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Javonte Brown enters transfer portal

Ts5034 said:
If it really was sudden like Hurley said, It seems like there was some funny business going on. Maybe Javonte was in fact being poached?
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It's not fishy. The kid isn't good enough to play here. We're in the middle of a pandemic and he is far from home. He's barely 18. Totally reasonable transfer.
 
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husky429 said:
It's not fishy. The kid isn't good enough to play here. We're in the middle of a pandemic and he is far from home. He's barely 18. Totally reasonable transfer.
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I know, but 6 games into the season when you're a Freshman? I think it's very strange, especially in an unconventional season like this.
 
NJHoops said:
He’s being exceedingly generous with these comments, but I think that’s the role a coach should take here.
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What do you think he should say? Kids transfer all the time. I made different decisions when I was 18 then I do now.
 
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Ts5034 said:
I know, but 6 games into the season when you're a Freshman? I think it's very strange, especially in an unconventional season like this.
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He wants to go home before second semester. Makes as much sense as any transfer
 
This only makes sense if Carlton and Whaley both come back.

Did he really expect to play much this year?
 
Dream Jobbed 2.0 said:
This only makes sense if Carlton and Whaley both come back.

Did he really expect to play much this year?
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He said he knew what he was getting into.

According to Brown, the lack of playing time “was pretty disappointing, but it was expected, due to the fact that I was there to develop and learn behind (Isaiah) Whaley and (Josh) Carlton and those guys. It was disappointing, but I knew what I was getting into.”

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UConn’s Javonte Brown cites departure of assistant coach Kenya Hunter as reason he’s transferring

UConn’s Javonte Brown, a 7-foot freshman from Canada, is leaving the program, citing...
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For those in this thread asking about Springs, FWIW here is what Hurley said.

While Brown has decided to transfer, another freshman big who has seen limited playing time appears ready to stick it out.

Richie Springs, a 6-9 redshirt frosh who sat out last season as an academic redshirt, has played even less than Brown this season.

“Richie’s a developmental guy,” Hurley said. “Richie’s very aware of our roster ... With Akok not healthy, it’s hard to get on the court in our frontcourt. Especially when we have the option of Tyler back to full health, playing him at the four, or Tyrese. So, listen, we’ve got a good frontcourt, man. It’s hard to get on the court here. Richie understands what it is. He’s a developmental player. He’s got three or four guys every day that are kicking his (butt) and making him better. He’s embracing it, he’s improving. As long as he understands that he’s a developmental guy, he’ll eventually get with a program like ours. But Richie, now, is really the only guy healthy, in practice, that’s not playing and not in the rotation. I think that probably energizes him a little bit more.”
 
Slick said:
I don’t think Sanago will go pro if it means going to the G League. He certainly has not looked close to an NBA player yet
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Agree, but then again Bouk didn’t look like an NBA player 6 games into his freshman year either.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see Sanago make a Whaley leap in February. Next year, when he’s getting 30 minutes a game...
 
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I rewatched his minutes against central. I thought he moved pretty well and had the nice dunk at the end. Is he a project? Probably. Definitely. 80-90% of 7' 18-year-old kids are projects.

Sounds like Hurley and staff were a bit blind sided by this. Which is fine, but it's important to recognize events for what they are. This was a PH-up. There's not much point to word it any other way.

Maybe there's nothing they could of done. But they definitely should be asking themselves what happened. What could of been done differently. How can it be avoided in the future. I suspect these meetings have already happened. If not, they should. In the real world an equivalent event is followed by meetings with management. Maybe multiple meetings.
 
NDakotaHusky said:
@Rich got pretty hammered for his post. Considering a major issue of the KO era was the decay of our bigs. And our ability to recruit size. Losing a 7' Freshman almost as soon as he stepped on campus is interesting. Maybe a bit concerning.

I'd also add that someone commented in this thread that we lost recruits in the KO era for failing to coach them. If you read between the lines of Brown's stated reason for leaving. That's kind of what he's saying. He's leaving because his coach left. I interpret that as failing to coach Brown.

I'm not going to lose any sleep over this, but it should at least raise an eyebrow.
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Players who arent getting any pt transferring is NOT eyebrow raising. I know he sites his reason as Kenya leaving but if he was getting solid burn in our rotation and things would be different.
 
Best wishes to Javonte Brown Ferguson but my god this timing is horrible. Like kid just play out the season they will give you the year back. We’re in the middle of a road trip and starting to put together some conference wins. We don’t need any distractions and unnecessary changes right now. Selfish tbh.
 
navery12 said:
That's my thinking too, I'm a lot more concerned with our wing shooting/scoring next year than our big men
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I agree. Think this is the real concern. With the potential for Polley AND Bouk leaving, where does the shooting come from? Hawkins is supposedly a good shooter, but that’s all we would have. Samson might be a Deandre Daniels like shooter too but that’s an unknown.
 
isn’t cole, martin and adams back? i think we got shooters

one of these cats is gonna be vital or polley
 
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Oh wow. Did not expect this. Wish him the best. I understand though as he was not going to see much time on the court this year and was really going to be deep on the bench next season with Sampson coming in and another year of eligiibility for our bigs.
 
I mentioned I was worried about this over the summer and was killed on the board. First thoughts are that I would prefer if he stayed. Any transfers is a semi bad look but hopefully we fill his spot with a transfer who can score next year. That’s our biggest need in my opinion. Either way this doesn’t potentially hurt us on the court for at least two years and there’s plenty of time to fill his spot.
 
It’s not selfish at all for the kid to make this decision now. He’s 18 years old, he was mostly recruited by a coach who has left the program so I am sure he and his family expected Kenya to be here.

One thing I noticed the other night during the comeback was how much he was into the Polley run, the whole comeback. I took note of the kid, who wasn’t playing much at all, but was very much celebrating as a member of the team. He seemed happy to be a Husky for sure. On a positive note he made some friends and enjoyed his short stay just wants to go where PT is more available who can blame him. It could also tell you that of he and Springs who will fight each other to carve out minutes, he’s potentially getting beat up by Richie too?! Who knows could be rumors of the seniors staying no matter I wish the young man the best. Hope he finds the right fit and makes himself a player we talk about here at a later date!
 
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