Creighton Post Game Thread

[superjohn]

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.

He's our 4th best player. It would be totally ridiculous if he made first team all Big East.

 

[3rdbass]

We beat them by 27 on their home court 3 weeks ago

Yeah but look at the head to head record. It is heavily favored to McDermott and obviously made the adjustments he needed to beat us.

 

[KingAG]

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...

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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...

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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.

 

[RuffRuff]

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.

He gets a lot of hype being part of those two NC's.

 

[KingAG]

He's our 4th best player. It would be totally ridiculous if he made first team all Big East.

Someone has to. Zuby won’t be there before he’ll be POTY. And I think the 1st team has 6 slots

 

[KingAG]

He gets a lot of hype being part of those two NC's.

No he gets a lot of hype because he was an integral part in those 2 national title teams.

And again where is the hype. You want to say preseason 2024, sure. But it hasn’t been that in a while

 

[superjohn]

He gets a lot of hype being part of those two NC's.

He gets called one of the greatest UConn players ever, it's crazy.

 

[bendm]

Solo was getting offered a bigger bag from UK

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.

 

[KingAG]

He gets called one of the greatest UConn players ever, it's crazy.

Lmfao. By who?! I’ll ridicule them for you if you point them out. Lmfao

People say he’s one of the most decorated. And that’s just a fact. You may not like it. But it is what it is.

 

[KingAG]

Anyone who thinks AK is one of the greatest UConn players ever please reveal yourselves!

 

[superjohn]

Lmfao. By who?! I’ll ridicule them for you if you point them out. Lmfao

By his coach and the media.

 

[RuffRuff]

No he gets a lot of hype because he was an integral part in those 2 national title teams.

And again where is the hype. You want to say preseason 2024, sure. But it hasn’t been that in a while

Most of the accolades he gets are via his association with those two teams, “winner”, etc. Right place, right time.

You’re not going to find a lot of competing contenders shaking in their boots facing AK.

In some ways Alex feels like a 7 year senior this year that’s seen his good years/buddies go on while he’s tooling around with the kindergarten class. He’s got 6 teammates in the NBA while he’s been at UConn for 5 years. Must feel odd at times for him.

 

[KingAG]

By his coach and the media.

Quote in context.

I’d guarantee it’s in the context of winning and not talent.

 

[KingAG]

Most of the accolades he gets are via his association with those two teams, “winner”, etc. Right place, right time.

You’re not going to find a lot of competing contenders shaking in their boots facing AK.

In some ways Alex feels like a 7 year senior this year that’s seen his good years/buddies go on while he’s tooling around with the kindergarten class. He’s got 6 teammates in the NBA while he’s been at UConn for 5 years. Must feel odd at times for him.

So? They all get credit for being on those teams . They were all right place, right time.

 

[RuffRuff]

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.

 

[KingAG]

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.

You can say that out of you arse, but it means nothing. You don’t know that. I’d argue AK’s skill set and willingness to play his role was integral in them doing what they did.

They’d agree with me.

 

[superjohn]

Quote in context.

I’d guarantee it’s in the context of winning.

 

[RuffRuff]

You can say that out of you arse, but it means nothing. You don’t know that. I’d argue AK’s skill set and willingness to play his role was integral in them doing what they did.

They’d agree with me.

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.

 

[KingAG]

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So you don’t have the full quote.

I’m assuming you’re referring to his quote after Maui. In which he called him “the greatest winner in CBB, and one of the greatest Huskies ever”. Again in the context of winning.

 

[KingAG]

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.

Deal.

 

[superjohn]

So you don’t have the full quote.

I’m assuming you’re referring to his quote after Maui. In which he called him “the greatest winner in CBB, and one of the greatest Huskies ever”. Again in the context of winning.

I'm not going to go through all of Hurley's interviews but I've heard him say several times AK is one of the greatest players ever at UConn, one of the best players in college basketball, and he's responsible for UConn basketball becoming what it is right now. He credits everything changing with UConn basketball once Karaban started playing at UConn.

 

[KingAG]

.He credits everything changing with UConn basketball once Karaban started playing at UConn.

Is that not the truth? Fans were on the verge of wanting him gone before AK got here lmao

 

[superjohn]

Is that not the truth?

I'm sure it's not his intention but it's an incredible slight to Clingan and all the other players who played with AK and were significantly better than AK.

 

[EnochRoot]

OK this conversation sucks. I'm changing the channel.

 

[KingAG]

I'm sure it's not his intention but it's an incredible slight to Clingan and all the other players who played with AK and were significantly better than AK.

But the coach is crediting the culture change to AK. Maybe he knows something you don’t? Maybe AKs teammates who also heap this praise on him know something you don’t? Clingan gets his just do as do the rest of those guys. Tristen is on the wall. Dan still talks about Adama. Clingan gets credited for both titles by outside observers. He called AJAx the greatest leader he’s ever coached. Hurley makes these comments about all those guys. Why draw the line at AK?