Daniel Hamilton Starting

[HuskyFich]

Hated it then, but he saw the writing on the wall.

I’m really happy for him. He DEFINITEY made the right decision

 

[AdamaNation]

He was our last guy who was taller than 5’11” who I don’t need to cover my eyes when dribbled.

??? Do you not recall the drive and spin the right we all hated. He was waaaay better than given credit for. Miss him for sure.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

Hated it then, but he saw the writing on the wall.

I’m really happy for him. He DEFINITEY made the right decision

What writing on the wall ?
The team won 25 games The AAC tourneyand went to the round of 32 ,his sophomore year.
Returning
Along with him;
Jaylen
Rodney
Brimah
Facey
Larrier
Enoch
And a Freshman class that included
Gilbert
Durham
Diarra
Vital
Jackson
If that’s not a top 10-20 team I’m not sure what is.
His ability to create ( especially his two man game with Brimah) takes pressure off Adams even if Gilbert goes down.
His scoring ability take pressure off everyone especially Larrier and the freshman.
His not returning coupled with Gilbert’s and a lesser degree Larriers injury killed that team .
They still went 16-17 with 4-5 losses coming when Adams was either injured or was seriously hobbled.
That team wins the AAC* and minimally gets to the sweet 16.
If he is on that team he probably goes first round and is making guareented money.
* Neither Cinncy or SMU we’re really that good that year.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Hamilton was crafty, with a pretty high IQ and good skills (could have shot better, but that's pretty much a given for a KO recruit). His problem was toughness/assertiveness/desire. Basically the mirror image of Purvis.

And, at the end of the day, he clearly had no interest in being here a minute longer than he had to be. Glad he's getting some run in the NBA, that can only help the program.

 

[bmo22]

What writing on the wall ?
The team won 25 games The AAC tourneyand went to the round of 32 ,his sophomore year.
Returning
Along with him;
Jaylen
Rodney
Brimah
Facey
Larrier
Enoch
And a Freshman class that included
Gilbert
Durham
Diarra
Vital
Jackson
If that’s not a top 10-20 team I’m not sure what is.
His ability to create ( especially his two man game with Brimah) takes pressure off Adams even if Gilbert goes down.
His scoring ability take pressure off everyone especially Larrier and the freshman.
His not returning coupled with Gilbert’s and a lesser degree Larriers injury killed that team .
They still went 16-17 with 4-5 losses coming when Adams was either injured or was seriously hobbled.
That team wins the AAC* and minimally gets to the sweet 16.
If he is on that team he probably goes first round and is making guareented money.
* Neither Cinncy or SMU we’re really that good that year.

All I see in this post are “what if’s”. What if DHam came back. What if AG and TL stayed healthy. What if the team played up to its potential. In reality DHam’s decision had nothing to do with the team’s outlook for the 2016-2017 season.

I think the poster was trying to say DHam figured out KO couldn’t coach and that he would be better off developing his game in the D-League than at UConn. In hindsight his decision proved to be very smart.

You listed 11 players in your post. Name one that developed under KO. That team, even if healthy, was never going to the Sweet 16. Shonn Miller was the only productive big in 2015-2016. There was no replacement the next year and we still haven’t filled that role to this day.