My pleasure! I've gotten credentials for the NEC semis (likely can't attend since wife's surgery is two days before semis) and championship game, so fingers crossed it'll be in Hard Hittin' !
Not true. They lost to the 6-seed (Wagner) who was on a heater--beating the 3-seed (Sacred Heart), then the co-champ (CCSU), then the other co-champ (Merrimack) all on the road...and then defeating a talented Howard team in the play-in game of the NCAA tournament. Those things happen. Not happening this year though.
Yes. I believe they were recruited at the same time, they could only get 1of them. I do not have “inside program info” the way many here claim to have so I do not know whether a transfer of Solo was imminent. Or Ross or Stew or anybody else. We would have to ask them and they would likely say no to anyone who does ask.
Yep. I agree. I think Hurley thought he could get a shooter and someone to play PG at UCONN with Mahaney. That was not something Brea could of done. Neither was a good fit but I rather have Brea's shooting.
Per Storrs Central, we were recruiting both to get both, because we needed a ball handler and it's always nice to have more shooting in our offense. Their visits were close, but they were not related recruitments. They got Mahaney, because the hope was he could play PG/combo guard. They gauged the locker room and adding a wing shooter would make it tough to retain players we cared about so they passed on Brea.
Im following ccsu, yale and quinnipiac as well. We are the basketball capital of the world! I’m 10 min from CCSU so keep us updated. Would love to catch a game.
I will be pulling for CCSU to make the Big Dance. I would love to see at least 3 Connecticut teams in the NCAAT this year and not in the same bracket.
One is a ball handler. The other is a spot up shooter. Mahaney isn’t a pg. But in theory he’s a secondary ball handler at least. Brea would’ve solved none of our issues. I don’t think we have 1 more win with Brea.
Not getting Brea was a miss even if it wasn’t him or Mahaney.
You’re assuming it’s Ross. What if it was Solo? Who is a better player. Solo, Ross and Stewart are best friends. So what if it ended up being solo and Stewart? We don’t know why Hurley and staff thought it wasn’t worth it. You’re guessing
It most likely woulda been. Like Pope, Hurley coulda made it clear Brea would come off the bench like he does at UK with Ball as the starter. Stew plays a different position most of the time. Hurley was obviously blowing hot air about Ross all summer.
You literally have no way of knowing this lmao. I’ll tell you this, you don’t know what you think you know. I have reason to believe that you’re wrong in your assumption. Ross is not who Hurley was afraid of losing. But we can’t have that conversation here.
I disagree. We can move on.
And you know that how? pope wasn’t afraid of losing Robinson or Oweh. Why should Hurley have been afraid of losing ball or stew? We have a 7 man rotation for crying out loud. I don’t wanna play captain hindsight anymore after this but you’re certainty about these alternative realities is also mainly guessing
Whispers. There’s a few guys he had to re-recruit this offseason. One specifically who you wouldn’t wanted to have lost because of Brea. And it wasn’t a one for one. I’ve already hinted. Solo, Ross and Stewart are BEST friends. Storrs central also hinted at guys(plural) that may have left. Do with that what you will.
I’d still trade seasons with them
True but Purdue fans would trade the last 2 seasons losing to a 16 seed and having a team that in most years wins it all. I guess this is the trade off that ya take.
I've thought about Claude for the transfer portal. He great at getting in the lane and finishing and he has great size for a point. Negatives- he turns it over too much and while his outside shot has improved he takes few of them. He would certainly be an upgrade at point guard over what we have though.
He would have been better off staying at Xavier, at least they still have a shot at an NCCA tournament bid. USC not so much.
How is Dan Hurley going to handle it this off season? I understand the best friend BS but if push comes to shove, they know life isn't a package deal and if they love the game and want to play where it is the best fit, they know there isn't more than a low D1 school who will take all 3.
