Former Huskies (transfers) - December

[Gurleyman]

Great day for Nowell (much needed as he’s been almost out of their rotation). Shot 7-8 (5-5 from 3) for 19 points in 15 minutes. It was a blowout win over 1-10 Niagara, but it’s a good start to hopefully a potential turnaround for him.

Mahaney also with a pretty good night - 15 points on 5-9 shooting (4-7 from three).

 

[Slick]

Just because nowell needs to grow into the college game doesn’t mean anyone was wrong on him. Literally First 10 games of playing any real time at the college level. Kid has the skills… let’s wait til he’s played 2 seasons at least.

He needs 4 seasons at mid major level to see if he has any skills.

 

[Slick]

Agreed... but Nowell looked totally overmatched in his time. He could barely handle the ball, looked slow, and couldn't guard a chair. We literally played a Hass on one leg, a 2G in Aidan, or McNeeley at the point over Nowell because he just couldn't do it. The fact that Nowell is barely a part of mid-major rotation speaks that he was not a high D1 player. Diggins was the same, and with the way CBB works now, there is zero time for development unless the player is willing to sit and bide his time over taking $$ somewhere else.

Norwell was going to have to take a significant pay cut to remain at UConn. Coaches were very unhappy with his limited ability and his handlers. Our coaches realized he was a low mid major prospect. Good luck to him and his family.

 

[boog204]

Darius Adams is now shooting 32% from the floor and 25% from 3 on volume. I think he will end up being a good player, but whoa on those shooting #s.

 

[boog204]

Bundalo actually played the other night... 8 scoreless minutes. There was no information coming out about whether he was injured or why he wasn't playing, and Chris Beard is nuts, so this is an interesting storyline.

 

[gtcam]

Norwell was going to have to take a significant pay cut to remain at UConn. Coaches were very unhappy with his limited ability and his handlers. Our coaches realized he was a low mid major prospect. Good luck to him and his family.

The coaches realized he is a low mid major??????????????????
Wow there's a lot to chew on that statement, I honestly hope you don't believe that statement and it's a joke.

 

[HungryHu5ky]

Without and data to back it up, Alex Oriakhi and Roscoe Smith come to mind.

We’re they grad transfers tho .. so it was like they could’ve come back ?

 

[boog204]

We’re they grad transfers tho .. so it was like they could’ve come back ?

Roscoe was a soph and AO a junior. They could've come back, but we were banned, so I don't blame them in the least for going elsewhere.

 

[Samoo]

The coaches realized he is a low mid major??????????????????
Wow there's a lot to chew on that statement, I honestly hope you don't believe that statement and it's a joke.

Indeed, a lot to unpack in that post; not that much about No(r)well:

Norwell was going to have to take a significant pay cut to remain at UConn (I have access to specific inside information from the program). Coaches were very unhappy with his limited ability and his handlers (I know what the coaches think, down to their level of their "unhappiness" and negative opinions about both a player's ability and their family and friends). Our coaches realized he was a low mid major prospect. (See previous comment. Add a second denigration but blame it on the coaches). Good luck to him and his family. (Now that I've criticized his ability and family, I'll pretend I care).

 

[StllH8L8ner]

Indeed, a lot to unpack in that post; not that much about No(r)well:

Norwell was going to have to take a significant pay cut to remain at UConn (I have access to specific inside information from the program). Coaches were very unhappy with his limited ability and his handlers (I know what the coaches think, down to their level of their "unhappiness" and negative opinions about both a player's ability and their family and friends). Our coaches realized he was a low mid major prospect. (See previous comment. Add a second denigration but blame it on the coaches). Good luck to him and his family. (Now that I've criticized his ability and family, I'll pretend I care).

Norwell? 😂

 

[Richmondhsky]

Indeed, a lot to unpack in that post; not that much about No(r)well:

Norwell was going to have to take a significant pay cut to remain at UConn (I have access to specific inside information from the program). Coaches were very unhappy with his limited ability and his handlers (I know what the coaches think, down to their level of their "unhappiness" and negative opinions about both a player's ability and their family and friends). Our coaches realized he was a low mid major prospect. (See previous comment. Add a second denigration but blame it on the coaches). Good luck to him and his family. (Now that I've criticized his ability and family, I'll pretend I care).

Norwell got some great press coverage today in the Richmond Times Dispatch. Leading scorer with 22pts against Rider…I know it’s Rider. Some mention of him coming into VCU with higher run time. FWIW

 

[REB1094]

Great day for Nowell (much needed as he’s been almost out of their rotation). Shot 7-8 (5-5 from 3) for 19 points in 15 minutes. It was a blowout win over 1-10 Niagara, but it’s a good start to hopefully a potential turnaround for him.

Mahaney also with a pretty good night - 15 points on 5-9 shooting (4-7 from three).

Nowell’s last two games have been cupcakes, but solid performance. 8 points in 8 minutes 2 games ago, and 19 points in 15 minutes in his last game

Isaiah Abraham also had a great game against Coppin St. 17 points on 6-7 shooting (5-6 from three)

 

[Slick]

The coaches realized he is a low mid major??????????????????
Wow there's a lot to chew on that statement, I honestly hope you don't believe that statement and it's a joke.

Honestly that came right from our coaching staff members. I wish I could say more but our agreement was conversation had to stay confidential. He got pretty good NIL money coming in . He was not close to the player they thought he would be. Coaching staff did not want him coming back but if he did come back he was going to take a significant pay cut in NIL.

 

[YukonDolt6]

You are totally free to look past whoever or whatever you want. And like all of us, of course he made his bed. That has little to do of course as to whether him having stayed for that year would have made us a significantly better team. Of course it would have. For everything that went wrong in 2012, AO’s plus/minus over the course of the year was significantly better than Drummond’s. If AO played, we might have won the Big EAst regular season.

Lots of things have to fall the right way in order to win a NC - and that was especially true for our 2014 NC team. It's all speculation of course, but I would bet things don't go our way in 2014 if AO had stuck around in 2012-13.

 

[Lafayette]

Darius Adams is now shooting 32% from the floor and 25% from 3 on volume. I think he will end up being a good player, but whoa on those shooting #s.

my now worthless pic from mcd game…