins and Reibe might be our only 3 rotation players that have either met or exceeded preseason expectations. Ball, AK, Reed, Smith, Ross and Stew have all disappointed.
Lmfao. By who?! I’ll ridicule them for you if you point them out. Lmfao
By his coach and the media.
Most of the accolades he gets are via his association with those two teams, “winner”, etc. Right place, right time.
So? They all get credit for being on those teams . They were all right place, right time.
I could have likely put half the starting BE PFs into those lineups and they still would have won. Alex wasn’t an essential, he was an accessory. Great story, great kid. It was the other players that made him look great.
Let’s agree to disagree. As said, he was the 6th most important player on the 23 team and 24 could have won with a mannequin at the 4.
So you don’t have the full quote.
Deal.