Did NCAA Tournament boost UConn players' NBA Draft stock?

[Jaydumo20]

Hot take. If we lost to Iona only Hawk would have declared. Anyone who says otherwise is lying to themselves and all of us.

Yep. I do agree that sanogo would've left. But this board and their opinions on these players, including myself, would've been way different if we lost in the 1st rd.
Mere weeks before the tourney there were multiple posts calling for AJax and Sanogo to move down the bench and Newton was called a liability.

The tourney swayed us all.

 

[runner11]

I've been told from sportswriters that they don't typically write the headlines to their articles. So maybe that's not from Borges.

I have also heard that Bleacher Report and similar outlets would come up with the headline first, or at least an algorithm would and they are supposed to fit their piece towards an antagonistic viewpoint.

 

[Nebraskan18]

Anyone with insider info know if Newton is close to announcing he's coming back??

 

[temery]

Anyone with insider info know if Newton is close to announcing he's coming back??

No. But a whole bunch of people are going to swear they know what he'll do.

 

[Waquoit]

Hot take. If we lost to Iona only Hawk would have declared. Anyone who says otherwise is lying to themselves and all of us.

Sanogo was definitely gone no matter what.

Right there's a hot take that cooled off in a hurry. And 429, I don't think you are lying to me or yourself.

 

[husky429]

Right there's a hot take that cooled off in a hurry. And 429, I don't think you are lying to me or yourself.

This is something I have heard from a good source was well-known before the season. It's not even a "take" of any kind. The plan was to put Sanogo in a position to succeed this season so he can go pro all along.

 

[willie99]

Of course it did. Hawkins may have moved into the lottery. I believe Sanogo is going to get his chance as a second round pick. Jackson and Newton would not even be testing the draft waters without their sensational tournament runs.