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Former Huskies (transfers) - December

Jaydumo20 said:
Id love to see a "he wore THAT jersey????" thread. I could've sworn I started one years ago.
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Jerry Rice was a Bronco for like 10 seconds.

OK, back on track, I would be hard-pressed to think of a single transfer that evokes a feeling of "the one that got away."

Some guys have had decent careers elsewhere, but I can't think of any where both:
1) their performance was significantly better at a new school, and
2) we didn't have a better replacement to take their spot

Yes, Carlton was better with Houston than he was here, but not as good as Sanogo. Curtis Kelly was behind Thabeet and we had capable backups.

Gilbert, Floyd, etc., needed a change of scenery and we had better guys coming in.
 
Watched a few minutes of VCU-South Florida in the second half and Nowell struggled and got a quick hook. Airballed a 3 that was short by about three feet, turned it over, and turned his head on D and got lost for a dunk and a sub went to the table to get him. Ended up with a short 3-minute shift.

He did make a 3 in the first half and got a couple boards in more extended run - when starting PG (Lewis) sat with two fouls. Didn’t watch that part. Had a first half live ball TO that led to a USF fast break layup.

Ended with a line of 3-4-1 (1-2 FG) with 3 turnovers in 15 minutes. For the year in six games, 5.5 ppg, 1.1 apg (7 assists and 7 turnovers in about 80 minutes), and 4-15 from 3.

He may get more chances in this 3 in 3 days tourney and hope he makes the most of them - he’s clinging to a spot on the edges of their rotation.
 
Tenspro2002 said:
Jerry Rice was a Bronco for like 10 seconds.

OK, back on track, I would be hard-pressed to think of a single transfer that evokes a feeling of "the one that got away."

Some guys have had decent careers elsewhere, but I can't think of any where both:
1) their performance was significantly better at a new school, and
2) we didn't have a better replacement to take their spot

Yes, Carlton was better with Houston than he was here, but not as good as Sanogo. Curtis Kelly was behind Thabeet and we had capable backups.

Gilbert, Floyd, etc., needed a change of scenery and we had better guys coming in.
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I remember being really bummed that we lost Enoch and Juwan Durham, as I thought both had tons of talent. Enoch turned into a 9-5 guy for pretty good Louisville teams and even showed a decent 3-point touch. A guy like him would be a good player in our system under Dan Hurley. Durham became a solid player for Notre Dame, but injuries robbed him of his potential.
 
Mahaney with 26 yesterday in an OT win over Long Beach State (7-16, 1-5 3FG, 11-11 FT). Missed the 3 to win at the end of regulation but started OT with a bucket. Had 3 assists and 2 turnovers.

Nowell with just 5 minutes tonight in a lopsided win over Samford (2 points, 1 assist). A quick 3 minute shift in the first half and the final 2 minutes of garbage time (when he had a layup). They played a lot of guys - but he was their 11th man.

Earlier this week: Abraham with a solid 11 on 4-7 in 18 minutes of a win over UMBC. Adams was 3-12 for 12 points (2-4 on 3s, 4-6 on FTs) with two assists and one TO in a win over Wagner.
 
FreeKlaiber said:


love love love Calhoun, Frankenstein-like, incredulously walking onto court perplexed/about to choke out Roscoe
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There was the Scott Burrell full court pass and "The Shot" by Tate George. Then there was the full court Rosco Smith "What the Sh#*t!?!?" heave.
 
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boog204 said:
Doug Wrenn is one of my favorite UConn players ever, even though he did relatively little good while here. I randomly found a news report on him last year where he completely turned his life around after some legal issues, and I think he was pursuing his doctorate in Sociology.
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I understand he's going through grad school on a shoe scholarship........😎
 
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Roumoglou is averaging around 3 ppg and 4 rpg. His 3 point shot just isn't falling, but he's 89% from 2. Chris Mooney, the Richmond coach, constantly rotates guys in and out. Even starters aren't really getting starter minutes. In many games, all 5 starters are on the bench before the under 16 timeout.

AR's defense and rebounding are much improved. His assist numbers aren't where they are due to bad passes - his teammates are often blowing wide-open looks. Overall, his numbers don't tell the full story. He's not a star, but he's a very serviceable role player for Richmond and brings an Isaiah Whaley style energy when he's on the court.
 
Deepster said:
You can probably count the number of players who've transferred out of here and been someone we regret leaving on one hand.

I'll take Malachi Smith over Nowell 8 days a week.
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does that mean twice on Sunday?
 
UConNick said:
There have been guys who put up pretty good numbers at lower-level schools (Diggins at UMass comes to mind immediately, others are out there, I'm sure), but I can't think of anyone who's been even a rotation piece at the power conference level. However, I have a feeling Abraham will buck that trend.

Don't really want to count Oriakhi and Roscoe since that was an entirely different landscape and had some weird circumstances. In the era of the portal, I can't think of anyone.
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Josh Carlton. But he wasn’t going to get more than 8 minutes a game here behind Sanogo so it’s not like we needed him to stay.
 
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UConNick said:
There have been guys who put up pretty good numbers at lower-level schools (Diggins at UMass comes to mind immediately, others are out there, I'm sure), but I can't think of anyone who's been even a rotation piece at the power conference level. However, I have a feeling Abraham will buck that trend.

Don't really want to count Oriakhi and Roscoe since that was an entirely different landscape and had some weird circumstances. In the era of the portal, I can't think of anyone.
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I could never figure this out. He seemed to be a great athlete and good size (6-7). I think you're right. He's closer to home (from VA)
and Ed Cooley could give him the time and patience.

 
dennismenace said:
I could never figure this out. He seemed to be a great athlete and good size (6-7). I think you're right. He's closer to home (from VA)
and Ed Cooley could give him the time and patience.

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Is it that difficult to figure out? He didn’t play last year. Whose minutes would he take this year? AK? Stew? So he probably wouldn’t have played this year. Maybe he would’ve played next yesr, but then again, I’d expect us to bring in an impact 4. So it made no sense for him to stay and rot on the bench here when he was an instant starter at GTown.
 
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Gurleyman said:
Nowell only played 2 minutes against NC State yesterday. A freshman has the PG role there (Nyk Lewis) and when they shortened their rotation in the second half, he didn’t play. Went through the VCU gameday thread to see if maybe he was injured and he wasn’t even a topic of conversation.
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Didn’t Nowell’s dad and handler have some unkind comments about UConn?
 
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boog204 said:
Is it that difficult to figure out? He didn’t play last year. Whose minutes would he take this year? AK? Stew? So he probably wouldn’t have played this year. Maybe he wouldn’t played next yesr, but then again, I’d expect us to bring in an impact 4. So it made no sense for him to stay and rot on the bench here when he was an instant starter at GTown.
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This. He is built in a very similar mold to Stew/Ross but is worse than both. There are no minutes for him.
 
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