Did not expect McNeeley to be this good this soon!

[Scottzer]

This team would be borderline awful without Liam. I actually think he’s a better offensive player than the Flagg.

Instead of comparing Laim with Stephon, I prefer to imagine what this team would look like with both on this roster. Top 3 anyway, and I’d probably take that team to beat everyone but Auburn.

 

[UCFan1513]

This team would be borderline awful without Liam. I actually think he’s a better offensive player than the Flagg.

Instead of comparing Laim with Stephon, I prefer to imagine what this team would look like with both on this roster. Top 3 anyway, and I’d probably take that team to beat everyone but Auburn.

With a Sophomore Castle? Gotta be the best team. Soph Castle is an All American at our position of greatest need

 

[ctbro1999]

Sad that this will definitely be his only season in a Husky uniform. May he go out like Steph did last year!

 

[ctbro1999]

This team would be borderline awful without Liam. I actually think he’s a better offensive player than the Flagg.

Instead of comparing Laim with Stephon, I prefer to imagine what this team would look like with both on this roster. Top 3 anyway, and I’d probably take that team to beat everyone but Auburn.

I know he was advertised as a deadly sharpshooter, but I've been impressed how he's been able to create his own shot and drive it into the hole and finish. And also his ability to draw fouls. He's also been a lot better on the defensive end than I thought he would be at this stage.

 

[RuffRuff]

With a Sophomore Castle? Gotta be the best team. Soph Castle is an All American at our position of greatest need

Steph at the 2g would make this team NC favorite

 

[ctbro1999]

Steph at the 2g would make this team NC favorite

It's a little sad we will never know what a fully unleashed Steph would have done in a UConn uniform this season. I'm glad he's having success in the NBA (despite a recent rough stretch) and know it was the right decision for him to go pro.

 

[Scottzer]

I know he was advertised as a deadly sharpshooter, but I've been impressed how he's been able to create his own shot and drive it into the hole and finish. And also his ability to draw fouls. He's also been a lot better on the defensive end than I thought he would be at this stage.

It feels like he’s filling a hole by playing some point forward, b/c he’s the only guy who can. I think he is as good a shooter as advertised, but we might not get to see it with so few other players capable of effectively driving.
I’m with you on the D - it’s not going to be lockdown, but his effort is there and it’s improving.

 

[Scoe]

Sad that this will definitely be his only season in a Husky uniform. May he go out like Steph did last year!

It's not sad it's reality. I never expected him to wear a Husky uniform.

 

[temery]

NIL Era. What's the rush?

Exactly.

 

[superjohn]

This team would be borderline awful without Liam. I actually think he’s a better offensive player than the Flagg.

Instead of comparing Laim with Stephon, I prefer to imagine what this team would look like with both on this roster. Top 3 anyway, and I’d probably take that team to beat everyone but Auburn.

McNeeley and Castle on the same team? Yeah, we would kick Auburn's butt along with everyone else in the country.

 

[Scottzer]

McNeeley and Castle on the same team? Yeah, we would kick Auburn's butt along with everyone else in the country.

Maybe - this Auburn team is awful good. I mean, watching them, I feel like they’d give last years team a run. Would be an amazing title game. Not like the blowouts of the past two years.

 

[HailUConn]

Maybe - this Auburn team is awful good. I mean, watching them, I feel like they’d give last years team a run. Would be an amazing title game. Not like the blowouts of the past two years.

They are good and can probably hang with our 24 team for a half but will get worn down the stretch. We will not see a college team with TNewt-Cam-Castle-Karaban-Clingan and no team will beat that roster for a long while.

 

[Huskybass]

Baller.

 

[bendm]

https://www.footboom1.com/en/news/basketball/2212629-liam-mcneeley-s-stellar-performance-sparks-uconn-s-title-hopes-leaving-hoosiers-fans-pondering-what-could-have-been

 

[ctbro1999]

https://www.footboom1.com/en/news/basketball/2212629-liam-mcneeley-s-stellar-performance-sparks-uconn-s-title-hopes-leaving-hoosiers-fans-pondering-what-could-have-been

Seems very plausible this year's Indiana team would have been far from a title contender even with McNeeley.

 

[El Obrero]

I think the combo of Karaban and McNeeley is going to develop into unstoppable, and fairly soon.

 

[IndyLives]

Both Flagg & McNeeley have lived up to the hype. I thought we were in trouble when Flagg chose Duke over us. But, McNeeley has kept the 3peat alive.

 

[cp176]

After watching some their games last year, McNeeley would have been my second pick for sure coming out of that school. Flagg has lived up to every bit of the hype he came with. McNeeley is just going to keep getting better and better.

 

[jdb50]

If Alex can get his outside shooting figured out and I think he will this is going to be tough team to beat as Ball, Stew, Ross and Mahaney are going to get better at producing from their roles. If Nowell can be productive look out.

 

[FearThePups]

Good news, we don’t have to choose. I’m trying to think of a more talented freshman on all levels of basketball for UConn and I can’t. Scoring Liam had it on Castle but Castle had it on defense so maybe I guess.

Liam got here born ready. It took Castle until February to see his potential realized.

 

[FearThePups]

They are good and can probably hang with our 24 team for a half but will get worn down the stretch. We will not see a college team with TNewt-Cam-Castle-Karaban-Clingan and no team will beat that roster for a long while.

Last year’s team was one for the ages and I do mean all time. We went 37-3 and our only real defeat was at Creighton where any team would have lost that night.

 

[HooperScooper]

If Alex can get his outside shooting figured out and I think he will this is going to be tough team to beat as Ball, Stew, Ross and Mahaney are going to get better at producing from their roles. If Nowell can be productive look out.

I'm not sure what you are expecting from Karaban but he's shooting 42% from three for the season, which would be a career high if he keeps that up (shot 40% freshman year and 38% sophomore year). What would you like him to get to? I hope he gets better but 42% is still very good.

 

[aceboon]

I'm not sure what you are expecting from Karaban but he's shooting 42% from three for the season, which would be a career high if he keeps that up (shot 40% freshman year and 38% sophomore year). What would you like him to get to? I hope he gets better but 42% is still very good.

On 7 attempts(!) a game

 

[superjohn]

I'm really happy where this team sits right now. Maui was a shocker and I was legit worried about just righting the ship quickly and positioning ourselves to just get into the tournament. To go 5-0 over Baylor, Texas, Zags, Xavier, and Butler is big time and I would've happily signed up for 4-1 or 3-2 over that stretch after what we saw in Maui. The two headed center monster is still a real thing in Storrs, I wouldn't trade our forward duo of McNeeley and Karaban over any duo in the country and Hass is better this year as a point guard than any of us should've expected. We won pretty over Zags and Texas and we won close games over Baylor, Xavier, and Butler.

We've positioned ourselves well for the rest of the season and our best basketball is ahead of us. A lot to be thankful for as a fan.

 

[SwingDog]

Is he expected to be one and done?

One thing you have to know about McNeeley is that he is hungry to win a national championship and be a part of raising another banner. He doesn't have a one-and-done mentality or see UConn as merely a gateway to the NBA. That's not his make up. For that reason there's a chance he comes back for a sophomore season.