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M.S.G. said:
I saw Gaffney's tweet today... Some just flat out awful people in the replies, truly hope that was no one here. I am just disgusted by the things people say to each other online, I never get used to it.
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Disappointing that some people show no class at all.. Gaff busted his butt for the Program.. Didn't work out.. He's trying to turn the page.. If you can't move on(as a fan) and say a few encouraging words. Take the high road and say nothing .

That crap isn't even funny
 
Lefty2one said:
For sure. And if one looks at this list they'll notice that almost all of the guys who left weren't good enough to play at UConn. Very few guys who had success at UConn voluntarily left. The same will likely hold true under Hurley.

My memory doesn't always serve me well as I've never followed recruiting religiously but I think most of the guys were last-minute spring signings to fill in gaps. Garrison, Eaves, Haralson, Smith, Trice--I'm almost sure of that group.

Johnson & Kelly did next to nothing here. Don't forget that those guys were here during peak UConn. Kelly was solid but unspectacular at Kansas State. He wasn't good enough to earn consistent minutes on a powerhouse UConn team. Johnson was an average starter in a weak Pac 10 as a 5th year senior.

Wiggins would have had a nice career but he, like Jamal Coombs-McDaniel, had their issues off the court. Doug Wrenn is another one; he's probably the most talented guy who transferred out during Calhoun's tenure. Scott Hazelton couldn't stay healthy and wasn't very good during his time here. Oriakhi left because of the postseason ban his senior year. Can't blame him for that.

Calhoun certainly had his fair share of busts too, as every college coach does. Ajou Deng, Scott Hazelton, Marcus Cox, etc. Those guys were more highly regarded than Diggins or certainly Gaffney and couldn't play at this level.

Given the new landscape of college basketball and how the transfer game works, I'm sure we'll lose some solid players along the way, especially if Hurley continues to improve the program. Maybe CFJ will be one of those players, maybe not, but it's clear what the rest of the DI landscape feels about Diggins and Gaffney. All of the movement, all of the open roster spots, and not a single high-major wanted either kid.
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Roscoe always kind of bothered me. I liked him and he would’ve been part of the 2014 Natty if he had stayed.
 
Wonder if Gaffney is the guy Diggins was referring to in the Zags article. Gaffney liked a couple of tweets about Diggins’ commit.
 
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Lefty2one said:
For sure. And if one looks at this list they'll notice that almost all of the guys who left weren't good enough to play at UConn. Very few guys who had success at UConn voluntarily left. The same will likely hold true under Hurley.

My memory doesn't always serve me well as I've never followed recruiting religiously but I think most of the guys were last-minute spring signings to fill in gaps. Garrison, Eaves, Haralson, Smith, Trice--I'm almost sure of that group.

Johnson & Kelly did next to nothing here. Don't forget that those guys were here during peak UConn. Kelly was solid but unspectacular at Kansas State. He wasn't good enough to earn consistent minutes on a powerhouse UConn team. Johnson was an average starter in a weak Pac 10 as a 5th year senior.

Wiggins would have had a nice career but he, like Jamal Coombs-McDaniel, had their issues off the court. Doug Wrenn is another one; he's probably the most talented guy who transferred out during Calhoun's tenure. Scott Hazelton couldn't stay healthy and wasn't very good during his time here. Oriakhi left because of the postseason ban his senior year. Can't blame him for that.

Calhoun certainly had his fair share of busts too, as every college coach does. Ajou Deng, Scott Hazelton, Marcus Cox, etc. Those guys were more highly regarded than Diggins or certainly Gaffney and couldn't play at this level.

Given the new landscape of college basketball and how the transfer game works, I'm sure we'll lose some solid players along the way, especially if Hurley continues to improve the program. Maybe CFJ will be one of those players, maybe not, but it's clear what the rest of the DI landscape feels about Diggins and Gaffney. All of the movement, all of the open roster spots, and not a single high-major wanted either kid.
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Michael LeBlanc was one of the best shooters but transferred. He just stayed in Calhouns dog house because of no defense
UofCT said:
Let's not pretend like Calhoun didn't lose players to portal. While I was at UConn from 05-09 Calhoun lost the following players to the portal. What a !@#$ show!!!

4* Marcus Johnson after he lost playing time to Dyson
3* Rob Garrison after he lost playing time to Austrie
4* Doug Wiggins due to off the court issues
3* Ben Eaves
5* Curtis Kelly after he lost playing time to 3* Gavin Edwards
3* Scottie Haralson
5* Ater Majok
4* Darius Smith
4* Jamal Coombs McDaniel
3* Jamal Trice
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Michael LeBlanc was one of the best shooters but transferred. He stayed in Calhouns dog house because of no defense but shot better then Rip
 
lange10 said:
Link?
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That would be helpful wouldn’t it?

www.zagsblog.com

UMass lands former UConn guard Rahsool Diggins | Zagsblog

By ADAM ZAGORIA & CHARLIE PARENT Rahsool […]
www.zagsblog.com

As for other transfers Diggins wants to bring in, he is still feeling that process out.
“Right now I have my eyes on one person,” Diggins said. “But learned that I have to focus on myself first and my situation.”
 
CL82 said:
Roscoe always kind of bothered me. I liked him and he would’ve been part of the 2014 Natty if he had stayed.
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Yeah, that was a tough one.

2011-2012 was not one of JC’s better efforts - he wasn’t healthy, the team had talent, but never really meshed particularly well and for some reason, Roscoe seemed to take the brunt of it. He was much better than Olander, but ended up splitting the position with him.
 
tcf15 said:
That would be helpful wouldn’t it?

www.zagsblog.com

UMass lands former UConn guard Rahsool Diggins | Zagsblog

By ADAM ZAGORIA & CHARLIE PARENT Rahsool […]
www.zagsblog.com

As for other transfers Diggins wants to bring in, he is still feeling that process out.
“Right now I have my eyes on one person,” Diggins said. “But learned that I have to focus on myself first and my situation.”
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I can’t imagine he wants to bring the guy who benched him to the same program he’s trying to get minutes at. But weirder things have happened.
 
Gaffney is a very sad case because as a freshman when he was inserted at the point the team took of
CL82 said:
Roscoe always kind of bothered me. I liked him and he would’ve been part of the 2014 Natty if he had stayed.
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That 2014 was such a precise puzzle I fear one piece changes and it doesn’t happen.Smith could have hindered not only Giffey’s development but
DD ‘s emergence as a stretch four with that great shooting touch. That team won because of defense but they could put 4 players on the floor who could shoot. Kromah was the 5th best shooter and shot the three at 35% . The other 4 were above or around 40%. Smith changes the chemistry.
 
HuskyWarrior611 said:
Yes I would say most of those guys who left had players in their class or lower who passed them up and had no minutes available. Kelly and Marcus being prime examples (Rudy and Stanley) Jamal Coombs-McDaniel had Roscoe and Lamb, younger guys who played over him for a whole season.

I wouldn’t say this would be the same as players leaving with playing time in front of them and were somewhat playing already.

I agree though we did a pretty good job of developing guys and bringing in good young players who came off the bench to get their feet wet and learn the ropes. These guys didn’t all play together but things like,

Taliek/Ben to Marcus Williams
Williams to AJ Price
AJ to Kemba
Kemba to Bazz
Bazz to Boat

If only Jalen reclassified and came in a year earlier to play with Boat.
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I’ve given this question a lot of thought there were obviously huge moves that change the dynamics like DD coming back for his senior year or Hamilton for his junior . They were game changers however there are sometimes small things that come back to bite you .
I understand the eye roll with my suggestion and since no one brought him up I’m suggesting convincing TSam to stick it out as a mentor to Adams would have paid huge dividends.
First of all with the addition of Adams , Sterling Gibbs ,and the maturation of Hamilton ,plus Purvis his shooting woes become less of a factor.
He could command the point and was tough as nails and was a link to both Bazz and Boat. The only thing better than a veteran with a ring is a PG with a ring . Our lack of depth at guard the following year killed that team as JA was abused. Yes he wasn’t “the man “ at PG but could have been a great guy off the bench mentor ,and leader.
Maybe even provide that spark occasionally.

PS Giffey averaged 2+ points his first two years and if he transferred our history would be different so you never know.
 
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Fishy said:
Yeah, that was a tough one.

2011-2012 was not one of JC’s better efforts - he wasn’t healthy, the team had talent, but never really meshed particularly well and for some reason, Roscoe seemed to take the brunt of it. He was much better than Olander, but ended up splitting the position with him.
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Tyler could tell time.
 
UconnFanDC said:
Michael LeBlanc was one of the best shooters but transferred. He just stayed in Calhouns dog house because of no defense

Michael LeBlanc was one of the best shooters but transferred. He stayed in Calhouns dog house because of no defense but shot better then Rip
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yup. LeBlanc was higher rated in the recruiting rankings than his high school teammate that came to UConn and eventually went to the NBA. Of course I am talking about ........................ Jake Voskuhl.
 
UconnFanDC said:
Michael LeBlanc was one of the best shooters but transferred. He just stayed in Calhouns dog house because of no defense

Michael LeBlanc was one of the best shooters but transferred. He stayed in Calhouns dog house because of no defense but shot better then Rip
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Very good shooter, but he wasn’t good enough to play in a major conference. He was also a hammerhead.

Found that out at UConn, found that out at Vanderbilt (and then got kicked out) and then found his level at Houston Baptist.
 
AZHuskiePop said:
I’ve given this question a lot of thought there were obviously huge moves that change the dynamics like DD coming back for his senior year or Hamilton for his junior . They were game changers however there are sometimes small things that come back to bite you .
I understand the eye roll with my suggestion and since no one brought him up I’m suggesting convincing TSam to stick it out as a mentor to Adams would have paid huge dividends.
First of all with the addition of Adams , Sterling Gibbs ,and the maturation of Hamilton ,plus Purvis his shooting woes become less of a factor.
He could command the point and was tough as nails and was a link to both Bazz and Boat. The only thing better than a veteran with a ring is a PG with a ring . Our lack of depth at guard the following year killed that team as JA was abused. Yes he wasn’t “the man “ at PG but could have been a great guy off the bench mentor ,and leader.
Maybe even provide that spark occasionally.

PS Giffey averaged 2+ points his first two years and if he transferred our history would be different so you never know.
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I agree. DD was a guarantee to leave being a projected 1st rounder after a championship. Learned that lesson from Stanley Robinson. But Daniel Hamilton was a head scratcher. It would’ve been fun to see him and Adams lead that charge. Especially with the Larrier injury the following year.

Would’ve loved to have kept TS too. He seemed to know how to make winning plays when his number was called. Fell right in line with the Craig Austrie, Patrick Beverly types. That’s part of the reason I’m kind of ticked Diggins didn’t get any time this year for a senior guard like Cole to show him the ropes. That mentorship has been essential for us.

Lastly, Giff was MONEY in 2014. Absolute money. But hey, he had consistent minutes throughout his career. Also had a very defined role. Knew exactly what his job was.
 
AZHuskiePop said:
Gaffney is a very sad case because as a freshman when he was inserted at the point the team took of

That 2014 was such a precise puzzle I fear one piece changes and it doesn’t happen.Smith could have hindered not only Giffey’s development but
DD ‘s emergence as a stretch four with that great shooting touch. That team won because of defense but they could put 4 players on the floor who could shoot. Kromah was the 5th best shooter and shot the three at 35% . The other 4 were above or around 40%. Smith changes the chemistry.
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I couldn't agree more that UConn probably wouldn't have won in 2014 if anything was different. Not because of anything specific about the team, but just because the NCAA tournament is such a crap shoot anyway, coupled with the fact that UConn was such a long shot. Even if Smith was around and made the team better than they were that season, it's still insanely unlikely they would have won the title.
 
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tcf15 said:
That would be helpful wouldn’t it?

www.zagsblog.com

UMass lands former UConn guard Rahsool Diggins | Zagsblog

By ADAM ZAGORIA & CHARLIE PARENT Rahsool […]
www.zagsblog.com

As for other transfers Diggins wants to bring in, he is still feeling that process out.
“Right now I have my eyes on one person,” Diggins said. “But learned that I have to focus on myself first and my situation.”
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Could be Floyd since at one point they both said they were most looking forward to playing with each other I believe, right? Or at least floyd said that about diggins
 
UofCT said:
Still not seeing Gaff linked to any school. Would love to have Gaff back. There are backup guard mins to be had. We are going smaller, I hope he reconsiders.
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I mean, if Gaffney is OK with only playing backup PG minutes, I'd totally be OK with having him back.

Between Newton, Alleyne, Hawkins and Jackson, it's easy to see a backup PG getting the same (12.8) or less minutes as last year.
 
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The reality is that because of the extra Covid year, the population of players is high when compared to total playing minutes. There’s going to be a lot of guys even more unhappy than they were at the end of the 2022 Portal Process. Again, too many inexperience advisors out there.
 
Where is he considering going? Haven’t seen anything in regards to schools pursuing him
 
Hey Adrien! said:
I mean, if Gaffney is OK with only playing backup PG minutes, I'd totally be OK with having him back.

Between Newton, Alleyne, Hawkins and Jackson, it's easy to see a backup PG getting the same (12.8) or less minutes as last year.
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I think Hurley has proven that we are no longer okay with OK players..
 
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