If this team had Bouknight

[Dogman69]

If there was a world where we had James on the roster this year, how good would we be. His ability to break down a defender and get shots was so elite as a sophomore. He would be an All-American this year and we would be a top 10 team.

Please don’t turn this into an argument about James’s decision to get paid millions of dollars as a lottery pick.

 

[Huskybass]

We would get lots more easy baskets and the fast break would certainly be fun with Bouk and AJ playing together.

 

[Apollo]

 

[cohenzone]

Yes, be careful how you discuss this. Suffice to say he would be the go to guy we could use and force teams to defend us very differently. it would help, everyone including Hawkins who would have far less pressure right now. We are a good team without him, likely a real noisemaker with him. But that’s modern big time sports.

 

[MexicoHusky]

Better yet, what if Boughknight stayed another and JC joined the staff?!

 

[uconn13]

In other scenarios, if I had the mega ball plus 4 of the other 5 numbers, I'd be filthy rich today

 

[ClifSpliffy]

im not so sure that we would be a more successful team this year with james. his game here led to the sometime tendency for the rest to stand around and watch, and rhythm was highly dependent on whether he was hot or cold. now, we have 5 known starters, and 4 known backups, with all sort of knowing what they're supposed to do. a team.

 

[BoukofJames]

Heading into conference play, we would be a top 5 team in the country, having beaten Michigan State and maybe Baylor

 

[navery12]

We'd be much better. If we added Kemba and Shabazz to this team we would be too

 

[Ratso]

Ousted 1st round like last year

 

[NC_Uconn_Fan]

We'd be much better. If we added Kemba and Shabazz to this team we would be too

Throw Ray Allen in too. I bet we'd win in regulation.

 

[bendm]

We'd be much better. If we added Kemba and Shabazz to this team we would be too

ironic you picked two championship winning upperclassman

 

[navery12]

ironic you picked two championship winning upperclassman

I was talking about current aged Kemba and Shabazz, because there was as good a chance of those guys playing this year as Bouknight

 

[Dogman69]

if my aunt had balls she’d be my uncle.

 

[CL82]

if my aunt had balls she’d be my uncle.

Wait, your uncle has a woman’s reproductive track and balls?

 

[Ratso]

If this team had Boatright​

fixed

 

[jayteeman]

I always dreamed that Boatright would come with Bouknight and the announcers would get it all wrong every night.

 

[Travelman6]

Maybe they'd be better but maybe someone else, or even multiple someones would not have stepped up like they have so far and/or be (too) dependent on Bouk and his playmaking.

 

[Improviser]

I always dreamed that Boatright would come with Bouknight and the announcers would get it all wrong every night.

Like they would say:

Ryan Bouknight, or James Boatright, or James Boatnight or Ryan Boukright.

Any other ones?

 

[imno1]

I always dreamed that Boatright would come with Bouknight and the announcers would get it all wrong every night.

i know I’ve said Boatknight from time to time

 

[navery12]

Like they would say:

Ryan Bouknight, or James Boatright, or James Boatnight or Ryan Boukright.

Any other ones?

Someone who speaks in 3rd person might refer to him as James Boutnight for his entire 2 year career

 

[UConnJim]

The biggest crunch time problem for UConn is who can create their own shot? Right now, it is Cole with the hope Hawkins can develop into another one. This UConn team is very athletic and long, but it does lack an alpha scorer. Put Bouknight, Ray Allen, Ben Gordon, Kemba, Rip,... on this team and they are a top 5 team right now with maybe only 1 loss.

 

[Palatine]

If this team had wheels it would be a wagon.

 

[McLovin]

Unpopular opinion: Bouknight was talented as heck but not good for team chemistry.

We have the same team as last year and this years version without him is better (and plays with way more chemistry) than last years version with him.

 

[jibsey]

It should be a discussion of him staying because the millions would certainly still be there but probably more so, and he might not be as likely to have not played the last 4 games and have a season average of 8 minutes and 3 points a game. Whatever the NBA “development” he’s currently undergoing , he’d be better off in college this year. He can’t be happy with this.

 

[Kolumbo]

If Whaley and Polley both came back for a 5th year, this team would be awesome!!

 

[dogpause]

The thought of this team with Bouk never crossed my mind until this reading this thread. Wow, that would be awesome. Not that many other teams couldn't dream of something similar, but it does remind us of our ascending trajectory, and how close we're getting.

 

[Improviser]

It should be a discussion of him staying because the millions would certainly still be there but probably more so, and he might not be as likely to have not played the last 4 games and have a season average of 8 minutes and 3 points a game. Whatever the NBA “development” he’s currently undergoing , he’d be better off in college this year. He can’t be happy with this.

Bouk was a first round lock and rather than coming back another year with the risk of injury, he took the money and ran. Like most others, he was drafted based on potential.

Grayson Allen would have been better off entering a year before he did because of his slippage the next year, resulting in a less favorable drafting position.

 

[jdb50]

Bouk made his decision and it was time to move on. He would have had a monster year if he stayed. The development of Andre, playing time for Hawk, Adama getting featured and better overall team play with more passing and less standing and watching is going to pay off in the end.

 

[Umami Zen]

Bouk has turned the page..Not coming back.Case closed