Liam McNeeley COMMITS to UConn (Merged threads)
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Mr. French
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I am as geeked about McNeeley as I was about Steph. I just can’t imagine he’s not successful here.
He’s been one of the best players in this class for 3 years and there’s no one better than our staff to keep it going into the League.
He’s been one of the best players in this class for 3 years and there’s no one better than our staff to keep it going into the League.
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But also, my last page I was on was the Meleek Thomas thread, then I clicked my notifications and I saw a big COMMITS (referring to Liam’s thread) and I got freakin’ STOKED.
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McNeeley and Nowell will have very impactful freshman years.
And depending on needs and other vets growth Abraham may throw some specialty minutes in as well.
And depending on needs and other vets growth Abraham may throw some specialty minutes in as well.
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Liam being at UConn makes me laugh (in a giddy, what happened kind of way). The team wins the conference (both ways), cruises through the NCAA tournament for consecutive titles, and then just goes and nabs a 5 star recruit with little build-up, just for the fun of it.
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Well, maybe 6 days. There were probably 4 days in there that he wasn't totally sure.
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Same. In fact I don't think Ive ever been this fired up about a frosh.
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Is McNeeley viewed as one and done?
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Yes.
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Potentially. I do t Think he is as sure a thing as castle was
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As fired as Ricker was about Alex?
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I can't speak for ricker, but I am tumescent thinking about the possibilities next season. This kid is perfect for us.
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Creepy vocab connotation on point! But, you are right. This dude was made to play for this team in this offense.
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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.
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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.
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?
But how many other preseason top 10 guys met expectations?
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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.
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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.
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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
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.