Let's make a list of players who have proven the Boneyard to be full of idiots?

[temery]

I root for the 'dogs, and have loved every minute when a Boneyard 'dog delivers.

I'm on vacation this week. Entertain me. Give me a list. I'll start with Ricky Moore. I loved every minute he played.

Name your player. Bonus if you can name the posters who thought the player sucked.

 

[phillionaire]

Does Andre Drummond count?

 

[Kitaman]

Hilton Armstrong

 

[8893]

Taliek. I never thought he sucked, but I was definitely one of his detractors. Love his heart, but he almost killed mine that Duke semi-final.

 

[RoderickSpode]

Shabazz Napier. There was a ton of hand-wringing and panic about our recruiting situation after he signed.

 

[Migs]

Before I came to the yard, Taliek has to be number one and always.

After, Deandre Daniels. Ripped apart for being a top 10 recruit prior to grad school.

 

[mauconnfan]

Sports Illustrated agrees with 8893.

 

[dogpause]

Does HIlton belongs in the group?

 

[Rocktheworld]

Oh you mean in a sense that the players proved the idiots fans wrong.

I was gonna say, every recruit has, at least once, elicited at least some form/degree epic stupidity out of at least one member of our esteemed brethren.

 

[Bonehead]

Taliek without question.

On the other side, Tim Boyle. He has proved so far he is nowhere near as good as the local yocals believed.

 

[mauconnfan]

Taliek without question.

On the other side, Tim Boyle. He has proved so far he is nowhere near as good as the local yocals believed.

But he has proven to be as good as the football team itself.

 

[mauconnfan]

Does HIlton belongs in the group?

Only for his "unit"?

 

[UChusky916]

Just about anyone who has put on a UConn uniform... after a loss, this place is a cesspool and every player gets criticized.

Most recently:
-Purvis towards the end of this year. Hopefully that continues next year.

-Kromah for 13/14. Only 1 person around here believed he'd earn his way to a starting role over Calhoun and we all chastised him. I don't think we win a championship without Lasan.

 

[Husky25]

Kemba Walker.

He was a key bench player during the 2009 Final 4 run, but he seemed to never hit a big shot during his Sophomore year. He, Robinson, and Dyson made me think at the time that the game was passing Calhoun by. I thought he could no longer motivate...
...
...THEN came Walker's 3rd year of eligibility. In terms of basketball, I've never been so happy to be proven wrong (but only about Calhoun and Walker).

 

[Bonehead]

But he has proven to be as good as the football team itself.

I don't agree...lets agree to disagree.

He couldn't win the job last year and signs point he wont win it this year either.

 

[upstater]

AJ Price, Kemba, Shabazz, Deandre Daniels.

All were declared busts at one point or another.

It's equally odd that players who started fast out of the gates, like Josh Boone and Omar Calhoun, had tepid junior seasons, to say the least. Boone especially was fantastic as a freshman.

I don't remember if people knocked Jake Voskuhl but he had a decent career.

 

[mauconnfan]

I don't agree...lets agree to disagree.

He couldn't win the job last year and signs point he wont win it this year either.

I hope he doesn't win the job, they need to upgrade I agree. Not sure the answer is there fully, unless it's there without enough experience, but they need to be a lot better in that position.

My point, which was tongue in cheek, the team isn't any better around him so let's not throw one of our own under the bus until they become complete.

 

[pnow15]

Hopefully, Facey, Purvis, TSam, Calhoun will all show us up. .

 

[Huskybass]

Taliek, Drummond, Purvis, Dyson, Ricky.

 

[Penfield]

The 2010-2011 University of Connecticut's Mens Basketball Team

The 2013-2014 University of Connecticut's Mens Basketball Team

 

[AtlHusky]

Does Andre Drummond count?

Of course not. He's from CT so he wasn't a real player...

 

[Pudge]

These are kids. Are you supposed to be surprised that they develop & get better between 17 & 22?

Idiots = to not expect growth.

To criticize In-game or over a bunch of games ... But they are supposed to get better.

 

[tykurez]

Phil Nolan: 2015-2016

 

[Rocktheworld]

On the other side, Tim Boyle. He has proved so far he is nowhere near as good as the local yocals believed.

LOL you could say that about the entire football team.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Giffey is one of the recent ones that really ended up outplaying his early career expectations on here. The guy shot under 30% from 3 his junior year and then comes back and shoots almost 50% his senior year, while being key defensively and as a rebounder on a championship team.