Liam McNeeley COMMITS to UConn (Merged threads)

[Rico444]

Is McNeeley viewed as one and done?

Yes.

 

[JohnFSilver]

Is McNeeley viewed as one and done?

Potentially. I do t Think he is as sure a thing as castle was

 

[Edward Sargent]

Same. In fact I don't think Ive ever been this fired up about a frosh.

As fired as Ricker was about Alex?

 

[August_West]

As fired as Ricker was about Alex?

I can't speak for ricker, but I am tumescent thinking about the possibilities next season. This kid is perfect for us.

 

[boog204]

I can't speak for ricker, but I am tumescent thinking about the possibilities next season. This kid is perfect for us.

Creepy vocab connotation on point! But, you are right. This dude was made to play for this team in this offense.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Potentially. I do t Think he is as sure a thing as castle was

Probably true but I don’t think the gap is that big. If McNeeley shows anywhere near the shooting ability expected of him, he’s one and done. That combo of size, athleticism, and shooting is wildly valuable in the NBA.

 

[jibsey]

Potentially. I do t Think he is as sure a thing as castle was

Defense will decide that and Hurley demands it at an elite level. No matter what his offensive skills are if he doesn’t bring D at that level his PT would go down. Supposedly he plays D.

 

[UC0NN]

Freshman are hard to project. Look at the top 10 guys from last year freshman class? Castle did more than meet expectations. He blew them away on defense and certainly met them on offense.

But how many other preseason top 10 guys met expectations?

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Defense will decide that and Hurley demands it at an elite level. No matter what his offensive skills are if he doesn’t bring D at that level his PT would go down. Supposedly he plays D.

I don't know how good of a defender this guy will be but I am confident (from what I've seen in recent years) that if this kid is willing to put in the effort. he'll be a better defensive player under Hurley than he would have been under anyone else.

 

[husky429]

Freshman are hard to project. Look at the top 10 guys from last year freshman class? Castle did more than meet expectations. He blew them away on defense and certainly met them on offense.

But how many other preseason top 10 guys met expectations?

Stats are: PTS/REB/AST. TO, STL, BLK. 2FG%, 3FG%, FT%. MINS

#10 Stephon Castle: 11.1/4.7/2.9 1.5 TO, 0.8 STL, 0.5 BLK, 54%, 27%, 76%. 27 MPG. -- OVERPERFORM
#9 Jakobi Walter: 14.5/4.4/1.4. 1.3 TO, 1.1 STL, 0.2 BLK. 43%, 34%, 79%. 32 MPG. -- OVERPERFORM
#8 Mackenzie Mgbako: 12.2/4.1/1.3. 1.2 TO. 0.4 BLK. 0.4 STL. 45%, 33%, 82%. 27 MPG.
#7 Cody Williams: 11.9/3.0/1.6. 2.0 T, 0.6 STL, 0.7 BLK. 59%, 42%, 71%. 28 MPG. -- OVERPERFORM
#6 DJ Wagner: 9.9/1.9/3.3. 1.5 TO, 0.8 STL, 0.2 BLK. 47%, 29%, 77%. 26 MPG. --
#5 Matas Buzelis - PRO
#4 Aaron Bradshaw: 4.9/3.3/0.3. 0.3 TO, 0.3 STL, 0.7 BLK. 63%, 29%, 57%. 13 MPG. -- UNDERPERFORM
#3 Justin Edwards: 8.8/3.4/0.9, 0.9 STL, 0.2 BLK, 56%, 37%, 78%. 21 MPG. -- UNDERPERFORM
#2 Ron Holland - PRO
#1 Isaiah Collier: 16.3/2.9/4.3. 3.3 TO, 1.5 STL, 0.3 BLK. 54%, 34%, 67%. 30 MPG. -- UNDERPERFORM

That's just my opinion... you could probably argue either way on a few. Some overperformed, some underperformed, 3 kind of met expectation.

 

[Edward Sargent]

Creepy vocab connotation on point! But, you are right. This dude was made to play for this team in this offense.

Yeah watching him in that Jordan Brand game and you hardly knew he was in the game but ended up the leading scorer! Thinking we may see a lot of that next year

 

[Chief00]

Defense will decide that and Hurley demands it at an elite level. No matter what his offensive skills are if he doesn’t bring D at that level his PT would go down. Supposedly he plays D.

I agree, especially with Hurley defense gets you on the court earlier. Having said that unlike recent years, we only have 1 starter coming back.