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CardiacAndre7 said:
Gotta think Karaban is gone. Also at least 1 transfer out (Not speculating on who, just how CBB is today).
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Well, yeah... Hence the 1-3 designation. I know who I will think will potentially be gone but I'm not going to bring that up now. I figure 3-4 freshmen and then portal time.
 
stick said:
I watched the games. He wasn't.
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Agreed. You shoot 25% from the free-throw line, that's not a good year. If he'd have made 70% we'd have win more games. It was like hack-a-Shaq his year at UConn. Extreme hype not lived up to.
 
AntG168 said:
10ppg
7.6 reb
3 blocks per game
54% FG

Is a phenomenal year for a freshman
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His numbers were fine. What he did was destroyed the chemistry of that team. Calhoun started giving Drummond minutes and touches at the expense of Oriakhi and Roscoe Smith. Drummond had moments where he looked otherworldly, but he didn't look like he knew how to play team basketball. It wasn't a coincidence that Oriakhi and Smith transferred after the year. I'm glad it all worked out as UConn won the title 2 years after the fact as the transfers allowed Daniels and Giffey to take on bigger roles.
 
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stick said:
His numbers were fine. What he did was destroyed the chemistry of that team. Calhoun started giving Drummond minutes and touches at the expense of Oriakhi and Roscoe Smith. Drummond had moments where he looked otherworldly, but he didn't look like he knew how to play team basketball. It wasn't a coincidence that Oriakhi and Smith transferred after the year. I'm glad it all worked out as UConn won the title 2 years after the fact as the transfers allowed Daniels and Giffey to take on bigger roles.
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He was inconsistent because he was a freshman. Calhoun should’ve platooned Oriakhi and Drummond the way Hurley did with Clingan and Sanogo. That wasn’t on Drummond. All in all he had a very good freshman year
 
AntG168 said:
10ppg
7.6 reb
3 blocks per game
54% FG

Is a phenomenal year for a freshman
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His #'s were good but he was the worst ft shooter we've ever had and couldn't be on the court late in close games. He was on probably our most disappointing team ever who got smoked in the first round of the tournament despite having way more talent than Iowa State. Drummond had 2 points.

His #'s were good enough to get First team freshman honors in the Big East but he was supposed to be the runaway freshman of the year in conference and the #2 pick in the draft. He dropped to #9.

In no way would I say he had a phenomenal freshman year especially considering the expectations.
 
superjohn said:
His #'s were good but he was the worst ft shooter we've ever had and couldn't be on the court late in close games. He was on probably our most disappointing team ever who got smoked in the first round of the tournament despite having way more talent than Iowa State. Drummond had 2 points.

His #'s were good enough to get First team freshman honors in the Big East but he was supposed to be the runaway freshman of the year in conference and the #2 pick in the draft. He dropped to #9.

In no way would I say he had a phenomenal freshman year especially considering the expectations.
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Judge him against his other freshman big man counterparts
 
Was it reported anywhere that UConn sent someone to OTE yesterday? I guess that would be a pretty good sign whether they're still in or they think they're out. Doesn't say in this article which coaches were at OTE's combine day.

Thomas will head to Alabama this weekend before heading to Arkansas and he also said he has a visit planned to Kansas State. Back-to-back defending champs Connecticut remains very involved in the recruitment after he saw the Huskies during June.

247sports.com

Five-star Meleek Thomas headlines loaded Overtime Elite Combine

Five-star Meleek Thomas was among the headliners at the Overtime Elite Combine.
247sports.com 247sports.com
 
HooperScooper said:
Was it reported anywhere that UConn sent someone to OTE yesterday? I guess that would be a pretty good sign whether they're still in or they think they're out. Doesn't say in this article which coaches were at OTE's combine day.

Thomas will head to Alabama this weekend before heading to Arkansas and he also said he has a visit planned to Kansas State. Back-to-back defending champs Connecticut remains very involved in the recruitment after he saw the Huskies during June.

247sports.com

Five-star Meleek Thomas headlines loaded Overtime Elite Combine

Five-star Meleek Thomas was among the headliners at the Overtime Elite Combine.
247sports.com 247sports.com
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I was looking earlier but didn't see names reported.
 
HooperScooper said:
Was it reported anywhere that UConn sent someone to OTE yesterday? I guess that would be a pretty good sign whether they're still in or they think they're out. Doesn't say in this article which coaches were at OTE's combine day.

Thomas will head to Alabama this weekend before heading to Arkansas and he also said he has a visit planned to Kansas State. Back-to-back defending champs Connecticut remains very involved in the recruitment after he saw the Huskies during June.

247sports.com

Five-star Meleek Thomas headlines loaded Overtime Elite Combine

Five-star Meleek Thomas was among the headliners at the Overtime Elite Combine.
247sports.com 247sports.com
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Anyone wanting to scan the crowd for UConn staff are welcome to here:

 
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bballgrda said:
Such as Anthony Davis, or someone else?
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Keep going…..

Using the ONE guy in the last who knows how many years is hilarious.

Freshman 7 footers don’t average 10, 7.5 and 3 often.

They just don’t. And the few that do are considered really good.
 
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the issue with drummond was he didn't realize his potential at the college level, and effort level was a major part of why. he only got into shape when the nba draft came around.
 
stick said:
His numbers were fine. What he did was destroyed the chemistry of that team. Calhoun started giving Drummond minutes and touches at the expense of Oriakhi and Roscoe Smith. Drummond had moments where he looked otherworldly, but he didn't look like he knew how to play team basketball. It wasn't a coincidence that Oriakhi and Smith transferred after the year. I'm glad it all worked out as UConn won the title 2 years after the fact as the transfers allowed Daniels and Giffey to take on bigger roles.
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Maybe his playing time destroyed the chemistry but Drummond didn’t personally. And the reality is AO was an awful teammate that year so my blame goes his way.

All in all a solid freshman year in which JC should’ve planted him in the post but didn’t consistently. Very Good freshman year not phenomenal.
 
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AntG168 said:
Keep going…..

Using the ONE guy in the last who knows how many years is hilarious.

Freshman 7 footers don’t average 10, 7.5 and 3 often.

They just don’t. And the few that do are considered really good.
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I just chose him b/c they had similar levels of hype going into the year (yes I know Davis was the clear #1). Drummond was fine.
 
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