Jahmir Young to visit on Friday

[Fishy]

Fair comment, but then by that same token can we asks ourselves why people think a reclassed Castle is our savior to our other "unproven" transfers?

I get so confused around here rankings mean nothing and then they mean something.

The guys who are not here yet - great. Guys who are already here - disposable.

They’re self-soothing.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I don't hate it either. But that doesn't exactly fit the "playing 4 out around Sanogo" that Hurley mentioned doing recently. But I also don't know a ton about SJ, haven't gotten a good gauge of him yet. If SJ can stretch the floor, then maybe?

I also wonder if we might see Karaban more than we think (not to start, obviously). He's young, but has a semester under his belt and seems like potentially a high end shooter. And he's tall. He might shoot his way into significant playing time. The question will be if he can hold his own defensively against a 3/4.

Johnson can shoot. He was 37% from 3 in HS. Shooter doesn't mean "guard". He just has to be good enough to draw a defender. Since he's big, the bonus is he draws a pretty big defender away from Sanogo.

 

[slepers]

I would much rather have 4 years of Corey Floyd Jr. than 1-2 years of an undersized mid-major transfer who is an unproven scorer vs. good teams.

But I guess I’ll have to trust the staff.

I think Hurley wanted Floyd to stay he pointed out his capabilities, maybe Floyd didn’t want the competition.

 

[Guapo]

Floyd was close to Diggins and didn’t like that Hurley was recruiting transfer guards over him.

Some of us here just have to come to grips that we’ve chosen to emotionally invest in a sport that is subject to the whims and emotions of teenagers.

 

[3rdbass]

Floyd was close to Diggins and didn’t like that Hurley was recruiting transfer guards over him.

Some of us here just have to come to grips that we’ve chosen to emotionally invest in a sport that is subject to the whims and emotions of teenagers.

I think Floyd leaving is more about who we are bringing in. Newton and most likely Castle. I guess he did't see a place where Hurley probably did coming off the bench. These guys even fringe top 100 think they can start wherever they go. It is the way college basketball is now.

 

[UConnStats]

 

[CardiacAndre7]

I think Floyd leaving is more about who we are bringing in. Newton and most likely Castle. I guess he did't see a place where Hurley probably did coming off the bench. These guys even fringe top 100 think they can start wherever they go. It is the way college basketball is now.

I think we should temper expectations on Castle reclassifying. There is no evidence, I think, as others said, that video he posted may have just been a coincidence in timing.

 

[NJHusky]

I would hope they never redshirt anyone again that can help that season. Yes, no way in the world Castle redshirts.

If Floyd played 7-10 min a game would he have left? Extra frustrating because Dan Hurley said he could have helped

 

[ctchamps]

Floyd was close to Diggins and didn’t like that Hurley was recruiting transfer guards over him.

Some of us here just have to come to grips that we’ve chosen to emotionally invest in a sport that is subject to the whims and emotions of teenagers.

I’ve come to the conclusion that most of the posters on the Boneyard have those same teenage whims and emotions.

Actually I’ve realized this for more than a couple of decades now.

 

[NotADime89]

I think we should temper expectations on Castle reclassifying. There is no evidence, I think, as others said, that video he posted may have just been a coincidence in timing.

Don't think it was a coincidence in timing. He posted it on his Instagram 2 or 3 days before with a different caption. Luke was down in Indy at the AAU tourney pushing a reclass hard last weekend so lets hope it worked. We should hear soon

 

[UConnStats]

Don't think it was a coincidence in timing. He posted it on his Instagram 2 or 3 days before with a different caption. Luke was down in Indy at the AAU tourney pushing a reclass hard last weekend so lets hope it worked. We should hear soon

That would be pretty unusual. It’s more common for a player to wait until the end of the summer to reclassify. This way they’re able to compete in the entire AAU season.

 

[NJHusky]

Really good midrange shooter. Able to get in the lane off the dribble for pull ups.

But Havent all the analytics folks said we can’t take mid range shots? Either 3 or dunk

 

[Hungryhusky99]

That would be pretty unusual. It’s more common for a player to wait until the end of the summer to reclassify. This way they’re able to compete in the entire AAU season.

If he wants to actually play next year I don't think he can afford to wait till then.

 

[Tenspro2002]

From what I've read, Newton is a great catch and shoot guy. He only has issues shooting the 3 off the bounce.

As bad as Hurleys offense can be, he gets his guards a ton of catch and shoot opportunities.

And with his dribble-drive abilities, he shouldn't have to take a lot of contested pull-up 3's late in the shot clock, should just get to the rim.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Don't think it was a coincidence in timing. He posted it on his Instagram 2 or 3 days before with a different caption. Luke was down in Indy at the AAU tourney pushing a reclass hard last weekend so lets hope it worked. We should hear soon

Do you have any inside info? Not being snarky at all, genuinely curious, since you're the newly appointed board insider!

 

[Tenspro2002]

He also doesn't need to be "our savior."

He really just needs to provide the Hawkins role from last year (hopefully more reliably and more physically ready for this level).

 

[CardiacAndre7]

He really just needs to provide the Hawkins role from last year (hopefully more reliably and more physically ready for this level).

He's very different from Hawkins

 

[BrysonDeMan]

I get so confused around here rankings mean nothing and then they mean something.

i'm confused as to why people can't be optimistic about potential transfers coming here.
be as pissed off as you want but we haven't exactly lost any world beaters yet
we may even end up with a better team than last year

 

[NotADime89]

Do you have any inside info? Not being snarky at all, genuinely curious, since you're the newly appointed board insider!

Nothing concrete but I was told it this weekend went really really well

 

[KingAG]

Nothing concrete but I was told it this weekend went really really well

With whom? Obviously someone other than Newton

 

[HuskyBballFan]

The guys who are not here yet - great. Guys who are already here - disposable.

They’re self-soothing.

It will be fun to compare the "old" (pre-Diggins transfer) roster vs. the new roster once this all shakes out and assess whether the staff was successful in upgrading the talent level in the offseason.

Thus far, we've brought in one guy who averaged 18 points per game last year in college, while the four guys who left averaged...something less than that. And with more new players still to be added, it's honestly not even going to be close.

 

[aburks41]

With whom? Obviously someone other than Newton

He’s talking about the staff pushing Castle to reclass

 

[KembaStepback]

The guys who are not here yet - great. Guys who are already here - disposable.

They’re self-soothing.

For someone who has been on here forever and generally seems to have a good head on his shoulders this particular take just lacks so much nuance.

Say whatever you want, but we have not lost a single player who contributed at all to the team in 21-22.
Floyd could be a good piece in the future but that is TBD. Same with Diggins. Gaffney and Akok for whatever reason couldn't make it work with us. I wish them the best in their next stop.

 

[alphasigko]

So, everyone is excited about getting one player from ECU in the AAC, and another from Charlotte in Conf USA?

Yes, each has decent stats, But can they play well in the NBE? Only time will tell.....if they do in fact wind up here.

 

[6xChamps]

So, everyone is excited about getting one player from ECU in the AAC, and another from Charlotte in Conf USA?

Yes, each has decent stats, But can they play well in the NBE? Only time will tell.....if they do in fact wind up here.

I can’t believe this is a still such a common take on here. Our best player from last year was a 6ft tall transfer from HOWARD.

 

[Lefty2one]

So, everyone is excited about getting one player from ECU in the AAC, and another from Charlotte in Conf USA?

Yes, each has decent stats, But can they play well in the NBE? Only time will tell.....if they do in fact wind up here.

Cole went from Howard to 1st team All Big East and yes, I realize he'll largely be the exception than the rule. It's not 2004 anymore, the gap between low/mid majors and the big boys is not what it used to be. Hell, Newton dropped 25 on us two years ago.

 

[uconngb]

1 - Newton
2 - Hawkins
3 - Jackson
4 - Johnson
5 - Sanogo

I don't hate this lineup.

Hawkins better dramatically tighten up his handle if that's our lineup cuz we will get pressed to death and avg 20 TOs per game

 

[UKemba15]

For someone who has been on here forever and generally seems to have a good head on his shoulders this particular take just lacks so much nuance.

Say whatever you want, but we have not lost a single player who contributed at all to the team in 21-22.
Floyd could be a good piece in the future but that is TBD. Same with Diggins. Gaffney and Akok for whatever reason couldn't make it work with us. I wish them the best in their next stop.

I think he was just making a general statement on how the boneyard views recruits. When a high school player commits (especially a guard) we immediately start comparing his style of play to Ray, Rip, Ben, etc…all-time college greats. Then when they arrive freshman year and (obviously) don’t perform up to those lofty expectations, the yard shifts focus to different targets, thinking “now this guy would really be incredible!”

 

[superjohn]

I can’t believe this is a still such a common take on here. Our best player from last year was a 6ft tall transfer from HOWARD.

It's incredibly lazy, Cole from Howard was our most important player and 1st team Big East and our 3rd best player was a transfer from URI...

I'm bummed Floyd is leaving, I liked what I saw from him in high school and AAU and the coaching staff hyped him some. That's the only one the staff wasn't expecting or didn't play a role in. Gaffney is a really nice guy but was unplayable. Diggins seems to be a whiff, Hurley didn't think he was playable last year and he's going to a step lower in college. Akok never developed his game at all outside of a nice looking three point stroke and blocking some shots, maybe would've been different without the injury...Newton is a really good player who has proven it against some really good teams. We need to add a couple of other really good players and fill out the roster around our core.

It looks bad from the outside when you see all these transfers but it shouldn't look bad to any people who really watched the team or follow college basketball in 2022. If any of Sanogo, Hawkins, Jackson, Samson, Karaban, Clingan leave or the staff doesn't fill out the rest of the roster with players who fit/belong here then we should all be upset.

 

[slepers]

If Floyd played 7-10 min a game would he have left? Extra frustrating because Dan Hurley said he could have helped

Was t Floyd on board from day 1 that he was redshirting. Sure he wanted to play but I am no sure it is the reason for leaving.