HFS…Solo out next year with a wrist injury

[BigTenFan]

Also kudos to Uconn and Hurley for supporting Solo and keeping him on the roster.

A lot of programs would say tough luck and cut him loose

 

[husky429]

Also kudos to Uconn and Hurley for supporting Solo and keeping him in the roster.

A lot of programs would say tough luck and cut him loose

No one does this.

 

[SaeHusky]

The roster has yet to be complete. Do you really think our staff is only looking for bench players in the portal? I think we need 3 more players who will get PT - back ups at the 1 and 5, and a 4.

I think 2 more for sure. Our 2 freshmen atre legit. Most teams never play more than 9.

 

[RuffRuff]

Yes, we are UConn, but lets not get too greedy. This kind of lineup will never happen in the transfer portal era unless you have unlimited NIL to work with.

Yeah, people don't get it. We probably have one more splurge with Solo's NIL freeing up - guessing it's for a 5.

My guess, and it's only my guess - is the staff may get creative this year in how the cover the 4. Khamenia, Landrew, even Hines if we find the right 5. Hines is mobile.

 

[Slick]

He should not have been playing. If you need to suit down for a year we should have let him do it and use Millender more.

Wow I have seen some really stupid stuff on the boneyard but your comment takes the cake!

 

[ddent68]

Yeah, people don't get it. We probably have one more splurge with Solo's NIL freeing up - guessing it's for a 5.

My guess, and it's only my guess - is the staff may get creative this year in how the cover the 4. Khamenia, Landrew, even Hines if we find the right 5. Hines is mobile.

Hines will be tethered to the post. He isn’t that mobile

 

[Inyatkin]

He should not have been playing. If you need to suit down for a year we should have let him do it and use Millender more.

Millender is a great teammate and not remotely close to as good as a diminished Solo

 

[controlfade]

Gonna be curious now as to whether Hurley goes and gets a 4.

I personally would love to see Hines at the 4 and get a long lengthy C but I trust Hurley and his decisions.

 

[djct1999]

I am sure this did not come as a total surprise to the staff and was a mutually beneficial decision. It gives Solo time to fully heal, I am sure he will be rewarded for his selflessness and loyalty and my guess is the staff has someone lined up to fill his spot. we can not simply go in to next year without another shooter/guard.

 

[luck3317]

100%, these things don’t happen in a vacuum. I don’t think he takes the whole year off if Mullins wasn’t coming back.

 

[3rdbass]

I personally would love to see Hines at the 4 and get a long lengthy C but I trust Hurley and his decisions.

Hines is a 5 he has no skills to play the 4 in our system. We need a 4 that can shoot 3s. Obviously if we could find someone the size of Karaban or bigger that is ideal. Otherwise we will see Nik at the 4.

 

[RuffRuff]

I personally would love to see Hines at the 4 and get a long lengthy C but I trust Hurley and his decisions.

100% with you. Wouldn’t mind throwing a big lineup at teams with him at the 4 and Khamenia at the 3, Mullins at the 2. Silas can shoot as well. We’ll have two very big shooters for their size that could also see over defenders to pass into cuts. And also be ready to go if we end up facing some of these inevitably big rosters

Also trust the staff. I think they know how to adapt to how things are changing and not going to be too rigid to their system. If we run into massive FCs we are going to have to get creative. That could be more or a 3 our system.

 

[UC0NN]

Zero chance a non shooter is playing the 4.

 

[3rdbass]

I think people are doubting him since he wasn't labeled as a McDonald's All-American.

 

[3rdbass]

100% with you. Wouldn’t mind throwing a big lineup at teams with him at the 4 and Khamenia at the 3, Mullins at the 2. Silas can shoot as well. We’ll have two very big shooters for their size that could also see over defenders to pass into cuts. And also be ready to go if we end up facing some of these inevitably big rosters

Also trust the staff.

Hines is not going to work at the 4 in Hurley's offense. I don't mind getting a bigger 4 who can has some perimeter skills.

 

[Phoenixhusky]

I don't think so. Why did he not automatically go with his coach to ASU. If Dan Hurley gets him on campus, he will be a husky.

I live in Tempe, no good college player prefers to play here.

 

[LetsGoUC]

Im so freaking bummed by this.

When Solo is on, he's electric. He will come back better than ever

 

[3rdbass]

Im so freaking bummed by this.

When Solo is on, he's electric. He will come back better than ever

It definitely hurts our chances if we can't find more offense on the team. We have Demary, Mullins and Nik shooting 3s. I would like to get one more shooter on our team. I'm not sold on Ross being a consistent 3 point shooter on higher volume.

 

[Waquoit]

And now you know...

 

[305Husk]

Out a year with a wrist injury? Guys are coming back from Achilles surgery far quicker than that.

 

[LetsGoUC]

Solo Ball went 6-14 from 3pt in the final four with a bum wrist....absolute UConn LEGEND!!!

 

[GHSWolverines]

I live in Tempe, no good college player prefers to play here.

Why??? Do they want to play basketball outside?

 

[GlastonTim]

Would Folgeuiras(sp) from Iowa work at the 4?

 

[GHSWolverines]

I personally would love to see Hines at the 4 and get a long lengthy C but I trust Hurley and his decisions.

In today's modern basketball you would your 4 to be somewhat of threat behind the arc. Hines is not that.

 

[UCo4lyf3]

Stuck on 5 rings.

Oh well, it was fun while it lasted.

 

[Tenspro2002]

injury was most likely at scapulo-lunate ligament tear or another nearby ligament . recovery from a repair us very long dye to need for long immobilization, limited circulation, and rehab for range of motion and strength. it is possible to play with pain with this injury but it will not heal without repair.

This dude stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

 

[navery12]

I think this opens the door for us to bring in a legit backup PG/combo guard and backup 4 and still play Junior County. Sucks to lose Solo but there's some fun flexibility with the roster now

 

[Waquoit]

Being a glass half-full guy, my initial take was, at least he's not in the portal. And my Mr. Postive take is, I hope he comes back. A healthy Solo will do some damage.

 

[superjohn]

I hear what people are saying but I’m a long way from believing “This is for the best.”

It’s a huge loss

Can't replace what he means to UConn basketball but he has to be replaced this upcoming season with a major production guy. We won't just run it back without him. Staff is super busy with the portal.

 

[Kowalski]

I find it extremely hard to believe that Stewie didn't know about this before he made his decision.

Agree & I don’t think it was much of a factor in Stewie’s decision. I think it had more to do with the realization that he was playing behind Ross, Landrew & Khamenia at forward.