We're losing Bouknight, but also potentially losing three players and replacing them with 2 top 50 and 1 top 100 recruits and hopefully an impact transfer. Aside from that, our most talented players other than Bouk were underclassmen and will get better (Sanogo, Jackson) or injured (Akok).
Huh? The whole point of having a four that can shoot threes is that he spaces the floor. The reason he got so many open looks had much more to do with teams making a conscience decision not to guard him that far out than it did with Bouknight. He will almost certainly continue to get those open looks until he shows the confidence and ability to take and hit the open shots he’s presented with (and if they start to guard him tighter, that accomplished the goal here). And working on that would be a huge benefit to both the team as well as his future pro prospects.
There is no way that that he shouldn't be taking alot of 3's this summer as he will get chances with people converging on Sanogo when he gets the ball in the post. That and our guards will be pentrating and dishing out. Whaley needs to to take 3-4 3 pointers a game if possible. He has the form but just needs the consistency to hit that shot more often. I hope he comes back with this skill as we could have 4 shooters on the outside with Sanogo playing in the post. That would be a fun offense.
You don’t think that’s exactly what other teams are trying to trick us into? I know he hit a few this year but minus the 2-3 bank ones then you get the more realistic picture.
Other teams are trying to trick us into Whaley practicing the outside shot this year so that he can hit outside shots at a respectable clip and space out the floor? You’re on a real weird line of logic here that’s about 15 years past the expiration date.
sounds like you are rather pessimistic about next year's team.
I think the pessimism comes from knowing we will have essentially the same team we had when Bouk went down and that team was .500 at best in the conference.
That is an accurate statement as long as you believe that a) none of our returning players will improve; 2) none of the three top-70 recruits will contribute; and 3) Akok will again not be able to play much at all.
Except we won't, we'll have the same team plus 3 highly ranked freshman and a healthy Akok. And a real summer of practices for the staff to coach up the returning players
I guess I am not in the overly excited camp about those prospects. I sure hope all of those ifs work out
The only ifs are the freshman so even if you operate under the assumption that every player is the same as this year and we play .500 in the Big East that's about a 20 win team and on the bubble. That's a pretty damn good floor for a worst case scenario
The real comedy is how people are gushing over how stacked Seton Hall is with their transfers when Williard would give his left and right to have our roster and recruiting class.
Speaking of bank shots.
Now you made me have to work and look up stats - LOL
I think we need another scorer. Chief also is uncertain what we will get out of Akok. That doesn’t mean we won’t get helped by him, I just can’t say that with any confidence.
He's saying Whaley being able to shoot the 3 and spread the floor as a 4 will be very beneficial for our team going forward. Don't think that's too controversial of a take.
That’s not what I said, I said offensively these two things would have a “better payoff”. That doesn’t mean you ignore everything else but it means you prioritize it. If a Big takes the ball strong and effectively to the basket he should convert hoops very often and also get to the line.
if he isn't physically able to play 20 mpg by start of conference play next winter, ie 2 years removed from his injury....will he ever be? not necessarily just a medical question. i'm talking about his development as a player and ability to carve out a role at this level when he's already considered a rising redshirt junior. cant remember another uconn player that's had to go through this to start his career makes me sick.
