Koby Brea entered the portal. Please please Coach Hurley

[3rdbass]

I was actually more impressed with Ball’s handle (jeez) than I thought I would be. It was his shot selection and defense that I didn’t love.

Really from what? The few times he went to the basket weak and got blocked or his shot altered as he dribbling in slow speed I was actually surprised of how good of a shooter he was compared to his driving ability. I thought high school reports were the opposite. Well of course high school reports were also saying Samson had a good shot even out to the 3 pt line and we all saw how bad he was even from the FT line.

 

[MexicoHusky]

It’s going to be really hard to replace Newton. Offense when you absolutely needed it, his rebounding, his driving to the hoop and ability to get to the line, his 6’5 height, and his defensive quickness were so important these last two years

Agree. Newton made things look easy. He's very easy to take for granted

 

[KingAG]

I guess that’s the disconnect then. Even assuming Nowell is ready I think we need a third ball handler, and we don’t have room to add 3 rotation players to the current roster. Meaning it’s either McNeeley or Brea and the third ball handler.

I don’t necessarily disagree. I can understand this point of view.

I guess in my scenario you hope Solo Ball can be the third ball handler

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Really from what? The few times he went to the basket weak and got blocked or his shot altered as he dribbling in slow speed I was actually surprised of how good of a shooter he was compared to his driving ability. I thought high school reports were the opposite. Well of course high school reports were also saying Samson had a good shot even out to the 3 pt line and we all saw how bad he was even from the FT line.

Im not talking about him breaking guys down with crazy crossovers, I just was pleasantly surprised with his handle, good tweens, didn’t give the ball up. I thought it would be more robotic than it was.

Notice, I didn’t say drives, just his handle.

 

[KembaRunner]

Do we know why he was coming off the bench? Strange that you get a mid-major bench guy basically getting his pick of high major school to transfer to.

Not when they can shoot the cover off the ball with that size. How about the story of Duncan Hamilton- couldn’t find the court in the wrong situations and then Pat Riley saw one part of one workout and told him not to go to another. He had a place on the Heat.

There’s always a spot for an absolutely ELITE 3pt shooter, and when you add in his size it makes for a very appealing chess piece.

 

[KembaRunner]

Let’s recap: he’s not the overall player that Spencer or McNeeley are, but he’s an excellent shooter and that’s really it. Thats still very valuable and I’d love him as a Husky.

I also would personally prefer McNeeley OVER him or WITH him, but not instead. I’d love McNeeley plus Hausen or Brea as bench snipers playing a critical role.

Personally, I love the idea of a sniper who isn’t a starter. Don’t we have enough room to try to fill Cam’s role elsewhere while also grabbing a non starting assassin?

Truly asking, unsure how much room we have.

 

[CL82]

Personally, I love the idea of a sniper who isn’t a starter. Don’t we have enough room to try to fill Cam’s role elsewhere while also grabbing a non starting assassin?

Truly asking, unsure how much room we have.

@tcf15

 

[superjohn]

Not when they can shoot the cover off the ball with that size. How about the story of Duncan Hamilton- couldn’t find the court in the wrong situations and then Pat Riley saw one part of one workout and told him not to go to another. He had a place on the Heat.

There’s always a spot for an absolutely ELITE 3pt shooter, and when you add in his size it makes for a very appealing chess piece.

Duncan Robinson

 

[ctchamps]

Personally, I love the idea of a sniper who isn’t a starter. Don’t we have enough room to try to fill Cam’s role elsewhere while also grabbing a non starting assassin?

Truly asking, unsure how much room we have.

Scholarship Grid

 

[UconnFanDC]

Diarra/Nowell
Ball/Brea/Ross
Stewart/McNeeley
Karaban/Roumoglou/Abraham
Johnson/Reed/Singare

That would be the deepest team in the country and a bonafide contender. Sign me up.

Would be great and have me in a very content place until the season starts

 

[HailUConn]

Make it official UConn interest.
Hope we get him, especially with AK may not return.

 

[jibsey]

We don't have a Newton.

 

[bjc42]

have there been any updates on this? He would be a massive pickup

 

[DbaltUC628]

Duke to be the 12th option off the bench.

 

[auror]

have there been any updates on this? He would be a massive pickup

He's testing the NBA waters also. It'll be a slower process for him most likely.

 

[bjc42]

He's testing the NBA waters also. It'll be a slower process for him most likely.

oh okay makes sense.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[boog204]

Doesn't Kansas, at this point, have like 8 guys that play the 2/3?

 

[navery12]

Prediction: He plays for a blue blood next season

 

[auror]

Koby has settled the blue blood debate.

 

[ec33]

The UConn offense with a willingness to make the extra pass and McNeeley and Brea on the end of those last passes would almost be cheating.

 

[KemBuckets21]

Have to imagine duke and Kansas aren’t looking great with all the experience and talented depth they have on the perimeter. Kentucky building from the ground up with a ton of NIL seems like a tough team for us to beat out for Brea.

 

[UCFan1513]

Have to imagine duke and Kansas aren’t looking great with all the experience and talented depth they have on the perimeter. Kentucky building from the ground up with a ton of NIL seems like a tough team for us to beat out for Brea.

Depends if he wants to win

 

[ec33]

Depends if he wants to win

And be closer to home.

 

[navery12]

Have to imagine duke and Kansas aren’t looking great with all the experience and talented depth they have on the perimeter. Kentucky building from the ground up with a ton of NIL seems like a tough team for us to beat out for Brea.

Agree on Kansas but I feel like Duke has an entire roster of 4's and 5's and then Tyrese Proctor and Darren Harris. Plenty of minutes still available for a guard unfortunately

 

[auror]

Agree on Kansas but I feel like Duke has an entire roster of 4's and 5's and then Tyrese Proctor and Darren Harris. Plenty of minutes still available for a guard unfortunately

Duke has a lot of 2/3s. Kneuppel, Harris, and Evans. Flagg can play 3 also.

 

[UConnStats]

Duke has a lot of 2/3s. Kneuppel, Harris, and Evans. Flagg can play 3 also.

They just landed Gillis too.

To me it seems like UConn, Kentucky, and UNC could offer him larger roles, with Kentucky being the largest but also coming with the most question marks as to the team itself.

 

[Horatio]

I don't see Kansas or Kentucky as a threat this time. As someone who is married to a Dominican from the Bronx. She can't go 3 days without Dominican food. CT has around 60k Dominicans living here. After 4 years in Ohio. I know he wants to be closer to the Bronx. Add in the basketball side and what uconn has done with transfers I think we are in a good position. SJU worries me more than Kansas. View attachment 99724

Charlie Villanueva is our UConn Dominican / NYC representative in this situation.

 

[Shine21]

 

[UconnU]

Have to imagine duke and Kansas aren’t looking great with all the experience and talented depth they have on the perimeter. Kentucky building from the ground up with a ton of NIL seems like a tough team for us to beat out for Brea.

I think we have the better relationship. But this does seem like a NIL thing.